Texas Hunting Insights & Ranch Stories

Expert tips, seasonal updates, and stories from Schmidt Double T Ranches — your source for everything Texas Whitetail, Turkey, and Quail hunting.

The rut changes everything. One week, a mature buck is a ghost — moving only at night, slipping silently through heavy brush, impossible...

Aug 124 min read

Quail hunting is not just like any other hunt. Hunting quail requires a birddog/flush dog to help track and kill the birds. You might as...

Oct 6, 20212 min read

Our Quail hunts in Texas take off in the month of October and run through March. Quail hunts are much different than our Texas guided...

Sep 14, 20212 min read

Deer have an incredible sense of smell. As a hunter, your odor is overwhelming, and they do not like it. Deer can detect the average...

Jun 30, 20212 min read