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DMU 18: public land and hunting map

DMU 18 is one of Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD), Wildlife Division’s 44 white-tailed Deer Management Units in Texas. It covers about 5,086 square miles (3,255,287 acres), and roughly 1.4% of it is public land: state land under 1%, Forest Service under 1%, Dept. of Defense under 1%.

Measured Oct 12, 2026 from agency boundaries and USGS PAD-US 4.1 · sources and method

Who manages the land

  • U.S. Forest Serviceunder 1%
  • Department of Defenseunder 1%
  • State land (wildlife, trust and natural-resource agencies)under 1%

Share of the unit’s area. Federal agencies plus state wildlife, trust and natural-resource land, as the WikiHunt map classifies it. The rest is private, tribal, local or other land.

Outline of DMU 18 and the units around itDMU 15 · 3.4% publicDMU 16 · 2.1% publicDMU 17 · under 1% public19 North DMU · 1.1% publicDMU 21 · 0% public21 North DMU · under 1% public
DMU 18 in orange; neighbours shaded by public land share (darker = more public). Tap a neighbour to open it.

Units next to DMU 18

Texas season dates, 2026

Statewide general seasons. Many units have their own dates, quotas or draw-only hunts, so check the unit in the regulations before you go.

SpeciesSeason2026 dates
Deer Archery Deer Sep 28 – Nov 1
Deer General Rifle Deer Nov 2 – Jan 5
Deer Muzzleloader Deer Jan 6 – Jan 19
Turkey Fall Turkey Nov 2 – Jan 5

Full notes on the Texas page · Texas regulations.

Questions

How much of DMU 18 is public land?

About 1.4% of DMU 18 (45,574 of 3,255,287 acres) is federal or state public land in USGS PAD-US 4.1, mostly State land (wildlife, trust and natural-resource agencies), U.S. Forest Service and Department of Defense. Public land is not always open land: check access and closures before you go.

Who manages the land in DMU 18?

State land (wildlife, trust and natural-resource agencies): under 1%; U.S. Forest Service: under 1%; Department of Defense: under 1%. The rest is private, tribal, local government or other land.

Which units border DMU 18?

DMU 15, DMU 16, DMU 17, 19 North DMU, DMU 21 and 21 North DMU.

Where are the season dates and rules for DMU 18?

Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD), Wildlife Division sets them. Start at the Texas hunting regulations. WikiHunt shows the statewide general seasons on the Texas page and in the app.

Sources and method

  • Boundary: Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD), Wildlife Division, the same layer the WikiHunt map draws.
  • Public land: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US) 4.1, Fee Managers layer (public domain).
  • Method: the unit and PAD-US polygons are simplified to about 100 m and measured on a grid of about 250 cells across the unit, so overlapping records are counted once. Expect about ±1 percentage point.
  • Season dates: WikiHunt’s season table, updated Sep 2, 2026, checked against each state’s published regulations. Dates change; the regulations win.
  • Last updated: Oct 12, 2026. Spotted a mistake? Tell us.