Environment

At Maverick Creek Ranch, our Axis herd lives in a free-range environment, on 1036 acres dotted with live oaks and mesquite. Their food consists largely of native grasses (such as curly mesquite grass), improved grasses (such as Klein grass), and young sprouts of wheat, oats or hay grazer, augmented with browse. We provide supplemental protein pellets, corn, and alfalfa hay during the winter months and in late summer when grasses are not as plentiful. The animals drink fresh well water and are not treated with growth hormones, chemicals, or inoculations. We have Monitored Herd Status from the State of Texas and the USDA, and our herd is certified to be Tuberculosis free. The USDA has certified our products as free-range.