Texas Draw Hunts

[tdwinklr]

Look @ bottom of the page , National wildlife refuge exotic or
spread out your odds and apply for deer hunting also, because it’s unlimited exotic/ nilgai
May the odds be in your favor

Cool. Thank you sir.

[txbowhunter08]

I’ve applied multiple times over the past 10 years never been drawn for anything! With the loyalty points if you skip a year so you lose them? Also if selected how is the hunting set up? Do they give you a area to hunt that you have to stay in?

[jordan]

I’ve applied multiple times over the past 10 years never been drawn for anything! With the loyalty points if you skip a year so you lose them? Also if selected how is the hunting set up? Do they give you a area to hunt that you have to stay in?

You won't lose loyalty points if you skip a year, you only lose them if you draw a tag for that category. The hunting setup will vary depending on each induvial hunt. You can read the hunt details for each hunt and it should tell you, Some are compartment and others may provide an assigned blind etc...

[tdwinklr]

You won't lose loyalty points if you skip a year, you only lose them if you draw a tag for that category. The hunting setup will vary depending on each induvial hunt. You can read the hunt details for each hunt and it should tell you, Some are compartment and others may provide an assigned blind etc...

It will help if you apply for multiple hunts, not just one. I don't believe this system goes much by preference points anyway, maybe its a combo of those and number of applicants (?). I do know that I've been selected for hunts before with NO previous preference points so hope is not all lost.

[sqiggy]

I’ve applied multiple times over the past 10 years never been drawn for anything! With the loyalty points if you skip a year so you lose them? Also if selected how is the hunting set up? Do they give you a area to hunt that you have to stay in?

Each hunt will either be by compartment or by assigned blind.
By compartment, you will be given a area to hunt and you can come and go as you please. You must hunt within that compartment.
Assigned blind is usually a blind provided by the department. The department will take you out, drop off, then pick up. They don’t want you walking around and only hunt that spot.

[Patton]

I'd be curious to know the number of NonRes applicants each year. Although limited opportunity, Texas is by far the cheapest state for a NonRes to apply to. I wish TPWD would up the ante for NR to apply, even just doubling the $3 app to $6 or limited the number of hunts a NR can apply for in a given category.

[S-3 Ranch]

I'd be curious to know the number of NonRes applicants each year. Although limited opportunity, Texas is by far the cheapest state for a NonRes to apply to. I wish TPWD would up the ante for NR to apply, even just doubling the $3 app to $6 or limited the number of hunts a NR can apply for in a given category.

And require NR license purchase to apply, like other states
Bighorn sheep draw I have mixed emotions if NR can apply, but that’s a knee jerk reaction to how New Mexico, Arizona, Wyoming
Idaho, treat NR hunters nowadays

And TP&W Texas has a Aoudad problem open up some more hunts

[JackRyan]

I'd be curious to know the number of NonRes applicants each year. Although limited opportunity, Texas is by far the cheapest state for a NonRes to apply to. I wish TPWD would up the ante for NR to apply, even just doubling the $3 app to $6 or limited the number of hunts a NR can apply for in a given category.

I remember hearing the director of TPWD address this on a podcast. He gave the percentage and it was extremely low.

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[Mike D]

I remember hearing the director of TPWD address this on a podcast. He gave the percentage and it was extremely low.

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I would expect it to be. Other states are much more desirable with the draw hint offering and odd than Texas is.


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[Jon-Paul]

I would expect it to be. Other states are much more desirable with the draw hint offering and odd than Texas is.


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Mike - Can you check your PM's?

[BradBryant1000]

Got my son applied for all the youth hunts. He's been lucky in drawing or standby hunting so I'm hoping his luck continues.

I applied us (grown daughter, son and myself) on the adult hunts that they can attend. Some applications just two of us some all three of us.

I applied for a couple hunts with my dad. The exotic hunts at Mason Mountain. He's not really able to get out and go like he use to so he just wants me to apply him for specific hunts. I'll end up putting him in on a couple more that I think he'd enjoy and be able to do.

Now I've gotta apply for hunts myself. Have a couple buddies that want to apply with me so I'll probably put them in on some of the applications.

[BradBryant1000]

The youth hunts are always hard for my son and myself to decide on. There's a few specific spots he always wants to try for so we do those first. But then it gets hard to narrow it down on some of them so we go with his gut feeling on what areas to apply. I guess I kinda get why they only allow you three applications per category (on the youth) but it sure makes it hard to choose sometimes.

[salth2o]

The youth hunts are always hard for my son and myself to decide on. There's a few specific spots he always wants to try for so we do those first. But then it gets hard to narrow it down on some of them so we go with his gut feeling on what areas to apply. I guess I kinda get why they only allow you three applications per category (on the youth) but it sure makes it hard to choose sometimes.

Make sure you get him signed up with TYHP.org if he’s not already. He just needs his hunter education completed and y’all can apply for lots of awesome hunts.


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[BradBryant1000]

Make sure you get him signed up with TYHP.org if he’s not already. He just needs his hunter education completed and y’all can apply for lots of awesome hunts.


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It's a really solid program overall. I try and tell a lot of people that I know about it. Believe it or not I've had a hard time convincing people to apply with them.


My son went on 3 hunts with them in 2019. We drew one and got asked to go on the other two due to cancelations. One we actually got called on a Wednesday afternoon asking if we could be there on Friday. The other hunt we got asked about 10 days out. We didn't apply in 2020 for various reasons plus they didn't has as many hunts. Last year we just didn't draw a hunt through TYHP but that's ok because he went on some through TPWD draw system.

The hunt he drew he got really sick Friday night. Tried sticking it out but he was just as sick Saturday morning so we didn't get to hunt. The one hunt that we got a call about he shot 2 whitetail does and an axis buck. Really awesome weekend to say the least.

Edit:

3rd hunt he just wasn't lucky. Most everyone saw several deer and killed a deer (I think 6 out of 8 killed something). Just wasn't in the cards for him that weekend. Still a very fun weekend.

[Chad C]

The H dude and Berk (her first year of eligibility) are signed up for more than 18 opportunities. I only put in for them including private lands and general draws. I think its a neat opportunity for them to see areas of the state they don't normally get to see.

TYHP is a solid program, but it hasn't been an easy draw for H thus far. His first year we got lucky and I just happened to be talking to one of the coordinators when they were looking to fill a hunt and he drew the Freeman Ranch last season. They prefer new hunters with little experience, IMHO. Which is great.