If a desert mule deer is on your list of must-haves, then check out the opportunity we learned about recently from Hunting Report subscriber Michael Bodenchuk. He writes, “I just returned from Ft. Stockton, Texas, where I visited with Billy Jackson of Outback Outfitters. I’ve hunted with Jackson twice and taken family and friends out there as well. Jackson hunts a 250,000-acre ranch in the Glass Mountains for aoudad, pronghorn, free-range elk, and desert mule deer.
“Texas recently implemented a successful Managed Land Deer Permit (MLDP) Program for mule deer, and the quality of deer in West Texas has increased steadily. This coming season is the first year for this program on this very large ranch, and Jackson has 30 management bucks to remove......