Texas whitetail management hunts are one of the great bargains in the hunting world. I once participated on a management hunt on the Bar Zero ranch in Texas during the February management season. Our nine hunters took nine buck with archery gear, and a few of us bagged a javelina as well. I also hunted with Rassie Erasmus of South Africa on a management safari in which I took great animals at dramatically reduced prices. This post, by Bernie Barringer for OutdoorHub, explains this unique hunting experience. Now’s the chance to book for next fall or winter.
A management hunt in Texas is a great way to get away from harsh winter while experiencing a unique hunt for a bargain price. For all practical purposes, modern trophy management for whitetail deer began in Texas. Three decades ago, owners of large ranches implemented practices that they felt might improve the quality of the deer they were seeing. Today, these efforts have come to fruition, as Texas produces thousands of whitetail bucks with huge racks each year. But the efforts are ongoing, with a continual striving to take the deer to another level.
The management includes several factors, but some of the most important include selective harvest, predator control, and providing quality feed. The feed is not only a key to growing big bucks, but it’s also a key to having an opportunity to shoot one… [continued]
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