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National Refuge Archery Deer - Buffalo Lake NWR · Buffalo Lake NWR

Buffalo Lake NWR within Texas

What you may take: National Refuge Archery Deer - Buffalo Lake NWR (either)
Weapon: Archery; Archery gear only — no rifle season on this license.
Where: Buffalo Lake NWR; 100% public of 9,285 acres
Seasons (2026): Oct 6–9, 2026 · Oct 20–23, 2026
Tags (2025): 4

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Odds by point level — 2025 draw

Prior-draw probability for a first-choice nonresident applicant. 4 tags. Source: 2026-2027 Drawn Hunt Catalog · section UF-National-Refuge-Archery-Deer.

Points	Your chance	Applicants	Drawn
0–10	1% 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

Archery Endorsement (Item 135) - required for Archery-Only season hunts, residents and nonresidents alike · paid if drawn $7 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 (NAD): opens Jul 1, closes Sep 1, 2027 (expected) · results ~September 3. Last cycle's schedule rolled forward — confirm when the agency publishes.

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: Oct 6–9, 2026 Four White-tailed Deer; Either Sex; Limit One Buck p. section UF-National-Refuge-Archery-Deer

Split 2: Oct 20–23, 2026 Four White-tailed Deer; Either Sex; Limit One Buck p. section UF-National-Refuge-Archery-Deer

Year by year

The standard draw for nonresidents, one row per year.

Year	Tags	Applicants	Applicants per tag	Points needed	Source
2025	4	—	—	—	2026-2027 Drawn Hunt Catalog · section UF-National-Refuge-Archery-Deer

Other licenses valid in Buffalo Lake NWR

NYD-UF — National Refuge Youth Deer - Buffalo Lake NWR Rifle YDA-UF — Youth Only Gun Deer - Antlerless/Spike - Buffalo Lake NWR Rifle

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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.