FAQ

Hunting attire:

• Camouflage Jackets
• Boots
• Gloves
• Warm Hat

Equipment

• Binoculars 
• Range Finders
• Choice of Firearms (No Bow Hunting)
• Backpack
• Water Canteen

Our whitetail deer hunts are fully guided. This allows us to make sure that you have the best opportunities for a successful hunt. This is non-negotiable.

Our Rio Grande Turkey hunts are unguided, but we will restrict you to a section of the ranch so that no cattle or deer wander into your shot. 

We book our number of hunters according to the number of mature bucks and/or turkeys we have available. By doing this, we are able to increase the kill rate percentage for each hunter and maintain our stock.   

The Hindes Ranch will do everything possible to recover wounded game in a reasonable matter.  Tracking Dogs are available and will be used if needed. It is also the decision and discretion of the guide to terminate the recovery of a wounded animal at any time.   

If, during any hunt, the hunter's shot makes contact with the deer or blood is drawn, making this deer no longer available for future hunts, the hunter agrees to pay in full, the price according to the guide's estimated gross score of the deer. This deer will then be considered fully harvested and will require payment in full by the hunter.  

You will fill out a Release of Liability Ranch Waiver form when you arrive at the ranch gate.  All guests are required to complete.  

Yes.  We have a cold storage facility on the ranch.  We will handle the cleaning of any animals harvested.  We will also cape out and quarter your harvest to  take back home with you.

For hunting whitetail deer, you will need a Resident Hunting or General Non-Resident Hunting license.  Refer to the Texas Parks & Wildlife for more details.

Children will need to also have the appropriate hunting license including hunter education courses.

Every hunter (including out-of-state hunters) born on or after Sept. 2, 1971, must successfully complete hunter education. 

If you were born on or after September 2, 1971 and you are:

• under 9 years of age, you must be accompanied*.
• age 9 through 16, you must successfully complete hunter education, OR you must be accompanied.
• age 17 and over, you must successfully complete hunter education; OR purchase a “Hunter Education Deferral,” and you must be accompanied.

Refer to the Texas Parks & Wildlife for more details.

ASAP! As soon as you send in your deposit, we will be able to confirm your requested dates. We guarantee dates based on the order of when we get your deposit. So if you have specific dates in mind, send in your deposit right away. 

The last day we will accept a deposit for the following whitetail season is May 1st. 

For example, if you want to book a weekend in October of 2021, we will need your deposit by May 1, 2021.

The last day we will accept a deposit for the following spring turkey season is Dec. 1st. 

For example, if you want to hunt on the weekend of March 31st 2021, we will need your deposit by Dec 1st, 2020.

We do our best to make sure that our hunters have a successful hunt. That means that we need to plan ahead. By sending us your deposit by the deadline we are better able to manage our numbers and our business.