Texas Deer — James Daughtrey WMA
James Daughtrey WMA
Texas James Daughtrey WMA covers 30,061 acres and lies 67 miles south of San Antonio and 85 miles south of New Braunfels. 100% of it is public land, mostly other public land (99%) and state land (1%). In 2024, 124 people hunted white-tailed deer here and took 62 — 50% of them killed something. The 2025 draw put up 30 tags here.
Your chance of drawing here
Every deer license type on offer in James Daughtrey 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.
Simple view Odds at every point level-
<1% Point builder
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2% Point builder
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8% Point builder
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4% Point builder
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2% Point builder
| Hunt | Your odds (0 pts) | Points needed | Tags / applicants | Season |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ADE-JD ↗ Archery Deer - James Daughtrey WMA Archery | <1% Point builder | — | 10 / — | Dec 15–18, 2026 |
| GDE-JD ↗ Gun Deer - Either Sex - James Daughtrey WMA Rifle | <1% Point builder | — | 10 / — | Jan 5–8, 2027 |
| GDM-JD ↗ Gun Deer - Management - James Daughtrey WMA Rifle | 2% Point builder | — | 30 / — | Dec 1–10, 2026 |
| YDA-JD ↗ Youth Only Gun Deer - Antlerless/Spike - James Daughtrey WMA Rifle | 8% Point builder | — | 20 / — | Nov 7–15, 2026 |
| YDE-JD ↗ Youth Only Gun Deer - Either Sex - James Daughtrey WMA Rifle | 4% Point builder | — | 10 / — | Dec 27–30, 2026 |
| YDM-JD ↗ Youth Only Gun Deer - Management - James Daughtrey WMA Rifle | 2% Point builder | — | 10 / — | Nov 21–22, 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, GDM, YDA, YDM · Aug 15, 2027 (expected) for ADE · Sep 1, 2027 (expected) for YDE, EAD. Full fee breakdown.
Other licenses valid in James Daughtrey WMA
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
- Other public 29,743 ac · 99%
- State land 318 ac · 1%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 124 | 62 | 50% |
| 2023 | 159 | 70 | 44% |
| 2022 | 147 | 61 | 41% |
| 2021 | 163 | 61 | 37% |
| 2020 | 164 | 85 | 52% |
| 2019 | 128 | 49 | 38% |
| 2018 | 125 | 61 | 49% |
| 2017 | 105 | 67 | 64% |
What people carried (2024 harvest)
- Archery 2 · 3% · 12 hunters, 17% success
- Firearm 60 · 97% · 112 hunters, 54% success
What the agency says about the area
TPWD hunt area type: Wildlife Management Area Unit; 10,000 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, 2024-25 season
Harvest: TPWD Hunts Harvest Summary, 2023-24 season