Tautenhahn Vallie Ranch Deer Hunting
Tautenhahn Vallie Ranch is proud to offer several exotic and white tail deer hunting experiences. All deer are sustainably raised, with a goal of providing the highest quality experience possible. Learn more about the different types of deer you may encounter during your stay at the ranch.
Red Lechwe
Originating from the African Plaines, Lechwe are golden brown with white bellies. They typically stand 35 to 39 inches at the shoulder and weigh anywhere from 150 to 260 pounds. Males tend to be darker in color, but general hue varies depending on subspecies. Their famous long, spiral-structured horns are vaguely lyre-shaped, and are found only in males.
Red Deer
Red deer are the fourth-largest deer species, behind moose, elk, and sambar. deer. Only the stags have antlers, which start growing in the spring and are shed each year, usually at the end of winter. During the autumn, all red deer subspecies grow thick coats of hair and their famous neck manes, which help insulate them during the winter. A stunning species, you can’t miss seeing them at the ranch!
Scimitar Oryx
Scimitar-horned oryx are mostly white with reddish brown necks and marks on the face and a long, dark, tufted tail. Weighing anywhere from 220 to 460 pounds, these antelope stand up to 4.6 feet tall at the shoulder, and their head and body length is between 4.9 to 7.5 feet (not counting their plus a long tail)! Both male and female scimitar-horned oryx have their famous curved horns, which can grow to be several feet long! These are a favorite among ranch visitors.
Blackbuck
Generally resembling gazelles, blackbucks are slender, with a head-to-body length of about 47 in. Males are larger than females, but both have distinct white fur around the eyes, on the belly, and on the inside of the legs. Old bucks are blackish brown on the back, the sides, and the front of the neck. Only males have those impressive, diverging, cylindrical, spiral, and ringed horns.
Whitetail Deer
The deer’s coat is a reddish-brown in the spring and summer and turns to a grey-brown throughout the fall and winter. The deer can be recognized by the characteristic white underside to its tail. It will raise its tail when it is alarmed to flag the other deer. North American male deer usually weigh around 100 lbs. The female in North America usually weighs from 88 to 198 lbs.
Chital
Also called Axis Deer, the chital’s coat is pinkish fawn, marked with white spots and a white belly. Its antlers, which it sheds annually, are usually three-pronged and curve in a lyre shape and may extend to 2.5 ft! Don’t miss your chance to see these beauties roaming the ranch!