Additional Information

Overview:

The Vela Ranch is located between San Diego and Freer, 65 miles West of Corpus Christi, Texas. This area is known for its wildlife habitat and trophy whitetail deer.

Dr. Robert Vela, a practicing internal medicine physician in Corpus Christi, and a native of Duval County, purchased the ranch in 1990. Although initially acquired for recreational and limited cattle-breeding purposes, the Vela Ranch was rapidly transformed into a managed whitetail deer operation.

Over the last 12 years, we have enhanced our native deer herd by instituting an intensive management program. These measures have included high-fencing, supplemental/continuous feedings, food-plots, and introducing better genetics. Via the T.T.T. permits (transfer of deer) and the scientific breeder program, the genetic pool has improved drastically, producing beautiful, antlered bucks.

The scientific breeder program has become the heart and soul of the Vela Ranch. We release quality bred deer into the open range, adding diversity to the existing genetic pool.

The Vela Ranch encompasses nearly 1000 acres. The terrain is diverse, but mostly South Texas brush. The San Diego Creek traverses the property, providing fertile soil for a variety of forbs and shrubs with high nutritional value. Furthermore, six waterholes provide an excellent water source for the wildlife. Also, under the guidance of Victor Saenz II, long-time ranch and deer enthusiast, the native habitat is optimized by frequent discing of the senderos, food-plotting, and year-long supplemental protein feeding.

Limited management and trophy hunts are available this year. In addition, a limited number of one, two, and three year old bucks, does, fawns, and mature open and bred does are available for sale.

Methods Allowed:

Game available: Native Big Game: Whitetail Deer Upland Game Birds: Dove - Mourning, Dove - Whitewing