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Nine Bar Ranch Reviews: What are Our Clients Saying?
We are a family-owned ranch that has been owned (in part) by our ancestors since 1917. Through continued efforts to expand our territory, we are proud that the Ranch now sprawls over 12,000 acres. Our vast and varied terrain provides hunters with options for nearly any kind of ethical hunt, as well as the opportunity to hunt game from around the world. At the same time, as our guest, you will never be more than a short drive away from our welcoming hunting and lodging facilities within our soaring safety fencing. What have our guests had to say about their experiences hunting with us? Read on for some Nine Bar Ranch reviews.
“I had many firsts at my visit to Nine Bar. First, I wanna say that Jim Bob, Lance, and Mark, you guys, were amazing at making sure our group was taken care of. Christie was an amazing cook also. This was the first time I had ever been hunting and, on the last night, was able to get 2 big hogs. I saw a lot of wildlife, and the views were amazing and peaceful. They all helped me process the meat so I could bring home my first kill. I highly recommend this place to anyone. Thanks, everyone, for showing me an amazing time.” —Kevin Sykes, Spring 2024
“My wife and I just got done with a Blackbuck antelope and hog hunt here. It was one of the greatest experiences of our lives. I harvested a beautiful blackbuck the first morning of the hunt with my guide Justin. Big thank you to him for getting me in position for a great shot.
“The ranch is beautiful with lots of different animals running all over. The lodge is very nice and comfortable.
“JimBobs wife Christy keeps your belly full the hole time your there with delicious meals. All of the guides and JimBob are great people and cater to all your needs. I don’t think a guide or JimBob ever walked by with out asking if they could get you anything or if we needed a drink.”
“I was able to harvest 2 nice hogs the last night of the hunt to cap off an amazing weekend. We can’t wait to book another hunt and go back to this ranch.” — Brian Natzle, Spring 2022
“This was my first time hunting. I went with two buddies. It was actually the first time hunting for all of us. We really had no idea what to expect. It ended up being one of the greatest experiences of my life and I’m not the type of person that likes to exaggerate things.
“Jim Bob and his wife were truly some of the nicest people that I have ever met. From talking to them, I was easily able to tell that they know what they are doing and what they are talking about when it comes to hunting.
“I learned a great deal and thoroughly enjoyed the two days that we spend with Jim Bob and his team. I ended up getting a deer and a hog, but even if I didn’t get anything, I think the fun that we had within the company of good people was well worth the price of admission.
“[…] Needless to say, we will definitely be back in the future.” —Allen, 2021
To make your own lifelong memories this year, contact us today! We look forward to hunting with you.
How to Hunt Ethically in Texas
There is a furious debate happening in the hunting world, and it centers around the ethics of using relatively new technology in hunting: drones. While hunting assisted by drones is legal in some states, it is fully illegal in Texas unless the hunter has a special license from the TPWD. Even if this restriction were lifted, we would have to consider whether the use of drones can be part of how to hunt ethically in Texas in the first place.
A central tenant of ethical hunting is fair chase. The Boone & Crockett Club has declared that fair chase “is the ethical, sportsmanlike, and lawful pursuit and taking of any free-ranging wild game animal in a manner that does not give the hunter an improper or unfair advantage over the game animals.”
There seems to be no ambiguity here: using drones to spot game from the air with the plan to pursue them and kill them is absolutely an unfair advantage. No animal will see a drone and understand that it should hide or flee from a hunter in pursuit.
As hunters, we use all kinds of technologies to give us a leg up. We use blinds, camouflage, scent masking, binoculars, aiming scopes, and above all, guns that will drop even massive animals with one well-placed shot. None of these specialized tools mean that we do not have to wake up at 4, track our prey, hide strategically, then take our best shot.
In nature, animals have different strengths as well. While we have our intellect, our inventions, and our opposable thumbs, there is no denying that the wolf’s fangs and ability to chase prey as a group until the pursued creature drops from exhaustion are also an advantage. Similarly, the puma’s ability to hide, silently stalk, then pounce and bite with incredible power all give them the ability to take down virtually any land mammal in the lower 48.
This is part of the logic that makes it reasonable for us as hunters to arm ourselves to conduct successful hunts. Yet we must remain cautious and remember that the only difference between hunters and poachers is how they take down their prey. When we adhere to both ethics and the law, we remain in the category of hunters who observe conservation efforts.
At our best, hunters are part of protecting and promoting the safeguarding of wildlife and the wildernesses in which they live. At Nine Bar Ranch, we are strong supporters of both legal and ethical hunting. Thanks to the massive lands we are blessed to own, we have been able to cultivate huge roaming areas for our herds of wild boar as well as our beautiful exotic game animals.
If you are on the prowl for a thrilling, adventure-packed hunt in pursuit of game you have never seen before, we should be your first destination in North Texas. To reserve your hunting trip today, please contact us!