Hunting near Austin, Texas involves navigating public land scarcity, private lease competition, and diverse regional game opportunities.

San Antonio hunting opportunities include white-tailed deer and feral hogs across diverse regional landscapes, public lands, and private leases.

Public hunting lands, private leases, day-hunt opportunities, and popular game species near the Greater Houston area are explained for local hunters.

The Las Palomas Wildlife Management Area provides public dove and waterfowl hunting across fragmented South Texas tracts through competitive online draws.

Mason Mountain Wildlife Management Area offers public deer and exotic hunts through the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department drawn hunt system.

Gus Engeling Wildlife Management Area provides public deer, turkey, and feral hog hunting through the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department draw system.

Elephant Mountain Wildlife Management Area provides challenging desert mule deer and aoudad sheep drawn hunts managed by Texas Parks and Wildlife.

Matador Wildlife Management Area offers public hunting for deer and quail in the Texas Panhandle through a competitive draw system.

Gene Howe Wildlife Management Area offers public hunting opportunities and drawn hunt systems for deer, turkey, quail, and other game species.

James E. Daughtrey Wildlife Management Area offers public deer, turkey, and hog hunting in South Texas through the state draw system.