Texas Deer YDA-HS
Youth Only Gun Deer - Antlerless/Spike - Hill Country SNA in Hill Country SNA, rifle only, Dec 27–29, 2021. 100% public land, mostly State land.
No longer drawn. The last draw was 2020.
Texas Parks & Wildlife Department held its 2025 deer draw without YDA-HS. The odds, costs and history below are that record, not an offer.
Your odds at 0 points · 2020 draw
about 1 in 34
Years to draw on points: —
- NR Tags
- —
- Applicants
- —
- Success
- 46%
First-choice nonresidents. Success: all hunters in Hill Country SNA, 2025.
Points Needed to Draw
One draw on file (2020), so there is no trend to chart yet.
Bonus points (cubed) — no cut to track: each point adds entries to the draw rather than a place in line.
What It Costs · 2026 NR Fees
no separate tag fee on file
The $3 Drawn hunt application fee, per adult per application (standard Special Permit and NWR categories) is not refunded. Drawing adds the $315 Non-resident General Hunting License (Item 105) - required to hunt deer, mule deer, pronghorn or bighorn sheep; the Upland Game Bird Endorsement for turkey may not be used with the cheaper 5-day license.
▸ Every Fee, With Sources
- Drawn hunt application fee, per adult per application (standard Special Permit and NWR categories) · paid at application $3 TPWD 2026 Drawn Hunts
- Non-resident General Hunting License (Item 105) - required to hunt deer, mule deer, pronghorn or bighorn sheep; the Upland Game Bird Endorsement for turkey may not be used with the cheaper 5-day license · paid if drawn $315 TPWD 2026 Outdoor Annual
Details
Odds by Point Level · 2020 Draw
| Points | Chance | Applied | Drew |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0–10 ← you | 3% pool average: a floor with points | — | — |
Unweighted tags ÷ applicants — state did not publish pools. Texas Parks & Wildlife Department publishes no per-level counts for this hunt; each point adds entries (points³ + 1), so the pool average is a floor for anyone holding points and an overstatement for a first-year applicant. As a lower choice, YDA-HS drew no one in 2020, so lower-choice odds are left out.
Draw results: TPWD 2021-2022 Drawn Hunt Catalog, retrieved Sep 1, 2026.
How It Hunted, 2025
| Who | Hunters | Harvest | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| All of Hill Country SNA · white-tailed deer | 54 | 25 | 46% |
Adding up Texas Parks & Wildlife Department's published lines for Hill Country SNA gives 54 hunters and 25 white-tailed deer taken in 2025, and 46% of them took a deer (sum of published weapon rows). Post-season survey, not draw statistics. Source: TPWD 2025-26 Hunts Harvest Summary, season; TPWD 2024-25 Hunts Harvest Summary, season.
▸ Year-by-Year Numbers 1 draw
The standard draw for nonresidents, one row per year.
| Year | Tags | Applicants | Per Tag | Points Needed | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | — | — | — | — | TPWD 2021-2022 Drawn Hunt Catalog |
Other Licenses Valid in Hill Country SNA
- GDA-HS Gun Deer - Antlerless/Spike - Hill Country SNA Nov 9 – Jan 21 · 36 tags 3%
- YDE-HS Youth Only Gun Deer - Either Sex - Hill Country SNAYouth only Nov 23 – Dec 23 · 24 tags 20%
Odds at your points, nonresident. * fewer than 5 tags.
▸ Legal Cartridges 23 on file for Texas deer
23 cartridges on file are legal for deer with a rifle in Texas. Rules and sources: Texas hunting laws.
▸ Sources 15
- TPWD 2021-2022 Drawn Hunt Catalog draw results, seasons, retrieved Sep 1, 2026
- TPWD 2026 Drawn Hunts draw rules, retrieved Sep 1, 2026
- TPWD 2026 Drawn Hunts fees, retrieved Sep 1, 2026
- TPWD 2026 Outdoor Annual fees, retrieved Sep 1, 2026
- TPWD 2025-26 Hunts Harvest Summary, season harvest, retrieved Sep 1, 2026
- TPWD 2024-25 Hunts Harvest Summary, season harvest, retrieved Sep 1, 2026
- TPWD 2023-24 Hunts Harvest Summary, season harvest, retrieved Sep 1, 2026
- TPWD 2022-23 Hunts Harvest Summary, season harvest, retrieved Sep 1, 2026
- TPWD 2021-22 Hunts Harvest Summary, season harvest, retrieved Sep 1, 2026
- TPWD 2020-21 Hunts Harvest Summary, season harvest, retrieved Sep 1, 2026
- TPWD 2019-20 Hunts Harvest Summary, season harvest, retrieved Sep 1, 2026
- TPWD 2018-19 Hunts Harvest Summary, season harvest, retrieved Sep 1, 2026
- TPWD 2017-18 Hunts Harvest Summary, season harvest, retrieved Sep 1, 2026
- TPWD 2026 State Parks Boundaries boundary, retrieved Sep 1, 2026
- U.S. Geological Survey, Gap Analysis Project 2023 PAD-US 4.0 State Downloads land ownership, retrieved Sep 1, 2026
About These Numbers
Odds are from the 2020 draw, the latest on file, computed from Texas Parks & Wildlife Department's published results (unweighted tags ÷ applicants — state did not publish pools). They are what happened in that draw, not a forecast. Under five tags a percentage carries a *, because one applicant either way swings it. A dash means the agency did not publish the number, and a date marked expected is last cycle's schedule rolled forward. How we compute these.
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Prior-draw odds from Texas Parks & Wildlife Department's results, not a forecast · Methodology · All Texas deer hunts