County Commission members said the deer hunts will continue at the Enterprise South Nature Park despite some opposition.
Eighty hunters will be chosen to take part in a two-day archery hunt on Oct. 6-7.
That will be followed by a Wounded Warrior gun hunt involving some 25 soldiers who were wounded in combat.
Kirk Miles, TWRA biologist, said the hunts at the park next to a major industrial park are achieving their goal of thinning the herd to a sustainable level.
He said the hunts are succeeding in raising the weight of the harvested deer and decreasing the number of parasites in their stomachs.
Biologist Miles said, "Hunting is a part of our culture that we need to hang onto."
He said where deer are allowed to over-populate in a small area, "the population can eventually crash."
Another problem would be deer spreading to nearby urban areas, he said.
The nature park will be closed to the public during the hunts.
Biologist Miles said he does not believe the hunts pose a danger to nearby residents. He said the archery hunters have a limited range, and he said the soldiers have extensive gun training.
A number of hunters were at the meeting, including Tony Sanders and Bill Swan III.