Application for TPWD Drawn Hunts now open




Applications for Texas Parks & Wildlife Department’s Drawn Hunts in more than 35 hunt categories on 95 areas throughout the state is now open. You'll find affordable opportunities for whitetail, mule deer, bighorn sheep, pronghorn, exotics, turkey, alligator and more.

The first application deadlines are August 3. A full list of deadlines for each hunt category is located online.

How it Works
Browse hunts by category or location. (A printable PDF Drawn Hunts Catalog is also available for download) Your Customer ID is your identifier. Apply online up to 11:59 p.m. Central Time on the deadline date. You can apply multiple times in the same category and the application cost is $0, $3 or $10 depending on the hunt. After you apply, you can check your drawing status online 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.

Youth Hunting Opportunities
Know a young person interested in hunting? There are 11 Youth (age 8-16) categories available, and there are no application or permit fees for the youth applicants or the supervising adults.

If you have any questions, contact us at [email protected] or at (512) 389-4505, Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. - 5 p.m.

More information can be found on the web at:
https://www2.tpwd.state.tx.us/huntwild/hunt/public/public_hunt_drawing/

 




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Lake Fork Weather Forecast

Friday

Sunny

Hi: 71

Friday Night

Clear

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Saturday

Mostly Sunny

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Saturday Night

Partly Cloudy

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Sunday

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Lake Fork

Fishing Report from TPWD (Nov. 13)

GOOD. Water Stained; 81 degrees; 2.22 feet below pool. Bass are good on topwaters and small spinnerbaits. Mid morning bite is good cast long 1.5 inch squarebill crankbaits or lipless crankbaits in the 3-5 feet on flats. Shaky Heads are good around docks and shallow ridges 5-7 feet. Carolina rigs are good on long points and ridges 5-10 feet. Report by Marc Mitchell, Lake Fork Guide Service. The crappie fishing on Lake Fork is just phenomenal right now going into the early winter months. We have fish in depths from 14-58 feet. You can find crappie almost everywhere on the lake but if you find the right area they are loaded up. We are seeing some black crappie grouped up in numbers. The huge white crappie has been showing off the past month also. We are catching fish on timber mostly and pole timber and Bois D Arc trees are both good. Some fish will be holding to bridges as they migrate as well. Minnows continue to be the best bait, but jigs will work too. The catfish bite on Lake Fork is nothing short of incredible. There are so many catfish in the 20-25 feet range around timber you can almost fish anywhere. If you drop some cattle cubes or sour grain in an area you will be catching fish within 30 minutes on any prepared catfish bait you drop down. Report by Jacky Wiggins, Jacky Wiggins Guide Service.

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