Hi Jonathan and welcome!

I've been told LBJ Grasslands is probably the best place near Dallas to hunt for turkey, as several of the guys that visit this board have done so.  But, since Texas doesn't have a lot of public land (90+% of Texas is privately owned) the hunting can be a challenge.  Texas Parks and Wildlife also has draw hunts, but these may be too far for you to travel.

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Thanks for the invitation Jason...I wish I had something to offer you.   As you've probably heard by now Texas is over 90% privately owned, and most of the hunting is on leased land.  Simple permission to hunt ot just about unheard of anymore and the leases are usually pretty restrictive.  In particular our family is essentially invited to hunt every year (though we pay), so we're very limited to what we can do.

The only thing I can suggest is getting on TPWD's website and see if there are any more drawwings for WMA hunts left.  Kinda doubt there is.  There's also the opportunity to possibly hunt standby if someone doesn't show on those hunts.  There are also Davy Crockett National Forest and Caddo National Grasslands that can be productive. 

I went out Friday night with a group for my first Thermal hog hunt.   [url=http://www.doubledrophunts.com]Double Drop Hunts[/url]  http://www.doubledrophunts.com I have hunted before with night vision and been fairly successful if hogs were around to shoot at. But this night we were very lucky. We watched from a fence line downwind from a field and a large Oak tree where bait had been put out. At the time I was not feeling overly optimistic because it seemed too open a field. But after waiting for 40 minutes one of the guys whispers that he sees movement. And one after another hogs start coming into the field. There had to be at least 60 70 hogs. We were instructed to shoot on the count of 3. All the guns were suppressed and some had Thermal and others had night vision.
In Short order we had 9 hogs down. This was a rush and I really enjoyed the hunt.

Being in the military I get free hunting license. I'm trying to get a hold of Silverboar, he hunts in Red Rock and that's only an hour away from Taylor.

You do not have to be a member to attent the Expo, events or Banquet.  It is open to the general public.

The LSBA has added new and exciting seminars, clinics, demos and a youth 3-D shoot to the schedule this year! Come early and stay late! There are plenty of exciting events for the entire family to enjoy! 

8:00 a.m. Team Bowmasters Pop-up 3-D Shoot

8:30 a.m. Snake Avoidance Clinic for Dogs with Wayne Lain of Snakebreakers $40.00

9:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. Soldiers' Angels Youth Archery Challenge Qualifying Rounds (Must be registered by and in line by NOON) Please see LSBA's website concerning entry for this event.

10:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. Operation Game Thief's Hall of Shame Visit with a Texas State Game Warden

10:30 a.m. Blood Trailing Seminar by Courtney Farris with National Lacy Dog Association $20.00

NOON Expo and vendors open

NOON to 4:00 p.m. Arrow making, Dipping and Cresting and Feather Splicing and Fletching Demos by Derek Herring of Bounty Hunter Traditional Arrows

12:30 p.m. Arrow Making for Kids Clinic by Derek Herring of Bounty Hunter Traditional Arrows

1:30 p.m. Photography Seminar by Certified Master Photograph, Vernon Wentz of Ad Imagery

2:00 p.m. Soldiers' Angels Youth Archery Challenge FINALS

2:30 p.m. Blood Trailing Seminar by Courtney Farris with National Lacy Dog Association $20.00

3:00 p.m. Tree Stand Safety Seminar by Bob Wright, Certifed Tree Stand Safety and I.B.E.P. Instructor

4:30 p.m.-6:00 p.m. Social Get Together with Music by Michael Strickland and Steve Shedd

6:00 p.m.-10:30 p.m. 37th Annual Awards Banquet with Guest Speaker, Marty "Buff" Thomas. Listen to his hunting stories and watch his videos of his hunts around the world using a traditional bow!