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Kent Creek Ranch

The Kent Creek Ranch is a 3000 acre hunter’s paradise located at the headwaters of the Frio River in

04/09/2026

Fighting or hugging?!

01/30/2026

Watching over the ranch during a hard freeze is a fascinating yet anxious experience. I’m reminded of where all the seeps and springs are- sometimes resulting in giant icicles that can get up to 7’ long.

The anxious part comes from trying to keep the animals alive. On exotic ranches, some species do better than others, but blackbuck and axis struggle. They are ruminoids- Meaning they have a chambered digestive system that slows down in cold weather. However, keeping the digestive system active is how they generate body heat. Whitetail deer are the same, but they are a more hardy animal and are more adapted to freezing temperatures then other species. Now, some might ask, “Why try to keep tropical or desert dwelling game from other continents in Texas?” It’s a fair question, and a hard one to answer when driving around feeding hay when it’s 14° and the wind is blowing 30 moh! But ,regardless of the motive, it’s on me (like any rancher) to keep them alive until harvest.

So, any rancher worthy of the title has to keep animals, actively fed throughout the coldest parts of the freeze. We have worked hard to keep alfalfa, protein, and even corn readily available whenever they want it. Axis Deer can fluff up their coats to add a little extra insulating quality. You can see this in the photo of this post. The blackbuck antelope coats are too thin to do this and they suffer more. Some of the ranches around us are reporting up to 50% losses.

Climate is a term applied to observed weather patterns in an area over a 20 year span. therefore it’s hard to make generalizations of the weather for any given year. However, extremely hot summers with drought, followed by short monsoons (like what the HILL COUNTRY had this past summer) and then particularly hard freezes for brief periods seems to be the norm in recent years.

12/30/2025

Don’t discount the post-rut part of the season. Once the acorns dry up, movement increases. We took 2 great bucks and this monster elk/stag cross last weekend. All 3 were seldom seen on the ranch.

10/17/2025

Little creative engineering for blind windows😁

08/15/2025

Have you booked your hunt yet? Good rains this summer= nice looking animals. if you’re looking for an authentic hill country hunting experience, look no further.

Call/Text John @ 830.890.1100

07/10/2025

Kent Creek Ranch is safe from the floods in our area. Our hearts are broken for our neighbors on the Guadalupe. Thankful for all the servant hearted heroes helping. May the peace of God be with all impacted by this tragedy.

05/21/2025

This is too cool not to share. We have some thick areas of heavy prickly pear growth that is choking out good grasses. Testing this application for eradication of cactus. We’ll see how it goes.

11/29/2024

Black Friday Sale! Ladies, you want to give a gift that your favorite guy really wants? Book a hunt this weekend and save 10% on trophy fee. Or, forget the guys and book a hunt for yourself!😁

Call/text John 830-890-1100

11/20/2024

We have a few good rams and nice Sika. Dates available. Call/text John 830-890-1100

11/12/2024

We still have great animals out here and windows for booking hunts between now and Christmas. Reasonable pricing and authentic Hill Country hunting. Call/text John @ 830-890-1100

10/15/2024

There’s just something about mature symmetrical 8 pointers.

10/01/2024

“That which does not kill you will make you stronger.”

Except for this guy… He’ll just kill you!

Address

Co Road 336
Leakey, TX
78873

Telephone

+18302324927

Website

http://www.kentcreekranch.com/

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