Anyone get drawn for the Archery hunts?

Didn't apply for archery this year,

But didn't get drawn for javelina or pronghorn today.

No on all counts: javelina, archery pronghorn..

Same here. I put in for a mess load too.

TxSquarebody said:

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No archery here, but did NOT get selected for the guided exotic. Shocked, I tell you.

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Indeed, the Holy Grail of this year's drawn hunts.

0 as well. Kinda surprised, had quite a few points in all categories drawing today.

I only have 5 points for mule deer as well and did not get drawn....it'll be a long time till then.

How many loyalty points will I need to finally get drawn? lol 10 years of putting in and haven't drawn once. Kids picked up a few youth hunts.

Its subjective to the hunts you put in for. You have a "chance" every year as its not a true loyalty program, your number of tickets in the hat just increase each year.

If youre only putting in for prized hunts your going up against 1000s of folks that have 20+ PPs.

You could get drawn next year if you put in for Archery Deer at cross Bar mgmt area. Youd have to wait another 10-30 years at Chaparrel

That's the thing I put in for every archery hunt this year lol I figured I would have picked up one of the less popular hunts. Nope!

Got drawn for a dove hunt in Wharton, somehow.

Everything else is pending minus the exotic hunt (sad day).

ETA: this was my first year to apply. 1 point and somehow drew it. Probably won't do dove hunts like this again

Joe Deertay said:

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How many loyalty points will I need to finally get drawn? lol 10 years of putting in and haven't drawn once. Kids picked up a few youth hunts.

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Only took 27 years to get drawn for GDE. Naturally, the hunt dates were the same weekend that my son was drawn for youth mule deer.

Congratulations! Thats crazy it takes that long!

Do you get better odds with the e-postcard hunts?

TheGifGuy said:

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Do you get better odds with the e-postcard hunts?

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yes. There are no preference points or whatever you call them in the e-postcard hunts unless they changed it in the past year so everyone has an equal chance of drawing. Not only that, the APH that you have to purchase in order to apply for e-postcard hunts only goes on sale 2 weeks before the e-postcard drawings so you really have to be on top of things to not miss the window. All of that greatly increases your odds.

But they screwed it up by removing some of the hunts recently. I hunted Big Lake Bottom or Richland Creek Trinity/South unit 4 times in 6 years from 2018-2024. I really hate that they took Trinity out of the e-postcard category. That was one of my favorite places to hunt.

I guess I've been living right. I also drew Rita Blanca Pronghorn!

Squid94 said:

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I guess I've been living right. I also drew Rita Blanca Pronghorn!

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Curious....How many points?

23 points

Appreciate it, I'll reach out in advance. I wont have time to get out there to scout, if that's even permissible.

Living right and trying for 23 years !!

Yep, that was the plan. I didnt try to draw many hunts while the kids were in the house. Started applying in 2002, Texas, Utah, NM, Arizona and Colorado. Was able to hunt Black Gap archery last year, and drew a Colorado Mule tag about 10 years ago but I wanted to be able to go on some bucket list trips once kids were on their own.
Should be some good western hunts in the near future. A little luck and a lot of patience!

I like a good plan! That wasn't a knock on you, just observing how unfortunate it is to need 23 points

At that rate, I'll draw in 17 more years

Furlock Bones said:

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TPWD draw system is abjectly terrible.

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Edit: I was wrong in my post.

S.A. Aggie said:

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I am convinced they hold areas like Teacup for the high salary employees in the agency. The whole system is rigged and they know it.

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Curious what you mean by this? You can hunt Dove, Quail, Ducks etc every day of the season at Teacup, and draw for deer and turkey, just like other WMAs

EriktheRed said:

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S.A. Aggie said:

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I am convinced they hold areas like Teacup for the high salary employees in the agency. The whole system is rigged and they know it.

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Curious what you mean by this? You can hunt Dove, Quail, Ducks etc every day of the season at Teacup, and draw for deer and turkey, just like other WMAs

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"draw" is the key word.

Glad you a drew a tag, and livin' right. The fact is took 23 points to draw that antelope tag is so disappointing. I don't know if TPWD will ever overhaul their draw system but it sure would be nice!

I honestly don't know how they would fix the system in a state that's , what, 95% private land?

I agree the odds are horrible
Not arguing that ..