History of Antler Ranch

Antler Ranch was established in 1989 in the northern foothills of Bosque County, Texas with excellence in deer breeding in mind. From the beginning, we purchased only the best bred stock, trying to concentrate on pedigreed animals of known Boone & Crockett lineage. Located one hour southwest of Fort Worth, the ranch is a state-of-the-art facility customized for handling whitetail deer.

Our record keeping is of the utmost importance in assuring that pedigrees remain current and 100% accurate.  For example, by tattooing our fawns at birth, we are able to match them with their parents and track them through adulthood.  Additionally, our foundation does and sires are DNA certified, a further means for ensuring accurate linage.  We also monitor buck and doe productivity and offspring to maximize the characteristics of a specific line.  

We were fortunate to have purchased our main breeder buck, King who has produced some very impressive offspring. The herd sires link is a complete page with pictures of the sires.  Unfortunately we had to put King to sleep in 2000 at the ripe old age of 12.  We will miss him, but his bloodline lives on.

We have high hopes for our breeder, Maximus, as well.  He is the son of Pico and a grandson of King on the maternal side. Maximus at 2 years of age had 34 points.  He will score 240.

Our third herd sire is Patrõn.  Patrõn was born and raised at Antler Ranch.  At 4 years of age he scores 236 with a typical 7X7 frame with 10 extra points.  Patrõn is 80% South Texas blood.

One of our main breeder bucks, Charro, may have found a new home; however, his legacy lives on through our foundation herd.  Charro's replacement is one of his sons, Maximilian.  Maximilian is coming on strong at 4 years of age at 22 points and score 204 gross.

Antler Ranch is excited another of our herd sires, Hotspur.  We purchased Hotspur from Russell Baker a prominent Louisianan breeder.  Hotspur at 6 years of age, even with server damage to his right antler, scored 196 with 20 points.

Our newest and most outstanding sire is Highlander.  Highlander scores 245 and has an inside spread of 29 5/8. Highlander has no northern blood in him.

Another important part of our program at Antler Ranch is the video series that was filmed at our facility.  It was taught by the nationally acclaimed deer expert, Dr. Harry Jacobson.  In the 10-hour video series, participants learn about artificial insemination, semen collection, genetics, and disease identification. Some of the other topics covered are fawn rearing, deer behavior, record keeping, branding and marking, darting and recovery, and nutrition.

For further information or to schedule a visit, contact us at (817) 335-1384. The Antler Ranch office is located at 1300 S. University Drive, Suite 410, Fort Worth, Texas 76107.

Thank you,
C. Donovan Williamson II

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