Public Hunting Lands in TX

[longbow]

Does anyone know any public hunting lands in Texas that are great squirrel spots? (APH permit properties) I'm looking for a great spot to finish the year big! Could even be an unbelievable bunny hunting spot.

Dustin McCoy

[Riker]

There is very little public land in TX open to hunt for the public (Tx is 98% private owned land) the only public land i know of there is some around the big bend area and some up the way tip top of the panhandle but that is all i know of.

[longbow]

There's 1.2 million acres of public hunting land in Texas and nobody hunts it ?

The $48 Annual Public Hunting Permit provides nearly year-round hunting on approximately 1.2 million acres of land.

[Riker]

Well heres you problem with that statistic TX is 171,904,640 acres with 1.2 million acres public lands (not all is open to hunting just designated wildlife management areas) new Mexico has a little over 30 million acres in public lands (they are alot smaller than us). but the main prob with hunting those areas is one you can only hunt them certain times of the year (and yes squires and rabbits have seasons in TX so you would have to use those dates) and the 48 dollar permits dosnt cover all cost for most of the areas you have to pay an aditional 12-15 dollars a day just to get into the WMA (wildlife managment area) and im not sure if you have seen many of the public areas in Texas the are usually very degraded poor lands nobody wants. i mean it a good idea but you would have to be close to the wma and get signed up to hunt them but you can try maybe you can get a specail permit as a falconer since your not gun hunting but you'll have to call the tpwd office to find out. anyway laters

[longbow]

""Well heres you problem with that statistic TX is 171,904,640 acres with 1.2 million acres public lands (not all is open to hunting just designated wildlife management areas)""

No thats the amount of acreage for public hunting.

""(and yes squires and rabbits have seasons in TX so you would have to use those dates""

No County in Texas has a rabbit season, and only 51 counties have a squirrel season, with none of those being in any public lands anywhere near central Texas, mostly east Texas.

""very degraded poor lands nobody wants""

All of Lake Granger and it's surounding areas are public hunting land, it's some of the nicest hunting in the area for ducks way on down to the lowbie bunnies. The highest population in Texas for fox squirrels is Neches Creek and it also is a public hunting area.

Quit arguing with me Riker and invite me to hunt your secret bunny field, lol. I'm going to learn a little more about these lands and maybe next year we can all do a camping/hunting party.

Dustin McCoy

[Riker]

Hey man the offer for anyone to come hunt here has always been open but only a select few actually take me up on the offer ken did and look what what he got! so freaking come on already! i have two spare bedrooms so you dont even need a hotel. but anyway of to work talk to you guys later

[kenbro77]

Amen brother, that was one sweet field. I wish I could have hunted that jack field. That is one place I wish all could see. I was really amazed at the number of jacks in one place.