Blog · October 14, 2026 · Texas
The Medina County Hunting Map: a Texas guide
Use the free Medina County parcel map to find who owns the woods and fields near Hondo, then ask the right way.
Main page: Medina County, TX GIS & Parcel Viewer (official map link, Medina County facts and neighboring maps).
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Good Medina County hunting map research starts with one question: whose ground is it? That's true for a woodlot near San Antonio and for a field edge outside Lytle. Here's how to use the official Medina County map for it, and where the map stops helping.
We'll cover owner lookups for tracts near San Antonio, how to approach a landowner, and the agency that sets seasons for Medina County.
How to use the Medina County hunting map
Open the appraisal district interactive map, turn on aerial imagery, and pan the timber and field edges around San Antonio; click a tract to see the titleholder and acreage. Write down the parcel ID, owner name and mailing address for each parcel near San Antonio, then rank them by cover, access and size.
Step one: the free Medina County viewer
Medina County publishes its parcels on the appraisal district interactive map, which runs on a BIS Consulting map viewer, free to use for a lot in Natalia or a parcel near LaCoste. Rural accounts near LaCoste list an abstract in the legal description; copy it with the county property ID. Bookmark our Medina County page too; it tracks the official Texas link if it moves and lists the maps around Natalia.
Where to hunt around San Antonio
With little large public land listed for Medina County, hunters near LaCoste depend on private permission and leases. Texas Parks and Wildlife Department publishes the season dates, license rules and public-land maps that apply around San Antonio.
Deeds and plats behind the Medina County map
Deeds and plats behind the Medina County map are kept by the county's recording office; the official Medina County website names which office that is. Property values in Medina County come from its appraisal district, a separate political subdivision with its own board that sets one value per property for every local taxing unit. A deed book and page or instrument number on the county record is the quickest route to pull the document for a lot in Hondo.
Permission, leases and courtesy
Offer the titleholder near Yancey something useful: a copy of your license, proof of insurance if you lease, and a promise to report problems you see. Get permission in writing if you can, and carry it while hunting the Medina County tract.
Getting oriented in Medina County, TX
Town lots cluster around Hondo, the county seat, and Castroville, Devine, LaCoste, and Lytle. Smaller places such as D'Hanis, Lake Medina Shores, and Yancey appear on the county map as little clusters of lots. Medina County had an estimated 54,797 people in 2023 (Census Bureau), spread across about 1,325 square miles. Beyond the town lots in San Antonio, expect big rural parcels across the county. With a founding date of 1848, Medina County has long chains of title on some rural tracts.
In the field near LaCoste
Phone GPS near LaCoste can drift, especially under timber, so give the line a buffer when you set a stand.
Season-to-season scouting
Mid-sized tracts near Castroville with mixed timber and fields are where many Medina County hunters focus first. Keep a simple list for Medina County: tract, owner, mailing address, date contacted and answer, and update it each season.
Cover, water and owners in Medina County
Wooded draws and field edges near Hondo tend to stay in larger Medina County parcels that are worth a closer look. Some Medina County owners prefer one trusted hunter over many, so ask about exclusive access for the parcel near San Antonio.
Neighboring maps around Medina County
Medina County borders Atascosa County, Bandera County, Bexar County, Frio County, and Uvalde County, and each keeps its own parcel map and records. Our Texas page links each map neighboring Medina County.
Medina County, TX: common questions
How do I write a hunting permission letter to a Medina County landowner?
Short works best near Yancey: your name, the county tract, the season and a promise to follow the rules.
Will the Medina County map display which land near LaCoste is open to hunt?
Not really; the viewer for Medina County lists owners, not hunting rights, so ask before you go.
Can I lease hunting land in Medina County?
A lease on county ground near LaCoste is a private deal; write down dates, game, guests and insurance.
Can I hunt unposted land in Medina County without permission?
Always get permission; posting rules vary in Texas, and the titleholder of land near Lytle decides who hunts.
Is there public hunting land in Medina County?
Check the public hunting maps from the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department; they display which areas in and near Medina County are open and under what rules.
How do I find who owns hunting land in Medina County?
Click the tract on the appraisal district interactive map; the Medina County record lists the titleholder of record and a mailing address.
Open the official Medina County, TX parcel map Medina County in the Platbookmapper directory
Not a survey. County GIS and tax parcel maps are assessment and planning layers. They are not a substitute for a recorded plat, deed, or licensed survey, especially for fences, setbacks, or boundary disputes.