PREFERENCE POINTS for Texas draw hunts

[medic911]

I have meesed around and let the deadline sneak up on me. Do you lose your preference points if you dont apply? I cant find anything about it in the book.

Thanks Jeff

[Jen-Man]

Nope, you only lose them when you get drawn. I almost missed the deadline myself. And i have missed it in the past and the points stayed intact for the folowing year so your good.

[Cuz]

Nope, you only lose them when you get drawn. I almost missed the deadline myself. And i have missed it in the past and the points stayed intact for the folowing year so your good.

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[Jen-Man]

Hey, just realized that gives me a better chance at getting drawn!

[h2447intx]

new to d-hunts , what are these points?

i put in for one bow hunt and one rifle hunt in brazoria county , do i need points ?

[sqiggy]

new to d-hunts , what are these points?

i put in for one bow hunt and one rifle hunt in brazoria county , do i need points ?

No.
If you put in and do not get drawn, you accure a preferrence point. So next year, your name will go in the drawing twice or the number of points you have accrued thru the years.

[h2447intx]

ok thanks so much

im putting my son in for two youth hunts this yr, the gw said they are not published in hte tpw book they are diff post card hunts , just got the info today so ill get it mailed out asap

thanks
chip

[sqiggy]

Do you lose your preference points if you dont apply? Thanks Jeff

There was something in the book some yrs ago. If you didn't apply for 3 or maybe it was 5 yrs, then you would lose them. Don't know if it still applys today. PM Ground Level and he can tell ya.

[Ted]

I think you do lose them if you don't apply for anything for about three years. Otherwise they stay intact. I went through that once upon a time....

[30-30]

ok thanks so much

im putting my son in for two youth hunts this yr, the gw said they are not published in hte tpw book they are diff post card hunts , just got the info today so ill get it mailed out asap

thanks
chip

There are youth hunts in the book. Not sure what the postcard hunts are?

[BTLowry]

There are some post card hunts in the APH book I think but it has not come out yet

Might search the TPWD site and find something

[Justaguy]

I think you do lose them if you don't apply for anything for about three years. Otherwise they stay intact. I went through that once upon a time....

It may be longer than 3 years....not sure.

I applied for some hunts in 2002 or 2003, then got transferred to California, then Massachussets. Came back to Texas in 2008 and my points were still in the system. I had forgotten all about them.

[SCREAMINREELS]

This was my first yea rapplying, does the primary and 2nd person (put my dad on the card ) get points or just primary? i hunted standby last year after being told about it...never heard about it but plan on applying every year now

[SCREAMINREELS]

just loked it up on site and called it said i wasnt drawn for the alligator hunt this yr and i now have one pref. point in that section. none of the others have been drawn yet. what kinda points are you guys working with? thought i had a ecent chance loking at how many people apply...didnt realize some will have 5 or 10 entries per person...but its def earned and a cool system, this may take me a few yrs. but ill keep at it

[sqiggy]

what kinda points are you guys working with? thought i had a ecent chance loking at how many people apply...didnt realize some will have 5 or 10 entries per person...but its def earned and a cool system, this may take me a few yrs. but ill keep at it

I have 4 preferrence points in Archery Deer. This is the most I've ever had in this category. Usually, I get 2 points then get drawn. Now, in the last 4 yrs, I did get drawn, but the hunt got cancelled due to flooding, and didn't lose any points and gained one for that year, hence why I have 4 points and not 2 or 3.
But I plan on gettin drawn this year!!! Somebody should have gotten on my card!!
Also, if you didn't know, if you go as a stand-by and get to hunt, you do not lose your points!!