aroundtheblock:

I live just north of Dallas. There are three hunting arrangements that I'm aware of: (1) hunt public land, (2) lease private land, or (3) make a friendly arrangement with a landowner to hunt their land for free. Leases can be fairly expensive -- maybe $1500/year for each of four hunters on a 320 acre plot of ground. This is just a ballpark figure. The public hunting on the 2000 acre Caddo National Grassland is pretty poor in my estimation. Too many hunters. Other public hunting areas may be better. There is a large area east of Dallas which may comprise about 28,000 acres: maybe this is better hunting. Given that expensive leases are pretty common, I don't know what the chances would be for you to work out a deal to hunt for free, unless you have some personal connection with a landowner.

I think you should wait until you have made your move to Texas and then try to figure out the hunting situation then. Depending on your traveling interests, there may be hunting opportunities over the boarder in Louisianna, Arkansas, and/or Oklahoma that you wish to investigate also.