Address - Ford Ranch 1493 PR 520 Melvin Texas 76858
Buck hunts cost $3,300
You are allowed to take one Trophy Buck and up to four doe
OR one Trophy Buck, one Spike and three Doe
A total of 18 hunters are allowed per weekend
Food and lodging are provided and all hunts are guided.
Each Guide has his own country. No one hunts in it but his hunters. He has 2 hunters per hunt. So he has to divid his time equally
ALL Guides know their Country and know how BEST to hunt it. You will have a Quality hunt, and a memorable experience.
On ALL Hunts, Hunters arrive Friday afternoon, in time to use the gun range.
Hunters Hunt Saturday, Sunday, and Monday, and are allowed to stay till Tuesday morning.
Guides field dress, skin, and quarter all deer, placing the meat in clear plastic bags, and keeping them in a cooler kept at 34 degrees. Hunters must bring their own Ice Chest's
A guide is insulted if he receives less than $300 per Trophy Buck killed for the weekend hunt. Many times a guide will receive $400-$500 per Trophy Buck for a weekend hunt. If you feel your guide does not deserve a tip, take the issue up with Ranch Manger Forrest Armke.
With One Buck for every two Doe expect to see lots of rut activity. So bring your video cameras to film this action AFTER you get your Trophy Buck
Local Taxidermist Freddy Johnson, Will be on ranch at Monday noon. His price for Shoulder mount is $350 which includes shipping
Depending on availability, for $800 dollars extra (a total of $3,800) you are allowed to take One Trophy Buck one Management Buck (MUST be approved by guide) and three Doe
Management Hunts cannot be booked in advance due too unknown availability.
Doe weekend costs $700 for FIVE DEER
You are allowed to take Does and Pencil horned spikes (NO CULLS, NO TROPHY BUCKS YOU WILL BE FINED)
We do not provide Food or Lodging, HOWEVER we do allow camping, and a motel is only 15 miles away.
It is a Simi guided Hunt. Using their own vehicles Hunters are lead by the guide into his country. He assigns a hunting location to each hunter. After each hunt the guide leads his hunters back to camp. (This is necessary for the Ranch is spread out over 50 square miles)
Skin And Quartering and Field Dressing are available at these prices Skin and Quartering=$25 Field Dressing=$10