Lincoln Ranch is a 2340 acre ranch located 25 miles NE of Laredo, Texas. Established in 1987 for bowhunting only, it caters to groups of up to 11 Hunters. Accommodations include a large lodge-style building with a central living room and four bedrooms (4 beds in each room), each air conditioned with its own bathroom. Adjacent to the lodge is a kitchen and dining facility where you prepare your own meals. A lighted target range

 and walk-in cooler are also located on the grounds.

 We assign you a pasture and you hunt that area any way you prefer. We have no preset

stands or feeders. Pop-up blinds work very well as long as they are brushed in well.   We rent them. You may also

set up multiple areas and set a game cameras up as long as there is room in the pasture.

 WIFI is available at lodge.

What' Included:

• Use of tripod stands
• Use of lodge
• Use of practice range with targets
• Use of walk-in cooler and skinning facility
• We have a computer set up in the lodge to view memory cards
• we have ice

What to Bring:

• Food
• Sleeping bag or bed linens (single-sized sheet for cots), pillows and towels, soap
• Box fan for drowning out snorers, ear plugs
• Transportation to and from pasture. 4WD, sealer and tire plugs advised.
• Bring corn or buy at ranch.
• Side x side gas (no station within 32 miles) If coming from IH35, fill up in Encinal. If coming from Hwy 59, fill up in Freer.
• I do charge for the following: Ice, corn, pop-up rental and washer/dryer

Suggestions on other things to bring:

• Machete, gloves, drag rope, clothing to hack your way through thorns to find your animal
• tweezers
• good flashlight and a backup for blood tracking
• GPS so you won't get lost tracking
• Rubber boots in case of mud & snake boots
• Garbage bags to put your meat in
• Chair for sitting and stalking
• Thermocell, mesh face net
• shovel for burying toilet paper

Whitetail requirements:

• Two bucks per visit. Either one trophy 130", 4-1/2 or older and one management buck or 2 management. If you shoot 2 trophies, there is a kill fee for the 2nd*. If you wound the first buck and it's not recovered, that's considered a trophy buck.

• Does: only harvested in October and November.
   
  *A second trophy buck: 4-1/2 and older, 130" and up will be $1000. 
   
  Penalty Bucks not making 130" P&Y are: Bucks 9 pts or more, 4-1/2 years or younger: $1000. 3-1/2 years and younger, 8s: $500.
    Aging: We only use the "Tooth Replacement and Wear Method" in South Texas

• Little does. Any does brought in under 75# is a $150 penalty. Please try and shoot the oldest and largest.

• Hogs: You're allowed one hog. No hogs that are still being nursed or piglets that are nursing.

• Javelina: You're allowed one javelina (trophy fee $185) but must gut and skin and take home per TX P&W regulations.

- Four-wheelers and side by sides are acceptable as long as they are kept on the roads. Noisy modified vehicles are prohibited.

- Release of Liability on file needs to be signed upon arrival.
- Crossbows allowed only for upper-limb physically disabled individuals. A doctors note is required. This is a ranch rule.
- no drones.

2024-2025 Deer herd management requirements 

• 'Trophies' must score 130" and must be 4-1/2 or older. If not $1000 penalty
• 5-1/2 or older is a cull unless he scores 130 and then he is considered a 'trophy'
• All slick 8s need to be 4-1/2 or older. If not $500 penalty
• 'No brow tines' or one brow tine need to be 3-1/2 or older (must not be broken off)
• Freak horned deer need to be 3-1/2 or older
• 5,6 or 7 point need to be 3-1/2
• no spikes killed unless its 3-1/2 or older. 'cowhorn' spikes are management bucks
• in other words nothing killed 2-1/2 or younger

Assignment of pastures:

In most cases the pastures are assigned before check-in due to the complexity of people coming and going. If there are pastures open they may have an opportunity to choose. All of the areas have excellent hunting and when we are booked each hunter has an abundance of acreage to themselves. We place hunters in a pasture according to group size and the placement is controlled by the hunting manager. We have several pastures and they range in size from 250-800 acres. Once you are assigned a location you cannot jump to a different location without permission from the hunting manager.

Rooms: 

Hunters are responsible for their own sheets, pillows, towels, cookware, and food. There are bathrooms in the rooms, "do not go" outside. No smoking in lodge rooms or kitchen. In case of rain, no muddy boots in lodge or rooms. Please be considerate and keep kitchen clean and keep food and coolers out of rooms due to spills and ants. Also, please do not take out my folding metal chairs in the pasture.

Kitchen:

A kitchen complete with four refrigerators, two stoves and microwave are there for you to use, as well as BBQ pits. Please put your food in the refer according to your room number. We ask that on your last day, clear your room and kitchen out by 10:00AM and depart by 11:00 am so that I may clean it for the next group.

In the Field:

Hunters are responsible for their own transportation to and from the pasture. 4WD is advisable along with tire sealer and plugs. Care must be taken pulling out on the county road from the pasture due to road traffic from solar farm construction.

RULES

1.  Check-in: 10AM -12PM at Lodge where each hunter will sign a waiver, pay remaining balance on hunt(s), be assigned their hunting pasture and review ranch rules and requirements. The later you arrive the less time you will have to set up.

2.  Firearms. They are not to be in the lodge or seen on the HQ grounds. Leave them in your vehicle or side by side.

3.  Do not leave HQ to pasture after you  come in from your evening hunt unless you check with me first

4.  Please be considerate of other groups by cleaning up after yourselves in the kitchen/lodge. This includes washing your dirty dishes, drying and returning them to the location found.

5.  Keep food, coffee pots, ice chest and anything else that might leak OUT of the rooms to prevent messes.

6.  Butt cans are furnished and meant to be used. Do NOT throw butts on the ground (even in the pasture.)

7.  Hunters are responsible for their OWN sheets, pillows, towels

8.  On the LAST day of your stay, you need to clear your room, refrigerator and food left no later than 10AM to ensure I have time to clean up prior to new hunters arriving.

9.  Departure time on last day is 11AM to accommodate parking, rooms, pastures, etc. for the new hunters arriving.

10. On arrival day, please have set up completed no later than 3:30PM to prevent driving around pasture afterwards.

11. Hours of Hunting: AM Hunt- Hunters must leave the camp well before daylight to head their assigned pasture and shall not return any earlier then 9:30AM. PM Hunt- Hunters must leave no later than 4PM and not return until after dark.

12. Do not place trail cameras on pasture boundaries or in any other pastures not assigned to.

13. Please respect ALL artifacts; (i.e. Arrowheads & Petrified Wood) and leave them on ranch.

14.   All hunters must report back within a reasonable amount of time after hunting hours. If you need to check cameras, do so but either notify me or do it promptly and get back to camp.

15.  All shots and wounded animals need to be reported.  If you wound an animal and need to track it, please report it to me first and then we can assist you with recovery. And remember to flag/mark the shot location prior to returning for help to ensure accurate location for retrieval.

16. No Hunters are allowed to be in pastures during the night without my permission first.

17.  Please remove all trash/scents/flagging/reflective tags/ etc. from pasture before departure.

18. It’s a good idea to bring tire repair kits/extra fuel as well.

19.  If you bring onto ranch building material for blinds, please remove when departing. I do not like removing plywood and hog panels from pasture.

20.  Only use the wash station at the skinning area for animals. If you need to rinse headlights or windshields for visibility, that is OKAY but do not detail your vehicles

21. No money will be refunded to the hunter if they decide to leave early for ANY reason.

22. Javelinas allowed during deer season. Check with Karl

23.  If you shoot a penalty buck/deer, the fees MUST be paid prior to leaving the ranch.

24. If you wound a buck, that is your buck. Does may only be harvested in October and November only.

25. Longhorn Pasture.  Do not set up less than 100 yds from division line which are just t-posts.  Look at map

26.  If you are unsure on score or culls, take pictures and bring them to me and we'll discuss

27. A few areas off limits for hunters include: Bees in the Front Pasture at refrigerator hill and gut pile (dump area). The dump area in Horse Trap pasture. And the House Pasture on this side of the “No Hunting” sign.

28.  Please do not remove any chairs from the camp area for blinds. I have stools for those who need them.

29. We have tent blinds for rent; please ask me about them. They must be returned to me in the same condition you left with it.

30.  We have tripods for use for free. Please let me know if you need one or two before just hauling to the pastures.

31. Be careful pulling out onto roadways. LOCK your vehicles while hunting in pastures. Report any illegal aliens to me immediately via text or calling me.

32.  Bury all toilet paper in pasture.

33.  I have several hunters arriving/departing on any given day, so please do not swap rooms without my approval first. Stay in the room assigned.

34. The block target is for broad heads ONLY and the other targets are field tips ONLY.

35.  Computer provided in lodge for viewing game camera cards.

36.  If you need a fire built in the BBQ pit, just let me know ahead of time and I will have it ready when you return from your evening hunt.

37.  We have ice for sale ($5-20lb.) and washer/dryer 

Your group leader will be emailed these rules to you after I receive your deposit.