With an estimated population well over 3 million animals white-tailed deer are the most popular big game animal in Texas. Approximately 475,000 white-tailed deer are harvested by Texas hunters each year. More >>

Proudly the most successful exotic in south Texas, nilgai antelope range along the Gulf Coast of Texas from Baffin Bay to Brownsville and inland to Highway 281. Nilgai antelope were initially brought to the United States as zoo animals during the early 1920s but are native to India. They were subsequently released on the Norias Division of King Ranch during 1930s and have dispersed to occupy their present range in south Texas. More>>

Feral hogs are free-ranging hogs of the Old World family Suidae. They have established significant populations in various places along the Rio Grande and Coastal Plains. More >>

Early Spanish explorers called these small, piglike mammals "javelina." Derived from the Spanish word for javelin it is obvious that they were referring to the sharp, nearly straight canines that characterize this species. More >>

Wild turkey are the largest game bird in North America. The Rio Grande subspecies ranges from the central portion of Texas to the southern gulf coastal prairies becoming less frequent in far west Texas and completely absent in deep east Texas. More >>

Learn more about the quail species available to hunt on El Sauz:

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