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USFS Antlerless Deer Permit - Youth - Sam Houston National Forest WMA · Sam Houston National Forest WMA

Sam Houston National Forest WMA within Texas

Everything about Sam Houston National Forest WMA

What you may take: USFS Antlerless Deer Permit - Youth - Sam Houston National Forest WMA
Weapon: Rifle
Where: Sam Houston National Forest WMA; 98% public of 163,733 acres
Season (2026): Nov 7 – Jan 3, 2027
Tags (2025): 90

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Odds by point level — 2025 draw

Prior-draw probability for a first-choice nonresident applicant. 90 tags. Source: 2026-2027 Drawn Hunt Catalog · section SH-USFS-Antlerless-Deer-Permi....

Points	Your chance	Applicants	Drawn
0–10	37% the pool average — a floor for anyone holding points, since each point adds entries	—	—

Unweighted tags ÷ applicants — state did not publish pools. Texas Parks & Wildlife Department publishes no per-level counts for this hunt; each point adds entries (points³ + 1), so the pool average is a floor for anyone holding points and an overstatement for a first-year applicant. How we compute these.

What it costs (2026 nonresident fees)

Cash to apply

Out of pocket if unsuccessful

Total if drawn

tag fee not on file

Refunded if unsuccessful

Drawn hunt application fee, per adult per application (standard Special Permit and NWR categories) · paid at application $3 or $10 source

Non-resident General Hunting License (Item 105) - required to hunt deer, mule deer, pronghorn or bighorn sheep; the Upland Game Bird Endorsement for turkey may not be used with the cheaper 5-day license · paid if drawn $315 source

Next application window (FSY): opens Jul 1, closes Sep 15, 2026 · results ~September 16.

Point creep & years to draw

Insufficient history (0 of 3 draws) — a creep trend needs at least three draw years with a published drew-out level.

Seasons (2026)

Split 1: Nov 7 – Jan 3, 2027 One White-tailed Deer; Antlerless Only p. section SH-USFS-Antlerless-Deer-Permit---Youth

Year by year

The standard draw for nonresidents, one row per year.

Year	Tags	Applicants	Applicants per tag	Points needed	Source
2025	90	—	—	—	2026-2027 Drawn Hunt Catalog · section SH-USFS-Antlerless-Deer-Permi...
2020	—	—	—	—	2021-2022 Drawn Hunt Catalog... · section SH

Other licenses valid in Sam Houston National Forest WMA

FSD-SH — USFS Antlerless Deer Permit - Adult - Sam Houston National Forest WMA Rifle

Legal cartridges for deer in Texas

From the Texas hunting laws rules on file for a rifle. "Depends" means the rule turns on your specific load — check the state page.

.22-250 Remington

.223 Remington from $0.42/rd

.243 Winchester from $1.11/rd

.25-06 Remington

6.5 Creedmoor

6.5 Grendel

.270 Winchester from $0.16/rd

7mm-08 Remington

7mm Remington Magnum

.30-06 Springfield

.300 AAC Blackout from $0.56/rd

.300 Winchester Magnum from $1.25/rd

.30-30 Winchester

.308 Winchester

.338 Winchester Magnum

.350 Legend from $1.07/rd

.35 Whelen

.360 Buckhammer

.400 Legend

.444 Marlin

.450 Bushmaster from $2.00/rd

.45-70 Government from $1.97/rd

.50 Beowulf

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How to read these numbers

Every percentage on this page is a prior-draw probability: the chance an applicant with that many points would have drawn in the draw year shown, computed from the agency's published results. It is not a forecast — quotas, applicant numbers, and point creep change every year. Every figure links to the agency document it came from. Where a state does not publish a number, we show a dash, never a zero. Hunts with fewer than five tags show counts instead of percentages. Fees show the fee year used. Read the methodology for the engine details.

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This page is informational only. Draw rules, quotas, fees, and deadlines are set by the state agency and change by commission action — confirm everything on the agency's own site before you apply, and apply through the agency, not here. We disclaim all liability for reliance on this page.