oljim and msjudy at the T.K Gorman School 5K Run in Tyler, Texas!

Wishing You All The Best for 2009!

2009-10 Hunting Club Membership: Expecting Another Great Year!

Hunting Club Report - Reed Family Ranch Deer Season!

OlJim Competes in 10K and 5K Runs in 2008!

Be On the Lookout! Reed Ranch Critter, You've Been Spotted!

Reed Family Fund - Striving for the Best in You!

More Ranch Photos and Such!

Reed Family Ranch Accepts Credit Card Payments!

Trinity Basin' Ranching - At Its Finest!

Map of Reed Ranch Wildlife Habitat Areas!

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Reed Ranch Wetlands!

Behold, the Texas Wild Boar!

OlJim Surveys Ranch Plant Growth!

Ranch Duck Huntin' Crew!

The Reed Family Ranch wants to wish everybody all our best for a great 2009! We think it's gonna be a good 'un!

Here's hoping that everybody had a healthy and fun holiday season in 2008 - and that your 2009 will be the best year ever!

January 31st marks the end of the 2008-09 hunting club membership year. Available spots are being filled now for the 2009-10 year!

Hunting club membership spots are filled from a list that's maintained for use in making contact with everybody that's expressed an interest in joining the Reed Family Ranch hunting club.

During the end of December - and the first part of January - everybody on this list is normally contacted about whether they're still interested in a club membership spot. Also, during this time, current club members were contacted about whether they plan on coming back for another year.

The 2009-10 hunting club membership includes year-round access to the ranch for club members - and also, new arrangements have been implemented for club member guests for hog and varmint hunting.

Arrangements for membership in the hunting club can be found at Reed Family Ranch Hunting Club! Questions about club membership can be sent to OlJim at oljim@reedfamilyranch.com .

We sure are looking forward to the 2009-10 year - oughta be another good 'un!

We're now in our last week of deer season on the Reed Family Ranch. Our gun season began on September 27th and lasts through January 31st. As of the date for the scheduling of this newsletter, there's been a reported total of six trophy buck, eleven doe, twenty-six hogs, and two coyote taken by hunting club members and guests - with lots more being spotted! No cull bucks have been taken so far this year. The ranch received thirty-three TPWD doe permits for this season.

After the end of January, the hunting club will move into hog and varmint hunting full-force! We sure are proud of our hunting club - it's bout the best around!

Check out the photos and game taken so far this club membership year!

OlJim Competes in 10K and 5K Runs in 2008!

Msjudy and oljim at a 5K race!

During the 2008 year, OlJim competed in the below six runs:

Komen 5K Race for the Cure!
American Heart Association 5K!
5K Run for the Corn!
T.K Gorman School 5K Run!
Arlington Mary Moore School 5K Run!
and, Tyler Azalea Trail 10K Run!

The Reed Family Chillin' Out at the Cain Center Turkey Trot' !

Photos of all of OlJim's runs (taken since the Spring of 2004) can be viewed by clicking HERE!

The chubby BEAVER is slow and clumsy on land, waddling along at the mercy of its predators. However, in water it becomes a sleek, stream-lined swimmer that can travel at five or six miles an hour.

It's no wonder the beaver chooses to surround itself with water and builds a dam to make sure there's enough. Water provides protection as well as an easy way to travel. As water backs up behind the dam, it brings the beaver's food supply within reach of the water. Raising the dam deepens the water and spreads it to new food sources as old ones are used.

Be on the lookout for a sighting of a BEAVER roaming out and about on the Reed Family Ranch!

Can you question yourself to success? I think so. Ask yourself the below questions - and your three answers could put you on the path to your best year yet!

What are you grateful for right now?

Seeing the greater possibility of the future starts with knowing what's great about your life now!

What would you say if the five more important people in your life passed away and you were speaking at their funerals?

Tell them now!

What do you hope people will say about you after you're gone?

Live that life now!

Water is VERY Important Stuff to a Ranch!

The 2008 year recorded a total of 30.6"of rainfall - which is about 8.9" below our yearly average. Here's the table where we keep our running total for the 2009 year - and some historical overall averages, too!

Check 'em out!

Here are the totals for the most recent 10 years of ranch area rainfall. Our annual average is for all the recorded years in the same geographic area as the ranch (til way back when) is about 39.5 inches. For the most recent 10 years, it's about 37.1"

1999 - 26.7"
2000 - 46.0"
2001 - 42.7"
2002 - 38.0"
2003 - 27.4"
2004 - 54.2"
2005 - 24.6"
2006 - 29.0"
2007 - 51.3"
2008 - 30.6"

More Ranch Photos and Such!

Reed Ranch Duck Hunting Crew!	Travis' "Black - Melanistic" White-Tailed Deer Killed at the Reed Ranch!

There's lots of opportunities for outdoors photography at the Ranch and we enjoy seeing all the photos of all the happenin's at the ranch. You're welcomed to stop by ALL of the Reed Family Photo Albums!

Reed Family Ranch Accepts Credit Card Payments!

Payments by VISA and MasterCard credit cards can now be processed by the Reed Family Ranch.

Faxes with credit card information can be sent toll-free to the Reed Family Ranch at 866-566-1283. Send email to OlJim Reed oljim@reedfamilyranch.com for more information!

Trinity Basin Ranchin' - At Its Finest!

Tillin' Reed Ranch Soil Bed for White-Tailed Deer Food Plot!

We're proud to have a family managed ranch within Texas' great Trinity River Basin that operates under a holistic goal. The Reed Family Ranch's holistic goal focuses on:

diversity and shared vision
learning, personal growth, and economic sustainability
enjoyment of a beautiful, peaceful setting with clean air, water, and healthy land
contribution to society and environment
and, sharing the great outdoors with others

Map of Reed Family Ranch - Wildlife Habitat Areas!

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