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Axis Deer

Axis axis

  • Exotic
  • huntable
Axis Deer
Photo: Tisha Mukherjee · CC BY-SA 4.0

About Axis Deer

Axis deer, also called chital, are native to the Indian subcontinent and easy to recognize by a permanently spotted coat — most deer lose their spots after fawnhood, but axis deer keep theirs for life. Unlike most temperate deer, they breed continuously through the year instead of on a single fall rut, and introduced herds have gone on to naturalize widely outside their native range.

Where you can hunt it (8 properties, 32 hunt windows)

PropertyCountySeasonDatesBagWho
Colorado Bend SPSan Saba CountyhuntingOct 20 – Oct 22Unlimited Axis Deer; Either SexAdult
Colorado Bend SP, continuedSan Saba CountyhuntingNov 6 – Nov 8Unlimited Axis Deer; Either SexYouth
Colorado Bend SP, continuedSan Saba CountyhuntingNov 17 – Nov 19Unlimited Axis Deer; Either SexAdult
Colorado Bend SP, continuedSan Saba CountyhuntingDec 4 – Dec 6Unlimited Axis Deer; Either SexYouth
Colorado Bend SP, continuedSan Saba CountyhuntingDec 15 – Dec 17Unlimited Axis Deer; Either SexAdult
Garner SPUvalde CountyhuntingDec 27 – Dec 29Unlimited Axis Deer; Either Sex; Limit One Fork Antlered BuckYouth
Garner SP, continuedUvalde CountyhuntingJan 2 – Jan 4Unlimited Axis Deer; Either Sex; Limit One Fork Antlered BuckAdult
Garner SP, continuedUvalde CountyhuntingJan 5 – Jan 7Unlimited Axis Deer; Either Sex; Limit One Fork Antlered BuckAdult
Guadalupe River SPComal CountyhuntingNov 21 – Nov 23Unlimited Exotic Mammals; Either Sex; Axis, Sika, Aoudad, MouflonThe limit is one combined total for the Exotic Mammals group — every species in it together, not each on its own.Youth
Guadalupe River SP, continuedComal CountyhuntingJan 12 – Jan 14Unlimited Exotic Mammals; Either Sex; Axis, Sika, Aoudad, MouflonThe limit is one combined total for the Exotic Mammals group — every species in it together, not each on its own.Adult
Honey Creek SNAComal CountyhuntingNov 21 – Nov 23Unlimited Exotic Mammals; Either Sex; Axis, Sika, Aoudad, MouflonThe limit is one combined total for the Exotic Mammals group — every species in it together, not each on its own.Youth
Honey Creek SNA, continuedComal CountyhuntingJan 12 – Jan 14Unlimited Exotic Mammals; Either Sex; Axis, Sika, Aoudad, MouflonThe limit is one combined total for the Exotic Mammals group — every species in it together, not each on its own.Adult
Post Oak Ridge State ParkBurnet CountyhuntingOct 27 – Oct 29Unlimited Axis Deer; Either SexAdult
Post Oak Ridge State Park, continuedBurnet CountyhuntingNov 6 – Nov 8Unlimited Axis DeerAdult
Post Oak Ridge State Park, continuedBurnet CountyhuntingNov 23 – Nov 25Unlimited Axis Deer; Either SexAdult
Post Oak Ridge State Park, continuedBurnet CountyhuntingDec 21 – Dec 23Unlimited Axis Deer; Either SexYouth
Powderhorn State ParkCalhoun CountyhuntingNov 2 – Nov 5Two Axis Deer; Either SexAdult
Powderhorn State Park, continuedCalhoun CountyhuntingNov 21 – Nov 23Two Axis Deer; Either SexYouth
Powderhorn State Park, continuedCalhoun CountyhuntingJan 2 – Jan 3Two Axis Deer; Either SexYouth
Powderhorn State Park, continuedCalhoun CountyhuntingFeb 1 – Feb 4Two Axis Deer; Either SexAdult
Powderhorn WMACalhoun CountyhuntingNov 2 – Nov 5Two Axis Deer; Either SexAdult
Powderhorn WMA, continuedCalhoun CountyhuntingNov 21 – Nov 23Two Axis Deer; Either SexYouth
Powderhorn WMA, continuedCalhoun CountyhuntingDec 7 – Dec 10Two Axis Deer; Either SexAdult
Powderhorn WMA, continuedCalhoun CountyhuntingJan 2 – Jan 3Two Axis Deer; Either SexYouth
Powderhorn WMA, continuedCalhoun CountyhuntingFeb 1 – Feb 4Two Axis Deer; Either SexAdult
South Llano River SPKimble CountyhuntingOct 20 – Oct 22Unlimited Axis Deer; Either SexAdult
South Llano River SP, continuedKimble CountyhuntingNov 3 – Nov 5Unlimited Axis Deer; Either SexAdult
South Llano River SP, continuedKimble CountyhuntingNov 23 – Nov 25Unlimited Axis Deer; Either SexYouth
South Llano River SP, continuedKimble CountyhuntingDec 1 – Dec 4Unlimited Axis Deer; Either SexAdult
South Llano River SP, continuedKimble CountyhuntingDec 15 – Dec 17Unlimited Axis Deer; Either SexAdult
South Llano River SP, continuedKimble CountyhuntingDec 28 – Dec 30Unlimited Axis Deer; Either SexYouth
South Llano River SP, continuedKimble CountyhuntingJan 26 – Jan 29Unlimited Axis Deer; Either SexAdult

Season dates and bag limits change. Always check the current Texas Parks & Wildlife regulations before you hunt.