Texas Deer — Elephant Mountain WMA
Elephant Mountain WMA
Texas Elephant Mountain WMA covers 23,072 acres and lies 146 miles south-west of Odessa. 100% of it is public land, mostly state land (100%). In 2019, 27 people hunted deer here and took 12 — 44% of them killed something. The 2025 draw put up 6 tags here.
Your chance of drawing here
Every deer license type on offer in Elephant Mountain WMA, 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.
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| Hunt | Your odds (0 pts) | Points needed | Tags / applicants | Season |
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| AMD-EL ↗ Archery Mule Deer - Elephant Mountain WMA Archery | <1% Point builder | — | 6 / — | Nov 3–6, 2026 |
| GDM-EL ↗ Gun Deer - Management - Elephant Mountain WMA Rifle | <1% Point builder | — | 2 / — | Nov 18 – Jan 15, 2027 |
| MDG-EL ↗ Gun Mule Deer - Elephant Mountain WMA Rifle | <1% Point builder | — | 4 / — | Jan 5–8, 2027 |
| YDM-EL ↗ Youth Only Gun Deer - Management - Elephant Mountain WMA Rifle | <1% Point builder | — | 5 / — | Nov 27–29, 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 GDM, YDM · Oct 1, 2026 for MDG · Aug 15, 2027 (expected) for AMD. Full fee breakdown.
The country
Boundaries are drawn for orientation only — the written boundary description in the regulations governs.
Who owns the ground
- State land 23,072 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.
All deer
| Season | Hunters | Harvest | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 27 | 12 | 44% |
| 2018 | 28 | 11 | 39% |
| 2017 | 31 | 10 | 32% |
Mule Deer
| Season | Hunters | Harvest | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 4 | 1 | 25% |
What people carried (2019 harvest)
- Archery 1 · 8% · 16 hunters, 6% success
- Firearm 12 · 92% · 15 hunters, 80% success
What the agency says about the area
TPWD hunt area type: Wildlife Management Area Unit; 14,137 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, 2019-20 season
Harvest: TPWD Hunts Harvest Summary, 2018-19 season