Whitetail Bonanza

Five Texas Whitetail Bonanza winners will each get to experience a high-quality white-tailed deer hunt on popular Texas ranches or the Chaparral and Matador Wildlife Management Areas.

Note: Big Time Texas Hunts entries will be available again starting May 15, 2020.

Audion Hubenak was one of the 2018 winners and bagged this buck , which scored 170 1/8 gross, at Meyer’s Spring Ranch.
Thomas Riley, one of our five 2018 Whitetail Bonanza winners, at the Matador WMA.
Thomas and Barbara Becker, winners of one of the five 2018 Bonanza Hunts at the BigWoods on the Trinity.
A 2016 Winner of the Whitetail Bonanza Hunt, Timothy Ramsey, at the Matador WMA
Cole Marsh, son and hunting guest of 2013 Whitetail Bonanza winner, James Marsh
Whitetail Bonanza winner, James Low, at Chaparral WMA
2010 Whitetail Bonanza winner, Daniel Small with his harvest
Richard and Scott Sims at Red River Breaks

The lucky winners will:

Enjoy complimentary food and lodging throughout their three-to five-day trip
Bring a hunting companion to share in these awesome trips
Have professional guides with expertise on the land and available game
Take the hunt during the fall and winter of 2019 - 2020

Red River Breaks - Northeast Texas

Red River Breaks believes in creating hunting memories that will last a lifetime! This 3,500 acre low-fence ranch has been managed for big bucks since the early 80's, with an average B&C score in the 130's and a record grossing at 195. Red River Breaks knows how to put you where the big bucks are. After your hunt, you can relax in the lodge, enjoy an amazing meal from a personal chef, or have a drink and enjoy the beautiful views from the wrap-around porch.

BigWoods on the Trinity

This 7,500 acre hunting oasis offers winners a fair chase hunt for high-quality white-tailed deer. Winners will also be provided transportation to and from stands and quartering for their harvest.

Out of the field, visitors can relax at the five star hunting lodge with a theater room, 500 yard rifle range, free Wi-Fi and gourmet food included. The surrounding property is filled with lush marshes, woods and lakes and even won the Leopold Conservation Award in 2015.

Learn more about BigWoods on the Trinity!

Chaparral Wildlife Management Area - South Texas

Chaparral WMA encompasses 15,200 acres of South Texas brush country, where the winner can pursue high-quality trophy deer. Each season, Chaparral produces about a dozen 145 B&C class bucks or better each year and during the 2015-16 season, the largest buck measured 172 3/8" gross.

This rugged South Texas landscape also hosts feral hogs, javelina, bobwhite quail, Texas tortoise and the iconic Texas horned lizard.

Thanks to your Big Time Texas Hunts entries, new ADA accessible ramps are now available at at Chaparral WMA. Learn more about where the money goes »

Matador Wildlife Management Area - Texas Panhandle

This expansive 28,000-acre wildlife management area, in the central Rolling Plains, offers an abundance of wildlife for hunters. Winners can harvest a whitetail deer during their winter hunt as well as spot bobwhite quail, roadrunners, coyotes, pronghorn and the iconic Texas horned lizards roaming the property.

More about Matador Wildlife Management Area »

Thanks to your Big Time Texas Hunts entries, new habitat conservation projects are underway that will help white-tailed deer, mule deer, wild turkey and northern bobwhite populations at Matador WMA. Learn more about where the money goes »

Moonrise over the plateaus of Matador WMA
Sunset at Matador WMA
Coyote scanning the prairie at Matador WMA
Hunter with his white-tailed deer, measuring 163 4/8 gross, from Matador WMA
Hunter with his white-tailed deer, measuring 163 5/8 gross, from Matador WMA

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