Plenty of outdoor opportunities remain as general deer season winds down

  • Dove season continues through Jan. 14 in Texas Parks and Wildlife Department’s Central Zone, which includes Lampasas County. KAYE MCDANIEL | COURTESY PHOTO
    Dove season continues through Jan. 14 in Texas Parks and Wildlife Department’s Central Zone, which includes Lampasas County. KAYE MCDANIEL | COURTESY PHOTO

    Late December felt more like fishing weather than a typical deer season, with high temperatures in the 80s last Friday setting daily records in parts of Texas.

    The general rifle season for white-tailed deer ends Sunday (Jan. 4) across Texas Parks and Wildlife Department’s North Zone, which includes Lampasas County. Hunters have two additional weeks, though, to bag a spike or doe during the special …