Harvest trends / Texas

Texas Whitetail harvest, 2025

Texas whitetail hunters reported 1,121 animals in 2025 — fell 7.1% from 1,207 in 2024. That's the lowest total in our 9-year record.

1,121
2025 harvest
-7.1%
vs 2024
9
Years of record
919,290
Peak (2017)
55.8%
Avg success
2017: 919,290172018: 1,230182019: 1,249192020: 1,563202021: 1,495212022: 1,173222023: 1,155232024: 1,207242025: 1,12125
Reported harvest by season year. Latest year in orange; 2017 peak shaded.

Record low. 2025 is the lowest whitetail harvest in our 9-year record for Texas.

Season by season

SeasonHarvestChangeUnits
20251,121-7.1%61
20241,207+4.5%65
20231,155-1.5%70
20221,173-21.5%67
20211,495-4.4%72
20201,563+25.1%65
20191,249+1.5%69
20181,230-99.9%72
2017919,290—120
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Statewide totals summed from official Texas harvest reports and subject to agency revision. Reporting rules differ by state, so these figures are comparable across years within Texas, not between states.