Greystone Castle

What Greystone Castle does

Greystone Castle Sporting Club is a luxury hunting ranch and sporting club located in Mingus, Texas, approximately one hour west of the Dallas/Fort Worth metroplex. The property spans 6,000 contiguous acres and includes five lodges, more than 100 acres of lakes, and managed habitat for over 30 exotic species (including scimitar-horned oryx, blackbuck antelope, axis deer, and aoudad) alongside native North American game such as whitetail deer, turkey, and waterfowl. The company has carried Orvis endorsement for over 20 years and has received the Orvis Wingshooting Lodge of the Year award in 2011, 2015, and 2022, with its guide Hunter Lively awarded the 2024 Orvis Wingshooting Guide of the Year.

Core offerings include guided wingshooting hunts (pheasant, quail, dove, duck), trophy native and exotic hunts, sporting clays on a course partly designed by William "Bill" Walton, bass fishing, corporate retreats and meetings, and destination weddings. The business model is multi-stream: per-hunter package pricing ranging from $2,250 (single-day upland bird hunts) to $21,376+ (premium trophy whitetail packages), lodging at $230–$650 per night, corporate meeting packages at $350–$700, and exotic trophy fees ranging from $3,500 to $28,000 on top of base rates. Customer segments include affluent individual hunters, corporate groups, destination wedding clients, and non-hunting companions, with operations supported by a staff of 11–50 employees including specialized guides, an executive chef, and operations, sales, and general management professionals.

Name

Greystone Castle

Legal name

Greystone Castle Sporting Club

Website

https://greystonecastle.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1980

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Greystone Castle Sporting Club is a 6,000-acre luxury hunting ranch and sporting club in Mingus, Texas, offering guided wingshooting, trophy native and exotic hunts, sporting clays, corporate events, and weddings to affluent individuals and corporate clients.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Luxury Hunting Resort and Sporting Club

NAICS

Hunting and Trapping (114210), Amusement Parks and Arcades (7131)

SIC

Services-Membership Sports & Recreation Clubs (7997), Hotels, Rooming Houses, Camps & Other Lodging Places (7000)

akta.pro primary industry

Hunting & Fishing Lodges (Sporting Lodges) (THAGAIAJ)

akta.pro secondary industry

Golf & Leisure Full-Service Hotels (THAGAAAH)

Keywords

• Luxury hunting ranch
• Wingshooting lodge
• Guided hunting packages
• Corporate event venue
• Sporting clays course

Headquarters

HQ city

Mingus

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Supply Chain, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure, Others

Revenue model

1. Hunting Packages: All-inclusive hunting packages including guided hunts, lodging, meals, and activities. Pricing varies by hunt type (upland bird, exotic, whitetail, turkey, duck) with additional trophy fees for harvested animals.
2. Lodging and Dining: Luxury castle accommodations with gourmet meals. Separate pricing for lodging ($275-$650/night), meals ($28-$120/person), and event catering.
3. Sporting Clays and Activities: Sporting clays courses, fishing trips, ranch tours, and shooting range access available as add-on activities or standalone experiences.
4. Corporate Events and Weddings: Full-service venue rental for corporate retreats, meetings, team-building events, and weddings with custom packages including facilities, catering, and activities.
5. Daily Rate (Exotic Hunts): Base daily rate of $688 per hunter includes lodging, meals, and guide fee, with separate trophy fees per animal harvested.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

Greystone Castle Sporting Club operates a 6,000-acre luxury hunting ranch and resort in North Texas offering all-inclusive guided hunting packages (upland bird, whitetail deer, exotic species, turkey, duck), luxury castle and lodge accommodations, gourmet dining, sporting clays, trophy bass fishing, and full-service corporate events and weddings. The property combines Orvis-endorsed wingshooting with trophy big game hunting on a single estate.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Trophy Whitetail Deer Hunting All-inclusive 3-day, 2-night guided trophy whitetail deer hunting packages including private room, meals, guide, caping, and one animal. Bucks well over 200 inches are expected in the Gold Medal program. Designed for affluent individual hunters seeking trophy bucks.
• Texas Exotic Game Hunts Guided exotic game hunts on a 6,000-acre ranch with over 30 exotic species including axis deer, fallow deer, sika deer, red stag, aoudad sheep, impala, blackbuck antelope, and African and Asian species. Daily rate includes lodging, meals, and guide fee; trophy fees vary by species.
• Upland Bird Hunting 3-day guided upland bird hunts featuring quail, pheasant, chukar, and Hungarian partridge. Includes warm-up clays, transport, guides, dogs, and bird processing. Designed for wingshooting enthusiasts.
• European Pheasant Shoot High-volume European-style driven pheasant shoot on a 10-station circular course. Pricing of $750/shooter with 10-shooter minimum; extra birds at $35 each. Includes warm-up clays, transport, guides, dogs, and bird processing.
• Flighted Mallard Duck Hunt Guided flighted mallard duck hunts on 8 dedicated blinds, with up to 3,000 ducks roosting on the lakes during peak season. Includes warm-up clays, transport, guides, dogs, and processing. 3-gun maximum per blind.
• Spring Turkey Hunt 3-day/2-night spring turkey hunt package including lodging, meals, guide services, gun rental, trophy fee for one gobbler, and taxidermy prep. Excludes ammo, alcohol, tax/service/gratuity.
• Dove Hunt Half-day and afternoon dove hunts available to individual hunters. Pricing is $175/gun; state regulations apply.
• Sporting Clays Sporting clays and 5-stand shooting on courses designed by 2015 National Sporting Clays Champion William Walton. Greystone also hosts 6-10 NSCA registered tournaments per year. Per-clay pricing plus rental options.
• Trophy Bass Fishing Guided trophy bass fishing on over 100 acres of managed lakes, including a new 80-acre lake stocked with Florida-strain largemouth bass. Half-day and full-day options available.
• Luxury Castle and Lodge Accommodations Luxury lodging across 5 separate lodges with two dozen spacious bedrooms plus a 2-bedroom suite. Rates from $230/night (summer standard) to $650/night (suite). All rates exclude taxes and fees.
• Gourmet Dining On-property gourmet meals prepared by Executive Chef Vickie Sewell (since 2018). Breakfast $28, lunch $40, appetizers $50, dinner $120 per person. Available to all guests and event attendees.
• Corporate Wingshooting Packages Multi-day corporate wingshooting packages for groups of 2 to 50+ people. Includes upland bird shooting, optionally duck hunting, European pheasant shoots, luxury lodging, gourmet meals, and dedicated corporate meeting coordinators.
• Corporate Meeting and Event Venue Full-service corporate event venue with conference table (24-person), projector/screen, Wi-Fi, copies/fax. Half-day $350, full-day $700. Bundled with luxury accommodations, gourmet dining, and team-building activities.
• Weddings at Greystone Castle Full-service destination wedding venue offering ceremonies, receptions, rehearsal dinners, and special events with the castle atmosphere, scenic outdoor spaces, and comprehensive event services including catering.
• Summer Claycation Package All-inclusive summer package (May 1-August 31) combining meals, lodging, and unlimited sporting clays with cart. 1-night individual $605, couple $975; 2-night individual $1,175, couple $1,900.

Quantifiable outcome

• Over 200-inch trophy whitetail bucks expected in Gold Medal hunts
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers2 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Scale indicators13 records

Recent moves11 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Orvis: Long-established multi-category outdoor brand (apparel, fly fishing, wingshooting) whose endorsement program directly includes Greystone. Orvis-affiliated lodges benefit from shared marketing, customer referrals, and category credibility, making it the most operationally adjacent partner / endorsement umbrella in the space.

Direct peers

• YO Ranch: Historic Texas Hill Country ranch famous for its long-running exotic game program (axis, blackbuck, etc.) and commercial hunting. Comparable to Greystone in its emphasis on Texas exotic species hunting, with similar guided-hunt product structure and Texas regional positioning.
• Flying B Ranch: Boutique hunting and wingshooting lodge in Idaho known for premium upland bird and big game experiences. Comparable to Greystone in service model, all-inclusive luxury hunting structure, and elite target clientele; directly referenced in Greystone's management bios as a guide-training pedigree source.
• Cibolo Creek Ranch: Luxury ranch resort in the Big Bend region of Texas with restored 19th-century fortifications, fine dining, and curated outdoor experiences including shooting. Both combine historical/architectural lodging with high-end outdoor programming and serve affluent experiential-travel and corporate-retreat guests.
• King Ranch, Inc. The largest ranch in Texas (founded 1853) and one of the most iconic private ranches in the world. Operates a diversified land and livestock enterprise that includes managed wildlife and quail/wingshooting on a scale comparable to Greystone. Both are large-acreage Texas landholdings with curated hunting heritage and similar affluent clientele.
• Mesa Vista Ranch: Luxury private hunting ranch in the Texas Panhandle (historically associated with T. Boone Pickens). Offers trophy hunting, wingshooting, and upscale lodging on a similarly large acreage scale. Both compete for the same affluent wingshooting and big-game clientele in Texas.

Regional players

• Paisano Ranch: Texas-based hunting ranch offerings that compete in the same regional wingshooting and exotic game market as Greystone. Comparable in product mix (guided upland, waterfowl, exotic hunts) but typically serves a more value-tier segment of the same Texas hunting market.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles10 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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