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Thunderstorms

marytdav — Fri, 13 Aug 2010 03:06:11 +0000

Thunderhill got nearly an inch of rain this afternoon in a wild wind blowing rainstorm. It was short but sweet and the deer were shaking and cavorting in the rain. Need another tomorrow.

Hunting and TV Show

marytdav — Sun, 08 Aug 2010 16:12:24 +0000

The second installment of “Ammo and Attitude” aired August 8th, 2010 on the Versus Channel, www.versus.com. How magnificent Thunderhill Ranch looked on film with all of its raw beauty. The fact that the filming was done in May when the wildflowers were still blooming made it even more gorgeous. From the rolling hills and bass pond viewable from the hunter’s cabin to the craggy rocks of Little Sandstone mountain, viewers got a view of the variety of terrains existing on this beautiful part of Texas known as Llano.

Hunters take note of this thick and brushy terrain where the big bucks like to hide. Make your plans now to book a very special hunting trip with great vistas, big deer, superb accommodations and gourmet food all delivered by the very accommodating Thunderhill Staff. No need to hang out in a rustic hunting camp hoping to get a deer.

The women on “Ammo and Attitude” were fun to watch in their quest to be the winner. It is obvious that they have spent time in the wilderness. Team Otis really got their act together after losing the first challenge to team Browning. In the fire gathering exercise, team Otis planned their approach to gathering the firewood, putting it on the Polaris and laying it on their designated location. Consequently they won the challenge. In the personal challenge, Jana Waller built and lighted her fire first winning a prize from Game Guard.

Be sure to watch Episode 3 next week when the 6 women have to prove their survival skills by rescuing a dummy from the craggy, granite filled Little Sandstone mountain. One will see the Llano River and vistas from the mountain in the episode. All that was shown in the previews.

Carroll Lewing hits the jackpot!!

marytdav — Sun, 21 Feb 2010 23:01:01 +0000

Carroll Lewing has been hunting at Thunderhill Ranch for many weekends since October, 2009. Both of his boys have killed bucks, but when it came time for Papa Carroll to hunt, nothing ever came his way. Finally on February 18th, he got lucky. The Winter has been so cold with so much rain that a pattern of their travel could never be established. They traveled all over the ranch chasing the does.

The first buck to come within site was this wide 146 B & C deer.

: Carroll Lewing with his 146 B & C buck

: Guide Chad Barington with Carroll Lewing and his 146 B & C buck.

Then lo and behold, another big boy decides to make his appearance at the same blind. This one was even bigger so Carroll decided to take him as well. It was a happy day for this persistent hunter. We have heard told that hunting on a high fenced ranch doesn’t present any challenges. Carroll Lewing doesn’t agree with that and plans to return to Thunderhill Ranch in the next hunting season.

: Carroll Lewing and Chad Barington with both bucks.

More photos from the field cameras

marytdav — Tue, 15 Dec 2009 05:00:08 +0000

Night time photo

Grazing in the food plot

Buck and goose at the Harlow blind

Interesting photos taken by one of the cameras around the Harlow blind food plot. We still have hunts available and can book hunts until the end of February. Call the office with any questions you might have. 325-247-5444.

Rear view

Front view

Caught with his mouth full

Busy week with the deer!

marytdav — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 00:20:31 +0000

Many things are happening this week at Thunderhill Ranch. Fawns that were born last summer are being brought into the deer handling barn for the first time. They will be given their shots and separated from the mothers to be weaned. Buck fawns go into one pen and the doe fawns go into another. The fawns are far away from the mothers.

On October 21st, 3 of our bucks will be brought into the breeding facility to be vaccinated and released into the breeding pen. Early on the morning of October 22nd, Dr. Bob Woodward from Champion Genetics will draw semen from several of our breeder bucks. This is our insurance just in case anything happens to one of them.

2009 fawns at Thunderhill

marytdav — Tue, 15 Sep 2009 20:41:14 +0000

To date approximately 100 fawns have been born. Ten or more have not been tagged to date.

Rain at Thunderhill

Thunderhill Admin — Thu, 19 Mar 2009 18:17:13 +0000

After a long drought, Thunderhill Ranch thankfully received 4″ of rain March 11-March 13, 2009. The ponds all have good water and the Llano River has more water.

Brad and Chad took advantage of the soft soil to disk and seed food plots. The ranch bought a new 14 ton protein hopper to be used for replenishing the supplemental high protein feeders in the pasture.

A new design

Thunderhill Admin — Sat, 01 Dec 2007 13:16:30 +0000

We’re pleased to announce the unveiling of our new website, here at Thunderhill Ranch. The folks over at PWL Studio have put it together and we have to say it just looks marvelous!