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#1 |
Ten Point
![]() Join Date: Jan 2009
Location: Katy
Hunt In: Texas
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I see so many ranches being divided in smaller tracts. My question is are any of these smaller tracts around rocksprings any good for hunting with all the neighbors being of same size? Tracts I’m referring to range from 30-150 acres or so. Anybody have any experience in buying land like this around rocksprings?
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#2 |
Ten Point
Join Date: Jan 2007
Location: conroe texas
Hunt In: Junction, Colorado, illinois
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I an North of Rocksprings off of hwy41 and Snodgrass rd we have a 100 acres and the neighborhood is 100. -400 acres and the hunting is great. You will just have to look at it and see what is around you and what it offers. There is a 272 acre place just up from us that is running $568.000 with a house surrounded by large acreage. Best of luck it took us three years to find our place.
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#3 |
Ten Point
![]() Join Date: Jan 2009
Location: Katy
Hunt In: Texas
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Thanks. Does yalls place have any axis that come through ?
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#4 |
Six Point
Join Date: Feb 2017
Location: odessa tx
Hunt In: rocksprings tx
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i'm south on 55 and I have as many axis as whitetail
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#5 |
Eight Point
![]() Join Date: Jan 2013
Location: Boerne
Hunt In: Gillespie County
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I just sold a place that fronted on hwy 41, a little ways down from Snodgrass Road. Axis are everywhere around there. You may have to stay up late at night to see them
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#6 |
Ten Point
![]() Join Date: Apr 2010
Location: San Antonio Area
Hunt In: Rocksprings, Texas
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We're off of Hwy 41 & CAR 230. @30 acres .. lots of Hogs & deer with an elk every once in a while. 99 percent go the 1st weekend and maybe Thanksgiving .. other than that don't see them .. No issues so far
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#7 |
Eight Point
Join Date: Dec 2006
Location: Harlingen,Tx
Hunt In: Rocksprings
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Im off CR 377 and could easily fill my deer tags and then some all by bow.
Originally got 42acres, then picked up another 42 next to it. All my neighbors are good and we check on each others camps if asked. No one over hunts. |
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#8 |
Ten Point
![]() Join Date: Jan 2009
Location: Katy
Hunt In: Texas
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Thanks for the replies. I really want to get a place out there that I can teach my daughters to bow hunt on. I love the area because there’s lots of animals.
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#9 |
Ten Point
Join Date: Jan 2008
Location: San Antonio
Hunt In: Hill Country, Carrizo Springs
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We have 20 acres in the Green wood Valley subdivision off hwy 41. Plenty of hogs and Axis are thick at times. I’ve had herds of 15-20 at once on camera. Haven’t shot one yet since we try to be bow only and they are smarrrrrt. But there are some good ones. Our white tail genetics stink lol and not many white tails either.
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#10 |
Ten Point
![]() Join Date: Jan 2009
Location: Katy
Hunt In: Texas
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Did your “ subdivision “ have any specific rules for those who bought?
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#11 |
Ten Point
Join Date: Jan 2008
Location: San Antonio
Hunt In: Hill Country, Carrizo Springs
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I don’t think it’s really a “subdivision” I just know that’s what the are is called lol but no restrictions. I do get bummed when I’m on a hill and I can count 7 plus different blinds from different hunters. Small acre problems I guess
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#12 |
Ten Point
![]() Join Date: Jan 2009
Location: Katy
Hunt In: Texas
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What all have y’all shot out there?
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#13 |
Ten Point
Join Date: Jan 2007
Location: conroe texas
Hunt In: Junction, Colorado, illinois
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Yes sir we have a lot of exotic animals and will probably have more since the floods and the high fences are down.
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#14 |
Ten Point
Join Date: Jan 2008
Location: San Antonio
Hunt In: Hill Country, Carrizo Springs
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Mostly pigs and a few deer. We’ve been trying to let more deer grow. It’s hard to do that especially here coming up in the next few months
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#15 |
Eight Point
Join Date: Apr 2007
Location: Conroe
Hunt In: Rocksprings
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Had a place in Diamond Ranch. Hwy 41 & 230. Lots of random exotics, but white tails numbers are really low; neighborhoods shot everything that moved. Was on a lease off hwy 41 & 335, only a couple of miles from place I owned & it was crawling with animals!!
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#16 |
Ten Point
Join Date: Sep 2015
Location: Fannett
Hunt In: Marion Co, Jefferson Co
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Had a cousin-in-law’s dad who owned a place out there. They’d divided up a 2000 acre ranch into 50 acre plots and sold them off. It was a cool place, but the hunting was pretty mediocre considering there were probably 100 people a year hunting 2000 acres.
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#17 |
Ten Point
![]() Join Date: Jan 2009
Location: Katy
Hunt In: Texas
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The overhunting is what worries me about trying to buy a smaller place out there. Maybe I’ll win the lottery tomorrow and not have to worry about buying a small place lol
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#18 |
Pope & Young
![]() Join Date: Apr 2011
Location: Sorry Azz Houston
Hunt In: San Saba,TX
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When we looked at property out that way, it seems some of the subdivisions had game
co-ops where they had a biologist make recommendations on harvest. I would definitely look at those types over an anything goes situation. |
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#19 | |
Six Point
Join Date: Jul 2018
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#20 |
Spike
Join Date: Jun 2018
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I’ve also been looking at 100+ acre tracts in Edwards County. Anyone own on Mail Trail subdivision? Seems like that subdivision has an actual management program?
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#21 | |
Spike
Join Date: Jun 2018
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#22 |
Eight Point
Join Date: Oct 2013
Location: Deer Park
Hunt In: Edwards Co
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Ive been n Mailtrail for 4 years now... its legit. Just do a search and I have posted many trailcam pics.
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#23 |
Pope & Young
Join Date: Feb 2007
Location: Texas
Hunt In: Lampasas
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I know very little about subdivisions.....so does anybody live on these types of properties? Can you claim wildlife exemption of tax reasons? We are also looking to buy more property.
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#24 |
Spike
Join Date: Jun 2018
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#25 |
Eight Point
Join Date: Dec 2006
Location: Harlingen,Tx
Hunt In: Rocksprings
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WE HAVE A LAND OWNERS ASSOCIATION. We pay $2 per acre and they maintain the roads. We also have a cattle lease that keeps ours taxes down, I believe we pay $135 for the 84 acres.
We do have rules, No subleasing, no hunting operations or businesses off the property. We have mirror tags for our vehicles to recognize land owners. Its a 4000ac ranch that broke up called Stagecoach Springs/Broken Spoke. Granted, I did see more deer 13years ago when we first bought, but all low fence externaly and we have different species on game camera over the years. Audad, sika, fallow, axis, Whitetail, pigs, turkey, seen 1 javelina and some wild goats. We bought if for the get a way and a place to hang out. The animals are just the bonus. |
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#26 |
Nubbin' Buck
Join Date: Feb 2019
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#27 |
Ten Point
Join Date: Sep 2009
Location: Clute...
Hunt In: San Saba
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I’ve noticed this too. Rocksprings and del rio seem to have a lot of those tracks. I’m just worried about the over hunting my everyone that has a license to hunt
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#28 |
Ten Point
Join Date: Sep 2009
Location: Clute...
Hunt In: San Saba
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![]() ![]() Something like that, how do you determine if it’s a good location? From the locals ? |
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#29 |
Ten Point
Join Date: Jan 2007
Location: conroe texas
Hunt In: Junction, Colorado, illinois
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We were looking for a place big enough to hunt on that had water and electric and a place to live. We found what we were looking for and then some. There is a really nice place just up from us the is 272 acres that is very nice with the same amenities as our place although it is a little bigger and higher price it is very nice.
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#30 |
Eight Point
Join Date: Nov 2008
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We looked at several tracts that had been subdivided onto 40 to 100 acre pieces. Some looked promising but a couple areas had been nearly shot out. Several tracts of 40 acres or more had a box stand every 100 or so yards along their perimeter. There was very little deer sign in that area. Lots of plots were for sale by owner there and lots of abandoned camp areas. We didn’t see much of a hunting future, if any, in those areas. Getting into an area that is game managed, IMO. Is a must. Besides, it is a 10 hour trip from home down there. Some beautiful country for sure, just be very very cautious if hunting is your main reason for buying.
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