Brazos River Canyonlands
Powerful Whitetail leaps effortlessly through a tangled grove of Mesquites

Large, elegant Whitetail Deer have returned in abundance. Mule Deer enjoying the security of the steep canyons now range in significant numbers into the Brazos River Canyonlands as far east as the Double Mountain area. Rio Grande Turkeys once again strut and trot up and down all over the canyons.

At least a few Mountain Lions roam, challenging the Coyotes, Foxes, and Bobcats for the top of the food chain. Big-eared Jack Rabbits and meek Cottontails mingle with their predators. Badgers and Porcupines have returned. Horned Toads still thrive here along with the not-so-charming Diamond-Backed Rattlesnake.

WIde-rack Mule deer gallops through canyon floor among Cholla and Cedars
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The Brazos River Canyonlands area is one of a few locations supporting significant populations of large Whitetail and Mule deer. The Canyonlands’ unique topography and natural enviroment of steep canyons adjoining Mesquite rangelands provide each deer species with its desired habitat and rich food sources.
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Flashing its signature white tail, a young deer gallops through Impossible Canyon
Whitetail gracefully moving up a ravine blends inconspicously into the thick undergrowth of dried tree branches and grasses
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Large eight-point Boone-and-Crockett candidate grazes along side a large Muley in open meadow
Grazing Whitetails at dusk
Sharp-eyed Mule deer in Impossible Canyon
Whitetail adolescent scampers quickly through a gnarled thicket of Mesquite limbs and dead undergrowth