These are fun weekends that's scheduled for both non-hunting club members and hunting club members! The February and March weekend hunts are already full up, and the other weekend hunts are filling fast! So, if you're interested in joining us on these exciting weekends, let us know soon, ok?

The full cost for non-hunting club members is $200 (2 nights/evenings) per person beginning Friday evening and lasting through Sunday morning. Spouses and supervised youth (under the age of 16) come at no additional charge. See the Hog, Varmint, and Fishin' Fun Weekend link for more information. This'll be the 6th year that we've been offering these great hunts and those big ol Texas hogs keep coming back for more! Looking forward to having everybody out! See our frequently asked questions webpage for even more cool stuff about these exciting hunting and fishing weekends! Gonna be fun!

Click here to see Reed Ranch photo albums from 2003, 2004, and 2005 hunts! As of the date of this writing, oljim's hog rating scale is at a level of a big Reed Ranch FIVE!, YIKES!! Things are gittin' a little outta control!

James' Hogs a'Hanging!

Club Member Chuck Brown Takes a Good One!

Go to the Club Member 2005 Deer Season Report for more details and see all the pics!

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Hunting Club Memberships - Annual Invitations!

Time is closing in on the arrangements for 2006 hunting club memberships. It's expected that any available openings in club membership will be filled during this month, and prospective new club members are being contacted now about whether they're still interested in something. Just so you'll know, there are three types of Reed Ranch hunting club memberships available (1) full buck/doe hunting access rights (2) doe-only memberships and (3) memberships for all the 2005 hog, varmint, and fishin' fun weekends. If you've expressed an interest in the past in joining up, we're now in the process of contacting everybody on our contact list.

We sure are proud of our hunting club and all the good stuff they do. They're the best!

Our new hunting club strawbosses are son JimmyG and son-in-law JimmyK. They're gonna do a fine job of running things! If you've indicated in the past that you wanted to be on our contact list - and you've not been contacted yet - feel free to let us know your status,,ok? If we haven't made contact, it ain't nothing personal, just old and forgetful. We'll enjoy hearing from you. Thanks!

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Blast From The Past - Ranch Pic's In Tha News!

oljim's 2002 funky hog hunt (back in those times when he could get around a little better)

2002 Reed Ranch Hog Hunters - Proud Father and Son!

Here's a couple of some of our favorite photo's! The Reed Family Ranch Photo Albums have over 3,300 photo's of all aspects of Reed Family Ranch happenins'. Lots of interesting stuff has been photographed over the years and lots more still to see! See ALL THE PHOTO ALBUMS by chicking HERE! Also, original Reed family photo's from the 40's, 50's, and 60's are still available to see. Check 'em out. You'll love 'em!

A new Celebration Sample box has been added to the collection. Check it out! You can pick and choose from your most favorites soaps. All you have to do is to check and order what you want and we'll provide all the shipping and delivery. We live in the Texas county of Navarro, in Corsicana. Local pickup is available for those of you close by.

Sampler boxes now available are:

Each sampler box of soap is comprised of six different scents that bring together the theme of the collection of soaps. Colorful fabric is used to line the box and is wrapped around each bar of soap. The price of each box is $16 plus tax and any necessary shipping. Tell your friends! Makes wonderful, personal gifts, too! Substitutions available for out-of-stock items.

Check out MsJudy's Home Page and view all the 31 beautiful and sweet-smellin' soaps made by hand especially for you. Also, don't forget to ask to be added to MsJudy's Homemade Soap Newsletter!

Yummy! We've got the best smellin' home on the block!

Logon To MsJudy's Order Page Now!

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Thanks to son JimmyG for all his work on the new Reed Family Ranch signage on Highway 31 in Kerens, Texas. Lookin' good! Way to go, ranch!

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How 'bout it? Ain't no better place than the outdoors to love life, live it, and pass on the good times! Git out there and ENJOY IT!

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Reed Ranch Rain Report!

Is It Raining Yet?

The average rainfall in Navarro County, where the Reed Family Ranch is located, is about 39.5". During the whole of 2005, we received 24.6". That's about 14.9" under our annual average,,yikes! Things are mighty dry right now, and it's certainly having an effect on the way we manage things. Ducks don't like this at all! Here's some annual rainfall records for you to take a look at - going back to the awful rainfall accumulation of '99. The 2005 year was one of the worse rainfall years ever! Over one of the past 100 year periods recorded, there's only been 5 years worse than 2005. Most recent worse recorded year was 1963 (42 years ago), with an annual rainfall amount of only 22.2".

The average for the most recent 6 year period - amongst the 1999 and 2005 years shown below, is 37.1".

1999 - 26.7" (12.8" under average for the year)
2000 - 46.0" (6.5" over average for the year)
2001 - 42.7" (3.2" over average for the year)
2002 - 38.0" (1.5" under average for the year)
2003 - 27.4" (12.1" under average for the year)
2004 - 54.2" (14.7" over average for the year)
2005 - 24.6" (14.9" under average for the year)

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I R A Senior Citizen!

One advantage of getting old is that your secrets are now safe with your friends because they can't remember them either.

Symptoms You're Getting Older by mamarocks

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Hey, I wanna brag agin about the Reed Family Ranch being a holistically managed ranch. Click on either of the sites shown here for more information about Holistic Management principles and concepts. The Ranch is managed by the Reed Family group, Jim and Judy Reed, Jimmy Gene and Ashley Fugate, James and daughter Kaylee, Lori Arnett and daughter Madisyn, Traci and Jimmy Keele and son Hagen and daughter Anna.

For more information, feel free to send to olJim or MsJudy. We lika tha email!

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And.....if you must, How to Unsubscribe to This Newsletter
We hope you won't have to leave us, but - if you must send us an email and we'll take your name off our newsletter list. Send email to us at oljim@reedfamilyranch.com and put in the subject line "unsubscribe" and that'll do it fer you! Thanks!

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