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Where would you recommend on going for a free range rifle hunt. Outside of Alabama preferably. Specific outfitters.
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My brother guides in Texas and I go once or twice a year. We normally shoot management deer on the owners property and for the money and quality of deer you can’t beat it. Once you start hunting in Texas you can’t stop. It’s addictive very target rich environment. You can hunt out there for three or four days and kill one really good deer and hunt in Alabama for a lifetime and never see a deer of that quality
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How much does a Management Buck run johndeere5036?
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Texas. Lived there 15 years. Abilene to San Antonio to Ozona back to San Angelo. Great hunting. Big deer.
"We have an opponent in this state that we work every day, 365 days a year, to dominate."
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Fancy
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Dying ain't much of a living boy...Josey Wales
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Texas, South Texas to be specific, and the best hunting is in Webb County. There will also likely be more wild hogs than you have ever seen.
If you can't get into Webb County, don't stress, because the great hunting starts south of San Antonio, and just gets better the closer you get to the Webb County/Laredo area.
We have also had great trips in Live Oak, Zavala, Dimmit and Duval counties. There is less free range, but still good deer between Houston and San Antonio on the Post Oak Plateau. Also great hunting in the Hill Country, but the deer will be smaller bodied. I killed an 8 point near Harper a few years back that scored 128, but was only 98 lbs live weight.
We have killed several in the 220-250 lb range in Webb County.
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Georgia Football..Acts like Bama but has a trophy case like South Carolina.
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I see a lot of answer being Texas but you have to define “free range” because there is a lot of fence out here. It wasn’t specified whether it to be a paid hunt or public land.
Last edited by JohnnyLoco; 09/20/24 02:04 PM.
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Not opposed to high fence either. Outfitter name?
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I’m a free range guy. I don’t believe in penning up natural/native game nor calling them “yours”. If you are looking for a Texas outfitter for a trophy buck then its only limited by your wallet. I actually find satisfaction in Alabama hunting, it seems a simpler process. My favorite states to hunt in are all in the south but I don’t shoot bucks anymore and I never was a rack hunter. I have 15 acres kinda surrounded by the Bienville National Forrest off I-20 in Mississippi that I would have to say is among my favorite spots. Best part of Texas Hill Country ![[Linked Image]](https://i.postimg.cc/mrtvKw84/IMG-5229.jpg) ![[Linked Image]](https://i.postimg.cc/fkQWRPqY/IMG-6407.jpg)
Last edited by JohnnyLoco; 09/20/24 07:44 PM.
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Where would you recommend on going for a free range rifle hunt. Outside of Alabama preferably. Specific outfitters. How much do you want to spend?
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777 ranch, Christian Outfitter Alliance, OX Ranch, La Paloma, Los Lazos, Somos Pobres.
Some of these might be private now, but we have had great hunts with all of these.
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How much does a Management Buck run johndeere5036? I think it’s 2500 for a management tag. That’s 140 and below I believe
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How much does a Management Buck run johndeere5036? I think it’s 2500 for a management tag. That’s 140 and below I believe And for the experience of hunting a place like that, what you’ll see, the lodging, and the deer you’ll kill it’s a very reasonable price for a deer in the 130-140 class.
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TEXAS...specifically Dimmit/Webb/LaSalle counties in South Texas- couple hour drive south of San Antonio ( Pearsall/ Cotulla area). free range trophy $7500 ++/ Management Buck $5000++
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Not opposed to high fence either. Outfitter name? Check out the Barnes-Keith Ranch. 3 sides low fence with Colorado River on the 4th side. 11,000ac. Rifle deer hunts run in the $3K range
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Aint no huntin in Texas…just killin
"I dont quit.. And ill fight alone if i have to"
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South Texas Hunting Outfitters - Haiden Mensik
Lucky Jack Outfitters - Charles Flores
Texas Elite Outfitters - CP Wade
Heart of Texas Outfitters - Travis White
King of Eights - Blake Marshal
Tom Lowe - Private dude out of La salle County. Does hunts to pay his feed bill
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