Mule deer and pronghorn require specific permits here

Out here in the Trans-Pecos, the mule deer season is a short one, late November into December, and the whole year gets you a single buck, no matter how many seasons you hunt.

Pronghorn are a different animal in more ways than one. You can't just buy a license and go after them. Texas Parks and Wildlife hands pronghorn permits to landowners, or the agents working for them, in the stretches of country where the herds can stand the harvest. That means your way in is access to a place where a permit has already been issued, since the tag follows the land, not the hunter.

There's more game on this ground than the big two. Javelina root through the brush, quail and dove are here in season, and sandhill cranes pass through on their way south. Each runs on its own calendar, and a few want a separate endorsement before you draw down on them.

The dates and limits shift season to season, so the live numbers for everything above sit in the TPWD Outdoor Annual under Hudspeth County.