I am a firm believer in it's much easier to learn from the mistakes of others than to make your own. Different people have different experiences and different areas of knowledge. What may seem elementary or simple to one person is unknown subject matter for the next.

It can sometimes be difficult to predict where a town or population area is going to expand but well worth the extra effort to figure it out. A large hunting parcel next to landlocked BLM/Forest, etc. land is a pretty good setup and likely to avoid public encroachment.

Mudder's experiences sound like he learned the hard way on some of his stuff but that is often the best teacher. Like most of us older guys, I'm sure he would like to pass his "knowledge," even if it was learned the hard way.

I drove past Texas once but have never been there so am happy to find out they have trees. It sounds like a good place.