Texas Deer — Fairfield Lake SP
Fairfield Lake SP
In 2020, 52 people hunted white-tailed deer here and took 21 — 40% of them killed something. The 2021 draw put up 40 tags here.
Your chance of drawing here
Every deer license type on offer in Fairfield Lake SP, with the prior-draw chance for a first-choice nonresident applicant. Type your points in to see your own number.
Chances are from the 2021 draw (the most recent) for a first-choice nonresident. "Points needed" = the cut in the last draw.
Simple view Odds at every point level-
1% Point builder
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13% Point builder
| Hunt | Your odds (0 pts) | Points needed | Tags / applicants | Season |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GDA-FS ↗ Gun Deer - Antlerless/Spike - Fairfield Lake SP | 1% Point builder | — | 20 / — | Jan 2–4, 2023 |
| YDA-FS ↗ Youth Only Gun Deer - Antlerless/Spike - Fairfield Lake SP | 13% Point builder | — | 40 / — | Dec 26–30, 2022 |
What these columns mean
- Your odds —
- the share of applicants at your point level who drew this tag in the 2021 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 2021 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 window: opens Jul 1, closes Aug 15, 2027 (expected). Full fee breakdown.
The country
Texas Parks & Wildlife Department does not publish a mapped boundary for Fairfield Lake SP, so there is no map to draw.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 52 | 21 | 40% |
| 2019 | 69 | 14 | 20% |
| 2018 | 45 | 8 | 18% |
| 2017 | 94 | 15 | 16% |
What people carried (2020 harvest)
- Firearm 21 · 100% · 52 hunters, 40% success
What the agency says about the area
TPWD hunt area type: State Park Unit; 1,460 acres published as available for TPWD drawn hunts; Not present as a separate feature in TPWD's published State Parks boundary layer
Source: TPWD Public Hunt Drawing System - All Hunt Category Details (2026-27 season catalog)
Harvest: TPWD Hunts Harvest Summary, 2020-21 season
Harvest: TPWD Hunts Harvest Summary, 2019-20 season