Varmint Calling Gallery

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The Gray Fox is a wily ranch predator that can be called up at night during a 'Varmint" Outing for a photograph. They are a beautiful animal and one of the best quail predators.

Opossum are not numerous on our ranch but these comical residents are seen often enough that they certainly offer a good source of entertainment.

A raccoon attracted to a "varmint" call. The use of animal calls to bring wildlife to the visitor's eye or camera is a great technique for wildlife viewing.

Raccoon on a cattle-watering trough. These intelligent animals are often seen and can nearly always overcome man's attempts to keep them from stored foods

A corn feeder will always bring out raccoons for an easy meal. Raccoons, Red and Gray Fox, Coyotes, Bobcats, Squirrels, Cottontail Rabbits, Blacktail Jack Rabbits, Badgers, and Opossums are among the interesting members of the ranch ecosystem.

Ringtail Cat is a reclusive nocturnal resident of our ranch and although fairly numerous it is rarely seen.

Squirrels abound since there is a rich food source in the numerous acorns from Live oaks, Black Jack oaks, and Post oaks, as well as nuts from our native Hickory, Pecan, and Walnut trees. There is nothing like hiking down Lobo Creek with a squirrel call.

We have two types of skunks on the ranch and since they have their own defense systemthey are frequently seen in daylight.

Opossum are not numerous on our ranch but these comical residents are seen often enough that they certainly offer a good source of entertainment.

We have both Cottontail Rabbits and Blacktailed Jack Rabbits (true hares) on teh ranch and they are frequently seen.