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<blockquote data-quote="John Klingenberg" data-source="post: 2180190" data-attributes="member: 107749"><p>We left Texas a few years ago. Austin area is growing at an incredible rate. In 2016 it was almost 10,000 people a month moving to Austin! I love the Hill Country but it's a tough state for non-land owners to hunt. There are plenty of leases and day hunts but a big portion of them are fly by night. It takes a lot of homework to find reputable outfitters and land owners. A good deer hunt or lease is going to be several thousand dollars easily and they'll be limited usage. If you find one that's open to you and the other leaseholders without restriction beware. It's usually shot out without managing it. A deer in Texas needs a lot more land to survive on than a lot of other states. In my area a deer may be born and die on a square mile, in Texas it's more like 5 to 25. Just getting to go shoot was getting dicey. As the houses creep up on ranges they sue and sue until they shut them down. Death by litigation. Some of my favorite areas in centex are Llano and Lampassas. The Llano river and highland lakes are great fishing, especially if you like gar and catfish. Its darn pretty too. Marble Falls was my last home. West Texas in my opinion is still like Texas in the old days. The area around Breckinridge, Throckmorton is pretty nice. The area between DFW and Abilene is pretty serene. The school thing is tough. If you want opportunity you almost have to be in the bigger cities or their outskirts. With that comes the gang and crime. I'd seriously consider private schools. South Texas where I grew up is a no go in my opinion. It's no longer American friendly. San Antonio used to be awesome in the 80s and early 90s but now its nerve wracking to even drive through. Dont go downtown after dark. Anywhere south of San Antonio go armed. Of the DFW area I prefer Fort Worth the better of the two on up through Frisco. From Frisco (a nice town) it's an easy commute up into South OK and Witchita Falls areas as well as various lakes to recreate on the Texoma border. I've never felt out of place or uncomfortable in Ft Worth. I'm sure there are bad areas like every other big city. If I had my choice I dont think I'd go for Texas overall but you cant beat the sunshine but it sure can beat you.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="John Klingenberg, post: 2180190, member: 107749"] We left Texas a few years ago. Austin area is growing at an incredible rate. In 2016 it was almost 10,000 people a month moving to Austin! I love the Hill Country but it's a tough state for non-land owners to hunt. There are plenty of leases and day hunts but a big portion of them are fly by night. It takes a lot of homework to find reputable outfitters and land owners. A good deer hunt or lease is going to be several thousand dollars easily and they'll be limited usage. If you find one that's open to you and the other leaseholders without restriction beware. It's usually shot out without managing it. A deer in Texas needs a lot more land to survive on than a lot of other states. In my area a deer may be born and die on a square mile, in Texas it's more like 5 to 25. Just getting to go shoot was getting dicey. As the houses creep up on ranges they sue and sue until they shut them down. Death by litigation. Some of my favorite areas in centex are Llano and Lampassas. The Llano river and highland lakes are great fishing, especially if you like gar and catfish. Its darn pretty too. Marble Falls was my last home. West Texas in my opinion is still like Texas in the old days. The area around Breckinridge, Throckmorton is pretty nice. The area between DFW and Abilene is pretty serene. The school thing is tough. If you want opportunity you almost have to be in the bigger cities or their outskirts. With that comes the gang and crime. I'd seriously consider private schools. South Texas where I grew up is a no go in my opinion. It's no longer American friendly. San Antonio used to be awesome in the 80s and early 90s but now its nerve wracking to even drive through. Dont go downtown after dark. Anywhere south of San Antonio go armed. Of the DFW area I prefer Fort Worth the better of the two on up through Frisco. From Frisco (a nice town) it's an easy commute up into South OK and Witchita Falls areas as well as various lakes to recreate on the Texoma border. I've never felt out of place or uncomfortable in Ft Worth. I'm sure there are bad areas like every other big city. If I had my choice I dont think I'd go for Texas overall but you cant beat the sunshine but it sure can beat you. [/QUOTE]
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