TPWD Draw Hunt Questions

[Hockley]

Been putting in for multiple hunts for three years now and have not drawn anything yet. Really wish I had started putting in a LONG time ago. I can't really find a good explanation of how the points and group drawings work.

I understand what a point system is from applying out west, but how does ours work in Texas? Does the drawing go to the highest points holders?

Does putting in as a group help your odds or hurt your odds?

[txoutdoorsman24]

There is no system at all. It is luck of the draw but your 'loyalty' points are cubed now. Years prior, you only had 1 entry per point. Cubed means if you have 2 points, the 2x2x2 would give you the points you have for that category.

Applying with groups can hurt and help you honestly. If someone has 15 points and the 3 others have 1 point each then they add them and divide by the number of applicants. the one with most points will be hurt but the others will benefit from it.

[Walker]

Look at it this way. You have 3 points. You get 3 tickets put in the drum. The other guy has 10 points. He gets 10 tickets put in the drum. Either of you can get drawn but he has a 10-3 better chance of getting drawn.

[twdjr]

https://tpwd.texas.gov/huntwild/hunt/public/public_hunt_drawing/loyalty-points.phtml

[bowhuntertex]

Don't feel bad. I have 17 points in most categories and still haven't gotten drawn.

[brokeno]

36 here

[Take em]

36 here

That has to be either Pronghorn , Exotic, or Mulies or you are very selective in the hunts. I have 15 in some but got lucky this year and drew with 11 [emoji3060] in GDM


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[brokeno]

36 gde.

[bossbowman]

Look at it this way. You have 3 points. You get 3 tickets put in the drum. The other guy has 10 points. He gets 10 tickets put in the drum. Either of you can get drawn but he has a 10-3 better chance of getting drawn.

Actually they are cubing this year its 1000-27 better chance of getting drawn, much different odds than before, points actually mean more now

[ArcheryNerd]

So I normally spend around $100 on the draw a year plus I have two youth hunters and I put in for three tags for each section for them, which is the limit for youths. All total we have 50ish tags we apply for and we normally get a tag or two a year.

The lottery is pretty rough and I get where they are going with cubing points but still it only takes one point to win.

There are a lot of people out there that add their kids to their non-youth tags, for free, since they were 5 years old so we are all competing with 12 year olds that have 7 points already.

I am not a hater. It's just the way it is and I still have fun putting in for the lottery. $100 a year is still A TON less then a lease

[bossbowman]

$100 is nothing, there were people spending many times that and the cubing in will stop that somewhat, most will go back to apply for one or a few hunts per category. I'm surprised they made the change but as one with lots of points built up I like it, I hated when they went to unlimited applications per category.

[32drawlength]

So if I have points in a category and DONT apply this year, will I retain those points going forward?

[justletmein]

It's basically a big raffle ticket system, the "point" are just extra tickets.

[Shane]

So if I have points in a category and DONT apply this year, will I retain those points going forward?

Yes. You just won't get another point added to your total if you don't apply. UNLESS they give us the option to buy a point this year. Never had that option before.

[solocam_aggie]

46656, assuming you’re not applying with someone with fewer points than you. That’s just crazy. You better draw this year!


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