Lubbock district game wardens will be dedicating extra patrol hours and state assets to the mule deer hunting season which occurs in southwestern panhandle counties – including Dawson County – from Nov. 21 -29. The west Texas mule deer hunting season attracts hunters from across the state and around the country into the southern plains in hopes of harvesting a buck. The nine-day general season is open to hunters with a valid Texas hunting license and permission to hunt on property. Legal harvesting methods include the use of permitted firearms or archery equipment. The bag limit is one buck per legal hunter ...