Mark your calendars: drawing dates set for waterfowl hunting sites
Avid hunters have been patiently waiting for the Brazos River Authority (BRA) to set the 2025 dates for its annual drawings for designated waterfowl hunting blind locations on its three reservoirs. The wait is over!
The BRA offers hunters the chance to enter a lottery-style drawing for one of 60 established hunting blind sites at BRA-owned reservoirs: Possum Kingdom Lake, Lake Granbury and Lake Limestone.
Hunters must be at least 18 years old, have a valid 2025-2026 Texas hunting license, and a Migratory Game Bird Endorsement and the 2025-2026 Federal Migratory Bird Hunting and Conservation Stamp (Duck Stamp). One entry is allowed per person. The $200 permit fee is due at the time of the drawing for those selected.
Hunting sites are provided by the BRA, but the hunters are responsible for providing their blind. Hunting is only allowed at the designated location on each reservoir. All blinds are water-only access. There are no locations at all three reservoirs that are accessible by land. No more than four hunters are allowed at any given permitted waterfowl hunting site at one time.
For the complete listing of waterfowl hunting rules, go here.
2025 Drawing Dates
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Possum Kingdom Lake:
August 22, 2025, at the Possum Kingdom Lake office, 301 Observation Point Road in Graford. Doors open at 7 a.m. for registration with the drawing starting at 8 a.m. Payment in the form of check/money order or credit/debit card is required for those whose names are drawn. (American Express is not accepted).
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Lake Granbury:
August 29, 2025, 8 a.m. at the Lake Granbury office, 4552 Mambrino Highway in Granbury. Doors open at 8 a.m. for registration. Registration is cut off at 8:30 when the drawing begins. Payment in the form of a check/money order or credit/debit card is required for those whose names are drawn. (American Express is not accepted).
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Lake Limestone:
August 29, 2025, 8:30 a.m. at the Lake Limestone office, 20226 Sterling Robertson Dam Road in Thornton. Doors open at 8 a.m. for registration. The first draw will start at 8:30 a.m. Check or money order only is accepted.
Hunters must be present at the Lake Office during the drawing to win a spot. Cash will not be accepted at any location.
At each drawing, the first name selected will have the first pick of the hunting sites, followed by the remaining registered hunters until all locations are filled. In the event that fewer entries are received than the number of available sites, the remaining sites will be available on a first-come, first-served basis.
Still have questions about the drawing? Want a map of the available hunting blind sites at each location? Call the appropriate lake office for more information:
To learn more about Texas hunting laws, including information about hunting licenses and seasons, go here.