i hunted the el dorado, magnolia area for 15 years, before moving to kingsland. a lot of pine plantations down that way, not very much public land to hunt on. you just about have to join a club to find anywhere to hunt that's not wall to wall hunters. there are also lots of clear cuts now. plum creek bought georgia pacific woodlands and they are cutting everything! putting it in a 30 year rotation-clear cut, replant-clear cut. texas side is even harder to hunt without belonging to a club, as per my brother who lived at new boston.