Upland game bird hunting is a 3 day - 2 night package, arriving the first day of the hunt at 3:00 PM and departing the third day after the morning hunt. The package includes: meals; lodging; maid service; transportation while hunting on the ranch; guide service with dogs (1 on 4); drinks; game cleaned and packaged.

M.Y. Ranch Hunting Preserve is located in beautiful East Texas. M.Y. Ranch has been family owned and operated since 1926! This Ranch provides hunts for: Wild Hogs, Quail, Varmints, and Whitetail Deer. There are shooting facilities for sporting clays, archery, rifles and pistols. The Ranch encompasses over 1,300 acres of rolling hills, pine and hardwood forest, fertile bottomlands, scenic roads, creeks and lakes. M.Y. Ranch is a great place to get away for your Texas Hunting Vacation with lots of wildlife and privacy for your group.

I have been a hunter and outdoorsman all my life. I have personally managed the hunting ranch for the last 42 years for wildlife. I know what it is like to go hunting. I want you and your group to "feel as if you own the ranch". Your personal needs and requests for your group can be structured to your satisfaction. We will try to see you have an exciting and enjoyable time.

We are pleased to provide hunting enthusiast the opportunity to enjoy the 10 Mile Ranch hunting experience.  Located in the scenic hills of West Central Texas, 10 Mile Ranch offers a unique hunting experience for Whitetail Deer, Turkey and Bobwhite Quail. 
   Through our aggressive Deer Management Practices we have seen a dramatic increase in Whitetail antler and body size.  We have also removed all livestock from our managed property, which has resulted in substantial increase in the number of Whitetail Deer, Turkey and Quail we have been observing.
   Because it's our first year to offer these exclusive hunts, we are offering them lower than current market prices.

If hunting is your passion and having a chance to hunt native Texas game as well as exotics in the South Texas terrain interests you, Las Auras Ranch invites you to join us for your next hunting adventure.

    Las Auras is the name given to the ranch that is harbored in South-Texas nestled next to the Nueces river. During the different Texas hunting seasons, Las Auras offers great fowl hunting for Rio Grande Turkey,  Mourning and White wing Dove, Duck and Quail. Great fishing for Largemouth Bass, Channel Catfish and Stripers is just footsteps away from the bank of the Nueces River.

    Bow, Pistol, Rifle and Muzzle loader hunters are all welcomed, your hunting method is your preference. Whether you wish to hunt from any of our various blinds, safari style or spot and stalk your game animals, you are sure to enjoy your hunt with us.  At Las Auras we have record book class exotic game from all over the World.  If harvesting a trophy animal is what your looking for we will help you attain your goal, if your looking for a certain specimen, we can facilitate that as well. You are the one choosing to hunt with us so you choose the way to hunt, the animal you wish to harvest and we will guide you to that mark without any pressure whatsoever.

    At Las Auras you can hunt a trophy Russian boar or mighty Feral hog. Hog hunting on our ranch is a high success affair, with lots of color phases and plenty of shooting opportunities. Most of the hog hunts are conducted on senderos and along creek banks. Varmints such as Ringtail Cats, Bobcats, Coyotes as well as Raccoons are plentiful and are usually hunted at dusk and dawn.

    During your stay at Las Auras you can hunt any of our exotics which are at the Ranch. You will have a chance to hunt for any of the following exotics Rams: Trans Caspian, Armenian Red Sheep, Aoudad, Texas Dall, Mouflon, Corsican, Four Horn, Merino and Black Hawaiian to fulfill the ram category.

As for Goats Las Auras offers Catalina, New Zealand, Himalayan Tars and Ibex which offer a great hunting experience. We have antelopes from Black bucks, Scimitar Oryx, Blesbok, Dama Gazelle, Gemsbok and Nilgai.

You might even want to hunt a Bison, Water Buffalo or Wildebeest that roam the brush. If your Preference is that on deer hunting alone then we have excellent selection of Fallow, Sika, Elds Deer, Elk, Pere David, Red Deer and Axis.

    At Las Auras we cater to the hunter that cares about safety and understands the thrill of the hunting. It is a sanctuary for the hunter that enjoys hunting in general . Be prepared for an exciting and memorable Texas hunt and remember to have the sun to your back and wind in your face.

                                              Paul Buitron
                                           Owner, Las Auras Ranch

The LaFonda is a working cattle and hunting ranch located in the arid brush country of southwest Texas. For the trophy whitetail hunter, the wing shooting enthusiast or the exotic game hunter, we can provide you with an unmatched level of personal service, five-star accommodations, and a Texas hunting experience that you will long remember.

Imagine yourself eagerly anticipating the joy of a good Texas hunting trip. As morning breaks slowly - cold, crisp and clear, the sun gently rises over the oaks and the early light pierces the fog. Mother Nature awakens; the deer move gently toward the rye grass fields or the feeders and the waterfowl lift off their roost. The skies echo with the honking of ducks, geese and sandhill crane as they fly across, surveying the wetlands below.

The Knaus Ranch is located on the top ridge of a beautiful cedar and Spanish oak covered mountain top range known as the Callahan Divide, about 13 miles Southwest of Abilene, Texas and some 150 miles west of Fort Worth,  and about 8 miles south of Interstate 20. 

Abilene is a city of about 115,000 people and is located some 12 miles east of the ranch. The deer and turkey hunting area of the ranch is approximately 2000 acres  The ranch's fences are all low fences (as opposed to 9' high game fences). All of our hunts are considered fair chase hunting.

 

We have a few real big trophy bucks. We have lots of regular size bucks up to 12 points. Some of these bucks will gross out about 235lbs. And large flocks of Rio Grande Turkeys. It seems as if there are more Rio Grande Turkeys and they are bigger every year. Of course, it could be that we feed all of the animals year round with heavy feeding and food plots in the spring.

 

For folks that use GPS, our location is N32 18.425 W099 53.707 for the center point of the compound. A helicopter pad is available. The elevation of the pad is 2383' above sea level. (Check in with a cell phone for exact landing instructions and pad location.) Cell phone number is 325 665 9444. The helicopter pad is just West of the bunk house about 200 Feet, but, within our compound.

 

 The view from our camp is one of the most superb views of  West Texas.  Clear and clean Texas air, a beautiful  mountain view, and beautiful country side. In late October and early November, the Oak  leaves change to a bright red color with a few bright yellow leaves to spice it up.  Spring time brings in all of the trees, flowers, grass, and food plots turning to deep green colors and the wild flowers at their most beautiful setting preparing for a color parade season before the summer heat arrives. You can take a look at it live by clicking on the blue 'here' below. This a view on a web cam looking out the main door toward the east. And, if you turn up the volume, you can hear the wind chimes if there is any breeze at all.

 

We have no traffic, only  the moan of a distant freight train, and the mating whistle of a bob-white quail makes the ranch not only fun, but very restful and relaxing. Then too, we have our local resident turkeys calling even here at the main compound. We don't have many people to just 'Drop By'. Being off the main road some 3 miles this far out; a passer-by must be coming to see us, or that traveler is just lost.

 

Our camp is in a  remote area (on the very top of a mountain (The Callahanridge) and about 3 miles to the nearest road) however, the road to the highway is plenty good for arriving or departing is nearly all kinds of weather. We do have the best of both worlds with electricity, satellite and local TV, DSL for broad band computer contact. Central air and plenty of wonderful deep well water, and one of the most complete cooking facilities around this area (gas stoves, smokers, wood steak grills, micro ovens, etc, etc.)

 

The old Overland Stage Coach ruts are still visible crossing the ranch along with a few Indian arrowheads scattered here and there especially around the banks of the creeks, and some WWII shells and casings left over when the ranch was a part of Camp Barkley, a US Army facility during the second  world war.  The ranch's front gate opens to an 1800's cattle trail known as the Butterfield Trail. Now days that old trail is called 'The Butterfield Highway or even some folks call it Texas Highway 277 to San Angelo, Texas. There is a lot of history both on and off the ranch here.