Wilson County Wildlife Management Association

09/02/2026

Information from our Wilson County Wildlife Biologist, Audrey Naughton:

Hello WCWMA Members,

The Wilson County WMA participates in the TPWD Managed Lands Deer Program (MLDP), which provides members with annual doe tags. To keep these tags available, the WMA must collect required deer population data every year.

Effective deer management depends on two key data points:
* Herd Composition (buck: doe and doe: fawn ratios)
* Density (deer per acre)

Individual property surveys (stand counts, camera surveys, or drone surveys) help determine herd composition across the county. However, they do not provide the density data required by the program. Density information is collected through mobile surveys conducted on predetermined routes throughout the county. Each route must be completed annually and run three separate times. Members who volunteer to help with these mobile surveys are not
required to complete an individual property survey. Member participation is essential to keep the WMAs& #39; enrollment in MLDP operating smoothly. These surveys are also a fun, hands-on way to see local wildlife and directly support responsible management in Wilson County.

If you’re willing to assist with a survey route, please contact the local wildlife biologist or the WCWMA.

Thank you for supporting responsible wildlife management in Wilson County.

10/09/2025

10/09/2025

05/03/2025

Membership invoices are going out in the mail today if you have not already paid. If you are not a member already and would like to join the WCWMA, please send an email to [email protected] and we will send you a membership application or you can find it on our website at wilsoncountywildlifemanagementassociation.org.

Send a message to learn more

03/04/2025

REPORTING DEADLINE: APRIL 1, 2025

Dear Managed Lands Deer Program (MLDP) Participant,

This is a friendly reminder that all MLDP participants have reporting requirements for the 2024-25 MLDP season, which closed on January 26, 2025 for mule deer and February 28, 2025 for white-tailed deer. The reporting deadline is 11:59 PM on April 1, 2025. All required data must be reported through your Land Management Assistance (LMA) account at https://lma.tpwd.texas.gov. See below for additional information regarding reporting requirements.

When ready to report, please access your LMA account and click on the main tab labeled ‘Report Harvest or Habitat’ to get started. If you have already completed your reports for the season, please disregard this email. Additional reminders will be sent throughout March only to individuals associated with sites that are missing reports.

Please remember that any participant who fails to report required information by the deadline will not be eligible to participate in MLDP for the upcoming season (2025-26).

If you have any questions regarding how to report your data for the 2024-25 season, please click the Help link in LMA or contact the LMA help desk at 512-389-4815.

Thanks,

TPWD

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:

REPORTING INSTRUCTIONS

Click on the ‘Report Harvest or Habitat’ tab as soon as you log in and follow the instructions that appear. To check the status of reports and review reporting requirements for your enrolled property, click on the ‘MLDP Enrollments/Tags’ tab and then click on the ‘Reporting Status’ button next to this season’s enrollment information.
GENERAL INFORMATION

The total harvest for the season must be reported for any property with an MLDP enrollment, even if 0 deer were taken.
HARVEST OPTION REPORTING REQUIREMENTS

Report the total number of antlerless deer, bucks and unbranched-antler (spike) bucks harvested on each enrolled Management Unit during the 2024-25 season, regardless of whether MLDP tags were received for only buck, antlerless, or both.
CONSERVATION OPTION REPORTING REQUIREMENTS

Report the total number of antlerless and buck deer harvested on each enrolled Management Unit during the 2024-25 season.
Report all habitat management practices completed on each enrolled Management Unit during the 2024-25 MLDP enrollment year (March 1, 2024 - February 28, 2025). Information on habitat management practice requirements is available here (review information for continued program participation, not program entry).
Conservation Option participants should reference their TPWD-approved wildlife management plan or contact the cooperating TPWD biologist for specific questions regarding approved habitat management practices that qualify for participation.
Make sure to submit all deer population data collected this season using the form provided or approved by your biologist, if you have not already done so.
Note for Wildlife Management Association/Cooperative Members: Harvest data and any habitat management practices must be reported for each participating member’s management unit.
AGGREGATE SITE TYPE REPORTING REQUIREMENTS (applies only to MLDP cooperators participating as an aggregate site type)

The above reporting requirements apply to your aggregate site depending on your enrollment option; however, all harvest data should be reported at the Aggregate Site level (not per member Management Unit). Habitat management practices (if applicable) should still be reported for each distinct Management Unit where the practices were conducted.
MLDP Enrollment Info for 2025-26

Conservation Option (CO) participants will automatically be enrolled in the 2025-26 MLDP season if all required data are reported by the April 1 deadline. If a CO participant does not plan to participate in MLDP for the upcoming season, the participant must opt out of MLDP through the LMA system by September 26, 2025 (the Friday before the start of MLDP season).
Harvest Option (HO) participants must submit a new enrollment request to participate next season. HO enrollment is available from May 1 through September 1.
MLDP fees will be calculated when the enrollment is created for next season. Payment is due by September 26, 2025. Failure to pay by the deadline will result in automatic cancellation of the enrollment for the season.

01/18/2025

Our friends at Texas Brigades have released their 2025 summer camp schedule! Applications are due by March 15th. Don't miss the opportunity to spend a week this summer outdoors, gaining valuable hands-on experience! Visit https://buff.ly/4bXpnM5 to learn more!

04/16/2024

Here is the information on the 10th Annual Membership Meeting & Banquet which is on June 20, 2024. We hope to see all our members there and anyone who would like to join the WCWMA!

03/07/2024

In case you did not receive the email from TOWD regarding reporting requirements, please read!!! Reports are due no later than April 1, 2024!!!

Dear Managed Lands Deer Program (MLDP) Participant,

This is a friendly reminder that all MLDP participants have reporting requirements for the 2023-24 MLDP season, which closed on January 28, 2024 for mule deer and February 29, 2024 for white-tailed deer. The reporting deadline is 11:59 PM on April 1, 2024. All required data must be reported through your Land Management Assistance (LMA) account at https://lma.tpwd.texas.gov. See below for additional information regarding reporting requirements.

When ready, please access your LMA account and click on the main tab labeled ‘Report Harvest or Habitat’ to get started. If you have already completed your reports for the season, please disregard this email. Additional reminders will be sent throughout March only to individuals associated with sites that are missing reports.

Please remember that any participant who fails to report required information by the deadline will not be eligible to participate in MLDP for the upcoming season (2024-25).

If you have any questions regarding how to report your data for the 2023-24 season, please click the Help link in LMA or contact the LMA help desk at 512-389-4815.

Thanks,

TPWD

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:

REPORTING INSTRUCTIONS

Click on the ‘Report Harvest or Habitat’ tab as soon as you log in and follow the instructions that appear. To check the status of reports and review reporting requirements for your enrolled property, click on the ‘MLDP Enrollments/Tags’ tab and then click on the ‘Reporting Status’ button next to this season’s enrollment information.
GENERAL INFORMATION

The total harvest for the season must be reported for any property with an MLDP enrollment, even if 0 deer were taken.
HARVEST OPTION REPORTING REQUIREMENTS

Report the total number of antlerless deer, bucks and unbranched-antler (spike) bucks harvested on each enrolled Management Unit during the 2023-24 season, regardless of whether MLDP tags were received for only buck, antlerless, or both.
CONSERVATION OPTION REPORTING REQUIREMENTS

Report the total number of antlerless and buck deer harvested on each enrolled Management Unit during the 2023-24 season.
Report all habitat management practices completed on each enrolled Management Unit during the 2023-24 MLDP enrollment year (March 1, 2023 - February 29, 2024). Information on habitat management practice requirements is available here (review information for continued program participation, not program entry).
Conservation Option participants should reference their TPWD-approved wildlife management plan or contact the cooperating TPWD biologist for specific questions regarding approved habitat management practices that qualify for participation.
Make sure to submit all deer population data collected this season using the form provided or approved by your biologist, if you have not already done so.
Note for Wildlife Management Association/Cooperative Members: Harvest data and any habitat management practices must be reported for each participating member’s management unit.
AGGREGATE SITE TYPE REPORTING REQUIREMENTS (applies only to MLDP cooperators participating as an aggregate site type)

The above reporting requirements apply to your aggregate site depending on your enrollment option; however, all harvest data should be reported at the Aggregate Site level (not per member Management Unit). Habitat management practices (if applicable) should still be reported for each distinct Management Unit where the practices were conducted.
MLDP Enrollment Info for 2024-25

Conservation Option (CO) participants will automatically be enrolled in the 2024-25 MLDP season if all required data are reported by the April 1 deadline. If a CO participant does not plan to participate in MLDP for the upcoming season, the participant must opt out of MLDP through the LMA system by September 27, 2024 (the Friday before the start of MLDP season).
Harvest Option (HO) participants must submit a new enrollment request to participate next season. HO enrollment is available from May 1 through September 1.
MLDP fees will be calculated when the enrollment is created for next season. Payment is due by September 27, 2024. Failure to pay by the deadline will result in automatic cancellation of the enrollment for the season.

02/26/2024

The Wilson County Wildlife Management Association has contributed scholarships to the Texas Wildlife Conservation Camp and Texas Brigades for students to attend these camps. The scholarships are prioritized for Wilson County or Karnes County students. If your student is interested in nature, ecology, wildlife and conservation, check out their websites at the links below. The deadlines for the camps will be coming up soon so don't wait!!!

https://wildlifecamptx.org/

https://www.texasbrigades.org/

Developing Conservation Leaders in Every Community   Texas Brigades is a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization with the mission to educate and empower adolescents with leadership skills and knowledge in wildlife, fisheries, and land stewardship to become conservation ambassadors for a sustained natural re...