In 1912, my grandfather, Doc Turk, began purchasing ranch property in rugged west Texas from the T-5 ranch, then owned by the Hicks family. This land has been home to my family ever since. Doc and his wife, Effie, spent the rest of their lives trying to make a living from ranching the land. Having to survive droughts, the depression of the 30’s, and fickle market prices for wool, mohair, lambs, goats and calves was an incredible challenge. Other setbacks like screw worms, diseases, and predators made survival difficult. They made it through it all and my parents, Charlie and Grace Turk, joined them in the ranching business. It was a wonderful place for me to grow up.

My wife, Rhonda, and I have been able to return to the place of my roots. One thing that makes this place so special are the memories and anticipations of family gatherings. It took many visits to other places for me to appreciate the rugged beauty of the Turk ranch.

We hope that your family can also build special memories here as we share with you the natural treasures of the land. In the approximately 8800 acres we own or lease, there are many quiet, secluded places to enjoy the birds, wildlife, stars, flowers, unusual plant life, fascinating rock formations, fossils, and many other things that attest to the mighty power and wisdom of God, our creator. However, we also have natural gas production here with many roads and equipment that to some detract from the natural beauty, but this gas production has helped to keep properties such as ours from being sub-divided and for that we are very thankful. Our goal is for you to experience some of the family activities that have made the Turk ranch special to us.