Friends Sharing Great Times…And a Youth’s First Deer!

Friends Sharing Great Times…And a Youth’s First Deer!

Claude and Layne had been on several trips to the Patio Ranch in a quest for Layne’s first deer harvest. Now, they had returned accompanied by Randy, a long time friend and hunter, for another try at a young hunters first animal. We would be searching for management...
Two Hunting Partners and Four SUPER Trophies!

Two Hunting Partners and Four SUPER Trophies!

Mark and David had planned and set-up this hunt late last year. They, as many of the guests that visit the Patio Ranch, enjoy sharing the hunting experience with good friends and/or family that share the enthusiasm and joy of this wonderful legacy. The day started in...
A Stalk, A Shot and A Dream Come True!

A Stalk, A Shot and A Dream Come True!

Markhor, as with all sheep and goats, have horns that grow rather quickly in the first two to three years of their life. After that time, the amount of horn added each year, as a rule, is inversely proportional to their age because the rate of horn growth slows...
Family Hunt…Start of a Tradition!

Family Hunt…Start of a Tradition!

Jim contacted me back in the summer to set up a hunt on the Patio Ranch with his two sons; he had been to the Patio Ranch twice in the years past and had taken a great Manchurian Sika as well as a really nice fallow deer. Since that time, Jim had been busy hunting and...
Stumberg Sheep Ram…A Lesson in Patience!

Stumberg Sheep Ram…A Lesson in Patience!

Bill had come to the ranch to hunt a Stumberg sheep ram. The hunt had been planned for over a year and the right time of year for the best hair coat had arrived. The extreme heat of the summer had lessened and the weather had put us more into the “hunting season”...