About Us

About Our Business

Gantz Ranch is a fully enclosed ranch with a lodge, elk,
deer, turkey, a bass pond, walking trails, and a variety of
habitat that includes grassland and riparian thickets of
hackberry, elm, willow, and cottonwood. Blue-gray
Gnatcatchers, Flickers, Red-headed Woodpeckers, and a
wonderful vulture roosting area behind the bass pond
provide excellent birding and photographic opportunities.
The rolling hills and two heavily wooded creek areas make
for beautiful scenery and a challenging hunt. There is an
abundance of wildlife to enjoy watching when you are not
hunting. We have a clean camp, and a nice lodge which
appeals to those hunters who wish to bring their spouses
along. Our lodge is handicap accessible. You may want to
bring your motorized vehicle if needed.

Grandfather George Gantz, at the age of four, came with his
family from Germany to America and settled on a farm in
Kansas. In 1901, at the age of 21, with the promise of free
land in Oklahoma,he came to the Antelope Hills area and
filed claim on the free land. He lived in a dugout for several
years. He told me stories of the Indians camping on the
creeks in the fall to hunt wildlife and gather persimmons,
berries, and nuts. Grandfather made excellent wine from
the wild grapes that grew along the creeks. My cousin and I
liked to sneak into the wine cellar to sip from the keg that
grandfather had brought over from Germany. He would
always give us guidance on how to live our lives. His
favorite advice was "You have to do without. You have to
save the land for yourchildren."

Ye Ole Fishin' Hole was built in the early 1970's by my father,
Robert Bachmann. It is spring fed, surrounded by a wooded
area, and stocked with large mouth bass. Fishing is catch
and release unless other arrangements are made. If you
catch a 9 lb or above fish, you can release or keep it for
mount. You can either take a picture and measurement to
be sent to Pro Bass for mount or freeze and take with you.
Mount fees are paid by you to the taxidermist.

Your Host: Calvin and Julia Bachmann

Calvin has farmed and ranched for 51 years in Roger Mills
County Oklahoma. He is the third generation of the Gantz
Ranch property. Calvin operates the Gantz Ranch along with
the help of his family. He will serve as a guide for hunting,
fishing, and telling tall tales of Roger Mills County.

Julia has owned and operated the Hitchin' Post since 1982.
The Hitchin' Post is a great stop to get custom made
sandwiches, hunting and fishing licenses, and all your
grocery and hunting and fishing needs. Julia and her staff
will be glad to answer all your question about hunting,
fishing, and tourism and make you feel right at home!

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