Texas hunting maps: public land, units and season dates
Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD), Wildlife Division divides Texas into 44 white-tailed Deer Management Units. Across them, about 3.3% of the land is public: state land 1.5%, National Park Service under 1%, Forest Service under 1%.
- 44white-tailed Deer Management Units
- 3.3%public land
- 267,439square miles mapped
- 4general seasons tracked
Units measured Oct 12, 2026 · sources
Who manages Texas’s public land
- U.S. Forest Serviceunder 1%
- National Park Serviceunder 1%
- U.S. Fish and Wildlife Serviceunder 1%
- Department of Defenseunder 1%
- State land (wildlife, trust and natural-resource agencies)1.5%
Share of the area covered by Texas’s white-tailed Deer Management Units.
Public land share per unit. Tap a unit to open it.
All 44 white-tailed Deer Management Units, by public land
Sorted by public land share. Tap a column to re-sort.
| DMU 3 | 12% | 5,279 | state land |
| DMU 4 | 12% | 6,992 | state land |
| DMU 14 | 11% | 8,931 | Forest Service |
| DMU 1 | 10% | 26,751 | National Park Service |
| DMU 2 | 9.9% | 5,660 | state land |
| DMU 13 | 7.1% | 5,522 | Fish & Wildlife Service |
| Urban Valley DMU | 7.1% | 1,674 | Fish & Wildlife Service |
| DMU 23 | 5.5% | 6,285 | Dept. of Defense |
| DMU 9 | 5.1% | 10,279 | Fish & Wildlife Service |
| DMU 10 | 4.5% | 5,734 | Fish & Wildlife Service |
| DMU 28 | 4.1% | 4,575 | state land |
| Urban San Antonio DMU | 4% | 621 | Dept. of Defense |
| DMU 15 | 3.4% | 4,765 | Forest Service |
| 31 West DMU | 2.4% | 3,466 | National Park Service |
| DMU 32 | 2.3% | 5,181 | Forest Service |
| DMU 16 | 2.1% | 1,112 | Dept. of Defense |
| DMU 33 | 1.8% | 16,511 | state land |
| 07 North DMU | 1.7% | 4,616 | Dept. of Defense |
| DMU 18 | 1.4% | 5,086 | state land |
| DMU 24 | 1.2% | 5,040 | Forest Service |
| 19 North DMU | 1.1% | 4,511 | state land |
| DMU 20 | under 1% | 6,027 | state land |
| DMU 12 | under 1% | 4,429 | Fish & Wildlife Service |
| 08 East DMU | under 1% | 13,658 | Fish & Wildlife Service |
| 08 West DMU | under 1% | 7,915 | state land |
| 21 North DMU | under 1% | 1,245 | Forest Service |
| 25 South DMU | under 1% | 2,063 | Dept. of Defense |
| DMU 26 | under 1% | 2,447 | Dept. of Defense |
| DMU 27 | under 1% | 5,282 | state land |
| DMU 5 | under 1% | 7,798 | Bureau of Reclamation |
| DMU 30 | under 1% | 16,712 | state land |
| 31 East DMU | under 1% | 2,854 | state land |
| DMU 6 | under 1% | 4,304 | state land |
| DMU 11 | under 1% | 8,704 | — |
| DMU 17 | under 1% | 5,766 | state land |
| DMU 22 | under 1% | 3,845 | state land |
| DMU 25 | under 1% | 4,231 | state land |
| 29 South DMU | under 1% | 4,730 | Dept. of Defense |
| 07 South DMU | under 1% | 5,037 | — |
| DMU 31 | under 1% | 5,686 | — |
| 19 South DMU | 0% | 4,691 | — |
| DMU 21 | 0% | 2,970 | — |
| 29 North DMU | 0% | 5,255 | — |
| Urban Houston DMU | 0% | 3,198 | — |
Texas hunting season dates, 2026
Statewide general seasons from WikiHunt’s season table (updated Sep 2, 2026). Units, zones and draw hunts can differ, so confirm in the Texas regulations.
| Species | Season | 2026 dates | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Deer | Archery DeerArchery | Sep 28 – Nov 1 | |
| Deer | General Rifle DeerRifle | Nov 2 – Jan 5 | |
| Deer | Muzzleloader DeerMuzzleloader | Jan 6 – Jan 19 | |
| Turkey | Fall TurkeyAny legal weapon | Nov 2 – Jan 5 | Rio Grande turkey — check county regulations |
Questions
How much of Texas is public land?
About 3.3% of the area covered by Texas’s white-tailed Deer Management Units is federal or state public land in USGS PAD-US 4.1, led by State land (wildlife, trust and natural-resource agencies), National Park Service and U.S. Forest Service.
Which Texas units have the most public land?
DMU 3 (12%), DMU 4 (12%), DMU 14 (11%). The full table above sorts every unit.
When is deer season in Texas in 2026?
Archery Deer: Sep 28 – Nov 1; General Rifle Deer: Nov 2 – Jan 5; Muzzleloader Deer: Jan 6 – Jan 19. Unit and zone dates can differ; check the regulations.
Does WikiHunt have property lines for Texas?
Not yet. Property lines cover 12 states today (Alaska, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Minnesota, Montana, North Carolina, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, Washington and Wisconsin). Public land, hunting units and season dates for Texas are free.
Sources
- Unit boundaries: Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD), Wildlife Division.
- Public land: USGS PAD-US 4.1, Fee Managers (public domain), measured per unit on a ~250-cell grid after ~100 m simplification.
- Season dates: WikiHunt’s season table, updated Sep 2, 2026; regulations: tpwd.texas.gov/regulations/outdoor-annual/hunting.