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 King Ranch Hunting?
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11/23/12 02:15 PM
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Has anyone ever hunted the King Ranch with one of the guides? If you have I'd like to hear about your experience. I know they lease the majority of it but also offer hunts for trophy management and culls. Is it even possible to obtain a slot?
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Re: King Ranch Hunting?
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11/23/12 02:32 PM
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It is possible to get a spot to hunt with plenty of this $$$$$$$$. I hunt on a ranch that has 2 miles of King Ranch fence line and there are some monsters that come out of there.
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11/23/12 02:40 PM
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It is possible to get a spot to hunt with plenty of this $$$$$$$$. I hunt on a ranch that has 2 miles of King Ranch fence line and there are some monsters that come out of there. Doesn't look any more expensive than the the prices that are being posted.
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11/23/12 02:41 PM
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Re: King Ranch Hunting?
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11/23/12 02:52 PM
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I've been fortunate enough to Hunt the King with a friend in HS. It is a pretty fantastic hunt, and a cool ranch to hunt on purely because of the history. Thinking about how big that ranch used to be is mind boggling. It is a true South Texas style hunt. If that is what you are looking for I'd say go for it.
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Re: King Ranch Hunting?
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11/23/12 02:54 PM
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Crazy insane for a hunting lease in that area. The ranch that I hunt on is over $5,000 a gun! Thank god that I don't have to pay it. Business expense, know what I mean. I saw a ad for hunting on a ranch near us and it was $16,000 per spot for the season. I will see if I can find something about the King Ranch hunts for you.
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Re: King Ranch Hunting?
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11/23/12 03:03 PM
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Crazy insane for a hunting lease in that area. The ranch that I hunt on is over $5,000 a gun! Thank god that I don't have to pay it. Business expense, know what I mean. I saw a ad for hunting on a ranch near us and it was $16,000 per spot for the season. I will see if I can find something about the King Ranch hunts for you. Thanks but they do have a website with pricing. I'm not looking for a lease but a 2-3 day hunt, just want to see if anyone has ever done this type of hunt with them.
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Re: King Ranch Hunting?
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11/23/12 03:16 PM
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I have and it was several years ago. I will ask my dad whom he knows down there and try and get you some contact info but its a blast and truley one of the best ranches TX IMO and I have hunted 99% of the top ranches in the state.
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Re: King Ranch Hunting?
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11/23/12 06:27 PM
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I have and it was several years ago. I will ask my dad whom he knows down there and try and get you some contact info but its a blast and truley one of the best ranches TX IMO and I have hunted 99% of the top ranches in the state. Money bags?
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11/23/12 07:22 PM
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Not money bags just lucky for my job and dads old job and great vendors that like to entertain us 
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Re: King Ranch Hunting?
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11/23/12 08:47 PM
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I have hunted the king ranch and you can expect to spend about $10,000 dollars for an average buck, they don't call it the KING ranch for nothing! The guides are awesome but don't tolerate idiots, if your a novice hunter you better let them know ahead of time or you can expect to get an earful. And DON'T try to tell them how to do their job, they will drive you to the front gate and drop you off. Oh and god forbid you shoot the wrong deer! It could wind up costing you an extra $10,000 dollars in penalties! Better read the fine print before you sign anything.....
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Re: King Ranch Hunting?
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11/23/12 08:57 PM
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BBD84
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I have hunted the king ranch and you can expect to spend about $10,000 dollars for an average buck, they don't call it the KING ranch for nothing! The guides are awesome but don't tolerate idiots, if your a novice hunter you better let them know ahead of time or you can expect to get an earful. And DON'T try to tell them how to do their job, they will drive you to the front gate and drop you off. Oh and god forbid you shoot the wrong deer! It could wind up costing you an extra $10,000 dollars in penalties! Better read the fine print before you sign anything..... I wouldnt go that far with it but yes they are good at there job and expect you to know what your doing at the same time.
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Re: King Ranch Hunting?
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11/24/12 02:47 AM
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I have hunted the king ranch and you can expect to spend about $10,000 dollars for an average buck, they don't call it the KING ranch for nothing! The guides are awesome but don't tolerate idiots, if your a novice hunter you better let them know ahead of time or you can expect to get an earful. And DON'T try to tell them how to do their job, they will drive you to the front gate and drop you off. Oh and god forbid you shoot the wrong deer! It could wind up costing you an extra $10,000 dollars in penalties! Better read the fine print before you sign anything..... Sounds like it left a bad taste in your mouth. As for the website that I seen it doesnt look to cost as much as you said, unless there is a s**! pot load of hidden fees. They even had a youth weekend hunt with kids shooting does and culls. Ill have to do some more digging.
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11/24/12 12:20 PM
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Haven't hunted it for deer but have for nilgi and quail. Wasn't on my dime though.
Hell just driving and in a high rack with a camera is awesome
Far better it is to dare mighty things, to win glorious triumphs, even though checkered by failure, than to take rank with those poor spirits who neither enjoy much nor suffer much, b/c they know not victory nor defeat"- #26 TR
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Re: King Ranch Hunting?
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11/24/12 04:33 PM
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Texas Turkey Hunter DFW
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Didnt leave a sour taste in my mouth as I worth for a coule of different hunting shows and I get to hunt for free  I just know that one of the deer hunters at the ranch when I was there 2 years ago had to write a check for 15 thousand dollars as his deer green scored at 178 and there are stiff trophy fees for every inch over 150 when they score your deer....
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Re: King Ranch Hunting?
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11/24/12 08:33 PM
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I have hunted 99% of the top ranches in the state. Probably not as most of them are privately owned and not commercially hunted.
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Re: King Ranch Hunting?
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11/24/12 08:39 PM
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BBD84
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Yeah, well you dont know the people we do, thanks for the thought though. You can leave your Off Topic posts somewhere else when needed.
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Re: King Ranch Hunting?
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11/24/12 08:51 PM
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Yeah, well you dont know the people we do, thanks for the thought though. You can leave your Off Topic posts somewhere else when needed. you must have a heckuva photo album! lets see'em!
If I send my neighbors a text and ask them to give me feedback on my lawn and plant rye into a giant dong pattern, I'm probably going to get some less than positive feedback. Same goes here.
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Re: King Ranch Hunting?
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11/25/12 12:18 AM
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BBD84
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Yeah we do and mounts but its mainly videos and old phots in albums ill see what i can dig up when i have a chance to get by my dads house, i know we have some pics of a couple 160"s and nilgia in the safe from KR and then alot of other places. I have alot of pics from the junco and chittam at my house somewhere.
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Re: King Ranch Hunting?
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11/25/12 02:43 PM
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Yeah, well you dont know the people we do Lol
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Re: King Ranch Hunting?
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01/31/14 11:25 PM
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I stumbled across this thread and thought I'd see if anybody has an update or if someone else has been. I'm considering looking into hunting the King.
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Re: King Ranch Hunting?
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01/31/14 11:45 PM
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therancher
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The O'conner ought to charge just to drive by that ranch. Incredible.
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Re: King Ranch Hunting?
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02/01/14 12:44 AM
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10k for a 170" holy cow......it cost me $28.50 a piece for two!!!!
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Re: King Ranch Hunting?
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02/01/14 12:47 AM
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txtrophy85
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I have and it was several years ago. I will ask my dad whom he knows down there and try and get you some contact info but its a blast and truley one of the best ranches TX IMO and I have hunted 99% of the top ranches in the state. I would say 99% is a stretch. maybe the top tier ranches in a certain area, but not in the state of texas
For it is not the quarry that we truly seek, but the adventure.
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Re: King Ranch Hunting?
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02/01/14 12:59 AM
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Well, I hunted the "other" 1% and wasn't impressed (East Texas road hunt!) LOL
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