In Liberty Hill, turn left at the blinking yellow light for RR 1869. The Observation Deck will on your left. Both the Doeskin Ranch and the Observation Deck require about a 50 minute drive to be reached from the north end of Austin. Regulations Public hunting will be allowed on several thousand acres of the Balcones Canyonlands National Wildlife Refuge. Hunting on the refuge will be allowed only with a Balcones Canyonlands Refuge hunt special use permit and in accordance with refuge hunting regulations.
Hunters are free to move around in assigned areas.
All hunters will be assigned areas to hunt in. A person must be at least 12 years old to participate in this hunt program. In addition to federal regulations, Texas Parks and Wildlife Department laws and regulations are adopted and in effect unless they have been further restricted by federal law or regulations. Hunters who bag deer, feral hogs or turkeys must check in their game at designated check stations on the day the game was killed, and before leaving the refuge after a successful hunt. No person shall unreasonably disturb or annoy other persons on the refuge.