Deer Hunting in Limestone County: Antler Rule and Doe Days

Limestone County falls under the 13-inch antler restriction. You may take two legal bucks per season, but only one of them may have an inside spread of 13 inches or greater. A legal buck must have at least one unbranched antler or that 13-inch-or-wider spread. The idea is to let younger bucks grow before harvest.

The total bag is four deer per season, no more than two bucks and two antlerless combined. The antlerless rule is where Limestone County gets specific: during the general season you can take antlerless deer by hunting license tag only from November 1 through November 30. From December 1 through January 4 antlerless harvest is by MLDP tag only, so on most private land you need the landowner's MLDP tags to take a doe after November. Javelina have no open season in the county. Season dates shift each year, so check the current TPWD Outdoor Annual before you hunt.