Sounds like Indian Lakes in South College Station

Do your research to confirm local ordinance.

TPWD Outdoor Annual says it is illegal to:

- hunt in a subdivision on lots 10 acres or less in an unincorporated area of a county if prohibited by local ordinance. Contact local county clerk and ask about 235.022, Local Government Code.

-hunt anywhere by means or methods that have been prohibited by county or city ordinance.

The ten acre thing can be overcome if you combine properties. If you have an agreement with your continuous neighbors for example.

You just inspired me to put a deer stand and feeder on my 4,792sqft lot

I'll check it out, honestly would have felt pretty bad shooting habituated deer.

Aggie Dad 26 said:

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You just inspired me to put a deer stand and feeder on my 4,792sqft lot

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So leasing out ten guns on this Im guessing

RikkiTikkaTagem said:

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Aggie Dad 26 said:

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You just inspired me to put a deer stand and feeder on my 4,792sqft lot

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So leasing out ten guns on this Im guessing

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These hydrangeas are finally about to put in some work

SGrem said:

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Do your research to confirm local ordinance.

TPWD Outdoor Annual says it is illegal to:

- hunt in a subdivision on lots 10 acres or less in an unincorporated area of a county if prohibited by local ordinance. Contact local county clerk and ask about 235.022, Local Government Code.

-hunt anywhere by means or methods that have been prohibited by county or city ordinance.

The ten acre thing can be overcome if you combine properties. If you have an agreement with your continuous neighbors for example.

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The bold part is important.

The deer WILL run. Probably onto a hostile neighboring property. Your neighbors, who probably see the deer as pets, will call the police or game warden. It will take so long for the game warden to tell them that you didn't break the law that the deer meat will spoil. The game warden will then return to you the spoiled deer.

Ask me how I know.

Apache said:

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I'll check it out, honestly would have felt pretty bad shooting habituated deer.

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Agreed. It's pretty poor form. Youre better than that. Set up a box to sit in, and situate a feeding device so they eat at the same time every day. If you want to get really wild, use a 6.5 CM. That way, you can spend the rest of the day tracking what you shot like a real hunter.

You forgot the wi-fi game camera so you know what deer is standing where and when.

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If you want to get really wild, use a 6.5 CM. That way, you can spend the rest of the day tracking what you shot like a real hunter.

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TLDR: You'll definitely have deer run off the property and people will almost certainly call the cops.

I bowhunt in urban/suburban parks through a population management program in another state. Some of our parks are as small as 8 acres but many are larger, though they are often narrow and border residential neighborhoods. Hunters in our program have to qualify to hunt with their exact setup: bow, sight, arrows, broadheads, etc before applying, and all of our activities are closely tracked, including unrecovered deer and interactions with local park goers. We're encouraged to only shoot stationary deer inside of 20 yards, preferably 10 to ensure clean kills and minimize wounded unrecovered deer. Unrecovered deer are heavily scrutinized for ethical shots and rushed tracking.

Even with our standards and precautions 8-10% of our deer go unrecovered. Shot deer occasionally run into neighborhoods and die in peoples front yards. I had the cops called on me last week after a deer I shot ran 20 yards, then reared up and died but rolled 50 yards down a steep hill, coming to rest by a group of women walking their dogs on a sidewalk through the park. The drag back up the hill to get the deer out of sight before cleaning her was a real blast, and I'm pretty sure at least one other park goer called the cops after seeing that. Fortunately our program is run by the county PD and has a very efficient process for handling the calls and verifying that the hunter is legit.

If you do find a way to legally hunt that parcel it would probably be worth notifying local LE that you'll be doing so, and why it is legal.

Also, I have no issues hunting deer in a suburban environment. In some ways it presents its own challenges because you can't bait, have to scout trails, catch them passing through, and find entry/exit to tight areas without spooking deer. It's also nice to hunt a park less than two miles from my house! Been meaning to buy a bike trailer so I can just bike out there and back, but I haven't gotten around to it yet. Hope you can find a way to pull it off!

Anyone that suburban hunts should
YouTube "seek one". That guy kills mega monsters in people's backyards

My luck the deer would wander into a yard where there is a birthday party for a toddler. I don't think the bounce house will be as appealing for them after seeing a deer with an arrow hanging out.

Pin the tail on the deer isn't as fun as the donkey version.

Mr. Thunderclap McGirthy said:

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My luck the deer would wander into a yard where there is a birthday party for a toddler. I don't think the bounce house will be as appealing for them after seeing a deer with an arrow hanging out.

Pin the tail on the deer isn't as fun as the donkey version.

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Might as well clean it in front of them too so they get the whole experience, and pretend you were hired like a kids entertainer. Give the parents an invoice.

"And that kids is how you field dress a deer. Any questions?"

When I was just out of high school I hunted a property bordering a golf course. The deer were tame as hell in the neighborhood - until they crossed the fence. Once they were out of the safe zone they behaved exactly like wild deer anywhere. Blew my mind.

My buddy shot a deer with a bow in San Marcos when he went to then SWT, he said there was some brush behind the apartment with a nice opening protected by more brush- he shot a buck and it ran into a neighbors back yard and died there (he doesn't think they saw it) - he came back after sun Down and grabbed it

Good times

Gunny456 said:

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Sounds like this SWT Bobcat broke at least two laws and then trespassed.

Good times?

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that was along time ago, there were no laws back then

2040huck said:

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My family has 140 acres on Richland Chambers lake. I wont bow hunt it because the neighbors feed those deer. The thought of one of their pets running into their yard and dying is not something I would think would be worth it

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Solid humble brag. I see you.