• Aerial View of Padre Island National Seashore

    Padre Island

    National Seashore Texas

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Hunting the Laguna Madre

Waterfowl hunting is allowed at Padre Island National Seashore.   Waterfowl lawfully taken on park waters or neighboring jurisdictions may be transported by boat to the public boat launch ramp at Bird Island Basin, and then transported through the park on Bird Island Basin Road and Park Road 22. All other roads and waterways within the National Seashore are closed to transportation of lawfully taken wildlife from areas outside park boundaries.

For further clarification of these regulations, please read the regulations found in the Superintendent's Compendium.

Did You Know?

White-tailed buck (odocoileus virginianus)

The white-tailed deer on the island are not considered the island's largest native mammal, because they are believed to come across the Laguna Madre from the mainland?  Coyotes are considered the island's largest native mammal. More...