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Deer Hunting in Karnes County Has Specific Buck Restrictions

Karnes County The Great Outdoors

Karnes County deer rules have two moving parts: the total and the buck rule. TPWD's 2025-2026 Outdoor Annual lists a four-deer limit here, with no more than two bucks and no more than two antlerless deer.

The buck rule is the easy place to slip. Only one buck may have an inside spread of 13 inches or wider. The other legal buck has to have at least one unbranched antler.

Antlerless harvest in the listed archery, youth-only, muzzleloader, or doe-day windows has to be reported within 24 hours through TPWD's app or online system. The county page is the version to keep handy, because the dates reset each season.

Content last revised 2026-07-11

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