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A trophy class axis buck looks back at the camera |
Texas Hunting & Fishing Ranch
Shonto Ranch is a Texas
Hunting & Fishing Ranch set in the pristine
rolling hills of the Texas Hill Country with
unparalleled beauty just minutes from Kerrville,
Texas. What makes Shonto Ranch so unique is its
4 miles of streams that flow through the ranch
and its 10 beautiful lakes and waterfalls make
it one of the most game rich and best fishing
destinations in the Hill Country. This is what
sets Shonto Ranch apart.
If your looking for the
premier exclusive Texas Hunting Ranch for
entertaining hunting and fishing guest, or
corporate entertaining or that special family
Texas hunting trip. This is the Place! The
abundant wildlife is amazing and you will see
250 plus Exotic Deer and Whitetail Deer on most
days. Herds of Axis Deer and Blackbuck Antelope
roam free through the hills and grass pastures
and creates a feeling of being in Africa.
Our hunting guest can enjoy
down time between their hunts at the Lake side
Party Pavilion and Cantina enjoy the sound of
the running water fall in the cocktail pool and
the old hank Williams playing in the background
enjoying eating and stoking the fires in our two
outdoor rock fireplaces. The pavilion is the
perfect place to entertain your guest and is the
place to be and you won't want to leave.
Fishing is amazing as well and
the lake is the ranches own swimming hole in the
summer months. Beautifully landscaped grounds
with special architectural moon lights makes
Shonto Ranch Pavilion and Cantina special beyond
words.
Its no wonder that the our
guest return year after year to experience the
wonder of all Shonto Ranch has to offer.
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A blackbuck antelope taken in the fall of 2005
Texas Deer Hunting
Shonto Ranch has many species of deer
from all over the world, our hunting
guests can enjoy Gemsbok Oryx hunting,
Waterbuck hunting, Axis deer hunting,
Blackbuck Hunts, Sika deer hunts, Fallow
deer hunts, and Mouflon Sheep hunts,
Texas Dall Sheep Hunting, Corsican Sheep
hunting, Catalina Goat hunts, We also
have Sitatunga, Barasingha and Zebras
and Rheas.
The ranch practices good management
practices by hunting only mature trophy
Whitetail and Exotic Deer and feeding
the best nutritional feed. Offering the
best genetics and many food plots to
give our deer the best opportunity to
grow big racks. The deer on the ranch
are free ranging deer that are wild and
do not have ear tags or tattoos like
most pen raised ranches. Most days our
hunters will see in excess of 100
whitetails bucks and 100-200 exotic deer
in one day. You will think you are on
the African savannah after your first
morning driving.
Texas Whitetail Deer
Hunting Section.
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Texas Fishing
Shonto Ranches massive water ways are the
headwaters of the Guadalupe River and are so
expansive a fisherman can not fish the whole
ranch in one day. No other ranch in the Texas
Hill Country can boast this much fishable water
and still minutes to Kerrville Texas. and a
short 1 hour from San Antonio Texas.
We specialize in Largemouth Bass fishing year
round and Rainbow Trout fishing in the fall and
spring. WE ARE ONE OF THE ONLY Texas fishing
ranches in the state to stock Rainbow Trout up
to the 10 pound mark. You can actually fish
Rainbow Trout in Texas with your fly rod or any
conventional spinning rod.
Many Texas fishing related state records have
been produced from our prime fishing streams and
lakes. Our lakes and streams are generally very
clear and blue colored and allow our fishing
guest to sight cast and present or place that
perfect fly with in striking distance of that
monster Rainbow Trout or Largemouth Bass.
We allow our fishing guest to bring Canoes,
Kayaks and float tubes but they are not needed.
Most fishing is done from well groomed banks and
most have very good Fly fishing areas for your
back cast with out obstructions. Fishing can
also be done with spin cast rods and produces
good results.
Texas Fishing Section. Fishing
is complimentary to our hunting guests.
Camera Safaris
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A trophy largemouth bass taken on spinning equipment while fishing Fall Creek |
Non hunting and fishing guests can still enjoy the scenery
the ranch has to offer by taking a camera safari through Shonto Ranch, stopping
at various lakes and ridgelines for picture-taking opportunities. This is
perfect for the naturalist or casual nature lover. Read more about our
camera safari tours in our Camera Safari Section.
Come spend a great day with us at Shonto Ranch and find out
what the Texas hill country has to offer!
845 Lower Turtle Creek Road Kerrville, TX
78028
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