EYE-TO-EYE
UP-CLOSE AND PERSONAL
By attending this Photo Tour, you have the opportunity to photograph the incredible whitetail bucks of Las Raices Ranch at Lance Krueger's blind setups and not do anything except shoot photos, eat, sleep, relax, then repeat over three days.
What is the difference between Lance Krueger's Whitetail Dream Bucks Up-Close Photo Tour and his Masterclass? There are a few differences: 1. There will not be any structured teaching by Lance during the Photo Tour teaching you his techniques for getting mature whitetails and other spooky wildlife close to you, or how you can get close to wildlife, which he covers very thoroughly in his Masterclass. 2. There will be no one-on-one time in the blind with Lance in the field. 3. But the good thing is, the price of the Photo Tour is $800 less, at $2700, instead of $3500 for the Masterclass. You will get the same food, same lodging, same guides, same hospitality, and most importantly the same big buck photography possibilities over six sits, but with no teaching by Lance.
You will be driven to a blind by your guide for three morning sits and three evening sits you're on Las Raices Ranch. During this 3-day, 3-night Photo Tour over 4 days, you will be able to photograph mature, trophy sized whitetail bucks from locations that the guides of Las Raices Ranch have figured out in their summer and preseason scouting where the biggest bucks on the ranch are frequenting. Based on this intel, Lance Krueger has set up blinds in advance of his Masterclass and Photo Tour in each of those locations where the biggest bucks on the ranch are frequenting, that give maximum visual impact for you to photograph from. This Photo Tour is for a very limited number of people and is designed for those that don't want the teaching from the Masterclass, or that want to add the Photo Tour seamlessly onto the tail end of the Masterclass that takes place the three days prior to the Photo Tour, to get more time at close range with the big bucks of Las Raices.
Lance will host this in-the-field Photo Tour for only eight photographers at the legendary Las Raices Ranch, deep in the South Texas Brush Country. The waiting list to hunt this four-thousand-plus acres is measured in years. But by joining this Photo Tour, you and your camera gear will get to skip to the front of the line, and experience the thrill of seeing and photographing the bucks of Las Raices at 20 to 30 yards, and at eye-level with these mature beasts!
This slice of big buck heaven is located in the famed Golden Triangle, the hotbed of big buck production in the state of Texas. Las Raices is known for using cutting-edge management practices implemented for the benefit of the 100% native Texas whitetail deer herd on this property, which yields multiple Boone & Crockett sized bucks (with some over 200”) most every year.
You will be able to enjoy Lance's blind setups that utilize the experience and techniques he's developed over the last thirty-five plus years from “up close and personal” experiences he's had with undisturbed, mature whitetail bucks. The eight Photo Tour participants will have maximized opportunities to photograph the biggest bucks on this property, photographing them with the best light and backgrounds available at each spot, each morning and evening over three full days. Furthermore, you may also have the chance to photograph other wildlife where Lance's setups will work as well. These may include wild turkeys, coyotes, bobcats, bobwhite quail, javelinas, and the many exotic bird species and other wildlife that call South Texas home.
For three nights, participants will stay at the Las Raices Lodge, and enjoy family-style meals prepared by the ranch's deer camp cook. From the lodge, all attendees will be just minutes away from matching wits with the biggest trophy bucks on the property. Lance is available during all meals, midday between sits, and after dinner to answer any questions the Photo Tour participants might have, or talk shop, or he can do an image critique of your images and offer suggestions of how to improve your images during your next sit. Or, if you just want to take a nap midday, or watch tv, or enjoy the evening camp fire after supper, you can relax all you want. It's up to you. This Photo Tour can be as much of a learning experience as you want, or as laid back as you desire. But either way, it's much less intense than the educational elements of the Masterclass, where you might feel like you're drinking from a fire hose.
You will be able to take the photos you create during this Photo Tour and make prints for your home, office or ManCave/SheShed, or you can sell the photos as prints, or sell them to publications if you want. But the main goal of this Photo Tour is that you will come away with images of mature whitetail bucks that dreams are made of, and that you'll be proud to show off to your friends, family, social media, or even editors of magazines.
How would you like to photograph:
Click on above photo for larger version of some Las Raices Bucks
MEET LANCE
Lance Krueger is one of the top published whitetail deer photographers in North America. He is a full-time professional photographer and outdoor writer who travels extensively photographing wildlife, hunting and fishing scenes throughout the U.S. and Canada. Lance's photographic coverage of the whitetail deer for 35+ years includes more states and provinces than any other professional photographer, and has photographically captured whitetail deer doing literally EVERYTHING whitetail deer do! Lance bought his first camera and telephoto lens when he was 16 years old in 1985, and started photographing the wildlife of South Texas near his hometown, where everything either "bites, pokes or stings ya." However, most of what Lance photographs now are trophy whitetail deer, wild turkeys, other game species, hunters and fishermen, while traveling across the United States and Canada throughout the year. Lance has hundreds of thousands of slides on file, and over 2 million digital images of wildlife, hunters and fishermen in action. Of all the species in North America Lance has photographed, his passion is photographing the biggest whitetail bucks he can find. Along with his trophy whitetail buck images, he has photos of many other species of wildlife which have been published in the pages of the most prestigious hunting and fishing publications around the world, as well. As a student of hunting, fishing, and wildlife behavior, showing these subjects in an accurate light is a hallmark of Lance's work. Specifically, Lance attributes his success photographing whitetail deer to his lifelong study of the animal at close quarters. Much time is spent in blinds observing trophy whitetail bucks unmolested and going about their normal behavior on their level, at the close-range photography demands - something most hunters seldom get to experience. Lance has spent so much time with trophy bucks close up, that he usually knows what whitetail deer are going to do before they do it. Therefore, he is able to capture such awesome behavior and action in these incredible animals. Lance shares these seldom seen behaviors with hunters and wildlife viewers, bringing his subjects to life through his published photos, social media, and now through this Masterclass and Photo Tour. His dedication, love and passion for whitetail deer, photography, and conservation have earned him high regard in his field. Now considered one of the top whitetail deer photographers in the world, Lance has had thousands of his photos appear on the covers and inside most of the national hunting and fishing magazines; as well as articles he writes for books and magazines. He is a Contributing Photographer for both Field & Stream and Outdoor Life magazines, and his photos have also been regularly published in most of the outdoor magazines in the United States including Sports Afield, Petersen’s Bowhunting, MossyOak Gamekeepers, Buckmasters, Deer & Deer Hunting, Bowhunter, Whitetail Journal, Bowhunting World, amongst many others. Lance’s photos have also appeared nationally and internationally in his clients social media, books, calendars, brochures, advertisements, websites, apparel, catalogs, products, packaging, artist renderings, and even billboards for some of the top hunting and wildlife companies around the world. His photos have won numerous first place prizes in several national photography contests. However, these days Lance has been asked to attend as a judge across the US rather than as a competitor. In addition, Lance has been the featured speaker at venues around the United States about his photography career and techniques, and to share his knowledge of the whitetail deer and their behavior. Through his innovative photography style and published work, Lance has created a high demand for his photography by supplying incredible images to his clients locally, nationally, and internationally.
ABOUT LAS RAICES RANCH
Since the early 1990's, the Barrett family has owned Las Raices Ranch, and has used it as their getaway ever since. Once hunted by only the family and their friends, they now open their incredible native deer herd to select hunters from around the world. The ranch is named after Las Raices Creek, translated as "The Roots" in Spanish, which runs through the 4,000+ acre ranch, and gives it the rich red sandy-loam soils in its mostly bottomland habitat. With 30 years of record keeping and management of their 100% native whitetail deer herd, Las Raices Ranch enjoys one of the best, purely native populations of whitetail deer in the state of Texas, right in the middle of the most coveted deer habitat in South Texas, the "Golden Triangle". The bucks of Las Raices have won many big buck contests, and at one time, the #1 and #2 highest scoring whitetail bucks in the state of Texas came from Las Raices Ranch. Over the last 30 years the Barrett’s have owned the ranch, the incredible habitat on this property has produced well over 100 bucks with antlers that measured over 170”. Of those, at least 45 had over 180” of antler, 30 had over 190” of antler, and 15 bucks in the last fifteen years have had over 200” of antler. As further testament to the patience employed by the Barrett’s, they allow the bucks on their property to realize their full antler potential by letting them live a long life and fully mature to at least 7 ½ years old before being hunted, though many stealthy bucks live far longer than that on this property. This creates a unique opportunity to photographers to photograph the fully mature and post-mature whitetails that inhabit this piece of South Texas brush country. The thick-necked brutes that call the Las Raices creek habitat home average weights of over 220 pounds, which is 70 pounds heavier than most South Texas whitetail bucks. One Las Raices buck tipped the scales at 276 pounds which would make just about any Midwestern deer hunter proud! Because the ranch is able to provide close encounters with large, mature whitetail bucks at reasonably high success rates, it has been able to grow large online followings by generating unique photographic content of exceptional animals. As can be seen from their social media pages, Las Raices is one of the best places in Texas to hunt and photograph BIG, native whitetail deer.
PHYSICAL LEVEL OF THIS PHOTO TOUR
Easy
ITINERARY
DAY ONE: Saturday, November 8, 2025 Participants arrive at 12 noon to put their bags in their rooms before lunch 1PM: Lunch at the ranch lodge 2PM: Get situated in your room and get your camera gear ready for your first afternoon of deer photography 3PM: Go sit out and photograph Las Raices whitetail bucks and wildlife until dark 7PM: Family-style Supper After Dinner Q&A, and image critique time with Lance, or sit out by the camp fire and relax or watch TV. DAY TWO: Sunday, November 9, 2025 6AM: Grab-n-Go, Light Continental Breakfast and Coffee 6:30AM: Go sit out and photograph Las Raices whitetail bucks and wildlife 10AM Big, Family-style Breakfast Midday Q&A, and image critique time with Lance, or take a midday nap/siesta or do whatever you want to relax. 1PM: Light Lunch Midday Q&A, and image critique time with Lance, or do whatever you want to relax, continues 3PM: Go sit out and photograph the Las Raices whitetail bucks and wildlife until dark 7PM: Family-style Supper After Dinner Q&A, and image critique time with Lance, or sit out by the campfire or watch tv or do whatever you want to relax DAY THREE: Monday, November 10, 2025 6AM: Grab-n-Go, Light Continental Breakfast and Coffee 6:30AM: Go sit out and photograph Las Raices whitetail bucks and wildlife 10AM Big, Family-style Breakfast Midday Q&A, and image critique time with Lance, or do whatever you want to to relax. 1PM: Light Lunch Midday Q&A, and image critique time with Lance, or take a nap or watch tv or do whatever you want to relax, continues 3PM: Go sit out and photograph Las Raices whitetail bucks and wildlife until dark 7PM: Family-style Supper After Dinner Q&A and image critique time with Lance, or do whatever you want to relax DAY FOUR: Tuesday, November 11, 2025 6AM: Grab-n-Go, Light Continental Breakfast and Coffee 6:30AM: Go sit out and photograph Las Raices whitetail bucks and wildlife 10AM: Big, Family-style Breakfast Post-breakfast wrap-up and final Q&A time with Lance Departure
Photos below were taken by previous WHITETAIL DREAM BUCKS UP-CLOSE MASTERCLASS students:
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PHOTO TOUR FEE INCLUDES
Lodging at the Las Raices Ranch Lodge for 3 nights
All meals from lunch on Saturday, through breakfast after your morning photo shoot on Tuesday
Non-alcoholic drinks and drinking water during workshop
Exclusive ranch access, for only our group, over 4 days, for 3 full days of trying to photograph the trophy whitetail bucks of Las Raices Ranch
A Las Raices Ranch guide will drop you off and pick you up before and after each sit
Group Q&A and image critique time with Lance Krueger
Multiple locations on the ranch for you to photograph from
PHOTO TOUR FEE DOES NOT INCLUDE
Transportation to/from the Las Raices Ranch near Encinal, Texas
Alcoholic Beverages
(but bring your own for after the evening sits)
Items of personal nature
Gratuities for guides, cook and lodge staff
COST OF PHOTO TOUR
$2,700 per Participant
(Double Occupancy)
All-inclusive Photo Tour, open to only 8 participants
(minimum of 4 paid attendees for Photo Tour to be held)
Three full days of trophy whitetail buck photography
(three morning photo sessions, and three afternoon photo sessions)
Want to Learn From Lance?
How would you like to learn from Lance Krueger's 35 years of experience photographing mature,
heavily hunted whitetail bucks up-close, and eye-to-eye at ground level?
He will teach you how he gets whitetail bucks within 20-30 yards from him undetected, and how he gets frame filling,
publishable photos, in his Whitetail Dream Bucks Up-Close Masterclass.
You will be equipped with the tools and knowledge of how to defeat the whitetail buck's keen eyes, ears and nose
so you too can get trophy bucks up close to you and your camera
to get photos like you've never gotten before.
To find out more, click here.
Better yet, if you book BOTH the Masterclass and the Photo Tour together, you can get a $250 discount
by using the coupon code "250$OFF" at checkout!
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