newton county water authority deer hunt map

#Newton county water authority deer hunt map series#

Lasting evidence of these settlement efforts may be found in place names like Nacogdoches and San Augustine and going eastward along the 'El Camino Real' to Natchitoches and Los Adaes in western Louisiana. By the beginning of the 19th century, the more than two dozen tribes that had comprised the Caddoan Confederacy had been reduced to a single tribe, which was relocated to neighboring Oklahoma shortly after Texas gained statehood. Spanish efforts to establish missions among the Tejas (known today as the Caddo) and settle east Texas in the 17th and 18th centuries were largely unsuccessful, as there were few conversions and frequent conflicts between the native inhabitants and the European immigrants. When the first Europeans ventured into this area in the late 16th century, they encountered an agriculturally dependent people (whom the Spanish called 'Tejas') inhabiting large villages, with complex religious and social orders governing their way of life. By the beginning of the first millennium, influences from the Mississippi Valley and southeastern woodland cultures were becoming more dominant. The earliest inhabitants were nomadic hunters, traveling in family-sized units and seasonally exploiting the diverse fauna and flora found in this and adjacent regions. This ecologically diverse and rich forest environment has been inhabited for at least 10,000 years. The forest is situated on the western slopes of the Sabine River watershed within Sabine, San Augustine, Shelby, Jasper, and Newton counties.

#Newton county water authority deer hunt map series#

Are you thinking about something like a series of clover and sage patches along the treeline? I sure would be.Located in the pineywoods of east Texas, the 160,656-acre Sabine National Forest is the easternmost of the four national forests in Texas and forms part of the boundary between Texas and Louisiana. I think that cleared timber can be great deer habitat, but my suspicion would be that you'll only be hunting the edges not having enough cover for the deer to feel comfortable will probably keep them out of the middle. We have permission to plant as much as possible as the timber company doesn't plan to replant pine until December-February of 2015 Hopefully with good gates, and constant communication with the game warden we will minimize this impact before season opens.Ĭross my fingers, we currently are seeing zero traffic on the property as it hasn't been leased in three years and the gas company keeps close tabs on the gate access. Unfortunately, having hunted timber company property a majority of my life, I am aware of the boundary issues and typical east tx mentality that comes with it. There are good deer out there, but they aren't necessarily easy to find and it isn't out of the question to encounter some more 'relaxed' attitudes about property boundaries - so some discretion and reasonable precaution is probably advisable. If you have a Streamside Management Zone through the property with oaks, that's a great place for tree stands. I have very limited experience, but it seems to me that any time you have to invest in a secluded food plot - assuming that's an option - will be time well spent.

I've hunted on a timber company lease by invitation before somewhat close to there. Those of you that hunt this area, what's the deer herd like? Good season last year? Any web toe moss backs in this area like we are hoping? What did y'all shoot last year? Recently acquired 950 acres of timber company land close to Mauriceville on the Newton, Jasper, Orange County border. Saw a similar thread a thought it was a good idea to post my own since my searches are not picking much info up.