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Welcome to Ken Cook Outdoors
Tarbone Ranch
As you can see, I have changed my lifestyle from one of professional angler to Ranch Manager. Having retired from my 30 year long career as a fisherman, I am now find tremendous pleasure in sharing my Tarbone Ranch with others who share my love for all things outdoors.

Take a virtual tour of the Ranch by looking at the Gallery. It depicts some of our animals and scenery. We believe our little piece of heaven is unmatched for both. Check here often for my blog of current events. It might be about hunting or fishing, but I always have something to share. Tammy Time depicts her view of life on the Ranch and our wonderful family. She has a unique view of all things wild and tame and is a great peak into our life here.

Tammy and I purchased the land for Tarbone Ranch during our tenure as traveling bass fishermen and built our home here. We have since placed the property under intense game management to produce the best trophy big game hunting in our part of the world.

The land consists of mixed prairie grass plains and rolling, heavily wooded ridges. This makes ideal habitat for the whitetail deer, elk and bison that roam freely throughout the place. We strive to maintain very high quality food sources throughout the year to maximize our animals health and well being. They have responded by growing to their potential size.

We offer a very limited number of trophy big game hunts and photographic safaris during the appropriate season for each. We can accommodate small parties and families in our cabin on the property and we love to share with those who love the outdoors. Click on the Hunting link for dates and hunts available.

If you are an avid angler and would like Ken to apply his experience and expertise from 30 years as a professional angler to your next fishing trip, click on the Pattern Forecast link. Using data from over 600 tournaments, Ken will customize a Forecast that will put you onto a viable and successful fishing pattern.

 
September 2011 Update
This month will go down as hosting the worst calamity for Tarbone Ranch in history. Just as we had the animals up to the quality standards we have been striving so hard for, a fire started by a Contractor on The Wichita Mountains Refuge came storming over Tarbone Mountain on September 1. The next day the fire charged out of the Medicine Creek valley, over our south boundary and virtually surrounded the Ranch HQ.

Tanner and Adam came home from OKC and a friend, Don Armes helped me to call in the various Volunteer Fire Departments just in a nick of time to save the buildings. With the help of OK Nat’l Guard Helicopters, we all combined with just enough effort to stop the extremely hot wildfire from destroying our home and barn. Thanks go out to all the VFD’s that showed up in the area to fight the fire. Sadly, 11 homes were lost in the nearby Mountain Village area. Over 39,000 acres were scorched by this big blaze. Just goes to show what a little carelessness can do.
 
Summer 2011
Hot, hot and more hot is the description for the summer in SW Oklahoma. Something like 40 days over 100 already and a lot more to come. All this heat is made worse by the ongoing drought. We had no summer food plot success and hardly any native browse growing either. This is a continuing lesson in providing adequate nutrition for my animals. They are dependent on the high protein deer feed now for a majority of their nutrients. With deer fawns, elk calves and all those antlers growing, they must have groceries to reach their potential.

I see animals outside suffering from the conditions with little native food and nutrients. Their fawn crops and antler development will definitely suffer. Without rain soon, it will get a lot worse I’m afraid. Nature is a cruel mistress in times like these.
 

Ken's Tool Kit


Here's a new way to buy Ken Cook's Fishing Tool Kit. It is available for a limited time at
Cook's Tackle Systems at: http://www.cookstacklesystems.com/
It is the same Kit as I have sold on my website for many years. I also recommend you
take a look at the Cook's GoTo tackle organization system. I have used it for years and
it truly makes me a more organized angler. No, I didn't invent this one, but it is a great
item for all fishermen.

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