Wildlife Management Area
Guadalupe Delta WMA
- Annual Public Hunting Permit
- Limited Draw Hunt
About this property
7,411.34 acres in four units where the Guadalupe River spreads into its delta, across Calhoun, Victoria and Refugio counties. Most of it is freshwater marsh that floods off the river and its bayous, with narrow corridors of pecan, black willow and green ash following the smaller channels.
Huntable species (13)
Seasons and bag limits (94)
These need no draw. You still need the right licence and permit, and the seasons below are the ones published for this property.
DoveGuadalupe River Unit
| Quarry | Bag | Legal means |
|---|---|---|
| Dove | 15 combinedNo more than 2 white-tipped doves within the daily aggregate. | ShotgunShotguns with non-toxic shot only. |
Each day of South Zone Dove season. Hunting is permitted inside dove hunting areas only.
| Quarry | Bag | Legal means |
|---|---|---|
| Dove | 15 combinedNo more than 2 white-tipped doves within the daily aggregate. | ShotgunShotguns with non-toxic shot only. |
Each day of South Zone Dove season. Hunting is permitted inside dove hunting areas only.
DoveHynes Bay Unit
| Quarry | Bag | Legal means |
|---|---|---|
| Dove | 15 combinedNo more than 2 white-tipped doves within the daily aggregate. | ShotgunShotguns with non-toxic shot only. |
Each day of South Zone Dove season. Hunting is permitted inside dove hunting areas only.
| Quarry | Bag | Legal means |
|---|---|---|
| Dove | 15 combinedNo more than 2 white-tipped doves within the daily aggregate. | ShotgunShotguns with non-toxic shot only. |
Each day of South Zone Dove season. Hunting is permitted inside dove hunting areas only.
WaterfowlMission Lake Unit
| Quarry | Bag | Legal means |
|---|---|---|
| Waterfowl | See Outdoor Annual | Refer to the APH Map Booklet |
| Coots | 15 combined | Refer to the APH Map Booklet |
| Dove | 15 combinedNo more than 2 white-tipped doves within the daily aggregate. | Refer to the APH Map Booklet |
| Gallinule | 15 combined | Refer to the APH Map Booklet |
| Geese | See Outdoor Annual | Refer to the APH Map Booklet |
| Rail | See Outdoor Annual | Refer to the APH Map Booklet |
| Snipe | 8 combined | Refer to the APH Map Booklet |
Entire area (including the Buffalo Lake Compartment): Saturdays and Sundays of the Early Teal season and Saturdays and the last Sunday of each split of the South Zone Duck season. Buffalo Lake Compartment only: additional hunting by on-site registration on Tuesdays and Thursdays of these seasons - check in first, access begins at 4:00 a.m., park in the designated numbered parking area for the numbered hunt site used. All hunters must check in and out, complete OSR, and be off the area by noon.
May be taken during the waterfowl hunts provided the seasons are open for these species.
| Quarry | Bag | Legal means |
|---|---|---|
| Waterfowl | See Outdoor Annual | Refer to the APH Map Booklet |
| Coots | 15 combined | Refer to the APH Map Booklet |
| Dove | 15 combinedNo more than 2 white-tipped doves within the daily aggregate. | Refer to the APH Map Booklet |
| Gallinule | 15 combined | Refer to the APH Map Booklet |
| Geese | See Outdoor Annual | Refer to the APH Map Booklet |
| Rail | See Outdoor Annual | Refer to the APH Map Booklet |
| Snipe | 8 combined | Refer to the APH Map Booklet |
Entire area (including the Buffalo Lake Compartment): Saturdays and Sundays of the Early Teal season and Saturdays and the last Sunday of each split of the South Zone Duck season. Buffalo Lake Compartment only: additional hunting by on-site registration on Tuesdays and Thursdays of these seasons - check in first, access begins at 4:00 a.m., park in the designated numbered parking area for the numbered hunt site used. All hunters must check in and out, complete OSR, and be off the area by noon.
May be taken during the waterfowl hunts provided the seasons are open for these species.
| Quarry | Bag | Legal means |
|---|---|---|
| Waterfowl | See Outdoor Annual | Refer to the APH Map Booklet |
| Coots | 15 combined | Refer to the APH Map Booklet |
| Dove | 15 combinedNo more than 2 white-tipped doves within the daily aggregate. | Refer to the APH Map Booklet |
| Gallinule | 15 combined | Refer to the APH Map Booklet |
| Geese | See Outdoor Annual | Refer to the APH Map Booklet |
| Rail | See Outdoor Annual | Refer to the APH Map Booklet |
| Snipe | 8 combined | Refer to the APH Map Booklet |
Entire area (including the Buffalo Lake Compartment): Saturdays and Sundays of the Early Teal season and Saturdays and the last Sunday of each split of the South Zone Duck season. Buffalo Lake Compartment only: additional hunting by on-site registration on Tuesdays and Thursdays of these seasons - check in first, access begins at 4:00 a.m., park in the designated numbered parking area for the numbered hunt site used. All hunters must check in and out, complete OSR, and be off the area by noon.
May be taken during the waterfowl hunts provided the seasons are open for these species.
WaterfowlHynes Bay Unit
| Quarry | Bag | Legal means |
|---|---|---|
| Waterfowl | See Outdoor Annual | Refer to the APH Map Booklet |
| Gallinule | 15 combined | Non-toxic shot only. |
| Rails | See Outdoor Annual | Non-toxic shot only. |
| Snipe | 8 combined | Non-toxic shot only. |
All waterfowl hunters must exit by noon. Hunting is allowed each day of the Early Teal, South Zone Duck, and Eastern Zone Goose seasons. Hunting parties may access Townsend Bayou and Goose Roost Lake via boat but must walk to hunt areas in the Hynes Bay and Guadalupe River units (Zone B) - no boat access to ponds containing designated hunt sites.
May be taken only on waterfowl hunt dates that occur during the open seasons for these species.
| Quarry | Bag | Legal means |
|---|---|---|
| Waterfowl | See Outdoor Annual | Refer to the APH Map Booklet |
| Gallinule | 15 combined | Non-toxic shot only. |
| Rails | See Outdoor Annual | Non-toxic shot only. |
| Snipe | 8 combined | Non-toxic shot only. |
All waterfowl hunters must exit by noon. Hunting is allowed each day of the Early Teal, South Zone Duck, and Eastern Zone Goose seasons. Hunting parties may access Townsend Bayou and Goose Roost Lake via boat but must walk to hunt areas in the Hynes Bay and Guadalupe River units (Zone B) - no boat access to ponds containing designated hunt sites.
May be taken only on waterfowl hunt dates that occur during the open seasons for these species.
| Quarry | Bag | Legal means |
|---|---|---|
| Waterfowl | See Outdoor Annual | Refer to the APH Map Booklet |
| Gallinule | 15 combined | Non-toxic shot only. |
| Rails | See Outdoor Annual | Non-toxic shot only. |
| Snipe | 8 combined | Non-toxic shot only. |
All waterfowl hunters must exit by noon. Hunting is allowed each day of the Early Teal, South Zone Duck, and Eastern Zone Goose seasons. Hunting parties may access Townsend Bayou and Goose Roost Lake via boat but must walk to hunt areas in the Hynes Bay and Guadalupe River units (Zone B) - no boat access to ponds containing designated hunt sites.
May be taken only on waterfowl hunt dates that occur during the open seasons for these species.
| Quarry | Bag | Legal means |
|---|---|---|
| Waterfowl | See Outdoor Annual | Refer to the APH Map Booklet |
| Gallinule | 15 combined | Non-toxic shot only. |
| Rails | See Outdoor Annual | Non-toxic shot only. |
| Snipe | 8 combined | Non-toxic shot only. |
All waterfowl hunters must exit by noon. Hunting is allowed each day of the Early Teal, South Zone Duck, and Eastern Zone Goose seasons. Hunting parties may access Townsend Bayou and Goose Roost Lake via boat but must walk to hunt areas in the Hynes Bay and Guadalupe River units (Zone B) - no boat access to ponds containing designated hunt sites.
May be taken only on waterfowl hunt dates that occur during the open seasons for these species.
WaterfowlGuadalupe River Unit
| Quarry | Bag | Legal means |
|---|---|---|
| Waterfowl | See Outdoor Annual | Refer to the APH Map Booklet |
| Gallinule | 15 combined | Non-toxic shot only. |
| Rails | See Outdoor Annual | Non-toxic shot only. |
| Snipe | 8 combined | Non-toxic shot only. |
All waterfowl hunters must exit by noon. Hunting is allowed each day of the Early Teal, South Zone Duck, and Eastern Zone Goose seasons. Hunting parties may access Townsend Bayou and Goose Roost Lake via boat but must walk to hunt areas in the Hynes Bay and Guadalupe River units (Zone B) - no boat access to ponds containing designated hunt sites.
May be taken only on waterfowl hunt dates that occur during the open seasons for these species.
| Quarry | Bag | Legal means |
|---|---|---|
| Waterfowl | See Outdoor Annual | Refer to the APH Map Booklet |
| Gallinule | 15 combined | Non-toxic shot only. |
| Rails | See Outdoor Annual | Non-toxic shot only. |
| Snipe | 8 combined | Non-toxic shot only. |
All waterfowl hunters must exit by noon. Hunting is allowed each day of the Early Teal, South Zone Duck, and Eastern Zone Goose seasons. Hunting parties may access Townsend Bayou and Goose Roost Lake via boat but must walk to hunt areas in the Hynes Bay and Guadalupe River units (Zone B) - no boat access to ponds containing designated hunt sites.
May be taken only on waterfowl hunt dates that occur during the open seasons for these species.
| Quarry | Bag | Legal means |
|---|---|---|
| Waterfowl | See Outdoor Annual | Refer to the APH Map Booklet |
| Gallinule | 15 combined | Non-toxic shot only. |
| Rails | See Outdoor Annual | Non-toxic shot only. |
| Snipe | 8 combined | Non-toxic shot only. |
All waterfowl hunters must exit by noon. Hunting is allowed each day of the Early Teal, South Zone Duck, and Eastern Zone Goose seasons. Hunting parties may access Townsend Bayou and Goose Roost Lake via boat but must walk to hunt areas in the Hynes Bay and Guadalupe River units (Zone B) - no boat access to ponds containing designated hunt sites.
May be taken only on waterfowl hunt dates that occur during the open seasons for these species.
| Quarry | Bag | Legal means |
|---|---|---|
| Waterfowl | See Outdoor Annual | Refer to the APH Map Booklet |
| Gallinule | 15 combined | Non-toxic shot only. |
| Rails | See Outdoor Annual | Non-toxic shot only. |
| Snipe | 8 combined | Non-toxic shot only. |
All waterfowl hunters must exit by noon. Hunting is allowed each day of the Early Teal, South Zone Duck, and Eastern Zone Goose seasons. Hunting parties may access Townsend Bayou and Goose Roost Lake via boat but must walk to hunt areas in the Hynes Bay and Guadalupe River units (Zone B) - no boat access to ponds containing designated hunt sites.
May be taken only on waterfowl hunt dates that occur during the open seasons for these species.
Youth and Veteran/Active-Duty Military Only WaterfowlHynes Bay Unit
| Quarry | Bag | Legal means |
|---|---|---|
| Waterfowl | See Outdoor Annual | Refer to the APH Map Booklet |
See TPWD Outdoor Annual for Special Season information and regulations. All hunters must exit by noon.
| Quarry | Bag | Legal means |
|---|---|---|
| Waterfowl | See Outdoor Annual | Refer to the APH Map Booklet |
See TPWD Outdoor Annual for Special Season information and regulations. All hunters must exit by noon.
Youth and Veteran/Active-Duty Military Only WaterfowlGuadalupe River Unit
| Quarry | Bag | Legal means |
|---|---|---|
| Waterfowl | See Outdoor Annual | Refer to the APH Map Booklet |
See TPWD Outdoor Annual for Special Season information and regulations. All hunters must exit by noon.
| Quarry | Bag | Legal means |
|---|---|---|
| Waterfowl | See Outdoor Annual | Refer to the APH Map Booklet |
See TPWD Outdoor Annual for Special Season information and regulations. All hunters must exit by noon.
Youth and Veteran/Active-Duty Military Only WaterfowlMission Lake Unit
| Quarry | Bag | Legal means |
|---|---|---|
| Waterfowl | See Outdoor Annual | Refer to the APH Map Booklet |
Buffalo Lake Compartment only. See TPWD Outdoor Annual for Special Season information and regulations. Hunters may enter beginning at 4:00 a.m. and must exit by noon.
| Quarry | Bag | Legal means |
|---|---|---|
| Waterfowl | See Outdoor Annual | Refer to the APH Map Booklet |
Buffalo Lake Compartment only. See TPWD Outdoor Annual for Special Season information and regulations. Hunters may enter beginning at 4:00 a.m. and must exit by noon.
Feral HogHynes Bay Unit
| Quarry | Bag | Legal means |
|---|---|---|
| Feral Hog | No limit | Archery (Bow), Crossbow, ShotgunShotguns with buckshot and archery equipment are the only legal means that may be used for feral hog hunts. |
Hynes Bay Unit #724 only. Shooting hours are 30 minutes before sunrise to 30 minutes after sunset. No baiting for hogs allowed. Hunter orange must be worn while feral hog hunting.
Season dates and bag limits change. Always check the current Texas Parks & Wildlife regulations before you hunt.