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Summary of 2007-2008 Public Hunts by Special Permit Statistics

Links to Statistic for Special Permit Hunts:

Name of Hunt Category No. Hunt Days No. Hunt Periods Acreage No. of Applic. In Computer Drawing No. of Hunters (Desired) Total No. Permits Offered No. Hunters Who Paid for Permit No. of Standby Hunt Positions No. Standby Hunter Applicants No. of Standby Applicants Provided A Hunt Total No. Hunters Participating in Hunt Harvest No. Paid Hunters Who Did Not Show Percentage of Hunter Success Rate**
TOTALS 792 226 1,107,673 67,650 4,098 4,108 3,235 1,315 1,787 1,058 3,905   384  
Either-Sex Gun Deer (GDE) 179 49 209,397 13,402 1,079 1,085 955 330 893 361 1,241 441 75 36%
Antlerless/ Spike Gun Deer (GDA) 189 59 109,015 7,273 1,143 1,143 886 335 327 263 1,039 402 110 39%
Management Either Sex (GDM) 47 13 47,279 6,000 250 250 178 90 106 80 243 147 15 60%
Archery Deer (ADE) 129 29 109,019 3,741 666 667 502 218 141 129 580 89 51 15%
Archery Mule Deer (ADM) 25 5 98,467 1,890 64 64 52 17 9 9 56 5 5 9%
Gun Mule Deer (MDG) 26 6 145,291 7,627 53 53 41 12 42 20 60 35 1 58%
Javelina (GJE) 42 14122,124 2,267 145 148 95 77 50 50 130 54 13 42%
Spring Turkey (GTS) 54 18 60,634 2,388 193 193 126 78 31 31 121 22 40 18%
Feral Hog (GFH) 36 12 49,985 2,047 173 173 124 94 91 61 148 91 37 61%
Exotic Only (EXO) 24 8 29,288 6,629 114 114 103 24 54 24 111 61 16 55%
Archery Exotic Only (AEX) 0 0 5,500 1,259 30 30 20 10 1 1 18 0 3 0%
Alligator (ALE) 13 6 27,531 1,363 144 144 112 27 39 26 118 78 14 66%
Archery Alligator (AAL) 3 1 9,061 465 30 30 27 3 3 3 26 6 4 23%
Pronghorn Antelope (GAE) 9 1 77,463 3,975 6 6 6 0 0 0 6 6 0 100%
Guided Bighorn Sheep (BXX) 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0%
Guided Deer Hunt Package (DXX) 4 1 1,775 2,156 2 2 2 0 0 0 2 2 0 100%
Guided Exotics Hunt Package (EXX) 3 1 1,600 1,404 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 100%
Guided Gemsbok Hunt Package (GXX) 3 1 1,253 1,257 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 100%
Guided Scimitar-horned Oryx Hunt Package (SXX) 3 1 1,850 1,382 3 3 3 0 0 0 3 3 0 100%
Guided Waterbuck Hunt Package (WXX) 3 1 1,141 1,125 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 100%
Youth-Only Hunt Categories
Name of Hunt Category No. Hunt Days No. Hunt Periods Acreage No. of Applic. In Computer Drawing No. of Hunters (Desired) Total No. Permits Offered No. Hunters Who Paid for Permit No. of Standby Hunt Positions No. Standby Hunter Applicants No. of Standby Applicants Provided A Hunt Total No. Hunters Participating in Hunt Harvest
Buck+Antl+Exo=Ttl		 No. Paid Hunters Who Did Not Show Percentage of Hunter Success Rate**
YOUTH TOTALS 155 73 674,576 10,376 1,193 1,191 1,034 310 385 285 1,099   211  
GRAND TOTALS 947 299 1,782,249 78,026 5,291 5,299 4,269 1,625 2,172 1,343 5,004 0 595 0
Youth Either-Sex Gun Deer (YDE) 61 25 320,259 2,797 378 394 359 117 197 110 419 163 50 39%
Antlerless/Spike Deer (YDA) 32 15 121,988 1,857 295 296 253 69 73 61 264 76 50 29%
Youth Management Deer (YDM) 33 16 28,963 1,574 294 272 242 67 65 65 255 114 52 45%
Youth Javelina (YJE) 11 5 79,700 695 125 128 82 21 21 21 65 21 38 32%
Youth Feral Hog (YFH) 12 6 43,804 884 44 44 37 17 9 9 33 23 13 70%
Youth Turkey (YTS) 2 4 63,021 823 32 32 28 2 2 2 26 3 4 12%
Youth Exotic (YEX) 2 1 1,410 1,475 10 10 9 3 4 3 10 5 2 50%
Youth Alligator (YAL) 2 1 15,431 271 15 15 24 14 14 14 27 21 2 78%
Private Lands; Pronghorn Hunt (PLP)
Name of Hunt Area No. Hunt Days No. Hunt Periods Acreage No. of Applic. In Computer Drawing Total No. Permits Issued No. Hunters Participating in Hunt Harvest Percentage of Hunter Success Rate**
TOTALS 9 1 1,280 1,064 1 1 1 100%
Hutchinson County Ranch 9 1 1,280 1,064 1 1 1 100%
Private Lands; Management Buck Hunts (PLE)
Name of Hunt Area No. Hunt Days No. Hunt Periods Acreage No. of Applic. In Computer Drawing No. of Hunters (Desired) Total No. Permits Offered No. Hunters Who Paid for Permit Total No. Hunters Participating in Hunt Harvest No. Paid Hunters Who Did Not Show Percentage of Hunter Success Rate**
TOTALS (5 Areas) 42 14 63,724 2,920 63 63 56 48 48 15 100%
1 Centerfire rifles only
XO - Foard County 9 3 12,000 981 8 8 8 7 5+1=6 1 86%
XF - E McCulloch County 3 1 11,000 134 15 15 14 12 3+6+8=17 3 142%
XJ - Floyd County1 9 3 640 226 6 6 6 6 0 0 0%
XK - Travis County 9 3 4084 632 18 18 14 12 3+0=3 6 25%
XL - Terrell County 12 4 36,000 947 16 16 14 11 9+13=22 5 200%
Private Lands; Anterless/Spike Hunts (PLA)
Name of Hunt Area No. Hunt Days No. Hunt Periods Acreage No. of Applic. In Computer Drawing No. of Hunters (Desired) Total No. Permits Offered No. Hunters Who Paid for Permit Total No. Hunters Participating in Hunt Harvest No. Paid Hunters Who Did Not Show Percentage of Hunter Success Rate**
TOTALS (4 Areas) 33 11 200,084 1,160 100 100 90 74 59 26 80%
XF - E McCulloch County 6 2 11,000 151 30 30 28 24 1+3+19=23 6 96%
XM - Reagan County 6 2 173,000 542 40 40 36 29 2+33=35 11 121%
XK - Travis County 12 4 4,084 396 24 24 20 17 0+1=1 7 6%
XO - Foard County 9 3 12,000 71 6 6 6 4 0 2 0%

** For deer hunts, only deer are included in calculating hunter success.