We have firmed up our schedule commitments for 2020. We have reserved the week of February 23-27 for a Tradgang members hunt.
Plan on arriving in Crane, Texas on Saturday Afternoon February 22. your hunt will begin the next day on Sunday February 23 and run through Thursday February 27. Plan on departure by noon on Friday the 28th. If you are not Texan, you will need a Texas nonresident 5 day small game license that is available over the counter from any license selling agent in Texas for $48.50. (Walmart sells licenses) Have your license issued to begin on February 23.
Once you get settled in at the bunkhouse you will receive a lesson on navigation of the ranch. There are detailed arial photo maps of the entire ranch available with notations of every bait site. The hunting area is comprised of three large ranches in one vast tract of over 130,000 acres. You need to see it in the daylight to get your bearings when you arrive. This is the Permian basin oil patch, not exactly picturesque, but has some redeeming qualities in that it holds good sized javelina and hog herds. There are good solid gravel roads that provide access to the ranch. A 4x4 is not required to get around the ranch.
Primary game is feral hogs and javelina. There is no limit and no trophy fee on hogs, no rules about baiting, spotlighting, season dates, use of dogs etc. Come on down and hunt some pigs. Javelina are considered a game animal and must be hunted during daylight hours and we have a limit of one Javelina per hunter. Javelina season traditionally closes the last week of Februrary and in 2020 will be open through Feb. 25. If you want a Javy you will need to concentrate on hunting for them the first 3 days of your hunt. Rabbits, snakes, coyotes, bobcat, mountain lion, kotamundi etc. are in season if you are lucky enough to see them. 2019 was one of the best Javelina seasons we have had in the past 10 years. Our hog numbers were down a bit last year in response to the drought but there were still plenty of hogs to go around. There is abundant moisture this year and west Texas is about as green as I have ever seen it.
This hunt is kind of like a time share in a good hunting camp. We provide you with well established, baited sites at water holes on a big ranch. We run the baits, and tell you where the corn has been disappearing. We provide you with a comfortable bunkhouse with a bed, kitchen and a bathroom with a hot shower and flush toilet. We have good cleaning facilities, freezer space and abundant running water. We haul off the offal. You need to bring your bow, pillow, sleeping bag, bath towel, cooler, groceries and transportation and hunting license. This is not a white table cloth operation. This is a semi-guided hunting opportunity in a comfortable bunkhouse with everything you will need to have a good hunt. This hunt is $750 for a 5 day stay. We require a $250 deposit to hold your spot and balance due when you arrive.
Question is raised how many spots available? The ranch is vast and we run around 50 bait sites on the University and Looney ranches so there is no shortage of places to hunt. The bunkhouse has bunkbeds for 15, but that many people is a bit of a strain on the bathroom. If everyone gets along, no problem. I know we can safely take 10 without being too cozy. I have a mancamp in Wyoming that will comfortably house 6 with a separate kitchen and 2 additional bathrooms. We have permission to move this camp to the ranch in Texas. I am planning to transport this unit to the ranch in Texas and we will be able to take a few more guys. I will make every effort to get this camp moved by next January. Right now there is snow in Wyoming and we are not even able to get a transport truck and trailer there. I think we can take deposits: first come first served for beds in the bunkhouse, and have a waiting list until we do get some additional housing units established. You can send your deposit by regular mail to me at: John Berger 303 NE 70th Ave Ankeny, Iowa 50023
Your camp host is my son, Jacob. He has been running this operation for 10 years and probably knows as much about killing hogs as anyone that I know. He will see to it that you have as good of a hunt as you possibly can. You will have a good time on this hunt.
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Topic: TRADGANG TX Hog n Javi 2020...Who wants in? (Read 12429 times)
