SAM HOUSTON NATIONAL FOREST | We Found Good Deer Sign!

[@TheElementWild]

Thanks for watching! Have you ever hunted Sam Houston NF? What were your thoughts?

[@jkelbe]

Got an e-postcard draw one time and never went.

[@TheElementWild]

@@jkelbe might have been a good idea not to lol.

[@jkelbe]

That’s the only thing I ever drew from the drawn hunts. Next year go scout Kerr always wanted to visit that place. Where antler restrictions were born

[@Nomorehandlenames9230]

@@jkelbe Kerr is a draw hunt. You can’t just walk in like you can the SHNF.

[@Dan77845]

I’ve killed quite a few deer out here.

[@Nomorehandlenames9230]

I’m glad to see someone finally doing a serious scouting, hunting video of this place. I think most people think of Texas as being high-fenced brush country but this place is unlike anything they could dream of. It’s mostly flat with hard to distinguish edge habitat, and the impenetrable thickets make it a deer hunter’s nightmare.

[@TheElementWild]

Ain’t that the truth! People don’t understand how difficult Texas deer hunting can be until they’ve hunted east Texas.

[@joshseales1222]

Nice video. Im a local hunter of the Sam. Mostly on the east side of 45. Look for Water and white oaks .

[@Keepitoriginalministry]

@@joshseales1222 water and white oaks. Okay sounds good 💯. Any new advice

[@theskinnypinehuntingco.6346]

Don't be showing pins on my hunting woods!! Isn't Davy Crocket closer to yall? lol Good luck trying to find a turkey! lol You have to hunt that thing for years and scout a TON to find any decent spots it seems. Its also disappointing that Texas isnt more like other states as inTPWD and Forestry dont work hand in hand to clear and plant attraction areas for wildlife. This is primarily where I do my hunting for my channel :)

[@chasegiddens8697]

9:00-11:00 LOL story of my life! Been scouting multiple times a year for 3-4 years in national forests now... its no joke in sam houston and davy crockett! All this time, ive yet to tag or even pattern them out there. I love seeing you guys on national forest land though. Keep the videos coming and hit my line when you have cracked the code!

[@robertluna8578]

4 minutes in and you've already given more info than most national forest hunt videos. 💪🏽

[@TheElementWild]

💪🏼💪🏼💪🏼

[@trilam3364]

I have questions guys. I have never hunt before. So, do you must need a handheld GPS before heading to a national forest ? would you get lost if you don't have one? would cellular signal work in the dense forest ? good signal or not? Or should I use a Garmin handheld GPS ? what is the X hunt app that you using, is it a paid subscription app? thanks for feedback

[@John_Turner2]

I've harvested a few good buck from there. It's not he same as 20 years ago. Smaller and a bit more trashy. If you're willing to go deep you'll find good deer. They're super alert and pressured alot. Opening day gun season is crazy packed and weekends are packed as well. Lot of hunting pressure. Go deep.

[@TheElementWild]

Good info man! Thanks for sharing!

[@whatsgrowingon]

Where is a good place that's deep in there that you recommend? I'm a first time hunter.and I'm going to give this area a try this weekend.

[@thehuntersight7548]

Enjoyed the video, though I am going to have to buy you guys some hunter orange to wear....

[@TheElementWild]

😂😂

[@Go69]

Thank you guys for making this video.. It makes me feel less inferior as a deer hunter. I've been hunting sam for quite a few years now and it is very difficult to pattern them. I've been told that deer will visit the same areas, and use the same trails, year after year. My experiences so far in Sam show me that once you find those areas where the deer are living, and you leave ANY amount of your scent behind, or they see you and blow their warning signs.. They tend to evacuate the area often times for months, but sometimes for YEARS. The best trail I ever found had rubs, and scrapes down a single trail for over 100 yards. I could not count the # of deer tracks as it was so heavily traveled. I hunted it many morning and evening hunts and only ever saw does.. The next year NO DEER SIGN at all on that trail. Each year I go back checking to see if the deer are using that trail again and sadly... no... They have abandoned a trail for the last 3 years that had HEAVY tracks, and sign. Something changed that has caused them to move away from that area. I have managed to kill a good 3.5 year old buck-the FIRST and ONLY buck deer I've ever seen in all the years I've hunted there. I have him mounted on my wall at work as a reminder that they do exist.. It was sheer luck getting that deer. Just being in the right place, at the right time, and he walked right up on me. No skill involved. I think he had a death wish.. Or the forest was like "okay, he's hunted here 8 years in a row and NEVER seen a single buck deer.. maybe he has earned this".. and then sent the deer to my location. That's how it feels. So.. persistence pays off I guess. The area I killed that deer I've hunted numerous times since then and have never seen another deer there, nor any sign, and looking at it on a map there is no reason any deer would ever be there... I know it's weird, but I have the mount to remind me it happened. he was over 200 lbs on the hoof, and has an inside spread that is 14.5", and is a solid 8 point. Good luck to my Sam hunting brothers and sisters!

[@adamcastillo1951]

Have you tried Lake O the Pines? Its corp of engineers land and its huntable. Another good place is Lake meredith just gotta get boots on the ground.

[@TheElementWild]

Meredith is pretty tough!

[@adamcastillo1951]

@@TheElementWild I've hunted their plenty of times it is a very tough hunt. But like I said boots on the ground is all it takes.

[@easttexascountryboy4872]

Man yaw are right on top of what I use to gun hunt. I pretty much quit that area, didn't really see anything in there and too many other hunters.

[@xdivineHART]

hi, we have a 20 acre property in trinity, would you teach me how to hunt?

[@RojoPanda2]

what are those palm looking bushes you were fanning Tyler with? Just small palm tree's or what? Us illinoisians never seen that

[@TheElementWild]

Haha those are Palmettos! They’re definitely a southern thing.

[@chuckparson6712]

Can't wait to see how much I've been missing out there. 😂

[@TheElementWild]

Lolol

[@jkelbe]

How many miles did you walk while scouting. Curious how far back you go from access.

[@TheElementWild]

Idk. We aren't the types to track our walks too often. Probably 4-6 miles. We went pretty far back on the first trip in. The 2nd spot had way better sign and was not nearly as far in.

[@Dgruv-wj5jw]

I have hunted Sam since the mid 70’s. More deer now that then. I have had leases adjacent to the forest, some of the leases were on land shown on this video. We have killed monster bucks on those leases over corn feeders. Those deer are national forest deer. I have killed two monsters hunting the public land. Missed more than I can remember. There is more in there than people think, my experience on adjoining leased land proves that.

[@rickeypeace5666]

Sam Houston/best 🍿🎥😊

[@zacharyharper9978]

Only thing I hate about onX got guys that ain’t even from the area blowing up a spot that someone’s been hunting for 25 years.

[@ryanreynolds3679]

Yeah maps never existed before OnX. Dang technology!

[@Chumbucketkalem]

Did y’all find any white oaks?

[@TheElementWild]

About 6:40 was the first time!

[@arodriguez2707]

Is that the biggest management area in Texas? 160k acres isn't that bad, especially if it's got heavy pressure

[@kalebsmith2155]

So how big do deer get out there?

[@TheElementWild]

Only as big as they get.

[@Dan77845]

There are some massive bucks out here.

[@scottydoesntknow254]

Such great info on these map tour videos

[@TheElementWild]

Glad you find it helpful! That what we do it for!

[@scottydoesntknow254]

@@TheElementWild every time I watch one I have to head to OnX to see if I can find stuff yall pointed out in my area. Its tough in South Carolina because its so flat and marshy where I'm at.

[@TheElementWild]

@@scottydoesntknow254 yea that doesn’t make it easy!

[@gentrye02]

might have to put in for texas now

[@TheElementWild]

Better!

[@JennHalxworth]

Blessings

[@Michaeldpress14]

Aint no deer in East Texas ppl

[@TheElementWild]

Lots of ppl in east Texas dear.

[@Dan77845]

I guess the ones I kill every year drive in.

[@ricksullivan95]

Check big slough area that's close to river Davey Crockett

[@TheElementWild]

Ol Davy huh?

[@ricksullivan95]

@@TheElementWild yep hickory creek bottom oaks I seen trophy no shot

[@TheElementWild]

@@ricksullivan95 Nice! Did you watch our video from Davy? kzbin.info/www/bejne/Y56llmB9qreLsLc

[@ricksullivan95]

@@TheElementWild yes I talk to you then haven't been down that way quite some time but is a good area 160000 ac plenty of room

[@rickeypeace5666]

Hello,Dot Simmons.

[@thehuntersight7548]

Looking forward to this one. Just don't visit Lake Somerville WMA:)

[@TheElementWild]

We’ll stay far away ;)

[@TheBig5Hunter]

Please don't blatantly drops pins on the map, it doesn't take much to look at a map and have everyone hunting one spot. By reducing the size of the map, you allow others to keep their spots safe and your viewers happy with content.

[@davidlogging2688]

Siou ugh

[@Dgruv-wj5jw]

I have hunted Sam since the mid 70’s. More deer now that then. I have had leases adjacent to the forest, some of the leases were on land shown on this video. We have killed monster bucks on those leases over corn feeders. Those deer are national forest deer. I have killed two monsters hunting the public land. Missed more than I can remember. There is more in there than people think, my experience on adjoining leased land proves that.

[@Dgruv-wj5jw]

I have hunted Sam since the mid 70’s. More deer now that then. I have had leases adjacent to the forest, some of the leases were on land shown on this video. We have killed monster bucks on those leases over corn feeders. Those deer are national forest deer. I have killed two monsters hunting the public land. Missed more than I can remember. There is more in there than people think, my experience on adjoining leased land proves that.