Texas Highways Magazine

Ranch Style

rwin “Skeeter” Hagler may not be a cowboy in real life, but his career has been intrinsically tied to the cowboy lifestyle. Pictured on this month’s cover at Blisswood Bed and Breakfast Ranch, where he serves as head 17 years ago. He became fast friends with owner Carol Davis over the three-day shoot and moved down to the ranch in Cat Spring soon thereafter. Newly single and with his five kids grown and out of the house, Skeeter was no longer tied to his native Fort Worth. He decided to give ranch life a try.

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