When John and I sold “Los Cuernos” Ranch in South Texas we settled in the Texas Hill Country. We named our place “Chital Ridge” after the local Axis deer who share the ranch. John took his resume in to Clint Schroeder, owner of the local West Kerr Current because he wanted to keep writing. Clint said he couldn’t afford him and John replied that he didn’t ask to be paid! Between October of 2003 and 2013 John wrote over 400 stories. I am thrilled to share some of them here.
John said these weekly columns were some of his most enjoyable work. No pressure, no one dictating what he wrote about, just fun stories about what was on his mind and in his heart. ENJOY! Jeanne Wootters January 2019
Leasing Hunting... the Texas Way
Oct 23, 2003
Between 1979 and 2001, I did my whitetail hunting on acreage I owned in Webb County. For 20 Years before that, I leased hunting rights like most other Texas deer hunters. I sold the property in 2000 and suddenly found myself without a place to hunt. This didn't trouble me for the first season, and my wife and I got nice invitations from ranch-owning friends, so we didn't go without venison.
Venison
Oct 23, 2003
There are three kinds of venison-eaters: 1) those who love it, 2) those who don’t, and 3) those who won’t try it because they’ve been told that deer meat is “strong” or “gamey-tasting” ... or because they were once fed a piece that fit that description.