Property Description
Hunting Propety,Timberland,Recreational LandProperty Overview
This hunting property for sale totals 141.79 ± acres in Smith County, Texas, assembled across three contiguous tracts along FM 2015 and Interstate 20 East. The address is TBD FM 2015, Tyler, TX 75708. Two of the three tracts carry an agricultural exemption; the third does not. Rolling topography, live water, and a mix of hardwood and pine give this tract the bones of a working hunting property rather than a flat, featureless block of timber. A network of trails cut with a forestry mulcher is already in place, so a new owner can start scouting sign and hanging stands instead of spending the first season clearing brush.
Land & Terrain
Elevation on the tract ranges from roughly 390 feet to 560 feet above sea level, a swing of more than 170 feet that is unusual for East Texas hunting land. That relief matters on the ground. Ridges, draws, and creek bottoms create natural funnels and pinch points where deer movement concentrates, a terrain feature that turns a random stand site into a genuine ambush point. Soils are a mix of sandy loam and clay, and the tract carries mixed hardwood and pine timber throughout, giving both mast production for deer and cover density for hog and predator activity.
Water Features
Several springs and creeks cross the property, and they do more than sit on a survey map. Water tends to pull deer travel toward it and holds hogs close, especially during dry stretches when creek bottoms stay soft, and springs keep running. For a hunter reading sign, these drainages are the first place to look.
Wildlife & Recreation
The property supports whitetail deer, feral hogs, predators, and small game, and the habitat mix explains why. Timber edges bordering the creek bottoms function as staging areas, where deer hold before moving into more open terrain at last light. The rolling ground breaks up sightlines and scent, favoring bedding cover in the draws and travel along the ridgelines above them, classic East Texas rut movement patterns. Over a mile of new ATV and UTV trail, cut with a forestry mulcher, allows quiet, fast loops around the tract for scouting, stand access, and game retrieval without cutting a new path through cover every trip.
Access & Infrastructure
A new TxDOT-approved culvert and entrance are installed at the property’s frontage on FM 2015, giving legal, permitted access from day one. Water and electricity are both available at the road frontage, useful for a camp, a hunting cabin, or a future homesite on the property.
Investment Potential
Beyond its value as recreational and hunting land, the property sits along I-20 East, the corridor connecting Dallas, Texas and Shreveport, Louisiana. Growth continues to push outward from Tyler along this stretch of interstate, and a contiguous 141.79-acre holding in this location carries development optionality that smaller interior tracts do not offer.
County & Tax Considerations
The property lies in Smith County. Two of the three tracts that make up the 141.79 acres currently hold an agricultural exemption. Buyers should confirm exemption transfer requirements and current valuation directly with the Smith County Appraisal District prior to closing.
Who Is This Property For?
This tract suits a hunter who wants terrain with funnels, staging areas, and travel trails shaped by elevation change rather than flat, uniform ground. It also suits a landowner who wants trails, water, and utility access in place before the first season, so time goes into scouting sign instead of building infrastructure. And it suits an investor tracking the I-20 corridor between Dallas and Shreveport, who wants recreational value today with development upside built into the location.
Location & Regional Access
Lindale sits roughly 10 minutes west on I-20, and Tyler, the county seat, is approximately 20 to 25 minutes away. Winona, Hawkins, and Big Sandy are nearby to the east, and Longview is about 30 minutes down the interstate. Tyler offers full-service amenities, including Broadway Square Mall, a regional hospital system, and a wide restaurant base, along with the Tyler Municipal Rose Garden and nearby Lake Tyler and Lake Palestine for boating and fishing. The Dallas-Fort Worth metroplex lies approximately two hours west via I-20.
Aviation Access
Tyler Pounds Regional Airport (TYR) is approximately 20 minutes from the property and offers FBO service without commercial congestion. East Texas Regional Airport, also known as Gregg County Airport (GGG), in Longview is roughly 30 minutes away. Shreveport Regional Airport (SHV) is approximately 1 hour 15 minutes to the east. Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport (DFW) is approximately 2 hours west via I-20.
Property Details
Key Features
- Texas hunting land for sale
- 141.79 ± acres, three tracts
- FM 2015 frontage and I-20 East
- Dallas–Shreveport I-20 corridor
- Mixed hardwood and pine timber
- Sandy loam and clay soils
- Multiple live springs and creeks
- 1+ mile of new ATV/UTV trails
- Water and electricity at road
- Whitetail, hogs, predators, small game
- Ag exemption on two of three tracts
- 20 minutes to Tyler Pounds Regional Airport (TYR)
- 2 hours to DFW International Airport