My Son’s First Hunt!

My Son’s First Hunt!

(From a Mom’s perspective, this is my son, Brad’s first hunting experience.) God gives us what we ask for. I bird hunted when Brad was young, but Brad just watched, since he wasn’t interested in hunting. For some reason, when Brad went to college he...
Non-Typical Axis Deer Hunt!

Non-Typical Axis Deer Hunt!

Jim had hunted on the Patio Ranch previously and had taken some unique and really large trophy animals. That experience revealed some interesting facts about this gentleman: he is very focused on the animals that he hunts, he shoots very well, he is very persistent in...
Breeder Red Deer Bull Hunt!

Breeder Red Deer Bull Hunt!

Jeff’s busy life with work and preparation for his second child had lately left less time for his hunting opportunities. But a one day window of time presented itself to Jeff suddenly. So he called his best hunting buddy (who also happens to be his father,...
Great Spotted Fallow Buck Hunt!

Great Spotted Fallow Buck Hunt!

Jimmy came to the Patio Ranch to hunt a fallow buck…a seemingly simple request for a Texas exotic that is fairly common. After all, there are a number of large trophy fallow on the Patio Ranch. How it would happen or what kind of effort it would take to make it...
Father/Daughter Axis Deer Hunt!

Father/Daughter Axis Deer Hunt!

Steve had been wanting to take a really large axis for a couple of years. When he received a photo of some tremendous deer currently on the Patio Ranch, he quickly decided that this was the year and made reservations. There were a number of 32″+ deer in the...