Urban San Antonio DMU: public land and hunting map
Urban San Antonio DMU is one of Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD), Wildlife Division’s 44 white-tailed Deer Management Units in Texas. It covers about 621 square miles (397,493 acres), and roughly 4% of it is public land: Dept. of Defense 3.8%, National Park Service under 1%.
- 4%public land
- 621square miles
- 15,900public acres
- 4neighbouring units
Measured Oct 12, 2026 from agency boundaries and USGS PAD-US 4.1 · sources and method
Who manages the land
- National Park Serviceunder 1%
- Department of Defense3.8%
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.
Units next to Urban San Antonio DMU
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.
| Species | Season | 2026 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 Urban San Antonio DMU is public land?
About 4% of Urban San Antonio DMU (15,900 of 397,493 acres) is federal or state public land in USGS PAD-US 4.1, mostly Department of Defense and National Park Service. Public land is not always open land: check access and closures before you go.
Who manages the land in Urban San Antonio DMU?
Department of Defense: 3.8%; National Park Service: under 1%. The rest is private, tribal, local government or other land.
Which units border Urban San Antonio DMU?
07 North DMU, 08 East DMU, 08 West DMU and DMU 11.
Where are the season dates and rules for Urban San Antonio DMU?
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.