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Youth Only Gun Deer - Either Sex - Inks Lake/Longhorn Caverns SP · Inks Lake/Longhorn Caverns SP
- What you may take
- Youth Only Gun Deer - Either Sex - Inks Lake/Longhorn Caverns SP
- Weapon
- Rifle
- Season (2026)
- Dec 4–6, 2026
- Tags (2025)
- 7
- Hunter success here (2025)
- 100%
- of everyone who hunted the area
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Odds by point level — 2025 draw
Prior-draw probability for a first-choice nonresident applicant. 7 tags. Source: 2026-2027 Drawn Hunt Catalog · section IL-Youth-Only-Gun-Deer---Eith....
| Points | Your chance | Applicants | Drawn |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0–10 | 4% the pool average — a floor for anyone holding points, since each point adds entries | — | — |
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. How we compute these.
What it costs (2026 nonresident fees)
Next application window (YDE): opens Jul 1, closes Sep 1, 2027 (expected) · results ~September 3. Last cycle's schedule rolled forward — confirm when the agency publishes.
Point creep & years to draw
Insufficient history (0 of 3 draws) — a creep trend needs at least three draw years with a published drew-out level.
Seasons (2026)
How this tag has hunted
Across every license type in Inks Lake/Longhorn Caverns SP, Texas Parks & Wildlife Department counted 30 hunters and 30 deer taken in 2025 — 100% of them killed something. Full Inks Lake/Longhorn Caverns SP profile: maps, public land, five years of harvest →
Post-season survey, not draw statistics. Source: TPWD Hunts Harvest Summary, 2025-26 season TPWD Hunts Harvest Summary, 2024-25 season
Year by year
The standard draw for nonresidents, one row per year.
| Year | Tags | Applicants | Applicants per tag | Points needed | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 7 | — | — | — | 2026-2027 Drawn Hunt Catalog · section IL-Youth-Only-Gun-Deer---Eith... |
| 2024 | 7 | — | — | — | 2025-2026 Drawn Hunt Catalog... · section IL-Youth-Only-Gun-Deer---Eith... |
| 2023 | 7 | — | — | — | 2024-2025 Drawn Hunt Catalog... · section IL-Youth-Only-Gun-Deer---Eith... |
| 2022 | 7 | — | — | — | YDE category details 2023-2024... · section IL |
| 2021 | 7 | — | — | — | 2022-2023 Drawn Hunt Catalog... · section IL-Youth-Only-Gun-Deer---Eith... |
| 2020 | — | — | — | — | 2021-2022 Drawn Hunt Catalog... · section IL |
Other licenses valid in Inks Lake/Longhorn Caverns SP
Legal cartridges for deer in Texas
From the Texas hunting laws rules on file for a rifle. "Depends" means the rule turns on your specific load — check the state page.
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How to read these numbers
Every percentage on this page is a prior-draw probability: the chance an applicant with that many points would have drawn in the draw year shown, computed from the agency's published results. It is not a forecast — quotas, applicant numbers, and point creep change every year. Every figure links to the agency document it came from. Where a state does not publish a number, we show a dash, never a zero. Hunts with fewer than five tags show counts instead of percentages. Fees show the fee year used. Read the methodology for the engine details.
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This page is informational only. Draw rules, quotas, fees, and deadlines are set by the state agency and change by commission action — confirm everything on the agency's own site before you apply, and apply through the agency, not here. We disclaim all liability for reliance on this page.