EP. 12 || Managing Texas ranches & people + West Texas Audad Sheep w/ Ahrens Ranch & Wildlife

Capitol Ranch welcomes Calan Ahrens the owner and CEO of Ahrens Ranch & Wildlife. Calan sits down to talk about what it takes to run a company that manages ranches; cattle, outfitting, buying and selling exotics, and supporting an ecosystem all across Texas. Calan is a wealth of information and has some excellent insights into these topics. We discuss Texas growth, The King Ranch, and dig into the Aoudad Sheep. Calan and his team really do it all! In this Episode: Colton H., Capitol Ranch Real Estate Calan Ahrens, Ahrens Ranch & Wildlife, owner/CEO At a very young age, Calan grew a love for ranching and the outdoors. Spending his youth on family ranches in Kerrville helping feed his grandfather's black Angus herd or down in Beeville, Texas chasing whitetail deer. Calan graduated from Texas A&M University- Kingsville with a Bachelor's Degree in Wildlife Recreational Entrepreneurship. While in college, he gained experience on the King Ranch working for a hunting lease on the Laureles Division. After college, Calan was the ranch manager/biologist for a 14,000-acre ranch south of San Angelo, Texas. He then was hired as a Unit Manager for the King Ranch on the Laureles Division overseeing the cow/calf production and daily operations for his unit and unit cowboys. Calan has spent his entire life in the outfitting, consulting, cattle ranching, and exotic industries, striving to provide the utmost professional services. Calan is a member of many professional organizations including Texas Southwestern Cattle Raisers, Salt Water Fisheries Association, CCA, Texas Wildlife Association (where he serves on the Texas Big Game Committee), Safari Club International, Board of Directors for Exotic Wildlife Association, and Trophy Game Records of the World (he currently serves on the board of directors and secretary for TGR).