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#1 |
Eight Point
Join Date: Sep 2020
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#2 |
Ten Point
Join Date: Aug 2018
Location: Onalaska
Hunt In: Bermuda Triangle
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Landowner's right to sell their property.
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Pope & Young
Join Date: Sep 2013
Location: Powderly, TX
Hunt In: God's green earth
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Wow I grew up fishing and camping on that lake. Hope TPWD can come up with the funds to keep it!
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#4 |
Ten Point
Join Date: May 2011
Location: Magnolia
Hunt In: Leon County
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Texas is one of the most prosperous states in the US, generated a huge budget surplus and still can't figure out how to make this happen?
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#5 |
Pope & Young
![]() Join Date: Apr 2012
Location: Manvel, TX mostly in the Doghouse
Hunt In: My Truck at night.
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That Sucks. Its one of my favorite lakes to fish. Great Campgrounds now that all the Tilapia castnetters are gone. If they sale I might look into buying a lot up there.
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#6 |
Ten Point
Join Date: Sep 2015
Location: Fannett
Hunt In: Marion Co, Jefferson Co
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We’ve hunted it a couple of times through the draw system. It’s a neat place. Would hate to see them sell it, but it makes a lot of sense for a developer to buy it with all of the infrastructure already in place.
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Pope & Young
Join Date: Jan 2008
Location: Golden Triangle
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The developer has eyes on many millions of dollars in profit for an exclusive and private lake, golf course, million dollar homes, etc. They can legally do it and it is understandable. Had this been completely private property to begin with then one would notice or probably even care. Private property sales for private ventures is done daily. Make it public property for generations with a great outdoor spot for average people and it really hurts that money has overcome the state’s (in this case every member of the public) interest in retaining it. There seems to be an easy and legal way retain the property for the park. The problem is the funding though and I doubt that it will be done. Claim eminent domain, seize the property and pay the market value. |
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#8 |
Pope & Young
Join Date: Sep 2013
Location: Powderly, TX
Hunt In: God's green earth
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I assumed they would have to buy it all instead of the smaller amount the State had the park on. I had not thought about eminent domain usage.
It’s a shame our funding is so screwed up with the Tpwd funds that they don’t use them strictly for wildlife and hunting even though as hunters we fund it! |
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#9 |
Ten Point
Join Date: Jan 2011
Location: Flint
Hunt In: Jack
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I guess I was wrong for assuming that these parks were state owned for public use.
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Ten Point
Join Date: Aug 2012
Hunt In: Bosque Freestone Hill McLennan Navarro Parker Counties
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Now the state is saying they have the money to purchase it but it might be too late. Somebody dropped the ball big time.
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#11 |
Pope & Young
![]() Join Date: Apr 2012
Location: Manvel, TX mostly in the Doghouse
Hunt In: My Truck at night.
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Sounds like TPWD was just sitting back and playing dumb waiting to see what was going to happen.
Sure hope they don't lose it. Not many state parks with boating access. Only about 1/4 of the 88 parks have Lake access. Ponds yes, but not lakes. Last edited by Hoggslayer; 01-29-2023 at 04:17 PM. |
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#12 |
Pope & Young
Join Date: Sep 2013
Location: Powderly, TX
Hunt In: God's green earth
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What a cluster fluck for the people of Texas
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#13 |
Six Point
Join Date: Oct 2016
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Eminent domain the mf’er. Considering all the garbage they use (the ability to eminent domain) it for, surely a park, open to anyone, for fishing/camping(some hunting), ought to qualify....
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#14 |
Ten Point
Join Date: May 2010
Location: College Station
Hunt In: the road by your lease
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They got plenty of money but nobody is willing to give up their two assistants and personal secretary in exchange for purchasing more land for the public.
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#15 |
Pope & Young
Join Date: Dec 2009
Location: Coppell
Hunt In: Sterling Co.
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are they gonna have decent price lots? I’ll be in the market for a lake house soon
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#16 |
Ten Point
Join Date: Oct 2006
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Upper echelon at it's finest
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#17 |
Pope & Young
Join Date: Apr 2015
Location: Celina
Hunt In: Leon/Freestone Cos
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#18 |
Ten Point
Join Date: Aug 2009
Location: Madisonville, Texas
Hunt In: Earth
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I’m surprised it took this long to sell, with the layout of that piece of property and its location between Houston and Dallas it’s prime for development. Doing the same thing on Hwy 7 in Leon County, I believe it’s a piece of what was the Center Ranch.
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#19 |
Pope & Young
Join Date: Jul 2014
Location: Oatmeal, TX
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Yet another cluster **** brought to us by txpw.
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#20 |
Ten Point
Join Date: May 2011
Location: Magnolia
Hunt In: Leon County
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Sad to see the center ranch being broken up
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