About Us

Board Member

Lance W. Lester


Lance W. Lester

Lance W. Lester

Vice President

Lance Lester has been affiliated with Houston Safari Club since 1993 as a youth
member attending monthly member with his father Jack Lester (Deceased). Lance is a
life long 3rd generation native of the Brazos Valley. Upon graduating high school Lance
founded Municipal Drilling Services, LLC a company that serviced the drilling g and
production of Water Wells for Municipalities across the State of Texas. Following his
career in the Drilling Industry Lance saw the need for the acquisition of ground water
and formed The Brazos Valley Water Alliance which he ran as President until he sold
out in 2008. In late 2008 Lance founded The Lester Group a Real Estate firm which he
currently still serves as President/Broker.

Lance is a member of Houston Safari Club, Dallas Safari Club, Safari Club
International, National Rifle Association, National Cutting Horse Association, Houston
Livestock Show, National Association of Realtors, Texas Association of Realtors and
the Bryan/College Station Association of Realtors which he served as Past President of
the Multi-Listing Service.

Lance’s hunting adventures started at a young age hunting with his father a life long
hunter. Lance has hunted 5 continents with a total of 17 African Safaris. In 1997 Lance
was named Safari Club International’s Young Hunter of the Year. Lance spent time
hunting in 2023, in Zimbabwe, South Africa, Russia and Kyrgyzstan. His planned 2024
hunts include New Zealand, Ethiopia, Zimbabwe, Namibia, Alaska, Canada, Australia,
Island of Rota and Macedonia. Lance believes the youth and next generation of
Hunters is essential for the survival of Conservation and the Sport of Hunting.

Lance is married to his wife Chelsea since 2009. They have two children Sadie (12) and
Trey (10). Hunting and the Outdoors have become the families favorite family past time.
His wife Chelsea became an official member of the hunting community in 2021 with the
successful taking of a Whitetail Deer at the family ranch El Diablo Venado. Since then
she has hunted in 3 continents and successfully took the entire Big Five on a recent
trip to Africa in 2023. Both children have hunted Africa, North America and New
Zealand.

Houston Safari Club Foundation (HSCF) is a non-profit organization, exempt from federal income tax, under section 501(c)(3) of the United States Internal Revenue Code. The charitable deduction for contributions to HSCF is the cash amount of the contribution, less the value of goods and services received, to the extent permitted by law. HSCF EIN 74-2177975. Please contact your tax advisor concerning deductibility of any payments as business deductions. HSCF is an independent organization, is not affiliated with Safari Club International (SCI) or its affiliates and is not a chapter or affiliate of any other organization.