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Texas Deer YDE-MY

Youth Only Gun Deer - Either Sex - Gene Howe WMA - Pat Murphy Unit in Gene Howe WMA - Pat Murphy Unit, rifle only, Nov 8–9, 2025. 100% public land, mostly State land.

No longer drawn. The last draw was 2021.

Texas Parks & Wildlife Department held its 2025 deer draw without YDE-MY. The odds, costs and history below are that record, not an offer.

Your odds at 0 points · 2021 draw

3% (small sample) Point builder

about 1 in 30

Years to draw on points: —

NR Tags
—
Applicants
—
Success
—

First-choice nonresidents.

Points Needed to Draw

No cut was published in enough years to chart one.

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

Cost to Apply
$3
If You Miss
$3
If You Draw
$318

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
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Details

Odds by Point Level · 2021 Draw

Points Chance Applied Drew
0–10 ← you 3% (small sample) — —

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, YDE-MY drew no one in 2021, so lower-choice odds are left out.

Draw results: TPWD 2022-2023 Drawn Hunt Catalog, retrieved Sep 1, 2026.

How It Hunted, 2025

WhoHuntersHarvestSuccess
All of Gene Howe WMA - Pat Murphy Unit · white-tailed deer 0 0 —

Adding up Texas Parks & Wildlife Department's published lines for Gene Howe WMA - Pat Murphy Unit gives 0 hunters and 0 white-tailed deer taken in 2025 (sum of published weapon rows). Post-season survey, not draw statistics. Source: TPWD 2025-26 Hunts Harvest Summary, season; TPWD 2022-23 Hunts Harvest Summary, season.

▸ Year-by-Year Numbers 2 draws

The standard draw for nonresidents, one row per year.

Year Tags Applicants Per Tag Points Needed Source
2021 — — — — TPWD 2022-2023 Drawn Hunt Catalog
2020 — — — — TPWD 2021-2022 Drawn Hunt Catalog
▸ 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.

.22-250 Remington from $0.98/rd .223 Remington from $0.43/rd .243 Winchester from $1.11/rd .25-06 Remington from $1.82/rd 6.5 Creedmoor from $1.01/rd 6.5 Grendel from $0.72/rd .270 Winchester from $0.15/rd 7mm-08 Remington from $1.84/rd 7mm Remington Magnum from $2.05/rd .30-06 Springfield from $1.11/rd .300 AAC Blackout from $0.60/rd .300 Winchester Magnum from $1.25/rd .30-30 Winchester from $1.08/rd .308 Winchester from $0.82/rd .338 Winchester Magnum from $2.61/rd .350 Legend from $1.10/rd .35 Whelen .360 Buckhammer .400 Legend .444 Marlin .450 Bushmaster from $2.02/rd .45-70 Government from $1.97/rd .50 Beowulf
▸ Sources 14
  1. TPWD 2022-2023 Drawn Hunt Catalog draw results, retrieved Sep 1, 2026
  2. TPWD 2021-2022 Drawn Hunt Catalog earlier draws, retrieved Sep 1, 2026
  3. TPWD 2026 Drawn Hunts draw rules, retrieved Sep 1, 2026
  4. TPWD 2026 Drawn Hunts fees, retrieved Sep 1, 2026
  5. TPWD 2026 Outdoor Annual fees, retrieved Sep 1, 2026
  6. TPWD 2025-2026 Drawn Hunt Catalog seasons, retrieved Sep 1, 2026
  7. TPWD 2025-26 Hunts Harvest Summary, season harvest, retrieved Sep 1, 2026
  8. TPWD 2022-23 Hunts Harvest Summary, season harvest, retrieved Sep 1, 2026
  9. TPWD 2021-22 Hunts Harvest Summary, season harvest, retrieved Sep 1, 2026
  10. TPWD 2020-21 Hunts Harvest Summary, season harvest, retrieved Sep 1, 2026
  11. TPWD 2019-20 Hunts Harvest Summary, season harvest, retrieved Sep 1, 2026
  12. TPWD 2018-19 Hunts Harvest Summary, season harvest, retrieved Sep 1, 2026
  13. TPWD 2026 WMA Boundaries for Public Distribution boundary, retrieved Sep 1, 2026
  14. 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 2021 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