Bagget Ranch

Location: 11.7 miles south of Ozona, Texas in Crockett Co.

Size of Property: Approximately 10,000 acres

History of Ranch:

The Bagget Ranch has been under the same family’s control and ownership for 112 years this year. For the past 17 years the ranch has only been hunted by family members and friends. Since Driftwood Outdoors began hunting the ranch commercially in 2008-2009, it will be hunted under strict game management. The bucks on the ranch will average from 120-160 range.

Driftwood Outdoors does several surveys throughout the year and we are currently maintaining a level 1 MLD Permit. Our buck/doe ratio is 1 buck/3.5 does. We use these counts along with biologist recommendations to control our harvest rates each year. This season we look to have a recommendation of 16 trophy bucks and 20 management bucks. We also expect to have a harvest recommendation of 80-90 does. These harvest recommendations are based on ranch management asking us that we manage for trophy whitetails and not for maximum sustainable numbers.

The wildlife has taken a front seat along with the livestock on the Bagget Ranch and we have recently installed several miles of creeks into the USDA’s continuous conservation reserve program to protect and improve wildlife habitat in certain areas. As we rotate our livestock, many pastures are left vacant for several months at a time.

Hunters

The Bagget Ranch is an ideal ranch for all hunters. The Johnson Creek
Bottom is lushly forested land breaking into stark beauty of thick brush and
Rock hills. The ranch also encompasses range land offering lengthy vistas and gorgeous terrain. The ranch is divided into 9 large pastures. We try to rotate pastures in the hunting program to accommodate the wildlife and the cattle as well provide the least amount of hunting pressure on the wildlife. This allows the ranch to preserve to unsoiled beauty of the ranch land. We stalk, rattle and watch deer to decipher the movement patterns of the deer. We hunt from tree stands, natural blinds and ground blinds that are portable.

Game Profile

Deer hunting in the Ozona area of Texas is some of the finest in the nation.
Driftwood Outdoors offers free ranging whitetail deer hunting simple and time-honored methods we take delight in stalking, rattling and trailing deer to provide the chance for an authentic hunt.

Deer Management

The Baggett Ranch along with Driftwood Outdoors has been under strict management for 17 years now with few animals harvested. We are in the process of selected brush sculpture throughout the ranch. These areas are ideal for over-seeding grasses and make for exciting hunts and observation areas for future hunters.

Turkey Hunting

Turkey hunting offers an adventure unique to hunting. Due to their keen senses, turkey's are wary and difficult to hunt. The spring hunt is a particularly rare treat. However, with skill and experience turkey's can be called in with mouth and hand calls hunters can witness the elaborate mating dances and strutting presentations the gobblers. The lush Crockett Co. bottom with abundant water throughout the ranch and hardwoods, coupled with tremendous amounts of nesting cover and strutting parks in the upland range contribute to maintaining a large turkey population.

Fair Chase Hunting

Fairchase hunting is a challenging and rewarding experience. By its very nature, as a sporting endeavor, not every hunter will have a chance to harvest a trophy animal. However, each hunter will have an experience that is unique to the Ozona area and worthy of many fine memories.

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