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Pope Brother's would like to welcome you to our website and would like to thank you for your interest in hunting with our guide service. We have been in the business now for ten years and have built a solid reputation of providing top notch hunts. With a success rate of over 95% across the board, we have a very high return rate. We want you to come back and hunt with us every year or as often as you can then go home and tell all of your hunting friends about the excellent experience you had with PBGSO. We offer year round hunting opportunities on well over 2 million private acres in North, West, Central, South Texas and Mexico for over sixty species of native and exotic animals and are always expanding. If you have done some research you will find we have very competitive pricing. We are in the outfitting business because we have a great passion for hunting, not to get rich. Our motto is we tell it like it is and we deliver on what we advertise.

We work for you, all of our hunts are set up to be customized by the hunter. Tell us what you want and that is what we will deliver. Throughout this website we have put together basic packages that include animals, amenities, etc ... which can be added to or taken away from. We allow rifle, pistol, muzzle loader, or archery equipment as means of harvesting game on our hunts. Some of the most common methods of hunting are spot and stalk, safari style, blind hunting, still hunting, and calling. There is no age limit on the hunts we offer. If you can fire a weapon of proper strength to harvest the animal of your choice you can hunt with us. PBGSO is capable of accommodating handicapped hunters as well. We do offer discounts for military, children under 16, large groups, referred clients, and multiple animals harvested. If a discount might apply to you or your group please ask for more details. We hope you like what you see and look forward to hunting with you on your Texas hunt.

About PBGSO

My mom likes to tell the story how as a little boy I, Clay Pope, was always setting taps and catching imaginary animals. To her surprise my first official catch was the neighbors ferrets. Even as a child hunting and fishing were a big part of my life. As a young man I gained more freedom and a drivers license, from then on I began predator hunting all over this big state of Texas. Over ten years ago a good friend recommended I guide a few predator hunts in my spare time, and Pope Brother Varmint Express was born.

It Started with Predator Hunting

At that time there was a sudden interest in predator hunting sweeping the nation. To date Predator hunting is one of the fastest growing aspects of the industry and a big part of my business. I had no idea what I was getting myself into to say the least and it was slow in the beginning. I made some brochures, my brother Jeremy designed a website, and I did a little advertising. Shortly after this I started managing a conglomerate of cattle and hunting ranches which gave me more than enough private land to offer all the predator hunts I wanted to guide.

At this time I had no intention of becoming a full time outfitter 365 days per year, it hadn't even crossed my mind. I had been married a short time and my wife Holly and I had a newborn daughter, Lily. The steady ranch work was very good for our young family. After two and a half years of managing all the day to day operations including hunting guests, I found my calling in life as a hunting guide. While on the ranches I was exposed to many people who taught me the basics for what was to come.

Expanding to Whitetail and Exotic Hunting

I visited many of the exotic sales in Texas and learned as much as I could about exotics. We were responsible for managing over 40 species on the ranch where we lived. My boss at the time introduced me to Jesus Martinez owner of Bushlan Camouflage. Jesus also had a television show on the Outdoor channel and I was given the opportunity to film hunts for the show. Jesus introduced me to several landowners and allowed me to guide hunters on his ranch outside of Laredo Texas.

Later I had the opportunity to guide Keith Warren and Chip Class for another show on the Outdoor Channel. This only added to what I was learning about the hunting industry. I was still very young at the time twenty-five, when we decided to take another job to helping a ranch establish their hunting operation. Well, as they say, "The grass always looks greener on the other side of the fence," and after a short time we knew we had made a mistake. While sticking it out for 7 long months the idea of Pope Brother Guide Service and Outfitting began to take shape.

Creating the Guide Service

We had 2 options find another ranch or start our own outfitting business. It was no contest. We moved back home to Stonewall and Pope Brothers Varmint Express expanded to become Pope Brothers Guide Service and Outfitting. Experienced outfitters told me it would take 5 or more years to build a successful outfitting business. I was blessed and had enough business over those first years to contradict what I had been told. My vision of Pope Brothers was to build the business up to include my youngest bother Marcus hence the name Pope Brothers Guide Service & Outfitting. We accomplished that goal in 2004.

Unfortunately after starting his own family he was no longer able to participate in our company. Jeremy however is still my website design and technical support validating the company name. In 2005 we added our second daughter Lila with her big sister Lily already on her way to becoming a great hunter Lila is sure to follow suit. Who knows someday the name might have to change again to Pope Sisters...

Hunting in the Future

For the past few season September through May we have had 3 full time guides and several part time. We have built a successful business with a solid reputation in the hunting industry through honesty and hard work. We have taken great pride in our family and in our business from their inception over 10 years ago. At only 33 years of age I feel I have accomplished more than most thought was possible at such a young age. I look forward to the years ahead of guiding and sharing hunts with family and new friends.

Pope Brothers Guide Service and Outfitting
Clay Pope PO BOX 444 Stonewall, TX 78671
Office: (830)868-0868