Set in the heart of the Texas Hill Country, Shonto Ranch is home to some of the most beautiful scenery that Texas has to offer.  Located just a few minutes from Kerrville, Texas, we offer an unparalleled hunting and fishing experience that you will remember for a lifetime.  Herds of wildlife, miles of crystal clear, spring fed creeks and lakes, and groves of majestic oaks and pecans sprawl out over the 1000+ acres that make Shonto Ranch so special.

At North Star Outfitters, you'll experience exceptional  hunting in the beautiful countryside of East Texas.  Virtually 100% of our clients are repeat customers.  We're just an hour and a half east of Dallas near Tyler, Texas.

*Hunt for Wild Hogs at Night using Special Lights - We bait our stands every night, all year round to ensure you'll have a shot at the hog of your choice, whether it's a yearling or a trophy boar.
 
*Hunt for Trophy Exotics and Whitetails  - Our high fence is stocked with world-class trophy
Blackbuck Antelope, Axis Deer and awesome Whitetails.
 
Bring your Favorite Bow or Firearm.  We also have crossbows available for our guest.  Practice as Often as You Like at our 3D Archery Range - The range has a double stand to simulate actual field conditions.

Relax in a Comfortable Lodge with Great Food - You can stay inside and play pool or poker, or go outside to the fire pit, the horseshoe pit, or one of the fishing lakes stocked with trophy bass.  Enjoy the Atmosphere of a Real Working Cattle Ranch. (TTHA)

Our 5000 acre ranch is located in Deep South Texas, where the country is big and the bucks are bigger. The ranch is high fenced and intensely managed with supplemental feeding. With the buck to doe ratio 1/1.75 you can expect to see countless numbers of bucks. The deer here are native South Texas and are 100% wild. The abundance of cactus, mesquite trees, quajillo and white and black brush provides cover, as well as a great protein source, from where your buck of a lifetime may step out at any moment. During all hunts you will be accompanied by one of our many experienced guides.

Hooks and Horns Outdoors is very family friendly and firmly believes fishing and hunting is a great way for families to enjoy the outdoors, whether your watching you son or daughter land their first trophy fish or with your spouse when they harvest a buck-of-a-lifetime, Hooks and Horns Outdoors would be honored to have had contributed to that accomplishment!

We offer professional guided saltwater fishing along the Texas coast. We also offer professional guided hunting in Texas for whitetail deer, predators, exotics, dove, turkey and quail.

Contact us today to plan your next outdoors adventure!

A rare combination of natural beauty, exceptional facilities, and friendly folks who know what world-class wing shooting is all about.

Located approximately 45 minutes northwest of San Antonio, between Boerne and Kerrville, we are a full-service, 1200-acre ranch specializing in upland gamebird wingshooting for quail, pheasant, chukar, and Hungarian partridge, October through March.  We also offer a world class Sporting Clays course year-round for the shooting enthusiast. 

We also offer year-round hunting for Axis deer, as well as Whitetail deer, Rio Grande turkey, and dove in season.  And, we stock beautiful, spring-fed Joshua Creek with 10-inch to 14-inch Rainbow Trout for catch-and-release fly fishing!

The Vinegarroon Ranches cover 27,500 acres in Val Verde County, Texas. All of our ranches are low fence and all of our hunts are fair chase. Vinegarroon's hunts are geared to the outdoor sportsman that likes the challenge of hunting a mature whitetail buck in his natural range. Our ranches lie between the Devil's River and the Rio Grande River in the rolling hills and canyons. The terrain is covered in a variety of low thorny brush that provides high nutritional value for our whitetail population. You will be hunting country in which we have bucks we have yet to see and the deer have not been pressured by over hunting.

We maintain a year-round feed and mineral supplemental feeding program and census count to determine herd balance and density annually. Our southwest Texas ranches have a deer density of 1 deer to 12 acres and a buck to doe ratio of 1 buck to 2 doe. One buck to approximately 500 acres will be harvested and the necessary doe to keep our herd in balance. We ask our hunters to harvest a mature whitetail buck of at least 4 1/2 years of age. Hunters should see 10-15 bucks a day. Our average bucks will be 6.5 year old bucks in the 130-140 B&C gross class with our top deer each year in the 150-160's.

 Our wild hog hunts take place on corn farms and private ranches in northeast Texas.   All hunts are guided behind well experienced hog dogs.  Wild hog hunting in general is not an easy chore. Wild hogs are very smart, very tough and can be very aggressive when cornered or wounded.  Boar hogs have a very thick armor plating over the shoulder area that is very hard to penetrate. 

The hunter can choose any weapon of their choice, including archery, handguns, rifles, or knives.  All firearms must have open sights (No Scopes).  Shotguns can also be an option only if the hunter wishes to shoot a slug.  Sometimes when a hog bays up in a thicket it could be too difficult to attain a good shot with a bow.  Because of this, the bow hunt might  quickly turn into a knife hunt.  We ask all hunters who wish to hunt with a firearm to sign a waver stating that they can be held liable for any damages to domesticated animals.  This step must be taken because the hunts take place on private ranches where livestock  roam.  

These are strictly fair chase hunts.  The only hogs to be taken are the ones bayed by the dogs.  The hogs that are bayed must be taken, no matter what size the hogs are.  150lb to 250lb hogs are the average size hogs taken.  We  prepare your meat for transporting to the processor and cape trophy hogs to be taken to the taxidermist .

Ken Gould has 42 years in the guided hunting business and dedicated to serving you.  We are hunting on several ranches with exclusive hunting rights.  All hunts are fair chase hunts.  For regulated species and exotics, we offer some guaranteed hunts due to the abundance of game. A guaranteed hunt means "No Kill - No Pay". 

Our hunts are first class and we make every endeavor to please our clients.  References available upon request. Elk hunts are in productive areas which have yielded excellent results for our clients in the past years.  On most hunts we furnish complete services..meals, guides, transportation, lodging and proper care of meat and trophies.  On other hunts, we furnish guides, noon meal, transportation and proper care of meat and trophies in the field. Lodging can be arranged locally.  For Wild Boar and Javelina hunts, pistols, open-sight rifles or bows only! 

We offer excellent elk, mule deer and antelope hunts in western states as well as Texas, mostly on private ranches with some elk mule deer and bear hunts on a limited basis. We abide by all state and federal game laws. Proper licenses may be obtained upon arrival unless prior application is required or drawn. Bow hunters and black powder hunters are welcome. Commercial airport pickup can be arranged from Austin International airport 45 minutes away or nearby San Antonio International airport abut 90 minutes away. Private planes may land at our local county airport. We also arrange excellent Salt Water Fishing excursions with Fresh Water Fishing available locally through our service. Contact us for Ranch Life tours, Wildlife tours and Photography safaris. A 50% deposit is required to book all hunts. All return calls are collect. Your hunting host, Ken looks forward to serving you.

Remember....stay down wind and keep out of sight for good hunting!

Two fully equipped camp houses that will accommodate 14 hunters very comfortably are available for your hunt. The cabins have full kitchens including a stove and refrigerator. They are also equipped with A/C, heating, shower, and bunk beds. A BBQ pit is available outside where you can enjoy the beautiful views and the spectacular Texas night sky.

Come experience hog hunting at its' best on the legendary Smith Ranch.

There are many fringe benefits when hunting with us:

1. A full 3-D archery and shooting range with an elevated practice stand.
2. Skinning & cleaning facilities w/ running water on site.
3. A Walk-in Cooler.
4. Hunting "the swamp". Not for the weak at heart.
5. Excellent fishing.