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As others have stated, the biggest challenge to hunting in Texas is finding a place to hunt. Texas has a relatively small amount of public land available to hunting and deer leases can be expensive. You can buy a separate public lands permit in addition to the regular hunting permit that will allow you to hunt on public lands and TPWD will then give you a map of the public lands available to hunt and the restrictions (times, dates, type of weapon, etc) for each parcel of public land. If you opt to hunt in one of the National Forests, you will find that you are not alone and will likely see more hunters than deer on in given hunt, especially if you opt for the Sam Houston National Forest. Still, for getting started hunting and learning the ropes, hunting on public land can be a good affordable way to start.

Dleiwig's advice about feed stores seem promising, especially if you want to try your hand at hog hunting. Since hogs are a nuisance animal, some farmers will let you hog hunt on their land for free.

Since deer hunting is much more popular, unless you have a friend who has land or access to a relative's land to hunt on, expect to pay quite a bit for a lease.