Any Texas Public Land Hunters?

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I know there are a lot of public acres to find in Texas.

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Not much public land at all in Texas

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Wear your orange and walk in further than you think you need to

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And hunt on weekdays.

General gospel of public land hunting.

Ducks-

Anahuac NWR... been hunting it all my life. There is a walk in area that is hit or miss like everything else. Also the farther you walk the better. Better public hunting is by boat down off onion bayou in Anahuac. Need a boat to get to a ton of saltwater/tidal flats in the marsh.

Old & Lost River off of I-10 not far from Anauack Once again you need a boat. You can pull a permit before season and put in a blind that is your blind all season. No squatters.

A bit further back toward Sabine is JD Murphy hunting area close to Port Arthur. Need a boat. First come first served.

Down between Sabine Pass and High Island is McFadden Wildlife Refuge. Good hunting there. They have walk in areas and plenty of boat in areas from several launches spread out over 25 miles. Check in and Check out at one location regardless of where you launch. I think they do some reservations for walk in areas off the beach highway entrance. It's a hump to some of them on foot but the first 2/3 of the hump are on cattle trails that are pretty hard.

If you head south out of Sabine on the left is Texas Point. It's walk in only. Once again a bit of a hump but plenty of room. Duck hunting can be good there.

Good luck.

hunted public land south of dallas for dove. most land is not huntable but occasionally a place is ok. no pressure from other hunters. there was one place by kaufman that came open after the release of public lands. 900 acres and was great dove hunting. we also killed geese. not available the next year.

What's that suppose to mean?

All of those public land duck spots you posted are not for the faint of heart. Can you kill on them? Yes, but you better be pretty mad at them to do it and have a damn good boat. A good dog helps too.

Lot of corps of engineers land around lakes. Also most lakes allow duck hunting if not full of homes.

Does any of it have hard walkable bottoms or is it sink up to your tits like in LA?

Is most of it as crowded as LA public land?

I am on the west side if Houston so I doubt venture out that way but I am getting the itch for ducks again bad. I begrudgingly quit some years back except for a few trips here and there.

I have a duck/marsh boat, 18ft with 70HP, I will check the Free/Rock port area. Wasn't aware of any public land down there.

Thanks

Most of the barrier islands and coast is open for public duck hunting but requires a decent boat as crossing the bay with a north wind can be dangerous. I hunt in the Port O’Connor area with a few guys but there are a few weekends where no one is available. I’m open to joining up and showing you the ropes.