Duval County Ranch

11/04/2024

The DCR would like to thank all who made our 2024 Patriot Hunt a success. We had the excellent guide services of Hagen Mitchell, Wells Mitchell, and Mike Jaskinia, they boasted a 100% success rate. Then the great kitchen crew Zelda Gracia, Jacquelyn Graff, and Bryce Mitchell who provided wonderful service and meals. Many thanks also to the sponsors who contributed time, gear, and money, Mark Brown and Mark “Bubs” Brown Jr., Billy Corbin, Muy Grande, and the Killam family. As always, Ken Barnard, founder and CEO of Patriot Hunts is a treasure and an inspiration, and Mark McAfee is a pleasure to have on hand for support and whatever needs done. Thank you everyone, and especially our veterans!

11/04/2024

The best time of the year feels even better when it’s spent with heroes! Thank you to the Duval County Ranch Wounded Warriors for your service! 🤍
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11/03/2024

David Kitner, ranch manager, and Ken Barnard, head honcho of Patriot Hunts. They both make the magic happen for our veterans.

11/03/2024

Patriot Hunt 2024 at the Duval County Ranch is in the books! It’s always rewarding to have our veterans enjoy the experience of a south Texas whitetail hunt! We appreciate their sacrifices for our freedom and hope we give them a unique, fun, and rewarding time as a small token of gratitude.

10/21/2024

We are still inundated with hacked accounts contacting us on Messenger, so much so we gave up on answering them. If you would like information on the ranch, on pricing of hunts, general guidelines, etc., please to https://killamranch.com/duval-ranch That should help.

10/18/2024

To everyone who has sent a legitimate inquiry through messenger to this page, we apologize for not getting back to you. We have been overwhelmed with "Is anyone available to chat" and "I have a question, can you help" messages. All exactly those words, and SO many of them. To answer most of the serious questions, there are no leases available, and there is a waiting list should any become available. There are no more hunts available for this year, we are all booked up. Thank you all for your interest.

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10/14/2024

New DCR record deer taken by Mr. David Killam. This completely native monster scored 241.2 and was 7 1/2 years old! A testament to intelligent management and great native genetics, he’s a beautiful trophy.

07/12/2024

We’ve had anywhere from 3-5+ inches of rain over most of the ranch. Good moisture! Any hunters visiting their lease in the near future should be careful of the roads.

06/27/2024

The Duval County Ranch was host to the South Texas Ranch Brigades June 22-26. This program teaches young attendees hands on experience in ranching. Besides proper livestock handling, evaluation of forage and range conditions, the role of wildlife on a ranch, and many other related topics, the youth are encouraged in communication and teamwork. They are out marching at 5:30 am (fosters teamwork, and I imagine wakes everyone up) and are still learning and doing activities late into the evening. They put in full days! The volunteers who teach and run these programs are simply amazing. Their dedication to sharing their knowledge with future generations is remarkable. It’s very heartwarming to see so many excellent young people interested in the future of agriculture. Everyone at the DCR is always impressed by the quality of the youth who come, and by the volunteers teaching and running the program. I urge you to check out the South Texas Ranch Brigades fb page for more pictures and info.

08/23/2023

Yes! The DCR GOT 3.5-5” of badly needed rain over the whole ranch.