Texas Turkey YTS-TL
Youth Only Spring Turkey - Taylor Lakes, Playa Lakes WMA in Taylor Lakes, Playa Lakes WMA, Apr 3–4, 2027. 100% public land, mostly State land.
No longer drawn. The last draw was 2024.
Texas Parks & Wildlife Department held its 2025 turkey draw without YTS-TL. The odds, costs and history below are that record, not an offer.
Your odds at 0 points · 2024 draw
about 1 in 179
Years to draw on points: —
- NR Tags
- 1
- 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
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.
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.
▸ 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 · 2024 Draw
| Points | Chance | Applied | Drew |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0–10 ← you | <1% (small sample) 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, YTS-TL drew no one in 2024, so lower-choice odds are left out.
Draw results: TPWD 2025-2026 Drawn Hunt Catalog, retrieved Sep 1, 2026.
How It Hunted, 2022
| Who | Hunters | Harvest | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| All of Taylor Lakes, Playa Lakes WMA | 0 | 0 | — |
Adding up Texas Parks & Wildlife Department's published lines for Taylor Lakes, Playa Lakes WMA gives 0 hunters and 0 turkey taken in 2022 (sum of published hunt rows). Post-season survey, not draw statistics. Source: TPWD 2022-23 Hunts Harvest Summary, season; TPWD 2020-21 Hunts Harvest Summary, season.
▸ Year-by-Year Numbers 5 draws
The standard draw for nonresidents, one row per year.
| Year | Tags | Applicants | Per Tag | Points Needed | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 1 | — | — | — | TPWD 2025-2026 Drawn Hunt Catalog |
| 2023 | 1 | — | — | — | TPWD 2024-2025 Drawn Hunt Catalog |
| 2022 | 1 | — | — | — | TPWD 2023-2024 YTS category details |
| 2021 | 1 | — | — | — | TPWD 2022-2023 Drawn Hunt Catalog |
| 2020 | — | — | — | — | TPWD 2021-2022 Drawn Hunt Catalog |
▸ Sources 15
- TPWD 2025-2026 Drawn Hunt Catalog draw results, retrieved Sep 1, 2026
- TPWD 2024-2025 Drawn Hunt Catalog earlier draws, retrieved Sep 1, 2026
- TPWD 2023-2024 YTS category details earlier draws, retrieved Sep 1, 2026
- TPWD 2022-2023 Drawn Hunt Catalog earlier draws, retrieved Sep 1, 2026
- TPWD 2021-2022 Drawn Hunt Catalog earlier draws, 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 2026-2027 Drawn Hunt Catalog seasons, retrieved Sep 1, 2026
- TPWD 2022-23 Hunts Harvest Summary, season harvest, retrieved Sep 1, 2026
- TPWD 2020-21 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 WMA Boundaries for Public Distribution 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 2024 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 turkey hunts