TEXAS-SIZED STAG WEEKEND
Without aging myself, gone are the days of your boys meeting up at a pool hall to grab a drink and toast to your last night of being single. The saying “everything is bigger in Texas” definitely applies to bachelor and bachelorette parties in the Lone Star State.
These parties are now lasting days instead of hours, hence the term stag weekend: a weekend spent away as a celebration for a man who is about to get married. If I were to go back and have a do-over, I would do one or all of these bachelor worthy activities (but still marry the same wife, of course!)



Billy Bob’s Texas
I know, I know; it’s been done before, but nowhere else will you find a huge country music honky tonk with a live bull-riding arena AND dozens of bars under one roof. It’s an OG famed classic that has hosted everyone from Miranda Lambert to Willie Nelson and even Johnny Cash. Recently I had the opportunity to smoke beef rib tacos, elotes and homemade smoked salsa for the headliner band, Silverada, previously known as Mike and the Moonpies. Nothing beats the energy of the Fort Worth Stockyards at night and LIVE music. If you find you and the boys craving some BBQ, check out nearby Panther City before the show.
TX Whiskey Ranch
Firestone & Robertson Distillery, the largest distillery west of the Mississippi, is located on the historic former grounds of the Glen Garden Country Club just southeast of downtown Fort Worth. Book a private distillery tour with tasting, hit up the ranch store for a personalized bottle of brown water, followed by cocktails in the TX Tavern. Depending on the day you may find Meat Therapy slinging BBQ, a new release experimental series bottle drop, live music, or classic movies out on the lawn. Oh, and don’t worry— no kids allowed!
Dove Hunting with El Dorado Outfitters
Talk about a weekend o’ fun. Grab the fellas for a trip across the border to the Hacienda San Vicente, the premier lodge on Lake Guerrero, Tamaulipas, Mexico. A private lodge, personal chef, hunting guides, and bird boys included. There is nothing like a field cook after a long day of hunting, we threw down on fresh dove shish kabobs and langostinos. After a long morning of hunting, you’ll be greeted by margaritas at the door before you hit the pool to cool off. Definitely a weekend you and the boys will never forget!
No matter what you decide to do, enjoy that last night (or weekend) of freedom and don’t do anything I wouldn’t do.
CHEERS FELLAS!