a big event for thousands of East Texans. The opening of East Texas deer season. For many East Texas hunters it’s a time they ...

A smaller bust from early last month has implicated 22 individual deer breeders operating in 11 Texas counties. (Photo/TPW) ...

It happened in Henderson County in East Texas on Nov. 2, 2024. Game Wardens had been investigating since the previous deer season but weren't able to catch the man after they found the unusual ...

That set off an investigation by Texas Game Wardens that led to 22 suspects and 1,200 pending charges involving illegal white-tailed deer breeding operations on the black market statewide.

The case started in 2023, when wardens discovered a deer blind converted from a Porta-Potty on private land in Henderson County in East Texas. Unable to catch the trespasser that season, law ...