Identifying Mature Bucks with Oak Creek  I’ll admit it. I have no idea what constitutes a mature whitetail buck. This is because I generally deer hunt private property with guides whose job it is to know what constitutes such. Call me lucky. Or spoiled. Regardless… It was during my last whitetail hunt, however, that I decided to finally learn what constitutes a mature whitetail buck. Here’s what I learned from Oak Creek Whitetail Ranch owner and master of all things whitetail Donald Hill. One size does not fit all. This mature buck at Oak Creek shows one of the main identifiers of age, his ch ..read more

  Every once in a while you get to be a part of something really special. This was one of those times. Oak Creek, CTO, Shooting for Dreams and Lew’s came together to bring a young man the hunt of his dreams. Christian, a young hunter who is legally blind because of a very rare brain and spine cancer, came to Oak Creek to live out one of his dreams. To harvest a whitetail deer. It took months of planning and preparing to make this dream a reality. Join us and watch this amazing video. The post Dream becomes Reality for Young Hunter appeared first on Oak Creek Whitetail Ranch ..read more

By Ace the blood tracking dog. The humans think they run things around here, but, as we all know, this is my ranch. The season is officially over at Oak Creek. We harvested some of the most beautiful bucks this year that averaged 255 inches. Even though they were not to their fullest potential due to several consecutive wet years.  I think they are still going to be some of the largest and best looking deer killed in the country this year.  Some new humans joined the team as guides this year. They did well, and my coaching was instrumental in their deer catching abilities.   The bucks started ..read more

Buck of My Lifetime   Donald, I just wanted to take a few moments to say “Thank You” for all you do to promote wildlife conservation and for the benefits you provide to those who have a physical or mental handicap, as well as those youngsters and families that are less fortunate than us. Oak Creek is such a special, special place.  Your heart is as big as you are. I also want to tell you what a great hunt I had recently.  Too tell you the truth, when I started out i wasn’t looking for any particular buck, just for a nice one, like always.  When you sent me the text the night before my arriva ..read more