2019 - 2020 Official Rules
- The 2019 - 2020 Big Time Texas Hunts will include the following guided hunt packages:
- Texas Grand Slam (one winner of four separate hunts for big game, with non-hunting companion)
- Texas Nilgai Antelope Safari (one winner of a hunt, with one hunting guest)
- Texas Exotic Safari (one winner of a hunt for exotics, with one hunting guest)
- Texas Whitetail Bonanza (five winners of a hunt for buck white-tailed deer, with each winner permitted to bring one hunting guest)
- Texas Waterfowl Adventure (one winner of two separate hunts for waterfowl, with up to three hunting guests on each hunt)
- Texas Big Time Bird Hunt (one winner of three separate hunts for game birds, with three hunting guests on the dove and quail hunts, and one hunting guest on the spring turkey hunt)
- Texas Premium Buck Hunt (one winner of a hunt for buck white-tailed deer, with one hunting guest)
- Texas Gator Hunt (one winner of a hunt for an alligator, with one hunting guest)
- Texas Wild Hog Adventure (one winner of a hunt for feral hog, with up to three hunting guests)
- Ultimate Mule Deer Hunt (one winner of a hunt for buck mule deer with one hunting guest)
- Online at www.tpwd.texas.gov/buy
- By visiting any of approximately 1,700 retail establishments which sell Texas hunting and fishing licenses.
- By calling toll-free 1-800-TX LIC 4 U (1-800-895-4248). You can pay with Discover, Mastercard or Visa; or
- Print out the order form
(PDF 66.4 KB). Mail check or money order (do not send cash). Include the "type" number of the hunt package(s).
- Texas Grand Slam – mule deer and white-tailed deer hunts will be during the fall and winter of 2019 - 2020; desert bighorn sheep hunt will be during the fall and winter of 2019 - 2020 or as determined by availability of the next harvestable sheep; pronghorn hunt will be during the fall of 2020.
- Texas Nilgai Antelope Safari – the hunt will take place during the fall or winter of 2019, or spring of 2020.
- Texas Exotic Safari – tentatively scheduled to take place during January or February of 2020.
- Texas Whitetail Bonanza – each of the hunts will take place during the fall and winter of 2019 - 2020.
- Texas Waterfowl Adventure – each of the waterfowl hunts will take place during the fall and winter of 2019 - 2020.
- Texas Big Time Bird Hunt – the turkey hunt will be during the spring of 2020; the dove hunt will be during the fall of 2019; the Quail hunt will be held during the fall and winter of 2019 - 2020.
- Texas Premium Buck Hunt – the hunt will take place during the fall and winter of 2019 - 2020.
- Texas Gator Hunt – the hunts will take place during September 2020.
- Texas Wild Hog Adventure – the hunt will take place during on mutually agreeable dates during the 2019 - 2020 license year.
- Texas Ultimate Mule Deer Hunt – the hunt will take place during December 2019.
- Texas Grand Slam – winner may bring one non-hunting companion to accompany them on each of the four hunts. The extent to which the companion is allowed to accompany the winner in the field may be restricted at times, as determined by the guide, in order to execute a successful hunt.
- Texas Nilgai Antelope Safari – winner may bring one hunting guest who may fully participate in hunting activities.
- Texas Exotic Safari – winner may bring one hunting guest to accompany them during the hunt. The hunting guest will be allowed to harvest one management exotic.
- Texas Whitetail Bonanza – each winner may bring one hunting guest who may fully participate in hunting activities.
- Texas Waterfowl Adventure – winner may bring up to three hunting guests on each of the two hunts who may fully participate in hunting activities.
- Texas Big Time Bird Hunt – winner may bring up to three hunting guests on the dove and quail hunts, and one hunting guest on the turkey hunt. The hunting guests may fully participate in hunting activities.
- Texas Premium Buck Hunt – winner may bring one hunting guest who may fully participate in hunting activities.
- Texas Gator Hunt – winner may bring one hunting guest who may fully participate in hunting activities.
- Texas Wild Hog Adventure – winner may bring up to three hunting guests who may fully participate in hunting activities.
- Texas Ultimate Mule Deer Hunt – winner may bring one hunting guest who may fully participate in hunting activities.