Feral Hog Hunting in Texas

On private property no hunting license is needed for feral hogs if the landowner gives authorization, though hunter education rules still apply. 180 public areas in our list name feral hog, more than any other species. Moving or releasing live feral hogs is unlawful except under Texas Animal Health Commission rules.

The TPWD feral hog summary

• No closed season or limit; no license needed on private land with landowner authorization.
• Live transport/release regulated by TAHC.

Which counties fall in each feral hog zone

TPWD assigns each county, or part of one, to a feral hog zone. 254 Counties have at least one feral hog segment.

Public tracts with feral hogs

180 public areas list feral hogs, led by 38 State Parks; the Pineywoods region has the most feral hog areas, 51.

Pineywoods (51)

Alabama Creek WMA (14,561 ac) · Alazan Bayou WMA (2,063 ac) · Alazan Bayou WMA – Blount Tract (2,255 ac) · Alazan Bayou WMA – Old River Tract (485 ac) · Angelina National Forest (153,179 ac) · Angelina-Neches/Dam B WMA (12,636 ac) · Atlanta State Park · Bannister WMA (25,695 ac) · Big Lake Bottom WMA (4,253 ac) · Big Thicket National Preserve · Big Thicket National Preserve – Beaumont Hunting Area (5,396 ac) · Big Thicket National Preserve – Beech Creek Hunting Area (3,914 ac) · Big Thicket National Preserve – Big Sandy Creek Corridor Hunting Area (5,232 ac) · Big Thicket National Preserve – Big Sandy Creek Hunting Area (9,269 ac) · Big Thicket National Preserve – Canyonlands-Upper Neches River Corridor Hunting Area (2,247 ac) · Big Thicket National Preserve – Hickory Creek Savannah Hunting Area (105 ac) · Big Thicket National Preserve – Jack Gore Baygall Hunting Area (7,354 ac) · Big Thicket National Preserve – Lake Bayou Hunting Area (5,194 ac) · Big Thicket National Preserve – Lance Rosier Hunting Area (19,340 ac) · Big Thicket National Preserve – Little Pine Island-Pine Island Bayou Corridor Hunting Area (989 ac) · Big Thicket National Preserve – Loblolly Hunting Area (470 ac) · Big Thicket National Preserve – Menard Creek Corridor Hunting Area (3,013 ac) · Big Thicket National Preserve – Neches Bottom-Lower Neches River Corridor Hunting Area (2,962 ac) · Big Thicket National Preserve – Village Creek Corridor Hunting Area (3,546 ac) · Caddo Lake National Wildlife Refuge (8,602 ac) · Caddo Lake WMA (8,124 ac) · Davy Crockett National Forest (161,100 ac) · E.O. Siecke State Forest · Germany (64 ac) · Gus Engeling WMA (11,095 ac) · I.D. Fairchild State Forest · Ivy (465 ac) · John Henry Kirby State Forest · Lake O' the Pines (4,500 ac) · Lake Striker Public Hunting Lands (1,476 ac) · Masterson State Forest · Moore Plantation WMA (26,772 ac) · Neches River NWR – Dead Water Unit · Neches River NWR – Rocky Point Unit · Neches River NWR – Sandy Bluff Unit · Neches River NWR – Walnut Branch Unit · Neches River National Wildlife Refuge (10,537 ac) · North Toledo Bend WMA (3,650 ac) · Old Sabine Bottom WMA (5,727 ac) · Sabine National Forest (160,656 ac) · Sabine River Authority Unit 630 (7,484 ac) · Sam Rayburn Reservoir (6,000 ac) · Town Bluff Dam and B.A. Steinhagen Lake (875 ac) · Trinity River WMA · White Oak Creek WMA (25,777 ac) · Wright Patman Lake (54,358 ac)

Austin/Waco (28)

Aquilla Lake (4,000 ac) · Balcones Canyonlands National Wildlife Refuge (27,841 ac) · Bastrop State Park · Belton Lake (2,692 ac) · Blue Ridge Cemetery (182 ac) · FM 1771 (307 ac) · FM 413 (310 ac) · Fort Boggy State Park · Granger Public Hunting Lands (10,888 ac) · Inks Lake State Park / Longhorn Cavern State Park · Keechi Creek WMA (1,500 ac) · Lake Georgetown (3,000 ac) · Lake Somerville State Park – Birch Creek Unit · Lake Somerville State Park – Nails Creek Unit · Lake Whitney State Park · Luminant Texas Public Hunting Unit (1,071 ac) · Marlin Lake Park (903 ac) · Navarro Mills Lake (5,500 ac) · Post Oak Ridge State Park · Richland Creek WMA · Richland Creek WMA – Carl Frentress Unit (5,628 ac) · Richland Creek WMA – South Unit (8,974 ac) · Rocky Creek (282 ac) · Somerville Lake (Corps hunting areas) (3,000 ac) · Somerville Public Hunting Lands · Waco Lake (3,000 ac) · Whitney Lake (14,000 ac) · Wild Wood Ranch (745 ac)

San Antonio/Corpus Christi (24)

Aransas National Wildlife Refuge (115,324 ac) · Bear Creek State Park · Chaparral WMA (15,200 ac) · Choke Canyon State Park – Calliham Unit · Choke Canyon State Park – North Shore Unit · Choke Canyon State Park – South Shore Unit · Garner State Park · Government Canyon State Natural Area · Guadalupe Delta WMA · Guadalupe Delta WMA – Hynes Bay Unit (1,008 ac) · Guadalupe River State Park · Honey Creek State Natural Area · James E. Daughtrey WMA · Laguna Atascosa NWR – Bahia Grande Unit (21,700 ac) · Laguna Atascosa National Wildlife Refuge (99,390 ac) · Lower Rio Grande Valley NWR – East Lake · Lower Rio Grande Valley NWR – Schaleben · Lower Rio Grande Valley NWR – Tecolote · Lower Rio Grande Valley NWR – Teniente · Lower Rio Grande Valley National Wildlife Refuge (101,700 ac) · Matagorda Island WMA (56,688 ac) · Palmetto State Park · Powderhorn State Park · Powderhorn WMA (15,093 ac)

Dallas/Ft. Worth (22)

Bardwell Lake (2,528 ac) · Benbrook Lake (1,400 ac) · Caddo National Grassland (17,727 ac) · Caddo National Grasslands WMA (16,140 ac) · Caddo National Grasslands WMA – Bois d'Arc Unit (13,360 ac) · Caddo National Grasslands WMA – Ladonia Unit · Cooper Lake State Park · Cooper Lake State Park – South Sulphur Unit · Cooper WMA (14,480 ac) · Dinosaur Valley State Park · Grapevine Lake (2,300 ac) · Hagerman NWR – Nocona Unit (822 ac) · Hagerman National Wildlife Refuge (11,320 ac) · Lake Mineral Wells State Park · Lavon Lake (6,500 ac) · Lewisville Lake (9,138 ac) · Pat Mayse WMA (8,925 ac) · Possum Kingdom State Park · Ray Roberts Lake State Park – Isle du Bois Unit · Ray Roberts Public Hunting Lands (41,303 ac) · Roger R. Fawcett WMA (5,459 ac) · Tawakoni WMA (2,335 ac)

Houston/Beaumont (20)

Brazos Bend State Park · Gum Slough (254 ac) · Huntsville State Park (2,083 ac) · J.D. Murphree WMA – Big Hill Unit (9,861 ac) · J.D. Murphree WMA – Salt Bayou Unit (15,397 ac) · Justin Hurst WMA · Mad Island WMA (7,714 ac) · Nannie M. Stringfellow WMA (3,666 ac) · Sam Houston National Forest (163,037 ac) · Sam Houston National Forest WMA (161,508 ac) · Stephen F. Austin State Park · Tony Houseman/Blue Elbow Swamp WMA · Trinity River NWR – Boars Den Unit · Trinity River NWR – Brierwood Unit · Trinity River NWR – Butler Unit · Trinity River NWR – Hirsch Unit · Trinity River NWR – McGuire Unit · Trinity River NWR – Page Unit · Trinity River National Wildlife Refuge (29,607 ac) · Village Creek State Park

Central Texas (17)

Abilene State Park (525 ac) · Colorado Bend State Park · Devil's Sinkhole State Natural Area · Enchanted Rock State Natural Area · Hill Country State Natural Area · Lake Brownwood State Park · Los Rincones (138 ac) · Lost Maples State Natural Area · Mason Mountain WMA · McGillivray and Leona McKie Muse WMA (1,972 ac) · Paul and Toni Fox Burns WMA (2,178 ac) · Pedernales Falls State Park · Pedernales Falls State Park Annex · Proctor Lake (2,500 ac) · San Angelo State Park · South Llano River State Park · Twin Buttes Public Hunting Lands (12,858 ac)

Panhandle (12)

Buffalo Lake National Wildlife Refuge (7,664 ac) · Caprock Canyons State Park · Copper Breaks State Park · Cross Bar Management Area (11,883 ac) · Gene Howe WMA (5,394 ac) · Matador WMA (28,183 ac) · McClellan Creek National Grassland (Lake McClellan Recreation Area) (1,449 ac) · Muleshoe National Wildlife Refuge (6,449 ac) · Palo Duro Canyon State Park · Playa Lakes WMA – Taylor Lakes Unit · Teacup Mountain WMA (11,091 ac) · Yoakum Dunes WMA

Trans-Pecos (6)

Amistad National Recreation Area · Big Bend Ranch State Park · Davis Mountains State Park · Devils River State Natural Area – Dan A. Hughes Unit · Devils River State Natural Area – Del Norte Unit · Elephant Mountain WMA (23,147 ac)

Adult hog hunters on TPWD lands carry the $48 APH permit; federal refuges and forests set their own feral hog rules. 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.

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