Snipe Hunting in Texas

The snipe bag is eight a day and three times that, 24, in possession. The TPWD snipe listing shows no separate falconry segment. 53 public areas in our list name other migratory birds, which includes snipe.

Snipe: TPWD summary

• Nov. 7, 2026 – Feb. 21, 2027; 8/day.

Snipe: zones and the counties in them

254 counties have snipe dates in 2026-27, per the snipe lines on the 254 TPWD county pages.

Public land that lists snipe

Snipe hunters have 53 public options on the TPWD and federal lists, spread over 5 regions.

Pineywoods (18)

Big Lake Bottom WMA (Anderson Co.) · Gus Engeling WMA (Anderson Co.) · Alazan Bayou WMA – Old River Tract (Angelina Co.) · Angelina National Forest (Angelina Co.) · White Oak Creek WMA (Bowie Co.) · Wright Patman Lake (Bowie Co.) · Lake Striker Public Hunting Lands (Cherokee Co.) · Davy Crockett National Forest (Houston Co.) · Angelina-Neches/Dam B WMA (Jasper Co.) · Caddo Lake WMA (Marion Co.) · Alazan Bayou WMA – Blount Tract (Nacogdoches Co.) · Sabine River Authority Unit 630 (Panola Co.) · Moore Plantation WMA (Sabine Co.) · Sabine National Forest (Sabine Co.) · Bannister WMA (San Augustine Co.) · North Toledo Bend WMA (Shelby Co.) · Old Sabine Bottom WMA (Smith Co.) · Alabama Creek WMA (Trinity Co.)

Dallas/Ft. Worth (12)

Lavon Lake (Collin Co.) · Ray Roberts Public Hunting Lands (Cooke Co.) · Cooper WMA (Delta Co.) · Lewisville Lake (Denton Co.) · Bardwell Lake (Ellis Co.) · Bois d'Arc Lake Public Hunting Lands (Fannin Co.) · Caddo National Grassland (Fannin Co.) · Caddo National Grasslands WMA (Fannin Co.) · Caddo National Grasslands WMA – Bois d'Arc Unit (Fannin Co.) · Caddo National Grasslands WMA – Ladonia Unit (Fannin Co.) · Tawakoni WMA (Hunt Co.) · Pat Mayse WMA (Lamar Co.)

Houston/Beaumont (12)

Justin Hurst WMA (Brazoria Co.) · J.D. Murphree WMA – Big Hill Unit (Jefferson Co.) · J.D. Murphree WMA – Salt Bayou Unit (Jefferson Co.) · Sea Rim State Park (Jefferson Co.) · South China Road (Jefferson Co.) · Mad Island WMA (Matagorda Co.) · Sam Houston National Forest (Montgomery Co.) · Sam Houston National Forest WMA (Montgomery Co.) · Lower Neches WMA (Orange Co.) · Lower Neches WMA – Nelda Stark Unit (Orange Co.) · Lower Neches WMA – Old River Unit (Orange Co.) · Tony Houseman/Blue Elbow Swamp WMA (Orange Co.)

Austin/Waco (6)

Belton Lake (Bell Co.) · Stillhouse Hollow Lake (Bell Co.) · Richland Creek WMA (Freestone Co.) · Richland Creek WMA – Carl Frentress Unit (Freestone Co.) · Luminant Texas Public Hunting Unit (Robertson Co.) · Granger Public Hunting Lands (Williamson Co.)

San Antonio/Corpus Christi (5)

Guadalupe Delta WMA (Calhoun Co.) · Guadalupe Delta WMA – Mission Lake Unit (Calhoun Co.) · James E. Daughtrey WMA (Live Oak Co.) · Guadalupe Delta WMA – Guadalupe River Unit (Refugio Co.) · Guadalupe Delta WMA – Hynes Bay Unit (Refugio Co.)

For snipe, the $48 APH permit opens more than a million acres and about 120 leased dove and small game units. How the APH permit works.

TPWD APH data, WMA and drawn hunt lists and federal land managers, 2026-27, checked October 11, 2026. Species lists are what each manager names; area rules still apply.

Species often hunted alongside snipe