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Re: counties that DON'T have good deer hunting [Re: Ranch Dog] #3629391 10/03/12 08:00 PM
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is that a housing development behind him?


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Re: counties that DON'T have good deer hunting [Re: txtrophy85] #3629419 10/03/12 08:09 PM
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Re: counties that DON'T have good deer hunting [Re: txtrophy85] #3629452 10/03/12 08:21 PM
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Originally Posted By: txtrophy85
is that a housing development behind him?

Heck, it would pretty much have to be. What immediately came to my mind, just the shape of the buildings, is hangers at Hooks Airport.


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Re: counties that DON'T have good deer hunting [Re: txtrophy85] #3629569 10/03/12 08:51 PM
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Originally Posted By: txtrophy85
what about liberty county?

also, I'm gonna venture off to say guadalupe county dosen't have very good deer hunting.


liberty county has plenty...lots of woods to hunt there.

Re: counties that DON'T have good deer hunting [Re: rifleman] #3629738 10/03/12 09:35 PM
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HUNT COUNTY doesn't have any DEER!!!!!! Take my word for it, none, nada, zilch!!!


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Re: counties that DON'T have good deer hunting [Re: RickyK] #3629763 10/03/12 09:43 PM
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Caldwell and Guadalupe Counties don't have large deer herds but they do have some quality deer here and there.

Gonzales Co. has some areas with really good deer. They also have some open regions that have few deer. A buddy of mine has a few hundred acres off of the Guadalupe River and he's had some real bruisers over the years. It helps that he's surrounded by unhunted ranches that are owned by Nolan Ryan.

DeWitt Co. has a few deer here and there. I drive through there every weekend through the summer, headed to Port A. I normally see deer on the north side of town.

Years ago I hunted out of the town of Shiro (Walker Co. I think). Didn't see one single solitary deer all season. Don't know if it's still the same.


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Re: counties that DON'T have good deer hunting [Re: LandPirate] #3629948 10/03/12 10:39 PM
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Limestone is pretty mediocre at best. A few spots around the lake and river are decent, but overall county wide I would never pay for a lease there.

Re: counties that DON'T have good deer hunting [Re: Ranch Dog] #3630047 10/03/12 11:07 PM
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There are plenty of deer in the western portion of parker county...

Re: counties that DON'T have good deer hunting [Re: Crossbone] #3630107 10/03/12 11:28 PM
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Taken in Parker county

Re: counties that DON'T have good deer hunting [Re: Crossbone] #3630110 10/03/12 11:29 PM
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I agree with Tarrant... too urbanized

Re: counties that DON'T have good deer hunting [Re: Crossbone] #3630169 10/03/12 11:48 PM
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Originally Posted By: Crossbone
I agree with Tarrant... too urbanized


Isn't Southlake and Grapevine in Tarrant County? Big deer around there if you can get access to hunt

Re: counties that DON'T have good deer hunting [Re: Bill Waldschmidt] #3630299 10/04/12 12:27 AM
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0 deer in fisher county, it's not worth anyone's time. Too much cotton, not enough habitat, nothing to see here move along. walking

Re: counties that DON'T have good deer hunting [Re: Bill Waldschmidt] #3630319 10/04/12 12:36 AM
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Originally Posted By: Bill Waldschmidt
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I agree with Tarrant... too urbanized


Isn't Southlake and Grapevine in Tarrant County? Big deer around there if you can get access to hunt


Not just the north part but the southern and western part has some bruisers as well


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Re: counties that DON'T have good deer hunting [Re: BOBO the Clown] #3630363 10/04/12 12:47 AM
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Dallas County?

Re: counties that DON'T have good deer hunting [Re: Trust] #3630473 10/04/12 01:15 AM
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Originally Posted By: Trust
Tarrant and Parker county have ZERO deer


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Re: counties that DON'T have good deer hunting [Re: vanndchi] #3631163 10/04/12 03:27 AM
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Originally Posted By: Vanndchi
Dallas County?


There's deer, and I'm pretty sure there's an open season. Just very little access

Re: counties that DON'T have good deer hunting [Re: Bill Waldschmidt] #3631258 10/04/12 03:55 AM
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Dallas county. too many yankee imports.I blame BMD. JK


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Re: counties that DON'T have good deer hunting [Re: cameron00] #3631503 10/04/12 11:18 AM
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Originally Posted By: cameron00
Brazoria is totally loaded now. Definitely not on this list.

Harris is a good one. Can't really think of anywhere to hunt. Fayette used to be nothing but sparcely populated with teeny deer, but ARs have vastly improved it, so I don't think it's on the list anymore.


That is because Brazoria was one of the first counties to go AR back around 02.


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Re: counties that DON'T have good deer hunting [Re: Savage388] #3631525 10/04/12 11:44 AM
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Bexar county was the home of some monster B & C class bucks and still is in very small pockets of some neighborhoods.
Urban sprawl has pretty much wiped them out but there are some in the very southernmost part of the county, and up near Camp Bullis to the north that still hold some huntable populations.
A few years back in one of those neighborhoods to the north someone shot a non typical that at that time was like #4 in the state, and if I'm not mistaken the head now hangs in the suburb city council building of Hill Country Village.
A family member has a 172 B&C he took a few years back in southern Bexar County near the Atascosa county line.

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Re: counties that DON'T have good deer hunting [Re: Jimbo] #3631796 10/04/12 01:55 PM
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Originally Posted By: Jimbo
Bexar county was the home of some monster B & C class bucks and still is in very small pockets of some neighborhoods.
Urban sprawl has pretty much wiped them out but there are some in the very southernmost part of the county, and up near Camp Bullis to the north that still hold some huntable populations.
A few years back in one of those neighborhoods to the north someone shot a non typical that at that time was like #4 in the state, and if I'm not mistaken the head now hangs in the suburb city council building of Hill Country Village.
A family member has a 172 B&C he took a few years back in southern Bexar County near the Atascosa county line.


I live in this area, and there are a lot of above average bucks in this area, however, most of these deer are subdivision residents. Not many decent sized, working ranches up here anymore. The urban sprawl has forced ground up here to go from being priced by the acre, to being priced by the square foot. You'll play hell finding a deer outside of Camp Bullis in Bexar County in about another 10 years.

Re: counties that DON'T have good deer hunting [Re: statesman] #3631809 10/04/12 02:00 PM
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hogs will still be there, we were having heck with them even at 1604/Culebra

Re: counties that DON'T have good deer hunting [Re: cameron00] #3632293 10/04/12 04:58 PM
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Originally Posted By: cameron00
Gonzales is good, for the most part. Dewitt I believe is hit or miss with a lot of farmland, but also some decent spots.

I'd submit Austin County is on this list.


Got a property in Austin County. Used to be loaded with big deer. Havent hunted it that hard lately but just havent seen the big ones walking around like I used to. Could be I just need to be in the stand more.

Re: counties that DON'T have good deer hunting [Re: Jimbo] #3632302 10/04/12 05:03 PM
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Originally Posted By: Jimbo
Bexar county was the home of some monster B & C class bucks and still is in very small pockets of some neighborhoods.
Urban sprawl has pretty much wiped them out but there are some in the very southernmost part of the county, and up near Camp Bullis to the north that still hold some huntable populations.
A few years back in one of those neighborhoods to the north someone shot a non typical that at that time was like #4 in the state, and if I'm not mistaken the head now hangs in the suburb city council building of Hill Country Village.
A family member has a 172 B&C he took a few years back in southern Bexar County near the Atascosa county line.


only a very small portion of huntable land exists in bexar county north of 1604. there is some headed up hwy 16 towards bandera.

the is some good bucks around calaveras lake, however. some hunting still to be had in southern bexar but its not like it was.

when i was a kid there used to be quite a few good bucks killed each year in bexar county


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Re: counties that DON'T have good deer hunting [Re: txtrophy85] #3632318 10/04/12 05:09 PM
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Every county will have their pockets that hold good deer some just more than others... galveston co is pretty much flood plain and was always thought not to be able to hold big deer...but i got a buddy down there that sees giant deer every year...even though they are all at the airport haha

Re: counties that DON'T have good deer hunting [Re: Huntsmanda] #3632583 10/04/12 06:33 PM
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Originally Posted By: Huntsmanda
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Harris Co has some pretty dang big deer if you can find them. There's some studs that live out at the airport.


SE Harris County has big deer here and there. Around Ellington Field, Armond Bayou Nature Center area and on site at NASA has some huge deer...

Actually hunting them is another matter. I don't know where it would be legal.


I live in Harris Co and have hunted a few tracts out here. There are some absolute brutes out here. Seeing them on the 26 acre or 10 acre tracts I hunt is another story. lol.

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