08/12/2025
Dove hunting at Red Rock Farm
This is our first year to open the property outside of family members, so please bear with us as we navigate this new venture.
The property is comprised of 10.5 acres (.5 acres has our home). The property is covered in Mesquite, Huisache, and a variety of brush cover.
We are setting up the property using the TPWD Dove Field Managment Guide and making sure we have adequate cover for bird populations.
We have a small shallow pond towards the rear of the property, dead trees, overhead lines for dove perching, and brush cover.
Often the public hunting zone across the roadway sends the birds flying to our property and the safety of the pond at the back.
Over the past 2o years dove populations have ebbed and flowed. This year appears to be a good year due to the rain, and abundant vegetation cover we had earlier, which is now dying back for the fall. We are viewing abundant quail and dove.
**If you are interested in hunting, we are now reserving spots. The current price is $50 a person/day with a maximum of 6 hunters.
A few housekeeping rules:
Please park only in the designated parking areas to help avoid getting stuck in the sand.
Please close the gate behind you once your party has arrived. (For safety sakes our livestock and dogs will be penned and not running loose). Please do not enter the closed off barn area or the house. The rest of the property is available for roaming.
Please make sure that each hunter has signed a waiver and they are turned in prior to hunting.
When making a reservation, please make sure your talk to the landowner to verify the date you desire is available to reserve. To reserve your date there is a 50% deposit to hold the date for your hunting party. A full refund will be made up to one week before your hunting date if you need to cancel. You are also able to move your date to any available dates in lieu of a refund. (Please see the attached Venmo QCR code to make a payment.)
WARNING!! Historically, this property has seen some large rattlesnakes. Early on we had eradicated them, and the property was kept groomed. When we opted to allow it go revert back to "wild" we have been experiencing a resurgence of a variety of snakes include two small rattle snakes and one large rattle snake this year. Please wear appropriate footwear/clothing and be aware of your surroundings.
Other animals often spotted on the property are the following:
h***y toads, badger, rabbits, quail, roadrunners, heron, ducks, dove, bob cats, deer, hogs, turkey and the occasional mountain lion.
While this is our homestead, it is mostly wild, brush country.
Please make sure to set up hunting blind locations along the South fence line facing into the fields, or under trees facing into the property. Position each hunter at a minimum 50 yards (150 feet) from each other.
Please keep track of each other and communicate movements to prevent injury.
Please DO NOT shoot across the roadway, or into neighboring properties. Aiming up and into the middle of the property and down the length away from the roadway will ensure a safer hunting experience for all.
Retrieve birds as quick as possible, and do not cross fence lines onto neighbor's property.
Make sure you have your id, hunting license and you stay within daily limits. The game warden runs up and down the road and WILL often stop by and check.
Stools, blinds and decoys are permissible.
In the event of injury, the closest hospital is in Pearsall and is roughly 15 minutes away.
