East Fork Ranch

Barrett Hayes Worrell

Dustin — Sun, 20 Jun 2010 00:03:16 +0000

Well #3 popped out Monday at 10:54 am. Jamie did awesome again and gave us a new baby boy. He was 7 pounds, 14 ounces. Everybody came home Tuesday afternoon and life is getting back to normal again. Daulton and Cory both love their new little brother and are fighting over who gets to hold and kiss him.

New Baby on the Way!

Dustin — Wed, 03 Feb 2010 18:30:14 +0000

Well as some of you have found out, Jamie and I are going to have baby #3. It is due June 7th, right during fawning season. Nobody ever said that we had good timing! Hopefully everyone is doing good and looking forward to this next fall where you can see the new baby and hopefully a big buck!

Dustin

New Rates for 2010

Dustin — Wed, 20 Jan 2010 12:39:13 +0000

Be sure and check out our new rates for the 2010 season. We have sharpened our pencil, so to speak, to continue offering a First Class hunt at reasonable prices. If you have an interest in a hunt, please contact us and get those deposits in! We do not hold any dates without a $1,000 deposit for each hunter. The Management Buck, Trophy Buck, and the Super Buck all are decreased in price. The Cull Buck hunt has increased to $2000. For those of you that have already sent your deposits in on the Cull Hunt, your price is still $1800. Deadline on the $1800 hunt’s deposits will be Feb. 1, 2010. If you are after that, the price is $2,000.

Thanks, Dustin

Jerry Wilson

Dustin — Mon, 28 Dec 2009 12:01:40 +0000

The East Fork Family was deeply saddened by the news of our most influential and fun-loving hunter’s death on Dec. 23rd. Jerry was a great man who always had a good additude and was always cracking a joke. He always had a sarcastic tone that worked well with our family to say the least. His influence on our ranch will always be felt as he attributed to at least 17 hunters coming to our ranch over the last 3 years, many of whom are annual guests and the list is growing. I met Jerry at the Dallas Safari Club and we hit it off right away. I guided him and heard nothing but complaints about how I was an inept guide and didn’t take him to the best spots- all in good fun, he was just messing with me! I grew to be friends with Jerry and am greatly saddened to have lost that friend.

Our thoughts and prayers go out to Jerry’s wife and family. You will be missed.

2009-2010 Hunt Special

admin — Sun, 20 Dec 2009 10:49:38 +0000

2 Cull Bucks, 2 Does … $2000.00

This hunt is for the late season this year. A cull buck is a buck that needs to be taken out of the herd due to age and size. These bucks can be up to 139″ but will typically be in the 110-130″ range. When these bucks step out on a cull hunt, there is not a debate on shooting.
The hunter in a culling situation is there to help the ranch manage the herd while getting a lot of shooting in. All meals and lodging are provided for this two day, three night package that is fully guided.

Elk and Buffalo Hunt

Dustin — Fri, 18 Dec 2009 15:39:39 +0000

Well, as many of you may know, EFR has had elk and buffalo hunts in the past with a great deal of trouble. This year we decided to do a couple and look at these beautiful animals that we were able to harvest. Dr. Z was back again for his third trip this year and accompanying him was his good friend Richard Miller. Richard had hunted with us in the past and again this year for the Free Range hunt in November. What a bunch of work to get these big boys into the cooler! Both elk bulls have not been scored, but should be in the 390″ range and the buff was a bruiser, somewhere around 1600-1700 pounds. A long day of work, but well worth the effort. Look for the full story in our upcoming Newsletter.

Monster Buck Harvested!!

Dustin — Fri, 04 Dec 2009 19:54:29 +0000

Jake Groth with his 240 7/8″ monster killed 12/3. What a truly magnificent whitetail taken while chasing a doe. Do you like drop tines? How about width? Ok what about a big typical frame with a lot of mass? Well this buck has it all!

Thanks Jake for a great hunt!

Free Range Hunters

Dustin — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 17:47:39 +0000

The free range hunts are underway with some good bucks already being taken on the ranch. So far, the best buck has been Marty Rubeo’s 158″ 9 pt beauty. Jim Wilkes’ and Jerry Bofferding’s bucks scored in at 147″ each. Other ones to mention were Pat’s 137″ buck and Gary’s 146″ buck.

3rd and 4th week completed

Dustin — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 16:06:39 +0000

Two groups have been through since our last post. We have been taking quite a few management bucks and are continuing to kill big bucks as well. Sadly, we found two bucks this past week that will not be taken by hunters. Both bucks were bruisers and would’ve score over 190″. At this time we are getting ready for this weekend, which will be the start of the Missouri Deer Season. Check out some of our bucks from the past two weeks.

EFR Second Week Completed

admin — Mon, 19 Oct 2009 21:20:24 +0000

The second week at the East Fork Ranch proved to be a succesful one. Eight hunters from Houston, Texas scored on big bucks and memorable hunts that will last a lifetime. You never know what each day in the woods will bring, from monster bucks to unbelievable circumstances which always make the times at EFR fun and exciting. This week brought an end to the year long reign of one of EFR’s finest hunters, David Hendricks. His modest and humble attitude of killing the biggest buck in ‘08 was put to an end by Fred Morgan’s 229″ monster that he took on this hunt. David still came in second on this week with a buck that scored an impressive 219″. Both deer were unbelievable and we appreciate the fact that we were able to see these boys out in the field while with a hunter. David is protesting the award for Fred saying that the buck had a “death wish and committed suicide”. Nonetheless, David will have to try next year for the King of the Ranch award.