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🦆 Gene Howe Wildlife Management Area

Wildlife Mgmt Area📍 Texasauto-imported (OSM)
Cost of access
Unknown — check official site
🦉 Birdwatching🥾 Hiking🦌 Hunting
Amenities: Not documented — check the official site.
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Fees and rules change — always confirm with the managing agency. Public land ≠ unlimited harvest: state licenses apply for hunting/fishing, and foraging rules vary by unit.

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The closest public places to Gene Howe Wildlife Management Area, straight-line distance.

9 mi away · Private Land — Open Access
🤝 APH Hunt Lease — Big Timber
$48/yr Annual Public Hunting (APH) permit
11 mi away · Private Land — Open Access
🤝 APH Hunt Lease — Horse Creek
$48/yr Annual Public Hunting (APH) permit
22 mi away · Wildlife Mgmt Area
🦆 Ellis County State Wildlife Management Area
Unknown — check official site
27 mi away · State / Public Land
🗺️ Black Kettle National Grassland
Unknown — check official site
35 mi away · Wildlife Mgmt Area
🦆 Packsaddle State Wildlife Management Area
Unknown — check official site
37 mi away · Private Land — Open Access
🤝 APH Hunt Lease — Brillhart
$48/yr Annual Public Hunting (APH) permit
41 mi away · Private Land — Open Access
🤝 APH Hunt Lease — Texas Roberts
$48/yr Annual Public Hunting (APH) permit
43 mi away · Private Land — Open Access
🤝 APH Hunt Lease — Correll
$48/yr Annual Public Hunting (APH) permit

🎫 Entry requirements — TX state lands

Required passPer-person entrance fee
TX residents$2–8/person by park
Out-of-state visitors$2–8/person by park
Annual option$70 State Parks Pass

Typical published rates — fees change; confirm at the official site before travel. Hunting/fishing licenses are always separate from entry passes.

📋 Standard rules — Wildlife Mgmt Areas

The publicly posted baseline for this land type. Individual units add their own rules — the official page always controls.

  • Managed FOR hunting: expect hunters in season, wear blaze orange, and check season dates before hiking
  • State hunting/fishing license (and sometimes a WMA stamp) required for take; some states require it just to enter
  • Dog training, target shooting, and camping rules vary — check the area's page