Spotlight Deer Count

THANK YOU TO ALL PARTICIPANTS WHO MADE THE 2023 SPOTLIGHT COUNTS POSSIBLE.

SPOTLIGHT COUNTS 2024

Mid August- Mid September

see update later

Meetings are held at Red Rock Community Center, 114 Red Rock Rd, Red Rock, TX 78602
20 minutes before sunset.

        Spotlight counts are conducted for TPWD to help estimate deer population in the area. Spotlights will be provided. Please bring binoculars if you have them.

Minimum of 9 volunteers needed for 3 routes each night. Will take approximately 90 minutes.To volunteer for spotlight counts, please contact an officer and/or just  show up

Results of SPOTLIGHT COUNT 2023

“Deer densities vary by habitat suitability. It is meaningless to compare your part of the county with other areas in hopes of obtaining higher densities. Different areas across the landscape have different carrying capacities, and we manage to keep populations within that capacity.

 Lastly, as always, we urge you to stay involved with your local WMA and volunteer during these counts. Help is always needed and appreciated, and there is nothing more educational than getting on back of a truck several times during the summer and seeing what is out there.  “

          Bobby Eichler     TPWD 2021

Prepared by Rachel Patterson TPWD Biologist 2023