Overview

  • Online-only applications.
  • Application deadlines on the 1st and 15th of each month.
  • Email notification will be sent to drawn applicants.
  • Your License ID number is your identifier.
  • Pay with credit card on secure website.
  • Check status of application at any time.
  • Permits purchased online and sent by email.

Detailed Information About the System

  1. Loyalty Points
    Formerly known as Preference Points
  2. Fees
    Application fees, permit fees
  3. Age Requirements
    Minimum age requirements for public hunts
  4. Youth and Youth/Adult Hunts
    Hunter education requirements, permits and fees
  5. Public Hunting Regulations
    Means restrictions, hunt methods, bag limits, prohibited acts
  6. Secondary Draw and Standby Permits
    Secondary draw process, standby instructions
  7. If You Are Drawn
    Before your hunt, cancellation of hunts, provisions for disabled hunters
  8. Previous Years Statistics
    Public hunt special permit statistics from previous years
  9. FAQs
    Frequently asked questions about the Texas drawn hunts system and application process

Additional Hunting Opportunities
Big Time Texas Hunts     Annual Public Hunting Permit

Secure Online Ordering
Throughout the transaction, sensitive personal information and credit card numbers are processed securely. The site is certified by Verisign. The Public Hunt Drawing System does not maintain credit card numbers on file after order processing.

Multiple Purchases
You can purchase applications or permits for yourself or additional individuals in a single transaction.

Online Payment
Visa, MasterCard, and Discover are accepted. Payment for this transaction will be processed by Texas.gov, the official website of Texas. The price of this service includes funds paid to Texas.gov that support the ongoing operations and enhancements of Texas.gov, which is provided by a third party in partnership with the State. For example, if the transaction amount is $100, the total amount due will be $102.51.

Online Order Confirmation
A confirmation for your order will be emailed to the billing email address that you specify.

Warning
If you are applying for a hunt for a person other than yourself, you are confirming that you have the authority or consent of that person to apply for a hunt and to view that person's information. Under section Penal Code section 32.51, it is a state jail felony to use identifying information of another person without that person's consent.