Texas Deer PLE-ZN — Unit ZN

Private Lands - Either Sex - Bandera County - The Nature Conservancy · Bandera County - The Nature Conservancy

What you may take
Private Lands - Either Sex - Bandera County - The Nature Conservancy
Weapon
Rifle
Season (2026)
Nov 9–11, 2026
Tags (2025)
3
Hunter success here (2022)
50%
of everyone who hunted the area

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Odds by point level — 2025 draw

Prior-draw probability for a first-choice nonresident applicant. 3 tags. Source: 2026-2027 Drawn Hunt Catalog · section ZN-Private-Lands---Either-Sex.

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
$3
Out of pocket if unsuccessful
$3
Total if drawn
tag fee not on file
Refunded if unsuccessful
$0
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 (PLE): 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: Nov 9–11, 2026 Two White-tailed Deer; Either Sex; Limit One Buck; Inside spread must be 13 inches or greater. Unlimited Aoudad; Either Sex Unlimited Feral Hogs; Either Sex p. section ZN-Private-Lands---Either-Sex

How this tag has hunted

Across every license type in Bandera County - The Nature Conservancy, Texas Parks & Wildlife Department counted 6 hunters and 3 deer taken in 2022 — 50% of them killed something. Full Bandera County - The Nature Conservancy profile: maps, public land, five years of harvest →

Post-season survey, not draw statistics. Source: TPWD Hunts Harvest Summary, 2022-23 season TPWD Hunts Harvest Summary, 2021-22 season

Year by year

The standard draw for nonresidents, one row per year.

Year Tags Applicants Applicants per tag Points needed Source
2025 3 2026-2027 Drawn Hunt Catalog · section ZN-Private-Lands---Either-Sex
2024 3 2025-2026 Drawn Hunt Catalog... · section ZN-Private-Lands---Either-Sex
2023 2 2024-2025 Drawn Hunt Catalog... · section ZN-Private-Lands---Either-Sex
2022 2 PLE category details 2023-2024... · section ZN
2021 2 2022-2023 Drawn Hunt Catalog... · section ZN-Private-Lands---Either-Sex
2020 2021-2022 Drawn Hunt Catalog... · section ZN

Other licenses valid in Bandera County - The Nature Conservancy

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.