Whitetail Deer

Whitetail are native to this ground, and we have hunted them here for six generations. The herd is managed the way you manage something you intend to keep: for healthy numbers and for mature, well-developed bucks, not for one quick season. You hunt across 3,000 acres of family-run ranch land, plus more than 6,500 leased acres nearby, at the eastern edge of the Texas Hill Country outside Salado.

Season and weapons

Bow season opens in the fall and rifle follows, with the hunt running through January. Blinds and stands sit where the deer actually move, on food, water, and the travel lines between them, so a morning or evening sit puts you in real range of a mature buck. Hunting pressure stays low by design. We run small numbers of hunters and rest the property between them.

How the hunt runs

Hunts are one-on-one with a guide who knows the land and the herd. You hunt mornings and evenings and take the middle of the day for meals and rest at the lodge. Your guide puts you in position and calls the shot with you, but years of management do most of the work: the deer are where they should be because the ranch has been run that way for a long time.

What’s included

Lodging and meals are on-site. Four rooms, each with a queen bed and a bunk, two in the main lodge and two in the casitas about 25 yards away. You arrive, settle in, and hunt. After the harvest, basic trophy care is handled here and we can get your animal to a taxidermist. Processing is available on the ranch, or we will pack your cooler with ice for the drive home.