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Hall and Hall ..............................80 www.hallandhall.com

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Carpenter Real Estate .......................................95 www.jwcarpenter.com

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5............... Comal.................46 17............. Bastrop...............92 20............. Medina...............29 20............. Waller.................76 27............. Austin.................83 34............. Uvalde................27 35............. Falls....................64 37............. Austin.................84 38............. Washington......83 56............. Austin.................83 66............. Colorado...........69 70............. Washington......84 73............. Washington......87 74............. Austin.................84 78............. Colorado...........68 80............. McLennan.........56 80............. Fayette................85 81............. Bastrop...............92 83............. Austin.................84 88............. Austin.................69 91............. Leon...................67 91............. Hamilton...........58 106........... Grimes...............70 108........... Fayette................82

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135.......... Comal.................46 148........... Burleson............83 156.......... Uvalde................43 159.......... Austin.................87 175........... Colorado...........84 249.......... Fayette................84 250.......... Leon...................66 256.......... McLennan.........65 272.......... Waller.................76 291........... Lampasas..........38 300.......... Austin.................68 341........... Fayette................83 350.......... Waller.................77 411........... Waller.................77 513........... Leon...................66 545.......... Uvalde................37 767........... Colorado...........69 846.......... San Saba............60 871.......... Uvalde................29 1,025....... Lampasas..........35 1,159....... Grimes...............35 1,178....... Uvalde................42 1,185....... Uvalde................42 1,213....... Uvalde................42 1,354....... McCulloch........50 1,385....... Uvalde................42 1,505....... McCulloch........50 1,509....... Medina...............62 1,588....... Lee......................54 1,653....... Comal.................32 1,664....... Falls....................45 1,800....... Kinney................39 1,941....... Fayette................59 3,429....... McCulloch........36 3,524....... Bosque...............37 4,000....... Grimes............... 31 4,000....... Grimes...............32 4,000....... Kinney................38 4,223....... Uvalde................55 4,734....... Menard..............94

Hill Country 8............... Kendall..............46 21............. Kendall..............29 32............. Bandera..............33 32............. Burnet................86 40............. Gillespie.............36 47............. Blanco................28 65............. Kerr.....................44 77............. Burnet................86 81............. Kendall..............47 89............. Kendall..............47 99............. Gillespie.............51 110........... Bandera..............30

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111........... Kendall..............46 130.......... Bandera..............28 138.......... Bandera..............36 142........... Bandera..............29 144........... Bandera..............34 150.......... Kendall..............35 157.......... Kendall..............27 161........... Bandera..............51 162........... Gillespie.............34 166........... Kendall..............26 178........... Bandera..............28 192.......... Bandera..............26 195.......... Burnet................60 208.......... Gillespie.............32 212........... Gillespie.............50 215........... Kendall..............27 224.......... Bandera..............26 234.......... Gillespie.............35 259.......... Kendall..............45 272.......... Kerr.....................27 332.......... Kendall..............32 346.......... Kendall..............30 357.......... Kimble...............36 368.......... Hays....................34 375.......... Kerr.....................40 391........... Kendall..............43 413........... Bandera..............28 437.......... Kendall..............33 490.......... Gillespie.............48 500.......... Bandera..............43 524.......... Kendall..............47 527.......... Blanco................27 556.......... Kerr.....................33 575.......... Kerr.....................26 575.......... Llano..................39 576........... Gillespie.............43 580.......... Kerr.....................50 624.......... Bandera..............30 664.......... Kimble...............55 732.......... Bandera..............54 738.......... Kimble...............71 840.......... Kimble...............30 875.......... Blanco................48 879.......... Kerr.....................48 909.......... Gillespie.............30 1,100....... Bandera..............33 1,126....... Blanco................49 1,138....... Kerr.....................38 1,338....... Llano..................94 1,648....... Burnet................37 1,840....... Burnet................40 2,000....... Edwards.............38 2,408....... Kerr.....................39 2,937....... Gillespie.............49

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3,533....... Kerr.....................51 3,600....... Blanco................34 3,601....... Blanco................40

Metroplex 8............... Parker.................57 14............. Johnson.............56 17............. Dallas.................83 20............. Parker.................58 28............. Parker.................57 35............. Parker.................58 58............. Collin.................83 64............. Parker.................56 70............. Johnson.............57 78............. Hood..................57 92............. Denton...............83 92............. Grayson.............89 119........... Parker.................58 127.......... Hill......................65 187.......... Grayson.............83 457.......... Navarro..............83 653.......... Palo Pinto..........55 762........... Fannin................83 1,100....... Erath...................55 2,904....... Johnson.............88 3,964....... Erath...................74

Northeast 67............. Smith..................75 71............. Henderson........72 72............. Van Zandt..........72 178........... Henderson........73 190.......... Henderson........74 215........... Anderson...........90 299.......... Anderson...........73 355.......... Henderson........73 490.......... Henderson........73 503.......... Red River...........89 844.......... Henderson........72 1,050....... Henderson........52 6,082....... Anderson...........80

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55............. Montgomery.....71 96............. Montgomery.....71 123.......... Montgomery.....70 147........... Walker................70 1,087....... Matagorda.........61 4,964....... Jackson..............55

West 173........... Val Verde...........29 850.......... Presidio..............62 1,500....... Tom Green........72 1,895....... Val Verde...........39 2,989....... Presidio..............63 4,339....... Val Verde...........63 5,300....... Jeff Davis...........95 6,600....... Val Verde...........29 8,163....... Jeff Davis...........63 34,880.... Presidio..............62 55,374..... Jeff Davis...........63

Outside the Region

Canada

35,000.... Naicam...............78

Colorado 142........... Gunnison..........97 356.......... Ouray.................81 525.......... La Plata..............98 538.......... Gunnison..........81 592.......... Delta...................97 720.......... Montrose...........97 830.......... Park....................81 1,180....... Routt...................81 1,855....... Delta...................97 2,100....... Gunnison..........80 38,094.... Las Animas.......96

Idaho 10,500..... Blaine.................81

Montana

720.......... Carbon...............80 1,668....... Meagher.............80 2,863....... Nolan.................26 5,069....... Musselshell.......80 124,000....Cascade.................79 248.......... Young.................56

South

640.......... Atascosa.............44 900.......... Dimmit............... 41 1,488....... Frio.....................27 2,275....... Frio.....................44 2,310....... Frio.....................44 3,229....... Bee......................37 7,607....... Zavala................. 41

Oklahoma 744........... Love....................91 8,727....... Jefferson.............55

Oregon 7,810........ Klamath.............81 32,700.... Malheur.............80

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Austin Bastrop Bell Bexar Bosque Brazos Burleson Caldwell Colorado Comal Concho Coryell De Witt Falls Fayette Freestone Gonzales Grimes Guadalupe Hamilton Karnes Kinney Lampasas Lavaca Lee Leon Limestone Madison McCulloch McLennan Medina Menard Milam Mills Robertson San Saba Travis Uvalde Waller Washington Williamson Wilson

HIGH PLAINS 8 1 28 76 24 13 22 26 37 20 40 1 75 16 41 19 31 74 57 14 30 25 3 6 10 38 8 58 42 29 5 39 56 7 32 4 11 21 12 17 9 2 23 55 15 54

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 Kent King Lamb Lipscomb Lubbock Lynn Moore Motley Ochiltree Oldham Parmer Potter Randall Roberts Sherman Swisher Terry Wheeler Yoakum

HILL COUNTRY 87 1 173 158 184 172 190 188 186 171 157 156 185

Bandera Blanco Burnet Edwards Gillespie Hays Kendall Kerr Kimble Llano Mason Real

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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

SOUTH 43 2 218 232 248 245 253 228 238 217 233 251 247 239 249 240 229 231 215 230 241 244 242 250 234 237 252 246 216

Aransas Atascosa Bee Brooks Calhoun Cameron Dimmit Duval Frio Goliad Hidalgo Jim Hogg Jim Wells Kenedy Kleberg La Salle Live Oak Maverick McMullen Nueces Refugio San Patricio Starr Victoria Webb Willacy Zapata Zavala

NORTHWEST 5 4 44 122 98 46 121 123 33 99 78 34 27 60 63 79 43 95 47 96 120 77 80 81 59 97 61 36 35 62

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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Forming an Alliance:

TEXAS Alliance of Land Brokers In the Beginning

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In the spring of 1994, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service declared thirty-four counties of Central Texas as critical habitat for the black-capped vireo and the golden-cheeked warbler and were in the process of passing an endangered species act that would prohibit landowners in those counties from cutting old cedar and require permits for cutting any cedar trees for fear of disturbing the birds’ habitat. This infuriated many landowners, who felt the federal government was unjustly im-

posing on private property and state’s rights. That summer, Marshall Kuykendall, a ranch broker, became involved in the leadership of a push-back organization called “Take Back Texas”. This group was a loose confederation of ranchers, farmers, ranch brokers and property rights advocates who strongly opposed any form of bureaucratic power grab. The reach of the

organization soon extended beyond those thirty-four counties directly affected by the pending legislation and garnered support from folks across entire State of Texas.

The “Take Back Texas” organization grew stronger and its voice louder; in September of 1994, approximately 4,000 members and supporters gathered in Austin on the south side of the Colorado River on South Congress. They staged a classic protest, marching across the Colorado River, and then a mile or so up Congress Avenue to the Capitol Building steps.

There Marshall and other leaders gave their booming protest speeches to an energized crowd.

At the time, Governor Ann Richards was running a very close race for re-election against George W. Bush. Mrs. Richards supported the Fish and Wildlife Service position while Mr. Bush strongly opposed it. The protest got the attention of the U.S.

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Fish and Wildlife Service and, surprised by the strength of the opposition, they soon retracted their bird habitat rule. This and other issues highlighting the ever-increasing overreach of government became central themes and ultimately decided the outcome of the election. The end result was that in November, Texans spoke and George W. Bush won a landslide victory.

Several ranch brokers were encouraged and inspired by the success of “Take Back Texas” and decided to meet on a regular basis. The first meeting convened in late 1994 at Twin Sisters Café, just south of Blanco, with 8 members in attendance; they called themselves the Texas Land Brokers Club. Since then, the group has enjoyed a very dynamic evolution and in 2005 incorporated under a new name, the Texas Alliance of Land Brokers (TALB).

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the knowledge of farm

in 2009, provides a strong

and ranch properties and

foundation upon which TALB

rural estates. These mem-

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professionally designated

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timber rights; location of specific rural properties; as well as the political issues and government regulations related to rural land ownership. The continued dedication to specialized knowledge, a highly visible online network and ethical dealings with buyers and sellers have closed thousands of real estate transactions and today, TALB continues to grow.

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Over the last eighteen years, eighteen presidents and dozens of officers and directors have volunteered their time and expertise to serve and build a solid, respected organization. The results of their efforts are evident at the TALB website: www. texaslandbrokers.org.

its membership. Current partners include Texas Farm & Ranch, Lands of Texas, Open Fences, and Texas Real Estate Magazine. All TALB members are invited to attend monthly meetings. These social luncheons average 60 to 80 members and provide an opportunity for members to meet face to face, engage with quality speakers on topics highly relevant to the rural real estate community and share information that strengthens the TALB network and benefits potential buyers and sellers.

TALB is currently undertaking an initiative to open a chapter in the Greater Houston area. An initial meeting will be held at Los Cucos Mexican Cafe located at 5305 Bell Patna Drive in Katy, TX (281 644-6808; loscucos.com) on June 12, at 11:15 a.m. Lunch will be provided courtesy of the event sponsor.

While this event is not open to the general public, all rural real estate land professionals are encouraged to attend. Founding members and officers will give presentations, questions will be answered, and membership applications will be accepted.

Once the Houston expansion succeeds, additional regional TALB is dedicated to making the quest of owning or selling

chapters will likely be added, as well. GO TALB!

“a piece of Texas� an experience in excellence. Each licensed member offers an in-depth knowledge of the details of the

For more information on Texas Alliance of Land Brokers and

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When buying or selling rural real estate, trust your land to only the best -

The licensed members of the

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Cover Ranch

Texas Coast RaRe Find – PRivate Peninsula!

South Texas v Aransas County v Rockport

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njoy this one-of-a-kind Texas coast private peninsula! There are approximately twoÂą-

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property offers all kinds of recreation including some of Texas’ best fishing, duck hunting, bird watching and sunsets, airport 10 minutes, making this a perfect private estate or corporate getaway retreat. An additional 4¹ acres may be added, having another lodge, lighted pier, boat dock and ramp, eight-door boat storage and seven lots, all with utilities and lots of waterfront! v For more information on this property, please call Jeff Soele with Texas Best Ranches, LLC at 210 705-4013 or visit www.texasbestranches.com

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Interest Rates Are at an All-Time Low! What Are You Waiting For?

TIME TO BUY!!!! THE CLOCK IS TICKING!!!!

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Texas Hill Country v Bandera County v San Antonio

Hunter’s Dream Place!

575± Acres

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This game-fenced property features an awesome four-bedroom, four-bath lodge, guesthouse, fishing lake and fabulous patio area. This is truly for the ready-to-go, quality-minded buyer. Call Jeff Soele, 210 705-4013.

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Minutes to San Antonio, but private and quiet, this ranch has many amenities, including both sides of a creek, two fishing lakes, cabin, barns and paved access. This won’t last! Call Jeff Soele, 210 705-4013.

“Income Producing” – Serengeti Resort!

45± Acres

“Live Water” – Private – Quiet!

Texas Hill Country Kendall Co. v Boerne

192± Acres

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Only 30 minutes to San Antonio, this ranch includes both sides of a creek and features valleys, views, hilltops and paved access. Call Jeff Soele, 210 705-4013.

$2 Million Price Reduction Burn Bargain – “Live Water Ranch” 2,863± Acres

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This resort lies near Boerne. The resort features lodging, wine tasting, weddings, reunions, corporate retreats, holiday events, wine store and gift store. Luxury comes naturally here for those seeking sanctuary! Call Jeff Soele, 210 705-4013.

Northwest Texas v Nolan County v San Angelo

Area’s Best Live Water 166± Acres

Texas Hill County v Kendall County v Boerne

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This game-fenced, recreational rare find has a fabulous lodge, guesthouse, horse barn, pool, game cleaning area, five lakes, deer breeder pens and facility. There are also giant whitetail!

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Enjoy both sides of Big Joshua Creek! This ranch has an awesome ranch home, guest cabin, caretaker’s quarters, pool, barn and stables. This private, quiet ranch is 45 minutes to San Antonio!

Frio County’s Best – Game Fenced 1,488± Acres

“Live Water” in Boerne!

Texas Hill Country v Frio County v Pearsall

215± Acres

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This majestic hilltop ranch has a seven-bedroom, seven-bath lodge,

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Wow! Enjoy both sides of three creeks, seven miles to Boerne and paved access. This is great usable land with nice fields, hilltops, great trees and views of the Hill Country! Nice ranch home, guesthouse, entertaining

outdoor cook area, pool, patio, guesthouse, bunkhouse, lighted skeet, five lakes, paved roads, breeder pens, irrigation wells and many exotic species.

This property is for the quality minded! Call Jeff Soele, 210 705-4013.

patio with outdoor cook area, hay barn, equipment barn and wildlife galore make this a must see! Call Jeff Soele, 210 705-4013.

Three Creeks Ranch

157± Acres

Texas Hill Country Kendall County v Boerne

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This is some of the best cypress-lined Frio River land I’ve seen! There are 2,800± feet of crystal-clear rock bottoms, limestone ledges, deep holes and many waterfalls. This is one-of-a-kind live water ranch is a historic, soughtafter Frio River campground with 60 RV spaces, 20 cabins, many campsites, two bathhouses, three wells, a retail store, main residence. $2,795,000.

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Four miles to Boerne and minutes to San Antonio, this ranch has paved access on both sides of three crystal-clear, spring-fed, rock-bottom creeks with limestone bluffs, cascading waterfalls, deep holes and many lake or dam sites to create your own tax deductible water features! Call Jeff Soele, 210 705-4013.

Cowboy Mountain – Game Fenced!

Kerr County – Best Package! Game Fenced!

527± Acres

272± Acres

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Texas Hill Country v Kerr County v Kerrville

Ready to go, this ranch features a cozy, hilltop ranch home, guesthouse, barn, great roads, running springs and an awesome whitetail herd! Great lake site! Call Jeff Soele, 210 705-4013.

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Will divide. This property has an awesome ranch house, paved access, two wells, two ponds, six-door garage, workshop, deer pen and two creeks is in a great location 45 minutes to San Antonio or Austin!

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Medina River

Water, Water, Water – Giant Cypress

Texas Hill Country v Bandera County

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130± Acres

178± Acres

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Wow, this rare find has both sides of the crystal-clear, rock-bottom Medina River, awesome live water with deep holes, rapids, waterfalls, rock bluffs and springs! A great rock ranch home has 2,800± square feet, three bedrooms, 2.5 baths, three-car garage, wet bar, two fireplaces and more to imagine! Call Jeff Soele, 210 705-4013.

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Enjoy trees, the Medina River, both sides of a creek, a fabulous ranch house, guest cabin, horse barn, good roads and paved access. This is a great place! Call Jeff Soele, 210 705-4013 or Cody Soele, 210 705-3107.

Medina River – One of a Kind!

Rare Opportunity – Live Water!

21± Acres

413± Acres

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Texas Hill Country v Bandera County v Boerne

Wow, this property includes both sides of a river, nice ranch home, barn with quarters, cabana, big trees and paved access! $895,000.

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Minutes to Boerne, San Antonio and shops at La Cantera, this ranch includes both sides of a creek and features a nice lake, cabin, barns and more! Call Jeff Soele, 210 705-4013.

Beautiful Texas Hill Country Views 47± Acres

Blanco Texas, Rare Find!

Texas Hill Country v Blanco County v Blanco

190± Acres

Texas Hill Country v Blanco County v Blanco

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This property features paved access and a rare, award-winning home.

Amenities include a cabin, pool, tennis court, pecan orchard, barn, workshop and more to come see!

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This 47±-acre ranch is just minutes to Blanco and only 45 minutes

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from San Antonio or Austin! There is a great homesite with views of the Texas Hill Country and usable land. Enjoy giant oak trees, paved access, water well, electricity, several pastures and a stock tank. $449,000. Call Lance Soele, 210 542-6065.

All or Part– Devil’s River/Lake Amistad 6,600± Acres

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Attention Horse Lovers – Boerne!

20.6± Acres

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This one-of-a-kind rare find has 20± miles of water, paved access, paved ranch roads, ranch home, guest cabin, bunkhouse and wildlife galore!

Texas Hill Country v Kendall County

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This end-of-the-road, quiet and private ranch home features a pool,

This place is wild and woolly—Texas style!

tennis court, walker, horse barn, covered arena and fishing lake! Call Jeff Soele, 210 705-4013.

“Rare Investment” – Spring Branch!

173± Acres

Horseman’s Estate – Great Location!

20± Acres

Central Texas v Medina County v Hondo

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Just north of Hondo, this ranch includes a ranch home, pool, awesome barn with quarters, good land and is ready to go! $895,000.

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Texas Hill Country v Kendall County

Just 15 minutes to San Antonio, this ranch has paved access, giant trees, views and more! This is the best deal around; you won’t find a better one!

“Best Live Water” Game-Fenced Deal!

871± Acres

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Minutes to Bandera and one hour to San Antonio, this ranch includes both sides of three creeks, two dams, two wells and electricity. It’s ready to go! Call Jeff Soele, 210 705-4013.

Live Water – Variety – Big Mountain 142± Acres

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Minutes to Bandera and San Antonio, this ranch has both sides of a creek, big trees, a rustic cabin, guesthouse and nice fields. This is a great allaround place and the best all-around deal for the money. $1,195,000.

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“Medina River” Rare Find!

624± Acres

Texas Hill Country v Bandera County

Great Deal – Live Water – Price Reduction!

840± Acres

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This property offers giant trees, lots of variety and end-of-the-road privacy, as well as both sides of a creek! It is truly a quiet and private game paradise just 15 minutes to Junction airport.

7 Creeks in Fredericksburg – Will Divide!

909± Acres

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Near Bandera and minutes to San Antonio, this ranch has giant cypress trees, awesome land with lots of variety, cozy cabin, barn, workshop, quarters, good roads and paved access. Call Jeff Soele, 210 705-4013.

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Minutes to all modern conveniences, this ranch has paved access, endof-the-road privacy, awesome lake, creeks and springs and is totally game fenced. This is a rare opportunity!

No Drought Here – Lake LBJ! Open Waterfront!

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Enjoy a constant-level lake in this property one hour to Austin or San Antonio! There is a four-bedroom, three-bath home, three-car garage, awesome pool, 170± feet of waterfront and a one-of-a-kind boat/jet ski dock house. This is an entertainer’s dream estate.

Live Water – San Antonio, 30 Minutes!

Commuter Private Estate

110± Acres

346± Acres

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This is the best deal around and minutes to San Antonio! Amenities include paved access, giant trees, quiet and privacy. This is a rare opportunity. Call Jeff Soele, 210 705-4013.

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Enjoy both sides of a creek, two dams, end-of-the-road privacy, a cabin and paved access! Call Jeff Soele, 210 705-4013.

College Station Ranch

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4,000±-Acres

Central Texas v Grimes County v Bryan-College Station

Just minutes from Bryan-College Station, this Grimes County Ranch is truly a one-of-a-kind property.

These 4,000± highly maintained acres offer a spectacular six-bedroom, six-bath lodge with a swimming pool and set on the banks of a private 110±-acre lake. In addition to the large private lake, there are many other water features, including over two miles of Navasota River frontage, Stewart Lake and 14 other duck impoundments. Large irrigated improved pastures and wonderful tree-studded bottomlands flow through the ranch. Large hilltop building sites with views to Kyle Field and College Station are spread throughout the property. The majority of the ranch is high fenced and managed for trophy whitetail deer.

A large fully enclosed boat house sits on a man-made peninsula centrally located on the lake, affording easy access to water sports and prime fishing. The ranch has many other improvements, which are accessed via paved roads. The main lodge is a site to see with too many details to list! The lodge and pool areas are wonderfully landscaped and immaculately maintained. Call to see this Texas showplace!

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15 minutes south of historic Fredericksburg this amazing 208-acre Hill Country estate is nestled into the picturesque countryside. First class amenities are included in the main house with over 8,000 square feet of high-ceiling, open-concept, ranch-style architecture. This dream home has expansive patios for views and entertaining. There is a guest house and ranch

La Bonnie Vie

office of 8,500± square feet with outdoor activity

Texas Hill Country v Gillespie County v Fredericksburg

area for basketball, softball, volleyball, horseshoes and barbecues. There is a two-stall horse barn

with second-floor cottage, 2,000-foot paved airstrip with hanger and a regulation trap and skeet range with lounge. Varied terrain ranges from improved grass fields to spring-fed creek bottom with huge elms and oaks. This is an ideal corporate or family retreat, or move your business to the ranch.

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This conveniently situated “Century Ranch” is just minutes from Highway 281 and 30 to 40 minutes

College Station Ranch

from the San Antonio International Airport.

With deeded access to Canyon Lake, numerous hilltop build sites, lush tillable fields and several water features, this 1,653-acre ranch is a must see.

History abounds with its unique, original stone homestead and hand-dug well from the 1850s, as well as sugarcane processing equipment still operated until recently—evident of the time and effort taken to create this working ranch. Mature

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Just minutes from Bryan/College Station, this Grimes County ranch is truly a one-of-a-kind property.

The spectacular five-bedroom, six-bath lodge has a swimming pool and is set on the banks of a private 110±-acre lake; there are many other water features, including over two miles of Navasota River frontage, Stewart Lake and 14 other duck impoundments. The majority of the 4,000-acre ranch is high fenced and managed for trophy whitetail deer. A large, fully enclosed boat house sits on a man-made peninsula centrally located on the lake, affording easy access to water sports and prime fishing.

oaks cover the property and an effort has been in place to remove most of the cedar. This unique property with its historic background and excellent location gives this property all the characteristics needed to become a showplace. Come view one of the last historic century ranches of this size in the San Antonio area for over 4 generations still intact. It has great development potential or use as a corporate retreat or family getaway.

Madrone Ranch Texas Hill Country v Kendall County v Comfort

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The Madrone Ridge Ranch is located seven miles southwest of Comfort and is heavily wooded with

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several hilltops that provide spectacular vistas of the surrounding countryside. There are beautiful views of the wonderful 6-acre lake located in the middle of the ranch. The 322-acre ranch has a nice cabin with a water well and other outbuildings next to the lake. The lake is stocked with fish and there is abundant wildlife throughout the property. This great weekend getaway is less than an hour from San Antonio.

Happy Heart Ranch Texas Hill Country v Bandera Co. v Pipe Creek

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This 32-acre equestrian showplace is between Boerne and Pipe Creek, not far from Highway 16. This spacious three-bedroom, two-bath main house has commercial-grade kitchen appliances, its own bar entertainment room and commanding views of the valley below.

The foreman’s house is a well-constructed, twobedroom, two-bath layout set up for immediate enjoyment. The well-designed equestrian facilities feature a main barn with 14 stalls, Poteet sand enclosed lighted arena, a second overflow barn with eight stalls and an additional third and fourth barn have large breeding stalls and much more for the equestrian-minded buyer.

Medina River Ranch Texas Hill Country v Bandera County v Medina

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Medina River Ranch is a Hill Country treasure with 1,100 acres with two sides lined by water! There are 11,000± feet of he Medina River and over 7,500 feet of Wallace Creek. The main home was originally built in the 1940s. Its timeless appeal with updated amenities combine into an extraordinary estate.

Rio Ranchito Texas Hill Country v Kerr County v Hunt

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The compound includes the main home with kid’s wing and is 9,200+ square feet. There are six native This 556-acre ranch has over a mile of the stone fireplaces, inviting country kitchen, native woods throughout, tile and wood floors, pool and ample headwaters of the Guadalupe River along lounging areas. The exterior of the home is native river stone with a Spanish tile roof. Other improvements with Flat Rock Creek. The ranch has some include the 2,400+-square-foot horse barn, implement shed and barn, round pen, arena, 980+-square- of the first set of springs that start the foot cabin, office and party lodge with expansive game room. This 1,100-acre paradise has not been Guadalupe River on its way to the ocean. hunted in many years and has large herds of whitetail, axis and blackbuck roaming the property. Located There is gorgeous water and incredible just outside of Medina, this ranch is among the elite ranches in the Hill Country.

improvements total over 16,000 square feet.

The historic rock lodge sprawls out on the countryside and overlooks the river. There is a 32-stall vintage horse barn, another 12-stall barn, arena, cabins and much more. This peaceful setting is near the famous camps of Hunt such as Waldemar, Camp Stewart, Camp Honey Creek and MO Ranch.

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These pristine 437 acres of prime Texas Hill Country are just 30 minutes from San Antonio. Majestic oak trees and wonderful views along with prime river frontage set this property apart from the

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competition. In addition, the property offers two wonderful homes complete with swimming pool.

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Paved roads lead to the improvements. This is truly a special property having been in one family for many years. The property has wonderful neighbors and is very secluded with easy access.

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Fredericksburg, this pristine 162-acre ranch offers secluded views, spring-fed lake and lush improved pastures scattered with oaks throughout. Improvements include a newly remodeled 4,500-square-foot stone home with office and cellar awaiting your reserve. There is also a guesthouse, cottage and large spanning rock wall entrance with private gate, solar energy to run half of the electricity and enclosed heated pool with bar and full shower area. This

Bella Vista Ranch

place has it all: separate quarters for your kids/

Texas Hill Country v Gillespie County v Fredericksburg

grandkids with one of the best secluded views in the county and stocked, live spring-fed lake.

Indian Point Ranch Texas Hill Country Bandera County v Pipe Creek

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Just a mile off of Highway 16 in Pipe Creek lies this 144-acre live-water jewel. Set back among the large oaks is a three-bedroom, two-bath stone home overlooking over 800 feet including both sides of Bear Springs Creek. Time and attention to detail have been put into this property as you

Robinson Ranch Texas Hill Country v Blanco County v Round Mountain

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These 3,600 historically incredible acres lie in Blanco County. You can almost envision the early settlers can see from the park-like detail up front and living in the two charming rock homes on the ranch. You can see why they settled on this piece of native landscape along property lines to create Texas land, with over 2.5 miles of Cypress Creek running through the property. Numerous springs the perfect barrier. Springs of Bear Springs Creek

can be found up and down the creekbed and are still flowing in the current drought. The rock bottom

emerge on this property and never stopped creek has sections with towering cypress trees then other areas surrounded by oak trees. This lowduring the drought last year. You can literally fenced ranch has abundant wildlife that have flocked to the area because of the great water supply. see the water coming out of the ferns along the banks. Fantastic deep swimming holes are captured by a nice dam that captures water on this property. This property boasts a clean 30acre pasture perfect for equestrian, grazing, or orchard farm. There are few properties of this size with the perfect mixture of field and native ground. Don’t miss the opportunity to view this property, as it will stand out among the others for size, features and location.

Wimberley Texas Ranch Texas Hill Country v Hays County v Wimberley

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These 368 beautiful acres are a true Texas Hill Country paradise. Just minutes from historic downtown Wimberley, this property has both open pastures and native Hill Country vistas. The picturesque Blanco River passes through the property with beautiful blue-green water. Enjoy good neighbors, wonderful vistas, and plenty of trees. This ranch will not last long in this location!

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This 234-acre ranch features approximately 2,700 feet of Bear Creek with several dams that create crystal clear lakes. A custom-built waterfall is directly in front of the back porch of the native stone two-bedroom, two-bath home. The main house was built in 2006 and overlooks a lake with great landscaping. The property also includes a two-story limestone rock house built in the late 1800s that would make an incredible restoration project. The ranch also included barns and animal shelters

Ranch on Bear Creek Texas Hill Country v Gillespie County v Fredericksburg

with feed rooms. Part of the ranch has game-proof fencing and is cross-fenced. Many good roads throughout the property allow for easy management of the wildlife, exotics or livestock. All this located just nine miles south of Fredericksburg. Call today for a private showing.

Richards Ranch

Flying Dollar Ranch

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Texas Hill Country Lampassas County v Kempner

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This Lampasas County ranch is near Kempner, Texas. The ranch is just a short commute from Austin and Georgetown. Strong live water passes thought the property supplying a year around

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southern portion of the ranch. Property can be purchased as a whole or subdivided into two tracts.

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The 1,159-acre ranch is an easy 45-minute commute from The Woodlands. A beautiful four bedroom, deer herd. The ranch consists of 1,025 acres with five bathroom home, with wraparound porch, is surrounded by giant pine trees. There are pastures the majority of the property under high fence. planted in improved Bermuda grasses and Alicia grass and Winter Rye. The ranch boasts 26 ponds, Several stock tanks have also been constructed two well built cattle working facilities, three barns, and three water wells. Lake Creek flows through the an offer excellent wing shooting. Large trees and small hunter’s cabin with electricity and water sits high on a hill overlooking the ranch. There are numerous other building sites on the property as well. This ranch offers both wooded areas for wildlife habitat as well as good grazing pastures.

In addition, the ranch has several access points to a county maintained road. The road system on the property is currently being improved to allow easy passage through the ranch. This property is a turnkey deal ready to be utilized by a new owner.

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150± acres of beautiful Hill Country rolling improved pastures to wooded creek bottoms, 3,000± feet of frontage on the rock-bottom spring-fed Blanco River with a great lake site. The three-bedroom, three-bath ranch home was completely updated and remodeled in 2002. The

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views. Over 1,950 feet of frontage on paved county road 1888 and only 20 minutes from historic Fredericksburg, this is the kind of property that brings folks to Texas Hill Country!

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A diverse 3,429-acre ranch for the geographical center of Texas with a combination of heavy brush, mesquite flats, tillable fields, areas of dense oak species, ravines, hilltop with sweeping views and open grassland. This is an excellent ranch for livestock and hunting. The existing road system makes the majority of

Salt Gap Ranch

the ranch readily accessible. The ranch is low

Central Texas v McCullough County v Brady

leased to hunters, so the game is under very

fenced and cross fenced and is not currently little pressure. This area of Texas produces a 160 to 180 B&C whitetail without protein supplementation.

With

supplementation

and high fencing, many of the ranches in the area produce whitetail in excess of 200 B&C. Exotics frequent the property, such as axis and fallow and blackbuck antelope. The quail, dove, duck, turkey and sandhill crane hunting are excellent. 12 tanks and several wells feed an extensive network of water distribution

Lost Maples Ranch

to troughs throughout the ranch. There is a three-bedroom, 3.5-bath ranch home that

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serves as the main home and a separate cabin

Just minutes from Lost Maples Park, this new listing provides everything the Hill Country has for hunters or a foreman. to offer. Crystal-clear Sabinal River, beautiful rock bottom Marler Creek, multiple canyons with springs and incredible hardwoods, bottoms gentle enough for horses and fabulous views of the surrounding river valley. The ranch is loaded with native whitetail, turkey, hogs and numerous exotics. The ranch offers a very nice four-bedroom, two-bath home, smaller second home, shop, storage buildings, multiple wells, a well-kept irrigated orchard, electric gate and county-maintained road. The 138-acre ranch has great access just off FM 187, yet offers exceptional privacy. The home is rented occasionally and would provide a nice income to support your investment.

Sycamore Creek Ranch Texas Hill Country v Kimble County v Junction

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Enchanted Rock Estate Texas Hill Country Gillespie County v Fredericksburg

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These 357 gorgeous acres have 4,000Âą feet Set amid the wild granite landscape between of both sides of spring-fed Sycamore Creek Llano and Fredericksburg is a small private with three dams that offer fun fishing and magical village. Meander around in fascination swimming. The ranch has fantastic views and as you take in the architectural wonderments most of the cedar has been cleared. The custom

that create a fantasy-like environment amid the

Hill Country stone home and pool overlook the beauty of the unique landscape. The architectural

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turn-key package.

of art on 40 acres on Hill Country scenery.

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Bosque County Ranch consists of 3,524.05 acres and is a working livestock and wildlife ranch.

Just south of the Brazos River, the ranch has rolling fields with lush native grasses, sloped to

J & M Ranch

Texas Hill Country Uvalde County v Leakey a 5,200±-square-foot home with spectacular views plus covered arena and barns. There is a 675high hilltops, flowing creek with waterfalls (under normal rainfall conditions), 18-acre lake and acre high-fenced pasture with trophy whitetail deer. This is a turn-key ranch ready to go with all equipment negotiable; the seller will convey 25% of the minerals.

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Escape to the beautiful Texas Hill Country!

The J&M Ranch is located just minutes from Garner State Park, one of the top recreational parks in Texas. This 545-acre ranch has been in the family for nearly 21 years, which makes this an incredible opportunity, if you are looking that ultimate recreational property.

The ranch features in a park-like atmosphere, this beautiful Hill Country, custom rock home with six bedrooms and six baths, open floor plan, kitchen-dining area and family room with rock fireplace, high cathedral ceilings,

Aransas River Ranch

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What a ranch! This is truly one of the finest ranches we have ever had the privilege to work on.

game room, tile floors throughout the house, porches front and back with an excellent patio, fabulous outdoor kitchen and cook area with a cozy fireplace. Some of the other

This 3,229±-acre ranch has several miles of Aransas River and several miles of Spring Creek improvements are a foreman’s house with passing through the property. The creek and river are lined with thousands of giant live oaks. two bedrooms, two baths, bunkhouse with The river is user friendly and offers great bass fishing, as well as a haven for turkey and all kinds

full kitchen; workshop; storage buildings;

of wildlife. Improvements are outstanding with several homes, pool, skeet-shooting facility and

five wells; property fenced; equipment shed;

a big horse barn. The owner has operated the ranch as a working cattle and nature photography

cleaning area for deer and to relax and relive

ranch. Very little hunting has taken place in the last 20 years and the quality and quantity of

all those big deer stories is a rock fire ring to

wildlife is outstanding. This is a very rare find in Bee County.

sit around.

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Beautiful spring-fed Deer Creek runs through the ranch for .5± mile with both sides. A 5,155-squarefoot home has two fireplaces, bar, game room and a swimming pool in very good condition. There is an outstanding native whitetail deer herd and high fencing. These are 1,648 super nice acres.

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The “K3” was the home and one of the last ranch projects of the legendary Charlie Schreiner, III. ”Three” with his wife Karol put their heart and soul into the development of a functional exotic and whitetail breeding/ hunting ranch. Decorated and constructed with true authentic Texas Hill Country flair, the K3 is being sold turn-key. Whether it is for business or pleasure, the 1,138-acre K3 Ranch is ready for you to move in and take over the reins.

Smith River Ranch

K3 Texas Hill Country v Kerr County v Kerrville

Central Texas Lampasas County v Lampasas

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This turn-key 291-acre ranch offers 1.5 miles of the flowing Lampasas River, with roaring property. The ranch has paved road frontage

Rock River Ranch

and a great interior road system. The

Texas Hill Country v Edwards County v Campwood

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perimeter is high fenced, plus there is ample Located in the eye-catching Texas Hill Country and just minutes from town, this 2,000-acre cross fencing, allowing for grazing of livestock ranch offers a lot of potential and opportunity for a number of ventures, from cattle ranching, in many pastures. There are nice coastal fields a recreational/hunting operation to land development. One of the most striking and beautiful and oat pastures, supporting cattle and horses features of this ranch is two miles of crystal-clear Nueces River. The terrain is flat to gently in addition to the large herds of whitetail The rolling up to an elevation of about 1,420 feet that provides for some fantastic views. There Hill Country-style home has a metal roof, is are several good-size fields and with 250± acre feet of permitted water right that would allow 3,000 square feet and has three bedrooms, two

these fields to be irrigated for improved grasses and food plots for the free-roaming exotics,

full baths, two half-baths, and is nestled on a

whitetail deer, turkey, quail and dove. Roads and perimeter fencing are in good condition, ridge that offers awesome views. The oversized 10,000± feet of new water lines throughout property, three houses, three water wells, working vaulted back porch is perfect for entertaining pens and electricity. This is a ranch that has it all: hunting, views and lots of gorgeous water. and/or watching the animals graze in the

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fields. There is a nice set of working pens and

Highway 90 frontage, .5 mile of live Pinto

barn for the livestock. The ranch also has one

Creek frontage, a 3,000-square-foot main

pond stocked with catfish.

home, lighted arena, numerous other homes, miles of good roads and superior quail and whitetail hunting ranch. The ranch has never been leased to hunters in the past 14 years of

1845 Water Street, Kerrville, TX 78028

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single ownership. It has been privately owned and operated, offering phenomenal hunting of not only whitetail, but many other native and exotic species, as well as, some of the best quail hunting around.

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This property has 1,895± acres that border a

Devil’s River Big Game Ranch

20,000-acre natural area. Currently operating as a very profitable outfitting enterprise, the ranch

West Texas v Val Verde County v Del Rio

has Indian mounds, cave art, 17 feed stations, nice home, large barn, miles of elaborate roads and more. This is a turn-key ranch!

Kerr County Ranch Texas Hill Country v Kerr County v Kerrville

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On the southern edge of the Divide, 30± minutes west of Kerrville on Highway 39, this 2,408±-acre ranch is ready to go as a cattle or hunting ranch. Improvements include a three-

Boiling Springs Ranch

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Texas Hill Country v Kinney County v Campwood

bedroom, 3.5-bath, two-story main home, guest home and caretaker’s home. A large workshop and equipment barn provide plenty of storage and the main entrance road doubles as a 3,000-

This fabulous 1,800±-acre hunting ranch is in the beautiful Nueces Canyon with permanent

foot runway suitable for single engine or light flowing creek and several springs that kept flowing in the recent drought. There are two small lakes twin aircraft. The ranch is high fenced on the dammed up on the creek that are suitable for fishing and swimming. Mostly high fenced with exotic perimeter and much of the cedar has been and trophy whitetail deer, turkey and hogs. Land is a good mixture of hills and valleys with scenic cleared, providing excellent pastureland covered bluffs. There is excellent cover for wildlife and the ranch is very private and secluded. Access is from with native grass and large hardwoods including a deeded easement through a large ranch. Fantastic views over 1,900 feet and very pristine.

post and live oaks. With five water wells serving three pastures with a few stock tanks, the ranch is well watered for cattle or game which include whitetail, axis, blackbuck, turkey and hog.

Topography includes much usable land with gentle rolling hills on the north half of the ranch with a few steep canyons on the southern edge.

Spectacular views from the southern end of the ranch overlook the rugged terrain of the Sabinal and Frio River Canyons. This is a rare find in Kerr County that must be seen to appreciate.

Comanche Creek Ranch Texas Hill Country v Llano County v Llano

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Without a doubt, this is the best ranch in Texas and the most breathtaking, finest, highly improved 575-acre ranch currently on the Texas market today. This is one of the best hunting ranches in Texas with world-class whitetail and axis deer and has absolutely the most exquisite improvements on any Texas ranch—better than any five-star resort! This is one of the finest custom lodges in Texas, one of the best guesthouses ever experienced, an amazing owner’s house and even a two-lane bowling alley!

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Hamilton Creek Ranch 1,840± Acres

Texas Hill Country v Burnet County v Burnet

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A spectacular water property features the intersection of two major, continuously flowing creeks, two large lakes and springs. A beautifully appointed main residence offers fabulous views overlooking one lake and Hamilton Creek. Headquarters includes a lodge, guest/ staff homes, nine-stall horse barn with tack room, outdoor arena, hay and equipment barns, two sets of metal pens and fenced/cross-fenced pastures. Perimeter game fencing and diverse browse support an improved whitetail herd, wild turkey, dove, some exotics plus there is fishing. A scenic 50± minutes northwest of Austin! Robert Dullnig and Al Philip, 210 415-8602.

Historic Robinson Ranch

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Established in 1885, the ranch features two vintage rock homes, one the 1880s Robinson

3,601± Acres

Family homestead. Incredible, year-round

Texas Hill Country v Blanco County v Round Mountain

Cypress Creek has 2.5± miles of crystal-clear water plus there are springs and six water wells. Water is an attraction for abundant deer, turkey, hogs, dove, bird species and others. Near Horseshoe Bay, one hour from Austin or San Antonio. Robert Dullnig, 210 213-9700.

Panther Creek Ranch 375± Acres

Texas Hill Country v Kerr County v Hunt

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This private family estate is rare and unique, established in 1927 and including the impressive Guadalupe River as both a north and south boundary plus the natural spring headwaters of Panther Creek. A fine compound of improvements features a fine main home, several guest houses, foreman’s home, pool, tennis court, barn, etc. Al Philip, 210 415-8602.

Mustang Ranch 7,607± Acres

South Texas v Zavala County v Crystal City

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Once part of the legendary Chaparrosa Ranch, this impressive expanse of land is being offered for the first time in over 50 years. The Mustang Ranch is a premier South Texas hunting and cattle ranch that displays unique water features such as Turkey Creek, Mesteño Lake, 15 tanks and two Carrizo wells. Great brush diversity mixed with stripped cleared land provides great habitat for wildlife and cattle. Pristine improvements and partial minerals conveyance make this a rare opportunity. Robert Dullnig, 210 213-9700.

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In the heart of South Texas prime hunting country, this high-fenced ranch has it all! Well watered, it has a Carrizo well that supplies a 3±-acre lake, two pivots for a 100±-acre food plot, one domestic well for a small home and five cattle tanks that support wildlife.

Gently rolling terrain has brush diversity to provide support for wildlife and hunting.

Robert Dullnig, 210 213-9700.

Robert Dullnig, Broker Associate

Loma Alta Ranch 900± Acres

South Texas v Dimmit County v Carrizo Springs

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This scenic hunting ranch has impressive Turkey Creek and unique Cline Mountain, elevation of 1,263 feet. Good brush and large oaks shelter native and exotic wildlife, including blackbuck, axis, fallow, sika, oryx,

Cline Mountain Ranch

1,385± Acres

South Texas v Uvalde County v Uvalde

zebra plus whitetail, turkey, dove and quail.

Featured are a ranch home, 765± high-fenced acres and three barns with concrete floors.

Robert Dullnig, 210 213-9700.

Kelly Ranch

1,213± Acres

A

South Texas v Uvalde County v Sabinal

A rare offering of rich farmland and brush in a desirable area! Edwards water rights, nice improvements and good hunting make it unique.

Featured is a main home, guest and foreman’s homes, equipment shed, cold storage, grain bin, working pens, round pen and valley pivot. Wildlife includes whitetail deer, blackbuck, turkey, quail, dove and hogs. Robert Dullnig, 210 213-9700.

Muela Creek Ranch 1,185± Acres

South Texas v Uvalde County v Uvalde

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The Muela Creek Ranch is a rare find in that it offers a beautiful blend of South Texas brush combined with Hill Country views and trees.

Low-fence hunting is out of the Eagle Ford drill zone. Oak tree-lined Little Muela Creek, a handsome home, three water wells, three troughs and conveyance of minerals add to its appeal. Robert Dullnig, 210 213-9700.

Stewart Ranch

1,178± Acres

South Texas v Uvalde County v Uvalde

Robert Dullnig, Broker Associate 6606 N. New Braunfels San Antonio, TX 78209

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Owned for over 40 years, this is a great recreational hunting ranch in Nueces River Canyon with great features of both South Texas Brush Country and the Hill Country. A nice home and beautiful views combine with five wells, two seasonal creeks and three tanks, an attraction for whitetail deer, axis deer, turkey, wild hogs, dove and quail. Robert Dullnig, 210 213-9700.

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From a commanding blufftop, this fine ranch home offers sweeping views across four counties! This impressive acreage, only 15± miles northeast of Fredericksburg, includes a hunter’s cabin, working pens, several barns, interior road system, tanks and low fencing.

Bee Rock Mountain Ranch

Natural springs enhance habitat for whitetail

576± Acres

deer, turkey and free-ranging exotics, including aoudad. John Tarrillion, 210 380-1229.

Texas Hill Country v Gillespie County v Willow City

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One hour from San Antonio, this ranch offers the finest live water with 1± mile of spring-fed Hondo Creek with cascading waterfalls and crystal-clear swimming holes, plus lakes with trophy bass fishing. Majestic terrain harbors

Hondo Creek Ranch

500± Acres

Texas Hill Country v Bandera County v Tarpley

a managed deer herd with trophy whitetail in the 150+ B&C range plus free-ranging exotics.

Robert Dullnig and Randy Cadwallader, 210 860-0093.

East Sister Creek Ranch 391± Acres

Texas Hill Country v Kendall Co. v Sisterdale

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Located 7± miles north of Sisterdale and minutes from Boerne, Fredericksburg or Blanco, this high-fenced ranch has everything you could ask for in a Hill Country setting. The stunning 7,500±-square-foot estate is set on an inspired mesa offering sweeping, panoramic views. Water includes two wells, five tanks plus East Sister Creek. Randy Cadwallader, 210 8600093 and Laura Dippel, 210 413-1998.

Ring Rock Ranch 156± Acres

South Texas v Uvalde County v Reagan Wells

Robert Dullnig, Broker Associate

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This beautiful live water property has 2/3± mile of Dry Frio River frontage with deep blue holes despite today’s dry conditions. Nice improvements include a home, barn, guest quarters and two water wells. Serene, scenic views add to the uniqueness of this riverfront property minutes north of Uvalde. Robert Dullnig, 210 213-9700.

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Live Oak Creek Ranch 2,275± Acres

South Texas v Frio County v Dilley

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This unique ranch is on the market for the first time and offers low-fenced hunting in the heart of Big Deer Country, plus has dove, quail, hogs and other wildlife. There are three water wells, tanks, seasonal Live Oak Creek and Hackberry Creek, plus low fencing/cross fencing. Robert Dullnig and Randy Cadwallader, 210 860-0093.

Black Creek Ranch 2,310± Acres

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South Texas v Frio County v Pearsall

First offering ever! Abundant water is present with nine tanks, five water wells and seasonal Black Creek which traverses the middle of the ranch. Only 1± hour from San Antonio, its possibilities are endless with the perfect mixture of brush to improved pasture, perfect for farming, cattle or hunting. Robert Dullnig and Randy Cadwallder, 210 213-9700.

McKinney Ranch 640± Acres

South Texas v Atascosa County v Charlotte

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Only 45± minutes from San Antonio, this ranch is perfect for recreation. The land is raw and ready for improvements with great brush diversity, three natural creek drainages that provide potential for future lake sites and one domestic water well. Wildlife includes deer, turkey and hogs among others. Robert Dullnig and Randy Cadwallader, 210 860-0093.

Bear Creek Ranch

65± Acres

Texas Hill Country Kerr County v Pipe Creek

Robert Dullnig, Broker Associate 6606 N. New Braunfels San Antonio, TX 78209

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Minutes to Bandera, and under one hour from San Antonio, this ranch has over 1,000± feet along both sides of beautiful Bear Creek to enjoy year-round live water. The charming home, barn, and historic 1850s stagecoach station are tucked away in a beautiful valley near the end of Bear Creek Road. There is also one water well and two seasonal creeks. Robert Dullnig, 210 213-9700.

Live Water Ranch

259± Acres

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Texas Hill Country v Kendall County v Comfort

This ranch offers sparkling live water with 1.5± miles of the flowing Guadalupe River, plus the rambling Flat Rock Creek. The land includes an 1876 farm home, barn and low fencing/ cross fencing. Improved grass pastures and the water attract deer, dove, turkey, axis and other wildlife. Rick Kuper, 210 240-8282.

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With excellent improvements, rich rolling pastureland and a showplace residence, this premier ranch offers the best of everything including a prime, Central Texas location near Waco. The custom estate home, featured in several magazines, offers 7,300± square feet of uniqueness and overlooks a 15±-acre lake, waterfall pool bordered by an entertainment cabana, separate barbecue ca-

Rancher’s Dream

bana, surrounding majestic oaks, beautiful views and superb sunsets. Highly improved pastures

1,664 Acres

have been home for many years to a legendary reg-

Central Texas v Falls County v Satin

cilities; inclusive of show, sale, horse and hay stor-

istered cattle operation with top-notch handling faage barns, three sets of working pens, water wells and four remodeled guest/staff houses. Excellent rainfall and live water are abundant, including a large creek. This is equally suitable for equestrian, commercial cattle or agribusiness ventures. Partially owned minerals will convey. Al Philip, 210 415-8602 and Rick Kuper, 210 240-8282.

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Exceptional and Beyond 106± Acres

Texas Hill Country v Kendall County v Boerne

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Private enclave in Champee Springs Ranches consists of a stunning main house, spacious guesthouse, pool/party house, two-story garage with office suite plus exercise room, metal barn with apartment and 67,000±-gallon rain water catchment system. Extensive use of “green building” techniques optimize energy efficiency in all buildings. Architecture integrates masonry exteriors, metal roofs, vaulted ceilings, teak and bamboo wood floors plus tiled floors and granite countertops. Minutes from downtown Boerne or metropolitan San Antonio plus choice Boerne ISD.

Karsch Road Estate

8± Acres

Texas Hill Country v Kendall Co. v Boerne

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Beautiful hilltop residence offers endless views!

Lots of updating and well suited for family, plus it is ag-exempt and fenced ideal for animals or privacy. Close to choice Boerne ISD, plus near IH-10 and metropolitan San Antonio.

Breathtaking Views 135± Acres

Texas Hill Country v Comal Co. v Bulverde

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Great privacy with a dramatic hilltop homesite and long-range views, plus seasonal creek, stock pond, windmill and hilly to gently rolling to level pastures. This is an easy drive to Bulverde, San Antonio or New Braunfels.

Escape to the Coast!

Kevin Manner 210 722-5822 John Briggs 210 488-4943 Kevin@MannerPropertyGroup.com

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Beautiful three-story beach home is directly on

Your Dream in Doehne Oaks 5-7± Acres

Texas Hill Country v Comal Co. v New Braunfels

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Great prime location off Highway 46 has 19

the Port A coast for fantastic view of the Gulf! homesites ranging from 5 to 7± acres to build This home has five bedrooms, three and one-

your new homestead. Ag-exempt taxes plus

half baths, hardwoods, granite counters and is restrictive covenants protect your investment. completely furnished. Great rental history.

Convenient to FM 3009 and IH-35.

Majestic Arts Ranch 524± Acres

Texas Hill Country v Kendall County v Boerne

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Ruggedly beautiful, the inspired terrain has several ridges that have views from the clouds!

Only five miles west of historic Boerne between IH-10 and Highway 16, this ranch has nice improvements including offices, studios, classrooms, home and guest cottages, plus a covered 5,000±-square-foot pavilion positioned for long, wide views of sky, hills, ridges, sunsets and changing weather from the heights of the Hill Country! This is an opportunity for a creative enterprise of any dimension!

Old Comfort Road

81± Acres

Texas Hill Country v Kendall Co. v Comfort

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Serene, unrestricted land is highlighted with a vintage farmhouse, small rock building ideal for guest quarters or studio, metal building and hay barn. Scenic pastureland qualifies for ag-exempt taxes, lending itself to cattle or horses. Water includes two wells and a seasonal creek boundary. It is only two miles outside historic Comfort!

K-M Equestrian Ranch 89± Acres

Texas Hill Country Kendall County v Waring

Larry Lester, Broker Associate

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In the scenic Guadalupe River Valley, this ranch includes a charming farm home and guest/staff accommodations plus quality horse facilities, a well-appointed covered arena, 15 horse stalls, cattle pens and two barns. Productive coastal fields support hay production.

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Cypress Springs Ranch 875 Acres

Texas Hill Country v Blanco County v Austin

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Perfectly positioned for future appreciation/development, this stunning live water property features over 2,000 feet of drop-dead gorgeous Cypress Creek frontage, much comprising both sides. Majestic, oak-studded hills offer staggering views of the surrounding large ranches, many of which are restricted/protected against development. Only 20 minutes from Austin Galleria at Bee Caves, this location offers ranch-style seclusion, yet easy accessibility to worldclass amenities nearby. Co-listed with Mike Waite, Dripping Springs Realty, 512 217-1866. $13,500/acre = $11,812,500

Owl Creek Ranch

879 Acres

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Texas Hill Country Kerr County v Comfort

This splendid canyonlands ranch on US 87 just south of Fredericksburg boasted strong springs flowing on 10/11/11, coupled with dramatic ridges and long-range vistas, topped with major league lake site(s) and the very best location. Exquisite, rock-bottom creeks flow over small waterfalls into fern-lined pools, in fantastic exotic settings of giant grottos, lush riparian hardwoods and artifactladen bottoms. This is some of the prettiest, most pristine permanent water in the state! $6,950/acre = $6,109,050

Enchanting Springs Ranch Edna To Eden

490 Acres

Texas Hill Country v Gillespie & Llano Counties

Best Ranches. Best Folks.

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This cool rancho lies smack dab in the middle of that magical part of the Texas Hill Country, between Enchanted Rock and Oxford, with staggering views of most of the major granite outcrops and surrounding mountains. Boasting outcrops of its own, this nifty, well-positioned site offers premium hunting and recreation, plus a relatively high percentage of deep soil, springs, pecan bottom and a nice cabin. $6,500/acre = $3,185,000

Redstone Ranch 2,937 Acres

Texas Hill Country v Gillespie & Blanco Counties

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This legendary showplace was once the crown jewel of LBJ’s area holdings, boasting irrigated fields, unique 14,000-square-foot residential compound and over a mile of drop-dead gorgeous Pedernales River frontage. The natural features of this working ranch are endless, and include amazing granite outcrops, large springs, abundant groundwater and thousands of acres of cedar-free oak forests sprinkled with well-maintained hayfields. $6,950/acre = $20,412,150

Pedernales Springs Ranch 1,126 Acres

Texas Hill Country Blanco County v Johnson City

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There are few finer stretches of the prized Pedernales River than the 1.25 miles forming the southern boundary of this exquisite water ranch. Several deep, azure holes are solid rock bottom, and loaded with catfish, with riffles and falls sandwiched in between.

All of the river frontage is easily accessible, and there are areas of gorgeous pecan and cypress trees beside the shimmering water, with numerous water view and sound homesites. 80% of the ranch is good soil, and large springs issue forth from the hillsides, creating unusual upland pecan bottoms. $9,000/acre = $10,134,000 Edna To Eden

Best Ranches. Best Folks.

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Source

springs

issue

forth

from

these

properties that have never stopped flowing, according to old area landowners. This is the headwaters of well-known North Creek, just west of US 87, in a primo spot between Comfort and Fredericksburg, offering some

SS + WV Ranches 580 Acres

Texas Hill Country v Kerr County v Comfort

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solid,

live

oak-covered

of the best potential monster lakesites we’ve seen.

Flowing

down

through

stunning

canyonlands, the scenery, fields, location and water are solid, and the price is the lowest in area. $5,732/acre = $3,325,000

Acorn Valley Ranch

agricultural/

recreational combo of the highest order, AVR lies 10 miles north of Brady at end of a county

1,505 Acres

road, in an area of larger ranches known for

Central Texas v McCulloch County v Brady

outstanding deer, turkey and dove hunting.

This clean, high-value offering includes a nice two-bedroom, one-bath log cabin with large loft and a beautiful, rolling Mason look and feel for a much lower McCulloch-type price. Reduced! $1,695/acre = $2,550,975

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This scenic, clean farmstead rests nicely in

Wittington Creek Farm

the midst of larger ranches and LBJ Parks, on a quiet, paved county road near Stonewall.

212 Acres

Texas Hill Country v Gillespie County v Stonewall

Featuring a high percentage of the soughtafter Stonewall sandy soils, this almostperfect square would serve wonderfully as a horse farm, orchard or recreational ranch, and includes a clean ranch house and usable outbuildings and oaks scattered over most. $7,950/acre = $1,685,400

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This fresh, new listing includes the best of McCulloch County, with superior location on pavement five minutes from Brady. The famed Brady Mountains form the north end of the ranch, offering fantastic views and interesting, limestone/ caliche canyons that flow water in wet years. There is a solid water system with co-op water in all pastures, plus a spring-fed creek with pecan trees that holds water most of the time, plus lots of oaks/ deer/turkey/dove. $2,375/acre = $3,215,750 Edna To Eden

Best Ranches. Best Folks.

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Pecan Creek Ranch 1,354 Acres

Central Texas v McCulloch County v Brady

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This is the finest “Divide” country ranch to come to market in quite some time. Exquisitely sculpted and manicured, this place could not be any prettier, or more suitable wildlife habitat. Completely high fenced, two highway frontages with vast network of interior paved roads, fancy blinds/feeders and solid watering

Oak Knoll Ranch

3,533 Acres

Texas Hill Country v Kerr & Real Counties

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One

of

the

best,

smaller

live

system, this fine ranch is loaded with monster whitetail and axis deer and ready to use, just site your home and come on! Available in tracts of 806, 2,700 and 3,533 acres. Reduced! $2,150/acre = $7,595,950

water

opportunities around fronts on a secluded, mostly paved country road only 35 miles from San Antonio. Primarily flat, clean bottomland, this cool little rancho offers a couple of primo tree-shrouded, elevated homesites overlooking owned fields and creek, with ample cover for

Privilege Creek Ranch

wildlife, in a fantastic Hill Country setting. A

161 Acres

clean home and large barn add function and value. $7,919/Acre = $1,275,000

Texas Hill Country v Bandera County v Bandera

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This fine, small potential showplace features one of the finest swimming/fishing holes ever seen, in a gorgeous private setting, with potential homesites overlooking the water. A large, rambling old German, thick-wall home offers restoration possibilities, and the land is mostly clean, fertile bottomland, about 50% of which is covered with scattered oaks, pecans, walnuts and elm. $14,646/Acre = $1,450,000 Edna To Eden

Blue Hole Farm 99 Acres

Texas Hill Country v Gillespie County v Tivydale

Best Ranches. Best Folks.

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TEXAS

SELECT HG Ranch 300-Acre Private Trophy Bass Lake

1,050 Acres

Tfor a select few to acquire a trophy bass fishery that is arguably one of the finest. At 300 acres, this size of lake with his is simply a rare opportunity to own one of the largest permitted private lakes in Texas. It is the chance of a lifetime

water depths of around 35 feet is unmatched: it is extremely difficult to receive a permit to build one like it, very expensive

to construct it, and highly challenging to find something similar on the market. The 300Âą-acre lake was permitted, constructed and stocked in 2003. The dirt work was enhanced with added bentonite, which is above and beyond what is needed for this area of East Texas known for its beautiful spring-fed lakes. Eight years old, the lake is also at a prime stage in the ideal life cycle of bass lakes. It offers significant flooded timber areas, and has a substantial drain valve system in place to manage water levels. Stocking has been managed annually with forage fish such as threadfin shad, bluegill, fathead minnows, and crawfish. One large brood pond is at an elevation above the lake and allows for easy stocking into the main lake. Culling has been aggressive with the steady removal of all bass under two pounds. There is a 25Âą-acre duck marsh on the upper end of the lake. It has a header-board style drain system and is separated by levee from the main lake to allow for proper wet soils management and planting food for wintering waterfowl. Two creeks funnel into the lake. The rolling terrain of the HG Ranch has been very well cared for. The ranch is mostly wooded, with nice topographical changes and high bluffs overlooking the lake.

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Soils are comprised of mostly pickton loamy fine sand for the dry areas and nahatche loam in the lake basin, and elevations range from about 340' to 430'. The layout of the lake lends itself to several different home sites with elevated views of the water, and enough acreage around them to provide privacy. This ranch would be ideal for a small club or partnership of sportsmen. A perimeter high fence was built in 2006, and genetically superior, tagged deer were brought in at this time. Several cultivated food plots and blinds have been established for deer hunting, but the ranch is very seldom hunted and has been managed as a wildlife sanctuary. There are four homes total, and three of them sit on bluffs that overlook the lake.

They are a remodeled 3,200-square-foot guest lodge with four bedrooms, a 2,300-squarefoot weekend home with three bedrooms, a 2,000-square-foot house and a 1,900-squarefoot house. The ranch also includes a fourstall boathouse, a perimeter high fence, a 20acre soft-release deer pen with a co-op water tap and a family fishing pavilion on the lower spillway area. $11,000,000. v

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Hickory Creek Ranch 1,588Âą Acres

Central Texas v Lee County v Giddings

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This great recreation ranch is less than four miles northeast of Giddings with road frontage on FM 141. This is an exceptionally large ranch for this area with a great mix of heavy woods, creek bottoms and open fields in rolling country with over 180 feet of relief offering terrific views.

There is plenty of game on this well-watered ranch: 14 ponds and lakes and multiple water wells. Several tasteful homes, excellent fencing and diverse terrain make this a wonderful find. $7,519,250.

YMCA Camp Hamman 732Âą Acres

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Texas Hill Country Bandera County v Bandera

This ranch has been operating as a YMCA camp in the beautiful Texas hill country.

A perfect fit for a new owner to establish a religious retreat, corporate retreat, summer camp, educational camp or simply a great place for family and friends. Stunning vistas and topography allow you to see for miles in every direction. Large Oaks and numerous canyons. Infrastructure for large groups already in place. $3,911,000.

Jeff Boswell, Charles Davidson Mark Matthews, Bryan Pickens Dallas, Hondo, Houston, San Antonio

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Maestri Ranch

Twin Mountain Ranch 653± Acres

Texa s Metroplex v Palo Pinto Co. v Gordon

4,964± Acres

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Southeast Texas v Jackson Co. v Victoria

The Maestri Ranch is an outstanding historic ranch that is less than 1:45 from downtown Houston. It is a combination working cattle ranch

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The Twin Mountain Ranch is an extraordinary sportsman’s retreat near DFW. It is in a good hunting area, is easy to get to from I-20, and has such remarkable terrain that the trails are always exciting. It offers diverse topography with some of the highest views, diverse brush and vegetation, and plenty of water sources for the wildlife. This

and rice farm with hundreds of huge oaks and pecans. The views and topography of this ranch are unique for this part of Texas. The beauty of this ranch will surprise discriminating ranch buyers and offers economic opportunities from operations and potential for development in the future.

Excellent deer, turkey, quail, dove and waterfowl hunting and over two miles of the Lavaca River with ranch headquarters, including several houses and excellent cattle/horse facility. $13,651,000.

ranch near Gordon is a quick 70 miles from

Hoyt River Ranch

Fort Worth, 100 miles from Dallas and less than

4,223± Acres

10 miles from Mary’s Café in Strawn. The high elevation of 1,260 feet can be enjoyed on top of either Mitchell Mountain or Warters Mountain, both of which are entirely included within the boundaries of this great ranch. $2,515,000.

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Central Texas v Uvalde County v Uvalde

This high fenced ranch just south of Uvalde has an unbelievable amount of water with over 2 miles of the Leona River, over 2.5 miles of Camp Lake Sough, 5 irrigation wells, 5 smaller wells and multiple stock tanks. Excellent South Texas brush and covered with Live Oaks and Pecans in the river valley. Amazing historical home from

Red Fork Ranch

1930’s in excellent condition. $12,500,000.

1,100± Acres

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The Double D is a premier cattle and quail

Texas Metroplex Erath & Eastland Counties v Strawn

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hunting ranch in the rolling hills of south central Oklahoma. It boasts two creek systems

This recreational ranch has great topography that intersect on the property, with good, and diverse cover, a deer herd with introductions productive bottom land, and over 65 ponds of 200-inch genetics, a new high fence and a

that provide plenty of water. 20 cross-fenced

soft release pen. Two drainage systems cut

pastures are covered mostly with native grasses

Double D Ranch 8,727± Acres

Oklahoma v Jefferson & Stephens Counties

through the property, and it has three water that are in excellent condition, and the roads wells and several stock ponds providing habitat make it easy to navigate the ranch. The Double for turkey and quail. The ranch is rolling with D near Waurika is about 130 miles from either elevation changes of 400 feet. This land is only Oklahoma City or Fort Worth, and has three 80 miles west of Fort Worth. It includes new

homes on the property. Great ranches of this size do not often trade in this desirable area just

deer blinds and feeders in place. $3,245,000.

a few miles north of the Red River. Priced to sell at $1,400/acre. $12,250,000.

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This high-fenced ranch in the scenic Blue is ready to go with cedar work and water

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management and supplemental feeding program is in place (Level III MLDP). Big views, 270± feet of relief and diverse trees and brush come together to make this a fantastic ranch. $1,826,000.

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Rancho La Paloma

Central Texas v McLennan County v Waco

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This magnificent 80-acre estate sits on the Brazos near Waco. No detail This 64-acre retreat has half a mile of Mary’s Creek frontage, was overlooked in the 10,000-square-foot residence featuring a great Aledo ISD, a three-bedroom, two-bath Southwestern-style home room with 24-foot ceilings, master suite with fitness room and private

overlooking pasture, charming covered entry bridge, lush coastal

study, gourmet kitchen, cabana and boathouse on the river with access fields with scattered oaks, heavily treed along creek, 20 minutes to to downtown Waco and future Baylor stadium. The guest quarters has a Will Rogers, Downtown Ft. Worth and perfect place to develop a firstkitchen. Enjoy an outdoor kitchen, pool and spa and 2,000+ square feet class horse operation with other development potential. $1,150,000. of outdoor living space. $5,300,000. Allen Crumley, 817 862-4459.

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3116 CR 531 Texas Metroplex v Johnson County v Burleson

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Northwest Texas The home exudes formal elegance in a fabulous country setting. It is private, Young County v Graham acres of heavily treed property. Included is a guesthouse and apartment. peaceful and secluded. $1,400,000. Denise Swafford, 817 994-5515.

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These 248 acres have one mile of Brazos River frontage and lie 1.25 hours to DFW. Enjoy coastal fields, Filibuster Creek, good cover for wildlife, great fishing, cliffs for rock climbing, multiple camp sites, Indian caves, cattle pens, an RV park with 38 hookups and multiple

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income-producing opportunities! This ranch offers a wide variety of recreational opportunities. The original home was completely remodeled in 2000. $1,590,000. Allen Crumley, 817 862-4459.

Magnificent Country Estate

Sleepy Ag Land With Commercial Dreams

Texas Metroplex v Johnson County v Burleson

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two private ponds with income-producing potential; amazing This property offers a wonderful opportunity to purchase ag-exempt outdoor living areas with kitchen; detached guest quarters; third-

property at a commercial location. It sits just north of the historic

floor observation deck with views; infinity pool feeds children’s pool Granbury town square. There are 4 tracts sitting at three corners of below; lakefront sandy beach; six bedrooms, four full baths, two half- the intersection of Loop 567 and Highway 51 with a total of 77.624 baths; 7,117 square feet; incredible finish out; gourmet kitchen and a acres. $3,029,000. Spencer Perry, 817 964-5210. personal paradise! $3,250,000. Patty Williamson, 817 247-4673.

Secluded Estate in Parker County Texas Metroplex v Parker County v Aledo

909 Pradera Court Texas Metroplex Parker County v Fort Worth

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This unique retreat sits on 28± acres in the desirable Aledo area of north central Texas. The main house has a European flair with 4,000+ square feet, while the separate art gallery boasts a showroom-style

living area, conference room, office and two full baths. $1,349,000.

A wonderful horse property, this 7.5-acre property has a 50x30 barn Sharon Sands, 817 996-0943. Susan West, 817 304-3154. with two stalls, a tank and Remuda Ranch Estates includes a riding

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Double J Ranch

Texas Metroplex v Parker County v Weatherford

Central Texas This 119-acre Weatherford ranch has an incredible 5,583-square-foot Hamilton County v Hico

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Southwestern contemporary home. The extremely well built home has This extraordinary Hamilton County Ranch on 91 lush, rolling acres panoramic views of Parker County. This property has all the privacy

features an exquisite 2006 rock home with three enclosed screen

and seclusion exclusive buyers are looking for and is surrounded by porches, two living areas, state-of-the-art kitchen, wine room, game old family ranches. The kitchen has been completely remodeled and the

room with large wet bar, three-car heated and cooled garage and a

house is full of custom features. This is great for entertaining or a high- barn. An additional 98 acres and home are available. $1,595,000. Ann end horse operation. $2,690,000. Allen Crumley, 817 862-4459.

Feriend, 817 905-2141.

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Parker County v Weatherford

Situated high on a hill overlooking a magnificent countryside, this

gourmet chef’s kitchen and professional-grade appliances, gorgeous Texas Metroplex the in-ground pool and spa. $1,680,000. Becky Sharp, 817 613-7020.

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This unique custom-built log house on 35 acres of unincorporated East Parker County is suitable for horses or cattle. It has entirely fenced pastureland plus wooded areas. The beautifully appointed home features an open floor plan, panoramic views and is 25

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This ranch is one of the premier ranches on the Texas market today. There are not many ranches of this size, with 5 miles of the Colorado River for sale in this prime area. Located in the piney

Winchester River Ranch 1,941Âą Acres

Central Texas v Fayette County v Winchester

woods area just outside the historic town of Winchester, Texas, this ranch offers tall pine trees and towering oaks and pecan trees for shade. Also featured is a well built three bedroom ranch house, large equipment barn, and horse barn. This is a great property to ranch, farm, hunt, homestead, and enjoy fishing and boating on the Colorado. There is plenty river access where you can enjoy walking along the cool riverbanks! Whitetail deer and other native animals are plentiful. From rolling terrain to productive farmland, this ranch has it all! $9,922,700 or $4,700 per acre.

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This ranch offers over two San Saba River Frontage; several deep pools along the river are historical watering sites. The strong spring flow up river insures consistent water passing this ranch. Over 2,500 beautiful pecan trees, many of

San Saba River Ranch

846Âą Acres

Central Texas v San Saba County v San Saba

which you cannot get your arms around, grow in some of the most picturesque ranch property in the Hill Country. Access is on State Highway 190 as well as an all-weather county road a short drive from San Saba. The ranch has been high fenced and the native wildlife managed since 2006. Enjoy beautiful rolling topography with creek bottoms, high ridges and fertile bottomland. There is an extensive variety of tree cover including mesquite, live oak, post oak, elm and persimmon. A nice manufactured home with both municipal water and a domestic well are on the ranch. It is not often a ranch of this quality comes on the market. For the outdoor enthusiast, the hunting and fishing on this ranch are the best the area has to offer. Historically, this property has been operated as a cattle ranch and the soils are highly productive providing excellent forage for wildlife and domestic stock. $5,695 per acre.

The Ranch on Lake Travis 194.76Âą Acres

Texas Hill Country Burnet County v Marble Falls

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Enjoy panoramic long-distance views of the Texas Hill Country and Lake Travis! What a great place to build a home, and have access to Lake Travis for fishing, swimming, and boating! This gently rolling ranch is located just minutes from Marble Falls and Austin, Texas in Burnet County.

Large live oaks, elm, and post oak trees cover the ranch. The wildlife on this ranch consist of whitetail deer, lots of turkey, dove, and other native animals. This is great ranch for recreation, home site with views of the lake, ranching, and hunting. With the great paved road access, this property is ideal for development! There are no restrictions, and the property is agricultural exempt. Listed for $14,500 per acre.

John Ed Stepan, Principal Representing Buyers and Sellers

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The Spread Oaks Ranch

1,087 Acres

Southeast Texas v Matagorda County v Houston

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Water, water and more water is what the Spread Oaks is all about. Boasting over two miles of Colorado River frontage along with water rights to pump up to 65 million gallons annually out of the river in one of the wettest areas of the entire state of Texas you will not find a better hedge against drought conditions than this ranch. The owner has recently completed a canal system to carry water pumped from the Colorado River to strategic points throughout the ranch. Never worry about tanks going dry or a lack of water for your fields, livestock and game. Located only 90 miles from downtown Houston between Bay City and Markham in Matagorda County, the aptly named ranch has a mixture of beautiful native oaks, some over six-feet in diameter and various other hard woods. There is a good balance of open pastures and timber making for an ideal commercial and recreational property. The fencing is in great condition and all weather roads make travel throughout the ranch easy regardless of weather. Improvements include three homes, swimming pool, a 300-acre high fence pasture, a 183-foot span bridge over Blue Creek, three deep water-wells, unique canal system, windmills and troughs, horse stables, working pens, cattle scale, squeeze chute, hay barn and storage/equipment barn. The property also possesses a beautiful sand beach along the Colorado River and great fishing in Blue Creek. There is a long list of game animals to pursue including whitetail deer, hogs, dove, turkey, duck, geese and sand hill crane. Excellent bay fishing is only 30-miles from the front gate making this a true blast and cast property. Rarely does a property with so many attributes along with superb stewardship and proximity to the Houston Metroplex become available. Lastly, the premium Black Angus cattle herd is also available for purchase making this a complete turnkey commercial operation should the buyer choose. $3,900,000.

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Gallagher Headquarters Ranch

1,509 Acres

Central Texas v Bexar & Medina Co. v San Antonio

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Gallagher Headquarters Ranch is a world all unto itself. An incredibly peaceful and protected setting so close to a metropolitan area. It’s like going back in time both in the natural world as well as the historical buildings as if time stopped in the mid 1800s when the ranch was founded by Peter Gallagher, an Irish immigrant, brought to San Antonio as a young engineermaster stone mason by Santa Anna. Today, with all the modern amenities of a new home, this hand-cut, stone, 19-bedroom, 17.5-bath historic compound with 22 original fireplaces, sprawling porches, huge manicured lawns and beautiful gardens makes it seem that you are on a working historic Spanish hacienda. $21,000,000.

Alamito Creek Ranches West Texas v Presidio County v Marfa

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Alamito Creek Preserve is a unique situation in conservation real estate for Texas. The total acreage encompasses six individual properties that range in size from 320 to 850 acres all with highway access and frontage. When one of these tracts is purchased, the landowner also has access to the 1,061-acre Alamito Creek Preserve, a common nature preserve area for all landowners in the heart of the riverbed and the cottonwood groves. $425,000 to $750,000.

Ryan Ranch 34,880 Acres James King, Agent Tammy King, Broker P.O. Box 109 • 600 State Street Fort Davis, TX 79734

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A working cattle ranch, Ryan Ranch has been well managed by the same family for over seven and a half decades. The facilities, waters, pens, tanks, barns and residences are in great working condition with a headquarters complex located centrally with beautiful large trees and excellent view in all directions. The remains of the movie set for the film Giant is right next to the headquarters and one can only imagine Elizabeth Taylor, James Dean, Rock Hudson and others being there in this great setting. $27,032,000 or $775 per acre.

Kennedy Ranch West Texas v Presidio County v Marfa

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Twenty-five minutes south of Marfa, Kennedy Ranch lies off of paved Casa Piedra Road (FM169), just past the bridge over live water Alamito Creek. Home to many species of birds (raptors, songbirds and game birds) and the larger wildlife of the desert (desert mule deer and javelina), the

The Rockpile Ranch 55,704.49 Acres

West Texas v Jeff Davis County v Fort Davis

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This is only the third time in its 115-year titled history that this ranch has been offered for sale.

All seller-owned mineral classified and fee minerals will be included. For additional information

property offers five wells all less than 250 feet and pictures on The Rockpile Ranch, visit www.therockpileranch.com. The ranch is offered for deep. 2,989 acres at $501 per acre or $1,500,000.

$985 per acre for a total of $54,868,922.65 cash.

High Canyon Ranch 8,163 Acres

West Texas v Jeff Davis County v Fort Davis

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High Canyon Ranch lies in the heart of the Davis Mountains, a Sky Island of the Chihuahuan Desert with elevations ranging from 5,200 to 6,280 feet. Five major canyons bisect this high forested rangeland, creating some of the most scenic bluffs, rocky outcrops, canyons, meadows and mountains in the region. This is ponderosa and pinion pine country, huge red oaks, big tooth maples, madrone and lush grasslands. The central geologic features on the ranch are

Turkey Bluff Ranch 4,339 Acres

West Texas v Val Verde County v Del Rio

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The Turkey Bluff Ranch is situated at the convergence of three biologically distinct eco-regions in Texas, the Texas Hill Country to the east, the Chihuahuan Desert to the west and the subtropical Tamaulipan Brushland to the south, creating one of the most unique wildlife habitats in the state. This ranch

Dry Canyon, Hells Canyon, Short Canyon, Horse Spring Canyon and Frazier Canyon, creating magnificent vistas rivaling any national park in the country. $1,578 per acre or $12,881,214.

James King, Agent Tammy King, Broker

enjoys over 2.3 miles of crystal-clear, spring-fed Devil’s River frontage, which provides some of the

P.O. Box 109 • 600 State Street Fort Davis, TX 79734

best recreational water and smallmouth bass fly-fishing in the country. Elevation is between 1,200 and

432 426-2024 • 432 224-1110 fax

1,700 feet with numerous steep, carved, wooded limestone canyons as well as gentle mesa tops. Enjoy great roads, excellent water distribution system and a nice hunting camp. $850/acre at $3,688,150.

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Talbert Farms Central Texas v McLennan County v Valley Mills

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This Texas farm and ranch has it all! This rare find alongside the Bosque River features 12 ponds, barns, wells, field fencing, lodging facility and a storage building. It is currently used as a cropland and cattle business. The property is immaculately maintained and offers beautiful scenery and recreational areas for hunting deer, turkey or hogs. It also has a spring-fed boundary creek. $1,353,000.

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Eric Williams 5984 N. State Highway 6 Waco, TX 76712

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This rare find in China Spring has multi-use purposes. There is a pro-shop, restaurant, swimming pool, various lakes, training center and it currently operates as The Lake Waco Country Club & The Grill Restaurant. Enjoy several rounds of golf or turn it into your own paradise. Enjoy beautiful rolling hills with spectacular views at every turn. Lots of trees portray a park-like setting. $1,500,000.

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This is the perfect opportunity to raise your family in the great outdoors. Fish, hunt, horseback, hike, four-wheel or just observe nature on this one-of-a-kind property. Whitetail breeding facility is in place and could be used for many other purposes. There is a live creek, four lakes and beautiful terrain with a beautiful spacious home to entertain friends and raise your family. $742,500.

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Rolling Oaks Ranch 513± Acres

Central Texas v North Leon County

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This highly manicured “showplace” of a cattle ranch is framed on two sides by farm to market roads.

The property is about 85% improved pasture and 15% scattered pockets of hardwood timber. The crown jewel of this ranch is the custom-built home that took the owners approximately five years to design and build! The home has approximately 4,500 square feet of living space that includes a huge master suite as well as two other suites (both with private baths). A massive living room with a vaulted exposed-beam ceiling, floor-to-ceiling rock fireplace and full bar is at the heart of this home. Complementing the living area is a beautifully designed kitchen for the gourmet cook complete with an expansive walk-in pantry, large central island and office/workspace. There is also a banquet-size dining room, home office with custom-built cabinetry, craft room, large utility room and a three-car finished garage with a half-bath. The large covered back porch is closer to

an outdoor living room than anything else. Yet another floor-to-ceiling rock fireplace will draw you in on a cool fall/winter Texas evening; on a hot summer day, you can cool your heels in the custom designed and built saltwater pool with a diving rock, 11-foot deep end, and a huge rock waterfall to help relax to the sound of running water. When you get hungry, just fire up the grill in the covered outdoor kitchen and create a culinary delight.

Additional improvements include a custom pipe main entrance, deep water well with a 1,000-gallon tank and pump house, extensive landscaping, barn and working pens, two large lakes and perimeter fencing with cross fences. This is the place you have been looking for. $2,500,000.

Porter Ranch Central Texas v Leon County v Centerville

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This one-of-a-kind working game ranch has 250 acres of gorgeous rolling hills, woods, and pasture. An 8-foot game fence surrounds the perimeter of this place with an 8-foot cross fence between the whitetail and exotic hunting pastures. In addition to this, there is a completely high-fenced breeding and handling facility. This place also comes with two completely furnished three-bedroom, two-bath doublewide manufactured homes. Other amenities include a tractor, Kubota ATV, trailer, equipment and much more! There are also 300+ head of genetically superior whitetail, axis, fallow and black buck antelope included with the sale. This is your opportunity to own the ranch of your dreams! $1,295,000.

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This rolling 90.6-acre ranch has a four-bedroom, four-bath Satterwhite log home with a great “Colorado mountain� feel, but is neatly tucked away in the rolling countryside of Leon County.

Once you turn off FM 2539, you follow the asphalt driveway up to the majestic home that is well landscaped and beautifully accented with Austin stone. The 4,481-square-foot home is perfectly situated atop one of the many hills, providing a great view. Once you enter the home, you step into the great room with high vaulted ceilings and an Austin stone fireplace as its centerpiece. The home boasts of custom woodwork throughout, from maple kitchen cabinets to a great mix of spruce and aspen wood trim. Surrounding the remarkable log home are some of the most beautiful rolling coastal fields in this part of the country. This property has one, if not two, of the highest hills in the county, which offer gorgeous panoramic views of Leon County. The rolling hills work their way down to a beautiful 3.5-acre lake teaming with fish. Other improvements to this wonderful ranch include another spring-fed pond, a 40x80 barn (with loft), working pens, squeeze chute, separate bunkhouse and a 1,200-square-foot metal shop on slab. The shop contains the 600-foot deep well that provides water to the house, along with an emergency generator for backup electricity. This is one of the finest ranches in Leon County on the market and is just waiting for the cattle/ horse rancher to come enjoy. $849,500.

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Minutes from Bellville and only an hour from Houston, Buenaventura Ranch can be your peaceful escape. Enjoy rolling hills, stunning views, mature trees, seven ponds, two entrances with security gates from paved roads and an impressive custom-built metallic building with stained concrete floors, high ceilings, a workshop, gourmet kitchen and comfortable living quarters.

It is the ideal space as you decide which of the ranch’s phenomenal homesites fits your needs.

Call for a showing soon! $3,375,000.

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Prepare to be wowed when you see this 77-acre, first-class horse ranch. Set among beautiful live oak and mesquite trees with a creek and two ponds, this is a true Texas ranch! Enjoy a beautiful, custom, fourbedroom, 3.5-bath stone home and an eightstall main barn with 10 additional stalls in adjacent barns. There is a covered, lighted arena, custom stone entry gate with security, two guest homes, one ranch hand home and equipment to operate the ranch is included in the sale. $3,296,000.

Bill Johnson & Associates Real Estate

420 East Main St. • Bellville, Texas 77418

979 865-5969 •281 463-3791 www.bjre.com

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This 767-acre ranch between Columbus and Rock Island has 4,480 feet of frontage on Highway 90, gently rolling, sandy soil, seven ponds, seasonal creek, lots of mature oak trees, scattered live oaks, improved grasses and bountiful wildlife.

Barns, workshop, sheds and a set of working pens enhance the daily operation of this working ranch. The five-bedroom, five-bath home, built in 2009, has 4,100 square feet of living area and boasts a spacious island kitchen with fireplace, a large great room with fireplace and beautiful

Lee Ranch

wood, stone and brick floors. A stone fire pit, with seating, is accessed from the home’s covered

Central Texas v Colorado County v Columbus

porch by a stone walkway. $3,700,000.

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Built in 1899 in Brenham, this Victorian

Muddy Bluff Ranch

beauty was moved to its present 88-acre location and completely restored, adding a

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state-of-the-art kitchen, insulated windows and doors and an additional wing. The home boasts four bedrooms, three baths, five fireplaces, 130-year-old reclaimed oak flooring and some vaulted ceilings with exposed beans. Spacious front porches on both levels overlook the 2±-acre lake. Rocky Branch meanders through the property and is home to abundant wildlife. This is a one-ofa-kind opportunity to own such a property. $1,949,000.

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Kraft Ranch

Plantersville feature a 4,500-square-foot, elegant French Country-style home built in 2003 and

Central Texas v Grimes County v Navasota

renovated in 2008. It offers formal living and dining rooms, den, game room, study and guest quarters. There are tan rustic marble floors, high ceilings, large windows and extensive woodwork.

The master suite with bay windows overlooking the lake is downstairs; two bedrooms and the game room are upstairs. The kitchen has stainless steel Viking appliances, including 72'' fridge, microwave and gas cooktop. There is long county road frontage with black pipe fencing and an automatic gate. There is a recent mobile home for staff quarters; a 40x70 MCI barn and a two-stall Barnmaster barn with tack room. Three wells provide ample water. Elegant living in a country setting can be yours at Kraft Ranch. $2,175,000.

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These 123 acres of rolling pastures have nine bodies of water, two homes and several outbuildings. There is long frontage on paved, county-maintained road east of Richards and easy access to Bryan/College Station, Huntsville or The Woodlands. Make Allen Ranch your own estate or weekend ranch home. $1,295,000.

Farris Farm Southeast Texas Walker County v Huntsville

Established 1967

Jacobs Properties

14372 Liberty • P.O. Box 1370 Montgomery, TX 77356

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Farris Farm offers a 2,192-square-foot home enclosed in a 50x100 metal building on 147+ acres north of Huntsville. Built in 2009, the home has three bedrooms, 2.5 baths, living room with stone wood-burning fireplace, island kitchen with breakfast bar, granite countertops, Thermador gas range, ENERGY STAR appliances and energy-efficient construction. The garage/shop has three roll-up doors and lots of space for equipment. The land is half pasture, half woods with two ponds and a 20-acre hay meadow. Seller will divide. $775,000.

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This high-fenced game ranch offers habitat diversity, production, value and beauty. The 738 acres are ready for you to manage and hunt. The whitetail genetics are well on their way to producing numerous trophies every year. Outside the 10 acres of breeder’s pens, the ranch has been managed by Bob Zaiglin,

CWB since 2005. Currently hunted under a Level III LAMPS permit, the harvest window is quite large. Amenities include three cabins and a 6,000-square-foot headquarters building with a processing area and a large stainless steel walk-in cooler/freezer. On Highway 377 near Yates Crossing, the ranch has a 300-foot high ridge overlooking the beautiful Llano River valley running through the heart of the ranch. $2,177,100.

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Come through the grand entrance into this elegant country estate with its elaborate grounds surrounding the 3,557-square-foot home with a fabulous outdoor pavilion, waterfall pool and pond with island and bridge all in the manicured and landscaped lawn. As you leave the lawn and step back on the bulk of the 54.66 acres, you find highly improved pastures and a timber area that provides a sanctuary for wildlife. The property boasts barn and two ponds. It lies within easy driving

Glenmont Country Estate

distance of Houston. $1,925,000.

Southeast Texas v Montgomery County v Magnolia

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Mudde Creek Farms Southeast Texas Montgomery County v Conroe

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Jacobs Properties

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14372 Liberty • P.O. Box 1370 Montgomery, TX 77356

with scattered trees. There is a three-stall Barnmaster barn with tack and feed room, 30x60 equipment

936 597-3301

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Powder River Ranch offers a unique blend of rolling hills, majestic views, hardwoods, natural springs and lake sites. This 843.693+-acre property is a short drive from the Metroplex.

Open areas, native hardwoods and wildlife enhance the natural beauty. For the developer, this property has access to city utilities and four roads: Highway 175, Texas Loop 7, FM 2495 and Henderson CR 4706. There are no permanent improvements on the property, giving the ultimate freedom of design and improvement placement to the owner. $2,750,000.

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Unparalleled quality, beauty and comfort describe this magnificent home overlooking its private 8-acre spring-fed lake on 72.018± rolling acres near Canton. The two-level home has four bedrooms, four full baths and two half-baths and an open feel with tall ceilings

Lomas Perdidas Ranch

and abundant storage. From the moment of Northeast Texas v Tom Green Co. v San Angelo entry, the home exudes craftsmanship with travertine marble floors, quality millwork and Rocky Creek Pasture features 1,126.88 acres of

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other amenities. The gourmet kitchen features a Thermador gas range, abundant granite heavily rolling terrain, two windmills, fenced on counters and custom cabinets, enormous eat in island with vegetable sink, full size refrigerator three sides, views, mixed mesquite and cedar, and freezer, separate ice machine, wine storage and 13' ceilings with exposed wood beams. The stands and feeders and tons of deer, turkey, main living area centers around a beautiful three-sided fireplace with 13' ceilings that feature dove and quail for $1,395 per acre. Turkey exposed wood beams and sliding doors that offer exceptional views of the pool and outdoor Pasture offers 1,026.43 acres of heavily rolling living. The master suite is nothing short of exceptional and features outstanding views of the terrain with a windmill, two solar wells, a fourpool area and rolling country side, huge walk-through shower and jetted tub surrounded with bedroom, one-bath hunter’s cabin; all utilities, tumbled stone and antique finished cabinetry. Throughout this magnificent home you will

mesquite and cedar, heavy hardwoods along

see thousands of dollars in beautiful custom built-ins, custom paint finishes, a home theater

the creek; tons of deer, quail, dove and turkey,

second to none complete with wet bar area, entire home intercom system, home central

and stands and feeders for $1,495 per acre.

vacuum, exercise room, fully finished basement with huge open living and game room with a

Dog Creek Lodge Pasture has 1,893.54 acres

fully furnished kitchen area. A full-service elevator ensures all areas of the home are accessible

of heavily rolling terrain with two windmills, a

by all. In addition to nearly 2,000 square feet of covered patio, there is also a barn/workshop

solar well, electric well, a seven-bedroom, two-

on the property. Energy efficiency was among the highest priorities in the design of the home

bath lodge with three large porches, all utilities,

and features low E windows, radiant barrier in the attic, blown cellulose in the walls, as well mixed mesquite and cedar, hardwoods along as state of the art Geothermal heating and cooling. This remarkable offering combines quality, Dog Creek, tons of dove, quail, deer and turkey beauty, location and energy efficiency to create a most sought-after lifestyle! $1,295,500.

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Near Athens and Tyler, these 70.545 acres have an 18-acre spring-fed lake with excellent fishing and two wonderful dwellings. The main home has 3,389+ square feet, three bedrooms, two and a half baths, formal living and dining rooms

P.O. Box 350 • Athens, TX 75751

and a country kitchen. The guest cottage has

903 675-3503

2,284+ square feet, three bedrooms, two baths

Specializing in Farm and Ranch Properties

and brick floors in the living room with wood-

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Discover the rolling hills of East Texas on approximately 354 acres featuring lush meadows, abundant foliage, natural flowing springs and a 15±-acre lake. This country estate embodies the country way of life with a relaxing lifestyle as well as the feel of a working ranch. The main dwelling overlooks the picture-perfect lake and is a spacious five-bedroom, six-bath home ideal for entertaining or intimate gatherings. The great room with beam ceiling, rich oak paneling and oversized wood-burning fireplace provides the focal point of the room. For smaller gatherings, the sun room with skylights proves to be a great place to socialize and relax. The inviting country kitchen with wood-burning fireplace, breakfast room with round beamed ceiling reminds one of grandma’s house. The home also offers a formal dining room, private office, deck and tremendous storage space. Two additional dwellings provide guest or staff a comfortable lifestyle and privacy. The barns and pens provide a taste of East Texas ranch living while surrounded by majestic hills and spectacular views. $3,275,000.

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Far Away Meadows Northeast Texas Henderson County v LaRue

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This is a Texas treasure nestled amidst gentle rolling East Texas hills near Athens. The 177.66 picturesque acres offer a glimpse of all the features that makes East Texas the garden spot of this great state. Adjacent to the main lodge, the focal point of the ranch is a 17±-acre spring-fed lake stocked with trophy bass and a boathouse. The six-bedroom, seven-bath lodge is a three-level dwelling offering panoramic views of the lake and distant hills. The great room combines a woodburning fireplace with hand-carved mantle (a literal work of art) with 30’ ceiling and tremendous views overlooking the lake. The dining room is a warm place to enjoy dining with wood-burning with intricate hand-carved mantle. The master suite has vaulted ceiling, large wood-burning fireplace, authentic oak panel floors, his and her baths and closet areas. The home has been carefully designed to provide comfort for small to large gatherings, spacious bedrooms, game room, pool and cabana. In addition to the main lodge, the property has two guest homes, barn and stable with

holding pens and walking area for horses. Quail Valley Ranch exhibits a working ranch feel, with an exquisite lifestyle emphasizing the natural beauty of the ranch and surrounded by the majestic hills of East Texas. This natural offering is unique and has a distinct character! $1,695,000.

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Northeast Texas v Henderson County v Eustace

Fabulous East Texas ranch on approximately 490.181 rolling acres. The unofficial beginning of East Texas is located a short drive east of the Dallas/Ft. Worth Metroplex near Athens. Gently rolling hills with a mixture of open pastures and meadows and mature hardwoods provide a wonderful balanced setting for ranching, wildlife habitat and residential possibilities. An existing lake and numerous small ponds provide water for stock and a place to catch the Big One. In addition, two possible lake sites of 15 and 7 acres have been identified. An existing three bedroom, two bath foreman’s cottage with hardwood floors is the only improvement located on the property. Numerous, permanent home sites with panoramic views are available. The property is easily accessed and is located just off US Highway 175 near Athens. $1,545,000.

The Lake in the Forest Northeast Texas v Anderson County v Poyner

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Remarkable vistas, majestic views and pristine spring waters are surrounded by the splendor of East Texas foliage on 299.32 acres. This stunning property provides a habitat for spiritual enrichment and recharging and is surrounded by native wildlife including deer, wide variety of bird species, squirrels and wild hogs. Simply breathtaking, yet accessible and private, this wonderful property is one of East Texas' choice offerings. $1,182,314.

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The Corrigan Ranch is extremely well located in the Big Ranch country of central northwest Texas, 100 miles west of Dallas. This prime, scenic, former Horton show cattle ranch, has been in the Texas Parks and Wildlife Game Management Program for the last four years. Whitetail deer and other numerous wildlife are plentiful. Excellent homesite vistas and sandy soil for horses make this an ideal location for a private ranch or development. The topography ranges from gently rolling hills to high bluffs with grassy meadows along creeks, and ample water features exist on the ranch with 3.5 miles of frontage along the north side of I-20, across the Interstate from the Greystone Castle Sporting Club, a museum and two great restaurants. Possum Kingdom Lake is located only 30 miles from the ranch, providing

The Corrigan Ranch

opportunities for boating, fishing and sailing. The

Texas Metroplex v Palo Pinto & Erath Counties

According to the Texas Historical Association,

ranch is currently leased to Floyd and Boyd Bull

4,000± Acres

Co., which pastures rodeo bulls on the ranch. the Corrigan Ranch is one of the most significant

historical sites in Texas. There are two small homes, one leased to the local Texas Parks and Wildlife Game Warden. Contact agent Vanessa Andrews, 817 901-4030 for more information and take a virtual tour on the agent’s website: UltimateRanches.com. $10,750,000.

The Cox Valley View Homeplace Ranch Northeast Texas v Henderson Co. v Athens

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Formerly owned by famous Texas oilman Ed Cox, Jr., this stunning Athens showplace offers a one-ofa-kind opportunity to own one of Texas’ most famous ranches. From the threshold of the welcoming front doors to the backyard dock overlooking the gorgeous private lake, the entire home exudes

Hoffman International Properties

unparalleled luxury and classic Southern charm. Custom furnishings, elaborate rustic details and an abundance of rich wood floors and trims highlight the home’s attention to detail and wrap the house in country-style warmth. Rich in history and unique character, this legendary ranch was designed for Texas-size parties for all your family and guests. Completely remodeled by one of the country’s foremost developers for his own personal country retreat, this one-story, 10,000-square-foot country

Vanessa Andrews

estate home features luxury at no spared expense. The breathtaking entertaining areas include a

214 698-1736 • 817 399-1119 office 817 901-4030 cell

lake with dock. Three wildlife-stocked private lakes, a separate staff’s quarters plus a manager’s home.

spacious 2,000-square-foot great room with vaulted, 28-foot beamed ceiling, a bar and game room, Serving the North Texas Metroplex conference room and a banquet-size dining room with a unique antler chandelier as the room’s Dallas • Fort Worth • Southlake Colleyville • Argyle • Pilot Point & beyond centerpiece. This beautiful 190-acre ranch dotted with pine trees, dense foliage and a private 328-acre

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Perfect for the equestrian and outdoor enthusiast, the ranch offers fabulous equestrian facilities, including a beautiful show barn with an indoor arena, as well as a high-game-fenced exotic game preserve stocked with zebra and elk. Furnishings negotiable, not included. $4,500,000.

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67 Acres

East Texas v Smith County v Tyler

Enjoy this fantastic lakefront country hideaway just 90 minutes from DFW in Tyler. A private, gated entry with a half mile paved driveway meanders through towering, mature trees to your new oasis. The home is not visible from the road, and lies in a very private and serene setting. Built in 2006, this lovely main home has 5,837+ square feet (not including guest quarters), five bedrooms and 3.5 baths. The main living area has hand-scraped wood flooring, fireplace, study overlooking the serene, private lake and a reading loft. The fifth bedroom/guest suite and kitchen are separate, yet attached via breezeway for lucky guests or mom. The first-floor master suite features a lake view, walkin closet, custom built-in chest of drawers and a lovely master bath area with travertine flooring and countertops and a large jet tub. The backyard features a gorgeous, moss-rock, gunite swimming pool and waterfall to enjoy in the Texas heat amidst the stunning setting and private lake views. The fully stocked lake has a dock and a gazebo with lighting for an increasingly romantic setting. Take a virtual tour on the agent’s website: www.MagnificentProperties.com or contact Marilyn Hoffman at 214 674-3961. $1,475,000.

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This beautiful horse property in a serene setting is located in peaceful scenic northern Waller County. The classic New England Salt Box structure features a first class stable on the ground floor and an impressive, one-of-akind, three-bedroom, two-bath home on the

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20 Acres

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second floor. Loaded with custom features and architectural elements you won’t find anywhere else, this home boasts impeccable taste throughout. The spacious open floor plan features large rooms, a gorgeous island kitchen

with custom cabinets and granite countertops, imported antique old world doors and windows, a central sound system, handscraped laminate wood floors, crown molding and a 12x20 screened-in veranda. The stable features six 12x12 stalls and a 12x24 foaling stall (all stalls have packed clay floor and durable rubber mats), air-conditioned tack room, half-bath, shower, wash rack with drain and a concrete center isle that offers garage space for three vehicles. This parklike setting is well landscaped with an eight-zone sprinkler system and a large deck for outdoor living. The property is fenced and cross-fenced with scattered trees, a lighted J. W. Hall 90-foot round pen, lighted roping arena, paddocks and “no climb” horse wire on all perimeter fencing.

Your family and your horses will enjoy country living at its best! $699,000.

Hegar Road Ranch

272 Acres

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This beautiful ranch is just one mile from Houston Oaks Country Club. An automatic gated entrance opens to 272 gently rolling acres. The 4,536-square-foot, three-bedroom, 2.5-bath main residence has covered porches and a three-car carport with a breezeway that adjoins to the home. This country home features an open concept with a 21x56 living/dining/kitchen area plus a 34x35 gameroom with wet bar. There are two guest homes (two bedrooms/one bath and three bedrooms/two baths), a six-stall horse barn, equipment shed with tack room and two-bedroom, one-bath living quarters, huge hay barn with lean-to, 11 run-in sheds, large lighted arena and four ponds. There is extensive fencing and cross-fencing with open pastures, scattered trees and a large hay meadow. This scenic property has 2,300 feet of frontage on Hegar Road and 800 feet of frontage on Margestadt Road.

Enjoy a weekend or full-time residence where the city meets the country. $4,100,000.

Waller County Land Company

P.O. Box 1274 • Waller, TX 77484

936 372-9181 704 10th Street • Hempstead, TX 77445

979 826-4133 www.wallercountyland.com

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Oak Creek Ranch 411 Acres

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Beautiful Oak Creek Ranch is in a quiet scenic area of Waller County with easy access to Houston. The stately two-story five-bedroom, 2.5-bath farmhouse was built around 1960. It boasts large rooms, covered porches and needs some updating. This property is gently rolling with abundant wildlife, beautiful views and numerous choice homesites. It is fenced and crossfenced with a 12-stall barn and a large implement storage/hay barn with loafing shed. There are wooded areas and open pastures, a live running creek and six ponds. This magnificent unrestricted property fronts two roads and has great potential for a country subdivision or a magnificent location for your new country home. $10,500/Acre.

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This magnificent ranch in beautiful northwest Waller County is just minutes from Highway 290. The long paved tree-lined drive leads to a sprawling 5,773-square-foot main residence with six bedrooms, five full baths and an attached guest quarters. This home not only offers wonderful indoor space, but offers great space for outdoor living with a full wraparound

TJM Ranch

350 Acres

Central Texas v Waller County v Hempstead

porch and huge covered back patio overlooking the heated pool and spa. It is very tastefully landscaped and has an attached carport that will accommodate three vehicles. The interior of this two-story custom country home has a

light and bright open floor plan with hardwood and ceramic tile floors, a large island kitchen with custom cabinets and granite countertops, a custom stone fireplace in the main living area with built-ins on each side and massive windows to let the outdoors in. This split floor plan has a downstairs master suite with fireplace, a gameroom, two living areas, study with beautiful built-ins as well as built-ins throughout this home. The property features a three-bedroom, one-bath guest cottage with pool and a two-bedroom, one-bath guesthouse/office, barn, two equipment sheds and a 2,800-foot grass runway. With five ponds, rolling terrain, scattered trees, extensive fencing, two separate entrances and pastoral views, this working ranch offers the very best in country living. $4,100,000.

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P.O. Box 1274 • Waller, TX 77484

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Canada v Saskatchewan v Pleasantdale RM v Naicam This patiently assembled 35,000-acre offering represents one of the most balanced beck-and-grain combinations available in North America today. Encompassing about 19,200 deeded acres and 15,800 acres of private­-provincial-tribal leased land, the 3L Cattle Ranch currently carries 2,500 brood cows + replacement heifers + range bulls and typically calves are carried over. Spring-born steer calves typically weigh about 650 pounds in October with yearling steers shipped in August and September going out at about 850 pounds. The Ranch puts up all required winter feed and also harvests cash crops: canola, oats and barley. The growing season climate is remarkable—2.4 inches/61 mm of rainfall per month from May through August and plenty of sunshine produce average annual crop yields of 60-­bushel wheat, 75-bushel barley, 40-bushel canola and 85-bushel oats with no irrigation! The Ranch contains about 11,000 acres of tillable land so knowledgeable prospective buyers may choose to convert more land to cash crops and harvest the abundant grass pastures with yearling cattle. The 3L Ranch lies in Saskatchewan’s renown “black soil” region about 130 miles/210 kms east of Saskatoon. Two fine smaller towns, Tisdale and Melfort, are within about 35 miles/60 kms northeast and northwest of the Headquarters. The Offering Price is $30,960,000 CAN, which Includes All Deeded and Leased Land plus Machinery and Equipment. The Cattle Inventory is Available at Separate Treaty.

www.3LCattleCo.com

C. Patrick Bates Bates • Sanders • Swan Land Company Salt Lake City, Utah

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Montana v Lewis & Clark, Cascade and Teton Counties v Augusta

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The Broken O Ranch, one of the most grand and significant ranches in the western United States, encompassing approximately 124,000 total acres, of which 108,571 acres are deeded, is located 45 miles west of Great Falls, Montana and east of the stunning Rocky Mountains. Under the vision of William E. and Desiree B. Moore, founders of the Kelly-Moore Paint Company, 20 years were spent assembling this massive landholding. Spread across three counties, the Ranch was carefully shaped and improved by the Moores to create this productive enterprise. The Broken O currently carries approximately 4,500 animal units. The Ranch contains the largest block of irrigated land in Montana – about 13,000 acres – historically averaging around 25,000 tons of alfalfa hay and 700,000 bushels of small-grain crops annually. Over 20 miles of the beautiful Sun River flow through the Ranch, offering prime irrigation benefits as well as amazing recreational assets. The Sun River corridor provides exceptional trout fishing, big-game hunting, as well as extensive upland game bird and waterfowl populations. The Broken O Ranch is offered turn-key, including all livestock, hay and grain inventories at the time of sale, plus machinery and equipment, for $132,500,000. For additional information, please visit www.TheBrokenORanch.com.

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Auction!

Davis Land & Livestock Oregon v Malheur County v Ironside

Puzzlewood Ranch Northeast Texas Anderson & Houston Cos. v Palestine

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Owned and operated by the same family for over 80 years, this reputation eastern Oregon ranch runs

across 32,700± contiguous, deeded acres and is highly regarded for its privacy, careful management, Puzzlewood Ranch offers 6,082± acres offered extensive grazing resources and big game and upland bird hunting that is unrivaled in the Northwest. in seven tracts, just 2+ hours from Houston or It lies 35 miles north of Vale, Oregon and 1.5 hours northwest of Boise, Idaho. $13,500,000.

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Dallas. The ranch received 45± inches of annual

precipitation. This is an outstanding working cattle ranch. Auction Date: June 28th, 2012 at 1:30 PM. Auction Site: Palestine Civic Center Palestine, TX. Contact us for more details!

Casey Wildlife Ranch Montana v Musselshell County v Roundup

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A classic hunting ranch, located in the rougher, timbered portion of the Bull Mountains just over an hour from Billings and 15 miles east of Roundup, this 5,069±-deeded-acre, unimproved ranch has been managed for trophy wildlife by its sportsmen owners. A renowned area for large antlered elk, whitetail deer and Merriam turkeys, it only needs a classic hunting lodge to be complete. $3,500,000.

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Featuring nearly two miles of private tailwater fishing on the acclaimed Taylor River, Wilder is a preservation-oriented, 2,100±-acre shared ranch

Deep Springs Ranch

community nearly surrounded by national forest. Conveniently located between the Gunnison Regional Airport and Crested Butte, this angling paradise offers several miles of sight fishing streams, multiple ponds, spectacular views, abundant wildlife and four turn-of-thecentury refurbished cabins. A limited number

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Located 25 miles southeast of White Sulphur Springs near Lennep, this modestly improved, very private, 1,668±-acre ranch controls its own valley adjacent to USFS. A second time offered since homestead—a rare opportunity to buy a small holding in reputation ranch country. A three-mile riparian corridor framed by aspen and timber groves, old hay meadows and high grassy hills. $2,600,000.

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of exclusive homesteads are offered; starting

This 720±-acre unimproved ranch just minutes

at $1,650,000. Co-listed with Doug Duryea,

from Red Lodge features rolling grass hills

Crested Butte Resort Real Estate.

and private valleys with amazing views of the Beartooth Front. Volney Creek courses

www.hallandhall.com 406 656-7500 Investment Quality Rural Real Estate Throughout the U.S. & Internationally.

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through it for a mile, providing water for its

Dry Creek Ranch Montana v Carbon Co. v Red Lodge

irrigated meadows and riparian corridor as well as a dramatic site for a ranch headquarters in ideal horse country close to a vibrant resort community. $1,450,000.

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Conveniently bordering a world-class resort town, yet amazingly private and pristine, this 1,180±acre landmark ranch boasts an unparalleled combination of stunning scenery, valuable water rights, intact mineral rights, a diverse landscape, excellent wildlife habitat and big game hunting, public land adjacency, a stream and ponds, paved road access, proximity to amenities and a compound with well-built residential and

Slate Creek Ranch

agricultural improvements. $26,500,000.

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Rock Creek Ranch

This outstanding year-round operating and recreational ranch features 7,810± deeded acres,

Idaho v Blaine County v Hailey

extensive national forest boundary and superior This landmark Blaine County ranch consists of nearly 10,500 deeded acres in a single block. Rock water resources, including abundant surface Creek courses its way through the ranch, providing important wildlife habitat and irrigation water and groundwater rights and over 10 miles of

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to support extensive meadows and summer pasture. Encompassing canyons, foothills, riparian

high-quality trout streams making it one of the

areas and rolling grasslands, Rock Creek Ranch represents a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to

best watered ranches in the West today. The

own landscape-scale property within five miles of Sun Valley’s airport. $12,500,000.

property offers an excellent set of residential and agricultural improvements and is only an hour from the Klamath Falls airport. $9,500,000.

OXO Ranch Colorado v Ouray County v Ridgway

Pogna Ranch Colorado v Gunnison County v Gunnison

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Pogna Ranch is only six miles from the iconic town of Crested Butte and Crested Butte Mountain Resort and less than 30 minutes from the Gunnison Regional Airport. The property features over one mile of frontage on the East River, 538± acres of vacant land, incredible views, irrigated meadow, water rights and access to millions of acres of adjacent public land. Reduced to $5,750,000.

This scenic high mountain ranch is 45 minutes from Breckenridge Ski Resort and 90 minutes southwest of Denver. The 830±-acre property features 1.3± miles of trout-filled Tarryall Creek set against a backdrop of the snowcapped peaks of the Continental Divide. There is a stunning homesite overlooking the ranch with the mountains of multiple ranges visible in the distance. $1,900,000.

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A few minutes east of Ridgway, the OXO Ranch offers 356± acres of undeveloped land. This gentlemen’s ranch is easily accessible, very private and presents spectacular views of the San

Tarryall Notch Ranch Colorado v Park County v Fairplay

Juan and Cimarron Mountains. It lies within 30 minutes of Montrose Regional Airport and less than an hour from Telluride. $2,750,000. www.hallandhall.com 406 656-7500 Investment Quality Rural Real Estate Throughout the U.S. & Internationally.

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Central Texas v Fayette County v La Grange

Nestled among the rolling hills of Fayette County lies this unique Texas ranch, a fabulous hilltop luxury home perfectly situated on 108 acres with unlimited 360-degree views of the rolling countryside, 6-acre lake, hundreds of majestic live oaks and native tall grass prairie.

This ranch has twice been featured in Texas Parks & Wildlife magazine. The home features a Texas limestone exterior, each stone hand-squared by a master stonemason, open living spaces and Anderson insulated windows with a view from every room. Enjoy inviting casual elegance with five bedrooms, including the incredible tower room, four stone fireplaces, stainless steel appliances, granite countertops, select travertine stone floor tile and restored longleaf pine floors.

The advantageous location ensures privacy. This is a prime location with easy access to Houston, Austin and San Antonio. Visit www.towerhillsranch.com for detailed information. $2,900,000.

Listed by Your Home Team: Betty 979 966-3088; Sandy 979 966-3052; Peg 979 249-7584.

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These 38+ acres near Brenham and Lake Somerville feature a stunning four-bedroom, 4.5-bath, steel-framed, Austin stone home, a 2,300+-square-foot barn with separate guest

Rockhouse Ranch

quarters and full bath, loafing shed and large expanded lake. A two-sided rock fireplace

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separates the dining and living rooms; huge Pella windows offer beautiful views of the lake. Centered

Le Maison du Serenity 38+ Acres

Central Texas v Washington Co. v Burton

This 27+-acre hilltop retreat is steeped in around a large granite island, the kitchen affords Texas tradition! Constructed with reclaimed all the luxuries of gourmet cuisine: red barn-wood custom cabinets and Lutron lighting; gourmet

Fredericksburg barn wood, Austin stone and Wolf stove with griddle, double convection oven, spacious pantry, built-in microwave and a Sub-Zero cedar chinked logs, this lodge-style home is refrigerator. The beautiful master suite features dressing area with built-ins, Volcanic Ash tub, custom a

3,310-square-foot, three-bedroom, three- faucets, custom tile work and travertine floors. This private, flag-shaped property is gently rolling bath unique blend of history with modern with open areas and heavily wooded areas. Don’t miss this opulent retreat. $1,299,900. conveniences and a country atmosphere. The great room boasts high ceilings, exposed beams,

Caldwell Country

a rock fireplace, wood floors and large windows that capture the breathtaking views. The master bedroom is a sanctuary with a fireplace and private porch. Additional amenities include a

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These 148.103 gently rolling acres adjoin the Caldwell city limits. Enjoy ranching or farming on the improved pastures completely perimeter fenced with cattle pens, numerous building sites and easy access to city amenities. This

unique children’s room with two “bungalow

property would be a great site for a residential

beds”, a two-bedroom, two-bath guesthouse;

development as city water and sewer come up

outdoor kitchen; barn; fencing and cross-fencing

to the rear of this property. The beautiful pond

and a large pond with pier and swimming

would set the stage for a neighborhood park. This gently rolling property has a pond, large lake, interior roads and great hay production. $1,115,000.

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These 341 acres with over one mile of Colorado River frontage lie near the historic town of Winchester, between Giddings and LaGrange. Nicely secluded, the property is tucked away at the end of Raymond Road where a private, .6 mile (fee simple) entry drive begins. The interior road winds through the fenced and cross-fenced property. The entire rolling tract offers a good mix of open meadows, pastures scattered with hardwoods, stands of trees and

Two Rivers Ranch

woods. Numerous majestic live oaks scattered throughout and the pecan orchard enhance

Central Texas v Fayette Co. v Winchester

with ample game: deer, hog and birds. Enjoy ranching, hay production, hunting and other

341 Acres

this income producing property. Extensive Colorado River frontage and the Oxbow afford ample water for cattle. The avid hunter will delight in the numerous areas for deer stands recreational opportunities on this beautiful tract. $2,335,850.

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This gorgeous 57-acre estate is conveniently

Brazos River Retreat

located only 35 minutes from Katy in southern Austin County. This unique property has large scattered 100-year-old trees, dense woods, open pastures, interior roads and approximately one-

57+ Acres

Central Texas v Austin County v Wallis

third mile of Brazos River (beach) frontage. The main home is a quaint 1929 three-bedroom, two-bath Texas farmhouse (2,600± square feet), which has been modestly restored and features some wood floors, a carport and brick fireplace.

Other improvements include a 100x60 covered pavilion on concrete slab, perfect for weddings or large gatherings. The guesthouse is finished out with barn wood for a more masculine, rustic look and an outdoor balcony. The fenced and cross-fenced property features an outdoor fire pit, some outbuildings for storage, two large water wells and is perfectly suitable for cattle or horses. This is a must-see property! Reduced to $725,000!

Shelly Moschak, Broker/Owner 2668 Hwy 36 South • #311 Brenham, TX 77833

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Just minutes from Bellville lies this 74+-acre hilltop farm. Located off a sleepy country road,

Winchester Peak Ranch

this property includes a custom three-bedroom, two-bath home perched high on the hill. Other Central Texas v Fayette County v Winchester amenities include a rustic barn, hay meadow, wooded creek, pond, abundant wildlife and a Near the small town of Winchester boasts working windmill. Reduced to $840,000.

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249± acres of rugged Texas land. With a good mix of open areas and heavy woods, this property is extremely versatile. Interior roads, trails, a lake, pond, seasonal creek, fantastic views, numerous building sites, electricity and a well combine to make this property a must see. $5,900 per acre.

on 37± acres. The ranch also features a pool with gazebos, pond, a 4-stall horse barn, equipment barn, loafing sheds, dressage arena and fruit orchard. $999,000. Additional acreage is available.

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Central Texas v Colorado County v Columbus

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This peaceful tract features an exceptional diversity with rolling hills, pastures and woods throughout the 175 acres. Enjoy the

These 83± acres of rolling sandy soil in the beautiful Cat Spring area are interspersed with simple life while staying in the camp house densely wooded areas and quiet meadows. The entire infrastructure is in place with a gated

in the tree-dotted pasture near the large

entrance, equipment barn with climate-controlled storage area, horse barn with quarters, scenic pond. $9,500 per acre. Property is also well, septic tanks, fenced pastures, gravel roads and underground electric. A clay pad waiting available as 50± acres with high hill, woods for a house completes this amazing opportunity. $1,390,000.

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The approach from the road gives but a hint of the beautiful view from this immaculate fourbedroom, 3.5-bath house sitting on the highest

P.O. Box 582 Bellville, TX 77418

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point of these 70± acres. This pristine property also features lush rolling land, two ponds and a wet-weather creek meandering through a ribbon of mature trees. $1,495,000.

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Central Texas v Fayette County v Round Top This is a rare opportunity to own the perfect Round Top farm. These 80 acres are tucked away, but only five minutes from the square in Round Top. Enter the property through a stacked-stone gate and a tree-lined boundary. Antique roses cascade over the split-rail fencing that surrounds the beautifully restored and meticulously maintained 1800s home that boasts a Texas State Historical Medallion. Adjacent to the home is a dogtrotstyle cabin restored as a children’s playroom on one side and a garden shed on the other. Downstairs the main home includes a welcoming entrance, living room with fireplace, kitchen, dining room and stunning master bedroom with fireplace. Upstairs are two additional bedrooms, sitting area and a full bath. Outside an expansive back porch overlooks the rose garden with a stone walkway leading to a fabulous pool area complimented by views of the rolling countryside. A rustic barn, open pastures for horses and cattle, two ponds and a creek complete this picture-perfect property.

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This fabulous country estate on 77± acres, just minutes from Marble Falls, awaits your pleasure.

Serene beauty abounds from the gated entry to the surrounding pastures. Exquisite complete interior

renovation in 2010 yields a stunning living area. Huge foyer opens to a mammoth great room housing a chef’s dream kitchen, breakfast area, impressive dining areas, large cozy living area with white stone fireplace, pleasant game area and wet bar. Adjoining the kitchen is a large butler’s pantry with many built-ins and a roomy utility/laundry room with handy exit to the 3+ detached garage. Four bedrooms, four full baths and two half-baths, including two masters, a private office with powder room, as well; could be a 5th bedroom. An accommodating media room adjoins the wet bar for entertaining. An elegant stone-floored gallery with many windows spans the front and overlooks a long covered front porch complete with Texas rockers. Views from the front go for miles! Across the back of the home are large, pleasant covered porches, with peaceful views of the yard and pastures beyond. You can move right in, as most furnishings are included! So much more; ag exempt, no restrictions. The highly desirable prize you have been searching for! Virtual tour: www.tourfactory.com/850452

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810 CR 119

Saddle up and explore this fabulous 32±-acre compound perfect for a corporate or family retreat. Experience the finest of the Texas

Texas Hill Country v Burnet County v Burnet

Hill Country available for your pleasure. Multi-residences, an exquisite outdoor living and entertaining area, relax in the inviting lounging pool with beach entry and waterfall, enjoy expansive views and much more. Expansive storage, nice acreage with three tanks, fenced and gated, and just minutes to the Colorado Arm of Lake LBJ. Includes 4-5 bedrooms total, 5 baths, numerous bonus rooms to suite a variety of purposes, plus an external bonus room with HVAC perfect for an exercise studio, office, or overflow sleeping. Charming

RE/MAX of Marble Falls

Spanish-Style stucco exteriors, handcrafted details throughout. Extras include a 40x40

Zina Rodenbeck

pole barn with RV hookups and a separate

808 9th Street • Marble Falls, TX 78654

septic system, a 20x20 shop with electric,

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and a storm shelter. Be sure to peruse the well-appointed home interiors through the virtual tour at www.tourfactory.com/749157. You’re going to love this place!

Burleigh Ranch 159 Acres

Central Texas v Austin County v Bellville

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This beautiful cattle ranch lies in the Burleigh community east of Bellville on FM 529. It offers an excellent, high homesite with great views to the north and east toward the Brazos River bottom. There is open pasture, scattered trees and areas of dense woods, as well as good pipe working pens and an old barn. There is nice pipe fencing along the front of the property and electricity on the property along with a water well. $1,299,000.

Backward 5 Ranch 73 Acres

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This wonderful ranch in southern Washington County has rolling pastures and beautiful vistas,

1116 FM 109 New Ulm, TX 78950

fenced, the ranch has two ponds, a wet-weather creek, working pens and outbuildings. Enjoy

979 992-3425 979 992-3427 fax

easy access to Brenham and Bellville.

www.TexasFirstRE.com

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DFW Hill Country Ranch 2,904Âą Acres

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Only an hour from Dallas/ Fort Worth on quiet FM 1434 between Cleburne and Glen Rose, this ranch features 2,500 feet of Brazos River frontage and a mile of Camp Creek with crystal-clear water and falls. The ranch offers elevation changes, limestone ridges, live oaks, scenic views, large neighbors and excellent hunting. The wildlife

habitat is impressive with trophy deer, turkey, dove, and ducks. This is also a good cattle ranch with Klein, coastal Bermuda, and native pastureland.

Underground water, 12 stock tanks and two other seasonal creeks further enhance the water situation. Ask us about the Chisholm Trail Parkway, which will make this a quick, 45-minute drive from Fort Worth. Ranch is best as one, but owner may divide into 3 larger tracts. $3,800 per acre ($11,038,886).

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North Texas Ranch Texas Metroplex v Grayson County v Howe

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This is a splendid combination of land and house. The picturesque 92 acres of rolling terrain are used mainly as pasture. The exquisite

six-bedroom,

five-bath

custom

home offers more than just a place to hang your hat; it’s the place a family can gather for years to come. Unique appointments are present throughout the 6,500-square-foot home. The gorgeous entry gives to a beautiful sweeping wood staircase leading to the second floor. The open living concept lends to soaring ceilings while the custom two-story stone fireplace divides the formal living and dining areas from the game room, complete with custom bar. The master suite features luxury fit for a queen with its jetted tub, separate shower and oversized vanities. The grounds are manicured to a tee - beautiful landscaping show off nature’s pallet with a variety of flowering plants. There is even a waterfall in the back! The large shop is perfect for the handyman of the family with plenty of room for a tractor, lawn equipment and much more! Pecan trees dot the property and the pastures are lush and green.

See more at www.NorthTexasRanch.epropertysites.com. $2,750,000. For more information, contact Rusty Lowe, 903 782-4010.

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Harvey Properties

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What an incredible property! This 503+-acre ranch has beautiful pastures, ponds and a stunning

Renee Harvey - Broker

home! The custom four-bedroom home offers bright, open living spaces that nicely combine

2550 Lamar Ave. Paris, TX 75460

with unique detail. A covered patio overlooks the built-in swimming pool for those warm Texas summer days. Fenced for cattle, the property has a large set of working pens for an excellent cattle operation. See more at www.ArrowheadLand.epropertysites.com. $1,095,000. For more information, contact Rusty Lowe, 903 782-4010.

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Double Twin Farm 215 Acres

East Texas v Anderson County v Elkhart

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This is East Texas at its best: 215 acres of rolling hills with wooded acres, spring-fed stream and lakes, wooded marsh and majestic red oaks set in the middle of improved pastures. Add a brandnew “farm fresh� home constructed in 2010 with pier and beam foundation, wraparound screenedin porch, antique pine floors, vaulted ceilings, real stone wood-burning fireplace, upscale kitchen and baths, and you have the perfect East Texas show place. This is both a working cattle ranch and a recreational paradise with great hunting and miles of improved ATV/mountain bike trails carved out of the forest. The custom cattle pens and working alleys were designed by Mark Deesing who co-authored Humane Livestock Handling with the famed Temple Grandin. Just as important to the on-site details, this property sits on a secluded, but paved county road with large-acreage neighbors. The property is 125 miles from Dallas and 145 miles from Houston.

Priced at $1,350,000.

Holcombe Land & Cattle, LLC Randy Holcombe, Owner/Agent 214 207-7899 randy@holcombeproperties.com

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Terry Bradshaw Quarter Horse Ranch Oklahoma v Love County v Thackerville

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Prepare to be astounded by this impressive Southern Oklahoma ranch.

Tranquility, green grass, sandy loam soil and open blue sky flourish on this peaceful, serene ranch located 60± minutes north of Dallas/Ft. Worth.

Exquisite living in this custom-built home that boasts 8,000+ square feet under roof and well over 1,000 square feet of outdoor living complete with a kitchen, fire pit and bar area! This 744±-acre ranch is like no other around with over eight miles of pipe and cable fencing, water and shed rows in each pasture and three lakes and four well-stocked ponds. The highly improved pastures are home to a top-notch facility; inclusive of stallion, show, mare care and equipment storage barns, working pens for cattle, a guest home and ranch hand home, as well. This ranch is meticulously maintained with the upmost care and top quality in mind. $9,950,000.

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custom-built

home is located on a hilltop with great views of the property. It is less than an hour to Austin Bergstrom International Airport and less than 30 minutes to I-10. This spectacular 5,730-square-foot home sits on 81.248 acres with heated in-ground pool, hot tub, bath house and outdoor kitchen. The horse barn includes stalls with skylights, automatic fly sprayer system, heated wash station, tack room, grooming area with mane vacuum, and a lot more. The large workshop includes an apartment and storage. The property includes

an

approximate

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foot foreman’s home, a water well that irrigates the land and ponds. All the extras cannot be listed. Call Elaine Seidel, Agent, 512 304-8543 to make an appointment or questions. $1,875,000. View the virtual tour: www.tourfactory.com/860082

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This exquisite white brick home on 17.282 acres set among huge oak trees has an attached guesthouse and separate apartment.

The property is around 30 minutes to Austin Bergstrom International Airport and around 45 minutes to I-10. The property has a gated entrance and a paved drive that leads up to the home and buildings. The large covered porch overlooks the in-ground swimming pool. The horse barn has an attached apartment, six stalls, tack room and feed room. The property includes an open 2,500-square-foot workshop with office. There are metal pens for cattle and the property includes a water well. This home has many more features that cannot be listed. Please contact Elaine Seidel, Agent, 512 304-8543 to learn more. $595,000. View the virtual tour: www.tourfactory.com/834475

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Elaine Seidel

301 Main Street • Smithville, TX 78957

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This family recreation ranch east of Sherman features hardwood forests and rolling pastureland with a secluded 30-acre lake with a boathouse

See Forever!

and two jet ski slips, 15 ponds and seven dwellings (19 bedrooms/15 baths) constructed

92 Acres

between 1996 and 2002. The energy-efficient

Texas Metroplex v Denton Co. v Aubrey

homes feature gourmet kitchens with natural

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Magnificent views from this 92-acre hilltop ranch 35 minutes northwest of Plano. There are rolling hills with improved pastures, four ponds with good fishing, scattered hardwoods and pipe and 2x4 non-climb fencing. It is beautifully updated with an addition completed in 2006/07. Gourmet kitchen

gas, stained concrete floors and most with 2x6

four-wheeling trails and a trap house for shooting sporting clays. The ranch is cross-fenced into 17 pastures with a good set of working pens and a 90x60 barn with an office, kitchen and storage areas.

There are two water wells on this little piece of heaven 75 minutes north of Dallas! $4,500,000.

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Sitting on a high hilltop with 20-mile views north of Celina. Entertain to no-end in this

freezer. There is a wet bar, living areas with fireplaces,

four-bedroom, 4.5-bath stone home with five

master suite with private patio, study, guesthouse,

oversized and heated garage. $2,650,000.

Equestrian/Livestock Ranch

Texas Metroplex v Fannin Co. v Savoy

fishing, boating, jet skiing and hunting (deer, turkey, hog and ducks). There are miles of hiking and

double convection ovens and built-in refrigerator/

room, 54x36 equipment barn and a three-car

762 Acres

construction. The main home has an in-ground pool overlooking the lake. Activities include excellent

has granite countertops, huge island, gas cooktop,

60x40 three-stall barn with large office and craft

Family Recreation Ranch

fireplaces, antique pine floors, huge family room

Custom Texas Ranch-Style Charm 57.869 Acres

Texas Metroplex v Collin Co. v Celina

and a gourmet kitchen with Wolf gas cooktop and convection oven, granite counters, island and Sub-Zero refrigerator/freezer. The cozy master suite has tremendous closet space, a sitting area and two fireplaces. There is a home office; media room; exceptional game room

187 Acres

with a fireplace and a safe room! The property is pipe-fenced. 4-acre stocked lake with a gazebo

Texas Metroplex v Grayson Co. v Pilot Point

and pier. Five-stall equestrian barn with a large two-bedroom, two-bath apartment. Round pen; feed barn and pens. Gated entry. 63 additional acres available. What a showplace! $3,395,000.

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One hour south of Dallas near Chatfield, this

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property has fantastic fishing and hunting;

Fronting Hwy 377 northeast of Denton with a 7-acre stocked lake; nine ponds; deer, hog pipe fencing, excellent pasture and exposure. and waterfowl hunting; a 1,980-square-foot Improvements include a 75x40 workshop storage camp house with three bedrooms, two baths, with an attached 1,200-square-foot apartment with huge kitchen and game room; living area with three bedrooms and two baths; a 72x30 equipment fireplace and an outdoor deck overlooking barn with closed-in tack room, four loafing sheds lake/countryside from a hilltop setting. The and seven cross-fenced paddocks. Also, six stocked home is sold furnished. There is an area for a ponds, scattered trees and plenty of wildlife, such as large lake, as well as a 60x40 equipment barn,

Weekend Party/ Recreation Ranch!

457 Acres

Texas Metroplex v Navarro Co. v Chatfield

deer, turkey and hogs. Property is adjacent to Corps of excellent grasses, Tipton85 Bermuda for hay/cattle, a set of pens, hay storage and an outdoor Engineers property at Lake Ray Roberts. $1,850,000.

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Thirty minutes from downtown Dallas in an incredibly scenic area of southern Dallas County, this property lies at the end of the road. The setting is also private and secure. The home

covered cook shack with barbecue pit and fish fryer. $1,375,000.

Beautiful Home and Equestrian Property

features a large kitchen with double oven, Sub-

17.2 Acres

Zero refrigerator, island and breakfast bar. The

Texas Metroplex v Dallas Co. v Lancaster

family room has a fireplace and 12-foot ceilings.

There is a separate study and a large master with fireplace and two walk-in closets. Enjoy Mexican clay tile throughout. A large covered porch enjoys views of the rolling hills and lake. There is a storm shelter and garden, 60x40 six-stall show barn with tack/feed rooms, auto-waterers, fly spray and very nice apartment, loafing sheds, four pastures, 120x90 arena, pipe-fencing and gated entry. $695,000

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Whitehead River Ranch Texas Hill Country v Llano County v Llano

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This picturesque Llano County property, just 10 miles east of Llano, boasts almost a mile of Llano River frontage, five-bedroom custom rock home with pool and two water wells. Accessed from scenic Texas Highway 29, these 1,338 acres provide a serene retreat from the hustle and bustle of city life, but still offer the amenities of town just down the road. The terrain of this stately property consists of gently to medium rolling hill country of native pasture and is traversed by two seasonal creeks.

Rolling hills provide excellent views of nearby Packsaddle Mountain. All-weather red granite ranch roads navigate throughout the ranch, while access is paved from the entrance at Highway 29 to the headquarters. Some minerals will convey. Asking $9,995,000.

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This 4,734-acre ranch is located north of Menard, Texas, on US Highway 83. The property has been family owned and operated for over 50 years. The owners are truly great stewards of

Whitehead-Smith Ranch Central Texas v Menard County v Menard

the land; the property is currently under a state conservation program. The ranch lies in gently rolling Live Oak Country with three pastures, three traps and 10 water wells. This property was the original headquarters to the well-known Whitehead Ranches of the northwest Hill Country. A fourbedroom ranch-style rock home with four fireplaces, along with a two-bedroom rock foreman’s home make up the structures on the ranch. There is one large barn with working pens, corrals and loading chute; native rock horse barn with two stalls/turnouts is located at the headquarters.

Whitehead Ranch is known for its native whitetail deer and excellent grazing for cattle.

Asking $8,284,500 or $1,750 per acre.

Tyler Wright, Broker P.O. Box 845 • 200 Ellis Street Menard, TX 76859

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Paradise Mountain Ranch West Texas v Jeff Davis County v Alpine

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Paradise Mountain Ranch lies in the heart of the scenic loop of the beautiful Davis Mountains with panoramic views, clear skies and bright stars. This 5,300Âą-acre property has good access and roads, nine pastures, four dependable wells, a log home, abundant pinion pine and oak trees, prime grassland, elevations from 5,400 to 7,800 feet, some minerals and is not encumbered with conservation easements. $2,500/acre.

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Maverick Ranch

Colorado v Las Animas County v Kim

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The Maverick Ranch is located 50 miles south of La Junta on Highway 109. The property consists of a total of 38,094 acres: 33,294 deeded and 4,800 state leased. The ranch is one of the largest in the area, home to elk, mule deer, bears and bobcat, and has some of the most scenic mesa and canyon country in southeastern Colorado. It is a successful cow and calf operation with a carrying capacity of 975 to 1,150 cows and calves year-round. Maverick has excellent water, which

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includes 12 wells, 40 miles of pipeline, dirt tanks, springs and live water on the Smith Creek.

Currently, Maverick has no lands that are under a conservation easement. Modestly priced at $327.40 per acre or $10,900,000. The owner is willing to lease back long term.

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Paradise and privacy: that is how you will come to view this incredible ranch. Sweetly nestled in Harts Basin, a beautiful area for trophy mule deer, pheasant, quail, chukar and waterfowl, these 1,855 acres south of Cedaredge are currently a working cow/calf operation (394 AUMs) and an excellent hunting property. You will enjoy seeing wildlife right out your back door. The ranch includes a USFS permit for 394 AUMs, 220 acres in hay production and live water year-round. The beautiful terrain offers meadows, draws, irrigated fields of hay and hills of dry pasture with a steep portion on the upper end. It offers a manager’s home,

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These 143 pristine mountain acres are bordered on three sides by Gunnison National Forest. Two gorgeous year-round creeks traverse the ranch: Anthracite Creek for 3,100 linear feet and Coal Creek for 1,200 linear feet. The ranch is loaded with trout along with nine trout ponds and three spawning areas! There is a nice mixture of mature spruce, aspen and open meadows, as well as exceptional fishing and abundant wildlife. A custom/remodeled home and oversized garage complement an 800-square-foot studio apartment. Enjoy a wide variety of recreational opportunities on this Rocky Mountain paradise with excellent privacy. $6,950,000.

working pens, calving barn, shop, excellent development potential and end-of-the-road privacy. $3,250,000.

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Hidden Lakes Ranch has all the amenities of a mountain ranch, including 592 acres with numerous lakes, ponds and excellent water rights for irrigating 225 acres of meadows and pastures. Beautiful mountain meadows, canyons and mesa benches with a diverse mix of cedars, pinyon, oaks and ponderosa pine. Enjoy excellent elk, deer, bear and turkey hunting in Hunt Unit 62. The ranch borders both

Montrose Hunting Ranch Colorado v Montrose County v Montrose

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Uncompahgre National Forest and BLM lands. There is a small trout creek, springs and end-of-the-road privacy. Enjoy the views from this gorgeous log cabin. $2,195,000.

A hunter’s playground, these 720 acres of wildlife lie just off old Highway 90. Only 30 minutes to Montrose and in big game Hunt Unit 62, the property borders thousands of BLM acres. Enjoy endless recreational opportunities, springs, ponds and a small hunting cabin

Brian Mason

and incredible views. A year-round creek borders the property on

263 Main Street • Delta, CO 81416

adjoining BLM land, and the ranch has a nice mix of cedar, pinion

970 234-3167 cell • 970 874-9968 office

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Only 20 minutes from downtown Durango, this 525-acre equestrian ranch has spring-fed and stocked trout ponds, Texas Creek, aspen groves, irrigated pastures and forest of pine, spruce and fir. Improvements include a 5,700-square-foot main residence, 2,300-square-foot guest home, caretaker’s home, apartment, six barns, cutting

Shane Dawson

pen, arena and many outbuildings and loafing

530 Main Avenue, #C Durango, CO 81301

sheds. The on-site equestrian center is state-of-

970 769-2949 shane@elevationdurango.com www.cottonwoodspringsdurango.com

Cottonwood Springs Ranch Colorado v La Plata County v Bayfield

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the-art. The ranch can produce12,000 bales of hay per cutting. Good water rights. 100% mineral right ownership. Originally $12,000,000.

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(936) 372-9181 • (979) 826-4133 10 Acs. Restricted, scattered trees, pond, irrigated vineyard, 2-car garage. $245,000 10.7 Acs. 3-2-3, fncd, x-fncd, 7-stall barn, stocked pond, pastures. $390,000 11.9 Acs. 3-2-3, barn, guest house, fenced, x-fenced. $284,000 12.6 Acs. Restricted gated horse community. $215,500 13 Acs. Unrestricted, wooded, community water. $10,000/Ac 13 Acs. 4-3.5-3, scattered trees, pond. $365,000 16 Acs. Scenic, 20% wooded, corner, choice homesites. $15,000/Ac 18.6 Acs. 3-2-2, 2 barns, pasture, fenced. $325,000 20 Acs. Near Hwy 290, unrestricted, city water, commercial potential. $12,500/Ac 20.75 Acs. Fenced, pond, barn, pastures. $12,500/Ac 25 Acs. 4-3-2, gated, pool, fncd. $550,000 25 Acs. Unfinished home, pond, water well, electricity. $11,093/Ac 33 Acs. Near Hwy 290 & Waller, leased for cattle. $8,900/Ac 39.5 Acs. Caldwell: 2-1.5-2CP, pond, views. $279,000 41 Acs. Unrestricted, near Hempstead. $9,500/Ac 41 Acs. 3-2.5-3CP, stocked lake, lush gardens, guest home, greenhouses, more. $679,000 50 Acs. Metal shop bldg. & water well. $9,500/Ac 50 Acs. Fenced, well, electricity, seasonal creek, sandy soil. $12,000/Ac

52 Acs. 2 Homes (3-2.5-2 & 4-2.5), barn, shed, 2 ponds, near Waller & Hwy 290. $1,144,000 63.6 Acs. Clusters of trees, 3 ponds, unrestricted. $15,703/Ac 69 Acs. FM 1887, pond, fenced. $7,500/Ac 86 Acs. Secluded, level, pond, x-fcnd. $7,500/Ac 100.7 Acs. On FM 529, fncd, easy access. $5,758/Ac 116.6 Acs. On Brazos River, fenced, x-fenced, 2 ponds. $11,900/Ac 676 Acs. Katy ISD, near I-10, will divide 516 ac. or 160 ac. $22,000/ac.

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903 675-3503 • 903 675-3536 fax

Double Vision Ranch page 76

The Lake in the Forest

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Rose’s Ranch page 92

PHALBA, CR 2301 - Custom Cowboy’s Dream w/3/2.5/2 on 31.84 acres w/horse barn, shop w/liv quarters & lighted arena. Gorgeous place - have to see it! $649,000 EAST TEXAS RETREAT - 250.10 acres & 2-story 2BR/2B lodge w/breathtaking view, prolific creeks, open & wooded areas, abundant wildlife & workshop/barn. $799,000 LAKE & WOODS - N of Grand Saline. Apprx.

296.326 partially wooded/open acres w/apprx. 18 ac tree-lined lake, TX Hill Country designed 3BR/2B home w/wbfp, barn w/stables & abundant wildlife.

Great recreational opportunity. $2,100,000 ATHENS - 3/3.5/3 custom built home on a hill overlooking private lake. Beautiful setting, beautiful home! $695,000 FOX MEADOWS - 54.807 ac w/4 ac spring-fed catch & release lake, incredible main house w/ 2982 sf, 3BR/2.5B & 3 car gar. 2BR/1B cottage w/fp, 2 duplex quest quarters w/1BR/1B, full kit & liv rm w/fp in each side (total 4 units), walking trails in mostly woods. Currently a B&B since ‘04, could be family compound, corporate retreat. Wildlife exemption in place. $795,000 110 ACRES NEAR LAKE ATHENS - Very scenic w/’92 2BR/2B/2 ranch home w/office, caretaker’s home, barn & shed, 4 ponds, lake, spring creek w/60% open & balance in timber & lots of wildlife (deer, hogs, duck, varmints & fish). $695,000 LUCKY LAKE - Exclusive, rustic lake retreat S of Athens. Undivided 20% interest in restricted 106 acres and tree-lined lake, great fishing & choice of homesite. $185,000 HILLTOP HEAVEN w/big miles of view of rolling lands of East TX. Custom brick home w/20 ac, wood & travertine floors & granite counters. Master BR suite w/sep oversized shower & jetted tub. Very private w/winding drive thru the trees, over the bridge & pond, up to the apex of the hill to the beautiful home. $325,000 COUNTRY RESORT - 26.8 ac w/2 lakes, 5BR/4B house w/4333 sf, pool, gameroom & outdoor kitchen. Lots of extras! $899,000 THE BEST OF EAST TEXAS - 8040 Zebra Crossing w/5BR/4B custom home w/hand-crafted amenities, fabulous liv area & frontage on 5 ac spring-fed lake. Simply beautiful! Price Reduced to $489,500.

Adjacent 5 acres also available.

ATHENS - 5BR/3F & 2HB home w/ formal liv/din areas, den w/wbfp, brick floors, gameroom, spacious deck, hot tub & 2 master bdrms surrounded by park-like setting. 13.517 ac w/pond, landscaped grounds & workshop. $495,000 ROLLING ACRES - Athens/Malakoff area, very scenic & private w/3700 sf Spanish style 4/3.5/2 home, barn, shed, 3 lakes, creek & duck marsh. Super hunting/ ranching combo w/lots of whitetail deer, hogs, varmints & ducks, heavily wooded areas, rolling & lush coastal meadows. Excellent fishing! $865,000 NORTH OF MURCHISON - Beautiful 70 acre farm with 2 acre fishing lake, 5/3.5 Texas style home, horse barn, fenced and crossed fenced. Great place to raise a family, livestock or start a bed and breakfast. $749,000 8250 TOLER POINTE - 4BR/3B Safari Waters beauty located on 5.043 acres of woods on corner lot w/sprinkler system, wbfp & more. $338,000 EDOM – CR 4815; 71+-acre pine forest w/4/4/3 custom home overlooking 2±-acre lake, guesthouse, 50x60 metal bldg w/water & septic. $749,900 Volume 64 Texas Farm&Ranch

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Legacy Approved Properties LegacyApproved.com

254 848-5263 office 487 Acres: Hill County, White Rock Creek Bounds White Rock Creek, Hunting, Grazing, Great Views, CRP income on 180+ acres and DCP income. $1,071,752 400 Acres: Limestone Co., Lavender Ranch Lots of potential for this large tract, between Groesbeck and Mart. 3 stock tanks, scattered trees.

Two seasonal $640,000 310 Acres: Limestone County, Moss Ranch Sandy Creek runs thru property to Lake Mexia.

Newer Perimeter fence. $543,340 278 Acres: Limestone County, Limestone 278 Remote recreational/cattle property just south of Mart.

5 ponds and a creek border provides plenty of water for livestock & the hunting enthusiast! $464,900 170 Acres: Lampasas County, Rancho Paradaiso Luxurious home on the top of your own personal mountain, high-fenced ranch w/exotics. $1,500,000 165 Acres: McLennan County, Winters Way Farm Great farmland, currently producing. $565,000 164 Acres: Limestone Co., Best of Both Worlds Walking thru the property is like walking thru the park. $1,100,000 111 Acres: Freestone Co., Willford Farm & Ranch Secluded area with a couple of neighbors. Blacktop road frontage. $259,722 103 Acres: Milam County, Minerva Ridge Ranch Wait until you see the view from the back porch!

Excellent recreation, w/deer & hogs, good cover.

Seasonal creek, stock tank. $525,000 101 Acres: Falls Co., Meadow Creek Park Ranch Multi-Use property, equine, cattle, income producing property at present for dessage. $550,000 51 Acres: McLennan Co., Capstone River Ranch Beautiful country estate nestled along the banks of the Brazos River. $1,660,000 50 Acres: Falls Co., Kalu Ranch $176,295

Lake Waco Golf Course page 65

Round Top, Texas page 85

Round Top Real Estate 979 249-5732 SHELBY, TX, 5205 Mertz Rd., 148 rolling acres, 3 ponds, creek, 4/3.5 house. #70133fr FAYETTEVILLE, 944 Lakeview Lane, 45 ac. (8 ac. in organic vegetables), pond, 4/2 hse, barns. #72459fr MULDOON, 4220 Oeding Ln., 50 acres, 2+ acre lake, 4/2.5 house, barn w/horse stalls. #72347fr ROUND TOP, 3440 Hartfield Rd., 25 rolling acres, 3/2 home with fabulous porch that is also a pier in the wrap-around pond. #70847fr ROUND TOP, 6600 Frenzel Road, 15 ac., 3/2 house, 4,500 s.f. metal barn, shed, and views. #70822fr WEST POINT, 170 Weltner Lane, 49 ac., pond, lots of elevation, heavily wooded, 3/2 house, barn, 2 cabins. #71134fr ROUND TOP, 3228 Hartfield Rd., 12+ ac with fabulous views, pond, gorgeous live oaks, & 5/4.5 house #69331fr ROUND TOP, 4900 Andreas Rd., 100+ ac, heavily wooded, large pond, accessed via easement, 1,500 s.f. barn. #72206fr

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Broken O Ranch page 79

METRO BROKERS, INC. Joe Demko, Broker • 972 467-3008 158+ Acres: Custom home, cowboy boot shaped pool, rare mineral rights, 1,500 sq/ft barn with apt., fenced, fishing pond, private gated road, 25 min. to Dallas area. Web: TEJASLonghorn.com. Priced below market at $997K.

Gary Frederick, LLC www.garyfrederick.com info@garyfrederick.com • 406 442-0817 4230 Oesterle Dr. – Helena, MT Very private/secluded home amongst elk, deer and other wildlife. This beautiful 39.73-acre property borders BLM land to the west. The home has 4 bedrooms, 3 baths, a wraparound deck and beautiful views from almost every room. Also included is a nice 24x36 barn. $424,000 5925 Marina Kims Way – Helena, MT Beautiful 4,146-square-foot, 5-bedroom, 4-bath home with a 3-car garage, nice bright open floor plan and incredible views. Near Canyon Ferry Lake. $422,000 6303 Vista Grande – Helena, MT Sitting on a very private 20±-acre lot on the outskirts of town, this 4-bedroom, 4-bath, 4,110 sq. ft. home has a very well thought out floor plan for living conveniences. An abundance of beautiful bright windows throughout the home offer light and beautiful views from nearly every room. $489,500

Double R Ranch page 69

Cottonwood Springs Ranch

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Bill Johnson & Associates Real Estate 979 865-5969 88 Acres: Hegar Rd., Hockley (Waller Co.) Property has 762 feet road frontage, wraps around Turlington Elem. School on Hegar Road. A residential developer’s dream! $1,326,000 135 Acres: 20703 Oak Road, New Ulm - Gently rolling, paved road frontage, mature trees, ponds, spring-fed branch, game fencing, an abundance of wildlife. $1,147,679 211 Acres: Old Hwy. 90 and Double Creek Rd., Colorado Co. - Mostly open with scattered live oak and pine trees, has Church Creek, approx. 4.5 acre stocked lake, pond, old structures. $7,500/ac 254 Acres: FM 2187, Cat Spring - One pond, an abundance of natural habitat, several nice home sites, outstanding views, mature oaks, FM road ftg. $2,164,695 262 Acres: 2150 Frazier Road, Sealy - Gently rolling, sandy loam property, Coastal Bermuda grasses. Tin barn, pens, electricity, water well & cistern. $6,500/ac

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Hoffman International Properties Marilyn Hoffman, Broker 6835 Westlake Ave. Dallas, Texas 75214

214 698-1736 • 214 674-3961 www.MagnificentProperties.com HoffmanInternational@gmail.com Vanessa Andrews Farm & Ranch Director Hoffman International Properties 3930 Glade Rd. #108-400, Colleyville, Texas 76034 817 399-1119 • 817 901-4030 cell www.UltimateRanches.com Info@UltimateRanches.com Exclusive Listings Available in Texas: Johnson County – South of Fort Worth 300-500 ACRES – High-security estate ranch with abundant water, mineral rights, barns, lake/lake house and beautiful private home retreat. Nonpublished, exclusive opportunity for qualified buyers in the $12 million price range. Call Vanessa for more info.

Athens, Texas – Henderson County Cox Valley View Ranch $4,500,000 – Furnished – 192+- acres A landmark Texas ranch - Formerly owned by Ed Cox, Sr. and built as a hunting lodge. Remodeled by one of the country’s foremost developers as his personal retreat. Incredible one level home, with a two story high great room w/Quarter Race Horse wall murals, 26’ bar room, 64’ grand hall, wine cellar, master sitting room, office, cabana, pool bath, exercise room, bar. servant’s quarters, 2 private lakes, fenced game preserve, barn with indoor arena, frontage on a 363-acre private lake. Furnishings negotiable, not included.

GORMAN, TX – (Between Fort Worth & Abilene) Eastland County – Oak Crest Ranch - $6,900,000 Furnished – 400± Acres Amazing new to the market ranch for sale, offered fully furnished, Spanish-style ranch house, office on 400+- fenced sandy soil acres (formerly a peanut farm). Working cattle ranch, horse ranch and weekend family, or corporate retreat. 3 master suites in main house, incredible 2-story great room w-open library loft upstairs. Incredible quality construction with 18 inch thick concrete walls, wireless internet, recordable security cameras online, extensive concrete driveways, manager’s home, stable, spring fed stocked lakes, RV/heavy equipment building.

See more detail and a virtual tour on the agent’s website.

KARNES CITY - Central/South TX – Karnes Co. The Ultimate Southern Showplace Ranch $7,900,000 – 239± Acres Owner financing available! Stunning southern plantation style home with 4 stories. Replica of Windsor Castle in Port Gibson, Mississippi. 239

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Acre Showplace cattle ranch and or spectacular retreat! Exquisite 4 story, 34 room antebellum mansion, 16,500+- sq ft., with 30,000+-sq ft under roof. Cherry inlaid floors, marble fireplace in every room, gourmet Kitchen, entry Foyer w/60” high ceiling w/a gorgeous mural painted by Juan Kreisler of Spain , double flying staircase, crystal chandelier and elevator to all floors of the magnificent mansion.

4 car garage, swimming pool and hot tub., poolside cabana compound with exotic bird aviary, full wet bar w/commercial refrigerators,& ice makers, professional cooking facilities, seating area for 2,500, bathroom wing w/multiple baths for men & women, dry sauna and 2 steam baths. remote pool controls. lighted regulation clay tennis court. fountains with exotic lightning. 10±-acre lake, manager's residence, auction barn w/auditorium seating for 325 people and ranch offices, pens, paddocks, 7-stall horse barn w/ feed & tack room and 7 Kennels! Less than 90 minutes to San Antonio or to the coastal beaches of Texas! See agent’s website for more information.

MINEOLA - East TX – Wood County Spanish/Italian Villa Estate - $2,900,000 Reduced Furnished – 50± Acres Own a part of Texas history, part of the original 5,000 acre Judge ranch, with an Italian villa built

by Italian artisans brought to Texas to build the grandest 10,314± sf, 5BR mansion in East Texas.

Elegant chandeliers, extensive restoration has been done, beautiful wood work and flooring, caterers kitchen and antiques. Lovely pool and new Pool House. Lakeside house w/large private deep blue lake with fountain & swans. Managers House, Bunkhouse, 2 barns. Very secluded, long drive through the stunning, lush flowering gardens and towering mature shade trees, to this idyllic hilltop setting. Offered with extensive furnishings. Extra land available. See agent’s website for more details.

“Hoffman International Properties – Selling the finest Ranches in Texas and beyond since 1972!”

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5 Star Country Properties, LLC Shelly Moschak, Broker/Co-Owner www.5starcountry.com • 979-830-5040 Black Falcon Ct: Waller Co; 4+ ac; 4/2.5 - 2,460 sq ft hm; Huge Master Suite; Pond; Pavilion. $345,000 Winchester Ranches: Fayette Co; 107+ac; Rd Frtg2 sides; Ponds. $580,068. 148+ac; Trees; Fenced/ Cross Fenced; Hilltop building site. $699,642 Bluebell Ranches: Washington Co; 39+ ac; rolling; fenced; stands of trees; views. $355,155 FM 50: Washington Co; 2.5ac. - Commercial; fenced; 1+ ac parking; 2 bay shop; office. $129,500 The Hills at Canyon Lake: Hilltop bldg sites; views.

Lot 4 - 12.8ac. $169,000; Lot 20 - 14.97ac. $169,900 Cross Canyon Ranch: Multiple building sites; pond; paved frtg on two sides. Lot 44 - 16.2 ac. $199,900 Fleur de Lis: Washington Co; heart of Brenham; 4/3+ hm; built in 1942; 2871sf; some updates. $225,000 A Place in Time: Grimes Co; 1904 Victorian 3/2.5 hm; beautifully restored; great porches. $430,000

Texas First Real Estate www.TexasFirstRE.com

979 992-3425 Austin Co., Open rolling land, 53.39 Acres, $509,000 Austin County, Restored 1940’s farmhouse, views, 30 Acres, $387,500 Austin County, Cattle ranch, 159 Acres, ponds, $1,299,000 Colorado County, Cattle ranch, good grass, scattered oaks, 131 Acres, $999,293 Colorado County, Open land, FM frontage, 33 Acres near Cat Spring, $257,000 Colorado County, Nice high pasture, 2 ponds, 91 Acres, $633,284

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