S&S RANCH SERVICES — COMPREHENSIVE RANGE,
WILDLIFE, AND RANCH ENHANCEMENT

“A true conservationist is a man who knows that the land is not given by his fathers, but borrowed from his children”~ John James Audubon

We provide a wide variety of professional services to landowners, with the primary objective of always leaving a property better than we found it. After 80 years in business, our contractors are the most efficient and well-trained in the industry. We appreciate our clients, and respect their property. In fact, our mantra is "The only thing we leave behind is sawdust and footprints". 

OUR SERVICES

RANCH SERVICES

• Land Clearing
• Perimeter and Cross Fence 
• Custom Entrances
• Specializing in Cedar Fence

RANGE MANAGEMENT

• Habitat Evaluation
• Brush Sculpting
• Ashe Juniper Remediation
• Native Grass Reseeding

WILDLIFE

• Censusing
• Data Collection
• Supplementation
• Harvest Management
• Food Plot Development
• Grazing Management
• Range Reclamation
• Ag/Wildlife Exemption Assistance

Dry Stacked Rock with pipe frame, soon to be finished with cedar accents.
Custom Entrance Build

Dry Stacked Rock with pipe frame, soon to be finished with cedar accents.

Dry Stacked Rock with Cedar Staves, Cattle Guard, and Custom Gates.
Finished Custom Entrance

Dry Stacked Rock with Cedar Staves, Cattle Guard, and Custom Gates.

Nice native bucks in a long sendero on one of our cooperating ranches.
Bucks in the Fog

Nice native bucks in a long sendero on one of our cooperating ranches.

A grove of beautifully manicured Live Oaks after cedar removal.
Parked Out

A grove of beautifully manicured Live Oaks after cedar removal.

Using our excavator to open up a cedar monoculture.
Excavator at Work

Using our excavator to open up a cedar monoculture.

Our hand crew finishing out the project behind the machinery.
Hand Crew Finishing It Out

Our hand crew finishing out the project behind the machinery.

The area is cleaned up and ready to have the brush piles burned and pasture reseeded.
Ready for Seed

The area is cleaned up and ready to have the brush piles burned and pasture reseeded.

Finished product, waiting for rainfall and time to work its majic.
Waiting for Rain

Finished product, waiting for rainfall and time to work its majic.

After clearing this pasture of cedar, we built a fence using hand-hewn cedar posts to last generations.
Hewn Cedar Perimeter Fence

After clearing this pasture of cedar, we built a fence using hand-hewn cedar posts to last generations.

Our crew erecting a set of cattle pens.
Building Working Pens

Our crew erecting a set of cattle pens.

We built this set of pens for one of our good customers, specifically designed to make working his longhorn cattle more efficient.
Finished Cattle Pens

We built this set of pens for one of our good customers, specifically designed to make working his longhorn cattle more efficient.

We exposed the natural beauty of this creek by removing the dense cedar without damaging the young cypress and sycamore trees.
Creek Side Park

We exposed the natural beauty of this creek by removing the dense cedar without damaging the young cypress and sycamore trees.

This native Hill Country buck is the product of a decade of strict game management.
10 Years in the Making

This native Hill Country buck is the product of a decade of strict game management.

Our crew hand clearing and chipping undesirable brush just after daybreak on a cold winter morning.
Chipper at Dawn

Our crew hand clearing and chipping undesirable brush just after daybreak on a cold winter morning.

A spring turkey called into shotgun range in a pasture we brush sculpted for this purpose.
Rio Grande Turkey

A spring turkey called into shotgun range in a pasture we brush sculpted for this purpose.

We hand cleared the thick cedar from this high bluff to create a scenic vista for the landowners to enjoy.
Creating a Vista

We hand cleared the thick cedar from this high bluff to create a scenic vista for the landowners to enjoy.

We begin this project by clearing the cedar and brush from along this dry creek.
Starting Point

We begin this project by clearing the cedar and brush from along this dry creek.

Using our team of subcontractors, we designed, formed, and poured this concrete crossing using native boulders to blend in to the environment.
Forming and Pouring

Using our team of subcontractors, we designed, formed, and poured this concrete crossing using native boulders to blend in to the environment.

Next, we float it off and finish it.
Floating and Finishing

Next, we float it off and finish it.

Finished and ready for rain, this concrete crossing created a beautiful water feature when the rains returned.
Finished Crossing

Finished and ready for rain, this concrete crossing created a beautiful water feature when the rains returned.

We specialize in building cedar fence in rocky, topographical terrain
Cedar Fence in a Precarious Place

We specialize in building cedar fence in rocky, topographical terrain

We helped this landowner create a new main entrance by carving out a road through thick cedar and a steep hillside.
Pioneering a Road

We helped this landowner create a new main entrance by carving out a road through thick cedar and a steep hillside.

Burning brush we removed from the adjacent field during a range reclamation project.
Hot Fire

Burning brush we removed from the adjacent field during a range reclamation project.

A large field returned to production after 30 years of cedar infiltration.
Reclaimed Field

A large field returned to production after 30 years of cedar infiltration.

We hand cleared and trimmed the trees in this area, making manageable burn piles raise the canopy and create visibility while retaining woody transition cover for wildlife.
Raise the Roof

We hand cleared and trimmed the trees in this area, making manageable burn piles raise the canopy and create visibility while retaining woody transition cover for wildlife.

Sadly, this huge Live Oak, over 5' in diameter at the base, had succumbed to Oak Wilt, and was leaning dangerously over this barn. We were able to fell it with no property damage.
A Mighty Oak

Sadly, this huge Live Oak, over 5' in diameter at the base, had succumbed to Oak Wilt, and was leaning dangerously over this barn. We were able to fell it with no property damage.

This 7-year old monarch is a native Hill Country buck on one of the properties we help manage.
Large Native White-tailed Deer

This 7-year old monarch is a native Hill Country buck on one of the properties we help manage.

This custom cedar fence was built using hand-hewn cedar posts, milled cedar lumber, and cattle panel.
Rustic Cedar Fence

This custom cedar fence was built using hand-hewn cedar posts, milled cedar lumber, and cattle panel.