About Us

Jeffrey (Jeff) was raised working on the ranch doing the usual field work such as driving fences and working cattle but he took a particular interest in being a mechanic as well as operating the equipment. Since cattle ranching is not always a great way to put food on the table, he went on to become a master mechanic and opened his own company with his wife Sonia Hearn. Today he has taken on the role of manager/foreman on our own family ranch where Circle H8 is based.

Sonia met Jeff in their early 20’s and the two fell head over heels for each other. Sonia had been raised working in her family meat market in Cotulla Texas, as well as getting to work cattle on her grandpa’s place. Deciding to take some time away from home the two began to travel and work in different parts of Texas and soon Sonia gave birth to their son Jacob. Eventually they chose to move back to Cotulla to raise their son in their hometown, as well as introduce him to the family ranch. Today Sonia is a critical part in the family business by handling book keeping, as well as the day to day ranch work she loves doing.

Jacob was raised spending a lot of time on the ranch and fell in love with the way of life. Eventually he would go on to study Range and Wildlife Management at South West Texas Junior College, learning many different practices on over a dozen different ranches.

He would later leave the ranching industry for a few years to make some extra money in the oilfield. During his time in West Texas he would meet the love of his life Bailey Almaguer (Now Hearn) and they quickly decided to move back to South Texas and get back into cattle ranching.

Bailey grew up in Odessa Texas, always dreaming of a country way of life. She had a horse for a while and her family has an acre plot of land just outside of the city. She received her Bachelor's degree in criminology shortly after meeting Jacob, and had big plans of her own. After some time dating, she was introduced to the Hearn family as well as the ranch.

Already having fallen in love with Jacob the idea of becoming a cattle rancher was looking like a dream come true. She decided when it was time for Jacob to return to his home, she was going with him. Today, she and Jacob work together managing a Longhorn Herd, own a small herd of their own, and manage the technical side as well as sales for Circle H8 Cattle Co.