El Capote Ranch

11-6-11 - Opening Weekend

2011-11-09T10:40:00.003-06:00

A HUGE CONGRATULATIONS goes out to Cousin Al for the only kill at El Capote Ranch on opening weekend 2011. Although a few Axis deer have been seen on the ranch through the years, this is the first ever Axis kill on El Capote Ranch!

Turkey Season 3-19-11

2011-05-19T10:55:00.021-05:00

TURKEY HUNT - March 19, 2011

Turkey season at El Capote was great this year. Tio Fito, Tio Sammy, Tio Eddie and Cousin Al showed up for the weekend. Everyone went out opening morning and heard plenty of gobblers but no one was able to call anything in. It was a beautiful morning regardless. In the afternoon Tio Fito and Tio Eddie stayed back at camp to drink and get dinner bbq'd while Sammy and Al setup right off the road to see if they could call in a gobbler. After lots of calling 2 gobblers walked up behind them only to be spooked off and they left out of sight. They almost decided to give up and head back to camp when Tio Sammy's expert calling skills called in 2 gobblers which Al shot as soon as they walked into range. It was definitely an exciting hunt to remember! The next morning no one was able to get anything but a good time was had by all as always. Till next time.

Closing weekend 2011

2011-01-24T19:52:00.003-06:00

The 2010-2011 season came to a close recently with Tio Fito and Al at El Capote. We showed up on Saturday around lunch time. We hunted Saturday afternoon with no deer being seen but Al took a 100lb hog from Ron's blind close to dark. Sunday morning was slow with only 2 doe being seen from Tio Pepe's but no opportunity for a shot. All in all we had another great season and look forward to next season. Till then.

Opening Weekend 2010!

2010-11-11T07:31:00.004-06:00

Opening weekend was great at El Capote Ranch. The weather was perfect and everyone had a great time as always. This year we had Tio Pepe, Tio Sammy, Tio Fito, Cousin Ron and Cousin Al at the ranch. Friday night Ron made some awesome chicken enchiladas, rice and beans. Everyone relaxed and enjoyed the evening and the campfire while we waited for the morning to come. Saturday morning lots of deer and turkey were seen moving. It seems were seeing more wildlife that we have in a long time. Saturday afternoon was no different lots of movement was seen. Tio Eddie shot a nice 7 ptr. from the hill blind and Cousin Al shot a spike from Tio Fito's blind. It was very exciting and was a perfect afternoon. Back at camp Tio Sammy and Tio Fito were preparing a roasted wild pig. This was a fantastic meal. Sunday morning everyone went out and Ron was able to take a roughly 120lb hog from his blind. He also saw a very nice 9 ptr. but did not get a shot so hopefully we'll see him soon. Ron and Al left Sunday but the Tios stayed through Monday. We had a great time and we're thankful we have this wonderful place.

Bow hunting weekend 2010!

2010-08-16T07:58:00.003-05:00

Bow hunting weekend at El Capote was awesome. Nice weather and we definately saw animals. Tio Fito, Tio Sammy, Tio Pepe and Cousin Al were there to give it their best shot. There were two arrows fired and two misses both from Al and Tio Sammy. Tio Sammy hunted the ground blind by Tio Pepe's feeder and Al hunted the tripod by Ron's feeder. Tio Sammy shot a 6 ptr. and Al at a spike. Lots of fun was had and we look forward to a great season at El Capote. Included is work pictures of things we've been doing to get the feeders and cabin updated and looking good.

3-27-10 Turkey Hunt

2010-03-29T09:57:00.002-05:00

Tio Fito, tio Eddie, tio Sammy, cousin Ron and cousin Al went out this past weekend to try their hand at turkey hunting. Saturday morning was very exciting with lots of gobblers calling everywherre but none of us were able to call one in. The afternoon was very slow with not much calling and it was very windy. Sunday morning was exciting again with lots of gobblers calling again and though we called them in close we couldn't get the gobblers to walk out into the open. Tio Sammy saw one gobbler but did not take a shot during the hunt. After then hunt on the drive back to the cabin Tio Sammy with his keen vision saw a gobbler walking. We stopped and he tried to take a shot but could not get a shot. There is more to the story but I'll leave the rest of the story for him to tell...... :) Beautiful weather and the ranch looks picturesque in the spring time. We did see several doe and a silver fox also this weekend. Everyone had a great time as always.

Last weekend January 2010

2010-01-19T13:45:00.002-06:00

Another deer season has come and gone and as always it was a great season at El Capote. Only 2 deer were taken this season so we need to step it up next season. Tio Beto, Cousin Bert, Tio Fito, Tio Sammy and Cousin Al showed up to close up the season. We got rained out Saturday morning but hunted Saturday afternoon. Bert missed a hog at the hill and Al missed a hog at Ronnie's blind. Sad but true but at least they are moving and that is always good. Tio Beto killed a spike Saturday. Everyone had a great time and we are looking forward to spring turkey come April. Till next season....

Zapata 10 ptr!

2010-01-07T07:07:00.002-06:00

Here are a couple of photos of the 10 point buck Tio Fito killed at Ron's Zapata lease. Tio Fito killed it late Monday evening. It has a 21 inch outside spread and a 19 1/2 inch inside spread.
It's the largest deer Tio Fito has ever killed. Ron says its the largest deer killed on this lease so far. Congratulations to Tio Fito hopefully we get to see the antlers soon!

December 12th weekend

2009-12-15T15:38:00.002-06:00

Roly, Bert, Tio Fito and Cousin Al went out this past weekend with no luck. We did see deer but no one took a shot. Bert did not get a shot at an 8 pointer and Roly saw a spike. The weather was wet Friday and into Saturday. We went on a walk during the day and found arrow heads and petrified wood. We also found where water collects when it rains. We have lots of land that we never see since we mostly follow the roads. Sunday was a very slow morning. We all had a great time around the campfire and hopefully we get to do it again very soon.

11-21-09

2009-12-02T09:28:00.002-06:00

Not a whole lot to report but we went out again and saw a several deer and 2 small hogs. No kills this weekend but as always we had a great time al El Capote. It's getting colder and in the picture you can see I for one used my heater.

Congratulations Roly and Cindy!

2009-11-20T08:44:00.002-06:00

Our family would like to congratulate Roly and Cindy on their wedding. We all were there and it

was a beautiful ceremony. Everyone had a great time and we wish them the best on their new life together. We will of course have a drink in their honor this weekend at El Capote. Congrats!

Opening weekend 2009

2009-11-10T11:15:00.003-06:00

Well opening weekend has come and gone but it was another great opening weekend at El Capote Ranch. All the tios, cousin Ron and Cousin Al were there for the partners weekend. We had good times and good food. Friday night we attended a wild game dinner at George and Judy's house on top of the mountain. The view there is amazing and we got a chance to meet and talk to a lot of the fellow hunters who own property in the area. We also got to see the air life helicopter which will hopefully be available to us soon in case of emergencies. Saturday morning was good and several bucks and lots of doe were seen. Cousin Ron shot an 8 pointer off of his blind in the morning which was under the feeder. More doe were seen in the afternoon and Sunday was rather slow and we did not see much. The 8 pointer was the only deer killed this weekend. Cousin Al and Ron went out Saturday night for hogs but only managed to scare a big boar away (Probably Ron's fault). Cousin Ron did see 4 axis crossing into our property on his way out Sunday. A great time was had by all and we look forward to the rest of the season and hopefully more family members will be able to join us this year at El Capote Ranch.

10-24-09

2009-10-26T15:13:00.005-05:00

We had another great weekend at the ranch for the last weekend of bow season. We hunted Saturday morning but had 2 feeders not working and no one saw anything. The rest of the weekend was spent working on feeders, setting up a new blind in between the cabin and Tio Pepe's blind and trimming around blinds. We all worked in preparation for opening weekend in 2 weeks. Everything should be up and running and ready for us to go and hopefully relax without having to fix something!

Opening weekend for bow season 2009

2009-10-05T09:02:00.008-05:00

Tio Fito, Tio Pepe, Tio Sammy and Cousin Al were all at the ranch for opening archery season. It was a great weekend filled with fun and rain. We hunted Saturday morning and Cousin Al saw a young axis doe on the hill and Tio Fito saw an 8ptr at Ron's but was not able to get a shot. Tio Sam hunted a great pop up blind at Tio pepe's. We are putting up a new blind in between the cabin and Tio Pepe's blind. We all had a great time playing poker this weekend and the competition was great! We look forward to a great season this year. Below are various photos of things we did this weekend. Lots of work was done getting feeders going and as always the food

was great and the memories even better.

2007/08

2009-08-04T08:12:00.008-05:00

2007/08 were another 2 great years at El Capote. As the 2009 season approaches here's a look back at some of the memories that we've made. I look forward to the 2009/10 season and sitting around the campfire telling stories and spending time with family. We should all be thankful for what he have as a family and what we've accomplished having El Capote and Primos Fishing Cabin. These places have brought our family closer and we all always look forward to spending time at these places.

2007

2009-02-11T21:41:00.012-06:00

Prepping the barbacoa project in the "autobul"

2006 deer season offically starts at El Capote!

2006-11-06T13:59:00.002-06:00

Tio Pepe officially opens the deer season for 2006. It was another fun family filled weekend at El Capote. No deer kills yet but Cousin Ron did take a hog. Hopefully we can add the pictures very soon. Everyone had a great time and we look forward to this coming weekend.

2006 Deer Season is almost here!!!

2006-10-24T15:11:00.000-05:00

Just want to say to my family that I cannot wait for the new season to start and for all of us to have a great and safe hunting season. I'm sure all of us cannot wait for the campfire sessions and all the great (fattening) meals around the dinner table. It's just around the corner and there's plenty to be excited about!

Al - His FIRST Turkey! (4-1-06)

2006-04-03T10:30:00.004-05:00

Cousin Al killed his first turkey on Ron's 50 acres. The turkey was a jake and was called in by Al and Tio Fito. It was killed in the creekbed at about 5 in the afternoon. Al and Tio Fito were sitting together and Tio Fito was facing the opposite direction so while he was there the entire time he saw nothing until after the kill. The jake went directly to Al's decoy and started strutting his stuff and was immediately killed for doing so. Congrats to Tio Eddie and Al on their first kills.

Tio Eddie - His FIRST Turkey! (4-1-06)

2006-04-03T10:20:00.002-05:00

Tio Eddie killed his first Rio Grande Gobbler Saturday afternoon, April 1, 2006. It was a mature gobbler with a seven inch beard and one inch spurs. Tio Eddie and Tio Pepe were hunting together from Tio Pepe’s favorite area by the road in front of his deer blind. Tio Eddie got this gobbler after missing one maybe 30 minutes earlier. Both gobblers were called in from behind the high fence. Both flew over the fence and strutted to the decoys. Tio Eddie’s reason for missing the first one was “I got too nervous”.

Recent big hogs from El Capote!

2006-02-08T15:08:00.000-06:00

These are two hogs taken Sunday February 5th at the ranch. One was shot by Ron at the gate by his blind. After being shot the hog got up and ran where cousin Al finished it off. The first kill was at approximately 7:30am and weighed 120lbs. The second hog was killed at the fence crossing between Tio Sams blind and the hill. The kill was at approximately 8:45am and weighed in at 150lbs. Congrats to Ron and for killing 1 1/2 hogs and to Al for killing 1/2 a hog.

Misc. kills without info

2006-02-08T13:14:00.000-06:00

WANTED!!

If any of you happen to know the stories behind any of the following pictures please email me at cokecan99@hotmail.com so that I can update the pictures and put them on their own post.

We also need other pictures not shown here or on our galleries!!

Tio Sam with Buck

Tio Pepe

Tio Pepe With 8 pointer
Tio Fito with 8 pointer

Tio Fito with 8 pointer

Tio Eddie with 8 pointer

Tio Eddie & Tio Sam - Pigs (4-1-05)

2006-02-08T13:10:00.000-06:00

Tio Sammy shot the small pig at 6:30 pm with his .22 Hornet rifel. The 20 lb. pig was under Tio Ron's feeder. Tio Sammy and Tio Eddie were hunting from the tripods. Driving back to the cabin at approximately 8:00 pm Tio Eddie shot the 75 lb. pig from the back of the truck. The pig was on the road in front of Tio Pepe's blind.

Tio Sam - Piglets (3-4-05)

2006-02-08T13:05:00.000-06:00

Tio Sam shot these two piglets Friday, March 4, 2005 at 6:46 pm from the tripods located by Tio Ron's feeder. He shot at a group of about ten hogs and got 'em both with one shot. He used the .22 Hornet rifle. He was accompanied by Tio Eddie who verified the story. Tio Sam and Tio Eddie cooked on for Saturday evening supper. Like Tio Fito said, "Finger licking good."

Tio Eddie - 8 pointer (11-06-04)

2006-02-08T11:42:00.000-06:00

8 pointer killed by Tio Eddie from Tio Ron's blind Saturday evening November 6, 2004 at approximately 6:00 p.m.