Texas Hunting Leases

According to an article in the Lufkin Daily News,  The U.S. Forest Service is offering a limitied number of permits to hunt antlerless deer during the general deer season from November 3, 2007 through Janueary 6, 2008.  Applications are available online at www.fs.fed.us/r8/texas and only one application is allowed per hunter.  Hunters are selected by a random drawing to be held in mid-October.

Youth participating in the general season public hunts by special permit must apply for “youth only permits” if they are between the ages of 8 and 16 at the time of application. The words “youth only permit” must be on the application, along with applicant’s 2007-2008 hunting license number and specific hunting area.

Hunting areas include:

Davy Crockett National Forest
1. Alabama Creek WMA (annual public hunting permit and seasonal hunting license required)

Sam Houston National Forest
1. Sam Houston WMA: (annual public hunting permit and seasonal hunting license required) There are no zone divisions in the Sam Houston National Forest.

Angelina National Forest
1. Bannister WMA: (annual public hunting permit and seasonal hunting license required)

Sabine National Forest
1. Moore Plantation WMA: (annual public hunting permit and seasonal hunting license required)

Caddo National Grasslands – WMA: (annual public hunting permit and seasonal hunting license required)

LBJ National Grasslands: (seasonal hunting license required) There are no zone divisions on the LBJ National Grasslands.

Hunters without Internet access may mail a regulation sized postal card to:

Antlerless Deer Permit
U.S. Forest Service
415 S. First St. Ste. 110
Lufkin, TX 75901-3801

The postcard must contain: Name of hunter; address; current hunting license number; and the specific hunting area permit desired.

The antlerless deer hunt is coordinated by the U.S. Forest Service, a federal agency, and the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department, a state agency, in an effort to balance the deer population with the available food and natural cover in the national forests and grasslands. Hunters are reminded a hunter orange cap and hunter orange vest must be worn when hunting.