Texas Deer · Black Gap WMA
Texas Black Gap WMA covers 105,472 acres and lies 72 miles south-east of Alpine. 100% of it is public land, mostly state land (100%). In 2024, 25 people hunted deer here and took 6, a 24% success rate (sum of published weapon rows). Its most applied-for hunt, MDG-BG, put up 8 tags (all residencies) in the 2025 draw.
2 licenses
first choice, NR
2024, all licenses
100% State
105,472 acres
Boundaries are drawn for orientation only. The written boundary description in the regulations governs.
Every License in Black Gap WMA
| What | Season | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AMD-BG | Archery Mule Deer - Black Gap WMA | — | — | |
| MDG-BG | Gun Mule Deer - Black Gap WMA | <1% | — |
First-choice nonresident odds at your points, 2025 draw. Cut = points the last tag went at; ▲ = points added since the earliest draw on file.
Draw results: TPWD 2026-2027 Drawn Hunt Catalog, retrieved Sep 1, 2026.
If you draw (2026 nonresident fees): $318 ($3 to apply). Deadlines: Aug 15, 2027 (expected) for Archery Mule Deer (AMD) · Oct 1, 2027 (expected) for Gun Mule Deer (MDG). Full fee breakdown.
Harvest
| Year | Hunters | Deer | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 (summed) | 25 | 6 | 24% |
| 2023 (summed) | 22 | 7 | 32% |
| 2022 (summed) | 21 | 6 | 29% |
| 2021 (summed) | 22 | 11 | 50% |
| 2019 (summed) | 16 | 5 | 31% |
| 2018 (summed) | 21 | 8 | 38% |
| 2017 (summed) | 22 | 7 | 32% |
| 2024 by License | Hunters | Deer | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| Amd | 15 | 0 | 0% |
| Mdg | 10 | 6 | 60% |
2024 split: archery 0 (0%) from 15 hunters, 0%, firearm 6 (100%) from 10 hunters, 60%
What Texas Parks & Wildlife Department publishes after each season, for everyone who hunted the area: harvest statistics, not draw odds. Texas Parks & Wildlife Department publishes no whole-unit line for 2024; a year's total is the sum of published weapon rows, added only where the lines do not overlap. Source: TPWD 2024-25 Hunts Harvest Summary, season; TPWD 2023-24 Hunts Harvest Summary, season; TPWD 2022-23 Hunts Harvest Summary, season.
The Ground
| State land | 105,313 ac | 100% |
| National Park Service | 159 ac | <1% |
Source: U.S. Geological Survey, Gap Analysis Project 2023 PAD-US 4.0 State Downloads.
What the Agency Says About the Area
TPWD hunt area type: Wildlife Management Area Unit; 44,000 acres published as available for TPWD drawn hunts
▸ Sources 13
- TPWD 2026-2027 Drawn Hunt Catalog draw results, retrieved Sep 1, 2026
- TPWD 2026 Drawn Hunts fees, retrieved Sep 1, 2026
- TPWD 2026 Outdoor Annual fees, retrieved Sep 1, 2026
- TPWD 2024-25 Hunts Harvest Summary, season harvest, retrieved Sep 1, 2026
- TPWD 2023-24 Hunts Harvest Summary, season harvest, retrieved Sep 1, 2026
- TPWD 2022-23 Hunts Harvest Summary, season harvest, retrieved Sep 1, 2026
- TPWD 2021-22 Hunts Harvest Summary, season harvest, retrieved Sep 1, 2026
- TPWD 2019-20 Hunts Harvest Summary, season harvest, retrieved Sep 1, 2026
- TPWD 2018-19 Hunts Harvest Summary, season harvest, retrieved Sep 1, 2026
- TPWD 2017-18 Hunts Harvest Summary, season harvest, retrieved Sep 1, 2026
- TPWD 2026 WMA Boundaries for Public Distribution boundary, retrieved Sep 1, 2026
- U.S. Geological Survey, Gap Analysis Project 2023 PAD-US 4.0 State Downloads land ownership, retrieved Sep 1, 2026
- TPWD 2026-27 Public Hunt Drawing System area description, retrieved Sep 1, 2026
About These Numbers
Odds are from the 2025 draw, the latest on file, computed from Texas Parks & Wildlife Department's published results. They are what happened in that draw, not a forecast. Under five tags a percentage carries a *, because one applicant either way swings it. A dash means the agency did not publish the number, and a date marked expected is last cycle's schedule rolled forward. How we compute these.
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