Mariposa Ranch
Deep South Texas Hunting At Its Best

Texas Quail

South Texas is one of the few places left that has an abundance of bobwhite quail. The Mariposa Ranch is the premier spot in North America for hunting these wild birds. Our quail hunts are truly wild, we don’t plant birds or feed our roads.

Wild Texas Quail

A South Texas Quail Hunter Shooting a Covey Rise
 
 

One of the Last Remaining Wild Quail Operations…

At the Mariposa Ranch, wildlife management and control is our business. From clearing young mesquite growth to selective, controlled strip burning, we preserve and improve our quail habitat constantly. Too, unlike most, we use cattle to graze the grass just enough to keep it from becoming too thick.

We shred over 250 miles of quail hunting roads each year. These measures ensure that our quail populations are not pressured, remain well nourished through the winter, and have pristine cover in which to hold and hide. Our birds are 100% wild. We don’t feed them or plant them and believe that it’s a harder, but more rewarding hunt because of it.

The dog power of the Mariposa Ranch is provided by Six Gun Kennel. Mike Miller is the lead guide for this operation and he requires a standard of dog that our current world has forgotten. His string of English Pointers are among the top wild bird dogs in the country - and he holds the other guides’ dogs to the same standard. The job requires over one hundred bird dogs that must perform in the heat and pressure for over 60 days straight. In the offseason, Six Gun Kennel hosts dog training seminars and is developing single purpose detection dogs for national security applications.  Mike and his team bring to the Mariposa a century of knowledge---breeding, training, and handling championship bird dogs.

For two days, hunt over the best english pointers in the world in Texas style. You'll receive a personal guide and quail rig outfitted with 8 dogs per vehicle. 

Lodging at the Mariposa is included along with meals from the camp chef who cooks up your wild quail (if you are a good shot) every night. 

$4,700 per hunter for the first two hunters

  • If you’d like to have more than two hunters on a rig, we charge the 3rd and 4th hunter $2000 per additional hunter on the same rig.

  • This is 4 three hours hunts in the field.

    • Example: 3 hunters on one rig. 2 hunters at $4,700 =$9,400. Then add one more hunter for $2,000 =$11,400 total.

    • Custom tailored hunts on request

  • Quail hunters may also hunt dove in the evening at no charge.

Lodging, Meals, Drinks, and Amenities included.

Coolers, Ammo, Tips, and Hunting Licenses are not provided.

We have 3 different sized lodges and do not mix different groups together or hunt different groups together. Each group will have its own cook, housekeeper, and guides.