KORKOW FAMILY RANCH BLOG
Thank you for stopping to read some of the latest happening’s and news from the Korkow Family Hunting Ranch.

It’s that time of year!
The Korkow Families are busy — taking care of livestock — feeding— checking water — grinding hay — all those Ranch things — plus get the Korkow bucking horses down Texas way— 1st performance for them is in Ft. Worth for their Rodeo and stock Show. For Pheasant Hunting...

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year 🎄🎉
The Korkow Families have completed their 2024 pheasant hunts. Past experiences have shown us to not have hunts after mid-December --- cold/snow /livestock chores/frozen water tanks consume the daylight hours. We thank all the hunters --- their families for kicking...

Not Just About Chasing the Rooster
Pheasant Hunting with the Korkow Families is not just about chasing the Rooster — a little Ranch History — a little ambiance — a little touring — a couple of “man caves” — some food — comradery — and lasting friendships. Our father — Erv Korkow — was a great worker...

A NEW HUNTING BUS DRIVER!!
But he won't give me his date of birth or driver license number!! So we can't get insurance!! I'll bet he is saying "come on you hunters --- get on the bus --- I'm ready to get some Roosters!" Ha! A great picture! We are a couple of weeks into pheasant hunting ---...

Rooster Fight
Misty Korkow Clair (Jim’s daughter) sent me the picture — her words here —“These guys get to fight it out for about another month and then we will take care of it!!” TJ Korkow told me earlier this week — “I’ll bet there were 100 birds in the sudan grass I was cutting...

The old saying “a picture is worth a thousand words”
We had to replace a “reference pole” --- Wind was a little strong or the pole was a little weak --- anyway, Tom Frost and Dave Hendricks were on their way to the Black Hills to do some trail riding --- they got “roped” into helping set up a new pole. We are about 6...

They say a picture is worth a thousand words!
They say a picture is worth a thousand words! I’ve enclosed a few. Here at the Korkow Ranch---it’s putting up hay, going to Rodeos, spraying thistle, mowing weeds in tree strips ---Going in circles!!---typical summer work. I’m seeing young birds from both...

A Great Spring so Far!
A GREAT SPRING SO FAR --- GOT 1.6” OF RAIN TWO WEEKS AGO and 1.2” ON APRIL 25 --- new trees, pastures ,planted crops are all smiling! Hope it doesn’t turn off!! We put out 480 pheasant breeding hens around the Ranch on April 24 --- it’s one of those “things” we have...
Magnuson Family
Those of you that have hunted at the Korkow Ranch know the Family. Marlene Magnuson passed away March 19th. The Family has been an important part of the Korkow Families for some 50 years ---- from helping to build, to electrical work to cooking and baking for the...

The 2024 Pheasant Fest is in the books!
Some 35,000 “PHEASANT FANS” wandered through the various displays and breakout sessions to visit with vendors, etc. during the three days. The KORKOW FAMILES were well represented by Dixie, Kayla and Don Korkow. We had current Korkow Family hunters and made some new...