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    TPWD Draw Hunt Application Dates

    When does TPWD usually open the draw hunts catalog and take applications? Don't want to miss it!

    #2
    July I believe...

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      #3
      I believe it's normally July as well.

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        #4
        Yep, early July. Application deadlines usually vary depending on when the hunt takes place. Believe they're from August through late fall for some of the hunts that happen in the spring.

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          #5
          Originally posted by Pedernal View Post
          July I believe...
          Originally posted by MitchParker View Post
          I believe it's normally July as well.
          Originally posted by jbw899 View Post
          Yep, early July. Application deadlines usually vary depending on when the hunt takes place. Believe they're from August through late fall for some of the hunts that happen in the spring.
          Thanks

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            #6
            Have better odds of winning the powerball than a Tpwd hunt

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              #7
              Originally posted by bowhuntingw View Post
              Have better odds of winning the powerball than a Tpwd hunt
              I've drawn 4 in the 3 years ive been applying... I really need to start buying lottery tickets!

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                #8
                Originally posted by Jspradley View Post
                I've drawn 4 in the 3 years ive been applying... I really need to start buying lottery tickets!
                Dang sounds like you do. I hate the new system

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                  #9
                  Originally posted by bowhuntingw View Post
                  Have better odds of winning the powerball than a Tpwd hunt
                  You just need to do a little research on which ones to apply for. This past season was my second season applying and I got selected for 5 hunts. My first season applying I got selected for 3. I think I applied for 25 or 30 total hunts.

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                    #10
                    Originally posted by jakefromtx View Post
                    You just need to do a little research on which ones to apply for. This past season was my second season applying and I got selected for 5 hunts. My first season applying I got selected for 3. I think I applied for 25 or 30 total hunts.
                    trust me ive done plenty of research over the years. studied draw odds,, harvest data, how it all relates to good years verses bad, etc. thankfully i have private places to hunt so i only put the kids and myself in for what i consider the better hunts, places other than the geographic region i live in. theres always a few that manage to draw multiple hunts every year. no other state in the union, to my knowledge, allows you to put in for every hunt in the draw. that's ridiculous. it lowers the odds terribly. in stead of being able to apply for those few choices spots you would like to hunt and probably would draw one day, now people have to put in for a lot more just to have a chance at something. many of the big time hunts like mule deer, kerr, chap, etc. have had applications double or have significant increases because "its just $3" for someone to apply for each one. this does not take into consideration that P&W has cut out hunts at various locations and reduced the number of hunts at others. theres a lot more people putting in for a less opportunity that in years past. i think a person should be limited to 2-3 choices per category and if draw for more than one, they have to select which hunt to go on in that category and then everything else is filled by standby or a second draw. more opportunity for everyone that way and tpwd still can make more of that $3 type money. for what its worth, we used to apply for 10-12 hunts, spend $30 and usually draw something every year. now werer spending $75 and drawing nothing. this is the norm with the new system.
                    Last edited by bowhuntingw; 04-25-2018, 03:40 PM.

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                      #11
                      Originally posted by bowhuntingw View Post
                      trust me ive done plenty of research over the years. studied draw odds,, harvest data, how it all relates to good years verses bad, etc. thankfully i have private places to hunt so i only put the kids and myself in for what i consider the better hunts, places other than the geographic region i live in. theres always a few that manage to draw multiple hunts every year. no other state in the union, to my knowledge, allows you to put in for every hunt in the draw. that's ridiculous. it lowers the odds terribly. in stead of being able to apply for those few choices spots you would like to hunt and probably would draw one day, now people have to put in for a lot more just to have a chance at something. many of the big time hunts like mule deer, kerr, chap, etc. have had applications double or have significant increases because "its just $3" for someone to apply for each one. this does not take into consideration that P&W has cut out hunts at various locations and reduced the number of hunts at others. theres a lot more people putting in for a less opportunity that in years past. i think a person should be limited to 2-3 choices per category and if draw for more than one, they have to select which hunt to go on in that category and then everything else is filled by standby or a second draw. more opportunity for everyone that way and tpwd still can make more of that $3 type money. for what its worth, we used to apply for 10-12 hunts, spend $30 and usually draw something every year. now werer spending $75 and drawing nothing. this is the norm with the new system.
                      That's way too much common sense for TPWD

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                        #12
                        Originally posted by bowhuntingw View Post
                        trust me ive done plenty of research over the years. studied draw odds,, harvest data, how it all relates to good years verses bad, etc. thankfully i have private places to hunt so i only put the kids and myself in for what i consider the better hunts, places other than the geographic region i live in. theres always a few that manage to draw multiple hunts every year. no other state in the union, to my knowledge, allows you to put in for every hunt in the draw. that's ridiculous. it lowers the odds terribly. in stead of being able to apply for those few choices spots you would like to hunt and probably would draw one day, now people have to put in for a lot more just to have a chance at something. many of the big time hunts like mule deer, kerr, chap, etc. have had applications double or have significant increases because "its just $3" for someone to apply for each one. this does not take into consideration that P&W has cut out hunts at various locations and reduced the number of hunts at others. theres a lot more people putting in for a less opportunity that in years past. i think a person should be limited to 2-3 choices per category and if draw for more than one, they have to select which hunt to go on in that category and then everything else is filled by standby or a second draw. more opportunity for everyone that way and tpwd still can make more of that $3 type money. for what its worth, we used to apply for 10-12 hunts, spend $30 and usually draw something every year. now werer spending $75 and drawing nothing. this is the norm with the new system.
                        ehh, personally I like how the system is now.

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                          #13
                          I've drawn more times under the new system than I ever did under the old system.

                          ***knocks on wood***

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                            #14
                            hunt draw

                            Originally posted by bowhuntingw View Post
                            Have better odds of winning the powerball than a Tpwd hunt
                            nowdays thats about truth...in prob 30y+ of applying 2 wins for me and wife ...for GKids 2 times

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                              #15
                              I will be throwing my name in the hat in July! I've been drawn a few times in the past 5 years but on a lot of the hunts I'm playing the long game.

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