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Wildlife Management Area

Sam Houston National Forest WMA

Montgomery County, San Jacinto County, Walker County, Texas · 162,984 acres open to public hunting

Annual Public Hunting Permit
Limited Draw Hunt

Satellite map of Sam Houston National Forest WMA

About this property

162,984 acres of national forest spread across three counties, the biggest share in San Jacinto and the rest split between Walker and Montgomery. The Forest Service owns and works the ground; TPWD manages the wildlife on it under a standing agreement between the two.

Huntable species (14)

American Bullfrog
American Woodcock
Dove
Exotic Mammals
Feral Hog
Furbearers
Gallinule
Predators
Rabbits & Hares
Rail
Squirrel
Waterfowl
White-tailed Deer
Wilson's Snipe

Seasons and bag limits (37)

These need no draw. You still need the right licence and permit, and the seasons below are the ones published for this property.

Hunting with a raptor? Your limit is 3 migratory game birds a day, and three times that in possession — the total across every species you fly at, not 3 of each. It caps the daily bags shown above.

TPWD: “Falconry daily bag and possession limits shall not exceed 3 and 9 migratory game birds respectively, singly or in the aggregate.”

Dove

Sep 1 – Oct 25 · Adult · 15 a day, 45 in possession across all dove (statewide)

Quarry	Bag	Legal means
Dove	15 combinedNo more than 2 white-tipped doves within the daily aggregate.	Refer to the APH Map Booklet

Each day of Central Zone Dove and Falconry season.

Nov 13 – Nov 29 · Adult · 15 a day, 45 in possession across all dove (statewide)

Quarry	Bag	Legal means
Dove	15 combinedNo more than 2 white-tipped doves within the daily aggregate.	Falconry

Each day of Central Zone Dove and Falconry season. This window is the statewide Falconry Dove season; falconry is the means.

Dec 11 – Jan 14 · Adult · 15 a day, 45 in possession across all dove (statewide)

Quarry	Bag	Legal means
Dove	15 combinedNo more than 2 white-tipped doves within the daily aggregate.	Refer to the APH Map Booklet

Each day of Central Zone Dove and Falconry season.

Feral Hog and Exotic Mammals

Sep 1 – Aug 31 · Adult

Quarry	Bag	Legal means
Exotic Mammals	No limit	Refer to the APH Map Booklet
Feral Hog	No limit	Refer to the APH Map Booklet

Open year-round.

Trapping

Sep 1 – Aug 31 · Adult

Quarry	Bag	Legal means
Furbearers	No limitfur-bearing animal — no statewide limit	Trapping
Predators	No limitnongame — no statewide limit	Trapping

Furbearers and predators only.

Waterfowl

Sep 19 – Sep 27 · Adult

Quarry	Bag	Legal means
Waterfowl	See Outdoor Annual	Refer to the APH Map Booklet

Shooting hours: one half hour before sunrise to noon. Each day of the Early Teal, North Zone Duck, Falconry, and Eastern Zone Goose seasons.

Nov 7 – Feb 19 · Adult

Quarry	Bag	Legal means
Waterfowl	See Outdoor Annual	Refer to the APH Map Booklet

Shooting hours: one half hour before sunrise to noon. Each day of the Early Teal, North Zone Duck, Falconry, and Eastern Zone Goose seasons.

Nov 14 – Nov 29 · Adult

Quarry	Bag	Legal means
Waterfowl	See Outdoor Annual	Refer to the APH Map Booklet

Shooting hours: one half hour before sunrise to noon. Each day of the Early Teal, North Zone Duck, Falconry, and Eastern Zone Goose seasons.

Dec 5 – Jan 31 · Adult

Quarry	Bag	Legal means
Waterfowl	See Outdoor Annual	Refer to the APH Map Booklet

Shooting hours: one half hour before sunrise to noon. Each day of the Early Teal, North Zone Duck, Falconry, and Eastern Zone Goose seasons.

Feb 1 – Feb 21 · Adult

Quarry	Bag	Legal means
Waterfowl	See Outdoor Annual	Refer to the APH Map Booklet

Shooting hours: one half hour before sunrise to noon. Each day of the Early Teal, North Zone Duck, Falconry, and Eastern Zone Goose seasons.

Woodcock, Rail, and Gallinule

Sep 19 – Sep 27 · Adult

Quarry	Bag	Legal means
Gallinule	15 combined	Refer to the APH Map Booklet
Rail	See Outdoor Annual	Refer to the APH Map Booklet

Each day of Statewide and Falconry Seasons.

Nov 7 – Jan 6 · Adult

Quarry	Bag	Legal means
Gallinule	15 combined	Refer to the APH Map Booklet
Rail	See Outdoor Annual	Refer to the APH Map Booklet

Each day of Statewide and Falconry Seasons.

Dec 18 – Jan 31 · Adult

Quarry	Bag	Legal means
American Woodcock	3statewide limitPossession: 9 (statewide)	Refer to the APH Map Booklet

Each day of Statewide and Falconry Seasons.

Feb 1 – Feb 21 · Adult

Quarry	Bag	Legal means
American Woodcock	3statewide limitPossession: 9 (statewide)	Refer to the APH Map Booklet
Gallinule	15 combined	Refer to the APH Map Booklet
Rail	See Outdoor Annual	Refer to the APH Map Booklet

Each day of Statewide and Falconry Seasons.

Youth/Adult Squirrel

Sep 25 – Sep 27 · Adult/Youth

Quarry	Bag	Legal means
Squirrel	See Outdoor Annual	Air Gun, Rimfire Rifle, Shotgun

Squirrel

Oct 1 – Feb 28 · Adult

Quarry	Bag	Legal means
Squirrel	See Outdoor Annual	Refer to the APH Map Booklet

Each day of the East Texas Regular Season.

May 1 – May 31 · Adult

Quarry	Bag	Legal means
Squirrel	See Outdoor Annual	Refer to the APH Map Booklet

Each day of the East Texas Regular Season.

White-tailed Deer — Archery Only Season

Oct 3 – Nov 6 · Adult

Quarry	Bag	Legal means
White-tailed Deer	2 buck and 2 antlerless (all seasons combined)	Archery (Bow), Crossbow

Either sex; no USFS Antlerless Deer Permit required. All hunters must complete eOSR via the Texas Hunt & Fish app; report deer harvest in eOSR.

Youth Only Deer

Oct 30 – Nov 1 · Youth

Quarry	Bag	Legal means
White-tailed Deer	See Outdoor Annual	Refer to the APH Map Booklet

Either sex. No USFS Antlerless Deer Permit required.

Jan 4 – Jan 17 · Youth

Quarry	Bag	Legal means
White-tailed Deer	See Outdoor Annual	Refer to the APH Map Booklet

Either sex; buck must have at least one unbranched antler. No USFS Antlerless Deer Permit required.

Snipe

Nov 7 – Feb 21 · Adult

Quarry	Bag	Legal means
Wilson's Snipe	8statewide limitPossession: 24 (statewide)	Refer to the APH Map Booklet

Each day of Statewide Season.

White-tailed Deer — General Season

Nov 7 – Jan 3 · Adult

Quarry	Bag	Legal means
White-tailed Deer	2 buck and 2 antlerless (all seasons combined)	Refer to the APH Map Booklet

Buck only unless in possession of a USFS Antlerless Deer Permit obtained from the USFS.

Youth and Veteran/Active-Duty Military Only Waterfowl

Nov 7 – Nov 8 · Veteran/Active Duty

Quarry	Bag	Legal means
Waterfowl	See Outdoor Annual	Refer to the APH Map Booklet

See TPWD Outdoor Annual for Special Season information and regulations.

Nov 7 – Nov 8 · Youth

Quarry	Bag	Legal means
Waterfowl	See Outdoor Annual	Refer to the APH Map Booklet

See TPWD Outdoor Annual for Special Season information and regulations.

White-tailed Deer — Muzzleloader Season

Jan 4 – Jan 17 · Adult

Quarry	Bag	Legal means
White-tailed Deer	2 buck and 2 antlerless (all seasons combined)	Muzzleloader

Either sex; buck must have at least one unbranched antler.

Bullfrogs

Dates not published · Adult

Quarry	Bag	Legal means
American Bullfrog	25 daily	Refer to the APH Map Booklet

Furbearers

Dates not published · Adult

Quarry	Bag	Legal means
Furbearers	No limitfur-bearing animal — no statewide limit	Refer to the APH Map Booklet

Predators

Dates not published · Adult

Quarry	Bag	Legal means
Predators	No limitnongame — no statewide limit	Refer to the APH Map Booklet

Rabbits & Hares

Dates not published · Adult

Quarry	Bag	Legal means
Rabbits & Hares	No limitnongame — no statewide limit	Refer to the APH Map Booklet

Season dates and bag limits change. Always check the current Texas Parks & Wildlife regulations before you hunt.