2025-26 Drawn Hunts now available. The Texas Public Hunt Drawing System provides opportunities to apply for a wide variety of supervised, drawn hunts including special drawings for both adults and youth hunters on TPWD managed lands as well as specially leased properties., Find a place to hunt on over 1 million acres of publicly accessible land located throughout Texas. Hunt areas include property owned by TPWD, acreage leased by the department from other state and federal agencies, forest products industries, and other cooperating private landowners., First-time hunters can sign up for mentored hunting workshops like this and spend a weekend in nature learning the basics of hunting and harvesting meat, as well as skills like safe firearm handling., hunt anywhere by means or methods that have been prohibited by county or city ordinance. hunt on any area named as a wildlife sanctuary, nesting, or propagation area. hunt in state and/or national parks or refuges except during scheduled hunts or under other special state or federal policies., Resident Hunting Licenses Valid to hunt any legal bird or animal (terrestrial vertebrates). Endorsement requirements apply. Required of any resident unless the resident possesses a valid: Senior Resident Hunting License; Youth Hunting License; Super Combo or Resident Combination Hunting and Fishing License Package; Lifetime Resident Hunting , Visitors will find 6 exotic game species and several Texas natives roaming the area. This rugged Texas landscape features steep canyons, caliche hills and granite outcrops..