Texas Turkey Hunts

Turkey season is just around the corner, and everyone at 5 Star is preparing for what should be another great gobbler busting month! To intensify the hunting we picked up two new ranches that are family owned and have never been commercially hunted. In fact they have had very little family hunting! We have reached another goal, we’ve gathered more land than what we have clients! Don’t get me wrong, our client number’s are not down in fact we’re up in spring hunters, we just always want to make sure our clients tag out every year no matter the conditions. This results in our clients being very satisfied and staying in a stress free camp!

We’ve added a bonus to our 5 Star 2009 Turkey hunts! We will have Heritage Outdoors in affiliation with Dual Shot Outdoors spending the spring with us gathering valuable footage for upcoming TV shows (Versus & the Pursuit Channel) and DVDs. They’ll be capturing 5 Star Outfitters hunting stories throughout the season and filming our clients in every day hunting situations!

With saying all that lets not forget our spring exotic hunts. Most of our turkey hunts are turkey/exotic combo hunts. Exotics can be hunted year round, so continue to check out our exotic hunt specials, or give us a call!

2008 Texas Whitetail and Exotic Review

The 2008 fall season was an unforgettable year! Even with the economic doubts, 5 Star Outfitters held strong with a 35% over all growth. The 5 Star Team prides themselves in customer service, dedication, determination, and class…. and it shows! You have a choice in the hunting industry and we want to be at the top of your list. Our goal is not to be the biggest hunting operation in Texas. Our goal is to be a premier hunting destination that consistently produces quality trophy animals, accommodations, and service for our clients. Our 85% repeat clientele is a testimony to our dedication!

Of the 50+ deer we killed this year, 25 of them scored above 150 B&C. Our four largest deer scored well over 200 B&C – with the two largest deer scoring 225 3/8 and 252 4/8 B&C. Here’s the kicker - the 252 4/8 monarch will go down in the record books as the largest deer ever killed in Texas with a bow as well as the largest whitetail recorded in 2008. Feel free to view this incredible deer leading Texas’s largest whitetail contest @ www.loscazadores.com. The 2009 forecast should have us harvesting 30+ deer scoring over 150 with the potential of harvesting 10 deer over 200 B&C!

We also harvested over 35 trophy exotics. Most of the exotics killed were in the gold medal class, and several of these trophies will score high in the record books. One of our largest trophy exotics is now the #1 Scimitar Horned Oryx bull that officially scored 114. We also killed a red stag that scored a whopping 442 which should be the largest stag harvest in 2008 and will be in the top 3 ever killed in Texas.

Please view our monthly specials to take advantage of all our spring and summer hunting deals.

The 5 Star Team would like to give a special THANK YOU to all of our clients – you’re the reason for our success!!

January Trophy Elk Hunt

This past week Ray-Ray and I guided new 5 Star client Ed P. on a trophy Elk and Oryx hunt. It was very interesting being able to sit and talk to a man that lives in Russia! Ed's a great guy.

We slipped around the 2,000 acre pasture and caught this magnificent bull laying under an oak tree trying to get out of the unseasonably warm January day. Ed made a great shot on the bull laying in his bed.

After all the high fives and celebratory yells, we turned our sights towards a trophy Oryx. The only bad thing was the Oryx were mixed up with a large herd of Zebras, and for all of you that have hunted Zebra you know that they don't stand around long! Needless to say when they ran everything else began to run. After several shot setups the trophy bull Oryx finally gave us a shot. Thanks again Ed for a great hunt! See you again in February!

We're off to Reno, Nevada to check out the worlds largest hunting show, the Safari Club International Convention! We have some of our ranchers, clients and top guides going with us!

Trophy Blackbuck Hunt!

This past few days Ray Ray and I have been hunting trophy blackbucks with repeat client Matt Tupen. On the first day of Matt's hunt he harvested a 19 1/2" blackbuck that was extremely heavy. The second day Matt and I made an incredible stalk on a 23" blackbuck. We maneuvered our way through several small herds of oryx and axis to get within 200 yards. Tupen set up and smoked him just before they decided to bolt. Thanks again Tupen for another awesome hunt!!! This Monday we're heading out to hunt 350+ class Trophy Elk!

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