Texas online deer breeder program

If you are looking for a TWIMS application, please select the appropriate login link associated with the permit or program of interest. A habitat focused program providing landowners participation opportunities via either a "self-serve" automated deer tag issuance option, or an option to work with a TPWD biologist to receive customized habitat and deer harvest recommendations.

Participants in MLDP have the state's most flexible seasons and bag limits. TPWD biologists are available to provide technical guidance related to wildlife habitat management at no cost to the landowner. Technical guidance is available statewide for any property type from rural to urban. The deer breeder permit authorizes individuals to hold white-tailed and mule deer in captivity for the purpose of propagation. Deer breeder permits and all applicable reporting requirements, including release site registration, are managed through the TWIMS Deer Breeder online system.

Commonly referred to as AWM, this permit is required to count, photograph, capture, or take wildlife or exotic animals by use of aircraft, including unmanned aircraft systems drones.

AMD Permits are issued to landowners in areas with mule deer populations that can support antlerless harvest or that require intensive herd management to maintain or reduce mule deer numbers to minimize habitat degradation.

Commonly referred to as DMP, this permit authorizes owners of high-fenced properties to temporarily detain white-tailed deer in breeding pens located on the property for the purpose of natural breeding.

The depredation permit may be issued to individuals who have evidence clearly showing certain protected wildlife is causing serious damage to commercial agricultural, horticultural, or aquacultural interests, or presents a threat to public safety e. A TPWD-issued permit is required to harvest any pronghorn outside of the Panhandle experimental areas. Commonly referred to as TTT, this permit authorizes certain game animals to be trapped from properties with excess population numbers and relocated to properties with sufficient habitat to support the additional animals.

Commonly referred to as TTP, this permit provides a mechanism to help reduce deer population densities in areas where white-tailed deer are overpopulated. This permit is available to municipalities, political subdivisions, and certain qualified individuals. Report and log your harvested resident game in real-time.

Report your eastern turkey harvest. Connects landowners with hunters for hunting opportunities on private land. For example, TWIMS will assist field biologists and landowners with data collection, standardization, validation, storage and backup, while eliminating redundant data collection and maintenance.

TWIMS will also generate reports such as deer population and harvest trends for landowners and regions. Participants will have reports generated e. Participants will also be able to compare population parameters of deer and other species from individual properties with regional data as a way to evaluate the effectiveness of individual management actions. This system provides important tools for TPWD, Deer Breeders and Texas Animal Health Commission which will significantly increase the efficiency of managing deer breeder herd inventories and issuing permits.

Breeders may use this system to track deer through adding births, deaths and activating and completing transfer permits, keeping real-time records of their inventory. Breeders have the option to track deer by pen and upload genealogies.

The system calculates the "Movement Qualified" status and percentage of eligible mortalities tested of each herd. Changes to facilities, agent information, and the addition of release sites may also be completed through this system. This Web Site is best viewed with Internet Explorer We have does with breeder genetics available to stock your ranch! Call Rich at to discuss your needs. The Hatton Ranch whitetail deer breeding program is focused on producing big framed wide typical bucks.

This provides superior animals for stocking our Texas hunting ranch and supplying other breeders and ranchers looking to improve their hunting and breeding programs. Our working facility allows us to load deer being moved to other breeders or ranches without tranquilizing them.

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