Texas Turkey NTS-UE
National Refuge Spring Turkey - Lower Rio Grande Valley NWR - East Lake in Lower Rio Grande Valley NWR - East Lake, Apr 2–4, 2027, Apr 9–11, 2027.
New for 2025
The 2025 draw is the first on record for NTS-UE: Texas Parks & Wildlife Department did not offer this hunt code in earlier years, so the year-by-year table has one row and there is no point-creep trend to project yet. The odds shown are that one draw's actual results, not an estimate.
Your odds at 0 points · 2025 draw
about 1 in 154
Years to draw on points: —
- NR Tags
- 8
- Applicants
- —
- Success
- —
First-choice nonresidents.
Points Needed to Draw
One draw on file (2025), 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
Closes Nov 1 · 15 daysno 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.
Optional, not counted above: Upland Game Bird Endorsement (Item 167) - required to hunt wild turkey (not usable with the Non-resident Special 5-Day license) $7.
- Opens
- Jul 1, 2026
- Closes
- Nov 1, 2026
- Results
- about Nov 4
Next application window: Open Jul 1 – Nov 1, 2026.
▸ 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
Texas Parks & Wildlife Department publishes no mapped boundary for Lower Rio Grande Valley NWR - East Lake.
Lower Rio Grande Valley NWR - East Lake in full →Details
Odds by Point Level · 2025 Draw
| Points | Chance | Applied | Drew |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0–10 ← you | <1% 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, NTS-UE drew no one in 2025, so lower-choice odds are left out.
Draw results: TPWD 2026-2027 Drawn Hunt Catalog, retrieved Sep 1, 2026.
Seasons, 2026
- Apr 2–4, 2027 One Turkey; Gobbler or Bearded Hen TPWD 2026-2027 Drawn Hunt Catalog
- Apr 9–11, 2027 One Turkey; Gobbler or Bearded Hen TPWD 2026-2027 Drawn Hunt Catalog
▸ Year-by-Year Numbers 1 draw
The standard draw for nonresidents, one row per year.
| Year | Tags | Applicants | Per Tag | Points Needed | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 8 | — | — | — | TPWD 2026-2027 Drawn Hunt Catalog |
▸ Sources 4
- TPWD 2026-2027 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
About These Numbers
Odds are from the 2025 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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