dvbwill

I live in central Arkansas and get to spend many days a year bowhunting whitetails. I am relatively new to the sport having started about 3 years ago. Since then, I have been completely hooked by the complexities and the joys of 'trying' to become a successful bowhunter. I have taken 4 deer with my bow, but have yet to take a "shooter" buck. My family and I are considering a bowhunt in Texas in January; however, there are so many places it is extremely hard to choose. We really aren't interested "exotics", or the high dollar "trophy" animal. We would just like to go to a place for a couple days for a reasonable price, get to see a large amount of game, and have ample opportunity at buck deer. If I was going to pull a size out of the air, I would say we are actually looking for deer in the 120 class. Granted, I would love to take a bigger deer (and will try to do so my next trip in the woods), but I wouldn't mind having a little more experience under my belt before I get my opportunity at the "big boy".
Does anyone have any suggestions or experience with the ranches in Texas. We would like to take a relatively cheap trip (around 1000 bucks for 2-3 days) with whitetails being the priority, but we have some interest in hogs and turkeys as well.

Thanks for any replies

Will

WThunter

First of all an out of state license is $500. You can get some say leases around Llano for about $80/day. That is about the cheapest I know about. They go up from there.

I hear you guys have a ton of deer in the area you are in. Why would you want to come to Texas? I know several people that go from Texas to hunt in Arkansas because of the great hunting. I quess the grass is greener on the other side.