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.

Caddo National grasslands by permit - deer and turkey. Some of the guys on this site have done pretty well out there

Hagerman National Wildlife Refuge - bowhunting by permit (outstanding non typicals but difficult to get in)

Lake Lavon and Lake Lewisville by permit - duck hunting

Fishing - numerous lakes.  Lake Fork, east of DFW west of Quitman, is one of the premier largemouth bass lakes in Texas.

i have the remington 870, i bought this gun thinking i was going geese hunting a few yrs ago, never made it yet. I have used it a few times for turkey, it wrks awesome. 

Season Duck Lease being auctioned at banquet:

2011/2012 Water Fowl Season Membership
Executive Membership

HUNTING PROPERTIES
1. Franz (Brookshire)- New property with 6 duck ponds and a roost. 2. Turkey Creek (Beasley) New property 30 minutes from Houston 4 ponds and roost. 3. Reed (Lissie) New Property 2 ponds in Rice. 4. Glen Flora (Wharton) New property 10 acres of flooded green timber and 40 acres of crawfish ponds with rice. 5. Blue Creek (El Campo) 4 ponds and a roost. 6. Grady Allen's (El Campo) 1 Pond in rice. 7. Blockers (Bay City) 80 acre D.U. project can hunt 3 groups. 8. Darnell (Bay City) 2 ponds in rice. 9. Red Gate (El Campo) 1 pond. 10. Silivas (Bay City) 3 ponds. 11. Nada 2 (Garwood Prairie) 4 ponds (In Negotiation) 12. Coastal (Markham) 6 ponds (In Negotiation) We are in negotiation on two properties right now. If they do not work out we plan on replacing them with something equal in size, location, and quality.
MANAGERS
Nick Stillwell and Lane Thompson With 20 Years Of Water Fowl Management Experience

For The Entire 2011/2012 Season, No Guest Fee, Only One Guest Per Hunt Allowed Child Or Adult
GUIDED HUNT OPTIONAL
If You Book A Guide, Guide Fee Is $50.00 Per Person, Extra Scouting, Guide, Retriever, Decoys And Hunt Set Up Are Provided
HUNTING TIMES
You Are Allowed To Hunt Monday-Sunday As Much Until 12:00pm
RESERVATION PROCESS
Hunt Is Booked By E-Mail or Phone Call Four Days In Advance Or Sooner
FOR QUESTIONS OR DETAILED INFORMATION CONTACT
TO GET SIGNED UP AND RESERVE YOU’RE SPOT
Pay On Line At www.ghcof.org
Or
Mail A Check to GHCOF, P.O. Box 3082, Sugar Land, Texas 77487-3082, Attention: General Membership

Or you can check it out here as well!

http://www.brushcountrymonsters.com/journal/

Browse around and see what's new. Season two is going to be awesome!

A round trip to Sam Houston National Forest is going to cost a few hundred bucks in fuel at today’s price. The birds you are looking at traveling to hunt are Eastern turkeys as where the birds in South Texas are Rio’s. There are a lot more Turkey in South Texas then East Texas so if killing a bird is a priority I suggest dishing out a few hundred bucks and hunt locally. Good luck and welcome to Texas.

Sorry friend, believe me we all feel your pain. However in a speech last year, UNCLE OBAMA, said that he would like the price of gas to be in the $5-$7.00 per gallon range so we as Americans would be more in line with our fellow man in Europe. WONDERFULL. We cannot drill for oil in most of our own country but we must pay thru the nose at the pump. 

Dont mean to be rude, but that is a pretty weak deer on the link after stating jaw dropping bucks. might need to get a better link for their bucks.

I am a wounded warrior and was wondering how do I sign up to go out on this event or any other events that you may offer. I am stationed at BAMC and am from San Antonio.

Thanks

SFC Robert Montez

I grew up just outsode of Corpus in odem and there are some real nice areas around there for country living, then there is Callalen with great schools on hwy 624, but if that was me moving to the area I would recomend the Orange Grove, Sandia area near the lake, there is the best whitewing dove hunting, plentyfull wildlife, deer hogs and better get your fishing gear ready because Corpus has some of the best fishing in Texas, i recomend investing in a boat, i dont mind showing you all the fishing spots also.  The area off hwy 359 outside of Alice TX or Kingsville area is another small country living area with nice ranch property.  i think once you move to the area if your a big sportsmen, take advantage of all the hunting from Dove, Duck, Quail, Turkey, Deer, Hogs, geese, Crane, exotics, it's a sportsmen paradise down here!!!