Brasada Creek Ranch · Dimmit County, Texas
Old bucks. Thick brush. One hunter per guide.
6,800 high-fenced acres of South Texas brush country near Carrizo Springs. Family-owned since 1994, and managed for mature whitetail every year since.
- 6,800Acres, high fence
- DimmitCounty, South Texas
- 1 : 1Hunter to guide
- 3 days4 nights, lodge included
- Oct–FebMLDP season
- 20+ yrsOne management plan
Hunts & rates
Priced by the inch, paid on the ground.
Every trophy hunt is the same hunt: three full days, four nights, your own guide, box blinds and the truck. What changes is the buck. We price him by gross Boone & Crockett score, measured together after he is down.
| Trophy whitetail, by gross score | |
|---|---|
| 150 to 159 inchesA good South Texas buck, usually 5½ or older | $6,500 |
| 160 to 169 inches | $8,500 |
| 170 to 179 inches | $11,500 |
| 180 to 189 inches | $15,000 |
| 190 inches and upWe take a handful a season. Ask about dates early. | $19,500 |
| Management and add-ons | |
| Management buckMature, 8 points or fewer, or under 150 inches | $3,750 |
| Doe add-onPer doe, on any hunt. Hogs are free. | $350 |
| Non-hunting companionRoom, meals and a seat in the blind | $250/day |
Sample pricing for this design concept.
Every hunt includes
- Your own guide for all three days
- Four nights in the ranch house, private room and bath
- Every meal, coffee before daylight, drinks at the house
- Box blinds over feeders and senderos, plus truck hunting
- Field dressing, caping and quartering
- Delivery to the processor in Carrizo Springs
- All the hogs you care to shoot
A 50% deposit holds your dates. The balance is settled on the tier you actually shoot, before you leave.
Inch-class price picker
What would he cost you?
Slide to the score you have in mind, or tap a class. The rack, the price and the total update as you go.
160 class trophy
What counts toward the score, for a buck this size:
Pay the tier you shoot, not the tier you hope for. If he tapes bigger or smaller than you booked, the balance moves with him.
The program
What high fence means here, said plainly.
The fence keeps our bucks from walking onto a neighbor's lease the year before they mature. It does not make them easy.
Ten square miles of blackbrush, guajillo and prickly pear is more country than any buck uses. Some of our oldest deer show up on camera at night and never in daylight. What the fence does is let twenty years of feed, patience and selective harvest stay on the place.
Feed every month
Protein feeders run year-round, not just before season. Antlers are built in summer, in a drought, when the brush has nothing to give.
Keep water close
Stock tanks and troughs spread across every pasture so deer do not have to travel or stress through a dry July.
Count with cameras
Each September we run camera surveys at every station and age every buck we can. That census sets the harvest plan.
Take the right bucks
Mature bucks with poor frames go out as management hunts. Young bucks with good frames walk until they are ready.
Hold the doe ratio
Doe harvest keeps the herd in balance with the habitat, which is the only thing that keeps body weights up.
Work with TPWD
We have been in the Managed Lands Deer Program for years. A state biologist reviews our numbers and harvest each season.
From the cameras
Who is out there this year.
Every station has a camera on it from July through the end of season. A few frames from the survey.
Season & availability
The 2026–27 season, week by week.
Hunts run three days, arriving the evening before. Tap an open or limited week and we will carry it to the booking form.
Sample availability. Season phases are shown in general terms; Texas Parks & Wildlife sets the official dates each year.
Lodge & meals
A porch, a fire and a real supper.
The ranch house has six guest rooms, each with its own bath, and a wraparound porch that faces west. We cook everything in the house kitchen. Nobody leaves hungry and nobody hunts on an empty stomach.
Before daylight
Coffee at 5. Eggs, sausage and tortillas. You are in the blind before the first bird calls.
Midday
Back to the house for lunch and a nap, or ride the senderos with your guide and look at sign.
After dark
Backstrap, fajitas or chicken-fried steak. Then a mesquite fire and tomorrow's plan.
Before you come
Licenses and what to bring.
- Texas hunting licenseEvery hunter needs one. Buy it online from Texas Parks & Wildlife before you drive down.
- Hunter educationIf you were born on or after September 2, 1971, bring proof of hunter education or a deferral.
- MLDP tagsWe are in the Managed Lands Deer Program, so we supply the tags for your deer. Your license tags stay on your license.
- Out of state?A nonresident license works the same way. Hunters from anywhere are welcome.
- Your rifleOne you know well, sighted in at 200 yards. We check zero on the range when you arrive. Archery hunters, bring broadheads you have practiced with.
- LayersA 38° morning can turn into an 82° afternoon. Quiet outer layer, warm hat, light gloves.
- Boots and pantsSnake boots in October. Brush pants year-round; everything out here sticks or stings.
- BinocularsGood glass matters more than anything else you pack. Your guide carries a spotting scope.
Questions
Asked every season.
How is the score measured?
You and your guide tape him together after recovery, before photos. We use gross Boone & Crockett: inside spread, both main beams, every tine an inch or longer, and four circumferences per side. Nothing is deducted for side-to-side differences. Abnormal points count.
What if he tapes bigger than the tier I booked?
Then you pay the tier he tapes. The same goes the other way. If you booked the 170s and shoot a 162, you pay the 160 class price. That is the whole idea.
What if I wound a buck?
We search as long as it takes, with a tracking dog when needed. If we find blood and cannot recover him, he counts as your buck at your guide's best estimate of score. That rule protects the herd and is the same for everyone.
Is a high-fence hunt a real hunt?
On 6,800 acres of thick brush, yes. There are no pens and no released deer. Plenty of hunters spend three days here and pass every buck they see. We would rather you go home without one than shoot the wrong deer.
Can I bring my son or daughter?
Yes. Youth hunters are welcome on any hunt with an adult in the blind. A non-hunting companion pays $250 a day for room and meals.
What is your cancellation policy?
Your deposit holds the dates. Cancel more than 60 days out and it moves to another hunt this season or next. Inside 60 days, we try to fill your spot and refund the deposit if we do.
Booking request
Tell us the buck and the week.
We answer every request ourselves, usually the same day. Once we agree on dates, a 50% deposit holds them.
Online booking, deposits and waivers by Mainbeam Booking
Directions
Fifteen miles past Carrizo Springs.
The gate is southwest of town on a paved county road. Exact directions and the gate code come with your confirmation.
From San Antonio
I-35 south to Dilley, then TX 85 west to Carrizo Springs. About two hours from the airport.
From Laredo
US 83 north to Carrizo Springs. About an hour and a half.
Flying private
The Dimmit County airport is in Carrizo Springs. We will pick you up.
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