(0 B)Annual Public Hunting Permit Information and Maps
NOTE: The Public Hunting Lands Map Booklet and Public Dove Hunting Areas supplement have been combined this year into 8 public hunting regions. Most of these new public hunting regions are based on population centers like Dallas-Ft. Worth, Houston-Beaumont, San Antonio-Corpus Christi, etc. Please check the map page Map of New Texas Public Hunting Regions to locate the public hunting areas near you.
Each public hunt region has a chart showing which animals may be hunted on each area. Most areas support dove hunting.
Download the entire booklet here.
Map of New Texas Public Hunting Regions
Legal species, definitions, bag limits, means
Youth hunts, postcard and phone selection hunts
Ten Commandments of Shooting Safety
Public Hunt Region 1 - Panhandle
Public Hunt Region 2 - Trans-Pecos
Public Hunt Region 3 - West Central Texas
Public Hunt Region 4 - Dallas/Ft. Worth
Public Hunt Region 5 - Pineywoods
Public Hunt Region 6 - Austin/Waco
Public Hunt Region 7 - Houston/Beaumont
Public Hunt Region 8 - San Antonio/Corpus Christi
Schedule of Recreational Use and Visitation
On-Site Registration and Forms
Annual Public Hunting Use Scorecard
Texas Parks and Wildlife Department, 4200 Smith School Road, Austin, TX 78744