This Week We Added Seven New Texas Outfitters to the Platform

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The diversity of hunting opportunities in Texas is staggering. From pig hunts in the East Texas piney woods, to dove and quail in Central & South Texas, to crane hunting in the panhandle, to trophy whitetail in the hill country, waterfowl on the coastal plain, not to mention all the exotic ranches...this state has it all. It is this wide variety that makes the powerful HuntGuidePro filtering so important. If you want to find a *free range* quail hunt as opposed to a released bird hunt in Texas, you can find it. If you want exclusively a thermal hog hunt with lodging and meals included, you can find that too.

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We added 7 new outfitters in Texas. In total, these outfitters offer over 60 hunts.

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McCune Ranch

• 600 acre private property ~85 miles east of Dallas.
• Offer free-range hog hunts.
• Owner-operator hunting ranch.
• Primitive, but comfortable accommodations. Semi-off-grid.
• They offer either 1-day hog hunts or weekend packages.

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First Shot Outfitters

• Large outfitter, running hunts across 8+ species on 600,000 acres of private Texas ranches.
• HQ is out of Coleman, Texas, but operations extend West and in to the Panhandle as well.
• Except for their day hunts, First Shot offers all-inclusive hunts in nice lodges.
• Offer white-tailed deer, mule deer, rio grande wild turkey, dove, WILD quail, sandhill crane, duck, and hog.
• Prices range from $350 for a non-guided hog hunt, up to $6,000 for a trophy whitetail hunt.

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All Seasons Guide Service

• Large South & West Texas outfitter specializing in fair chase aoudad sheep, elk, whitetail, axis, and nilgai hunts.
• This outfitter operates out of many ranches across the state.
• They also offer pronghorn and mule deer hunts in Wyoming and New Mexico.
• Additionally they have a wide range of exotics available at multiple ranches across central Texas.
• Whitetail hunts are offered in a VERY wide range of ranches and formats. We only list 6-10 hunts on our site, and recommend hunters visit the outfitter's webpage for more details.
• Aoudad hunts are on 750,000 acres in West Texas. These are free range hunts on multiple ranches offering different formats and levels of difficulty. Be prepared to take a long shot! 
• Big bull elk hunts are available on 325,000 acres of free range hunting ground. In Texas there is no season or meaningful restriction hunting these. They are considered to be exotic even though they were once native. These hunts can come at high price tags.
• Axis deer hunts are on 65,000 acres in the Hill Country. They are free range. They can be hunted all year, but the main season is May-August where most of the bucks will have the hard antlers.
• Free roaming Nilgai hunts are done in South Texas on 15,000 acres. These are spot & stalk hunts. They say this is the most challenging hunt that they offer, but also advertise a high success rate.

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Lazy R Ranch

• Based in Uvalde, Texas, this small outfitter looks to be all quality.
• They have a simple, clean, and well kept lodge with comfortable rooms for a medium-sized group.
• Each of their three hunt package are all-inclusive: food, lodging, guide fees all in one.
• Lazy R Ranch has very affordable hunts including a $1,300 hog + coyote + bobcat hunt, a $1,300 javelina + bobcat + coyote hunt, and a $2,950 deer + 1 hog hunt.

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HeliBacon

• HeliBacon offers 2-hour helicopter-based hog hunts with automatic machine guns.
• We appreciate their focus on safety.
• HeliBacon offers day hunts, which include the safety briefing and then a 2-hour helicopter based hog hunt.
• After the hog hunt, guys can add on a thermal hunt.

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Two other hog & exotic outfitters

• 4 Amigos Ranch offers a 3 day hog hunt out of Eagle Pass, Texas (2.5 hours West of San Antonio, right on the Mexico boarder) for around $1,000, but there also seem to be some add-on fees like required guide fees.
• Independence Ranch in Waelder, Texas (between Houston and San Antonio) offers a range of exotic hunts and a variety of hog hunting formats. They offer what might be the shortest hunts we've seen so far: a 3-hour hog hunt for $149, up to a day hunt for $275, and then 2- and 3- day hog hunts for $499 and $599, respectively. These seem to be primarily blind-based hunts, but have an option for spot and stalk as well.