Yoakum County has two deer species and solid dove and quail hunting

Out on the sandy plains around Plains and Denver City you can hunt both whitetail and mule deer in the same county — a crossover that most of Texas doesn't get. Dove, quail, and duck are fair game too. Every acre of it is private, though. There's no state park or public hunting land here, so a lease or a landowner's permission is the price of admission.

Texas Parks and Wildlife resets the seasons and bag limits every year, and the details matter on the deer side. In the 2025-26 season a mule deer in this country had to carry at least a 20-inch antler spread to be legal. Dove opened September 1, and quail ran into late February. Pull up the current Outdoor Annual for Yoakum County before opening morning, and have your license in your pocket.