• report on february hog, varmint, and fishin' fun weekend
• next hog, varmint, and fishin' fun weekend, scheduled for March 12-13-14, 2004!
• membership report, ol jim's huntin' club!
• reed ranch deer season report, 2003-04!
• hog doggin' hunt scheduled on reed ranch!
• 2004 food plots to be planted on reed ranch!
• more ranch photo's!
• and, some other stuff!

REPORT ON FEBRUARY HOG, VARMINT, AND FISHIN' FUN WEEKEND!

Wow!..we had a great group out for the February 20-21-22 hunt! The Fellowship of Christian Sportsmen based out of Austin, Texas, area did a great job of hunting. If you're interested in hunting, the outdoors, and a fun bunch to boot, you may be interested in logging on to their website and finding out more about this organization. What a great group of guys!

Over the February hunt weekend (held Feb 20-21-22), a total 6 hogs and 2 coyote were killed. Sure did have a great time! Good fun and waaayyy too much eatin'.

Things just don't get much better than that! We had a blast!

A previously photographed 3-legged hog (filmed earlier in the year by a Reed Ranch game camera) was shot by hunter Warren Hoke. A good looking blond hog (and two coyote) was shot by hunter Jim Gault, two hogs were killed by hunter Isaac Price on the same night, an outstanding razorback was taken by John Ratliff, and the record hog for the weekend (a 205 lb'r with huge cutters) was taken by hunter David Chalmers .

Here's some great photo's from the hunt. Wow!, we lika tha pics!

Thanks to everybody for coming out! Four of ol jim's hunting club members were out for visitin' and hunting, too. Lotsa fun for everybody! Thanks to Terry, Randy, Chuck, and BC for coming out! It was great having you!

And,,a special thanks goes to Jimmy K, the feller that conducts these hunts for the Reed Ranch.

Way to go, Jimmy K.!

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NEXT AVAILABLE TWO HOG, VARMINT, AND FISHIN' FUN WEEKEND SCHEDULED FOR MARCH 12-13-14, 2004!

Hey fellers and gals, come join us for one of our next scheduled hog, varmint, and fishin' fun weekends on the Reed Ranch. March 12-13-14 are the dates for the next hunt! These weekend spots usually fill up fast, and we're taking reservations now! Gonna be fun!

The hunts begin on Friday evening and last through Sunday, around noon. A $50 deposit (nonrefundable) is required to hold spots on this fun-filled weekend!

The cost is $190 per person. Spouses and supervised youth (under the age of 16) may come at no additional charge.

Here's many of the details that you'll be needing to get scheduled out.

Also, see answers to some frequently asked questions about these exciting weekends. 2003 was a banner year (view all the 2003 photo's) and we're planning for another great year!

Here's some fun photo's of last year's season of hog, varmint, and fishin' fun weekends. Sure am looking forward to all the 2004 hunts!

Contact me ol jim at oljim@reedfamilyranch.com for additional information and details on signing up!

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MEMBERSHIP REPORT, OL JIM'S HUNTIN' CLUB!

Membership in ol jim's huntin' club is by annual invitation. Thanks to everybody who indicated an interest in signing up this year. Our hunting club is now full for the year and we're feeling that 2004 is gonna be the best year ever! We'll be carrying our waiting list over through this coming year and will be making contact again as this year's season winds down.

There's still partial club memberships open though. If anybody's interested in a partial club membership in the hunting club, contact me ol jim at oljim@reedfamilyranch.com .

Thanks!

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REED RANCH DEER SEASON REPORT, 2003-04

The 2003-04 Reed Ranch deer season ended on January 25th. It was one of the best season's ever! The total count total for the 2003-04 season take was 31 deer:

- 6 trophy buck
- 5 cull buck
- and, 20 antlerless deer

We're proud that no 6 ptr's were taken - and many of the younger buck were allowed to walk for another year's take. Our club members did a good job in assessing which buck to take and which should be allowed to grow some more. Here's what the 2003-04 trophy buck looked like in terms of #'s rack points.

- one 12 ptr buck
- one 11 ptr buck
- one 10 ptr buck
- two 8 ptr's bucks
- and, one 7 ptr buck

Here's some photo's taken during the year. Way to go, fellers. You dun good!

Sure was a fun year! I'm already getting ready for the 2005-05 year! Can't wait!

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HOG DOGGIN' HUNT SCHEDULED ON REED RANCH!

The Reed Ranch's first annual hog doggin' hunt is scheduled for August of this year. In preparation for the 2004-05 deer season, we plan on runnin' tha hogs. Gonna be fun!

Anybody that has an interest in participating in this fun weekend, let me know. There's already a list of people who're planning on attending there, so come join us if you can.,,ok? It's gonna be a hoot!

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2004 FOOD PLOTS TO BE PLANTED ON REED RANCH!

Current plans for food plot planting on the Reed Ranch includes two club member spots and one family food plot. Right now, current plans are to plant about 25 acres (more of less) of nutrition focused primarily on white-tailed deer.

Plant species will include iron and clay cowpeas, alyce clover, buckwheat, jointvetch, and japanese millet. These'll considered warm season food plots focusing on deer nutrition. Currently, there's no plans to plant any cool season food plots.

Since this'll be the Reed Ranch's first formal food plot season over several food plot areas, the 2004 year will be a learning year, with a more full-blown food plot season planned for 2005.

We'll be taking photo's of the planting and such, so you can see how things are going. A club member work day is scheduled for Saturday, March 6, in preparation for the plantings.

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MORE RANCH PHOTO'S!

The Reed Ranch photo album keeps getting bigger and bigger. Lots of fun photo's fun photo's to share!

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AND, SOME OTHER STUFF!

Hey, I wanna brag agin about the Reed Wildlife Ranch being a holistically managed ranch! More information about these ranch management practices can be found by logging on to the website of Allan Savory Center for Holistic Management. Texas' own site for Holistic Resource Management is also available for viewing.