this ranch in three rivers I'm not sure if they are still offering hunts i can check

Rancho Rama de Mesquite in Benavides Texas offers exotic hunting at a cheap price

www.texas-exotics.com

They are wild. There are about 3000 free range elk in Texas I am told. But, they are not descendants from native, wild, Texas elk. They are escaped elk from various ranches according to the research I have read and the Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation. Also, it is thought that depending on wildfires and other natural events, that herds do cross over from New Mexico time to time.

Most sad to me is that elk are treated like wild hogs and can be shot any day of the year, any time of day or night. I have often wondered why they are not under TPWD game management, but going back to the argument that they are not original native stock is the answer I am given.

My response to that claim is to then equate the elk to the black bear in Texas which are also the benefactors of restocking programs that are not native black bear. Yet, it is illegal to shoot a black bear at any time. Why not the same for elk? I can't help but think there is some political connection to big agriculture businesses in the panhandle that keep the elk on par with wild hogs and coyotes.

Another issue is that elk are bred and hunted by the exotic wildlife industry. Maybe they are fearful that if elk become "game managed" by TPWD that this would not allow them to be hunted on high-fence operations. I can appreciate that argument and would hope everyone could agree on a solution that seperates free range protection from high fence hunting.

HOW BEAUTIFUL WOULD IT BE TO SEE THE ELK POPULATION GROW TO THE POINT THAT I MIGHT SEE ONE FREE RANGE IN THE HILL COUNTRY?

was it taken with that silver bullet LOL

How about "reintroduced"?  But definitely Not exotic. 

UVALDE TX. THOMPSON TEMPLE EXOTIC RANCH. VERY NICE PEOPLE! TIME OF MY LIFE. I THINK HE HAS SOME PICTURES POSTED HERE ALSO SOMEWHERE. THANKS FOR STOPING BYE!;)

looks to me like an exotic, don't think ya'll have pronghorn in Austin. i could be wrong.