2026 Projects in Progress to Complete Final Three Pastures
- Ten additional ponds to be dug and sealed with bentonite
- Additional 3-6 water wells to be test-drilled to 300 meters
- Thirty additional feeder and water troughs to be installed
2025 Ranch Improvements
- Ten water wells were test-drilled to 300 meters, with four of the successful wells being cased and pumped.
- Over 20 miles of water lines run throughout ranch
- Additional water troughs installed
- Sixteen additional food plots were cleared and planted
- Over 80 wildlife feeders were installed throughout ranch
2024 Ranch Improvements
- Two 10-acre soft release pens were built in the “Tortuga Pasture” and “Loma Verda”
- Ben Koerth completed the 2nd bi-annual deer survey and wildlife report.
- Construction of three new housing units for workers and one foreman housing unit completed.
- Replaced 55 miles of five-wire fencing throughout the entire ranch
- Additional 50 does were imported from Jerry Savoy
2023 Ranch Improvements
- A separate 1100-acre “Tortuga Pasture” was high game fenced and culled for future stocking.
- A separate 2600-acre “Loma Verde” was high game fenced and culled for future stocking.
- Thirteen ponds were built and sealed with bentonite.
- Eight duck hunting pit blinds were installed.
- Ninety does were brought in by neighboring ranch owned by world-renowned deer breeder Jerry Savoy.
- Approximately 50 in-ground water troughs were installed, and 10 food plots averaging 100 x 200 yards were cleared and planted
2022 Ranch Improvements
- Imported 50 whitetail deer from Steve Havens to subsidize breeding program.
- Built substantial infrastructure to deer pens including: Eight pens dedicated to the Texas deer, Two larger fawn pens, Deer working facility with five acre soft release pen, Five additional 10 acre soft release pens for seasonal breeding.
- Ben Koerth was hired and completed the first ranch wide deer survey.
- A forty-eight hundred acre “House Pasture” was separately fenced and culled.
- A 2800 square foot three bedroom, three bath river house was built.
- A separate 200 acre pasture was high game fenced, completely culled and stocked with Axis deer.
2021 Ranch Improvements
- Infrastructure updates including:
- Construction of a new barn with covered wings
- Construction of a fortified shell room
- Construction of a separate feed/grain barn
- Construction of a water filtration room to supply potable water to houses
- Construction of two separate deer pens each containing 16 individual breeding areas
- Forty-nine miles at 10 foot high game fence
- Imported 40 deer from 7F Whitetails to start deer breeding program
