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Ox Ranch Tank Drive + Hog Hunt Weekend — Uvalde, TX
Destination: Uvalde, TXNights: 2Group: 6–12Season: October, November, December, January, February, MarchEstimated: $3,200–$5,500/person
DriveTanks at Ox Ranch — climb in a real WWII Sherman, point downrange, pull the trigger. Afternoon hog hunt off a Polaris UTV; back to the lodge for venison loin and Garrison Brothers single-barrel. Day two: a full-auto MG34 belt-fed range session, then a UTV tour through the exotic-game pasture (giraffe, oryx, scimitar). Decompression at Hotel Saint Cecilia in Austin on the final night before the flight out.
What You'll Do
Shooting Range
Atv
Tour
Distillery Tour
Where You Sleep
- · Ox Ranch Lodge
- · Hotel Saint Cecilia, Austin
Where You Eat
- · Ox Ranch chef-prepared dinners
- · Hotel Saint Cecilia bar
Questions
Can you actually fire the tank's gun?
Yes — DriveTanks offers live-fire packages on multiple WWII platforms (M4 Sherman, T-34, etc.) with proper safety briefing.
What's hog hunt season?
Year-round — Texas classifies feral hogs as invasive. Cool months (Oct-Mar) are easier on the dogs.
Closest airport?
San Antonio (SAT) — 90-minute drive. Austin (AUS) is 2.5 hours.
Ready to book the story?
Five quick questions, then we build the full itinerary — lodging, daily schedule, dining, bars, the group-chat message — and drop you into a Trip Room you can share with the crew.