Stowers Ranch, in the Texas Hill Country, provides unsurpassed outdoor recreation throughout the year.  Hunting for whitetail and exotic bucks and wild turkey gobblers is the primary activity, but bird watching, game viewing, nature photography, and hiking are also available.  This 11,250 acre ranch is located at the headwaters of the north fork of the Guadalupe River, approximately 13 miles west of Hunt, Kerr County, Texas.  On the north side it is adjacent to the Kerr Wildlife Management Area.

The ranch was founded by G.A. Stowers in 1904 as a cattle ranch, game management area and hunting preserve.  It is now owned and operated by Mr. Stowers's grandchildren and great-grandchildren.  A deer-proof perimeter fence, in place for over 98 years, and enlightened pasture, cattle, and wildlife management practices have led to the development of a healthy whitetail deer population with exceptional antler development and a broad diversity of plant and animal life.

...freely roaming herds of exotic game

Nonindigenous game was first introduced to the ranch in 1910 when a small herd of elk was imported.  While elk are no longer on the ranch, several other exotic species were introduced in the 1960's.  The ranch now has freely roaming herds of axis deer, fallow deer, sika deer, aoudad, and blackbuck antelope.

...an aesthetically pleasing blend of open grassland and wooded areas

Stowers Ranch is interspersed with a number of draws with tall trees and running water.  These natural features, together with selected brush removal, careful management of livestock grazing, and thoughtful game conservation measures, have resulted in an aesthetically pleasing blend of open and wooded areas, a heavy concentration of wild turkeys roosting there during the hunting season, and a landscape that is reminiscent of the way the Texas Hill Country looked two centuries ago.