TPWD MLD Permit Hunting Season
Day-Hunting Packages
- Weekend closest to October 1 through weekend closest to end of February
- 2-day hunts, 1-4 hunters
- Moderate hunt fee charged
- Kill fees assessed when appropriate
- Father/son, father/daughter hunts encouraged
- VISA/Mastercard welcome
- Double and single comfortable covered stands
- Ample ground stands and trees
- Corn feeders and protein feeders filled year around
- Hunters delivered to and from stands
Whitetail Deer
The ranch has been high-fenced since 2004. Our trophy whitetail bucks have prospered due to our management practices. We carefully manage hunting, cultivate feed plots, and make protein and corn available to ensure overall health of the herd and maximize antler growth.
The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) oversees this process. TPWD Managed Land Deer Program (MLD) Permits are furnished for all whitetail deer killed on the ranch. Hunters do not use their license tags. The MLD season begins the first weekend of October and continues through the end of February. Each deer killed is measured and weighed and recorded to meet TPWD requirements.
The number of deer hunters in one package is limited to a maximum of 4. We have six covered stands that are comfortable and will accommodate any hunter. Father/son and father/daughter hunts are encouraged. Hunters are delivered to and from the stands. Oats are planted for winter grazing for the deer and turkeys. The abundant Liveoak trees furnish plenty of acorns for the deer to feed on.
Axis Deer
Our Axis deer herd has increased and now includes trophy bucks, breeder bucks, and does and their recent offspring. These were introduced onto the ranch to provide hunters with additional trophies and provide for year-round hunting. These exotics provide varied and interesting hunting experiences. A superior source of venison can be harvested in any season of the year.
Turkeys
Turkeys nest on the ranch, raise their young and can be seen all year around. It is common to see six to 12 large gobblers in the fall while hunting for deer. Because the turkeys live on the ranch, spring turkey hunters have good luck calling up gobblers for a spring trophy.
Hogs, coyotes, wildcats, and porcupines
Hogs, coyotes, wildcats and porcupines are a detriment to our game management program. We encourage our hunters to shoot them at no charge.
Dove
The ranch is centrally located in the winter flyway for mourning doves. We plant Milo in the spring and cut it in the fall which provides a viable food source for the doves. Generally, the doves arrive in late September and often winter here until March.
For more information, contact Marion Pringle at 830-426-2610, or by cell at 830-426-1467. Or you can email him here.
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