8 Point Ranch has searched Texas to collect some of the finest genetics available and feel that our quality speaks for itself.  When you come to our ranch, located in central Texas, only 45 minutes east of Austin, you can expect to hunt trophy quality exotics.  Frequently the animals that are hunted make the record book.  You will find many record book animals available for hunting year round. 

If you want to experience Exotic Game Hunting at it's finest then Eight Point Ranch has the best Texas Exotic Hunts you will find.

South Texas (very similar to South Africa’s landscape and climate) is one of the very few places in the world that has sustainable breeding and hunting populations of trophy big game species from other continents introduced back in the 1970’s. In fact through recent efforts of SCI and the EWA, several of these species such as the Black Buck Antelope and Scimitar Oryx are being reintroduced from Texas ranches back into their native lands where they are currently extinct.

African and European game species are classified as Texas Exotics due to their non-native status and therefore have no closed season and do not require tags or drawing. Wilson Whitetail Ranch and Lodge offers hunters interested in adding to their trophy game rooms 11 species of Exotics to hunt on our private ranch.

You may book a hunt just for Exotics or they may be added to any other hunting trip. Exotic hunts are primarily hunted by “spot and stalk” methods.

Lodging features a 5300 sq ft lodge which includes six private bedrooms that accommodates 14 guests.  Handicap hunters welcome.

The Cochina Ranch is a large South Texas ranch located in LaSalle and Dimmit Counties. These two counties consistently produce some of the largest whitetail bucks in Texas and more Boone and Crockett heads than any other counties in the state of Texas. The ranch is bordered by over 20 miles of the Nueces River. A selective game management program has been in force which has produced a numerous amount of mature trophy bucks. Bucks up to 190 B & C and as wide as 27 inches have been harvested. It is not uncommon to see 18 to 20 bucks per day.