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Big Lake Bottom WMA: Rules

Phone: (903) 928-2251
Address:
16149 N US HWY 287
Tennessee Colony, TX 75861

Contact: Kyle Hand

Dates Open:

Registration is required.

Open year round, except closed for Special Permit Hunts.

Big Lake Bottom WMA will be closed September 25 though December 28, 2023 and March 1 through April 22, 2024.

General Access

Big Lake Bottom WMA is a primitive area with little development. There are no roads and few trails. Care should be taken to avoid getting lost. There are two information/registration stations. One entrance is located at the end of CR 2901 and one at the end of CR 2906/2904. These county roads are all connected to FM 645 north of SH 79/84. Access from the Trinity River is prohibited.

Permits Required

Visitors 17 years of age and older must possess an Annual Public Hunting Permit (APH), or Limited Public Use Permit (LPU).