What an exotic hunt costs in Texas, with real trophy fees for 33 species, daily rates and example trip budgets from Black Eagle Ranch.
Exotic hunts in Texas range from a few thousand dollars for a management animal to well into five figures for a trophy kudu, sable or Cape buffalo. Here is how pricing works, what is usually included and real examples from Black Eagle Ranch.
How exotic hunts are priced
- Daily rate: covers your guide and lodging for each day on the ranch. At Black Eagle, $350 per hunter per day and $150 per non-hunting guest.
- Trophy fee: charged per animal, and only for animals you take.
- Texas hunting license: bought separately from Texas Parks & Wildlife.
- Taxidermy and processing: usually billed separately by the taxidermist.
Example trips
- Weekend axis hunt, 1 hunter, 2 days: $700 in daily rates + $5,000 trophy fee = from $5,700.
- Aoudad and blackbuck, 1 hunter, 2 days: $700 + $3,500 + $5,000 = $9,200.
- Greater kudu, 1 hunter, 3 days: $1,050 + $25,000+ = from $26,050.
- Cape buffalo, 1 hunter, 3 days: $1,050 + $40,000 = $41,050.
Build your own estimate on our reservation page; it adds up your days, party and species as you go.
Trophy fees by species
Spiral-Horn
- Greater KuduTragelaphus strepsiceros
- $25,000+
- NyalaTragelaphus angasii
- $15,000
- ElandTaurotragus oryx
- $8,500+
Oryx & Desert
- Scimitar-Horned OryxOryx dammah
- $5,000
- GemsbokOryx gazella
- $8,500
- AddaxAddax nasomaculatus
- $7,500
- Dama GazelleNanger dama
- $10,000
Plains Game
- Sable AntelopeHippotragus niger
- $25,000+
- WaterbuckKobus ellipsiprymnus
- $8,500
- Blue WildebeestConnochaetes taurinus
- $7,500
- ImpalaAepyceros melampus
- $7,500
- SpringbokAntidorcas marsupialis
- $7,500
- BlesbokDamaliscus pygargus phillipsi
- $8,500
- BlackbuckAntilope cervicapra
- $5,000
- NilgaiBoselaphus tragocamelus
- $5,500
- Nile LechweKobus megaceros
- $12,000
Deer
- Axis DeerAxis axis
- $5,000+
- Red StagCervus elaphus
- From $7,500
- Père David's DeerElaphurus davidianus
- $7,500
- ElkCervus canadensis
- From $7,500
- Whitetail DeerOdocoileus virginianus
- $5,000
- Fallow DeerDama dama
- $5,000+
- Sika DeerCervus nippon
- $7,500
- Hog DeerAxis porcinus
- $5,500
- Sambar DeerRusa unicolor
- $10,000+
Sheep & Goats
- AoudadAmmotragus lervia
- $3,500
- Transcaspian UrialOvis vignei arkal
- $12,000
- MarkhorCapra falconeri
- On request
- Nubian IbexCapra nubiana
- $12,000+
Bison & Cattle
- American BisonBison bison
- Bull $6,500 · Cow $3,500
- YakBos grunniens
- $5,000
- WatusiAnkole-Watusi
- $5,000+
Dangerous Game
- Cape BuffaloSyncerus caffer
- $40,000
How Texas compares to Africa
Trophy fees for African species in Texas are often comparable to Africa, but the total trip is usually far less: no international airfare, no firearm permits, fewer days and no trophy export or import fees. Read An African safari vs. a Texas exotic hunt.
Fully guided hunts for 33 species on 3,700+ acres in Harper, Texas. In the Hill Country since 1986.
Frequently asked questions
How much does it cost to hunt axis deer in Texas?
At Black Eagle Ranch, axis trophy fees start at $5,000, plus $350 per hunter per day.
How much does a kudu hunt cost in Texas?
Greater kudu trophy fees at Black Eagle Ranch start at $25,000, plus the daily rate of $350 per hunter.
What is the cheapest exotic to hunt in Texas?
At Black Eagle Ranch, aoudad ($3,500) and bison cows ($3,500) carry the lowest trophy fees, followed by axis, blackbuck and fallow deer at $5,000.