As some of you may recall, I felt driven out of the public hunting lands available here in N. Texas due to too many hunters per sq. foot.
So I have taken the plunge and am on a 1700 acre lease in East Texas.
I finally got a chance to go over and walk (some of) the lease on Sunday morning. I logged about 5 miles, seeing plenty of deer sign, but also seeing a LOT of hog sign.
The predominant feature of the property is a 1.5 mile long levee (built in the 30s I think) on one side of a creek along the south edge of the property with heavy forest bottom land between the levee and the creek (which had running water through-out the dry summer). About 9:00 a.m. I spotted 3 fat does crossing the levee. Also saw three racoons earlier. But no other wild life, not even hogs.
There is another substantial forest area along a dry ravine that runs south to the levee.
The 3 other hunters on the place are focussing on the open areas with their centerfires, with litte attention to the forest areas. Those open areas are just too big for me. The others do have a couple of feeders and stands up on the levee, but only one hunter even has a stand down in the bottom land.
I am planning to work the forest areas from ground blinds and maybe a treestand with the .54.
The camp area is perfect. Giant shade trees and ELECTRICITY for the mandatory AC on the trailers.
Can't wait for the season to get here.
So I have taken the plunge and am on a 1700 acre lease in East Texas.
I finally got a chance to go over and walk (some of) the lease on Sunday morning. I logged about 5 miles, seeing plenty of deer sign, but also seeing a LOT of hog sign.
The predominant feature of the property is a 1.5 mile long levee (built in the 30s I think) on one side of a creek along the south edge of the property with heavy forest bottom land between the levee and the creek (which had running water through-out the dry summer). About 9:00 a.m. I spotted 3 fat does crossing the levee. Also saw three racoons earlier. But no other wild life, not even hogs.
There is another substantial forest area along a dry ravine that runs south to the levee.
The 3 other hunters on the place are focussing on the open areas with their centerfires, with litte attention to the forest areas. Those open areas are just too big for me. The others do have a couple of feeders and stands up on the levee, but only one hunter even has a stand down in the bottom land.
I am planning to work the forest areas from ground blinds and maybe a treestand with the .54.
The camp area is perfect. Giant shade trees and ELECTRICITY for the mandatory AC on the trailers.
Can't wait for the season to get here.
