Texas Trophy Hunters takes over NRG Center in Houston July 31 through August 2, 2026, and Wild Pony Hat Bar is rolling in with the full custom hat experience. Three days on the expo floor, and every hat gets built one at a time, right in front of you.
If you are coming to Houston for the hunts, the gear, and the seminars, add one more stop and walk out of NRG Center wearing a hat nobody else has.
Find Us at the Houston Booth
Building a hat with us is a guided, hands-on process from start to finish:
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Pick your hat base — felt for fall hunts, straw for the Texas summer, wide-brim for the ranch
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Choose every detail — feathers, leather hat bands, turquoise, branded stamps, and as much or as little distressing as you want
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Watch it get built — our stylists shape, burn, and finish your hat in front of you
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Walk the floor wearing it — about 20 to 30 minutes from bare base to finished piece
There is no skill required and no guesswork. You tell us the vibe, we build it with you.
Built for Hunters, by People Who Get It
Texas Trophy Hunters draws serious outdoorsmen — the people who plan their hunts months out, who care about their gear, and who know the difference between a hat that just looks good and one that holds up in the field. A Wild Pony hat does both. Every one is shaped, branded, and finished to order, so you leave with something built for the ranch, the lease, and everywhere in between, not a mass-produced lid off a shelf.
A custom hat also makes the kind of keepsake an expo weekend is built for. Long after the show floor packs up, you are still wearing the hat you made in Houston.
Bringing a Hunting Crew?
Rolling in with a group? Custom hats are a standout for hunting clubs, family trips, and crews who want matching-but-personal gear. We can set your group up at the booth, or book a private session at our home base any time of year. See group and event options and we will put together a plan that fits your headcount.
San Antonio Is Home
Wild Pony Hat Bar is based in San Antonio, open year-round at La Cantera inside the Signia by Hilton. Houston is a road trip for us, but the same hats, the same stylists, and the same build experience travel with the booth.
Cannot make Houston? We are at Texas Trophy Hunters San Antonio one week later, August 7 to 9 at Freeman Coliseum.
Event Details
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Dates: July 31 – August 2, 2026
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Location: NRG Center, Houston, TX
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What to expect: custom hat builds on the spot, full detail bar, group bookings welcome
Come find the booth, build your hat, and wear it out.
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