Gus Engeling WMA Public Use Links:
Wildlife Management Area
 

Gus Engeling WMA: Hunting

Phone: (903) 928-2251
Address:
16149 North US Hwy 287
Tennessee Colony, TX 75861

Contact: Kyle Brunson

Dates Open:

Open except for drawn hunts in Fall and Winter. Please call ahead when planning to visit during hunting season.

Dates Closed:

September 29, 2025 through March 9, 2026

Daily On-site Registration is required of all visitors. General public access to the area is during daylight hours through designated legal entry points only and by Annual Public Hunting or Limited Public Use Permits.

Registration is required.

Hunting

Hunting Permitted

Wildlife Management Areas have rules and regulations for hunting not required on private property. Hunters must possess a valid hunting license, the appropriate tags and stamps, as well as the proper public hunting permit. Permits include: Annual Public Hunting Permit (APH), computer drawn Special Permits, and the Regular Permit, which allows daily small game hunting on some areas. Hunters 16 years of age and younger are not required to have a hunting permit, but must have a hunting license and be supervised by a licensed, permitted adult, 18 years of age or older. Hunters and non-hunters must wear hunter orange during daylight hours at any time when firearm hunting for any species is authorized on the unit (except turkeys, waterfowl, and dove). For more details see the rules page for this WMA, the Summary of Fishing and Hunting Regulations and Public Hunting Lands Information and Maps.

Annual Public Hunting on the WMA