Apply for Drawn Hunts




The first application deadlines are August 1. Application deadlines are on the 1st and 15th of each month. Drawings are usually held the following business day. E-Postcard Hunts and US Forest Service Antlerless Deer Permits requiring a 2018-19 Annual Public Hunting Permit to apply will be available beginning August 15.

Highlights

Premium Private Lands Dove Hunts – quality dove hunts with a reputable hunting outfitter on private land. New properties have been added this year in Bell and Ellis Counties.
New Hunt Areas – including hunts available at Palmetto State Park and the newly acquired Powderhorn WMA
Youth Only (age 8-16) hunt categories have no application or permit fees

How it Works

- Browse hunts by category or location.
- Use your Customer ID as your identifier.
- Apply online up to 11:59 p.m. Central Time on the deadline date.
- Apply multiple times in the same category.
- The application fee is $0, $3 or $10, depending on the hunt.
- After you apply, you can check your drawing status at any time.
- If you are drawn for a hunt, an $80 or $130 permit fee is required for most hunts. Some hunts have no permit fees.

Questions? Contact TPWD at [email protected].

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Fishing Report from TPWD (Apr. 24)

GOOD. Water slightly stained; 70 degrees; 3.49 feet below pool. Navigate with caution to avoid sandbars and stumps. Bass are on points and drains in shallow water spawning, and some are in a post spawn biting crankbaits and Carolina rigs. Some topwater along the grass edges. Crappie are fair in the shallows near stumps and fair on the brush piles. Some crappie are spawning near cypress trees, wade anglers can target these. White bass are schooling on main lake points but not surfacing yet. Catch some with jigs, minnows, crankbaits and jigging spoons. Catfish are slowly moving back to the points. Report by Captain Lynn Atkinson, Reel Um N Guide Service. Shad spawn is in full swing. Bass are good keying on hard clay points, grass edges and flooded timber with swim jigs, chatterbaits, topwater spooks or pop-r’s. Offshore bite is 10-20 feet on hard spots and flats, points and creek channel swings using crankbaits, Carolina rigs, shaky heads and dropshots. Crappie have finished spawning in 12-20 feet of water on brush piles and standing timber. Report by Captain Hank Harrison, Double H Precision Fishing.

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