Fall 2010

Change is the central theme of this news letter. As some of you may know I went through a divorce that lasted two years and is one of the reasons I have not been actively updating the website and keeping you informed of developments on the ranch and with Texas Outfitters. The good news is that the turmoil is over and things are great at the ranch.

We have had an excellent year with rain and range conditions were perfect for growing big deer this year. So if you are sitting on the fence about a hunt this year I strongly encourage you to book a hunt and go as this will be a banner year in South Texas. Take a look at my new Scout Cam pictures for 2010 and you will agree there are some phenomenal deer this year.

Due to the increase demand for the DropTine Ranch experience we have expanded our lodge yet again and now have 13 bedrooms and can accommodate up to 35 guests at any one time. Every room is equipped with central air and heat with HD TV's and Directv service we also have Wifi around the entire headquarters. Our goal is to make the experience at the ranch the number 1 choice in south Texas and there really is nothing in south Texas that compares to the accommodations and experience of the DropTine Ranch.

The Dove season thus far has been terrific and we expect it to remain so the rest of the season. We will start deer hunting in a few weeks and as I stated earlier and by judging our Scout Cam pics the hunting will be tremendous this year. I do have some hunts left at DropTine and have secured another ranch to hunt deer also. We expect to shoot deer in the 200 class this year so if you are looking for a monster buck this year now is the time to do it. In mid-January thru March we will shift gears and start hunting hogs. They have been another major beneficiary of all the rains and we have more hogs and bigger hogs than we ever have. All in all this should be one of the best hunting seasons south Texas has offered in a long time so get out and book your hunt today!

Some of you may have noticed that I no longer have the 800-TEX-HUNT number. Unbelievably with today's technology and changes in the portability of phone numbers ATT informed me that after 16 years they would not allow me to port the 800 number to a new phone service and package I implemented. When ATT bought SBC they still operate as separate companies and I moved to the SBC side and ATT refused to port the number even though they are the SAME company...unreal. Then after a several month disagreement with them over this issue and several attempts to port the number they decided to take the number from me. Therefore, my new number is the ranch number 830-334-5800.

Have a great fall and don't forget to add DropTine Ranch to your plans!