UE-National-Refuge-General-Deer · Either sex

Lower Rio Grande Valley NWR - East Lake deer,national refuge general deer season

Season National Refuge General Deer Nov 5–Nov 8 · National Refuge General Deer Nov 12–Nov 15 · National Refuge General Deer Dec 3–Dec 6 · National Refuge General Deer Dec 10–Dec 13 · National Refuge General Deer Dec 31–Jan 3 · National Refuge General Deer Jan 7–Jan 10·Units: Lower Rio Grande Valley NWR - East Lake·36 tags in 2026

Odds for:Nonresident · 0 pts

Answer card2026 draw · All applicants

36 tags in 2026.

Draw result · 2026

36 tags

Draw results · whole hunt

Year	Tags
2026	36

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What it is

Legal animal: Two White-tailed Deer; Either Sex; Limit One Buck | Unlimited Nilgai Antelope | Unlimited Feral Hogs | Unlimited Exotic Mammals | One Javelina; Either Sex
Tags: Available: 36 (2026)

Season dates, 2026

National Refuge General Deer: Nov 5–Nov 8
National Refuge General Deer: Nov 12–Nov 15
National Refuge General Deer: Dec 3–Dec 6
National Refuge General Deer: Dec 10–Dec 13
National Refuge General Deer: Dec 31–Jan 3
National Refuge General Deer: Jan 7–Jan 10

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Before you apply

Application fee: “Adult application fees are $3 per adult, except Private Lands and Guided Hunt categories, which are $10.”
Tag fee: “Archery Hunting Endorsement Texas resident and non-resident 135 $7”
Tag fee: “Non-resident General Hunting License Non-resident 105 $315”
Tag fee: “Resident Hunting License Texas resident 101 $25”

Rules for 2026.

Source: TPWD · Updated Nov 13, 2026