TPWD Draw Hunts 2013-2014

[Longhorn95]

The book has been released online so the paper copies should be out in a couple more weeks. I feel like a bad parent with the last day of school being tomorrow for my son and I'm already looking ahead to Autumn.

http://www.tpwd.state.tx.us/publications/pwdpubs/media/pwd_bk_w7000_0112.pdf

[backbone]

How do you get a book? Do you have to get on a mailing list?

[clayg08]

my step-son has been successful in drawing and harvesting the past couple of years, while i am steadily building preference points....

[Longhorn95]

How do you get a book? Do you have to get on a mailing list?

Give them a call and they'll put you on the list.

"Each hunting season, TPWD publishes this booklet which contains program rules and regulations, hunt categories and schedules, procedures for applying, hunt area descriptions, Regular Permit Hunts, and application cards. To request a printed copy, please call 1-800-792-1112."

[backbone]

Thanks, the guy I hunt with always had it so I never needed one.

[WolfKat]

Can't wait, maybe my preference point buildup will keep paying off. Finally got drawn for turkey last year, hopefully I'll get a deer hunt this year

[Sparkles]

my step-son has been successful in drawing and harvesting the past couple of years, while i am steadily building preference points....

I hear you there

[Huntindad]

hot diggity dog... been waiting.

[camo_cowboy55]

i had to call and get my name on the list, im kind of excited this is my first year doing it so hopefully ill get beginers luck.

[drop dead fred]

someone wanna school me on the whole draw aspect in texas? ive done it for states i dont reside in i.e. nebraska etc...do you apply for certain zones?seasons? sorry really ignorant to the texas draw

[Huntindad]

someone wanna school me on the whole draw aspect in texas? ive done it for states i dont reside in i.e. nebraska etc...do you apply for certain zones?seasons? sorry really ignorant to the texas draw

You can only apply once per category. There are alot of categories.

Not being a smart *** ... the intro to the hunts is pretty good at expalining the ins and outs.

If you have a kid 8-16 sign em up... lots of ops for the kids.

good luck

[Shane]

someone wanna school me on the whole draw aspect in texas? ive done it for states i dont reside in i.e. nebraska etc...do you apply for certain zones?seasons? sorry really ignorant to the texas draw

Download the book from the link above, and it spells it out pretty plainly. I'd have to basically just quote everything in there to explain it to you.

There are several hunt categories (Alligator, Archery Deer, Gun Deer Either Sex, etc....). Each category has multiple locations that have hunts. You can apply for only ONE hunt in each category. You can apply for as many categories as you like. If you don't draw, you get a preference point. Preference points just give you additional chances in the drawing. For example, if you have 2 preference points in a category, and you are entering the drawing in that category again this year, then you will get your name in the hat 3 times (2 for the PPs and 1 for this year's app). You can draw with no preference points, and you can NOT draw with 20.

[Etxbuckman]

And make sure your name doesn't end up on an application for a given hunt with multiple groups. My understanding is that everyone on all the cards your name is associated with for that hunt will be disqualified.

[TexasCanesFan]

Sweet....love putting in for these.

[Slick8]

Nice, seems early as compared to last year.

Time to start planning which hunts I want to receive rejection notices for.