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ong ago, on a cool and sunny January morning, I had the good fortune to be quail hunting on the King Ranch with my friend Bill West and one of the brush country’s best hunting guides, Luther Young.

Luther owned over 100 dogs and when I asked him how he came up with names for that many dogs he replied, “I gave up. Now I let my kids name ‘em.” Then he yelled: “Come here “New Dog!” Luther’s gone now, but he left a lot of memories behind.

He used to grab rattlesnakes by the back of the head, tape their mouths shut with duct tape, and sell them to an anti-venom lab in Corpus. We followed his dogs that golden day as they found covey after covey of wild quail. Brittany Spaniels and English Pointers quivered with anticipation after abruptly going on point; eyes locked on the birds, tails set high and classy, ready for an imminent explosion of feathered missiles against the deep blue sky.

And speaking of quail, this issue features “Can The Bobwhite Quail Be Saved”, by Wes Ferguson, which describes the groundbreaking research of Dr. Ronald Kendall, a Texas Tech professor of environmental toxicology, who discovered a parasite which he believes bears responsibility for the rapidly diminishing quail population in Texas. He has also created a possible antidote, pending FDA approval, QuailGuard, a supplemental feed which kills the parasite.

In “Restoration: Just What Do You Mean By That”, our friends and partners at the Caesar Kleberg Wildlife Research Institute provide a fact-filled guide to ranch restoration best practices, as they describe restoring tall prairie grasses on the Riverby Ranch.

As all our wildlife fans out there will know; the eco system of any given ranch dictates the prevalence of wildlife, particularly the elusive and much sought-after quail populations that seem to come and go.

I called Jay Stine, executive director of the Quail Coalition, to check in for the latest quail news and an update “QuailGuard”. Busy making plans for the annual banquet of the Park Cities chapter (March 3, 2022, at SMU’s Armstrong Fieldhouse), he was kind enough to take time out for an interview.

Jay reports that the FDA approval of the feed supplement is still pending, but he feels that it is coming soon. He also shared that the Rolling Plains Quail Research Ranch run by Brad Kubecka, a former intern who recently took the reins from the legendary Dale Rollins, is well funded and hard work on various quail research products. Both organizations are engaged in exciting work with wild quail translocation. Following successful programs in Shackelford and Stephens Counties, Jay described a current translocation of wild birds in partnership with the Tall Timbers Research Institute from Florida onto a ranch in Montgomery County.

We hope that you enjoy the issue, and that might inspire you to look for a place of your own, maybe one that is loaded with bobwhites!

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50............. Bandera............90

1,040........ Shackelford.......89

9,580........ Presidio.............72

125........... Medina..............83

50............. Kendall..............68

3,500........ Cottle................30

9,700........ Terrell................48

133........... Hamilton...........78

53............. Kendall..............53

5,958........ Cottle................30

10,500...... Terrell................41

138........... Medina..............53

89............. Kendall..............62 93............. Gillespie............81

208........... Medina..............50

108........... Kerr....................75

SOUTH

10,955...... Val Verde...........72

191........... Medina..............28

250........... Duval.................75

14,502...... Presidio.............72

277........... Gonzales...........82

145........... Bandera............57

380........... Atascosa...........38

17,542...... Brewster............71

297........... Lampasas..........30

154........... Kerr....................29

458........... Bee....................40

19,814...... Brewster............71

306........... Lampasas..........30

156........... Kendall..............67

508........... Zavala................75

34,123...... Brewster............71

330........... Medina..............80

162........... Kerr....................39

594........... Bee....................40

34,480...... Brewster............71

470........... Comal................64

197........... Gillespie............66

602........... Live Oak............66

47,700...... Hudspeth..........71

476........... Fayette..............27

268........... Kendall..............66

640........... Zavala................96

76,185...... Hudspeth..........70

521........... Medina..............38

350........... Kerr....................52

655........... Duval.................75

76,185...... Culberson.........70

528........... Coryell...............96

388........... Kimble...............29

1,000........ Zavala................38

95,570...... Brewster............70

530........... McCulloch........75

393........... Kendall..............44

1,064........ Jim Wells..........75

102,078.... Brewster............70

549........... Gonzales...........82

399........... Kimble...............80

1,389........ Duval.................75

113,650.... Jeff Davis..........70

550........... Bosque..............87

408........... Bandera............59

1,630........ Goliad...............40

113,650.... Presidio.............70

590........... Karnes...............74

411........... Kendall..............46

1,711........ Bee....................40

120,444.... Brewster............70

727........... Medina..............24

426........... Kimble...............63

1,719........ Brooks...............83

420,000.... Brewster............70

12,000...... Culberson.........72

925........... Austin................26

470........... Blanco...............64

1,750........ Dimmit..............51

1,042........ McCulloch........60

650........... Edwards............81

2,002........ Frio....................38

1,100........ Bell....................92

788........... Blanco...............76

2,010........ Zavala................56

1,436........ Uvalde...............54

1,015........ Real...................59

2,242........ Dimmit..............37

2,275........ Uvalde...............73

1,075........ Bandera............50

2,900........ Uvalde...............49

3,500........ San Saba...........39

1,116........ Llano.................39

2,963........ Kinney...............48

5,025........ Freestone..........91

6,243........ Mason...............36

2,976........ Webb................41

HIGH PLAINS

6,570........ Edwards............39

3,840........ Duval.................41

6,570........ Val Verde...........39

3,972........ Dimmit..............37

METROPLEX

3,972........ Zavala................37

56............. Erath..................88

5,000........ Frio....................36

111........... Palo Pinto.........84

5,008........ Dimmit..............49

235........... Palo Pinto.........85

5,700........ Maverick...........37

2,600........ Palo Pinto.........77

8,100........ Jim Hogg..........20

NORTHEAST

8,100........ Starr...................20

9,108........ Dawson.............98

9,446........ Live Oak............72

9,296........ Garfield.............78

9,446........ Jim Wells..........72

15,334...... Gallatin..............98

15,963...... Maverick...........37

30,974...... Chouteau..........98

SOUTHEAST

30,974...... Judith Basin......98

5............... Montgomery....86

79,582...... Madison............98

939........... Borden..............95 1,235........ Castro................95

HILL COUNTRY 5............... Blanco...............65

13............. Comal................64

10............. Blanco...............65

30............. Comal................62

10............. Kerr....................69

30............. Bexar.................94

11............. Burnet...............88

40............. Comal..............103

12............. Kerr....................69

44............. Uvalde...............81

13............. Kerr....................69

500........... Lamar................55

52............. Lavaca...............67

19............. Kerr....................68

849........... Red River...........51

66............. Karnes...............94

23............. Kerr....................63

72............. Bosque..............77

24............. Blanco...............65

79............. Hamilton...........78

30............. Kendall..............62

NORTHWEST

91............. Bexar.................94

31............. Kerr....................80

123........... Montague.........52

97............. Bexar.................67

37............. Bandera............68

435........... Throckmorton...89

316........... Red River...........78

40............. Comanche........77

4,889........ Webb................41

2............... Montgomery....86 6............... Montgomery....86 17............. Montgomery....94 468........... Walker...............93 925........... Fort Bend..........26

WEST

11............. Brewster............71 400........... Presidio.............73

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COLORADO

80............. Grand................79 350........... Archuleta..........79 1,400........ Routt.................79 1,750........ Montrose..........79 2,020........ Routt.................79

MISSOURI

3,054........ St. Clair.............79

MONTANA

3,192........ Sweet Grass......79

79,582...... Gallatin..............98 79,582...... Meagher...........98 79,582...... Broadwater.......98

NEBRASKA

19,317...... Cherry...............79 34,617...... Cherry...............78

NEW MEXICO

451........... Quay..................95

578........... Jeff Davis..........73

1,571........ Union.................95

2,963........ Hudspeth..........73

6,961........ Torrance............95

3,231........ Terrell................75

11,288...... Rio Arriba..........78

3,400........ Terrell................73

14,993...... Harding.............95

4,250........ Tom Green........74

14,993...... Union.................95

5,200........ Coke..................97

WYOMING

6,253........ Brewster............73

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121........... Guadalupe........47

7,410........ Terrell................72 7,800........ Val Verde...........58

1,600........ Albany...............78 2,400........ Albany...............78

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HIGH PLAINS 18 Armstrong 28 Bailey 76 Borden 24 Briscoe 13 Carson 22 Castro 26 Childress 37 Cochran 20 Collingsworth 40 Crosby 1 Dallam 75 Dawson 16 Deaf Smith 41 Dickens 19 Donley 31 Floyd 74 Gaines 57 Garza 14 Gray 30 Hale 25 Hall 3 Hansford 6 Hartley 10 Hemphill 38 Hockley 8 Hutchinson

NORTHWEST 45 Archer 44 Baylor 122 Brown 98 Callahan 46 Clay 121 Coleman 123 Comanche 33 Cottle 99 Eastland 78 Fisher 34 Foard 27 Hardeman 60 Haskell 63 Jack 79 Jones 43 Knox 95 Mitchell 47 Montague 96 Nolan 120 Runnels 77 Scurry 80 Shackelford 81 Stephens 59 Stonewall 97 Taylor 61 Throckmorton 36 Wichita 35 Wilbarger 62 Young

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187 Bandera 173 Blanco 158 Burnet 184 Edwards 172 Gillespie 190 Hays 188 Kendall 186 Kerr 171 Kimble 157 Llano 156 Mason 185 Real

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66 Collin 48 Cooke 85 Dallas 65 Denton 104 Ellis 100 Erath 50 Fannin 49 Grayson 126 Hill 101 Hood 67 Hunt 103 Johnson 105 Kaufman 127 Navarro 82 Palo Pinto 83 Parker 86 Rockwall 102 Somervell 84 Tarrant 64 Wise

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148 Anderson 53 Bowie 89 Camp 73 Cass 129 Cherokee 68 Delta 70 Franklin 108 Gregg 109 Harrison 128 Henderson 69 Hopkins 162 Houston 51 Lamar 91 Marion 72 Morris 149 Nacogdoches

251 Hidalgo 247 Jim Hogg 239 Jim Wells 249 Kenedy 240 Kleberg 229 La Salle 231 Live Oak 215 Maverick 230 McMullen 241 Nueces 244 Refugio 242 San Patricio 250 Starr 234 Victoria 237 Webb 252 Willacy 246 Zapata 216 Zavala

131 Panola 88 Rains Red River 52 130 Rusk 150 Shelby 107 Smith 71 Titus 90 Upshur 106 Van Zandt 88 Wood

92 Andrews 167 Brewster 119 Coke 134 Crane 153 Crockett 112 Culberson 115 Ector 110 El Paso 117 Glasscock 94 Howard 111 Hudspeth 137 Irion 151 Jeff Davis 113 Loving 93 Martin 116 Midland 152 Pecos 166 Presidio 136 Reagan 132 Reeves 154 Schleicher 118 Sterling 74 Sutton 168 Terrell 138 Tom Green 135 Upton 169 Val Verde 133 Ward 114 Winkler

163 Angelina 226 Brazoria 213 Chambers 225 Fort Bend 227 Galveston 200 Hardin 212 Harris 235 Jackson 182 Jasper 214 Jefferson 199 Liberty 236 Matagorda 211 Montgomery 183 Newton 201 Orange 180 Polk 165 Sabine

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oMaRo Ranch, which straddles the Austin and Fort Bend County line, is a productive, diverse Texas-sized ranch with huge commercial potential. The 925±-acre ranch is located less than an hour southwest of downtown Houston near Wallis. The ranch includes more than 1.5 miles of Brazos River frontage and fronts Hwy 36 for 7± of a mile. An active railroad, with a perpetually maintained crossing, parallels Hwy 36 adding another appealing commercial feature. For a discerning buyer interested in agriculture and livestock, wildlife and recreation, or commercial investment, the potential is limitless. While LoMaRo is convenient to urban amenities, it’s a world away when it comes to privacy. The stars still shine big and bright here. Tracing its lineage to the original Stephen F. Austin land grant, the low-fenced ranch, has been in the current family since 1871. Early on, some fields were broken out for cotton fields, but the LoMaRo Ranch has been a working cattle ranch throughout much of its multigenerational history. Traditional ranch roads provide easy access to the entire ranch, which has been cross fenced into six separate pastures. The front portion of the ranch features improved Coastal Bermuda pastures and hay meadows. Here the terrain includes flat meadows and rolling hills. The back portion slopes down into the rich Brazos River bottom. Legacy oaks, pecans and cottonwoods provide shade. Native grasses and brush create superlative wildlife habitat. While the ranch has not been actively managed for wildlife and has never been hunted commercially, game abounds. Whitetailed deer, migratory waterfowl, feral hogs, and sandhill cranes as well as small game are plentiful. Quail have also been spotted. Stretching for just over 1.5 miles, even the river frontage is diverse. An oxbow lake, stocked with two types of bass and bluegills, spans about one mile. Another portion includes a sandbar that gives a different type of access to the river. A high bank marks a third portion of the ranch’s intersection with the river. A ranch lake, covering 3± acres, delivers stock water in the upper portion. Anglers seeking a different type of challenge can fish for catfish in this impoundment.

The original ranch house, which has been updated and currently is the site of family retreats, features three bedrooms and three baths with two bonus “kids’ rooms” in the loft. Its strong bones, dating back to the 1870s, could be the basis for the new owners’ dream home or it could be converted to a guest house. The ranch offers many different building sites that could be the foundation for a perfectly appointed retreat. Ranch infrastructure includes livestock working pens, two equipment barns and a hay barn. A well supplies water to the house and pens. Mineral rights are negotiable. Diversity. Productivity. Proximity. Privacy. Access.

Convenience. History. Water. Wildlife. Livestock. Endless opportunities. LoMaRo Ranch is home to it all. Claim its abundance for yourself. To experience the potential of LoMaRo Ranch, call Conner W. Hood, Broker Associate at 830-928-2317. The ranch is listed for $8,200,000.

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oyote Creek Ranch, located near Flatonia in Fayette County, is a 476±-acre canvas of opportunity positioned less than 90 minutes from Houston, Austin and San Antonio.

The heavily wooded property, with easy access to I-10, is ideally situated to deliver both convenience and privacy. Regardless of your vision for life in the country, Coyote Creek Ranch provides a beautiful, flexible canvas on which to make your dream a reality. Whether you’re in Houston, San Antonio or Austin, it’s just a short drive to your new country home.

Call Conner W. Hood, Broker Associate at 830-928-2317.

FAYETTE COUNTY

AVAILABLE FOR

$2,737,000

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ocated 30 minutes west of San Antonio, the 191±-acre Verde Creek Farm in Medina County offers the best of Hill Country living within easy reach of big city amenities. To make access easy, the ranch fronts FM 2676. With 1,893± feet of Verde Creek, the low-fenced ranch is home to the sparkle and splash of live water. Overall the terrain is very gently rolling with several cultivated fields. Fields could be converted to food plots to supplement the native whitetails and dove. In addition to the existing farmhouse, there is an old Alsatian rock house dating to the late 1800s on the property; both could be renovated to modern standards or a new dream home could be built on sites throughout the ranch. In addition, the ranch includes a small barn with an attached car port and one water well with a submersible pump as well as two Yancey water meters to supply the property. To explore the opportunities Verde Creek Farm offers, call Howard W. Hood, Broker at 830-739-3815. Available for $2,101,000.

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ocated halfway between Harper and Junction in Kimble County, the 388±-acre P. Bode Ranch offers Hill Country living on a scale that is increasingly hard to find. Although most Hill Country ranches of this size are far off the beaten path, access to the P. Bode Ranch is easy. The entrance fronts on CR 442, which is about three miles north of the US-290. As another reference point, the ranch is about 6± miles from the intersection of I-10 and US-290.

P. Bode Ranch is within easy reach of the coveted small-town amenities of Fredericksburg, Junction and Kerrville. The bright lights of both Austin and San Antonio are about 90 minutes away. The gently rolling hills, covered with native grasses and a mixture of live oak and cedar, provide a blank canvas of opportunity. Although the elevation changes are gradual, stunning views—the ones that make the Hill Country one of Texas’ most beloved regions—still abound.

While it has been used primarily as a cow-calf operation, the ranch is home to a variety of native wildlife including white-tailed deer, wild turkeys, and feral hogs. The exterior fences are functional game-proof; the interior fences are traditional net wire. A water well with an electric pump and a concrete holding tank serve the needs of livestock and wildlife. For those looking to create a one-of-a-kind life against the beautiful backdrop of the Hill Country, the P. Bode Ranch offers the opportunity on a rare scale. To see the P. Bode Ranch for yourself and stake a personal claim, call Jeffrey C. Hood, Broker Associate at 830-431-1177. The ranch is listed for $6,800/acre. (Additional acreage can be purchased for the same price per acre.)

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ooking for your own glorious piece of the Hill Country? Look no farther than this 154±acre ranch, located just five minutes from the Hunt Store in the river-crossed heartland of Kerr County. Hunt, Texas, the tiny community located at the confluence of the north and south forks of the Guadalupe River and just 15 minutes from Kerrville, is arguably the Hill Country’s most sought-after address. The Hunt-area, which has plenty of rural character and elbow room, is an easy drive from San Antonio and Austin. Used as a recreational ranch, the high-fenced property is home to a host of exotics including Aoudad sheep, blackbuck antelope, and Corsican rams. White-tailed deer and other native game also roam the ranch.

The topography has just the right rough edge. Hills, covered with a mix of oak, juniper, and native brush, rise, flatten, and then fall into the draws below. The 3,000±-squarefoot main house features three or four bedrooms, two full baths and two fireplaces. An expansive swimming pool, complete with a sprawling deck perfect for soaking up the sun and the views, is located near the main house. The second house, suitable for guests or staff, includes three-bedrooms and two-bathrooms and encompasses 1,700±-square-feet.

When it comes to ranch infrastructure, the ranch boasts a traditional “big, red barn” as well as a pole barn with nine horse stalls. Two water wells supply the ranch’s domestic, and livestock needs. To see the 1340 Ranch for yourself and stake a personal claim, call Jeffrey C. Hood, Broker Associate at 830-431-1177. The ranch is listed at $1,995,000.

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Procter P7 Lampasas River Ranch 305.82± acres | $5,046,000 | Lampasas County, Texas This ranch has endless recreational opportunities as well as income potential from livestock and hay production. The eastern border is along the Lampasas River and its northen boundary is Lucy Creek. Both water sources providing excellent fishing.

The bottom land is improved coastal Bermuda while large oaks, pecans, and elm trees line the river and creek. Very good hunting for whitetail deer, turkey, and hogs. $16,500 per acre.

Procter P7 Patterson Creek Ranch 297± acres | $2,227,500 | Lampasas County, Texas The Patterson Creek Ranch, located in Lampasas County, has been operated for cattle and hay production. The Patterson Creek flows in a southeasterly direction across the northern half of the ranch and is lined with large live oaks, pecans, and hackberry trees. The hunting is considered good in the area.

Three stock tanks and small tributaries provide duck and dove hunting opportunities. $7,500 per acre.

Jackson Creek Ranch 5,958± acres | $5,868,630 | Cottle County, Texas Located in the northeastern portion of Cottle County.

Landscape consists of rolling to rough and broken native ranchland. Water is provided by rural waterline, 14 earthen tanks, Jackson Creek and 2 windmills on the property. Outstanding wildlife habitat and wide-open scenic views. Wind energy rights included. Mineral rights available. $985 per acre.

Cottle County Ranch 3,500± acres | $3,657,500 | Paducah, Texas A scenic recreational hunting and cattle ranch in the northern Rolling Plains region of Texas. Landscape is comprised of rolling to rough and broken native ranchland, accentuated with multiple draws and valleys. Approximately 80 acres of farmland on the east side. Offers some of the best hunting in the area with whitetail, mule deer, dove, quail, turkey, and hogs being found on the ranch. $1,045 per acre.

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t’s a late September morning and opening day for the northern bobwhite quail is still weeks away, but Ronald Kendall is already on the hunt for the once ubiquitous game bird, known to its aficionados as Gentleman Bob. With the dew still pearling on the grass, Kendall cruises around his 2,200-acre west Texas ranch in an off-road vehicle, his eyes locked on the ground. Suddenly, he mashes the brakes as two bobwhites scurry across the dirt road in front of him.

“There are a lot more than those two,” says his son, Ron Jr., from the back seat. “Look at the grass move.” Bluestem and broomweed jerk and sway as unseen quail scoot through the knee-high weeds. When Kendall lets off the brakes and eases forward, the air explodes with sound and movement a cluster of quail take off in a burst.

The bobwhites dart to the base of a solitary mesquite tree some thirty yards away, and Kendall climbs from his Polaris to whistle the bobwhite’s distinctive call: “Poor…bobwhite! Poor…bobwhite!” A bird answers, but only once. “He’s checking me,” says Kendall, a lifelong hunter and professor of environmental toxicology at Texas Tech University. “He told me he’s over there, and he wants me to come over. If he were by himself, or he was lost, he’d be talking to me constantly, but they’ve already got the covey together. They’re smart! They counted heads real quick.” The birds quickly regroup in a tight, outward-facing circle - “coveying up,” in hunter parlance. After reminding each other to watch for rattlesnakes, the Kendalls wade through the grass an prickly pear toward the lone mesquite. All is quiet—till, abruptly, it isn’t. The bobwhites, flashing their intricate patterns of reddish brown and white and black, erupt from the ground again like a squadron of tiny helicopters. We ponder the staccato beat of their short, powerful wings as they scatter into heavier brush a little farther from danger. “You ever hear the sound of them flushing before?” Ron Jr. asks. “It’s the most thrilling part.” farmandranch.com

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Kendall whistles a few more times, but the quail are out of range. If this had been during the hunting season, Kendall would have relied on one or more of his six bird dogs, five Llewellin setters and an English pointer, to sniff out, and point toward, the quail. Kendall and Ron Jr. would have then moved into shooting position, the safeties off on their 20-gauge shotguns as they crept forward, ready to fire the instant the birds flushed again. With quick reflexes and a little luck, they’d soon have a clean kill and birds in the hand.

Such sightings are becoming increasingly rare. They were once widespread from the Atlantic to the Pecos River, but an estimated 85 percent of northern bobwhites have vanished since the sixties. As their numbers have dwindled across their territory, so have the hunters who pursue the bird. In the wake of another hot and dry summer - conditions that tend to drive down quail populations - many quail devotees are expecting lackluster hunts this fall and winter. Before their numbers plummeted, wild quail were one of the most popular game birds in Texas, both for the thrill of the hunt and for their delicate flesh, which tastes less gamy than dove or duck. The Kendalls like to fry them in cracker crumbs for lunch or dinner; for special occasions, they add a raspberry syrup glaze.

“It’s amazing how many east Texans have told me that when they were kids, they hunted quail all over,” Kendall said during a recent interview in his office at Texas Tech, where he leads a team of about a dozen graduate level researchers in the Wildlife Toxicology Laboratory at the Institute of Environmental and Human Health. “Now,” he added, “you have to get almost to Abilene before you start getting into them.” Texas’s Rolling Plains, a region of nearly unbroken rangeland sprawling east of Lubbock and north of Abilene, is one of the bobwhite’s last strongholds. Kendall’s ranch near the town of Jayton is a particularly vibrant oasis. Kendall is a careful steward of the land, a student and practitioner of the land-management techniques that encourage the mix of brush and grass that quail thrive in. He also attributes his success to a breakthrough in treating one horrifying threat to the little bird: parasitic worms that are literally eating the bobwhites alive. Across their range, bobwhite quail are sick. And in the Rolling Plains, with its relatively robusy population, the worms are taking a particularly terrible toll. But Kendall believes he’s found a cure. There are many theories as to why bobwhite populations have declined so steadily over 32 Volume 102 Texas Farm Ranch

the past half century. The birds are highly vulnerable to invasive fire ants and other predators like hawks, raccoons, and skunks, whose numbers have exploded now that landowners are less likely to shoot varmints on sight. Pesticides and herbicides have probably taken a toll, too. Far more significantly, quail have lost millions of acres of habitat through the fragmentation of family ranches, encroaching development, and the replacement of native grasses and forbs with introduced forage such as coastal Bermuda grass, which cows love but quail ignore. But the landscape of the Rolling Plains, home to some of the state’s most storied ranches, like the Waggoner and the 6666, still boasts plenty of good quail habitat.

Bobwhites have always been a boom-or-bust species. In years with plenty of rainfall, the birds flourish; during times of drought, their numbers plummet and can take as long as five years to recover. But in recent decades, the good years have generally been less good, and the bad years have generally been worse. And then there was the hunting season of 2010.

Following healthy spring and summer rains across the region, Kendall and other Rolling Plains quail hunters were gearing up for a bumper harvest that autumn. On opening day, however, they found very few birds to shoot - some hunters estimated that about 90 percent of the quail were gone. They’d just vanished. Hunters were mystified that so many quail could die so unexpectedly. Could some kind of contaminant, pesticide, or previously undiagnosed disease be the culprit?

In 2011, prompted by the disastrous season, two nonprofits - the Rolling Plains Quail Research Foundation and the Dallas-based Park Cities Quail Coalition, then chaired by the late oilman T. Boone Pickens - donated about $3 million for the nation’s largest study of quail disease.

“We faced an existential question as an organization,” said Rick Snipes, a Rolling Plains rancher and then president of the research foundation. “Our birds were missing.” As conservationists, Snipes and his colleagues felt they had to get to the bottom of the problem.

The two groups funded a dozen studies at Texas Tech and a handful of other Texas universities. Kendall soon emerged as one of the most energetic and groundbreaking researchers.

Within months, Kendall and his grad students at Tech zeroed in on a gruesome finding: wild quail in the Rolling Plains were teeming with parasitic worms. In many of the birds he and his team trapped in the wild and then analyzed, dozens, if not hundreds, of threadworms were feeding in an area of the intestine called the cecum.

A similar worm had infested the quails’ eyes. In severe cases, Kendall could see dozens of white, string-like worms, growing up to half an inch long, wriggling both around and within the

birds’ eyeballs. It turned out that quail ingest the worms’ larvae when they eat insects, particularly grasshoppers and crickets. Within fifteen minutes, the larvae crawl out of the quail’s crop (the muscular pouch where birds temporarily store food), up the esophagus and nasal passages, and through glands into the eyes, where they feast on protein rich blood. The worms remain there, maturing and mating in the eyes, until the host quail becomes so weak it can’t escape from predators, or it falls victim to some other malady.

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quail that had empty eye sockets. Scientists had known about eyeworms in quail since the sixties, but for mysterious reasons, the parasites seemed to have reached epidemic levels. In 2014, Kendall began to publish his findings on eyeworms in peer-reviewed journals, and the media took notice. “Blood-Sucking Eyeworm Caused Drastic Quail Decline” was the headline at TexasMonthly.com.

Kendall then set out to find a treatment. Then after five years of research, he announced that he had developed the first medicated feed specifically devised to kill parasitic worms in wild quail. Kendall’s researchers have been testing the medicine, which he calls QuailGuard, both in their lab at Texas Tech and in their “mobile lab,” a cargo trailer retrofitted with equipment they can haul to area ranches to nonlethally test quail for worms in the field. Federal patent records show that QuailGuard is a blend of grain and fenbendazole, a drug commonly used to kill worms in dogs, cats, fish, and livestock.

“We know it works, and we know it’s safe,” said Cassie Henry, a PhD student participating in the studies.

For now, it’s hard to independently verify the claims of Kendall and his assistants. No one else is conducting major scientific research on parasites in quail in the remote Rolling Plains, and Kendall is withholding the details of his latest studies as he awaits FDA approval for QuailGuard. But over the last three years, Kendall has been using QuailGuard on his property and at a few other pilot ranches, including a ranch owned by Snipes, the former Rolling Plains Quail Research Foundation president. “My results speak for themselves,” Snipes said, noting that last spring’s “whistle call count,” an annual survey of quail in the region, turned up an average of three times more birds on his ranch than on other Rolling Plains ranches. “There’s not a cattleman in west Texas who doesn’t worm his cattle twice a year, and everybody who keeps dogs does the same thing. All we’re doing is giving the landowner an opportunity to do that same thing for his quail. Pretty simple stuff.” Still, there’s no precedent for the widespread medical treatment of game birds in the United States, a source of uncertainty that gives some folks pause (although game-keepers in Scotland have medicated their red grouse for similar parasitic worms since the eighties, with

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mostly positive results). Kendall hopes to begin selling the feed next year, once his lab can definitively tell the FDA how long the medication remains in the quails’ bodies after they’ve ingested it, a required step for approval. Kendall, whose application to patent QuailGuard is also under review, has additionally partnered with his son, Ron Jr., to manufacture a specialized feeder called QuailSafe, a cagelike contraption with a quail-sized slot that lets bobwhites hop through to partake in the medicated grub, while keeping out the deer and hogs. The early results from Kendall’s innovations are encouraging, but quail are facing many challenges besides worms, from habitat loss and increaingly extreme wet-and-dry weather cycles to the fact that range fires, which kill parasites, are now suppressed. The effects of climate change on quail haven’t even been studied, though researchers acknowledge that it has likely had an impact. “You take the degradation of habitat into account on top of all those other factors, the invasive species and disease and parasites and so on, and you really start to understand why these little guys have been declining for several decades,” said Amanda Gobeli, who coordinates the Reversing the Quail Decline Initiative, a joint effort of Texas A&M AgriLife Extension and the Texas Parks and Wildlife department. Bobwhite quail in Texas are frequently described as the “canary of the prairie” because they serve as a conspicuous barometer of the health of a myriad of wildlife species, including songbirds. Kendall uses a different metaphor: he talks of the Rolling Plains as “the Alamo” for wild quail habitat in North America, where he and others are taking a last stand for a beloved yet beleaguered game bird.

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6,243± ACRES JAMES RIVER RANCH Texas Hill Country v Mason County v Mason

Historic headquarters, grand oak trees, and spring-fed creeks are highlighted by the James River.

5,000± ACRES LEONA RIVER RANCH South Texas v Frio County v Pearsall

Owned and operated by the same family for over 70 years; a rare ranch in a desirable area.

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15,963± ACRES EL INDIO CAGE RANCH

5,700± ACRES RANCHO ANEJO

This heritage cattle and hunting ranch has been owned and

Optimized for every type of sport, from bass fishing to wing

operated by the same family since 1939.

shooting or deer hunting!

2,242± ACRES PENDENCIA RANCH

3,972± ACRES ROCKY LAKE RANCH

Superb habitat for big whitetail deer as well as for quail, with

A tremendous amount of water with lakes and irrigation

great roads and water distribution.

features optimizes a diverse hunting ranch.

South Texas v Maverick County v Carrizo Springs

South Texas v Dimmit County v Carrizo Springs

South Texas v Maverick County v Eagle Pass

South Texas v Dimmit & Zavala Counties v Crystal City

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2,002± ACRES C4 RANCH South Texas v Frio County v Pearsall

An epic South Texas ranch has it all for the hunting/wildlife enthusiast and livestock operation.

1,000± ACRES LTX RANCH South Texas v Zavala County v Batesville

A high fenced ranch has desirable improvements, with native wildlife and quality of native brush.

521± ACRES SANDSTONE RANCH Central Texas v Medina County v Yancey

A first class, turnkey hunting, recreation, and working ranch is in highly desirable Medina County.

380± ACRES TEXAS FARM PATCH South Texas v Atascosa County v Pleasanton

38A highly Volume productive, 102 Texas Farm Ranch produce farm is just minutes south of metro San Antonio. organic

1,116± ACRES BARNETT BRANCH RANCH 3,500± ACRES TREATY STONE RANCH Texas Hill Country v Llano County v Llano

Central Texas v San Saba County v San Saba

A rare Hill Country location with excellent water and historic

A significant, historic ranch has been owned and operated

improvements; only one hour from Austin.

as a cattle and hunting ranch for over 50 years.

162± ACRES TP RANCH

6,570± ACRES RANCHO EL MIRASOL

Great rolling Divide Country in the Edwards Plateau area of the

A scenic ranch edges the western Hill Country and features

Hill Country for residential or recreation.

attractive improvements and water features.

Texas Hill Country v Kerr County v Mountain Home

Texas Hill Country v Edwards & Val Verde Counties v Del Rio

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1,711± ACRES SHOOTING STAR RANCH South Texas v Bee County v Beeville

Picturesque land with Live Oaks, ample water, and turnkey improvements for cattle or hunting.

1,630± ACRES ALTA VISTA RANCH South Texas v Goliad County v Goliad

Just west of historic Goliad, along the banks of the San Antonio River, lies this rolling, lush terrain.

594± ACRES HOLLOW CREEK RANCH South Texas v Bee County v Beeville

Finely maintained hunting and cattle ranch has been in the same family for more than three decades.

458± ACRES NO MAS RANCH South Texas v Bee County v Beeville

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10,500± ACRES BIG LOZIER CANYON RANCH 4,889± ACRES SAN CARLOS RANCH West Texas v Terrell County v Dryden

South Texas v Webb County v Laredo

First time on the market in 60± years, this land has abundant use

Scenic senderos, a good road system, ample water, and

for ranchers, hunters and explorers.

improved terrain for wildlife and livestock.

2,976± ACRES LA GARITA RANCH

3,840± ACRES SOLEDAD CREEK RANCH

A prime ranch in Big Deer Country has established infrastructure

Good topography, subsurface water and road system—

and is ready to be enjoyed on the first day.

ready for cattle or hunting.

South Texas v Webb County v Encina

South Texas v Duval County v Freer

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GETTING TO

Know STRANSKY PROPERTIES TELL US A LITTLE ABOUT YOURSELF:

I grew up in Needville, TX which is a small farming and ranching community located Fort Bend County, just southwest of Houston. My amazing parents were able to provide myself and my two younger sisters every opportunity for success. The once small-town atmosphere of my childhood- where you drive through town and know everyone—is quite different today, being that it is so close to Houston and in Fort Bend County (consistently one of the fastest growing counties in the US). Today I live in Boerne, TX with my wife Shauna of 17 years, and our two boys, Seth and Sloan. The boys go to school in Comfort, however Kendall County is similar to Fort Bend in that it is also experiencing the same kind of tremendous growth.

WHERE DID YOU GO TO COLLEGE?

After high school, I attended Southwest Texas Junior College in Uvalde, TX on a rodeo scholarship and competed in calf roping, team roping, and steer wrestling. When I wasn’t busy with rodeo, I also guided hunts around the Uvalde. After Uvalde, I attended Southwest Texas in San Marcos for about a year. There I continued to rodeo for the college team as well as briefly participated on the football team, however, after missing a smaller school atmosphere, I transferred again to Texas A&M Kingsville where I finished with a business degree in sales & marketing.

HOW DID YOU GET STARTED IN REAL ESTATE?

After college, I took a job in the oil/gas business as a manager trainee and started out as a roughneck on work-over rigs. I ended up in Midland doing safety work, then later moved back to the Boerne area where I started a small construction company building roads, clearing brush, building fence, etc. A good friend of

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mine, Cody Dutton, suggested that I get into the real estate business and go to work for the company that he previously worked for in downtown Houston, which focused on commercial and large land syndications. At the time I was pretty desperate, so I took the leap.

Looking back over the past 20 plus years it was a good decision… even if moving to downtown Houston and wearing a suit everyday was completely opposite of my style.

treat every property I am working on as if it were my own and to advise every client with the same thought process I would use to buy or sell my own property, even if that means we don’t get a deal.

I believe in focusing on building long-term relationships with quality clients while enjoying the success and thrill of land ownership for both parties involved.

WHAT DO YOU LIKE TO DO OUTSIDE OF REAL ESTATE?

Yes, this past year I added on Nicole Singleton to help clients with residential properties that come our way and she has done great!

She is the wife of a good friend of mine, Clint Singleton, and they just welcomed their second child. Also within the next month or so, we are opening another office in Freer, TX on Hwy. 59 that will be run by another good friend of mine, John Walker. I have known John for over 30 years; he is a great guy with deep Duval county roots and a strong ranch background. I am really excited to see how that office grows.

I still like to rope when I can, but right now we are very busy with the boys and their schedules. I am president and head football coach of our youth league in Comfort, and both my boys play football. After that, they’ll be on to basketball, track, baseball, etc. I really love the opportunity for them to play team sports and enjoy being present at those games. I’ve also been fortunate enough to raise some really good horses, including last year’s runner up PRCA steer roping horse-of-the-year, so I occasionally enter some steer ropings when they are nearby. We also like to hunt and fish as much as possible so we travel to Port Aransas and south Texas as often as we can.

WHY SHOULD SOMEONE HIRE STRANSKY PROPERTIES?

I’ve been helping people buy and sell real estate for over 20 years now all over Texas, from as far south as South Padre Island, to north of the metroplex, east of Houston and out to El Paso. If someone were to ask, I’d be more than willing to go out of state.

When you hire me, you get me. What I mean by that is, if you call, I am the one answering the phone and if you ask for a meeting, I am the one meeting with you. I’m also a little different than most brokers because, given my background, I have a vast knowledge of both commercial and farm/ranch real estate. This helps me match buyers and sellers together, being that most of those property owners usually have both types of properties. My philosophy is to

ANYTHING NEW COMING?

WHAT DO YOU THINK THE MARKET WILL DO GOING FORWARD?

That’s a great question and I really wish I had the answer. The only thing I know right now, given this crazy market, is that we don’t know what tomorrow brings. All I know to do is get up every morning, go to work, and be ready for whatever is thrown at us. I really thought the real estate market would have taken a hit last fall, but I do firmly believe this is a Covid-driven market. People had been saying real estate has been too high for too long before Covid even started.

Then it settled in, and the market went wild. We saw the rate slow slightly this summer, but after about two months and the emergence of the Delta Variant, the market picked right back up. I hate to be pessimistic, but I think we are overdue for a correction of some sort and believe we will start to see a decline once we get back to normal.

Over $50M sold already this year!

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TORTUGA RANCH

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370± ACRES // DIMMIT COUNTY, TX

130± ACRES // BANDERA COUNTY, TX

PICKENS RANCH

RUSSELL RANCH 200± ACRES // NUECES COUNTY, TX

ALAMO RANCH COMMERCIAL

CASCADE CAVERNS COMMERCIAL

PORT ARANSAS COMMERCIAL

.76± ACRES // NUECES COUNTY, TX

CARRIZO SPRINGS COMMERCIAL 4± ACRES // DIMMIT COUNTY, TX

FULL DRAW RANCH

552± ACRES // KERR COUNTY, TX

12.5± ACRES // BEXAR COUNTY, TX

6.6± ACRES // KENDALL COUNTY, TX

GALLAGHER CONCOURSE DEVELOPMENT 570± ACRES // BEXAR & MEDINA COUNTIES, TX

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LOVETT RANCH

393± Acres // Texas Hill Country // Kendall County // Boerne

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he Lovett Ranch is 393± acres just east of Boerne, Texas in Kendall County, which is currently the seventh fastest growing county in the nation. The ranch is bordered on the east and north by the highly acclaimed Cordillera Ranch development and golf course and is all located within Boerne ISD. This high-fenced ag-exempt ranch is a mix of open fields with great soils and rolling hills scattered with large mature live oak trees and views for miles. The headquarters consist of several older German-inspired rock/log buildings and homes that have some great history to them. There are three ponds on the property and both sides of Black Creek running through the property providing water for all native wildlife to include blackbuck, axis, turkey, hogs, and an improved whitetail herd.

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WELFARE RANCH

411± Acres // Texas Hill Country // Kendall County // Boerne

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hese 411 acres are sitting at the Welfare Exit on Interstate 10 West, with over 2,000 feet of frontage. It is just six miles from downtown Boerne in Kendall County, one of the fastest growing counties in Texas. The property has incredible 360-degree views, with elevation changes of over 300 feet from the tops of the hills down to the fields on both sides of Zinke Creek, which cuts through the property. This would make a great ranch to enjoy with the family and an even better investment to sell when Boerne reaches your doorstep in the near future.

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id-Tex Cattle Company is 121± acres and is currently being used as a pre-conditioning yard for cattle. Located only three miles from Seguin, it fronts on three roads (Hwy 90A, Biecker Road, and Weber Road) with adequate frontage on all three. The property has good exterior fencing with numerous cross fences and improved coastal hay pastures. There is one private water well and also public water which currently serve the property. It has both sides of wet-weather Saul Creek going through the middle of the property and is lined with very large trees. There is also piped water to several tanks scattered throughout the property. This property could be developed today into tracts as small as one acre since it has a public water source or just used as is and be a good investment for the future.

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The Natural Historic Register has listed this ranch for its magnificent rock art. The expansive rock outcropping showcasing pictographic paintings that date back 3,000 years from paleo man to the Comanches of the 1800’s. In addition, this was the campsite for Major John Bullis and his Seminole-Negro-Indian scouts. The property is high fenced and extensively managed for trophy whitetail and mule deer. Along with the native wildlife, a division of the ranch also contains elk, black buck and axis deer. An extensive road system allows for easy access through rugged terrain. The ranch is well watered with several springs, tanks, header dams and numerous water wells. The ranch is highly improved with several homes, a barn and a 3,500-foot runway. This is truly a great opportunity to own a property so rich in Texas history.

Located just 11 miles southwest of Brackettville, this 2,963-acre mostly high-fenced ranch offers a unique blend of highly productive fields, rangeland and native brush which will impress any livestock producer or sportsman. Two irrigation wells are permitted for a total of 2,940 acre-feet of water annually and service two irrigation pivots with the capability to irrigate over 530-acres currently. Water troughs and earthen tanks are strategically placed throughout the property to insure efficient water availability to wildlife and domestic livestock.

Wildlife species include whitetailed deer, quail, turkey and dove.

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Caponus Ranch is comprised of 5,008 high-fenced acres being part of the Legendary La Bandera Ranch. Located approximately eight miles southwest of Carrizo Springs, Texas in the heart of the Golden Triangle. Boasting gently rolling terrain, good native brush diversity, and a history of extensive land management, this ranch offers a well-balanced variety of habitat for the wildlife. Caponus Ranch is very well watered with one irrigation well feeding a 23-acre high-fenced pivot. (800-1,000± gpm). There are four solar wells in different locations on the ranch and 21± surface tanks placed throughout the ranch. Caponus Ranch, being one of La Bandera’s premier hunting pastures, offers an abundance of hunting opportunities for whitetailed deer, dove, quail, and Rio Grande turkey. Enrolled as a TPWD, MLDP Level 3 permitted ranch for many years, the ranch abounds with superior whitetailed deer. The ranch is being offered as a whole or in parcel.

This Uvalde County property is located approximately seven miles northwest of Uvalde, Texas. The ranch consists of 2,900± acres.

High-fenced in two separate pastures, the ranch has been extensively managed for trophy whitetail deer. Cook Slough passes through the property providing large live oak trees and excellent wildlife sanctuary. The ranch includes a center pivot irrigation system, several large stock tanks with large mouth bass, and miles of water lines. The improvements include several homes and a newly constructed barn.

This ranch has been very well maintained and offers world-class whitetail hunting and over-the-top bird hunting opportunities.

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Hidden Valley Ranch consist of 1,075-acres that display the definition of a Texas Hill Country gem. Located near Bandera the “Cowboy Capital of Texas” this ranch offers excellent native wildlife and fields for grazing domesticated animals. The property is covered with majestic oak trees and many other hardwoods. The property is complete with live creeks and several stock tanks. Rolling hills, fertile valleys and 40-mile views add to the properties appeal. It is a rare find in today’s market to find such a large tract with so much potential.

Located in the coveted transition zone, the 208-acre Encino Ranch is located just four miles west of Yancey, Texas in Medina County.

This high-fenced ranch boasts a mixture of native South Texas and Hill Country browse species. The landscape has been sculpted and managed to promote and propagate trophy whitetailed deer. The ranch is well watered by two water wells, numerous water troughs, and two earthen tanks, being three acres and one-third acres. Improvements include a two-story, four-bedroom home with pool, three-bedroom guest home, one-bedroom casita, party house, skinning house with walk-in cooler, and equipment barn. Additionally, the ranch offers six wildlife pens and deer-working facility. Four deer blinds are strategically located around the ranch, each with corn feeders, protein feeders and cotton seed feeders at all locations. Deep fertile soils provide numerous locations for food plots. A great network of roads provides easy access throughout the ranch.

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A true sportsman’s paradise, the 849-acre Flyin D Ranch is located just seven miles south of Avery, Texas in Red River County. Consisting of 30 percent pastureland and 70 percent woody habitat and timber, this ranch offers a unique vegetative and habitat diversity. Additionally, water is in abundance on the property provided by Peters Creek which meanders across the southeast portion of the ranch. Seven earthen stock tanks and three lakes consisting of three, eight and ten acres provide year-round water for wildlife, livestock and aquatec recreation. Improvements include a barndominium, complete with living area, bedrooms, shop and covered patios.

Dimmit County Ranch is comprised of 1,750 partially high-fenced acres being part of the Legendary La Bandera Ranch. Located 8± miles southwest of Carrizo Springs, Texas in the heart of the Golden Triangle. Boasting gently rolling terrain, good native brush diversity, and a history of extensive land management, this ranch offers a well-balanced variety of habitat for the wildlife.

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Located just 19 miles northwest of Kerrville, Texas lies the 350-acre ranch offering spectacular views and year-round recreational enjoyment. The land offers gently rolling topography, an abundance of oak trees and nearly half a mile of I-10 frontage road access.

A water well and electricity services the property.

123± acres located in Bowie County. Situated 75 miles from downtown Dallas lies this recreational ranch primed for development. With over 1,600 feet of frontage along 287 and additional frontage on FM 1125, the ranch offers hunters the ability to enjoy the ranch today and possess the possibility of future development. Community water located just north of the property at the city of Bowie’s EDC development.

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The 138-acre 202 Ranch is located on FM 2676 and CR 450 in the quaint town of Quihi. The town was named from the sound of the Mexican eagle or caracara. Quihi is approximately six miles northeast of Hondo and 30 miles west of San Antonio. The main entrance of the property in on CR 450.

Ranger Creek Estate, located in a coveted portion of the Hill Country and minutes from Boerne, offers all the beauty the Hill Country has to offer. The 8,420-square-foot plantation-style home offers four bedrooms, seven bathrooms, three living areas and a five-car garage. The large covered patio provides spectacular views of the surrounding landscape and pool. Other improvements include an outdoor kitchen and barn. Wildlife species include whitetailed deer, axis deer, turkey and dove.

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REAVIS RANCH

Central Texas v Uvalde County v Utopia ocated between Utopia and Garner State Park, one of the most desirable and unspoiled areas of the Texas Hill Country, this new listing is one of the most scenic and diverse ranches available in the area. This Ranch has been in the same family since the 1930s and is now being used as a true working ranch.

The ranch offers a beautiful custom-built, four-bedroom home neatly hidden from the highway, large workshop, large acreage neighbors, excellent road system, two water wells, multiple ponds, a spring box that provides water to the home, good pipe working pens, multiple pastures, and newer fencing along highway and between neighbors. The Ranch offers the near perfect mix of flat to sloping bottomland, spring-fed canyons, deep fertile bottoms with adequate soils for cultivation, steep majestic hardwood-lined hills, limestone bluffs and outcroppings, and large open valleys covered in huge live oaks. The canyons and hill sides are home to Spanish oak, blue oak, cedar elms, wild cherry, madrone, sumac, persimmon and sycamore. Each valley has the potential for pond and lake development, and there appears to be multiple areas on the ranch with ample subsurface water to supply ponds.

Additionally, the multi generational owners have selectively cleared large amounts of cedar from the property, providing excellent habitat for not only livestock but for the large numbers of whitetail, turkey, hogs and occasional free ranging exotics including fallow and trophy aoudad. The extensive cedar clearing on the property has made it one of the cleanest ranches available.

This low-fenced Ranch is a rare opportunity for a buyer to purchase an exceptional Hill Country ranch that has all the features that make this area so special. $8,342,000.

Won’t last! Call Morris Killough, 210-415-9850.

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ocated just off Southeast Loop 286 on the southeast side of Paris, Texas, adjacent to the new Quality ER, this turnkey 500-acre ranch offers a fabulous location along with exceptional hunting, fishing, farming and recreational use. The property has frontage on 41st Street SE and Hwy 905, and offers additional access to Loop 286 and across Sandy Creek to FM 275. The ranch offers electric gate access and gravel drive up to the parking area surrounding the home and headquarters area. The ranch offers a 3,600-square-foot main home, two-car detached garage, small apartment, a 85x30foot shop with three bays and roll-up doors, 30x30 storage building a large 60x80-foot equipment barn with store rooms, shop area, working pens and multiple stalls. Near the main home the owner has constructed a fabulous mini golf course that features 11 individual tee boxes and a large artificial green with nine individual hole placements, complete with sand traps. The lake green setting was inspired by hole 13 at Augusta National and the tee boxes are situated from different angles and distances; approach shots vary anywhere from 36 yards to 200 yards in distance. Portions of the ranch are heavily wooded and offers great hunting with turkey, dove, hogs, whitetail and coyote. The waterfowl hunting on the ranch is phenomenal with Canadian geese, mallard, teal, and wood duck; several Canadian geese have made the ranch home. The ranch is highly productive and is divided into numerous pastures. Throughout the years the owner was running up to 300 Angus cattle at one time using a grazing rotation system. Annual hay production is over 3,000 round bales that are sold locally. The ranch offers a 100x150 pole barn that is used to store hay, tractors and baling equipment. The main attractions of the ranch are the many stocked lakes scattered throughout the ranch. Throughout the years the owners have constructed 20 lakes and smaller ponds ranging in size from 30 acres to small ponds. The larger lakes are thoroughly stocked with largemouth, catfish and bluegill. The fishing is absolutely incredible with 10-pound bass caught regularly. The lakes are absolutely fabulous and provide endless recreation including fishing, kayaking, canoeing and swimming. $18,000,000. Call Morris Killough, 210-415-9850.

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RUTLEDGE RIVER RANCH South Texas v Zavala County v Lapryor

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magine a beautiful hacienda sitting on a high bluff overlooking a mile of beautiful clear river. Imagine the surrounding pasture loaded with huge, wide, heavy, multidrop tine deer. Imagine the fall skies teaming with whitewing and mourning dove.

Just nine miles south of Uvalde, Texas sits River Ranch. This totally game-fenced, 2,010 acre spread presently has only one fence-to-fence neighbor. The ranch offers approximately two miles of paved interior roads for access even in the heaviest rains. River Ranch had an extensive deer program in place for many years, in a word the deer are ridiculous. 250-inch to 300-inch deer are common throughout the ranch. The main lodge is plush and cozy with a fabulous view of over a mile of the beautiful Nueces River. The water fall pool shares the view or if you prefer there is a crystal-clear swimming hole just 100 feet below the home.

Truly one of my all-time favorite turnkey ranches, ready to go for this fall and hunting season, just walk in and start enjoying. $13,000,000. Call Gene Gonzalez, 830-876-8241.

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ocated four miles north of Utopia, in the center of the beautiful Sabinal River Valley, Arc Iris Farms is a turnkey, ready to enjoy live water jewel. The ranch offers electric gate entrance, paved drive and parking areas around the headquarters which consist of older but well-constructed horse facilities, multiple barns, stalls, office with living quarters, multiple other barns and working facilities, barn/shop with living quarters, two-bedroom home and small cabin. The home and cabin are located on a bluff overlooking an incredibly beautiful stretch of the cypress-lined Sabinal River, offering one of the most unique settings anywhere in the hill county. The ranch offers approximately 700 feet of Sabinal River frontage that features crystal-clear rock-bottom river, shallow rapids and a deep hole for swimming, tubing and fishing. The ranch offers four water wells, small pond, is fenced and cross-fenced, mostly all valley land with super productive soils, large oak, pecan bottoms, concrete bridge crossings, incredible views in all directions, loaded with axis, whitetail and turkey. One-of-a-kind, owner/broker $3,699,000. Call Morris Killough, 210-415-9850.

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ALLEN RANCH

West Texas v Val Verde County v Box Canyon

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his is a huge ranch with approximately 12 miles of Lake Frontage on Lake Amistad.

The ranch also has five and one-half miles of paved Box Canyon Road frontage.

Beautiful, clear water canyons stretch deep into the ranch. There are potentially hundreds of home sites with lake views throughout this unique property. The ranch is located just ten minutes from Lakeview that offers restaurants, fuel stations, liquor, bait shops, etc. Del Rio is just 20 minutes away and offers fabulous dining, Walmart, Home Depot, H-E-B and all other modern conveniences. Box Canyon Boat ramp adjoins the property for quick and easy boat launching. Lake Amistad is famous for the bass fishing and fabulous recreational water sports and sightseeing. The northern portion of the ranch offers a 1,000-acre game fence pasture with enhanced genetics in place. The remainder is all low fence with native whitetail, javelina, fox, quail, and occasional black bear, turkey and cougar. There is an existing hunter’s cabin in the northwest pasture and the ranch grosses a strong six-figure income annually through grazing rights and a hunting program. The ranch has three water wells and a fourth shared well. The ground water is excellent quality and typically 425-feet on existing wells and in the general area. Additionally, the property has electricity along borders and intersects in the interior of the ranch. The amount of lake frontage on a ranch property of this quality and size is extremely rare, won’t last, $12,090,000. Call Gene Gonzalez, 830-876-8241.

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ord Springs Ranch is truly one of the most incredible live-water properties to come onto the market in years. Located in Real County, approximately 12 miles northwest of Leakey and six miles east of Vance, this secluded Hill Country gem offers some of the most incredible live water and possibly the strongest springs available in the entire Texas Hill Country. The ranch is a combination of rugged hilltops, sprawling plateaus, fertile valleys and incredible hardwood-lined canyons that provide habitat for the whitetail, turkey, hogs, aoudad and occasional exotics.

Just a half-mile uphill hike from the original homestead are the huge springs that flow straight out of the sides of the limestone bluffs creating a series of the most incredible live-water features ever seen in the Texas Hill Country. The springs send millions of gallons of water cascading down a dozen waterfalls, limestone bottom rapids, deep swimming holes, over a man-made dam and eventually flows into Cord Springs Creek. At the site of the springs you can actually hear the roar from

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CORD SPRINGS RANCH

Texas Hill Country v Real County v Vance

waterfalls in the underground caverns. Words and pictures cannot describe the true beauty of this ranch, see for yourself. $5,250,000.

Call Morris Killough, 210-415-9850.

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7H RANCH

Texas Hill Country v Bandera County v Utopia

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eautiful 7H Ranch is located just outside Utopia, Texas, approximately halfway between Garner State Park and Lost Maples State Park in the scenic Texas Hill Country. Excellent hunting of whitetail deer, turkeys, hogs, axis deer, fishing, dove and other wildlife. Owned by the same family for 43 years. All areas of the ranch are easily accessible by a great internal road system. The northern portion of the ranch is mostly deep soiled valley land with the southern half gently sloping hills to high majestic hilltops. One hill is over 2,000-feet tall and offers many potential homesites with amazing views of both the Sabinal Canyon and West Sabinal Canyon. Main roads are improved with caliche surface and in good repair. The ranch offers approximately 60 acres of fields for cultivation or food plots, huge healthy live oaks, post oaks, cedar elms, madrone, nine individual ponds and tanks throughout the ranch and two intermittent creeks transverse the ranch offering the potential for a large lake. 7H ranch is truly an exceptional ranch in one of the most sought-after areas of the Hill Country; don’t miss this one. $2,695,000. Call Morris Killough, 210-415-9850.

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Central Texas v McCulloch County v Melvin elluva Ranch is a 1,042-acre high-fenced hunting and recreational oasis that boasts a 30± acre lake, offering the perfect mix of wildlife habitat for the ideal sporting lifestyle. Private lakes like this are rare and highly coveted in this area as they provide critical habitat for fish, waterfowl and other wildlife. Ducks, Sandhill Cranes and geese have been observed on this lake throughout the fall, winter and spring. Recently reduced in price, the sellers are motivated and ready to see an offer. $5,700,000.

Mark Harman, Broker 214-733-4239

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DOUBLE C RANCH

Texas Hill Country v Kendall County v Comfort

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ocated between Sisterdale and Comfort, the Double C Ranch is the perfect recreational ranch for your family to enjoy year-round. This 88-acre turn-key, hunting and recreational ranch is ready to go for the upcoming hunting season. An intermittent, spring-fed creek meanders through the ranch providing exciting opportunities for additional water enhancement. The owner has recently built an insulated 1,500-square-foot metal framed barn with a 450-square-foot living area complete with kitchen, bathroom, and shower. Ten minute drive to the Buckhorn Golf Course for those late morning tee times.

Plenty of time to watch a good college football game then head out to your high-quality tower blinds for late afternoon hunting and photography. The ranch offering comes with two tower blinds, protein feeders, turkey feeders and alfalfa feeders. Wildlife exemption in place providing lower taxes. No ugly, high lines running across the ranch. Two stock ponds add additional hunting and fishing opportunities. #WinitWithBennett

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Central Texas v Comal County v Blanco hree, 10± acre homesites with water well and electricity on each lot, located just 11 miles southeast of downtown Blanco in Comal Independent School District.

Properties are heavily wooded and currently maintain an ag-exempt tax status. Two of the tracts, Lot 156 and Lot 157 (21.46 acres), are contiguous and the third tract, Lot 153 (10.42 acres), is located across the street. Private culde-sac at the end of Oakland Drive in Forest View North. Owner will sell separately or package sale. Lot 153 (10.42 acres), Lot 156 (11.23 acres), Lot 157 (10.23 acres). #WinitWithBennett

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DOUBLE K RANCH

Texas Hill Country v Kendall Co. v Boerne

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OLD! Hill country home and land located between Sisterdale and Boerne. Beautiful Limestone rock home with standing seam roof, offering 2,184± square feet of living area.

Custom home built by renowned builder, Grosenbacher Custom Homes in 2005. Handscraped wood floors in the master bedroom and master bathroom, stained concrete floors in the living area. Alder wood cabinetry throughout the home. Large rock fireplace for those cozy winter evenings. Great hill country views from the main living area. Covered breezeway adjoining the two-car detached garage.

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WESTWAY RANCH

Texas Hill Country v Kerr County v Kerrville

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are opportunity to own live water acreage; minutes from town but still outside city limits! Completely unrestricted with 2,900-squarefoot custom home with electric gates and end of the road privacy; fenced and cross-fenced. Beautiful custom features, including soaring pine ceilings in main living room, custom stone fireplace, and beautiful cedar breakfast bar. The grand layout has two living areas and so many things to love including: spacious wrap-around covered porch to take in the view, standing seam metal roof, and raised garden beds. The 40x60 workshop is heated and also offers two 25x60 overhead covered awnings. Substantial hay barn is located near creek access (also with electric gate entry). Fantastic horse property, room for future development or subdividing options. Ag exemption currently in place. The separate income producing manufactured home, two-by-two with current tenant month-to-month, would be perfect as in-law cabin or foreman’s quarters. Private well in place but access to Aqua Texas lines at the street. This fantastic property has yearround live water wrapping two sides with over 2,300 feet of Camp Meeting Creek complete with deep swimming hole stocked with fish. $1,975,000. Contact Kim Spears, 830-377-7309.

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DOUBLE-DRAW RANCH

Texas Hill Country v Kimble Co. v Junction

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he Double-Draw Ranch is a true sportsman’s paradise all on 426± acres. Not many ranches can offer as much as this premier property, one that you must see to truly appreciate. Found in Kimble County, the heart the Texas Hill Country, you will find the Double-Draw Ranch, just 15 minutes outside of Junction, TX, a short 45 minutes from the popular town of Kerrville, TX, and 45 minutes to the trendy, historical Fredericksburg, TX. Scenic, dramatic hilltops are found in several locations on the ranch, showcasing miles and miles of Kimble County and the Llano River Valley, providing picturesque building spots. What makes the Double-Draw Ranch exceptional is the wildlife. The current owner has spent much time, attention, and resources into providing only the highest quality and quantity of wildlife, including 200-inch whitetail, axis, fallow, blackbuck, aoudad, turkey, dove, quail, and ducks (with genetic records available on whitetail). The ranch has been under a year-round feeding program for over 12 years. $3,695,000.

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LITTLE BLANCO RIVER RANCH

Texas Hill Country v Blanco & Comal Counties v Blanco

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g exempt, 470± acres on the coveted Little Blanco River in the Texas Hill Country! This is a rare opportunity to own an amazing ranch in the beautiful Texas Hill Country. Cypresslined, rock-bottom Little Blanco River frontage, fields, views and numerous building sites.

Several water wells and two older homes. Good soils and numerous mature trees as well as highway frontage with easy access to both Austin and San Antonio. Rare property providing residential, recreational and investment potential. Seller is willing to divide. Seller will work with buyer to implement a conservation easement. Contact broker for details. $10,995,000.

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REBECCA CREEK HORSE FARM

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Central Texas v Comal County v Spring Branch

g exempt, unrestricted 13± acres full of amazing amenities in Spring Branch, Texas. Located just 30 minutes north of San Antonio, and one hour west of Austin. The three-bedroom, two-bath historical main house, built in 1842, is beautifully updated and has all the comforts of home with views looking out to this lovely property and beyond. Large trees add to the beauty and supply shade to much of the property, while lovely stone pathways and patios meander through the amazing gardens creating the perfect spots to relax and have an evening beverage. There is an adorable updated two-bedroom, one-bath guest house. There are numerous outbuildings, including a ten-stall barn, arena as well as other barns, a grain room, hay loft, and milk house. The property has one water well and a MUD district supplies water to the farm. The perimeter fenced with numerous cross-fenced pastures. There is a nice size pond that is spring fed as well as collects run-off. Contact broker for more details. $1,300,000.

Lem Lewis 210-275-3551

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HIDDEN IN PLAIN SIGHT

Texas Hill Country v Blanco Co. v Blanco idden gem in plain sight! Just a couple of miles down FM 165 out of Blanco, Texas you’ll happen upon this heritage property. Almost 25 acres, four-bed, fourbath home, Custom Palm Harbor. One-ofa-kind; designed by owners. All 2x6 construction and well maintained. It has an eat-in kitchen and a dining room your granny would be proud of, dual living areas, and fireplace.

Large master suite and three additional bedrooms. A couple of steps down to the spacious back patio area, which overlooks beautifullykept grounds, with massive live oaks that gently slope down to a private swimming hole on the Blanco River. The porte-cochère connects to a storage room, then on to a one-bedroom, one-bath apartment or guest suite with private entrance. Triple-bay garage has four large doors and can park five, with two on the lift, office area too! Two large concrete water storage tanks outside. Stroll toward the creek and spring—where ancestors used to bucket water to the homestead—to five RV spots (electrical only) with room for more. Use the balance of the acreage agriculturally with hay, livestock, a vineyard, or a tiny home rental destination. No HOA. No Restrictions! $4,800,000.

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Texas Hill Country v Blanco Co. v Blanco ecided to move to the country? Blanco is a great choice! This property features 10 gently rolling acres and is ag exempt, saving big money on property taxes and has solid rock home. Front and back covered porches come in handy for morning coffee or the afternoon beverage of choice. Huge dining room and spacious eat in kitchen with walk-in pantry. The living room has wood-burning fireplace and coffered ceiling. Across the entry, through French doors is the office, study, sewing room; open the closet and TAH-DAH, it’s a Murphy Bed and third bedroom. Master bedroom has a huge closet, bath with separate tub, and walk-in shower. Second bedroom is roomy enough for bed, dresser, and sitting area. Great storage throughout entire home and central vac. Well with holding tank and septic in place.

Pipe fencing and sprinkler system. We would love to welcome you as a neighbor. $695,000.

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Texas Hill Country v Blanco Co. v Blanco ucked away and private, yet convenient to town. Five acres with paved drive to the house and big barn and beautiful Blanco River view. Large master suite with bath, two additional bedrooms, an additional one and one-half baths, and four living areas. Eat-in kitchen and formal living each with an inviting bay window overlooking the grounds and with river view. Phenomenal trees. Hawks frequent the live oaks to build their nests each year. Strong wildlife presence; have your morning coffee with the deer, turkeys, foxes, etc.

No pesky subdivision rules. What started out as an old country farmhouse (original wood floors) was transformed into a “Hacienda” type home surrounding a grand atrium. $1,580,000.

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Triple 8 Trophy Ranch 602± acres • South Texas Live Oak County • Three Rivers Triple 8 Trophy Ranch has become known around the nation for its distinguished Whitetail herd. Originally started from 12 deer off the famous King Ranch, and has been carefully managed over the last 30 years and is currently a part of the MLD LVL 3 and LMA Conservation Program. The ranch has been utilized for taking wounded veterans on hunting trips through the Patriot Warrior Foundation. PWF has been able to showcase the freedom a ranch provides and the ability to give back to our men and women in uniform for many years.

Thunder Mountain 268± acres • Texas Hill Country Kendall County • Sisterdale This 268± acre ranch offers crazy views from the Kendall County landmark known as Thunder Mountain. This historic property was once owned by Hondo Crouch, the Luckenbach Legend. The ranch offers scenic hills, rich fertile valleys and tons of trees. The water on the property could easily be developed into a beautiful lake for both ranching and recreation.

Quien Sabe Hwy 290 197± acres • Texas Hill Country Gillespie County • Stonewall In the history-rich Stonewall portion of the Hwy 290 corridor, directly across from the serene views of LBJ State Park, extends 197± rolling, green acres of countless post oaks and wildlife. The 2,100± feet of Hwy 290 frontage provides abundant development potential. Currently used as a horse rehab facility yet welcoming for what you dream it to be. Perfectly positioned amongst award-winning wineries and vineyards with excellent proximity to town, but still secluded for the tranquility this distant view-giving land provides.

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Rio Cypress 156± acres • Texas Hill Country Kendall County • Comfort Rio Cypress sprawls across 156± acres with over 4,600 linear feet of the Guadalupe River frontage. The ranch has deep rapids, swimming and fishing holes with ample amounts of wildlife strolling around the entire ranch. If you’re looking for live water in Texas, the Rio Cypress Ranch is it!

Cool Creek Ranch 97± acres • Central Texas Bexar County • Marion A newly remodeled four-bedroom, four-bath ranch-style home features up-to-date fresh amenities with a modern farmhouse open concept design. The kitchen features large granite countertops, top of the line stainless appliances and detailed finishes. The living area has large, vaulted ceiling with detailed woodwork. The master suite features a large, rock fireplace as well as spacious walk in closets. A large, concreted safe room has been added for storage of valuables. No details have been overlooked nor expenses spared, this home is ready to move in to.

Shiner Ranch 52± acres • Central Texas Lavaca County • Shiner Located 2.5 miles south of Shiner Texas, off Hwy 95, you’ll find the 52± acre Shiner Ranch. The Ranch is in an ideal location for a vineyard/winery or venue. Shaped in a rectangle, this property offers great possibilities for an end user or investor eyeing an investment. It has scattered oaks, an abundance of grass for grazing, and a gentle hilltop with mile-long views.

The homesite is tucked back in oak trees with a pond sitting about 380 feet away allowing for easy access and the possibility to be transformed into a clubhouse.

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Boerne Estates 50± acres • Texas Hill Country Kendall County •Boerne This Hill Country estate is located just 15 minutes from downtown Boerne, Texas.

50 acres of beautifully maintained grounds covered in oak trees surround this estate.

The main house consists of 6,500± square-feet of air-conditioned space with large, covered porches allowing access to the pool and backyard. In addition, the property offers a horse barn complete with cozy apartment. A large 200x300-foot riding and roping arena is conveniently located near barn.

Historic Medina Estate 37± acres • Texas Hill Country Bandera County • Medina Within the Medina River Valley lies 37.5 horse-ready acres of pristine property with private access to the Medina River.

First built in the late 1800’s, the restored 4,300± square-foot Hill Country manor has four bedrooms and three baths. Other improvements include an eight-stall barn with side cover, a round pen, five paddocks with shade trees and water, a dressage arena and swimming pool as well as a seasonal pond, a spring, three wells, electric gated entrance, the ability to hunt.

Rustic River Lodge 19± acres • Texas Hill Country Kerr County • Ingram Situated at the junction of the Guadalupe River and Lake Ingram on 19.6 acres, you’ll find this 5,000± square foot, two-story rustic lodge overlooking 450± feet of lake frontage and breathtaking sunrises. With four-bedrooms, three-full bathrooms, plus two one-half baths, a bunk room and sleeping porches, this structure will accommodate numerous family members and close friends. Amenities include swimming pool with hot tub, outside fireplace with cooking area, tennis court, shop, plus lake front gazebo and boat ramp.

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River Cottage 13± acres • Texas Hill Country Kerr County • Ingram The property has 13.4 acres with 250± feet of frontage on the Guadalupe River and Ingram Lake. Secluded yet conveniently located, this 1,850± square-foot, threebedroom, two-bath river home is ready for you to enjoy. Part of a larger river front family estate, this is the first time on the market in this size and configuration. Call soon to set up your showing appointment.

Panther Creek Estates 12± acres • Texas Hill Country Kerr County • Hunt On the south fork of the Guadalupe River near Camp Mystic located seven minutes from the Hunt Store, 1.5 hours from San Antonio, and two hours from Austin.

Features 340 feet of frontage on the river and a hilltop building site with sweeping hilltop views and a down-river view! Gated access, paved road frontage, electricity, no hunting allowed, wildlife exemption in place, quality restrictions in place.

River Cabins 10± acres • Texas Hill Country Kerr County • Ingram 10.1 acres with over 400± feet of lake frontage. Two original Kentucky tobacco barns exquisitely transformed into twobedroom, two-bath 1,300± square-foot luxury Hill Country cabins. This setting is inspiring with a view of the lake through a variety of huge hardwood trees. Bring your aquatic toys or a good book. This is truly a one-of-a-kind offering.

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BREWSTER RANCHES

420,000±-ACRE CONTIGUOUS RANCH: $324,360,000

West Texas v Brewster County v Marathon

120,444± ACRES

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rewster Ranch contains a variety of habitats found in Big Bend National and State Park. Brewster Ranch is made of up of Dagger Flats Ranch, Dove Mountain Ranch, Rio Texico Ranch, Horse Mountain Ranch, Tesnus Ranch, Matthews Law Ranch, and Y.E. Mesa Ranch which can be sold as one or separate. The elevation range between 1,600 feet to 5,326 feet, with a mix of vegetation from the higher to lower elevations of the Chihuahuan Desert. Established ranching infrastructure and hunting opportunities with Desert Big Horn Sheep permits are given each year by Texas Parks and Wildlife. Contact for price. View on web.

DAGGER FLATS RANCH

West Texas v Brewster County v Marathon

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agger Flats Ranch has a variety of habitats and improvements which start on the north at Tres Hermanos summit on the Shely Peaks at 5,210 feet down into a wide scenic valley where you find the live water section of San Francisco Creek that is cottonwood lined for over five miles. This ranch is part of a 424,000± acre contiguous block of land for sale. $92,139,660. View on web.

102,078± ACRES

DOVE MOUNTAIN RANCH

113,650± ACRES

West Texas v Brewster County v Marathon

Y-6 RANCH

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ove Mountain Ranch is massive contiguous cattle and hunting ranch is at the gateway to Big Bend National Park to the south and is home to a wide array of natural features. If there is one thing he Y-6 Ranch has some of the best all-around hunting opportunities in the west Texas area as it combines the mountain that makes this ranch stand out, it is the availability of Desert Big habitats with the grassland and desert habitats. Abundant mule deer, Horn Sheep habitats as well as the availability of permits by TPWD. herds of pronghorn, white-tail deer, mountain lion, and occasional This ranch is part of a 424,000± acre contiguous block of land for sale. $80,131,230. View on web. elk can all be found here. $96,091,250. View on web.

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RIO TEXICO RANCH

West Texas v Brewster County v Marathon

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io Texico Ranch is located in the vast expanse between Big Bend National Park and Black Gap WMA to the west, Highway he Ranches are actually two nearby distinct properties that are 90 to the north and Mexico to the south in one of the last truly wild connected by an improved caliche county road and miles of a landscapes of the Chihuahuan Desert. This ranch has maintained paved/concrete private easement road linking the ranches with easy much of the environment and appearance of times past, including access. Similar to the Davis Mountains and the Chisos Mountains the Lower Canyons of the Rio Grande River. Various amenities make of the Chihuahuan Desert, this mountain range functions as a sky this large ranch diverse, interesting, scenic, and adventuresome. This island habitat, with intermountain ridge lines and valleys serving as ranch is part of a 424,000± acre contiguous block of land for sale. $66,421,150. View on web. corridors for wildlife migration. $60,567,075. View on web.

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PIÑON RANCH

West Texas v Hudspeth County v Van Horn

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ocated west of Van Horn, Texas, the ranch is easily accessed by two county roads. The ranch is a mere 1.5 hours from El Paso International Airport and just 30 minutes from Van Horn Airport which can land jet aircraft. Large, well-established landowner neighbors and excellent game management programs makes Piñon Ranch the perfect grazing, hunting and recreation property with extreme privacy. $27,904,500. View on web.

34,480± ACRES

Y.E. MESA RANCH

West Texas v Brewster County v Marathon

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.E. Mesa is an elevated high mountain volcanic structure sitting high over Big Bend National Park’s north entrance along and includes 10 miles of the Santiago Mountains that form Persimmon Gap to the south. Rugged, wild, secluded, and amazing are just a few words to describe this true mountain ranch. This ranch is part of a 424,000± acre contiguous block of land for sale. $25,860,000. View on web.

19,814± ACRES

34,123± ACRES

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TESNUS RANCH

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esnus Ranch is a cattle and hunting recreation ranch just 45 minutes from Marathon, TX and the Gage Hotel, yet provides an amazing amount of seclusion. This vast private area is bounded by the towering House Top Mountains on the north and east and Shely Peaks Mesa, where you can look off over San Francisco Creek valley into Mexico, with a series of wooded canyons, mountains, valleys, and draws. Tesnus is sunset spelled backwards, a creative name for a historic railroad town, estblished in 1882 on the Southern Pacific Railroad. This ranch is part of a 424,000± acre contiguous block of land for sale. $15,157,886. View on web.

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FAR FLUNG OUTDOOR CENTER

West Texas v Brewster County v Study-Butte/Terlingua

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or the first time in decades Far Flung Outdoor Center is listed for-sale as a turn-key complete business opportunity to own, manage, and expand on one of the leading outdoor adventure businesses in the state of Texas. The combination of real estate, location, cabins, conference center, pool, infrastructure, adventure equipment, vehicles, and a reputable brand known across the country creates an investment opportunity to live the dream but also to own a profitable dynamic business. Contact for price. View on web.

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ocated just a 30-minutes from the Gage Hotel in Marathon, the gateway to Big Bend Nation Park. Horse Mountain Ranch is divided into two contiguous historical ownerships with the north portion being a wide valley between the Pena Blanca Mountains, Horse Mountain and Twin Peaks creating an expanse called Lightning Flat where the headwaters of Horse Draw and Pena Blanca Draw are located. The Headquarters is located on the north unit adjacent to the Historic Reed Spring which makes a beautiful cottonwood tree lined lake. This ranch is part of a 424,000± acre contiguous block of land for sale. $28,833,935. View on web.

17,542± ACRES

MATTHEWS LAW RANCH

West Texas v Brewster County v Marathon

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his ranch is a combination of two historic ranches and has over four and one-half miles of the Santiago Mountain ridgeline cascading down into Santiago Flats. Rugged, wild, secluded, and amazing are just a few words to describe this true mountain ranch. Santiago Peak is just off the north boundary of the ranch and is a sentinel that can be seen from all over the ranch. This ranch is part of a 424,000± acre contiguous block of land for sale. $12,717,950. View on web.

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FARMER RANCH

BANDERA RANCH

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he Farmer Ranch is one of the original farming operations omprised of some of the most well cared for acreage in far developed in the Van Horn area now used as a working cattle west Texas. Sweeping vistas, plateaus, mountains and canyons, and hunting ranch set within the vast scenic landscape of farabundant grass, and water. This is Chihuahuan Desert hunting land west Texas. The majority of the ranch consists of gently rolling at its best and a nature lover’s dream. This ranch has it all. 60 miles high-desert grasslands, draws and flats with spectacular views south of Marfa. $13,414,350. View on web. of the towering area mountains, providing for excellent hunting opportunities. $6,300,000. View on web.

9,580± ACRES

10,955± ACRES

CHARCO LARGO RANCH

4M RANCH

West Texas v Presidio County v Marfa

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he 4-M Ranch is a world unto itself with an incredible suite of world-class improvements including a paved runway, crushed rock roads and headquarters complex. Set miles away on a limestone perch sits a truly remarkable 10,000-square-foot home with infinity pool peering down at the four miles of accessible Lower Pecos River frontage below. $22,000,000. View on web.

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he Charco Largo Ranch is conveniently located a short drive south of Marfa, TX. Classic “Cattle County” of the Old West, Charco Largo Ranch is part of the Marfa Plateau, a mile-high desert grassland of basin range topography between the Davis Mountains to the north and the Chinati Mountains and the Rio Grande River to the southwest. The ranch has excellent groundwater and with a distribution of wells, pipelines and troughs, there is excellent water available throughout the ranch. $8,957,300. View on web.

9,446± ACRES

LAGARTO RANCH

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agarto Ranch is one of the top hunting properties in the state of Texas featuring world-class bobwhite quail and white-tailed deer hunting. Lagarto Ranch is 9,446 acres of a highly improved high-fenced hunting ranch with a focus on wild bobwhite quail, dove, turkey, and deer hunting. This is a turnkey sale with an opportunity to walk right into a ranch from day one that has literally been transformed into a hunting paradise and enjoy the decades of meticulous hard work and planning from the previous owners. $37,313,201. View on web.

7,410± ACRES

H BAR H RANCH

West Texas v Terrell County v Dryden

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ocated “West of the Pecos” a region full of history and natural habitat and wildlife. Rolling hill country and rugged wild canyon country. One and three-quarter miles frontage on the Rio Grande accessible by vehicle. This is a turnkey ranch with a restored historic furnished home, outbuildings, and hunting blinds with feeders. Seller will convey 25 percent of minerals owned. $3,149,304. View on web.

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6,253± ACRES

MARAVILLAS CREEK RANCH West Texas v Brewster County v Marathon

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aravillas Creek Ranch has recently had a major overhaul of roads, fences, wells, water troughs, dams, tanks, and a new private building site up in the hills with electricity. The ranch terrain varies from a nice combination of overflow flats next to igneous rolling hills. The ranch is embedded in a landscape of public lands creating unlimited hunting and recreational opportunities right next door and just down the road. Big Bend National Park, Black Gap WMA and Big Bend State Park. $4,689,998. View on web.

FLYING BUCK RANCH

West Texas v Terrell County v Sanderson

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ituated directly across US Hwy 90 from the Terrell County Airport (6R6) creating a rare, fly-in hunting experience along the transition zone of the western Hill Country into Trans-Pecos region of Texas, an area rich with history and wildlife. Being three miles west of Dryden, Texas between Del Rio and Sanderson, the ranch is easily accessed by car from central and south Texas. $1,105,000. View on web.

2,963± ACRES

EAGLE PIÑON RANCH

West Texas v Hudspeth County v Van Horn

2,275± ACRES

DRIPSTONE RANCH

Central Texas v Uvalde County v Concan

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niquely located in the geographic transition area between the rugged Hill Country Balcones Fault, the Chihuahuan Desert, and the topography of the South Texas Brush Country. Ranching and nature come together here, with areas of wildlife habitat and river, combined with agricultural areas designed into improved pastures, amazing ranch infrastructure, and the famous karst limestone caves found on the ranch. $15,350,000. View on web.

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agle Piñon Ranch sits on the southeast shoulder of the Eagle Mountains. This high Chihuahuan Desert ranch has elevations ranging from 4,600 to 5,800-feet and is a series of canyons, peaks, and valleys, creating a rugged yet accessible terrain. An excellent well and a new hunting lodge with six private rooms, each with a private bath, make this a comfortable and functional hide-a-way. $2,518,550. View on web.

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400± ACRES

AYERS RANCH

West Texas v Presidio County v Ruidosa

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true oasis kneeling at the foothills of the towering Chinati Mountains; the house at Ayers Ranch offers visitors a one-of-akind experience. This off-the-grid, monolithic structure made up of three large interconnecting concrete domes, is partially buried and West Texas v Jeff Davis County v Fort Davis nestled into the mountainside. The carefully selected location and ocated just east of Fort Davis at the end of Compromise Street, thorough design of the home opens along a broad, rock sunroom you find a broad sweeping high grassland with some of the most and wall of windows gazing out at Chinati Peak and the untouched spectacular views in the entire Davis Mountains. Water is readily landscape. Immaculate stonework walls accent the façade of the available for additional wells with good groundwater. Chihuahua house and pathways lead you around a meticulously designed Creek keeps water in pools on the property most of the year. mature landscaping of palms, oleanders, figs and a variety of native desert shrubs, flowers, and trees. $625,000. View on web. $1,936,300. View on web.

578± ACRES

FORT DAVIS HEIGHTS

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133 Acres • $750,000 • Hamilton County, TX Ashley Adams 254.688.0087

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34,617 Acres • $42,500,000 • Cherry County, NE Dax Hayden 970.674.1990 | Clay Owens 308.882.8171

Broken Butt Ranch

11,288 Acres • $28,220,000 • Rio Arriba County, NM Gregory Liddle 970.946.0374

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3,192 Acres • $12,800,000 • Sweet Grass County, MT Mike Sedgwick 406.930.2379

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2,020 Acres • $13,500,000 • Routt County, CO Dax Hayden 970.674.1990

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1,750 Acres • $8,500,000 • Montrose County, CO Zack Wiese 970.889.3142

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350 Acres • $7,500,000 • Archuleta County, CO Gregory Liddle 970.946.0374

Stillwater Ranch

80 Acres • $6,999,000 • Grand County, CO Seth Hayden 970.692.6321 | Zack Wiese 970.889.3142

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ocated 45 miles west of San Antonio and five miles southwest of D’Hanis. Excellent hunting retreat with great deer habitat and great area for dove hunting. Located on CR 514 just west of Squirrel Creek Road featuring a 1,600-square-foot stucco home and barn with wildlife exemption in place.

Scattered oak trees and good soil. $4,800 per acre. $1,583,040. Mark Meek, Broker.

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imble County Exotics Ranch is one of the finest hunting ranches around, offering high-end improvements, trophy game animals, and fun for the entire family on nearly 400 acres of quality Hill Country land. Exotic species including axis, oryx, fallow, blackbuck, and aoudad along with improved genetic whitetail, turkey, and fishing make the ranch enjoyable yearround. The 2,400-square-foot custom home is of the highest quality and finishes provide lodging for family and guests. Four water wells, two stock ponds, nine hunting blinds, and 12 feeders make the ranch a outdoorsman’s paradise. $1,995,000.

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399± ACRES

KIMBLE COUNTY EXOTICS RANCH Texas Hill Country v Kimble County v Junction

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CREEKWOOD LUXURY ESTATES Texas Hill Country v Kerr County v Kerrville

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he Creekwood Luxury Estate offers high quality improvements on over 31 acres of ag-exempt property. The improvements provide over 5,000 square-feet of living area, a 1,000 square foot cantina overlooking the swimming pool and hot tub, putting green, four stall barn, guest quarters and office, riding arena, chicken coop, and carport all just five minutes from downtown Kerrville.

Paved access and location provide easy access to San Antonio and the surrounding hill country. Located outside of the city limits, the estate provides luxury living and the opportunity to live off the land. $2,595,000 .

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ocated in Gillespie County with paved road access, this well-groomed 93± acres is just a short drive from Fredericksburg’s wine country. Situated between two valleys lies a newly constructed lake capable of impounding over 500,000 gallons of natural spring water. One large spring produces over 10 GPM with additional seep springs adding volume to the water flow. A prime building site overlooking the lake offers views of the surrounding hills and valleys. A Trinity Aquifer well is in place along with an electrical meter and an improved road system. Contact for price. Marshall Burford, Broker-Assoc.

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ffering 650± acres of gentle rolling hill country loaded with Live Oak, Shin Oak, and great topography. The ranch offers a great year-round hunting opportunity for whitetail, axis, blackbuck, aoudad, game birds. Conveniently located near Hwy 41 along Hwy 377 in the northern corner of Edwards County, the property has been a part of a well-managed MLD program to raise great genetics on the ranch. Paved road frontage, water well, and electricity on site make this ranch ready to be enjoyed. Priced at $2,449,000. Marshall Burford, Broker- Assoc.

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ZENNER AHRENS RD. FREDERICKSBURG, TX Texas Hill Country v Gillespie County v Fredericksburg

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JEFE’S HIDEOUT

Central Texas v Uvalde County v Concan

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efe’s Hideaway is 44.02 acres located only seven miles from Concan and 10 miles from Leakey, places this jewel in the heart of an area known for an abundance of beauty and adventures. Perched on top of a hill overlooking Garner State Park sits a threebedroom, two-bath split floor plan house with high ceilings, fireplace, hardwood floors, stainless steel appliances and countertops, a wraparound porch, a barn, a pond, hunting blinds, and feeders awaits the fortunate owner. $1,050,000. Bill Barton, Broker-Associate.

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FRENCH RANCH

Central Texas v Gonzales County v Waelder

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true diamond in the rough, located north of I-10 and south of Hwy 90. Booming Austin and San Antonio are a 75-minute drive away with Houston being just under two hours. This generational, family-owned ranch is 90 percent wooded, and 10 percent open with an impressive array of towering hardwoods and Bermuda grass meadow. A mile of both sides of seasonal Elm Creek and surface ponds. A raw, unspoiled sanctuary that is low-fenced and has not been hunted in 30 years. $3,995,000.

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SANDY FORK RANCH

Central Texas v Gonzales County v Gonzales

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ocated on Hwy 97, just three miles south of I-10 and 13-miles northwest of Gonzales. The generational, family-owned ranch is 80 percent wooded and 20 percent open. There are 15 acres of improved mature pecan orchard. The sandy loam soil in this area has produced an incredibly dense stand of grass that is of high quality and ag value. Rural water meter in place, along with three water wells. Sandy Fork Creek borders the property for approximately one mile, with pools of water in it most of the time. The creek bottom area is a natural game corridor and is lined with a variety of large trees. These towering trees and grassy meadows create prime wildlife habitat and a stunningly beautiful setting. $1,795,000.

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HIDDEN COVEY RANCH

South Texas v Brooks County v Falfurrias

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ocated in the Coastal Sandsheet region of South Texas and known for its unique deep sand and Live Oak forest, this place is the perfect sized all-around hunting ranch. Endof-road privacy, large neighboring ranches and well-balanced natural habitat and cover, create endless hunting opportunities for native game such as whitetail deer, bobwhite quail, dove, turkey, javelina, and hogs. Modest, functional headquarters compound with seven bedrooms and four bathrooms. Solid infrastructure with good roads and three water wells. Brooks County has a long-standing reputation of being one of the best quail areas in the state. Ranches here are tightly held and seldom come up for sale. This ranch has been in the same family for 70 years. $5,149,000.

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Central Texas v Medina County v Hondo

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ith legitimate grazing, hunting, fishing, and farming, the Rio Medina Farm can be your all-star recreational property or an income producing asset.

San Antonio’s booming west side is handily accessible in under 30 minutes, making this property convenient and commuter friendly.

A high-fenced sportsman’s paradise, with big whitetail and awesome dove hunting. A good water well supplements a pond that creates an action-packed fishing experience sure to produce lasting memories with family and friends. Catfish average in the six to eight pounds range and bass range from three to seven pounds. Yancey Water Supply Co. water service to a historic home nestled amongst 200-year-old Live Oaks. $1,579,000.

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hat a fabulous and rare opportunity in a highly sought-after area to build your dream home, start a ranch, create a horse farm, hunt and fish, and even development-investments spark interest! Features include elevation changes, secluded country living, mature trees, water features, spectacular views, private retreat, part of history, ag exempt, whitetail deer, turkey, and a perimeter creek with a beautiful waterfall scene. This is a hidden gem you will not want to miss out on! $948,939.

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Endless possibilities await to be discovered here, such as building your dream home, starting a ranch, creating a horse farm, and so much more! Relax and enjoy this secluded and private retreat that you would have to see to appreciate! Features include spectacular views, ag exempt, mature trees, existing pole barn, cattle pens, seasonal creek, several water features, large stock tank with catfish, whitetail deer, turkey, hunting & fishing, and is even part of history.

This is a once-in-a-while opportunity you do not want to miss out on! $1,828,764.

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tunning custom home on 6.55 wooded acres in Red Oak Ranch! Secluded and private, yet close to restaurants and shopping! Circular drive, wood encased windows, hardwood floors, PEX plumbing and floored attic storage. Formal dining with crown molding; study with French doors and built-in shelving; den has vaulted 6± ACRES ceiling, cozy fireplace, wet bar that opens to the breakfast room and island kitchen with breakfast bar, wine chiller, warming drawer, Southeast Texas v Montgomery County v Conroe built-in microwave, decorative brick and maple cabinetry with undermount lighting; owner’s retreat down; four spacious bedrooms with large walk-in closets, and two game rooms up, including a third-story loft that overlooks the game room (one could be media room); washer, dryer, and fridge included, convenient laundry chute; whole house water filtration and softener system; two-car oversized attached garage with epoxy flooring; detached workshop with porte-cochere; backyard patio (stubbed for gas) overlooks serene park-like acreage with surrounding nature trails. $1,375,000.

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ated waterfront Spanish hacienda style custom home on 2.58 acres in Magnolia, Texas! Secluded with a privacy wall around the property, yet close to shops, schools, restaurants and FM 2978. Circular drive, beautiful fountain, limestone exterior, antique entry doors, Venetian plastered walls, groin ceilings, decorative stone, surround sound, and stunning hardwood floors. As you enter the family room with dual sided 2± ACRES fireplace and wood beam ceiling, you’ll see the beautiful backyard and pool through the wall of glass and wrought iron doors; brick Southeast Texas v Montgomery County v Magnolia archways lead to the island kitchen with huge walk in pantry and barrel ceiling, which opens to the breakfast alcove. The game room is located off the kitchen with wet bar; formal dining with wine grotto; study with marble fireplace and built-ins; guest suite and owner’s retreat down; three bedrooms, media room and balcony up; backyard features a Pebble Tec pool and spa, outdoor fireplace and your own private dock overlooking the lake. $2,500,000.

2426 BLUE LAKE DRIVE

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his high-fenced ranch has both sides of Steele Creek and both sides of Russell Creek, four ponds, a barndominium, and a constantly flowing Artesian spring. The terrain includes rock bottom creek crossings lined with very tall trees, huge elevation changes, Rattlesnake Peak, heavy woods, and grassy areas for grazing. The barndominium building is about 9,000 square feet under roof containing 1,900-square-foot of living area, 2,400-square-foot of shop, a long porch across the front of the building, and nearly 4,000-square-foot of carport/equipment/ storage area. Historical records on the Artesian spring indicate the existing rock wall was part of the spring house built in 1861 by Dr. Russell, the first postmaster in the Walnut Springs area. The water bubbles up from the ground, and the owner built rock pathways for the water to flow unimpeded to a pond below the original home site. Both creeks and the ponds provide clean water for cattle, red deer, lots of turkeys and other wildlife. One pond is approximately 16 feet deep. The big pond on the back side of the ranch is over an acre and nearly 20 feet deep.

Both ponds are stocked with fish. $4,999,927.

Serving Central Texas clients from offices in Meridian, Clifton and Hico.

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elcome to the Double Bar V. This property is suitable for breeding, boarding, riding, and training with immediate income potential. This extraordinary property comes equipped with three-bedroom, twobath main residence, two-bedroom, twobath stacked apartment and a 15,000-squarefoot barn with 30 stalls, lighted indoor arena with holding pens, viewing platform, and his and hers bathrooms. Also included are 20 turnouts, two tack rooms, an office, hot and cold wash racks and two outdoor arenas.

Alleys and underground water to all pastures, arenas, and holding pens. Take advantage of the opportunity to own and operate this equine facility. PRICED BELOW APPRAISAL! $998,000.

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Texas Metroplex v Erath County v Dublin

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CASTLE MOUNTAIN

Texas Hill Country Burnet County v Horseshoe Bay HERE IS NO OTHER SMALL ACREAGE WITH THIS VIEW! 11.55 acres of stunning mountaintop views of Lake LBJ. This property is THE place to build your magnificent dream home. With this property comes a contemporary style, fully furnished casita. Windows galore! A spacious game room, equipped with large television complete sound system and pool table.

Look no further than the 2,400 square-foot, five-car garage with extra-large garage door for your RV or collectable toys. The 11.55 acres can be yours to build extra structures as well. Privacy, zoned PUD (Planned Unit Development) This fabulous property can be an exclusive family compound or used as bed and breakfast, wedding venue, winery etc. The only limitation is your imagination.

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alt Prong Ranch is a one-of-a-kind ranch with year-round live water running throughout the majority of the land. This portion of the Salt Prong of Hubbard Creek creates a significant flow of beautiful clearblue water, uncommon for creeks in this portion of Texas. This prolific creek provides ample water for the local wildlife while holding a multitude of fish in the deep, long stretches of water. Massive pecans emerge from the creek banks and in the diverse bottom country. Each pasture contains at least one pond with mature mesquites and live oak clusters. A dozen fields ranging from 12 to 52 acres are cross-fenced from the pastures and spread throughout. These fields create ideal food plots to draw in the droves of dove and the legendary white-tail buck, which Shackleford County is known for producing.

Being surrounded by large, historic ranches of the area, the Salt Prong of Hubbard Creek is, in a sense, protected by the land. Salt Prong Ranch consists of 1,040 total acres accessed by a paved road just five miles east of the beloved town of Albany, TX. $4,377,000.

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ANA’S ESCAPE

Northwest Texas v Throckmorton County v Woodson

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na’s Escape is a turnkey ranch designed for entertaining and enjoying this secluded part of the world. A picturesque cabin sits in an ideal location for relaxing and entertaining guests. This two-bedroom cabin home incorporates high-quality wood accents and luxury finishes throughout. Natural light is abundant in the open-concept living space and kitchen. A row of mature mesquites ends at the house, creating phenomenal dove hunting scenarios when the cultivation blooms with sunflowers. As one retreats further, the remaining acreage is a wooded wildlife sanctuary with roads and alleys between the heavy timber. A draw holding water creates an exceptional environment for the waterfowl leading to the largest pond. Multiple draws meander through the ranch, then connect to Middle Kings Creek in the southwest corner. $1,495,000.

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Texas Hill Country v Bandera County v Lakehills eautiful 50.276 acres, ag-exempt ranch, located in Lakehills, Texas.

No restrictions, hunting allowed, seasonal creek, property is fenced with gated entrance. Acreage is secluded but minutes from shops, restaurants, and local conveniences. The property has multiple places to build, beautiful trees, and numerous wildlife. Two-bedroom, two-bath home is 1,168-square-feet and is currently rented month-to-month. Has new septic and a well. Huge pole barn and water run throughout the property. Storage shed and an RV site with it’s own septic. Close to Medina Lake and 45 minutes to San Antonio. Seller financing considered. $975,000.

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his 2,400±-acre private lake, the largest private lake in the state of Texas, and one of the most unique rural land assets in the country, is now available for purchase. Surrounded by 21 miles of undeveloped and elevated shoreline, Fairfield Lake offers unlimited opportunities for recreation, development, or investment. Located in the heart of Freestone County, Fairfield Lake is just east of Interstate 45 and centrally located between Dallas, Houston, and Austin. $110,550,000 ($22,000 per acre).

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DOUBLE B RANCH Central Texas v Bell County v Salado

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ouble B Ranch, 1,100 contiguous and exceptionally maintained acres with live water and second-to-none wildlife genetics. Three natural springs delivering pristine water from the Trinity Aquifer and three stocked tanks offering outstanding, year-round fishing. Spacious living and recreation space to accommodate family, clients, partners and more! Prime Central Texas Location with easy access to I35, Austin, Dallas, Houston and multiple private airports. Less than 10 minutes to Salado, a charming Northern Hill Country town offering lodging, shopping, arts, history and year-round events. Property conveys with all FF&E including recreational, maintenance and hunting vehicles/machinery. $23,500,000.

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Southeast Texas v Walker County v Huntsville abulous 468.93 acres of hunters’ and cattle ranchers’ paradise. Property consists of 1.7 miles of the Trinity River. In addition, Black Creek cuts through the property with sloughs that transcend the eastern side of the property. Plenty of grazing for cattle and horses. The home is an immaculate one-bedroom, one-bath hunter’s cabin, energy sourced by propane. Owner is currently running approximately 80 head of F1 crossed cattle with the availability to add additional head. The land is a mixture of open terrain and woods, with several sloughs throughout the property. Property is currently income-producing with many opportunities to increase income.

Endless opportunities! This beautiful ranch is conveniently located a short distance from the city of Huntsville. $2,579,115.

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MOSSY OAK ACRES

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ith the exception of a glimpse through the gated brick entry, the frontage on FM 1518 and Woman Hollering Road gives no hint that hidden among ancient oaks, beautiful ponds, and native wildlife is a unique home with Bexar County Appraisal District showing 5,131 square-feet of living space and about 7,000 square-feet of under roof, overlooking a large pond. Country life style with agriculture tax exemption, within minutes of San Antonio and in the Schertz ETJ. Prime location for getting anywhere. It doesn’t get any better from a lifestyle and investment perspective. Shown by appointment only.

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ROCKIN’ T RANCH

Southeast Texas v Montgomery Co. v Conroe deal location for development or personal use near Lake Conroe with about 730 feet of frontage on McCaleb Road at Austin McCombs Road. Includes horse facilities, indoor arena, horse stalls, pens, walker, main house with pool and guest house. Will divide and additional acreage available.

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Central Texas v Bexar Co. v San Antonio ld family property with over a quartermile of Hwy 16 frontage, about two miles south of Loop 410 just a few miles west of Toyota operations. Building sites 30 to 40 feet above a beautiful section of Leon Creek. Great for recreational use, development, cattle, or full-time rural residence. Call for price.

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(12,157.49 deeded acres, 2,836± New Mexico State Lease). Live water with five miles of scenic Ute Creek. Elk, deer, and antelope to This is an excellent cattle ranch with highway access and just enough cover along the draws for good deer hunting! go along with a good cattle ranch!

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his two-section farm is located approximately eight miles south and four miles west from Dimmitt, TX in some of the strongest irrigation water in Castro County. The property is equipped with two, one-half mile center pivot sprinklers and six irrigation wells, three on each section. This property is located in some of the most sought-after land located south of the Canadian River in the Texas Panhandle. It is rare to find two adjacent sections for sale in this highly productive area of Castro County!

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he property boasts 939.37 acres in two tracts that provides for hunting, recreation, and cattle ranching. The ranch consists of New Mexico v Quay County v Tucumcari gently rolling topography with good grass and excellent cover for deer. This is good hunting country with deer, quail, turkey, dove, feral 51± acres irrigated farm in Arch-Hurley Water District, very nice hogs, and other wildlife seen throughout the area. A rolling terrain home, detached three-car garage, seven-stall horse barn, metal accented with wet weather creeks and tanks adds to the scenic and barn, steel pens with covered working area, two quarter-mile almost recreational value of the ranch. new sprinklers, with one new sprinkler to be added by EQIP.

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Consider this Central Texas hunting and ranchland property. A two-mile road leads from the entrance to the original homesite, which still has multiple RV hookups, a water meter and electric. Mature oaks, elms, pecan trees and cedar breaks cover 70 percent of the property’s 528± acres and the views are gorgeous. There’s plenty of grazing land, plus three water tanks for cattle if needed. Lots of deer, turkey and doves here for the avid hunter. $2,378,520. Listing #42255-20100.

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DIVERSE RANCHLAND

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West Texas v Coke County v Robert Lee he historic Wildcat Mountain Ranch provides some of the most scenic views in west Texas. It is high-fenced for game management purposes, and is an extremely balanced combination of hunting, cattle, family, or corporate recreational property. There is an abundance of wildlife, including a highly managed trophy whitetail deer and quail program, turkey, dove, hogs, and javelina.

The ranch is also home to three exotic species, including axis deer, blackbuck, and fallow deer. Formally part of the historic 200,000-acre L.B. Harris Ranch, it was the route of the Butterfield Stagecoach, which carried mail from St. Louis to California. There are several calvary lookout points on the ranch, which were used to protect the stage from the Comanches, who used the area as their hunting grounds. The ranch has many improvements, including a 6,800-square-foot hunting lodge, equipment barns, processing facility, and storage barns. In addition, there are three and one-half miles of all-weather, caliche roads, 26 miles of high fence, two lakes and stock tanks, 16± miles of interior fence, and multiple food plots, game feeders, and hunting blinds. The current owners retained a wildlife biologist in 1995 and began a strict game management plan designed by Texas Parks and Wildlife and the Rolling Plains Quail Research Institute. The ranch has been awarded the State of Texas Game Management Certificate and is under the MLD program, which allows for an extended deer hunting season. Wildcat Mountain Ranch has received additional awards from Texas Parks and Wildlife and the Rolling Plains Quail Research Institute for its outstanding management practices and habitat management. Currently, the ranch has five to six windmill units on the back portion of the ranch that produce a substantial income. $9,175,000.

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Montana v Gallatin, Meagher, Madison & Broadwater Counties ne of the most historically significant land and cattle empires in the west, CA Ranch, operating a cow heard of 2,000± commercial black Angus cattle, consists of 79,582± acres. The CA is comprised of productive irrigated hay meadows along the famed Madison River, and dramatic limestone cliffs above the pristine trout waters of Sixteenmile Creek. An elk herd of 900 to 1,500, with dozens of bulls scoring in the 350 to 370 class, offer worldrenowned elk hunting. $136,250,000.

Montana v Chouteau & Judith Basin Counties v Geyser othing provides a more genuine sense of safety and security than land. Strand Ranch offers privacy without isolation and simplicity of ownership in a low-overhead operation in today’s highend ranch market. Located in one of Montana’s most productive grass regions, this 30,974± total acres, with 28,894± deeded, comfortably carries 1,100 head of mother cows. Five creeks, dozens of springs, ponds and developed water provide an abundant water

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Montana v Gallatin County v Wilsall lk Ridge Ranch is an extremely private mountain ranch with exceptional wildlife resources, incredible panoramic views, excellent summer grazing and close proximity to all of the amenities in Bozeman, Livingston and Yellowstone National Park. There are three resident herds of elk that utilize the ranch, providing unparalleled elk hunting for big bulls during both archery and rifle seasons. The ranch encompasses 13,414± deeded acres that are a mix of native pasture, riparian bottoms and timbered slopes. In addition, the ranch includes 1,600± State of Montana acres and 320± acres of Bureau of Land Management, making a spectacular 15,334± total acre ranch. $29,750,000. View on web.

Montana v Dawson County v Glendive he 9,108± deeded acres are heavily influenced by the Yellowstone River which provides tremendous habitat for native pheasant, turkey and whitetail deer. The lush riparian habitat combined with the various grain crops has greatly enhanced the wildlife component of the ranch. Abundant water sources are located throughout the pastures for both livestock and wildlife.

A diverse ecosystem offers prime habitat for a variety of Rocky Mountain wildlife. Pheasant hunting on the ranch is outstanding.

The ranch controls solid water rights in the Intake Irrigation District and decreed water out of the Yellowstone River that provide flood irrigation on approximately 810 acres. $7,900,000. View on web.

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estoration—what does it mean? Dictionaries help us with familiar definitions, and professional societies of restoration ecologists include impressive declarations in their mission statements. E.O. Wilson, a luminary in the ecological world, appealed to it in his 1992 prophecy that “The next century will, I believe, be the era of restoration ecology.”

Ecologists write papers with titles like “Restoration through reassembly: plant traits and invasion resistance.” With the word reassembly, some think that this endeavor is intended to “fix something,” to “put it back together.” For us, though, the whole idea of restoration is nuanced with distinctions that blur what seems so clear to others.

Notre Dame de Paris, a cathedral that is the pride of France and a place of worship since the 11th century, burned in April 2019. In just three hours, the roof was all but destroyed and its spire—recognized worldwide—shattered to the floor. Immediately came loud calls to restore Notre Dame...but to what? This glorious structure had been ravaged by fires more than once since its completion, and what burned was not what was completed in 1260, but rather what was that medieval structure plus all that had been added to it, modified and extended, over the next 600 years. It’s far from clear what “restoring Notre Dame” means. In contrast, restoring a Renaissance painting seems straightforward: when experts look at Michelangelo Merisi da Caravaggio’s “The Adoration of the Shepherds,” they can see what the artist accomplished with his delicate brush—those clasped hands, those intent faces leaning forward—and all of this can be restored to the original by careful removal of aged varnish.

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Fannin County, Texas shares the Red River with our Oklahoma neighbors, and on a farm-ranch operation that extends over hundreds of acres, post-oak savannah is interspersed with wheat and soybean fields that have been cultivated for decades.

Today, Caesar Kleberg Wildlife Research Institute (CKWRI) and Texas Native Seeds (TNS) is engaged in a program of tallgrass prairie restoration here. There’s that word again: it seems to mean many things for Notre Dame’s spire and timbered roof, perhaps just one thing for Caravaggio’s masterpieces. What does restoration mean for Riverby Ranch?

A rich source of information resides in Ecological Site Descriptions that have been developed by the Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS). Detailed descriptions of climate and soil can be found for most locations in the U.S. This database includes accounts of historic vegetation, what are called “reference communities.” These are our best attempts to describe plant communities at the time of European immigration and settlement—and they represent a valiant effort by the NRCS to provide us. with exactly what the name implies: a reference point, a starting point, for this place here, for this soil, and under this climate—this is what originally grew!

For many of us who read papers about “assembly rules,” this might mean that we simply need to reassemble the historic plant community: just put it back together. Regrettably, for our study area, as well as many others in Texas, details are lacking. The reference plant community is painted, ecologically-speaking, with broad strokes. Whereas we know that the “big four”—big bluestem, little bluestem, indiangrass, and switchgrass—dominated the landscape, many other species created a diverse prairie: other grasses like wildrye and gamagrass, and a rich assortment of forbs, both ephemeral and long-lived, clothed these prairies before cultivation. The

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nearest pristine tallgrass prairie is 20 miles distant, tucked away in pockets as small as 100 acres, where soil lays undisturbed and plant composition fluctuates in dynamic equilibrium with the prevailing climate. But do these remnants resemble what graced our native landscapes prior to settlement?

How do we go about reassembling this tallgrass prairie? This is not like peering beneath the accumulated varnish on a 400-year old canvas. Nor is it like replacing timbers in a cathedral. The original framework of this plant community, like Notre Dame over the centuries, has changed over time: it has been burned by wildfires, it has suffered prolonged droughts. And what about the list of component species? Big bluestem is...well, it’s the name of a plant. But big bluestem is much more than that because of something ecologists call “ecotypic variation.” Research by Calvin McMillan on tallgrass prairie grass ecotypes 50 years ago has been extended by many ecologists since then. Big bluestem, found throughout the Great Plains, is dominant in mesic prairies but also grows in drier grasslands; it can be found in pinyon-juniper woodlands in eastern New Mexico and in coastal south Texas prairies. Ecologist have long recognized that plants exhibit “local adaptation” to prevailing growing conditions: big bluestem in Fannin County is not the same big bluestem in south Texas.

Little bluestem, too—all the prairie grasses—display ecotypic variation in structure, physiology, establishment and growth traits. This yet-to-be-documented variation is just one of the keys to restoration success.

What is desperately needed is a catalogue of plants that will grow well here and in similar areas. Our initial approach to tallgrass prairie restoration, then, is to take a very close look at 30 commercial seed varieties of common tallgrass prairie grasses. We have seeded hundreds of research plots with monocultures of grasses that historically characterized these sites. We are monitoring plant density in over a thousand permanently located quadrats with the hopes that what we learn will become first few pages of this catalogue.

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But there’s so much more to a prairie. These plant communities are rich in many senses: rich in species means many different species.

And so we are evaluating performance of these varieties in mixtures to assess how they interact with each other. Rich means rich in soil microbial communities that are intimately related to the aboveground plant community. Here, our knowledge is scant. We know from our previous research with tanglehead invasion in the Coastal Sand Sheet that soil microbial communities are different in plant communities dominated by native plants and in communities invaded by tanglehead. It seems obvious that long-time cultivation in Fannin County has had lasting impacts on soil microbia, and so the question begs to be asked: “How do soil microbial communities change after a field has been taken out of cultivation and seeded with grasses and forbs? How long do these changes take?”

Our fieldwork documenting plant density at Riverby Ranch involved many days on our hands and knees. Texas is home to over 290 species of ants, and our work afforded us the opportunity to get reacquainted (sometimes painfully so) with more than a few of these delicate but ferocious insects. A kaleidoscope of butterflies flanked us as we walked through head-high mare’s-tail, clouds of grasshoppers everywhere. Red-winged blackbirds flitted by in the late afternoon; the lament of the cicadas serenaded us as the stars came out. What species of wildlife, what kinds of insects will we find here as these fields progress through successional stages of plant establishment? Only time will tell.

Whether for a farm field, a retired fracking pond, an energy pipeline, or a pasture invaded by invasive grasses, the overall goal of restoration is the same even if individual settings pose unique challenges. And surely, restoration is more than reassembly, because reassembly implies that we know the pieces of the puzzle, that we understand where they go. To claim that we know this for many of our Texas landscapes would be hubris. But to claim that this is our goal is to reaffirm our own mission statement at CKWRI. We ardently believe that our native landscapes can be as durable and majestic as the cathedral of Notre Dame, and as rich and delicate as the brush strokes on Caravaggio’s masterpieces. And just as worthy of restoration.

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Central Texas v Comal County v Canyon Lake

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he Ranches at Maricopa feature a tremendous opportunity to carve out a homesite, surrounded by mature live oaks, in the beautiful Texas Hill Country. Totaling 86± acres now remaining, the Ranches at Maricopa offer large residential sites available in one tract or as 12.5 to 40±-acre tracts. Located adjacent to Canyon Lake and the Guadalupe River, the property is 10 miles from New Braunfels, 12 miles from San Marcos, and 30 miles from Austin and San Antonio. The Ranches at Maricopa offer picturesque views and beautiful Hill Country rolling topography. It is located within the city limits of Canyon Lake, across Cannan Road from Mountain Valley Elementary School. Perfect for qualified buyers looking for a ranch-style homestead for their family! The property is included in a Wildlife Management Association to preserve the natural beauty of the Hill Country for your homesite, with attendant tax benefits.

This once-in-a-generation opportunity is in one of the most scenic locations in the country!

PRICE REDUCTIONS: Tract 1 - $1,777,347 / Tract 2 - $1,261,689 / Tract 3. SOLD: Tract 4 - $707,721

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