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It stirs something in the traveler’s soul. As our long time contributor Sterry Butcher writes in “The Romance of the Rail in West Texas” featured in this issue, the view from inside the train looking out can reveal hidden places and the full sweep of panoramic vistas throughout this wonderful place called Texas. Here’s a quote from the article, which is accompanied by wonderful photos from the magic lens of Trevor Paulus:

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“Train horns have blared in Texas for more than 160 years, and the history of the state’s railroads begins with an infant republic. In that wild setting, with bad roads, few deepwater rivers, unpredictable weather, and endless open country, getting cotton to market went as quickly and easily as an ox team could travel, which is to say not quickly or easily at all. The railroad represented a path to economic development and settlement; wherever it went, commerce bloomed.”

The railroad contributed to this economic development by enabling Texas farmers and ranchers to bring their cattle and produce to market, thus changing the landscape of not only West Texas, but of the entire state. The railroad and telegraph also enhanced the speed of communication from that of a rider on horseback or a Stage Coach to virtually instant communication. You can see remnants of the railroad commerce boom and building spree in the 1870’s in every town in Texas.

While speaking of cattle and produce, we’re excited to feature the writing debut of a young San Antonian named Campbell McAllister. Her story will put a smile on your face and restore your faith in the bright future of Texas for those of us that love the land. Here are a few paragraphs from her story “Texas Brigades”: “Texas Brigades is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization, with a mission to educate and empower adolescents with leadership skills and knowledge in wildlife, fisheries, and land stewardship to become conservation ambassadors for a sustained natural resource legacy. Texas Brigades offers eight different camps that are held in June and July across the state. Students are eligible to apply if they are 13-17 and interested in learning about the outdoors and wildlife.

“We also experienced the process of herding cattle calmly and quietly with an enlightening demonstration, followed by the opportunity to work cattle ourselves. For me, it was a day for many firsts: vaccinating, deworming, branding, dehorning, and ear tagging, and even castrating—how many other camps offer that?!”

Good question, Campbell; I sure can’t think of another camp that offers that! My kids attended Camp Longhorn and Camp Mystic; none of that particular curriculum was on their activity roster!

Campbell’s mom, Caroline McAllister, is a valued partner of ours at the Caesar Kleberg Wildlife Research Institute. Clearly the apple didn’t fall far from the tree.

Meanwhile, here at Farm & Ranch HQ, we’re busier than ever. The rural land market is red hot and demand is outstripping supply. Our broker clients are excited about the growth of farmandranch.com and the continued excellence of our magazines.

We’ve welcomed several new team members. A proud veteran of both the U.S. Army and the San Antonio Express-News, Adam Murray has joined us as Director of Sales, assisted by our new Sales Associate, Sydnee Meyer. Morgan Mosier is our new Content Creator and Editor, and with Karen Little’s retirement, Courtney Loving was promoted to Creative Director. The fruit of their collective efforts are obvious in this, our Spring issue of Texas Farm & Ranch.

Thanks to you for continuing to value our brand, and remember; if you are buying or selling, let us know how we can help. Like young Ms. McAllister, this isn’t our first rodeo.

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257........... Eastland............98

10............. Travis.................47

24............. Blanco...............35

258........... Jack...................87

92............. Jeff Davis..........63

10............. DeWitt...............75

36............. Gillespie............93

278........... Archer...............87

578........... Jeff Davis..........62

13............. Comal................31

37............. Bandera............58

15............. Comal................95

322........... Throckmorton...87

50............. Kendall..............57

20............. Uvalde...............51

405........... Young................87

53............. Kendall..............43

22............. Williamson........45

1,040........ Shackelford.......87

57............. Kendall..............53

29............. Comal................95

58............. Kimble...............75

30............. Bexar.................88

71............. Gillespie............91

42............. Comal................95

93............. Gillespie............82

2,806........ Stephens...........96

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1,650........ Brewster............92 3,000........ Terrell................63 3,075........ Brewster............92 3,231........ Terrell................71 3,400........ Terrell................62 6,253........ Brewster............62 7,410........ Terrell................63

158........... Goliad...............74

7,800........ Val Verde...........67

120............ Gillespie............33

303........... Bee....................79

9,700........ Terrell................44 10,500...... Terrell................39

108............ Kerr....................70 138............ Kendall..............62

370........... Dimmit..............55

79............. Hamilton...........74

154............ Kerr....................27

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

10,955...... Val Verde...........62

97............. Bexar.................59

162............ Kerr....................40

458........... Bee....................41

12,000...... Culberson.........62

125........... Medina..............78

197............ Gillespie............59

460........... Jim Wells..........70

14,502...... Presidio.............61

133........... Hamilton...........74

199............ Real...................94

594........... Bee....................41

138........... Medina..............44

268............ Kendall..............56

187........... Colorado...........98

602........... Live Oak............58

305............ Kerr....................55

191........... Medina..............25

350............ Real...................86

200........... Real...................42

350............ Kerr....................43

281........... DeWitt...............74

388............ Kimble...............26

330........... Medina..............83

393............ Kendall..............54

405........... Uvalde...............50

411............ Kendall..............54

75............. Bexar.................88

890........... Atascosa...........38 1,064........ Jim Wells..........71 1,630........ Goliad...............41

17,542...... Brewster............61 19,814...... Brewster............60 22,700...... Presidio.............92 34,123...... Brewster............60 34,480...... Brewster............61 47,700...... Hudspeth..........61

1,719........ Brooks...............78

76,185...... Hudspeth..........60

2,002........ Frio....................37

76,185...... Culberson.........60 95,570...... Brewster............60

406........... Travis.................40

420............ Kendall..............40

2,010........ Zavala................66

530........... McCulloch........70

426............ Kimble...............32

2,242........ Dimmit..............38

102,078.... Brewster............61

549........... Gonzales...........79

470............ Blanco...............31

2,355........ Maverick...........41

113,650.... Jeff Davis..........61

551........... Kinney...............51

470............ Comal................31

2,450........ Zapata...............39

113,650.... Presidio.............61

590........... Karnes...............70

552............ Kerr....................54

2,900........ Uvalde...............46

120,444.... Brewster............60

605........... Kinney...............50

735............ Kerr....................46

2,963........ Kinney...............47

727........... Medina..............18

1,000......... Kimble...............33

3,057........ Zapata...............39

1,023........ Madison............89

1,000......... Edwards............82

1,042........ McCulloch........84

1,116......... Llano.................36

1,157........ Kinney...............49

1,336......... Kerr....................22

1,181........ Grimes..............80

5,650......... Edwards............86

1,436........ Uvalde...............64

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

2,236........ Kinney...............92

25............. Mason...............34

2,275........ Uvalde...............63 5,025........ Freestone..........96

3,840........ Duval.................39 3,972........ Dimmit..............38 3,972........ Zavala................38 5,000........ Frio....................37

424,000.... Brewster............60

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5,008........ Dimmit..............45

400........... Otero.................90

35............. Gillespie............34

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

1,400........ Routt.................75

58............. Gillespie............34

8,100........ Jim Hogg..........24

1,750........ Montrose..........75

5,650........ Kinney...............86

86............. Gillespie............34

8,100........ Starr...................24

22,450...... Moffat................75

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498............ Mason...............34

9,446........ Live Oak............63

1,235........ Castro................90

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184............ Erath..................55

612........... Deaf Smith........90

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42............. Smith.................68

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

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1............... Montgomery....85

14,993...... Union.................90

5............... Montgomery....85

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5............... Blanco...............35

42............. Cherokee..........68

7............... Edwards............40

316............ Red River...........74

17............. Montgomery....88

7............... Val Verde...........40

500............ Lamar................65

41............. Montgomery....85

12............. Kerr....................56

849............ Red River...........42

67............. Montgomery....89

13............. Gillespie............93

933............ Smith.................76

100........... San Jacinto.......81

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Armstrong Bailey Borden Briscoe Carson Castro Childress Cochran Collingsworth Crosby Dallam Dawson Deaf Smith Dickens Donley Floyd Gaines Garza Gray Hale Hall Hansford Hartley Hemphill Hockley Hutchinson

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Collin Cooke Dallas Denton Ellis Erath Fannin Grayson Hill Hood Hunt Johnson Kaufman Navarro Palo Pinto Parker Rockwall Somervell Tarrant Wise

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Anderson Bowie Camp Cass Cherokee Delta Franklin Gregg Harrison Henderson Hopkins Houston Lamar Marion Morris Nacogdoches

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Panola Rains Red River Rusk Shelby Smith Titus Upshur Van Zandt Wood

Archer Baylor Brown Callahan Clay Coleman Comanche Cottle Eastland Fisher Foard Hardeman Haskell Jack Jones Knox Mitchell Montague Nolan Runnels Scurry Shackelford Stephens Stonewall Taylor Throckmorton Wichita Wilbarger Young

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wo Creeks Ranch, 727.9 acres located just 30 minutes west of San Antonio in Medina County, is a live-water destination designed to make people feel right at home in natural Texas. Previously used as a corporate retreat to entertain up to 24 people per weekend, it is equally suited as a private family getaway or a rental property. Income can be generated from wildlife and agriculture including a 500-tree irrigated pecan orchard.

Year-round Verde Creek courses through the ranch for about a half mile on the east, providing private access. Hondo Creek runs along the south border for more than a half mile. The seven-acre stocked lake is also a prized swimming hole. Two Creeks Ranch has four water wells: an Edwards Aquifer irrigation well; a high-flow domestic well that can support irrigation; and two domestic wells. Rights to 60 acres-feet of Edwards Aquifer water transfer with the ranch’s sale.

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acres each. Two Creeks has been managed primarily for doves, but whitetail deer, feral hogs, and free-ranging exotics call the lowfenced ranch home. Guests can sharpen their shooting skills at the five-stand range outfitted with six movable trap houses, and then congregate at the 945±-square-foot Gun Room. A nearby 1,850±-square-foot covered porch area allows the party to move outside. Two identical 3,130±-square-foot dogtrot lodges, each sleeping up to 12 people, serve as the main compound’s focal point. The downstairs includes four bedrooms with private baths; the upstairs features two king suites with private baths. The Party Barn, a well-designed 11,600±-square-foot facility, puts entertainment, dining, storage and work space under one roof. The dining hall and the custom commercial kitchen can accommodate up to 50 guests. The Party Barn also has a 3,000±-square-foot covered porch appointed for outdoor entertaining.

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3,600±-square-foot work barn with a gym and loft storage area. In addition, there are three small apartments with private baths.

Two Creeks’ second compound, with two homes and a large storage barn, is just a short drive to the west. The newly renovated, two-story, two-bedroom, three-bath Casa Verde House encompasses 2,000±-squarefeet with the bonus of a wrap-around porch.

The nearby three-bedroom, two-bath Ranchero House includes a kitchen, office, laundry room, and more. Other improvement include 800±-square-foot laundry building, 3,000±-square-feet of covered parking; 5,900±-square-foot maintenance barn with a covered game cleaning station, a walk-in refrigerator, freezer, restrooms and additional storage; and the 22,500±-squarefoot hangar barn.

For more information or to schedule an appointment on this beautiful property, please call Howard W. Hood at 830-739-3815.

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he 1,336±-acre M&M Ranch is located just 10 miles southwest of Kerrville, providing high-style ranch living with easy access to Hill Country hospitality and convenience. At night, the twinkling lights of Kerrville provide an unexpectedly beautiful view that can be enjoyed in complete solitude. The land includes both spectacular hills and open pastures; all easily accessible by good ranch roads. Water, water, everywhere. Numerous springs bubble up from the ground, feeding streams that eventually flow into Turtle Creek. Several impoundments, including one five-acre lake stocked with bass, deliver abundant surface water as well as recreational opportunities such as fishing, swimming, and paddling. One water well with a submersible pump and two windmills tap into the groundwater below, offering additional water for wildlife or livestock. Plentiful water means plentiful wildlife. In addition to native white-tailed deer that have been improved by genetic introduction and selective harvest, the high-fenced ranch is home to turkeys,

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fallow deer (white, chocolate, and spotted), axis deer, sika deer, blackbuck antelope, and aoudad sheep. Numbering about 200, the elk herd is one of the largest in the Hill County.

The amenities include a three-bedroom, two-bath house with a large dining area and great room. Everyone can gather on the spacious back porch to watch wildlife graze on the nearby hills. The M&M Ranch is a special place with a special story. Write your life here.

Leave your mark on the land because it will surely leave its mark on you. To experience the M&M Ranch for yourself, call Howard W. Hood with Hood Real Estate Inc. at 830-739-3815.

The ranch is listed for $19,500/acre.

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he 8,100±-acre Rancho Estrella, located 42 miles southwest of Hebbronville, provides incredible hunting and superlative privacy. Rancho Estrella, which has been managed for wildlife for almost 30 years, is divided into four pastures and completely high fenced. Wildlife includes whitetail deer, bobwhite and scaled quail, Rio Grande turkeys, javelina, dove, and feral hogs, as well as a full complement of desirable exotics. The well-managed brush country habitat, also suitable for cattle, is supplemented with protein feeders and food plots. Rancho Estrella has nine water wells, four stock tanks, and more than 30 wildlife waterers. The ranch has two separate living compounds each featuring a main lodge, apartments and casitas. The four-bedroom, four-bath owner’s home is located in Brush Pasture compound. The ranch has been a hunting destination and a corporate retreat, but could easily be a commercial hunting operation. Call Howard W. Hood, Broker at 830-739-3815. Available for $28 million.

South Texas j Jim Hogg & Starr Counties j Hebbronville

Howard W. Hood, Broker Howard@HoodRealEstateInc.com

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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 six miles from the intersection of I-10 and US-290.

P. Bode Ranch is in close proximity to 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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s I entered my sophomore year of high school, my classmates and I were required to identify an event and/or experience that had changed the course of our lives. For many, their pencil sat still on the paper; but for me, I knew exactly what would start my list: Texas Brigades.

Texas Brigades is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization, with a mission to educate and empower adolescents with leadership skills and knowledge in wildlife, fisheries, and land stewardship to become conservation ambassadors for a sustained natural resource legacy. Texas Brigades offers eight different camps that are held in June and July across the state.

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getting involved for countless reasons, but especially because of the incredible group of people and the one-of-a-kind educational opportunities that exist at the camps.

Texas Brigades is an experience one treasures forever. (For more information, visit www.texasbrigades.org.)

tested our knowledge of native and exotic grasses as well as the different elements to beef production… I know what you’re thinking, a quiz already? That’s exactly what went on in my head too… but as a graduate of the Last summer I attended Ranch Brigade, a program I now realize everything completed 5-day program in Santa Anna, Texas, where I and built into the schedule had a purpose; got to explore cattle production while learn- even this welcome quiz. ing land stewardship skills. All the campers were assigned to one of four different After our assessment, the 26 cadets, all herds: Brahman, Hereford, Charolais, and strangers, loaded the bus and drove to Angus (all types of cattle); each herd con- observe a cow necropsy, a large-scale dissisted of six to seven campers (called ca- section, on site. From the digestive sysdets), an assistant herd leader, and a herd tem and learning how to age cattle to leader, that become your family for the week. understanding vaccinations and the difUpon arrival at the Warren Ranch, we wast- ferent facets of a cattle operation I felt ed no time. We were all handed a quiz that like my brain had grown exponentially al-

ready – and it hadn’t even been a full day!

The week was filled with hands-on activities and presentations given by the best men and women in their fields.

This camp was unlike any other camp I have ever experienced. Thanks to the thoughtful planning by Ranch Brigade volunteers, campers were given the unique opportunity to follow the cattle production system fully – from pasture to plate.

We started with the different elements of the land and how they can and will affect livestock.

It is amazing how important is it to maintain plants and residue on your ground to help build up organic matter and prevent erosion, yet I had no idea your soil structure was a factor every landowner should investigate.

Similarly, it is vital to know what is growing on your property and how that could save lives and money. For example, without being able to identify the purple dots on johnsongrass as a sign that the grass is stressed, and therefore poisonous, you are at risk of losing cattle and economic growth.

We also experienced the process of herding cattle calmly and quietly with an enlightening demonstration, followed by the opportunity to work cattle ourselves. For me, it was a day for many firsts: vaccinating, deworming, branding, dehorning, and ear tagging, and even castrating – how many other camps offer that?!

As a herd we competed in a variety of ranch chores, including dummy roping, goat sorting, post hole digging, and watering/feeding cattle. Although we found ourselves sweating and out of breath by the end of each activity, the reward of our hard work and immense amount of knowledge gained made it all worth it.

At the end of the week, we had front row tickets to the practical art of beef processing and learned first-hand about the various cuts of meat and where they come from on a cow. I had the opportunity to grill my own flat iron steak, not to mention enjoy it! Ranch Brigade was an experience I wouldn’t trade for anything. This camp was so much more to me than just memorizing facts for the daily trivia competition or shouting the loudest while reciting cadences; this educational

“Texas Brigades is the key to opening the door to a better today… and a better tomorrow.” camp fostered learning and inspired me to love the environment. Throughout the week we not only became more informed and prepared land stewards and ranch managers, but leaders and better people.

During our time at Warren Ranch, we participated in several public speaking presentation competitions and seminars; this was a special time for us to build up confidence and the skills necessary to successfully educate and share with others what we had learned. We were provided the chance to observe the natural world waking up and going to bed, through silent journaling and reflection at sunrise and sunset. These moments made me recognize my new found passion and love for the outdoors and my urgent desire to conserve the land and serve the agricultural industry, that I wouldn’t have found without Ranch Brigade.

Driving into Ranch Brigade my mind was racing. What would I be learning? Driving out, my mind was racing, again, but this time with passion. How am I going to be part of a positive change through spreading my experiences and advocating for the land and the animals in my own community?

As we loaded the ranch bus for the last time, we were now a family, high school students bound by a love for agriculture and the motivation to preserve it. After all it isn’t hard to fall in love with this industry after being influenced by conservationists like Chris Farley, Jon Taggart, Steve Nelle and Jeff Petter.

Motivated by these legendary ranchers and land stewards, I was determined to start an agricultural club in my own school community.

I strive to continue to influence and educate my community to appreciate and understand of natural resources and hopefully help inspire people to be curious and excited about the natural world, wild things, and wild places.

Remember that plant identification and beef production test I took at the beginning of camp? Well, during our last couple of hours as Ranch Brigade cadets we retook the same assessment; and the improvement was impressive.

I truly believe that regardless of previous knowledge or experience, everyone can all learn something, and use the knowledge to create a more informed world. And for many, Texas Brigades is the key to opening the door to a better today… and a better tomorrow.

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Little Blanco River Ranch

470± acres j Texas Hill Country j Blanco & Comal Counties j Blanco Ag 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.

Rebecca Creek Horse Farm 13± acres j Central Texas j Comal County j Spring Branch

Ag 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, twobath 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. 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 is 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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Westway Ranch

23± acres j Texas Hill Country j Kerr County j Kerrville Rare opportunity to own live water acreage; minutes from town but still outside city limits! Completely unrestricted with 2,900-square-foot 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 year-round, live water on both sides and over 2,300 feet of Camp Meeting Creek, which is complete with a deep swimming hole and stocked with fish. $1,975,000. Contact Kim Spears, 830-377-7309.

Double-Draw Ranch

426± acres j Texas Hill Country j Kimble County j Junction The 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—the Double-Draw Ranch is 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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The Old Duderstadt Ranch

120± acres j Texas Hill Country j Gillespie County j Harper The Duderstadt Ranch in Harper, TX is a 115±-acre homestead offering a quiet, peaceful retreat with a history, just minutes from the heavily sought-after Fredericksburg, TX (23 miles to Fredericksburg, to be exact, and 21 miles to Kerrville). Located in the center of the Texas Hill Country, Harper offers all the conveniences one needs. This property is off Highway 290 and is accessed through an electric gate and a short drive to the home, lined with hardwood trees. The rock home is a beautiful, rustic farmhouse that has been tastefully renovated, while still preserving the historic attributes. The home has rock walls and a rock fireplace with wood floors, except in the bedrooms. A sliding barn door separates the kitchen from the dining room. The kitchen and baths are updated with granite countertops throughout. The home offers 2,277 square feet, three bedrooms, and two baths, but this unique layout offers other possibilities for an office or whatever suites your needs.

To make this property even more quintessential, Banta Creek flows through it, allowing homeowners to enjoy both sides of the creek. Other improvements include a rock guest house with a paved walkway, a rock greenhouse, and a rock storage building/smoke room. $2,450,000.

Roosevelt Ranch

1,000± acres j Texas Hill Country j Kimble County j Roosevelt Ranches like this one don’t come around very often. This Texas Hill Country hidden gem is located in the town of Roosevelt. We proudly present this 1,000±-acre, Texas Hill Country hidden gem, located in the beautiful and quaint town of Roosevelt. Newly on the market, this ranch won’t last long! Only 10 minutes from Interstate I-10, Roosevelt lies only 15 minutes from the larger town Junction and is roughly an hour and forty five minutes west of San Antonio, making the ranch easily accessible and smooth traveling. This ranch will have its own county road frontage. On the way to the ranch, just three miles outside of Roosevelt, you will cross the North Llano River, further complimenting the drive to the property and adding to the charm of the ranch. This Kimble County town is a small ranching community and offers a feed store and a cafe, which provide the makings for a great hunting ranch or family getaway spot. The terrain provides a gently rolling landscape with optimal tree cover, a couple of springs, and minimal Cedar while most of the property consists of Live Oaks and Red Oaks.

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of LAND BROKERS Llano River Escape 25± acres j Texas Hill Country Mason County j Mason

Not many Llano River properties in Mason or Llano County have as equally beautiful views or river front as this property here. This jaw-dropping property has 550 feet of Llano River with granite outcropping and soothing rapids. The river is very accessible, with shallow shoals that lead into deeper water on the southern bank. Great for kayaking, swimming, fly fishing, or just hanging out with family and friends. On the northern portion of the property, there are building sites far from any flood plain and views for miles. $1,340,000. Paul Smith, Listing Agent.

Mason Mountain Ranch 498± acres j Texas Hill Country Mason County j Mason

This legacy ranch is located five and a half miles northwest of Mason, TX. It is steeped in historical significance, natural resources, and bountiful wildlife. It was historically 35± acres j Texas Hill Country used to run cattle and goats, with hunting at the forefront. Whitetail deer, hogs, turkey, and Gillespie County j Fredericksburg dove are prevalent. Remote and private with numerous building sites. Priced at $6,100/ Located just minutes from Fredericksburg, TX, acre. Acreage subject to new survey. $3,037,800. Paul Smith, Listing Agent. off of Hwy 16N. The tree-covered ranchette has rolling topography, paved access, and 58± acres j Texas Hill Country available electric. There is an abundance of Gillespie County j Fredericksburg large Post Oaks, Live Oaks, and native brush.

Twisted Oak Ranchette

Post Oak Ranch

The location provides relaxation and quiet Located just outside the quaint town of Willow living among a peaceful oasis of the Texas City and the famous Willow City Loop, known Hill Country. At least two homesites give you for its natural scenery and spring wildflowers. distant views of the neighboring Hill Country. If The ranch has an abundance of Post Oaks, a you are searching for a property with stunning scenic pond, and lush tree-lined fields. This property has numerous building sites. $1,218,000. views, well managed grasses, wildlife, and a Michele “Mitch” Smith, Listing Broker. beautiful starry night display, then this one is for you. Currently carries an ag-exemption for reduced tax benefits and light restrictions to protect the value of the property.

Additional acreage available. $1,285,000.

Michele “Mitch” Smith, Listing Broker.

Willow City Homestead Ranch

86± acres j Texas Hill Country j Gillespie County j Fredericksburg

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This tranquil ranch is located in the popular Willow City area, just north of Fredericksburg, TX. It features picturesque rolling topography, a spring fed pond, and most of the cedar is cleared. Cultivated pastures with rich soils along with the wooded areas and native brush create a fantastic habitat for wildlife. The authentic Pioneer homestead has been updated with modern conveniences. There is a working windmill and a 100 gpm well on the property.

Additional acreage available. $2,400,000. Michele “Mitch” Smith, Listing Broker.

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Hidden 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-of24± acres j Texas Hill Country j Blanco County j Blanco a-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.

Hidden in Plain Sight

610 Old Kendalia Road

5± acres j Texas Hill Country Blanco County j Blanco

Tucked 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.

Fantastic in Fischer!

2± acres j Texas Hill Country Comal County j Fischer

Located on 2.47 acres just outside of Fischer, TX. Only a hop, skip, and jump to Canyon Lake, with close proximity to vineyards, antiques, art, music, and distilleries! The well-maintained home features a huge master suite and three additional, roomy bedrooms. The spare bedroom can easily convert to an office, perfect for your work-from-home needs! Two full baths, one powder room in garage. The kitchen features a great walk-in pantry.

24x54 workshop with three bays, 110 and 220 plugs for your tools, one has air, all well-vented and large enough for your camper, RV, or boat. Cozy up to the fireplace on chilly days or take a dip in the above-ground pool on hot summer afternoons. HVAC is two years old.

Partially fenced and great trees on the property. Outdoor electric is well placed, making any type of backyard decorating so much easier.

This portion of subdivision was once a large ranch back in the day. The remainders of rock water troughs on the property are reminders of days gone by. This home is move-in ready! $693,000.

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Robert Dullnig

6606 N. New Braunfels San Antonio, TX 78209

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6,243± ACRES

JAMES RIVER RANCH

Texas Hill Country j Mason County j Mason Historic headquarters, grand oaks, and spring fed creeks are highlighted by the James River.

1,116± ACRES

BARNETT BRANCH RANCH

Texas Hill Country j Llano County j Llano A rare location with excellent water and historic improvements, only one hour from Austin.

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EL INDIO CAGE RANCH

South Texas j Maverick County j Carrizo Springs This heritage cattle and hunting ranch has been owned and operated by the same family since 1939.

5,700± ACRES

RANCHO ANEJO

South Texas j Maverick County j Eagle Pass Optimized for every type of sport from bass fishing, to wing shooting or deer hunting.

5,000± ACRES

LEONA RIVER RANCH

South Texas j Frio County j Pleasanton Owned and operated by the same family for over 70 years, a rare ranch in a desirable area.

2,002± ACRES

C4 RANCH

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

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6606 N. New Braunfels San Antonio, TX 78209

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3,972± ACRES

ROCKY LAKE RANCH

South Texas j Dimmit & Zavala Counties j Crystal City A tremendous amount of water with lakes and irrigation features in a diverse hunting ranch.

2,242± ACRES

PENDENCIA RANCH

South Texas j Dimmit County j Carrizo Springs Superb habitat for big whitetail deer and quail, with great roads and water distribution.

890± ACRES

METATE CREEK RANCH

South Texas j Atascosa County j Pleasanton Scenic terrain features lakes, grand trees, pastureland, excellent brush, views, and creek drainages.

380± ACRES

TEXAS FARM PATCH

South Texas j Atascosa County j Pleasanton A highly productive, organic produce farm is just minutes south of metro San Antonio.

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JARAL CREEK RANCH

South Texas j Zapata County j Laredo This ranch provides opportunity for both the wildlife enthusiast and the rancher.

3,840± ACRES

SOLEDAD CREEK RANCH

South Texas j Duval County j Freer This rare historic land has been owned by the same family for over 120 years.

3,057± ACRES

BARROCITOS RANCH

South Texas j Zapata County j Aguilares This generational ranch is a wonderful blank canvas in the heart of Big Deer Country.

10,500± ACRES

BIG LOZIER CANYON RANCH

West Texas j Terrell County j Del Rio First time on the market in 60± years, this land has abundant use for ranchers, hunters, and explorers.

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Robert Dullnig

6606 N. New Braunfels San Antonio, TX 78209

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420± ACRES

HIDDEN SPRING RANCH

Texas Hill Country j Kendall County j Bergheim Incredible Guadalupe River frontage plus its namesake spring, just northeast of historic Boerne.

406± ACRES

BINGHAM CREEK RANCH

Central Texas j Travis County j Leander This amazing live water escape has beautiful views and trees and is only 35± miles from metro Austin.

162± ACRES

TP RANCH

Texas Hill Country j Kerr County j Mountain Home Unique and charming improvements add impact to this high fenced, Hill Country retreat.

6.570± ACRES

RANCHO EL MIRASOL

Texas Hill Country j Edwards & Val Verde Counties j Del Rio Geographic significance plus attractive improvements are established for grazing and recreational use.

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GOOFY LAKE RANCH

South Texas j Maverick County j Uvalde This turnkey outdoorsman paradise includes the namesake 150 acre Goofy Lake and three other lakes, awesome brush, and nice improvements.

1,630± ACRES

ALTA VISTA RANCH

South Texas j Goliad County j Goliad San Antonio River frontage adds to the beauty of this cattle and recreation ranch near historic Goliad.

594± ACRES

HOLLOW CREEK RANCH

South Texas j Bee County j Beeville Hunting and cattle ranch is in a desirable area of lush pastures with scattered Live Oak trees.

458± ACRES

NO MAS RANCH

South Texas j Bee County j Beeville Spectacular acreage hosts immeasurable views across the rolling grasslands, ideal for cattle or hunting.

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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.

Just off FM 337 and six miles east of Camp Wood, lies a 199.58-acre spring oasis with year-round, spring-fed, flowing water. The ranch features highway frontage for easy access, privacy, interior roads, flowing water, live oaks, walnuts, and an assortment of other hardwoods.

The beautiful two-story home—approximately 4,800 square feet—is accommodating and open with three bedrooms, three and onehalf baths, and a second story open game room, all overlooking the beautiful flowing creek. The 5,000±-square-foot metal barn with concrete foundation will surely please anyone. It boasts multiple large metal personnel and sliding doors for working or storage. Wildlife is plentiful, with free-ranging whitetail deer, turkey, wild hogs, and occasional exotics. The diverse terrain offers gentle elevation changes throughout, which provides spectacular 360-degree Hill Country views. You do not want to miss out on this property!

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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.

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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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.

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.

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The Caponus Ranch is comprised of 5,008 high-fenced acres. It is located approximately eight miles southwest of Carrizo Springs, Texas in the heart of the Golden Triangle. Boasting gently rolling terrain, favorable 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 (approximately 800-1,000 gpm). There are four solar wells and approximately 21 surface tanks placed throughout the ranch. The Caponus Ranch hunting pastures offer an abundance of hunting opportunities for whitetail deer, dove, quail, and Rio Grande Turkey. Enrolled as a TPWD, MLDP Level 3 permitted ranch for many years, the ranch abounds with superior whitetail deer.

This beautiful 22±-acre property is located on the banks of the San Gabriel River. Located in Williamson County, Gabriel Farms is only 10 minutes from Historic Georgetown. The property features a spacious 5,100-square-foot home, with seven bedrooms and five and one-half baths. Improvements on the property include a large horse and equipment barn, five offices, and a riding arena complete with many other features. This special property offers favorable pastures, great views, and easy access for relaxing on the San Gabriel River.

With convenient access to toll road 130, the drive to Austin or Bergstrom Airport is quick and easy.

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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.

735± acres located in Kerr County, Texas. Highlights include soaring views from desirable topographic change with over 200 feet of relief. Manicured grounds with well-groomed grasses and meadows give rise to prime Texas Hill Country oaks and views. Water is highly improved with concrete spillways and dams built along a spring-fed creek. Water clarity is impeccable. Currently operated as a retreat, this property will give years of enjoyment to the next owners for family gatherings or private weekend getaway.

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Located just 11 miles southwest of Brackettville, this 2,963-acre 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.

With almost 800 feet of Lake Travis shoreline and end-of-the-road privacy, lakefront living meets Texas Hill Country charm here at Sunset Point. The 10+ acres provide a peaceful setting for this custom Lake Travis main body, waterfront home, which has an exceptional outdoor living space and unparalleled views. The immaculate ground is covered with manicured, ancient live oaks and an expansive outdoor patio space that is perfect for hosting. String lights above the patio area create a cozy and inviting space. Other outdoor amenities include an oversized boat dock, a pool and hot tub, and an outdoor kitchen and bar area to provide endless fun no matter the season. The 6,279 square-feet of indoor living space features soaring ceilings, wood-burning fireplaces, a spiral staircase that leads to a reading room with bookshelves, four spacious bedrooms, six bathrooms, and a newly constructed outbuilding with an industrial car lift.

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Ranch 1,157± ACRES • $3,343,730 Texas

• Kinney County • Brackettville

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Blucher Creek Ranch

405± ACRES • $1,599,750 (owner/broker) Texas

• Uvalde County • Camp Wood

Six O’ Five

Ranch 605± ACRES • $1,877,081 Texas

• Kinney County • Brackettville

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Ranch 551± ACRES • $1,710,549 Texas

• Kinney County • Brackettville

Sunset on the Nueces

20± ACRES • $639,000 Texas

• Uvalde County • Camp Wood

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Over $60M sold last year!

Stransky Properties—with vast knowledge of commercial, development and ranch real estate sales across Texas for over 20 years. Being independently owned, operated and managed, you get personal service and attention to detail 100% of the time.

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FOSSIL CREEK EQUINE RANCH 57± Acres // Texas Hill Country // Kendall County // Boerne

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ossil Creek Equine Ranch is located just five miles north of Boerne, TX at 43000 A IH-10 W. The beginning of the property is approximately 850 feet down an easement road, which juts from the access road to IH-10 near exit 533, or the Welfare exit. There is also an access point at the back of the property to the extension of Spanish Pass Road.

The property consists of approximately 57 acres of favorable horse property, mixed with some rolling hills. There are views for miles and a valley with both sides of seasonal Zinke creek, lined with large trees. It is currently being used as an income-producing property and is home to Fossil Creek Equine Center: a full-service, equine rehab and fitness facility that provides services ranging from basic horse boarding to complete rehabilitation. For more information on the current operation of the ranch please visit www.fossilcreekequine.com.

The entrance of the property is a paved road which leads to the state-of-the-art equine facility.

It consists of an 8,000-square-foot barn with 19 matted 12x12 stalls, two wash racks with hot/ cold water, a one-bed, one-bath upstairs apartment, an office, two downstairs restrooms, tack room, feed room, rubber paver floor throughout, and laundry room. The main attraction though is the treatment room, which houses the $100,000 Aquapacer treadmill and the Theraplate.

Outside the barn, you will find an additional seven large turnouts, each covered and with piped water, three smaller turnouts, another five-stall horse barn, a 200x150 riding arena with observation deck and a round pen, a Priefert panel horse walker, and a hay barn. All the improvements are surrounded by non-climb, wire fencing with a top rail pipe.

The ranch has one water well with a 2,000-gallon storage tank, a one±-acre pond which is currently not holding water, and the seasonal Zinke creek.

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TORTUGA RANCH

552± Acres // Kerr County // Camp Verde, Texas

WELFARE RANCH

411± Acres // Kendall County // Boerne, Texas

LOVETT RANCH

393± Acres // Kendall County // Boerne, Texas

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FULL DRAW RANCH

370± Acres // Dimmit County // Dilley, Texas

RIVER RIDGE

305± Acres // Kerr County // Kerrville, Texas

WILKINS RANCH

184± Acres // Erath County // Stephenville, Texas

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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.

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.

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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.

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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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.

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.

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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.

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 move-in ready!

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BREWSTER RANCH

120,444± ACRES

DAGGER FLATS RANCH

West Texas j Brewster County j Marathon

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n assemblage of seven ranches making up 424,000± acres that include some of the most amazing land features found in the Southwest, located in Brewster County, TX: $413,400,000. View on web.

Dagger Flats Ranch.........................................................120,444± acres Dove Mountain Ranch.....................................................102,078± acres Rio Texico Ranch................................................................95,570± acres YE Mesa Ranch..................................................................34,480± acres Horse Mountain Ranch......................................................34,123± acres Tesnus Ranch......................................................................19,814± acres Matthews Law Ranch.........................................................17,542± acres

West Texas j Brewster County j 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 the live water section of San Francisco Creek—which is lined with cottonwood for over five miles—can be found. This ranch is part of a 424,000±-acre contiguous block of land for sale. $117,432,900. View on web.

76,185± ACRES

EAGLE & CARRIZO MOUNTAIN RANCH

95,570± ACRES

RIO TEXICO RANCH

West Texas j Hudspeth & Culberson Counties j Van Horn

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he Eagle Mountain/Carrizo Mountain Ranches are actually two nearby distinct properties that are connected by an improved io Texico Ranch is located in the vast expanse between Big Bend caliche county road and miles of a paved/concrete private easement National Park and Black Gap WMA, with Hwy 90 to the north and road, linking the ranches with easy access. Similar to the Davis Mexico to the south. This is one of the last truly wild landscapes of the Mountains and the Chisos Mountains of the Chihuahuan Desert, this Chihuahuan Desert. This ranch has maintained much of the environment mountain range functions as a sky island habitat, with intermountain and appearance of times past, including the Lower Canyons of the ridge lines and valleys serving as corridors for wildlife migration.

Rio Grande River. Various amenities make this large ranch diverse, $74,280,375. View on web. interesting, scenic, and adventuresome. This ranch is part of a 424,000±acre contiguous block of land for sale. $93,180,750. View on web.

West Texas j Brewster County j Marathon

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34,123± ACRES

HORSE MOUNTAIN RANCH

19,814± ACRES

TESNUS RANCH

West Texas j Brewster County j Marathon

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orse Mountain Ranch is located just a 30-minute drive from Marathon, TX which serves as the gateway to Big Bend Nation Park. Horse Mountain Ranch is divided into two contiguous historical ownerships. The north portion consists of a wide valley between the Pena Blanca Mountains, Horse Mountain,and Twin Peaks which create an expanse called Lightning Flat. The headwaters of Horse Draw and Pena Blanca Draw are located there. The headquarters are located on the north unit, adjacent to the Historic Reed Spring, with views of a beautiful cottonwood tree-lined lake. This ranch is part of a 424,000±acre contiguous block of land for sale. $33,269,925. View on web.

West Texas j Brewster County j Marathon

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esnus Ranch is a cattle and hunting recreation ranch just 45 minutes from Marathon, TX and the Gage Hotel, yet offers an amazing amount of seclusion. This vast private area is bound by the towering House Top Mountains 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 an historic railroad town established in 1882 on the Southern Pacific Railroad. This ranch is part of a 424,000±acre contiguous block of land for sale. $19,318,650. View on web.

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Y-6 RANCH

DOVE MOUNTAIN RANCH

West Texas j Brewster County j Marathon

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ove Mountain Ranch is massive contiguous cattle and hunting ranch, located at the gateway to Big Bend National Park to the his ranch has some of the best all-around hunting opportunities south and is home to a wide array of natural features. If there is one in the West Texas area, as it combines the mountain habitats thing that makes this ranch stand out is the availability of desert big with the grassland and desert habitats. Abundant mule deer, herds horn sheep habitats, as well as the availability of permits by TPWD. of pronghorn, white-tail deer, mountain lion, and occasional elk can This ranch is part of a 424,000±-acre contiguous block of land for sale. $99,526,050. View on web. all be found here. $110,808,750. View on web.

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47,700± ACRES

PIÑON RANCH

West Texas j Hudspeth County j Van Horn

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ocated west of Van Horn, TX in the fifth highest mountain range in Texas, the Eagle Mountains, the ranch is easily accessed by two county roads. The ranch is a mere one and a half hours from El Paso International Airport and just 30 minutes from Van Horn Airport, which can land jet aircraft. Excellent game management programs make Piñon Ranch the perfect grazing, hunting, and recreation property. Tucked away into an isolated part of the Eagle Mountains where you have ease of access along with extreme privacy. $27,904,500. View on web.

34,480± ACRES

Y.E. MESA RANCH

West Texas j Brewster County j 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. $33,618,000. View on web.

17,542± ACRES

MATTHEWS LAW RANCH

West Texas j Brewster County j Marathon

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14,502± ACRES

BANDERA RANCH

atthews-Law Ranch is a combination of two historic ranches West Texas j Presidio County j Marfa and has over four and one-half miles of the Santiago Mountain ridgeline cascading down into Santiago Flats. Rugged, wild, secluded, omprised of some of the most well cared for acreage in far and amazing are just a few words to describe this true mountain ranch. west Texas. Sweeping vistas, plateaus, mountains, canyons, Santiago Peak is just off the north boundary of the ranch and is a sentinel abundant grass, and water. This is Chihuahuan Desert hunting land that can be seen from all over the ranch. This ranch is part of a 424,000±- at its best and a nature lover’s dream. This ranch has it all. 60 miles acre contiguous block of land for sale. $17,103,450. View on web. south of Marfa. $13,414,350. View on web.

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10,955± ACRES

West Texas j Culberson County j Van Horn

West Texas j Val Verde County j Langtry

FARMER RANCH

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he Farmer Ranch is one of the original farming operations developed in the Van Horn area, which is now a working cattle and hunting ranch set within the vast scenic landscape of far-west Texas. Much of the ranch consists of gently rolling, high-desert grasslands, draws, and flats with spectacular views of the towering area mountains, providing for excellent hunting opportunities.

4M RANCH

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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, overlooking four miles of accessible Lower Pecos River frontage below. $22,000,000. View on web.

6,253± ACRES

MARAVILLAS CREEK RANCH

3,400± ACRES

FLYING BUCK RANCH

West Texas j Brewster County j 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. $4,689,997. View on web.

West Texas j Terrell County j Dryden

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lying Buck Ranch is situated directly across US Highway 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 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.

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578± ACRES

138± ACRES

West Texas j Jeff Davis County j Fort Davis

Texas Hill Country j Kendall County j Kendalia

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ocated just east of Fort Davis at the end of Compromise Street, you’ll find a broad sweeping, high grassland with some of the most spectacular views in the entire Davis Mountains. Water is readily available for additional wells with good groundwater.

Chihuahua Creek keeps water in pools on the property most of the year. $1,936,300. View on web.

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t is a rare opportunity to own a private preserve that is this far along on natural diversity succession. Wild Mercury Preserve is a living natural laboratory, which has been carefully managed for enhancing natural habitat for decades, resulting in a wide diversity of native wildlife. The seller is looking for a new owner that can continue the legacy of restoration and study on Wild Mercury Preserve.

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LAGARTO RANCH

South Texas j Live Oak & Jim Wells Counties j Alice

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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, highfenced hunting ranch with a focus on wild bobwhite quail, dove, turkey, and deer hunting. This opportunity boasts a ranch 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.

H BAR H RANCH

West Texas j Terrell County j 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 of 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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RIATA EAST RANCH

DRIPSTONE RANCH

Central Texas j Uvalde County j Concan

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ripstone Ranch is uniquely located in the geographic transition area between the rugged Hill Country Balcones Fault, the ocated on the north side of US Highway 90 for two and a half Chihuahuan Desert, and the topography of the south Texas Brush miles just one mile east of Dryden, Texas. The ranch consists country. Ranching and nature unite here, with areas of wildlife primarily of gently sloping open grassland flats divided by multiple habitat and river, combined with agricultural areas designed into small draws that provide a diverse habitat of larger brush and trees improved pastures, amazing ranch infrastructure, and the famous crucial for wildlife habitat. The old Headquarters at Riata East Ranch karst limestone caves found on the ranch. $15,350,000. View on web. and existing house provide day one utility as a working ranch with Commercial Opportunity the necessary infrastructure in place to expand and build your own ranch home or hunting lodge. $975,000. View on web.

West Texas j Terrell County j Dryden

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11± ACRES

FAR FLUNG OUTDOOR CENTER

West Texas j Brewster County j Study-Butte/Terlingua

92± ACRES

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ar Flung Outdoor Center is listed for sale as a turnkey, complete business opportunity to own, manage, and expand upon one of the leading outdoor adventure businesses in the state of Texas.

West Texas j Jeff Davis County j Fort Davis The combination of real estate, location, cabins, conference center, 2± secluded acres and a 3,000±-square-foot luxury home make this pool, infrastructure, adventure equipment, vehicles, and a reputable Texas ranch a rare find. Located ten minutes north of Fort Davis, brand known across the country creates an investment opportunity the dramatic views of the Davis Mountains serve as the backdrop for to “live the dream,” but also to own a profitable dynamic business.

Contact for price. View on web. this one-of-a-kind property in the heart of West Texas cattle country.

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Central Texas j Uvalde County j 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 85x30-foot 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. $14,995,000. Call Morris Killough, 210-415-9850.

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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, 2,010acre spread currently 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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West Texas j Val Verde County j Box Canyon

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, which 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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Serenity Ranch Estates features +/- 5 Acre tracts in Central Texas. Serenity Ranch Estates is located in the Deanville area of Burleson County - only 35 minutes from the RELLIS Campus and 45 minutes from Texas A&M University. US-290 also sits just 30 miles from the property.

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Red Wing Dove Winery and Vineyard 79 Acres • $2,500,000 • Hamilton County, TX Ashley Adams 254.688.0087

Black Bear Pines

35 Acres • $6,750,000 • Archuleta County, CO Greg Liddle 970.946.0374

Triple B Ranch

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

Pruett Ranch

158 Acres • $1,599,999 • Goliad County, TX Stacy Mueller 512.757.3566

Oliver Ranch

281 Acres • $1,762,000 • Rick Gohmert 361.275.6915

3S Ranch

316 Acres • $2,250,000 • Red River County, TX Ashley Adams 254.688.0087

Flying Horseshoe Ranch

2,400 Acres • $12,500,000 • Albany County, WY Seth Hayden 970.692.6321

Broken Butt Ranch

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

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22,450 Acres • $13,900,000 • Rick Kusel 970.554.1762

Grant 160

160 Acres • $280,000 • Grant County, OK Stacy Callahan 918.710.0239

Canyon Rim Ranch

1,750 Acres • $6,800,000 • Montrose County, CO Zack Wiese 970.889.3142

South San Juan Basin Ranch

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

Slash Broken Box Ranch

1,400 Acres • $24,000,000 • Dax Hayden 970.674.1990 | Clay Owens 308.882.8171

Rainwater 168

168 Acres • $504,120 • McIntosh County, OK Stacy Callahan 918.710.0239

58 Acre Pecan Farm

58 Acres • $2,650,000 • Kimble County, TX Rick Gohmert 361.275.6915

Oak Meadow Estate

10 Acres • $679,000 • Stacy Mueller 512.757.3566

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Northeast Texas j Smith County j Lindale

imply breathtaking! Immerse yourself in 933.26 rolling acres that embody all aspects of natural beauty that make east Texas legendary. Gently rolling countryside pocketed with open areas of improved and native grasses, native foliage includes tall pines, hardwoods, and dogwoods which create the most attractive setting. Natural springs wind through the property amidst the open and wooded areas. The property is dotted with numerous small ponds, but the approximate 30-acre Hunter Brush Lake is the magnificent focal point. Located approximately 80 miles east of Dallas and 20 miles north of Tyler, Texas, this picturesque setting is very accessible and has direct access to Interstate 20, State Hwy 110, and Smith County Road 424. The property has over three miles of combined road frontage. The improvements include a classic east Texas, three-bed, three-bath farmhouse with wrap-around porch, wood plank floors, vaulted ceiling, and a wood-burning fireplace in living room and kitchen. The home has an inviting open patio plus a covered wood-burning firepit and patio that have been located in a retrofitted silo by a local artist. Two rustic barns evoke feelings of having traveled back to a simpler time. A private three-bed, two-bath home, elevated above the shores of Hunter Brush Lake with open and covered decks, overlook the magical hills of this beautiful spring-fed lake. Native east Texas wildlife have found a home here with plenty of cover, water, 76

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and native habitat. Deer and other species trail in and out of dense wooded areas to open meadows. The surrounding area is made up of well-maintained properties, including Stallion Lake Ranch and other private residential and recreational properties, such as Garden Valley Golf Club and the Hideaway Lake Club and development. The property has been blessed with the beauty of God’s natural creation and meticulously preserved to enhance the use, enjoyment, and appreciation of the east Texas experience. $13,700,000.

Steve Grant Real Estate 903-675-3503

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HIDDEN COVEY RANCH

South Texas j Brooks County j 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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RIO MEDINA FARM

Central Texas j Medina County j 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 to create 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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FRENCH RANCH

Central Texas j Gonzales County j 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 on 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. $3,495,000.

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ocated only 92 miles south of San Antonio, this ranch is an excellent recreational property with a good trail system in place. Ideal mix of brush to field creates hunting and grazing opportunities. There are large live oaks are scattered throughout the entire ranch. The ranch has elevation changes with an awesome hilltop homesite with grand views. Low-fenced with large neighbors. $1,500,000.

Co-listed with John@BluestemRanchGroup.com

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his ranch is big and beautiful! 1,180 acres of rolling pastures, heavily wooded creeks and draws, multiple ponds, and a 45-acre lake at the center of it all! Improvements include two homes, a hunter’s camp house, covered pens, pipe roping arena, barn, equipment shed, and a recently constructed pad site for future home or barn. The main home features panoramic views of the lake, while the smaller ranch house sits at 280 feet and overlooks acres of rolling pastures and heavy tree lines. Neighboring views to the west are of miles of river frontage properties with an abundance of wildlife and heavy forests. Game feeders and stands have been strategically placed along the wooded trails. With fencing and cross-fencing, the property is well suited for both cattle and wildlife.

Less than 20 miles to Texas A&M. The package doesn’t get any more complete than this! Contact agent for pricing.

Melinda Scott 979-574-9228

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Southeast Texas j San Jacinto County j Cleveland

his property boasts 100 acres with farm-to-market frontage on the outer edge of New Waverly. Currently used as a horse training facility on the front acreage, the back acreage is home to grazing cattle and a successful commercial hay business (agricultural exemption in place). The property is fenced and cross fenced for easy cattle, horse, and hayfield rotation. The 10-stall horse barn with runs has been home to several racetrack champions. The alleyway of the barn doubles as a calf roping lane, as well as an outdoor arena and loafing pens that include turnout sheds and a swimming pond. There is a cozy two-bedroom, one bath log home on the property. Cut and planed on site from the surrounding timber, the home offers rustic charm and tons of authenticity…this is truly a one-of-a-kind property! Enjoy this property now with the anticipation of future development returns. The adjoining 1,500 acres is nicely positioned for future development and the subject 100 acres provides an excellent source of additional road frontage along the scenic FM 1725. Centrally and conveniently located to Houston, The Woodlands, Conroe, and New Waverly. Contact agent for pricing.

Bobbi Conner 936-355-2348

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MKMJ RANCH

Texas Hill Country Edwards County j Rocksprings he MKMJ Ranch offers great hunting and recreation opportunities on 1,000 acres of prime Texas Hill Country land. Located three miles north of Rocksprings along Hwy 377, the paved road frontage provides easy access to I-10 and Hwy 41. Exceptional game animals roam the ranch with large, low-fenced neighbors surrounding the acreage. Electricity is available on the ranch and water is provided by a strong solar well with a water storage tank. $3,595,000. Marshall Burford, Broker Assoc.

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SPRING LAKE RANCH

Texas Hill Country Gillespie County j Fredericksburg uild your dream home overlooking your new private spring fed lake! Only 10 minutes from downtown Kerrville or 20 minutes southwest of Fredericksburg. Paved frontage; beautiful, elevated building sites overlooking the spring fed lake; great views, very private, and tons of hardwoods! Small cabin with electricity and well. Very rare! $2,595,000. Marshall Burford, Broker-Assoc.

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TURTLE CREEK RANCH

Texas Hill Country j Kerr County j Kerrville his ranch boasts 20± acres, with yearround access to Turtle Creek on both sides! Located only a few minutes from downtown Kerrville, TX. Paved frontage with majority of the land out of the 100-year flood plain. Beautiful, elevated building sites overlook the creek! This property is a blank slate ready for your dream home. Very rare! $1,695,000. Mark Meek, Broker.

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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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JEFE’S HIDEOUT

Central Texas j Uvalde County j 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 three-bedroom, twobath 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. $985,000. Bill Barton, Broker-Associate.

830-257-8881

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Central Texas j McCulloch Co. j Melvin elluva Ranch is a 1,042-acre highfenced 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.

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his outstanding custom home is located 5± ACRES on 5.7 acres in Sendera Lake Estates! The property features a gated entry, sweeping Southeast Texas j Montgomery County j Magnolia staircase with custom iron railings, imported marble columns and fireplaces, diamond gypsum plastered walls, stunning hardwood floors, secret room, water well, potting shed, barn, three-car garage, two-car portecochère, surround sound throughout, wholehouse surge protector and generator, white cross-fencing for horses, and so much more!

The kitchen alone features a built-in wine chiller, pot filler, warming drawer, amazing pantry, and center island that opens to the breakfast room and den with cozy fireplace and wall of windows overlooking the serene acreage. The home also includes both formals, a study with built-ins, French doors, and crown molding.

An owner’s retreat and second bedroom suite down; two bedrooms, bonus room and media room with bar up. Enjoy the covered patio, sparkling pool, spa, and fire pit, all surrounded by private acreage. $2,500,000.

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7202 SHAG BARK DRIVE

Southeast Texas Montgomery County j Magnolia ver 41 acres to build on, located just outside The Woodlands! An amazing opportunity for developers, investors, or for anyone who wants to build a home and have incredible privacy with wooded acreage surrounding them! $5,167,500.

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beautifully remodeled custom home located on an acre in the gated neighborhood of Teaswood! Backing to a wooded reserve, this smart home features three wrought iron entrance gates, a circular drive, oversized six-car garage, new roof, exterior paint in 2020, new gutters with screens, Generac 20,000-watt generator, five bedrooms, and so much more! The grand entry is hightlights by soaring ceilings and a sweeping staircase with an amazing catwalk overlooking the living room. The open-concept, island kitchen features two pantries, a breakfast bar, double ovens, and plenty of cabinet storage which overlooks the breakfast room and huge den with gas log fireplace and adjacent wet bar. The formal dining has a butler’s pantry. Large owner’s retreat and guest suite down. A newly constructed gym separate from the home has laundry, full bath, and kitchenette (could be a casita), home office, and upstairs lounge area with bar and half bath overlooking the climate controlled RV garage. $1,295,000.

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10360 PARADISE VALLEY DRIVE Southeast Texas j Montgomery County j Conroe

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OFF-MARKET RANCH

Texas Hill Country Edwards & Kinney Counties j Rocksprings OCKET LISTING. World Class Hunting Ranch with a paved runway, huge neighbors, great game management history, and an incredible headquarters with a hunting lodge and saloon.

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Texas Hill Country j Real County j Camp Wood OMING SOON—350 acres in the heart of the private Bell Valley, located in the gorgeous Hill Country. Minutes from Camp Wood, TX. Paved road, private but quick access, large neighbors, huge trees, and diverse game. BEAUTIFUL bottom land, surrounded on three sides in the back by hill country.

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GRANNY’S RIVER RANCH

Northwest Texas j Young County j Newcastle

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ranny’s River Ranch is a raw tract of ranching land with highly desirable characteristics. California Creek (4,850-feet of frontage) enters the acreage from the north and meanders through the west, heading south, then connecting to the Brazos River (1,980-feet of frontage). Deer Head Bluff sits in the middle of the property, providing prominent views and build-sites. ATV roads traverse the dense cover, allowing access to the many desirable features of the property. Split by the bluff, the northern portion consists of thick mesquites with a mix of oaks and elms. On the other hand, fertile soils in the southern river bottomland provide even more diversity of tree cover. This acreage is complete with electricity, water, and a fenced camp with RV hookups. Asking $2,250,000 with 25 percent of the seller-owned mineral estate conveying upon purchase.

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Northwest Texas j Shackelford County j Albany

Northwest Texas j Jack County j Jacksboro

SALT PRONG RANCH

WIZARD VALLEY RANCH

Located in Shackelford County in Albany, TX. Minerals available. $4,377,000. Located in Jack County in Jacksboro, TX. $2,236,770.

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278± ACRES

Northwest Texas j Throckmorton County j Woodson

Northwest Texas j Archer County j Megargel

BACK 320

Located in Throckmorton County in Woodson, TX. $867,790.

ROCKING A RANCH

Located in Archer County in Megargel, TX. Minerals available. $903,500.

Boone Campbell, Broker 940-282-5500 boone@cfrland.com cfrland.com

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LEON CREEK RANCH

Central Texas j Bexar Co. j San Antonio rice Reduced! Old family property with 1,000 feet 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.

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MOSSY OAK ACRES

Central Texas j Bexar County j Schertz 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 about 7,000 square feet under roof overlooking a large pond. Country lifestyle 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. $2,100,000.

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ROCKIN’ T RANCH

Southeast Texas j Montgomery Co. j Conroe ith 17± manicured acres and about 730 feet of frontage on McCaleb Road at Austin McCombs Road, this property is irresistible. This lovely and spacious threebed, two-bath home overlooks the horse and longhorn pastures. Along with the horse facilities, this property features dog pens, a tool shed, and a man cave. An inviting onebed, one-bath guest house is near the main home and pool. This property offers immense potential for horse owners, recreational buyers, or developers. Approximately one mile down the road from Hwy 105 and Lake Conroe. Additional acreage available.

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Hill Country, Central Texas, South Texas & East Texas

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Central Texas j Madison County j Madisonville

he D&B Ranch is located in Madison County between Dallas and Houston. This exceptional 1,023 acres features a 4,962-square-foot Austin stone and cedar home built in 2012 and three 1,000-square-foot bungalows all overlooking an 11-acre stocked lake. In the home, the primary suite is on the ground floor, two upstairs bedrooms each have sitting area and full bath en-suite. Kitchen has island with breakfast bar, Wolf and KitchenAid appliances, granite countertops, sub-zero fridge, and walk-in pantry. Outdoor kitchen on flagstone patio has gas grill, side cooker, and refrigerator. Each bungalow is one-bed, one-bath, and has a kitchenette. The RV garage includes a kitchen and a media room with a full wet bar. Equipment barn is 40x60 with 75x30 sheds on two sides. Rolling acreage, mostly native pasture, scattered hardwoods. Ag exempt, high fenced for game. D&B also has a 1,400-square-foot foreman’s house, two lakes, and horse barn with 13 custom stalls. This ranch can be your exotic game ranch, corporate retreat, or just your accessible escape from the city!

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LA HACIENDA RANCH

Southeast Texas j Montgomery County j Montgomery

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a Hacienda Ranch is 67.67 acres of well-maintained, rolling hills. The southwest-themed home features a remarkable 4,430 square feet of living area. From the back porch you’ll not only be able to enjoy views of the oversized pool and spa, but of the beautiful pastures, woods, and a two-acre stocked lake as well. A 2,400-square-foot metal building with a 60x12-foot awning can accommodate your tractor, mowers, and all of your “big boy” toys.

The property has 40 acres of improved pastures, 20± acres of woods, and a well-maintained, manicured lawn that provides a haven from the outside world. Once you arrive at the La Hacienda Ranch, you will not want to leave this oasis! The property is located just minutes from historic Montgomery and is within the Montgomery ISD. $2,900,000.

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New Mexico // Harding & Union Counties // Bueyeros

New Mexico // Torrance County // Cedarvale

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New Mexico // Union County // Calyton

Texas High Plains j Castro County j Dimmitt

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RICE REDUCED! This 1,571.15-acre ranch will offer great hunting and recreation potential with approximately three-quarters of a mile of frontage on both sides of the Dry Cimarron River, located on pavement. Near Kenton, OK, just under the Black Mesa. 80± acres are located on the south side of Hwy 456, with water being provided for that area by a windmill. The main body of the ranch is located north of Hwy 456.

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his two-section farm is located approximately eight miles south and four miles west from Dimmitt, TX with some of the strongest irrigation water in Castro County. The property is equipped with two 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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his property consists of 612.16 acres, dryland, native and improved Colorado // Otero County // LaJunta grass, and approximately five and a half miles of good, steel and cedar post. Permanent, barbed wire fencing around the perimeter and his 400±-acre property is located three and a half miles east the interior of the property. Good set of shipping pens located centrally of LaJunta and just 65 miles from Pueblo, CO! It’s features along the east boundary of the property. Has Hwy 60 frontage and include a home, barns, pens, fenced land, good access, and close development potential. Close proximity to Amarillo and Canyon, Texas. proximity to town. Price reduced!

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THE ESTATES AT WINDMILL RIDGE Texas Hill Country j Gillespie County

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he Estates at Windmill Ridge offer eight different tracts from which to choose your future homestead or weekend hideaway.

Ranging in size from 16 acres to 71 acres, each parcel possesses its own unique personality. The largest estate includes a log home with a working windmill, a secluded spring, and 20-mile views. Live oak and post oak timber cover parts of each estate, harboring songbirds and a wide variety of other wildlife species. Getting there is easy! Windmill Ridge is located on a scenic, well-maintained blacktop country road, just eight miles north of Kerrville, and only 18 miles from Fredericksburg. Easily accessible shopping, dining, and entertainment opportunities await just minutes away in Kerrville. The Texas Wine Country and the popular tourist destination of Fredericksburg are both a mere 30-minute drive down picturesque country roads. estatesatwindmillridge.com

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ith 22,700 sprawling acres of the Chihuahuan Desert in southwestern Presidio County, this is a ranch you do not want to miss. From fertile lowlands along the West Texas j Presidio County j Marfa Rio Grande, to broken mesas and soaring mountainside elevations of the Sierra Parda, this ranch offers a diversity of topographies, great mountain vistas, and live water. It features good roads, a creek, springs, wildlife, and favorable improvements. This is rough and rugged country in the last frontier, capable of humbling you to its surroundings while transporting you back in time. $5,500,000.

13,500± DEEDED PLUS 9,200± STATE LEASE

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ELK DRAW RANCH

West Texas j Brewster County j Alpine ith rolling hills and deep brushy draws, Elk Draw Ranch provides the perfect landscape for excellent hunting. There is an ongoing wildlife feeding and management program in place. The property is home to abundant mule deer, elk, javelina, dove, and quail. $2,613,750.

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AGUA DULCE RANCH

Central Texas j Kinney Co. j Brackettville his combination livestock and hunting ranch on the fringe of the hill country is located northeast of Brackettville, east of RM 334. Three pastures of rolling to rugged hills have good cover of native pasture, trees, and underbrush. It features good water, all new fencing, and is 70 percent high fenced.

Main house and cabin also feature favorable improvements. $3,500,000.

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his ranch boasts a 4,000-foot elevation with electricity, water, and Hwy 118 frontage. Wildlife managed, good water system, and several dirt tanks. $2,062,500.

Cleat L. Stephens, Broker 888-729-4424 ● 432-249-0401 FindARanchOutWest.com

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MESA VIEW RANCH

West Texas j Brewster County j Alpine

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WRIGHT RANCH

Texas Hill Country j Gillespie County j Harper his large Limestone house has end-of-the-road privacy and is located 15 minutes from Kerrville, 10 minutes from I-10, and 10 minutes from Harper. 3,978-square-feet with three bedrooms, two and one-half baths, as well as a fireplace in master bedroom and living room. Property also features 2,000-square-foot barn, partly enclosed. Hunting is allowed for whitetail, turkey, doves, and hogs. Stunning 360-degree view from house. $1,300,000. An additional 27 acres can be purchased.

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TOWN CREEK RANCH

Texas Hill Country j Kerr County j Kerrville his custom, remodeled, limestone home on Town Creek features a chefs’ kitchen with an imported Verona stove from Italy and granite countertops. There are two living areas, a master bedroom with fireplace, and beautiful backyard with creek and cypress trees. The large, climate-controlled, 36x52 extra shop building also offers a mother-in-law apartment. Located only five minutes from Kerrville.

CONTRACT PENDING. $1,490,000.

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SOUTHVIEW RIDGE HILLTOP

Texas Hill Country j Gillespie County j Fredericksburg

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illtop building site located six minutes from Fredericksburg with fantastic views. Ag exempt, good restrictions. 180-degree views, including the lights in Fredericksburg and the surrounding hills. Newly paved subdivision road. $748,000.

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Texas Hill Country j Real Co. j Camp Wood ake this ranch your family legacy! This ranch has it all: privacy, conveniently located six miles east of Camp Wood, easy access, and paved road frontage. The two-story home is move-in ready, with four bedrooms and three and one-half baths. It features a large barn and concrete floor.

Behind the house flows a year-round, running creek that can be enjoyed from both sides.

Wildlife is abundant and low fencing provide free range grazing. Don’t wait, call today!

John A. Hutto, Broker 830-486-5888 john@utopiaranchrealty.com utopiaranchrealty.com

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12.5 TO 40± ACRE LOTS

RANCHES AT MARICOPA Central Texas j Comal County j 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 (42 acres) - $1,777,347 / Tract 2 (29 acres) - $1,261,689 / Tract 3 - SOLD / Tract 4 (15 acres) - $707,721.

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FAIRFIELD LAKE

Central Texas j Freestone County j Fairfield

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s the largest private water offering in the state of Texas and the premier rural land asset in the lower 48 states, Fairfield Lake is a once-in-a-generation opportunity. At the heart of this unique property of approximately 5,025 acres is Fairfield Lake, an estimated 2,400-acre body of water surrounded by a 21-mile elevated shoreline, blanketed with a mature hardwood forest. A deep-water asset of this scale is the only offering of its kind. $110,550,000.

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BLACK BROTHERS MULESHOE RANCH

Northwest Texas j Stephens County j Breckenridge his is the first time in 144 years this property has been offered for sale. Deep-seated in history, this cattle and trophy deer hunting ranch has plenty to offer. It is located in big, low-fenced ranch country with native rolling terrain covered in live oak, mesquite, and elm trees. The East Fork of Bufford Creek meanders through the property for two miles. $7,998,040.

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COTTONWOOD BEND

Texas Metroplex j Navarro County j Trinidad n the early 1930’s, the Trinity River—which wrapped around Cottonwood Bend—was redirected and the levee was constructed to help control flooding in the area. As a result, the lore of Cottonwood Bend was created, as the old River Channel—known as “The Cutoff”—and the new course of the Trinity River now wrap around both sides of the ranch. Cottonwood Bend is a true legacy ranch with unmatched surface water, property features, seclusion, and proximity to the DFW Metroplex. $6,649,403.

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he Cuchara Pass Ranch Estate sits on the top of the world in the heart of the Sangre de Cristo Mountains.

Located at the top of Cuchara Pass right off Colorado Hwy 12, this grand estate sits on two surveyed parcels totaling just under 70 acres. The main home is furnished and built from Montana spruce logs and embodies three levels including a drive-up, two-car garage with workshop area on the lower level. The lodge contains 4,535-squarefeet of living space including three-bedrooms, two and one-half bathrooms, an open floor plan, kitchen, living room and dining area, as well as a lower-level bedrooms, laundry room, gun room and full bath, and an upperlevel loft for a game room. Outside the house is surrounded by a large deck on two sides.

This house was built by a general contractor as his own home. The property also includes a 1,080-square-foot shop with cement floor and an 18x10 high roll up door for all your mountain toys, two 1,000-gallon propane tanks, an enclosed shed containing a propane operated emergency generator, and two above ground outdoor fuel tanks. $2,500,000.

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or the avid goose, duck, or deer hunter, this 187±-acre ranch checks all the boxes. It’s cross-fenced for cattle ranching and has almost 100 acres that can be leased for rice farming. The 2,000-square-foot building was built four years ago; one half serves as living quarters and the other half is a shop. It features five double beds to sleep 10, a full bathroom, kitchen, and living/dining room area. Located roughly an hour from the west Houston metro. $1,500,000.

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187± ACRES

SPORTSMANS SPECIAL

Central Texas j Colorado County j Garwood

257± ACRES

DEERVIEW RANCH

Northwest Texas j Eastland County j Gorman

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The railway and Marfa are forever intertwined. By Sterry Butcher

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t began this summer, when we slept with our windows open. The first time it happened, I awoke in the middle of the night not knowing what I’d heard. It sounded like loony laughter from a dozen different souls, some of them clapping weird noisemakers, before their demented hilarity abruptly ceased. Moonlight streamed into the room.

The Catahoula at the foot of the bed listened too, eyes shining and ears pricked. The train’s horn blew from the tracks a mile away, a winsome four-blast call: “I’m here; I’m here; here, I’m here.” Immediately the party erupted again, but now, with my wits about me, I recognized the troublemakers. Coyotes. Coyotes howling and yipping in answer to the train.

Why these coyotes accompany the train’s wail, I do not know, but they’ve continued in the months since, always in the gloaming or cloaked by night, sometimes quite close to the house, which sets the Catahoula to lift a lip and rumble meaningfully. A strange, long string of interspecies communication has thus evolved: the train warning people of its approach, the coyotes calling to the train, the dog cautioning the coyotes that home, this place, is off limits, while I lay a comforting hand on the dog’s paw in the dark.

Our place is at the edge of Marfa, where the highland plain rolls out beyond our kitchen door, but for many years we lived in the center of town. The railroad tracks bisect Marfa, and no one who lives here is far from them. The old house was one hundred yards from the tracks, and, as people do, we grew so used to the train and its horn that we didn’t always consciously hear it and certainly didn’t wake to it. “What the hell,” a wild-eyed first-time houseguest

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greeted us one morning. “What the Houston, between Harrisburg and hell was that train that went straight Stafford’s Point—was finally inauguthrough your living room last night?” rated, making it just the second railroad west of the Mississippi.

Train horns have blared in Texas for more than 160 years, and the history Much more rail construction of the state’s railroads begins with followed, picking up steam in the an infant republic. In that wild set- decades after the Civil War. Houston ting, with bad roads, few deepwater to Palestine. Hearne to Austin. Fort rivers, unpredictable weather, and Worth to points west. Short lines endless open country, getting cot- connected rural towns to larger ton to market went as quickly and cities, opening up commercial easily as an ox team could travel, possibilities and, by extension, which is to say not quickly or eas- connecting rural people to their ily at all. The railroad represented big-city brethren. Longer rail lines a path to economic development connected Texas to the West Coast, and settlement; wherever it went, the East Coast, and the Midwest. commerce bloomed. Early legisla- Being isolated suddenly wasn’t so tors saw the railroad’s promise, and isolating anymore. Marfa’s existence, in 1836 they chartered the construc- like lots of places, was initially due to tion of rail lines during the First the railroad. This spot was merely a Congress of the Republic, only a railway water stop and freight station decade after the first commercial in 1883, when it was named. By 1887 railroads were chartered in the East. a stately courthouse had been built Launching a railroad where none a few hundred yards from the tracks, before existed proved difficult, and the town grew up around it. and the first few ventures failed. It was 1853 before the state’s first rail The train is Marfa’s oldest resident of line—a twenty-mile run south of sorts, a familiar neighbor in the habit

of dropping by in a big rush before hurrying off again to visit someone else. Waiting to cross the tracks at the post office, there’s time to study the train. The voice of the horn, for instance, is not a single note but more like three notes blaring at once. There’s also the bass drone of the yellow Union Pacific engines’ relentless surge, followed by the ringing metal roar of the boxcars hurtling past. Then there are the colors: silver automobile carriers, white tanks of orange juice, and sturdy container cars stacked two-high in thoroughly pleasing blocks of kelly green, royal blue, orange, sooty red, olive. Our family jokes that certain aluminum works by the late Marfa artist Donald Judd—colorful, horizontally stacked rectangles informally called the Swiss pieces—were informed by seeing the container cars go by.

Probably not, but maybe.

Arguably, the best place to see the train is in a vehicle, driving the flat between Marfa and Alpine, where the driver can calibrate her speed to that of the train and passengers can argue about the best boxcar graffiti: the classy Gothic letters of someone’s “SUVE” tag, outlined in silver, or the impish cartoon snail or the less aesthetic “Trump sux,” whose thin, crooked lines imply urgency in its application. And who was Donna, of “Mike loves Donna”? Was she aware of his public proclamation in her honor? Did they last? Or did she love another?

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passing train. To be fair, even to those of us familiar with the train, it remains thrilling to see it bear down on the crossing at 60 miles per hour, and when the sleek Amtrak passenger line speeds through, I often raise my hand to those in the observation car. Hello, stranger, and now goodbye.

Steve Wilcox watches trains pass too. A burly Marfa resident in a tie-dyed shirt and bib overalls and with a crown of white hair, he started hanging around his hometown depot in Ruston, Louisiana, when he was nine years old and was hired on as a control tower operator and depot agent while still in high school. Wilcox spent 43 years working on freight trains, many of those as a Union Pacific engineer. “I love everything about the train,” he says.

“I’m fascinated with how it works, the smell of oil and metal and creosote. The train moving—that’s a form of art.

And the people who do it—that’s all live art.”

Typically, freight trains are staffed by only two people, an engineer who runs the controls and a conductor who communicates with dispatch and hears instructions. An average freight train, according to Wilcox, is about 6,500 feet long, about a mile and a quarter, though they can be much longer. One freight train can effectively take several hundred eighteen-wheelers off the road, lessening congestion and transporting commodities with astonishing efficiency. A single gallon of fuel moves one ton of freight nearly 480 miles. Cat toys to Poughkeepsie. Toyotas to Ohio. Crude oil to the East Coast. Chlorine gas to California.

The experience of piloting a locomotive is different than that of, say, flying a plane or driving a car. As the train motors down the track, it hops around, rocks, or shimmies, depending on its length and whether the cars are loaded or empty. “It’s like an animal,” Wilcox says. “It seems alive.” Freight trains must pull over on sidings and wait, sometimes for hours, if another train has priority. But when all the signals are green and the weather and track conditions are good, “the faster you go, the more you like it,” Wilcox promises. “You put the locomotives in throttle eight and go seventy miles per hour. Whoo, that’s a rush.” From his perch high above the rails, Wilcox has seen wolves and deer, turtles and snakes, and the nighttime starry skies. One thing stands out, from the engineer’s perspective. “The world is small and fragile and so are its people,” he says. “That train is heavy—six thousand to eight thousand tons, moving forty to seventy miles per hour, depending on cars and freight. These six-axle locomotives are two hundred and ten tons apiece. The public, they come up to the crossing and they want to beat the train.” It can take two miles to fully stop a freight train; emergency braking exists, but derailment is possible.

“Hitting a car is like you crushing a Coke can,” Wilcox says. “Beating the train is not worth the risk.”

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A small memorial next to the tracks downtown marks where a Marfa teenager was struck several years ago while walking and wearing headphones. A quarter mile to the east, another marker was laid for a woman who was killed by the train in an apparent suicide. Train crews must be vigilant at every crossing, on every trip, watchful for errant people and dangers on the track, and responsible, too, for the safety of their freight and these machines, all worth millions. “You take your time and go by one hundred percent of the rules, and that’s how you handle it,” Wilcox says. “You do exactly what you need to do.”

Train passengers have the chance to chase the sun west or east in these parts. Passenger service hasn’t been offered in Marfa for decades, but Amtrak’s Sunset Limited stops in Alpine. One night in December, my son, Huck, who is seventeen, and I climbed aboard, bound for Fort Worth, where my husband waited. Though it wasn’t late, most of our car seemed bunked down for the night, reading or already asleep. It was impenetrably dark outside, nothing to be seen but our own reflections in the windows, and soon enough we joined the sleepers.

The train’s full palette of humanity became apparent the next morning. Many still slumbered slack-mouthed, flung sideways or ramrod straight, with fingers laced across the chest. There is a certain lawlessness to train travel that’s appealing. You can walk from car to car. Take off your shoes. Sit playing cards while wearing a Snuggie. Talk to yourself, if you want. Hum loudly, that’s okay too. Veteran passengers took out sandwiches from Tupperware and read Kindles. Every stop more than a few minutes long sent the smokers bolting outside to puff furiously next to the train.

Over in the observation car roamed a skinny fourteen-year-old boy wearing giant fuzzy fox ears and, inexplicably, a fuzzy foxtail on the back of his jeans. Huck looked at me. “Train people are a different breed,” he said.

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It was airy and sunlit in the observation car, and while there was plenty of room, it was impossible not to hear the conversations of others. The content often sounded important, though the context was lost.

“She’s started that new treatment.”

“Tommie?”

“Yes. She’s got it bad.”

“Terrible.”

“I don’t care what Sharon said.

She’s jealous of what we have.”

“Do you imagine that she’s got a sugar daddy?”

“I imagine.”

All photographs by Trevor Paulhus

Mostly, though, we watched the infinite gorgeousness unfurl outside. Round bales of last year’s hay melted by weather to a shape and color reminiscent of a line of elephants. A strong-running creek sided by large oaks and small limestone cliffs. A fine place to grow up, I thought. A whitetail nibbling forage in a mauve field the same color as the sky. Islands of green winter grass among the yellow fields. Skewbald goats standing atop their little tin houses. Ruins of a cabin collapsing upon itself, a fraidy hole keeping it company. Rich, furrowed blackland prairie.

A circle of roan Longhorn cows, meditating. Silos, taco trucks, gins, and cemeteries. Barbershops, water towers, faded Victorian houses. The mighty Brazos, wide and muddy.

It’s interesting what folks want you to see and not see. An impossibly tidy brick-fronted home on a ten-acre lot with a big ornate gate announcing the entrance. We are orderly, sensible people, the scene seems to say. We have pride in our place. It means a lot to us, and so we built that gate.

Some things behind privacy fences you couldn’t see unless you were in a train or had a ladder. A sad pit bull chained, nose on paws. A wondrous parade of white socks and undies hanging on a clothesline. Fighting cocks.

Busted trampolines, retired from service. Homeless camps, not quite hidden in winter thickets.

Toward journey’s end, we stopped on a bridge in Fort Worth, not half a mile from my parents’ former house. The skyline loomed, and I saw the glass tower that for years housed my father’s law office. The smoker across the aisle groused loudly about the delay, out of sorts for wanting a cigarette. Outside, a kid on a bike noodled figure eights in front of his house. The train lurched forward with a great clunk, and the kid stopped to look up at the noise.

I raised my hand to him and he raised his in return. Hello, stranger, and now goodbye.

This article originally appeared in the March 2019 issue of Texas Monthly with the headline “Lines Through the Sand.”

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