Val Verde

I have 2 spots open on our 2500 acre trophy managed whitetail deer lease near Comstock Texas. The lease has been on the MLD program for 8 years, so we can start rifle hunting in October and hunt through the end of February. We are looking for members who want to hunt, age and shoot mature aged (5.5 years and older) trophy whitetail bucks and are willing to do the year round work, feed and hunting to grow these trophies. WE ARE NOT A MEAT LEASE.

Memberships are family memberships, you can bring up to 3 guests in the off season and 1 guest during deer season. You must feed protein and corn in your area year round. We need hunters willing to find and shoot the right deer that aligns with our trophy management program. This will take going to the lease once every 3 to 4 weeks during season until our tags are filled with the right deer per our management program. In our management program we allow doe, cull bucks, management bucks and trophies to be shot. So there are a number of opportunities for shooting the right animal. I do NOT have the hunting rights to shoot mule deer, dove or quail (very small amount on lease).

We do have travel trailer hooks ups with electricity and water access in camp. There is a shooting range out to 400 yards by camp. You will need your own Protein feeder (at least 1000 lb compacity), corn feeder and stand. We have good roads throughout the lease, but a lot of them you will need a UTV, 4 wheeler, jeep... A full sized truck will have some difficulties getting up some of the roads on the large hills and in very rocky areas

This is a great find. It's close to town and has a ton of hunting/fishing. We manage the heard and keep an eye on numbers. Our local bucks get a solid 8 pts, with the occasion wandering buck that's a 10 or bigger. Every year each hunter can fill his 5 tags with ease. In the past each hunter has taken 2-3 deer, so we have a good population. In addition to whitetail there is a fairly good size rafter of turkeys, a good size squadron of Javelina population (20-30), lots of dove, a few racoons (fat on corn), bobcats down by the river, and several grey foxes.

There are currently 3 blinds on corn year-round with nobody hunting the back 200 acres around the bass lake. 1 belongs the other hunter, and I maintain the other 2. As I won’t be hunting much if at all this year, you are welcome to use one of those spots if you prefer. You can have your own area, pretty much anywhere you like. The area is large enough that everybody can spread out with ease (which is why I limit the leases to 3).

There are no restrictions, I do ask that you respect the other hunters and their property. I've never had a problem with theft or vandalism. I maintain security cameras around the base camp for obvious reasons. I can turn them off remotely if you are onsite and want additional privacy.

I have no problem with the occasion hunting guest. The county allows for 5 deer tags, any deer shot by a guest comes from your five. Nobody is checking, it’s an honor-based system.

Families are always welcome, as guests or hunters (same rules as above for white tail). I and the other hunter bring our wives with every trip. You’re welcome to bring the whole family including  the dog(s).

Border patrol comes through every so often doing their rounds. I have an understanding with the local station that restricts them to the roads, and they do not use the ATV trails. During hunting season, they work hard not to come through at peak times (morning and evening).

The lease runs form April 1 to April 1.  I’m a little late this year getting this out for various reasons, but if you hurry you can sign up for the turkey season which runs through April.

I’ve been on many leases over the years this is by far the best one. I’d love to bring on another hunter or family that will keep to maintain this special place, special.