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. 17)

GOOD. Water normal stain; 58 degrees; 1.53 feet below pool. Striped bass fishing is great drifting live shad around the islands or past the bridges near the rivers. Rain should finish off the spawn and look for bait on the banks with feeding fish near them. Top waters are working on sandy flats in 2-8 feet of water. Smallmouth bass are good on live shad along the bluffs on the banks in 2-4 feet of water. Also fair on spooks early and look for largemouth off the banks in 6-12 feet of water on main lake points near rocks. Catfish are fair on cut shad along the rocks in 30-45 feet of water. Drifting cut rough fish or gizzard shad in 5-10 feet of water near the river could produce a big fish after a rain with an inflow of dirty water. Crappie are good on brush piles in 12-18 feet of water on jigs using electronics to locate active fish working in and out of the brush. Look for spawners shallow with warmer temperatures in the forecast. Report by Jacob Orr, Guaranteed Guide Service Lake Texoma. Threadfin shad are spawning along the banks. Hybrid stripers are good on topwaters in the morning along rocky banks. Some days the egrets are working leading the way to fish. Some schooling activity under gulls. After the morning bite ends switch to swimbaits and Alabama rigs in 10-25 feet of water on the edges and dropoffs. This pattern should hold for the next 4-6 weeks while shad spawn near docks and banks. Report by John Blasingame, Adventure Texoma Outdoors.

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