Texas · Public land & water · No lottery
Chaparral WMA
Doves, Quail, Rabbits and hares
Public hunting unit with ordinary doves, quail, rabbits and hares access under the specified 2026–27 legal-game schedule.
- Area / county
- Dimmit, LaSalle County · San Antonio/Corpus Christi
- Access
- Open during listed seasons
- Agency-reported size
- 15,200 acres
- Agency unit
- 700
License and access permit
$48 annual APH permit; hunting license and required endorsements additional
Texas hunting license, $48 annual APH permit for adults, required endorsements and hunter education. Complete on-site/electronic registration where the unit requires it.
When you can go
2026–27: adult quail Nov. 7–8, Jan. 2–3, 19–20 and 26–27; rabbits concurrent. Dove has four specified September/October weekends. Daily capacity is 150 registered hunters.
Area restrictions
Register at headquarters; first 150 hunters per day. Standard big-game hunts are drawn and excluded. No ATV/ORV or horse access.
Plan with the official agency
The current unit Legal Game Box lists these ordinary APH/daily-permit hunts separately from selection hunts. No draw or E-postcard position is included.
No lottery is required for the described access and species. Other hunts on the same property may require a drawing. Check current seasons, closures, check-in and capacity before traveling; open access does not reserve an exclusive spot.
Agency sources reviewed 2026-10-07. TPWD 2026–27 Area/Legal Game Search plus this unit’s 2026–27 legal-game PDF; current executive-order removal list checked. Public entry is arranged with the agency, with no Back40 booking fee.
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