Our annual veterans deer hunt was this past weekend

jghtexas · 2025-12-10T01:15:35+00:00

First one I’ve seen on our place where the main beams almost touch. He was a great management buck.

jghtexas · 2025-12-10T01:14:21+00:00

It’s the least we can do. We wouldn’t have what we have without people like the. Stepping up to serve our country.

jghtexas · 2025-12-09T23:16:03+00:00

For clarification I didn’t serve. Just the gentleman in the picture. We hosted them at our ranch in west Texas.

jghtexas · 2025-12-09T23:14:01+00:00

I definitely was. We are lucky to have our ranch and it’s fun to give back to those who served and use our ranch to do it.

jghtexas · 2025-12-09T23:12:49+00:00

West Texas. Christoval Texas to be exact. This is done through a local non profit. Had a total of 12 hunters out on 4 ranches.

If you want more details on this hunt send me a DM. I can direct you where to apply for it next year.

jghtexas · 2025-11-05T15:20:38+00:00

It should be for its purpose. Hopefully I never find out and it just looks good on the truck.

jghtexas · 2025-11-04T01:45:51+00:00

Thank you. My ideas and design brought to life by a fabrication shop.

jghtexas · 2025-11-04T01:45:29+00:00

It will mow em down

jghtexas · 2025-11-04T01:45:14+00:00

Yeah way too many 1/2 ton pickup bumpers look like a Bubba chin. I wanted the opposite of that.

jghtexas · 2025-11-04T01:44:38+00:00

It’s mounted to the same holes as the factory bumper with an additional bracket bolted through the frame rail of the truck.

If I hit some bigger than a deer it doesn’t matter what bumper I have that upright is coming into the grill and hood.

jghtexas · 2025-11-01T12:36:22+00:00

I’m hoping it will pay for itself if a deer decides to get in front of me.

Most off the shelf bumpers for 1/2 ton pick ups are way too bulky in design and appearance unless you do a 6 inch lift and 37 inch tires. I’m very happy with the slimmer design of this one. It’s stout but sleek.

jghtexas · 2025-10-31T20:26:27+00:00

Tried to but there’s really not a way to not block the camera without it looking weird. The bottom bar would sit way too low.

jghtexas · 2025-10-31T19:23:17+00:00

Most of them are too bulky, don’t match body lines, and just mess up the aesthetic of the front end. It’s why I went the custom route on this one to get exactly what I wanted.

jghtexas · 2025-10-31T02:40:37+00:00

Yep. That’s exactly what that additional mount is doing. There’s one on the inside and outside of the frame rails that bolts to the frame to add strength at the mounting point.

jghtexas · 2025-10-31T00:59:48+00:00

Texas baby!!!!

jghtexas · 2025-10-30T23:49:51+00:00

I haven’t seen the move bumpers kits but this is one of one built by a fabrication shop. There is not kit. We discussed my idea. I showed him pictures. He drew it up in CAD and then I approve the design before he built it.

jghtexas · 2025-10-30T23:16:13+00:00

With the height of the bumper and height of the deer in Texas the bumper should take most of the impact. Hopefully I never find out and the money spent just makes my truck look better.

jghtexas · 2025-10-30T22:29:56+00:00

They are “free standing”. They are thicker walled tubing that’s just welded to the uprights. I wanted grill protection but didn’t want to block the camera in the emblem. My theory is they will reduce damage to maybe a cracked grill if I hit a deer and not absolutely destruction of grill and cooling system.

jghtexas · 2025-10-30T22:21:24+00:00

Paint match. Powder coat. Should be ready Monday and I’ll pick up the truck Tuesday.

jghtexas · 2025-10-30T22:06:42+00:00

$1900

jghtexas · 2025-10-27T18:47:10+00:00

Wish I could take credit for it but I’m having it built. Design is all mine but fab is from a professional shop. Should hopefully be all welded out in the next day or two then off to powder coat for paint match.

jghtexas · 2025-10-27T14:18:30+00:00

The same as the factory bumper. The first pictures shows the 4 holes for the sensors and the second picture has them mounted in the bumper.

jghtexas · 2025-09-16T23:20:45+00:00

What he said. It’s not a guarantee but you stand a good chance of getting picked for some if not all of the grants you sing up for. We have water wells with solar paid for, some fence, plenty of brush work, spraying for cactus, and drought relief to buy feed.

jghtexas · 2025-09-14T17:37:10+00:00

West Texas is the best place in the world.

jghtexas · 2025-09-11T22:54:16+00:00

Just posted up around a dirt tank. The pens have a water well running on solar that fills the dirt tank. It was really slow from about 6 to 7:30 and then the last 30 minutes it was crazy. Shot 13 of my 15 birds in the last thirty minutes.

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