Additional Information

Overview:

At the Flying A Ranch, we take great pride in providing quality animals for your hunting opportunities. Our goal is to ensure you; your family and guests have a safe and enjoyable experience. The 9000-acre ranch, located just south of Bandera, Texas, offers a variety of Hill Country whitetail deer and exotics, including axis, fallow, sika and red deer. We are committed to providing you with the ultimate hunt. Although we do not guarantee a successful hunt, most hunters get multiple opportunities during their stay. Lodging is available at The Lodge on San Julian Creek, which is located on the ranch.

All of our guides are ranch employees and are part of the everyday operations necessary to manage and maintain the ranch. Most hunts are conducted from 4’ X 8’ box blinds. Several of the blinds are elevated, some are placed on hillsides for better visibility, and the remainder are on flat ground with ADA accessibility. The boxes will comfortably hold the guide and up to two hunters. We offer a limited number of bowhunts each year for experienced bowhunters. These hunts are typically conducted from a pop-up blind housing the hunter and guide.

The Flying A has been operating since the early 1960’s. In 2001, we initiated our current management plan for the ranch and have seen substantial improvement in the quality of our whitetail and exotics. Give us the opportunity to provide you with a memorable Hill Country Hunt.

Lodging

The Lodge on San Julian Creek is the perfect choice for Bed and Breakfast lodging in the Texas Hill Country. Our four cottages have a view of San Julian Creek and the surrounding bluffs. The cottages have two separate bedrooms, each with a private entrance. If you have children, our "family cottages" have interior connecting room doors. All bedrooms have two double beds, a refrigerator and a private bath. Two bedrooms are ADA accessible.

A home cooked breakfast buffet provides a hearty start to your morning, leaving you prepared to enjoy the sights and attractions the Hill Country has to offer.

Take a wildlife tour and learn about the animals, birds and habitats of the 9,000 acre Flying A Ranch. Try bass fishing on their 14-acre lake. Hunting at the Flying A is also offered, with a variety of native and exotic species available. Visit www.FlyingARanch.net to learn more about hunting.

Explore Bandera, Medina and the surrounding area for antique shopping and the lively western style nightlife and attractions. Tube or kayak down the winding, crystal-clear Medina River. Go golfing or horseback riding. Kerrville and Boerne are just 30 minutes away; Sea World, Fiesta Texas, The Alamo and the San Antonio Riverwalk are within 60 miles.

San Julian Creek Lodge is available for vacations, corporate retreats, family reunions and weddings.

We're your hideaway in the Texas Hill Country.

Methods Allowed: Rifle, Archery

Game available: Exotics: Aoudad (Barbary) Sheep, Texas Dall Ram, Catalina Goat, Sika Deer, Axis Deer, Painted Desert Ram, Ibex Goat, Oryx - Scimitar, Black Hawaiian Sheep, Fallow Deer, Corsican Sheep, Red (Stag) Deer, Red Sheep, Gemsbok Antelope, Mouflan Ram, Blackbuck Antelope Native Big Game: Whitetail Deer