Texas Deer — Las Palomas WMA - Arroyo Colorado Unit
Las Palomas WMA - Arroyo Colorado Unit
Texas Las Palomas WMA - Arroyo Colorado Unit covers 781 acres and lies 14 miles north-east of Harlingen and 23 miles north of Brownsville. 100% of it is public land, mostly state land (100%). In 2025, 27 people hunted white-tailed deer here and took 5 — 19% of them killed something. The 2025 draw put up 20 tags here.
Your chance of drawing here
Every deer license type on offer in Las Palomas WMA - Arroyo Colorado Unit, with the prior-draw chance for a first-choice nonresident applicant. Type your points in to see your own number.
Chances are from the 2025 draw (the most recent) for a first-choice nonresident. "Points needed" = the cut in the last draw.
Simple view Odds at every point level-
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5% Point builder
| Hunt | Your odds (0 pts) | Points needed | Tags / applicants | Season |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ADE-AC ↗ Archery Deer - Las Palomas WMA - Arroyo Colorado Unit Archery | <1% Point builder | — | 4 / — | Dec 11–15, 2026 |
| GDE-AC ↗ Gun Deer - Either Sex - Las Palomas WMA - Arroyo Colorado Unit Rifle | <1% Point builder | — | 4 / — | Jan 8–10, 2027 |
| YDM-AC ↗ Youth Only Gun Deer - Management - Las Palomas WMA - Arroyo Colorado Unit Rifle | 5% Point builder | — | 20 / — | Oct 31 – Dec 30, 2026 |
What these columns mean
- Your odds —
- the share of applicants at your point level who drew this tag in the 2025 draw. Not a forecast: quotas and demand move every year.
- The badge —
- plain language for that number. Likely draw 75% or better · Real chance 40%+ · Long shot 15%+ · Point builder below that, so you are applying mainly to bank a point · Undersubscribed means fewer first-choice applicants than tags, so everyone who applied drew.
- Points needed —
- the lowest point total that still got a tag in the 2025 draw, and how that cut has moved since the earliest draw we hold.
- Tags / applicants —
- tags on offer and first-choice applicants for them, as the agency published them. Under five tags we print counts instead of a percentage, because one applicant either way swings it.
What it costs to apply (2026 nonresident fees)
| License | Up front | Gone if you miss | If you draw |
|---|---|---|---|
| Per application | $3 | $3 | $318 |
Application deadlines: Sep 15, 2026 for GDE, YDM · Aug 15, 2027 (expected) for ADE · Sep 1, 2027 (expected) for YDE. Full fee breakdown.
Other licenses valid in Las Palomas WMA - Arroyo Colorado Unit
Not in the table above because they had no result in the 2025 draw.
The country
Boundaries are drawn for orientation only — the written boundary description in the regulations governs.
Who owns the ground
- State land 781 ac · 100%
Source: PAD-US 4.0 State Downloads - Texas file geodatabase (PADUS4_0Fee_State_TX)
How the hunting has gone
What Texas Parks & Wildlife Department publishes for this area after each season — harvest statistics for everyone who hunted it, not draw odds and not a forecast. Texas Parks & Wildlife Department publishes these per hunt rather than per unit; the rows below add its own figures together, since a hunter holds one tag for the species in a season.
| Season | Hunters | Harvest | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 27 | 5 | 19% |
| 2024 | 25 | 6 | 24% |
| 2023 | 39 | 12 | 31% |
| 2022 | 47 | 16 | 34% |
| 2021 | 50 | 13 | 26% |
| 2020 | 53 | 11 | 21% |
| 2019 | 77 | 18 | 23% |
| 2018 | 67 | 17 | 25% |
| 2017 | 77 | 26 | 34% |
What people carried (2025 harvest)
- Archery 1 · 20% · 4 hunters, 25% success
- Firearm 4 · 80% · 23 hunters, 17% success
What the agency says about the area
TPWD hunt area type: Wildlife Management Area Unit; 900 acres published as available for TPWD drawn hunts
Source: TPWD Public Hunt Drawing System - All Hunt Category Details (2026-27 season catalog)
Boundary: WMA Boundaries for Public Distribution (TPWD hosted feature layer)
Harvest: TPWD Hunts Harvest Summary, 2025-26 season
Harvest: TPWD Hunts Harvest Summary, 2024-25 season