Texas Deer — Lake Whitney SP
Lake Whitney SP
Texas Lake Whitney SP covers 814 acres and lies 27 miles north of Waco and 47 miles south of Mansfield. 100% of it is public land, mostly other public land (100%). In 2024, 40 people hunted white-tailed deer here and took 20 — 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 Lake Whitney 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 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-
3% Point builder
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5% Point builder
| Hunt | Your odds (0 pts) | Points needed | Tags / applicants | Season |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EYA-LW ↗ E-Postcard Youth Archery Deer - Lake Whitney SP Archery | 3% Point builder | — | 10 / — | Jan 16–17, 2027 |
| GDA-LW ↗ Gun Deer - Antlerless/Spike - Lake Whitney SP Rifle | 5% Point builder | — | 30 / — | Dec 7 – Jan 22, 2027 |
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 GDA · Sep 1, 2027 (expected) for EYA. Full fee breakdown.
The country
Boundaries are drawn for orientation only — the written boundary description in the regulations governs.
Who owns the ground
- Other public 814 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 40 | 20 | 50% |
| 2021 | 49 | 30 | 61% |
| 2020 | 49 | 23 | 47% |
| 2019 | 48 | 18 | 38% |
| 2017 | 36 | 32 | 89% |
What people carried (2024 harvest)
- Archery 1 · 5% · 3 hunters, 33% success
- Firearm 19 · 95% · 37 hunters, 51% success
What the agency says about the area
TPWD hunt area type: State Park Unit; 955 acres published as available for TPWD drawn hunts
Source: TPWD Public Hunt Drawing System - All Hunt Category Details (2026-27 season catalog)
Boundary: Texas State Parks Boundaries (TPWD hosted feature layer)
Harvest: TPWD Hunts Harvest Summary, 2024-25 season
Harvest: TPWD Hunts Harvest Summary, 2021-22 season