Texas Deer — Neches River NWR - Dead Water Unit
Neches River NWR - Dead Water Unit
The 2025 draw put up 60 tags here.
Your chance of drawing here
Every deer license type on offer in Neches River NWR - Dead Water Unit, 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-
19% Long shot
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5% Point builder
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8% Point builder
| Hunt | Your odds (0 pts) | Points needed | Tags / applicants | Season |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NAD-UO ↗ National Refuge Archery Deer - Neches River NWR - Dead Water Unit Archery | 19% Long shot | — | 60 / — | Oct 16 – Nov 5, 2026 |
| NGA-UO ↗ National Refuge Deer Antlerless/Spike - Neches River NWR - Dead Water Unit Rifle | 5% Point builder | — | 32 / — | Nov 20–22, 2026 |
| NGE-UO ↗ National Refuge General Deer - Neches River NWR - Dead Water Unit Rifle | 8% Point builder | — | 40 / — | Dec 4–13, 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 NGE · Oct 1, 2026 for NGA · Oct 15, 2026 for NMD · Sep 1, 2027 (expected) for NAD. Full fee breakdown.
Other licenses valid in Neches River NWR - Dead Water Unit
Not in the table above because they had no result in the 2025 draw.
The country
Texas Parks & Wildlife Department does not publish a mapped boundary for Neches River NWR - Dead Water Unit, so there is no map to draw.
What the agency says about the area
Named tract within the refuge; USFWS publishes refuge-level boundaries only, so no polygon of the tract itself is available
Source: TPWD Public Hunt Drawing System - All Hunt Category Details (2026-27 season catalog)