Pico Springs Ranch

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The Pico Ranch was originally a 10,000 acre Hays County ranch that was subdivided during the real estate boom and the subsequent savings and loan collapse in the 1980's.

Tom and Linda Baker purchased a portion of the ranch in 1996 that had been named Pico No. 1 and was the site of one of the original ranch headquarters. They decided to keep the Pico name and this was the start of a new ranch and wildlife endeavor for them.

Tom and Linda had been raising exotic deer on their property in Dripping Springs since 1991 and had become one of the largest red deer producers in Texas. The purchase of the Hays County property was the beginning of the transition to raising whitetail deer.

Pico Ranch received its first scientific breeder permit in 1996 and purchased its foundation stock from Slim Crapps, owner of VLC Whitetails, and Tom Malouf. Subsequent purchases from Lucian Moczygemba, Robert Williams and Dean Halewyn rounded out the genetics that formed the Pico Ranch whitetail scientific breeder pens.

Since then the Pico Ranch has owned, built and operated scientific breeder facilities in Hays, Guadalupe, Brown and Lampasas Counties and has raised and sold over 800 whitetails. The current facilities in Hays and Lampasas Counties have over 200 whitetails in 20 pens.

Warren Bluntzer, an Emeritus Director of the Texas Deer Association, and owner of his own Wildlife Consulting Services, is the manager of the operations. He is a well-known and respected wildlife consultant with many years of experience working with whitetail breeding operations.

The Pico Ranch is a strong supporter of the Texas Deer Association and strictly adheres to all laws, rules and regulations of the State of Texas. The ranch owners and managers of the Pico have gained a reputation of "Doing it right" and, "Standing by their product".

Our deer breeding goals are to provide a wide variety of genetics with an emphasis on big typical Texas deer. Most of our deer are DNA profiled and making that record available to our clients is a valuable asset. Through careful matches we have been able to obtain our goals.

We use other tools and techniques to help quarantee the health and success of our herd. We use qualified veterinarians and wildlife biologists to insure that these standards are maintained. We are currently enrolled in a CWD monitoring program which is regulated by the state and licensed under # TX1565.

Our biologist, Warren Bluntzer, oversees all our operations. He serves on state committees, represents products and helps with field research, writes for several wildlife publications, and gives informative wildlife seminars. Warren owns and operates a wildlife consulting service and has been active in this industry for 30+ years. His background enables him to stay current with the latest information and issues concerning the deer industry.

Breeder:	Pico Springs Ranch
TX Breeder#:	1565
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Owner:	Tom Baker
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Phone:	512.752.3841 512.556.7027
Website:	www.picoranch.com
Email:	thebluntzers@yahoo.com
Genetics:	Air Paco, Risky Business, Maxi Mac, Jackpot, J.P., Peloan, Teak, Kansas, KJ, Bandit, Scott, Flat, Lotta, TNT, Teardrop, Kaliman, Big Mac, Cole, Halewyn, Son-of-a-Gun, Mo Steel
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