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About Reserve Ranch  The Reserve Ranch operates on multiple ranches throughout Texas. This enables me to best serve each clients specific needs. The ranches we hunt have been carefully selected for the quality of the trophies available as well as the hunting experience. With 30 years experience in guiding and outfitting, my level of scrutiny assures you of "The Finest Big Game Hunting in Texas". Our properties vary with some being home to outstanding trophy whitetail herds as well as numerous exotics, which we hunt ALL YEAR LONG. For bird hunting, we can offer both wild bird and pen-raised quail to insure that our guests will always have plenty of birds to hunt, even during drought years when "no one has birds." Deer and hog hunts are conducted from blinds with a guide, however we will rattle horns during the rut.
Ranch History and Management The ranches we hunt throughout Texas offer our clients a variety of habitat choices from the Texas Hill Country to the South Texas Brush Country. Our management programs consists of supplemental protein feeding programs, habitat enhancement, limited harvest of mature animals and careful culling, all under supervision of wildlife biologists. The 40+ species of Introduced Game have adapted well and we continue to harvest record quality animals each season. The Reserve Ranch proudly supports The Exotic Wildlife Association, Dallas Safari Club, Safari Club International, Quail Unlimited, The Texas Deer Association, and The Texas Game Wardens Association. About the Owners  John Ed Stepan started his hunting business career in 1981 when he began organizing exotic hunting trips in the Texas Hill Country. His abilities as a guide are championed by the numerous entries in record books such as the Safari Club International, Records of Exotics, and Trophy Big Game Records. Many of his clients have taken trophies in the Top Ten in their class and set a few World Records! By 1986 he was in Zimbabwe on his first safari and 25 years later his travels have taken him all around the globe: on the African continent from the equator to the Eastern Cape, Europe, Asia, Australia, New Zealand, and the Americas. Over the years, John Ed has gained an in-depth knowledge and understanding of ranch and wildlife management. He began by leasing and managing land in the Texas Hill Country for trophy hunting of native and exotic animals. In 1993, he purchased his first ranch and built it from the ground up into a successful hunting and wildlife-managed property. He also began his scientific breeding program to propagate quality trophy whitetail deer. He has consulted and developed multiple properties for clients, turning raw ranch land into successful working game ranches. In 2000, he moved his operations to South Texas on 7200 acres of the brush country. Finally after 5 successful seasons down South, he once again setlled in the Texas Hill Country not more than 25 miles from where he started. With the acquisition of the new property, John Ed continues his passion of developing hunting properties. His goal is unchanged - To improve the quality of wildlife and habitat for the enjoyment of many outdoors men, women, and families alike. The knowledge gained from his many experiences both as an avid hunter and outdoorsman, as well as a propagator of wildlife, has given him the education necessary to operate a first-rate hunting resort. His wife and partner, Debra Stepan, was born in Colorado and moved to Texas at an early age. After 12 years in sales, marketing, and management with a Fortune 100 corporation, she joined the Reserve Ranch in a management capacity. With her experience in dealing with large corporate clients, she offers a great insight into customers' needs. Debra shares a passion for the outdoors and has also traveled and hunted extensively in Africa, Europe, the South Pacific, and the Americas. We will continue to improve and strive for excellence in our endeavors. Please join us at the Reserve Ranch for an outstanding Texas Safari!
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