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Ox Ranch

4.6 (37 reviews)
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The absolute best vacation ever! We came here with our family and everyone enjoyed every second of this trip. Ox Ranch is absolutely beautiful and every staff member we came into contact with was phenomenal. The food is delicious and it was so exciting being able to try different types of meats. The zebra burgers were so good!! The dining staff for breakfast, lunch, and dinner we're all amazing. We had activities at Drive Tanks and the guys who work there are so FUN!! They are all so knowledgeable and so helpful. They are really good teachers when it came to answering questions and showing us how to shoot the guns we did. It's such a cool place to go to and look at all the guns, tanks and memorabilia. You have to do this while you're there! Finally, I have to brag that we had the BEST guides ever! Chelsea and FX were a perfect fit for our group. We loved that FX was so chill, he's a great conversationalist and just a pleasure to be around. Chelsea is something special! She is incredibly passionate about the animals and taught us so much about all of them and the importance of the ranch. I highly recommend anyone who comes here do the Safari and learn all about the animals and the ranch. Thank you for an awesome experience and we will definitely be back!

The freezer by the pool
Patrick M.

Went here last weekend for my brothers bachelor party & it was amazing!!!! Blew my expectations out of the water. Now it is pricy but you get what you pay for and more!!! We had all you can drink and eat package, did some shooting, site seeing, & 4-wheeling. Our guides Trevor and Adrian were super cool & would educate the group when driving around and seeing the wild animals. Breakfast, lunch, & dinner was prepared by hand & let me tell you this, Manny (one of the main chefs and bartenders) was like Picasso with his food and drinks! Absolutely delicious every meal! 10/10 would recommend

Near the rifle range
Patricia Z.

So since I met my husband 32 years ago, I have heard him talk about wanting to someday drive a tank. I will forever be grateful to DriveTanks' CEO for donating the opportunity as a prize for a Texas A&M- San Antonio fund raiser. We won! My husband, son and a few friends joined us today for the experience. Everyone me met was warm and welcoming. The lodge was beautiful and for a while I thought we'd never make it to the tanks because my friend had me keep stopping so she could photograph the wildlife. The museum exhibit was a playground for the grown men turned excited boys. Unlike most museums you can climb on and in all the tanks and touch everything to your heart's content. The knowledgeable young men who staff the place were friendly and enthusiastic about the equipment, encouraging the guys to try everything. When it came time to drive our tank, the staff was careful to strap us all in safely and I was touched by how carefully they assisted 63 year old me to be sure I got on and off safely. The driving course is short, but traverses water, goes into ravines and up hills. It was plenty. After we finished, the guys went to shoot P90 and machine guns while my friend and I bought them souvenir shirts. The icing on the cake was the fellas taking turns firing the flamethrower! Husband is already talking about going back!

DriveTanks Museum

We recently surprised our 16 year old son with a trip out to the Ox. Our visit was absolutely awesome. He had so much fun at the DriveTanks museum where he was able to shoot the 50 cal and experience the Vietnam era Flame Thrower. The many displays are educational and interactive covering many different eras. The different species of exotics and native animals that we were able to see were amazing. The giraffes came right up to the jeep to visit. Chelsea, our great tour guide, made sure our experience was everything we could have ever wanted. We had up close experiences with the Rhinos, a herd of Pere David and Star the Kangaroo. The Safari included a tour through the cave , a tour of the dinosaur tracks , a tour of the museum. a driving tour across the ranch and a nights stay at a cabin on the water. The all inclusive experience was a great getaway from the city !

Hunters cabin
Mark W.

Have been here twice now. Great experiences both times. For the safari tours Chelsea is the absolute best. Her knowledge and passion about what she does is top notch. Matt as a guide was very professional and took time to discuss the animals. There are two different sets of cabins, one for the safari tours and other set is for hunters. You will not go hungry as every meal is amazing and large portions. You can go caving, arrowhead hunting,, look at dinasour track looking, and shooting along with several other activities. Highly recommend this place.

Safari jeeps
Julie J.

Absolutely incredible place and incredible experience. Truly felt like we weren't even in the states anymore but like in a safari somewhere like Africa or Australia. Ricky was our guide and he was amazing. Extremely knowledgeable, friendly, helpful and made the experience even more memorable and special. I cannot recommend him enough as a guide. Roman helped us throughout our stay and was an incredible person that was so helpful and made sure we were taken care of throughout our time there and was so friendly and accommodating. This place is an absolute must visit. The cabins were beautiful, the lodge, the food was delicious... I can go on. Definitely a must and we cannot wait to come back.

Pool
Teresa R.

How do you sum up one of the best experiences ever? Words nor photos will do it justice! Hunting meets luxury? Still not adequate. This truly is a great experience for the whole family! The cabins were absolutely fantastic! Ox Ranch spared no expense to make this place exceed EVERYONES expectations. The staff are all so amazing and they all treat you like royalty. Our guide Ray and his wife Hannah were so amazing! I'm fact my 14 yr said and I quote "Ray and Hannah made it even harder to leave this place". They made us feel like family! My husband and 14 yr old hunted while me and our 17 yr old daughter experienced all the adventure, luxury. and pool side relaxing we could take in! We even added a day because we loved it from the moment we walked in! The food is top notch! We fed Rhinos (my new favorite), Melvin the Giraffe, went over to #drivetanks and had a blast!!! Literally! We are already talking about when we can go back! We have travelled a lot and been on a lot of adventures and Ox Ranch ranks #1 for all of us!

Scarlet the kangaroo comes out in the evenings. He loves bananas!
Tracy E.

My husband and I visited Ox Ranch in mid-October. Had the most wonderful guide for our entire time there. Her name is Chelsea and she goes above and beyond to make sure that all guests are comfortable, happy, entertained and well-fed. The ranch is beautiful and I got to see more animals than I could ever dream of in one place. I would highly recommend anyone that wants to do you a Safari here in Texas!

Camels
Iriana M.

Great place to go with your family/significant other, the staff is amazing the food is magnificent especially their steak tacos! Our guide Spencer was amazing, will definitely be coming back again!

Sean B.

Chelsea man , Chelsea is the Best , ask for Chelsea if you want to have the best time of your life . This was one of the most amazing experience of my life , Ox Ranch have soo much to offer beside hunting it's amazing , since the second we got to the ranch the fun starts , cabin are 5 stars all around with view to the Lake , and animals walking around , the staff are AMAZZZZZING , I've never met anyone more passionate about what they do more than Chelsea our guide ( we love you ) , glen from shooting Tanks was the coolest guy , he was soo patient and professional overall experience made it really all about me and my girlfriend having the greatest experience possible . They had everything on point and the meals and knowledge was greatly appreciated. Diego from front Desk was awesome , from the first phone call to the actual stay , Ox ranch really lucky to have him. He's the one that helped us solidify our choice to book our experience. Thank you Diego . From ATV , to shooting , to sightseeing to amazing friends we met over The Weekend , Rick , David , April was hand down one of the best experience. Thank you Ox Ranch

Drive tanks guide, Glen, taking our group bass fishing.
Anela I.

We happened to come across Ox Ranch while we were researching for outdoor gun ranges in the extended San Antonio area. We found the Drive Tanks website and therein found the lodging options through it's sister company, Ox Ranch. The Ox Ranch website focuses on pushing it's hunting activities which almost deterred us from solidifying our stay. We are not hunters by any means and support animal conservation through non-hunting methods. It was through the front desk associate, Diego, who explained the lodging structure of Ox Ranch and the non-hunting activity options available to us that helped us structure our weekend participation and stay. Thank you Diego! Diego was awesome and one of the many reasons we'll be coming back. Lodging: Excellent cabins, very clean, and spacious with beautiful views alongside the river with wildlife all around. Our guide: Chelsea. What can I say? Surprisingly, Chelsea is Ox Ranch's only non-hunting guide. Her passion, positive attitude, hospitality, knowledge and genuine sincerity for the quality of experience of our 4 person non-hunting group was unparalleled. Chelsea made sure all of our questions, concerns, and interests were addressed and delivered. She honestly was the best part of our weekend stay and is the top reason why we want to come back. This girl definitely needs more guides to assist her because she worked beyond her duties. Thank you Chelsea for your commitment to our experience, your positivity and making us feel like we were home. Drive Tanks: Glenn was our head Drive Tanks guide and also was most hospitable to take our group fishing and shooting archery to assist Chelsea with her workload. He's a stand up guy, knowledgeable with the history of the guns, tanks and equipment housed at the drive tanks warehouse; Great personality, hilarious and super easy going. Our group participated in a tank drive, gun shooting and the flamethrower- SUCH A BLAST. Thank you Glenn, Spencer and the rest of the DT team for the epic experience! Cons: Unless you have a phone call with the front desk associate, it is difficult to understand the non-hunting activity options at Ox Ranch. There is a website for Drive Tanks and the Ox Ranch website, which pushes hunting activities. The Instagram for Ox Ranch is heavy on hunting and almost made me not book our trip. There needs to be two separate websites to highlight the non-hunting options available for Ox Ranch and the hunting options. The current Ox Ranch website definitely deters an entire demographic of people that would be interested to book a stay. Chelsea is a marketing gem for the ranch, and should management invest in developing the non-hunting experience for potential guests, implementing more non-hunting activities etc with all of the natural resources they have at their fingertips, they'd definitely have a flourishing non-hunting package demographic, and more return guests. From fishing, to ATVing, to dinosaur track hunting, to touring parts of the property, hiking, kayaking, paddle boarding, archery, Drive Tanks and more! Thank you to the entire Ox Ranch staff for making our weekend so epic and we look forward to coming again soon!

Alfred P.

Best ranch I have ever hunted on!! I have been to some of the most exclusive ranches in the State of Texas and this one takes the cake by far!! From the time I arrived, the staff was there to offer up amazing experience after amazing experience. I got to shoot a Russian machine gun, hang out with a kangaroo, nap in a pristine cabin, eat a 5-star chef-made meal and pet a camel all within the first hour of showing up. The owner and staff treated me like they had known me all their lives and the service was top-notch. We did a hog hunt out of a deer stand that tops anything I've ever seen and I've been hunting on private ranches in TX for the last 25 years. After that, we did an aoudad style night hunt and saw more animals than I could imagine. Going forward, I will only hunt on THIS ranch. The prices are phenomenal and I can't say enough good things about the staff and property. Take the family or take your clients - either way, it will be an unforgettable experience for everyone!

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4 Amigos Ranch

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What a wonderful hunting experience I had at 4 Amigos Ranch this past mid-October! Lee, Clinton and…read moreColton were a pleasure to be with during our time there. Helpful, informative and always going out of the way so we could harvest what we came for, which was originally wild pigs for eating...My friend and I got our 2 pigs each but the itch to get more was there and evolved into a desire to get an Aoudad which was really a challenge...However, with effort and encouragement I was able to get an ~120yrd shot (I golf) and get one! The rest of the staff throughout were incredible and friendly and our cook Cori, was super fabulous and can cook and incredible meal! Erica was also a gem in helping answer questions and getting us situated before the trip. Seriously, I would have easily paid more than what I did I had so much fun! The animals were plentiful and beautiful but it was not easy to get what you want because you had to be patient and let time and effort pay off. It was such a spectacular time, we are doing it again in Q2 or Q1. I highly recommend 4 Amigos for an awesome, relaxing fun time of hunting, sight seeing, animal watching and being with genuinely awesome people. Memorable and stupendous. I would give a million stars but Yelp only allows 5. See you all soon!

This place is the best of the best! The staff is amazing! I highly recommend Ryan for a guide. Ryan…read moreis very knowledgeable about the animals, very knowledgeable about the ranch, he takes the time to ensure a hunter has the right shot for success. The manager was good people as well. You all make this place a success. There's a lot of moving parts to make this operation work everyday and you guys do it without a hitch. Thank you all for amazing experience. Special thanks to cooking lady Cori. Anyone that is on the fence about going, stop questioning and go.

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We just spent two days at the YO Ranch and it was spectacular! Jordan took us on a tour to see all…read morethe different animals they have and she was super fun and very knowledgeable! Highly recommend the animal tour. We got to feed some of the animals and learned a lot! Who knew Zebras and donkeys could mate and make a Zorkie?! So cool! She also introduced us to Patty and Thor the pigs in the petting zoo area. And all the other cuties in there! Lisa was so sweet also! She introduced us to "Sissy" the capybara. We got to feed her several times and it was so neat to call her name and have her come swim up to us! We were there for our anniversary and Lisa made us feel so special and even provided us all the fixin's to make s'mores on the fire they had lit the whole time. I'm a vegetarian and Luis really took care of me for each meal! Very much appreciated! The food was fantastic and he was great to chat with! Being able to take our dogs was just another bonus! We always love anywhere that's dog friendly! They loved all the new smells out there and they also had a blast! We will definitely be back!

We stayed at this Ranch last week last week while we were in Texas. My husband booked it on a whim…read moreoff Expeida - we were actually planning on going to Fredericksburg but ended up there. Lisa was amazing - super friendly and helpful. We were only one of two couples there. Room was great and the grounds were fun. Amazing animals everywhere!! The donkey's were so friendly and the Capybara was so cute and friendly. Lisa gave me some lettuce and an ear of corn to feed her! Funny she is a "rodent". What a sweet rodent! Its a real hunting lodge, so if you are not into that sort of thing, it may not be for you. The only negative was that it is really far away from anything. I mean far! 7.5 miles once you hit the main gate and there are no restaurants near by, no stores, nothing so we went with the $100 per person dinner that Lisa told us about (which was almost inedible). I guess in our minds we were thinking oh its a Ranch, they will have BBQ or good food!! Wrong.... I would just recommend bringing your own food or eating prior to getting there. It by far was not worth $200 for chicken fried steak, flavorless mashed potatoes and canned green beans! Breakfast was just scrambled eggs, bacon and toast. Save the $$$$ on the food for sure, 100% not worth it. Amazing spot though if you bring your own food and I would totally recommend going there if you want to see beautiful animals.

Ox Ranch - wildlifehunting - Updated May 2026

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