RE: Ever hunted here in Texas??
I live in Navasota, which you'll probably dont know where it is, but I own a 2 thousnad acre rnach a few miles before the ranch you will be hunting on. I have blackbuck, axis barbado, audad, mouflon pleny of hogs and whitetail. Now, about the area,I have about six box stands spread out but dont like using them. When you get since you will have 5 days, ask if you can ride on a 4 wheeler or preferably( scare of less) Gator or mule and ride around the property and look at the game. You will learn alot just by doing that. Now most of youll are right there are very litte trees. So that kicks tree stand which isnt the best idea anyways.If he has good water holes or water troughs he will probabnly have stands set up close. In that area, especially that time of year, you must hunt water, which is what they will be hunting. Now since you will be hunting rams let me tell you abit more. Dont get up before daylight. Even thourgh you might thinkl since it gets so hot they might get up early and stay cool, common miscunseption. Get up right at sunlight and if allowed you might even try just riding around if the ride went well earlier meaning not spooked. The rams will have several ewes even though there might only be 2 or 3 rams, just a piece of info. Now the rams will begin to feed about 30 or 60 minutes after sunrise and finish after about an hour. They will then more than likely head to some sort of shade relatively close to plenty of water and bed down for most of the day periodically getting drinks throughout the day. The will also head out to eat about 3 hours before dark and slowly make there way home. The best spot would probably be between the shade with water, and the route to the mountains which more than is where they bed. Mornings would also work better but are harder to time. If you do decide to hunt on the ground find a small hillside on edge of main mountaion where they are coming from and post in morning. Now what i mean is arouynd most large mountains there are still hills and drops that will be on the trail for the rams. Well, there SO much more I could tell you about strategies and techniques about Hill country ram hunting but my fingers are tired. But if you would like to know more just email me.