Texas Whitetail Deer
Hunting: No other Texas whitetail deer hunting ranch has so
consistently produced trophy whitetail bucks in a traditional
environment with only existing native genetics. No breeding or
shooting pens, no trucked-in deer, no introduction of out-of-state
deer and no eartags. This is Texas deer hunting at its best!
Consistent Contest Winners: |
'01-02: |
*185 1/8 gross (14 point) - Seven 1st places - Cola Blanca, El Monstruo del Monte, Los Cuernos de Tejas, Trophy Game Records Big Buck Contest, Los Cazadores and 2 more | |
'99-00: |
*2nd Best Overall Buck, Muy Grande Contest
*Fabulous drop tine 170-class buck | |
'98-99: |
*184 6/8 gross (15 point).
Set record for horn mass
(over 48")
*Four 1st places - Cola Blanca, Los Cuernos de Tejas, Los Cazadores, Muy Grande | |
'97-98: |
*184 6/8 gross (17 point) - Three 1st places - Los Cuernos de Tejas, Los Cazadores, Muy Grande; 2nd place - Cola Blanca
*178 gross (13 point with 7" drop tine) - 1st place Cola Blanca; 2nd place Los Cazadores; 1st place Most Tines, Muy Grande
*180 gross (12 point) - 3rd Best Overall Buck, Muy Grande |
General
Information:
2,222 acres in LaSalle County in The Golden Triangle of South Texas;
fly to San Antonio, rent car and drive 100 miles south on I-35 to
Artesia Wells. Private plane access at Cotulla airport (4,690-foot
runway) 15 miles north of the ranch. Wide variety of browse species,
red sandy loam soil, abundant water, food plots, comprehensive game
management for 17 years on this authentic working cattle and horse
breeding ranch.
Renowned for exceptional, contest-winning whitetail deer and the Texas
state record for whitetail buck horn mass (48-1/8 inches) and good
South Texas bird hunting. Braford cattle and quarter horses;
standing “Two Eyed Red Baron”, “Bobby Sox Playboy”, and "Sonnys Blondy
Dude", AQHA performance champion roping stallions.
Game Available:
Whitetail Deer. Also spring and fall Rio Grande turkey, blue and Bobwhite quail, mourning and whitewing dove, varmints: bobcat,
raccoons, coyotes and rabbits.
Hunt Type:
Guided, guides-choice deer hunts, usually on long weekends (Friday PM -
Sunday AM); group hunts available for birds and varmints.
Cost/Details:
TROPHY HUNT: $5,500.00, hunt for mature 6 1/2 year old, above-average
to better buck up to 150 total inches of horn without deductions
($2,750.00 non-refundable deposit required to book, first come-first
served). Includes lodging. Trophy fees: 151-160 inches -
$3,000.00. Additional trophy fees will be charged for bucks which
exceed 160. Trophy hunts for deer 160 or over are generally reserved
for repeat hunters. MANAGEMENT HUNT - $3,250.00 per hunter, for slick
8-point or less ($1,750.00 per hunter non-refundable deposit required
to book, first come-first served). Non-hunting companions - $500.00.
Trophy fees, and $50.00 caping fees must be paid in advance or in cash
prior to departure from the ranch. Fees subject to change without
notice. Not less than .270 rifle, zeroed in at 100 yards! Taxidermy
service available.
Management Program:
17 years of intensive management with professional wildlife biologists
and nutritional specialists has produced an exceptional quality deer
herd. Includes armed security patrol, high electric fence, rotational
grazing, food plots, protein supplementation , low density, 1:1
buck/doe ratio, brush and water management, predator control, deer
herd health care -- resulting in large bodies and massive horns.
Featured in Texas Trophy Hunters Journal (6/94 and 7/98 & 3/99), and TTHA Show televised nationwide on FOX Sports Southwest and The Outdoor
Channel 1999/2000. Recipient of Land Management Awards from Texas
Parks & Wildlife for producing some of Texas' finest whitetail deer.
"I have never flown a more impressive aerial survey anywhere in my
life! Your deer herd is the best on a per acre basis of any in Texas!"
- Game biologist, Mickey W. Hellickson, Ph.D., Caesar Kleberg Wildlife
Research Institute, Texas A&M University, Kingsville (11/1/98). "These
are the best bucks I've seen on any ranch in Texas and they just keep
getting better each year!" - Johnny Burris, Mesquite Helicopters,
whose firm surveys over 3 million acres of ranch land each year.
(11/1/98).
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