Bargain Hunting: TPWD program offers cheap shots at high quality hunts, around 9,400 permits available

The beginning of another long-line of fall hunting seasons is still several months away, but there is no time like the present to start thinking about your options. Plenty of good ones are up for grabs this year through the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department’s “Drawn Hunt” program.

In my book, the program represents a great opportunity to participate in what may be the best low cost, high quality hunting option available to Texas hunters.

Each year, the lottery- style program awards thousands of permits that allow hunters to go after all sorts of wild game on well managed public lands that typically see limited hunting traffic.