Guadalupe Delta WMA-Hynes Bay and Guadalupe River Units

About the lease

Wild Game

According to information provided by Texas Parks & Wildlife, here is a list of the game available to hunt during the legally designated hunting season(s) in Texas.

Dove

• Special White-winged Dove days: Each day of Special White-winged Dove Days. Afternoon hunting only. Shooting hours are from noon to sunset.
• Regular Dove Season: Each day of South Zone Dove season. Hunting is permitted inside dove hunting areas only.

Waterfowl

• Shooting hours end at noon.
• All waterfowl hunters must exit by noon.
• Hunting is allowed each day of the Early Teal, South Zone Duck, and Eastern Zone Goose seasons (including any Special Conservation season).

Feral Hog

• (Hynes Bay Unit #724 only) Feb. 1-May 31.
• Shooting hours are 30 minutes before sunrise to 30 minutes after sunset.
• No baiting for hogs allowed.
• Shotguns with buckshot and archery equipment are the only legal means that may be used for feral hog hunts.
• Hunter orange must be worn while feral hog hunting.

Fishing

• Bank fishing is permitted during daylight hours at sites on bayous and rivers accessible by boat.

Weaponry

• Shotgun
• Archery

Means restrictions

• Shotguns with non-toxic shot are the only means that may be used or possessed during game bird hunts

Special regulations

• HUNT PARTY SIZE LIMITED TO 5 INDIVIDUALS.
• All persons using these units must read and obey all regulations posted at the information stations.
• Entrance on the property begins after 4:00 a.m.
• Scouting for waterfowl hunting may be conducted the day before the start of the teal season and each split of the duck season.
• Feral Hog hunters must exit 1 hour after sunset.
• Dove hunters and anglers must exit by ½ hour after sunset.
• Dove hunters are not required to park in designated parking areas but may not drive off or block designated gravel roads.
• Waterfowl hunters must park in the designated numbered parking area for the numbered hunting site used.
• All hunters must possess a current APH Permit.
• Anglers 17 years and older must possess a current APH or LPU Permit.
• See Prohibited Acts for further restrictions.
• The use of airboats within the WMA is prohibited.
• No open fires allowed.
• Anything damaging, defacing or covering numbered hunt site, parking or trail markers is prohibited.

Note

• Hunting parties may access Townsend Bayou and Goose Roost Lake via boat but must walk to hunt areas in the Hynes Bay and Guadalupe River Units (Zone B) only - no boat access toponds containing designated hunt sites.
• Temporary closures may be made by the department if current conditions warrant and will be identified by signs and barricades.

Required permits

• Annual Public Hunting Permit
• Texas Hunting License

Contact info

• Please call 361-552-6637 for more information.