Early fall is a busy time deer hunters, archery and MLD seasons underway

Texas big game hunting’s version of the fall classic is here. And so are the signs of the times.

Sept. 28 marked the opening of Texas’ Archery Only and Managed Lands Deer season for whitetails statewide. The start of the general season is just around the corner, Nov. 2. Deer camps are bustling.

Never mind the shaky economy, price of groceries and upcoming presidential election that have plenty of folks on edge these days. Let’s talk a little about deer hunting to ease the nerves and set the stage for what has been forecast to be a very promising hunting season, thanks to banner habitat conditions and plenty of mature bucks in the field across most of the state.