About Us

Rancho Vedado is 4,000 acres of rim-rocked Hills, Mesquite Flats, Live Oak and cedar. Rancho Vedado is a working ranch still operated by descendants of Richard Franklin Tankersley, the first Anglo settler in the area. Our area is rich in history and heritage, along the edge of the Balcones escarpment, deep in Irion county near the town of Mertzon, a truly unique location for hunting Texas Whitetail and Rio Grande Turkey.

We provide the best of open range and high fence hunting. Most of our clients know us for our 90% plus success ratio on our Whitetail and Rio Grande Turkey hunts. Included in our Whitetail package is a "Rattling Session." Go rattling with one of our experienced guides for the ultimate hunting thrill, then you'll understand why we say, "SHOOT OR BE TRAMPLED!!!"

Rancho Vedado also offers exotic hunts for non-native game. Add to your trophy room with the rare Scimitar Horned Oryx, the elusive Axis Deer, Desert Moulflon Rams, and the wiley Black Buck Antelope. With short notice we can arrange "Night Calling" hunts for Predators, Fox, and Bobcat.

Rancho Vedado boasts a brand new lodge with an Old West atmosphere, a great view, with many amenities including billiards, washers, big screen LCD TVs, Javalina Cantina (our western saloon), a large fire pit, and a target range!

We're great for parties of three to eight folks - Corporate groups or Family get-togethers welcome!

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