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East Texas Hunting #6419429
01/05/19 07:10 PM
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Alaska, USA
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Wife and I are doing our retirement planning and part of that is looking at where we want a winter home when we do the snow bird thing from Alaska. We are looking at something in East Texas, and in the next several years will be making several trips to check out places and start the process of looking for land to buy and eventually build on. One of our biggest wants is a place 100+ acres that we can hunt deer, dove, hogs, and hopefully turkey's on. With all that in mind, what I am hoping folks here can help with is suggestions for areas to look, hunting pages like T-man I should start looking at, and any suggestions for land realtors to start checking out. Any suggestions and help would be greatly appreciated.

-TJ


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Re: East Texas Hunting [Re: Top Jimmy] #6419468
01/05/19 08:03 PM
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Look at south-east Arizona, too. The most incredible bird hunting I have ever experienced. Javalina, mule deer, Coues whitetail, coyotes beyond count


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Re: East Texas Hunting [Re: Top Jimmy] #6419483
01/05/19 08:14 PM
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I would, but the wife wants to be able to get to the ocean within about 2-4 hours driving. No way I am doing that in AZ.

-TJ


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Re: East Texas Hunting [Re: Top Jimmy] #6419498
01/05/19 08:26 PM
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laugh


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Re: East Texas Hunting [Re: Top Jimmy] #6419534
01/05/19 08:55 PM
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You're talking about starting a TMAN hunt club right ?? Turkeys, quail, doves, etc ?


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Re: East Texas Hunting [Re: white17] #6419722
01/06/19 12:02 AM
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White, I am sure we could find some space for a few chosen ones. smile

-TJ


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Re: East Texas Hunting [Re: Top Jimmy] #6419723
01/06/19 12:04 AM
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178 views so far and nothing but Alaskan's posting. No Texans around here?

-TJ

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Re: East Texas Hunting [Re: Top Jimmy] #6419730
01/06/19 12:13 AM
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personally, I'd be asking here:
https://texashuntingforum.com/
and here:
http://www.texashoghunter.com/forum.php
and any other forums that pop up when ya google what you want info on


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Re: East Texas Hunting [Re: Top Jimmy] #6419731
01/06/19 12:14 AM
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Yep, there's some Texans on here but East Texas as you posted is like a "whole other country" to some of us.


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Re: East Texas Hunting [Re: Top Jimmy] #6419744
01/06/19 12:36 AM
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Deer, Ducks, hogs, and Beaver that is east Texas. Deep East Texas (Nacadoches) is still pretty reasonable on land prices and with the National Forests the hunting possibilities are endless


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Re: East Texas Hunting [Re: traprjohn] #6419753
01/06/19 01:01 AM
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Originally Posted by traprjohn
personally, I'd be asking here:
https://texashuntingforum.com/
and here:
http://www.texashoghunter.com/forum.php
and any other forums that pop up when ya google what you want info on


Thanks! Registered for both.

-TJ


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Re: East Texas Hunting [Re: Top Jimmy] #6419766
01/06/19 01:39 AM
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Sam Houston National Forest, The Sabine and Angelina National Forests are in east Texas. I would get at least 1.5 hours north out of Houston and the same south of Dallas. If you find Centerville on a map and draw 100 mile radius, that a pretty good area and the land is reasonable.

Re: East Texas Hunting [Re: jtg] #6420570
01/06/19 10:15 PM
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Originally Posted by jtg
Sam Houston National Forest, The Sabine and Angelina National Forests are in east Texas. I would get at least 1.5 hours north out of Houston and the same south of Dallas. If you find Centerville on a map and draw 100 mile radius, that a pretty good area and the land is reasonable.



We have circled Lufkin as a starting point and will go from there. Probably head down a couple times to spend a couple weeks and drive around to check stuff out.

-TJ


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Re: East Texas Hunting [Re: Top Jimmy] #6420589
01/06/19 10:28 PM
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I think Sheepdog1 works in Lufkin


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Re: East Texas Hunting [Re: Top Jimmy] #6420697
01/07/19 04:52 AM
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I was stationed in west LA (Fort Polk) and spent a lot of time in east TX, some very good small game hunting in the area and plenty of beaver trapping if you want to play around with that. Public land can be tough (crowded) but doable and driving east to LA is always an option, they have huge blocks of public land (WMAs). Owning a few acres of your own would be a big help.

Re: East Texas Hunting [Re: Top Jimmy] #6421207
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I've been looking at that EXACT same area for 2 years while I formulate my Illinois Exit Strategy!. Looks like it's filling up so you might want to get something quick. My Nephew lives in Houston and says there are fights over public land hunting. He also said people have been buying large tracts and starting a feeding program for deer and hogs. When they get to feeding a lot of game they hire 40 or 50 guys and they build a high fence around it as fast as possible. Presto chango - now it's a hunting club. LA is looking better all the time me.
I have noticed the prices going up some for a while. Everything's filling up.


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Re: East Texas Hunting [Re: Top Jimmy] #6421276
01/07/19 06:06 PM
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I have been going to east Texas fishing for over 15 years. Nice people, nice towns. At least around the Centerville / carthage area. Lots of outdoor stuff and as someone else said, LA is right next door.


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Re: East Texas Hunting [Re: Top Jimmy] #6421586
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I was expecting to see some pictures of a guy with overalls on and only one strap buttoned, big fat dip in and shootin deer out of the back of a truck with an open sights rifle. Kind of my vision of east Texas hunting lol


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Re: East Texas Hunting [Re: Txcoonman] #6421617
01/07/19 10:14 PM
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Originally Posted by Txcoonman
I was expecting to see some pictures of a guy with overalls on and only one strap buttoned, big fat dip in and shootin deer out of the back of a truck with an open sights rifle. Kind of my vision of east Texas hunting lol



.....we quit that due to the high fines lately...started on yanks instead since their an invasive species


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Re: East Texas Hunting [Re: Top Jimmy] #6421622
01/07/19 10:17 PM
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been there done it they can have that whole state and the high fences

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