Hunting

We offer trophy and management whitetail deer, blackbuck and turkey hunts. As a Level 3 Managed Land Deer Permit property, Sierra Mesa Ranch has an extended hunting season set by the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department. It runs from the end of September through February. Hunters can harvest deer without using the tags from their hunting license (valid TX hunting license required).

When hunting, you will see some huge bucks that our guides will have you pass up, because they are too young to hunt. You’ll have to calm your heart rate and “buck fever” to wait for the Texas trophy you want on your wall.

There are acres of cultivated food plots with deer blinds on the property. Cedar and oak trees provide thick brush for cover. If hunters are looking for a different challenge, there are canyons and mesas to hunt in and on. If you are quiet and careful, you’ll see a small herd of Blackbuck Antelope, along with the occasional bobcat, coyote, fox and turkey.

A newly updated ranch house is located near the hunter’s cabin. At the ranch house, you’ll enjoy an after-hunt beverage, and be served hearty Texas-sized meals that satisfy your appetite after a day of successful hunting in the canyons and hills of Sierra Mesa Ranch. An outdoor fireplace under a night sky full of stars makes a great place for hunters to share their hunting stories.

The ranch has a modern, walk-in cold storage and food-quality processing facility. Meat processing, taxidermy and shipment of your game can be arranged.

Accommodations are wheelchair accessible, including a custom deer blind at the edge of a beautiful canyon valley food plot. Special accommodations can be made for hunters with disabilities.

Whitetail Breeding

Five breeder bucks currently live at Sierra Mesa Ranch: Dream Warrior, Fully Charged, Maxster, Billy the Kid, and The One & Only.

Since 1999, Mr. Elwyn Seay has managed the breeding program, which has focused on big typical Texas bucks. From his first 200 buck, Awesome, to the current herd of 2-year-old bucks, the breeding program specializes on the large spread, tall tines and typical antlers that whitetail hunters want to see in their crosshairs.

The ranch sells stocker bucks and bred does to over 50 Texas hunting ranches. Additionally, many ranches send their does to SMR in the fall for careful & successful artificial insemination (AI) work, which is Sierra Mesa Ranch’s hallmark reputation.

Beginning in the October timeframe, does are received at SMR in preparation for the AI work that typically occurs in November. Timing and careful handling ensure the best possible environment for successful AI outcomes. Dr. Dennis Gourley, Elite Genetics, Inc. performs most of the AI work. Bred does can be picked up following the AI work or delivered back to your hunting ranch in the following February/March timeframe.

In 2015, SMR began offering sexed semen AI through a relationship with the world’s leading provider of sexed semen sorting, Sexing Technologies in Navasota, TX.

Through the breeder bucks and artificial insemination, 108 fawns were born in the summer of 2015. They are all at least 4th generation 200 B&C. We expect about 120 fawns to be born in the summer of 2016. If you’re interested in purchasing stocker bucks, bred does or fawns, email Rob: [email protected].