Click here for more information or to book a hunt Blacktail Deer Opportunities at William's Shamrock Ranch Blacktail deer are abundant throughout the complex, rugged mountainous terrain of the ranch. It is not uncommon to see twenty to thirty bucks feeding along any of a multitude of mountainous trails at dusk. The grassy hillsides bounded by oaks and conifers and dotted with lush springs offer excellent feed and cover for these beautiful animals. It is anticipated that the population of trophy bucks will increase each year. For the less ambitious hunter a yearly harvest of management bucks is an option.
Trophy hunts are typically three to five days and management hunts one to three days.
Trophy hunts are best booked early in the year as a limited number of tags are available. The miles of grassy trails that skirt the ridge tops teem with dense coveys of Mountain and California quail and increasing numbers of ruffed grouse have been noted in recent years with the decline of predators. The ranch enjoys one of the largest populations of Russian wild boar in Mendocino county. Flocks containing as many as two dozen wild turkeys are commonly seen feeding along the slopes on the western side of the ranch. Several deep water ponds are stocked with large mouth bass and fish as large as ten pounds are frequently landed.