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Author Topic: Place to hunt  (Read 291 times)

Offline OS

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Place to hunt
« on: December 13, 2009, 12:13:00 AM »
I would love to hunt in Texas but don't have a lot of $$$$$.  I don't need to shoot monster deer but would like to have chances at a lot of deer.  Would also like to be able to hunt hogs, turkey, and the such.  Does anyone have any suggestions of where to look?
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Offline **DONOTDELETE**

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Re: Place to hunt
« Reply #1 on: December 13, 2009, 12:43:00 AM »
Whitetail or Mulie deer? For Mulie, hogs & Turkey give 7th Age a buss.

For Whitetail, You can get with the State and hunt in Sam Houston WMA. Just have to get Non-Res hunting lic and the permit to hunt in the WMA. You can camp in the State Park that is near Sam Houston WMA.

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Re: Place to hunt
« Reply #2 on: December 13, 2009, 12:45:00 AM »

Offline Rick P

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Re: Place to hunt
« Reply #3 on: December 13, 2009, 01:53:00 AM »
Why would you leave Michigan to hunt deer or turkey???????

Just did a Michigan hunt in October, the numbers of deer I saw was flat out ridiculous! Put a stalk on the biggest 6 point I've ever seen, unfortunately he busted me at about 35 yards. I was hunting with a borrowed bow so my effective range was cut way back. First thing I did when I got back to Alaska was get a B handle Kodiak take down and start saving money for my next trip south.

Granted you wont get to chase Hogs but have you seen the size and numbers of Hogs in Hawaii? I'm chasing pineapple hogs, sheep and goats next year, should be back in Michigan about 2013 or so.
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Offline OS

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Re: Place to hunt
« Reply #4 on: December 13, 2009, 10:23:00 AM »
The area that I live has a huge amount of hunters most of state land is jam packed for the last couple years and you get on private land only if you have lots of $$$$$.  We have produced some big bucks in Jackson and Washtenaw County, and we have seen a large amount of hunters here because of it.  With that land owners where offered big $ for guys to hunt and it has now become the norm:-(
Example: I asked at one 30 acre farm and he wanted $4500.00 to hunt it for 3 months (he got it but not from me!!!) One farm that I hunted for the last 10 years leased it this year for $8,000.00.  If I'm gona put $ into hunting I'd rather travel a bit and have a chance at a lot of game.
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It's the experience of pursuing game that give true Outdoor Success!!!!!

Offline amstaffer1615

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Re: Place to hunt
« Reply #5 on: December 13, 2009, 11:09:00 AM »
$ 4500-8000 they can K.M.A..I wonder if any of these private lands get any Federal [ public money ],subsidies farm aid and the like ???

Offline twitchstick

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Re: Place to hunt
« Reply #6 on: December 13, 2009, 05:16:00 PM »
Just a question why Texas? I under stand that Texas is almost all private,that means $$. Have you considerd many of the western states are almost all public land. If you do your reseach you maybe able to a cheap quality public land hunt. Or are you looking more toward doing a guided hunt with your money.

Offline Rick P

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Re: Place to hunt
« Reply #7 on: December 13, 2009, 05:42:00 PM »
Agreed tell them to KMA and head north! I've not hunted Texas but I have Washington, Oregon, Wisconsin, Ohio, northern California and of course Alaska. Just because your in a new state doesn't mean you will bypass the crowds. It has been my experience that if folks are willing to share it and it's public land it will be crowded.

Have you explored the northern parts of Michigan much? With a little work you can get the privacy you want and see tons of game. Tracy and I saw one other truck on our drive back to our spot. We parked the truck and walked about half an hour to our post, there we saw one other hunter, a black bear! Had I been using my own bow I could have easily harvested a deer each day we were out.

If BIG bucks are more what you want take a look at the UP.....no not the spots everyone and there brother hunts, actually walk up one of those big hills or cross a cedar swamp, you'll find them if your willing to work at it. One of my favorite hunting spots in the world is near Iron mountain. It's between two branches of a river and you have to wade the river to get to it. Wimp out and stay on the easy side....your hunting 3 deer with 40 other guys. Get wet and it's white tail hunters nirvana!

Same goes for road access Alaska, hunt the popular spots and your in a crowd, hike up the mountain or go somewhere everyone else passes up because it's a tough haul and you will be alone with all the older more experienced animals.

Every year I run into a tourist hunting or fishing up here who is bitterly disappointed with there Alaskan hunt or fishing trip. "How far from the road did you go?" is always my first question invariably their answer is less than 300 yards. If everyone and there brother was trying to kill and eat you would you be within 300 yards of there main access point?
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Offline OS

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Re: Place to hunt
« Reply #8 on: December 13, 2009, 07:03:00 PM »
After having the year that I've had so far was dreaming about all the deer you see on TV :-)

I saw a Tred show where he hunted deer, hogs, turkey, what ever walked in front of him in Texas and that looked like fun!
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It's the experience of pursuing game that give true Outdoor Success!!!!!

Offline ChrisM

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Re: Place to hunt
« Reply #9 on: December 13, 2009, 07:17:00 PM »
There is alot of public land in Texas in the East However it is not the hunting you see on TV with the Mesquite cactuses and deer running around like rats.  It is pine forests with Oak bottoms with no agricultural fields and water sources around every corner.  Baiting is illegal on Public land and stands can only be in place for 48 hours.  There are some good hunts on draw only units though.
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Offline Rick P

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Re: Place to hunt
« Reply #10 on: December 13, 2009, 08:03:00 PM »
OS Common man you know perfectly well unless you spend a TV production budget and are willing to be a butcher at a high fence ranch you are not likely to have that kind of a hunt.


The following is a general statement not aimed at any one individual.
Yes I did say butcher, if your shooting animals in a paddock your not a hunter no mater how big that paddock is! That's fine if it is how you want to spend your money.....just don't claim your hunting!
Just this Alaskan's opinion

Offline Rick P

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Re: Place to hunt
« Reply #11 on: December 13, 2009, 08:09:00 PM »
Almost forgot here in Alaska I can hunt Moose Brown and black Bear and small game in September. If I go a bit north I can add Caribou to the list....it is definitely fun not being limited to one species!


Haven't seen broadcast tube in several years, keep hearing about this Tred guy, he doing right by the Trad community or another in a long string of Ted Nugent disasters?
Just this Alaskan's opinion

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