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FROM THE PUBLISHER W

e occasionally receive editorial queries from our readers that have a story to tell.

Bob Taylor reached out several months ago with a manuscript based on his time as a working hand on the 6666 Ranch, accompanied by an amazing collection of black and white archival photos.

Now living in Virginia and working in DC, Bob took the time to jump back 50 years to write down his recollections of his time as a cowboy. He told me that he did it for his children, who didn’t have the good luck to grow up in Texas, and because he wanted to share with them some sense of what it was like to work cattle with the Marlboro Man, Bigun Bradley, and to spend youthful and halcyon days horseback (and apparently fearless) on one of Texas’s most famous ranches.

The photos, some of which have never been published, are from the Donald C. & Elizabeth M. Dickinson Research Center at the National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum and were taken by a well-known photographer and western art painter named Tom Ryan.

We appreciate its director Kimberly Roblin and archivist Kera Newby providing permission to share these classic photos with you.

Originally called the Research Library of Western Americana, the DRC opened with the museum in 1965 and houses the archival collections and library. While not always as visible as the art and history collections, the archives are critical to the museum’s mission, to preserve and interpret the evolving history and cultures of the American West, and support this mission through education, exhibitions, research, and publications. The collections span centuries and include more than 800,000 photographs; 45,000 books; manuscripts, maps, film posters, oral histories, artist collections, and more. The primary collecting categories are general western history, Native American history, rodeo history, ranching, western popular culture, and western art.

Kera Newby was also kind enough to dig up a photo, brand, and other background information about my great-grandfather, Dave Hill, a charter member of the Cowboy Hall of Fame who ranched near Baird, Texas and in the Choctaw Nation in the late 1800’s.

Although I have a photo of Dave and his cowboys at his annual July 4th rodeo taken at his ranch headquarters in 1909, I’d never seen the photo Kera sent. In his honor, and staying with our classic ranching theme, I’ve replaced my own photo in this column with his.

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We’re excited to share Bob’s wonderful story, “The 6666 Ranch, a Fifty-year-old Reflection”, accompanied by the Ryan photos.

I hope that you enjoy them both.

Meanwhile, back at the ranch, farm and ranch sales are booming in our socially distanced world. Might be time to buy one of your own, and if you do; we can help.

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960.......... Young...............118

492.......... Brewster...........105

400.......... Edwards.............71

1,480....... Archer..............118

578.......... Jeff Davis...........31

411.......... Kendall...............58

1,600....... Young...............118

620.......... Terrell.................31

1,541....... Medina...............63

480.......... Bandera.............83

1,628....... Stephens..........118

1,541....... Uvalde................96

500.......... Bandera.............64

2,812....... Clay....................78

675.......... Presidio..............30

2,156....... Robertson..........62

552.......... Kerr.....................57

3,266....... Baylor.................76

2,169....... Freestone...........36

572.......... Burnet................90

4,222....... Comanche.........78

2,900....... Uvalde................65

616.......... Bandera.............62

2,963....... Kinney................64

630.......... Gillespie.............35

2,974....... Bosque...............77

645.......... Kendall...............53

SOUTH

5,980....... Bosque...............77

645.......... Kerr.....................53

31,611..... Concho..............28

12............ Dimmit...............75

685.......... Bandera.............66

46............ Karnes................95

8,459....... Terrell.................29

31,611..... McCulloch.........28

700.......... Edwards.............71

66............ Karnes................95

8,700....... Brewster.............52

31,611..... Menard..............28

735.......... Kerr.....................61

150.......... Nueces...............55

9,580....... Presidio..............29

EAST

877.......... Kendall...............81

197.......... Nueces...............59

917.......... Gillespie.............53

9,700....... Terrell.................60

210.......... Refugio..............53

1,000....... Bandera.............97

10,000..... Brewster...........105

226.......... Goliad................98

1,015....... Real....................68

327.......... Duval................106

10,000..... Brewster.............29

1,039....... Kerr.....................61

370.......... Dimmit...............54

1,055....... Uvalde................51

755.......... McMullen...........50

1,065....... Real....................47

929.......... Goliad................53

1,361....... Burnet................65

1,085....... Frio.....................50

19,814..... Brewster.............28

1,739....... Uvalde................51

1,472....... Frio.....................50

22,972..... Terrell.................29

1,791....... Kerr.....................33

2,002....... Frio.....................88

34,123..... Brewster.............28

2,270....... Uvalde................51

2,596....... Dimmit...............74

47,700..... Hudspeth...........28

2,330....... Real....................37

3,000....... Maverick............49

2,330....... Edwards.............37

52,022..... Brewster.............28

3,015....... Dimmit...............49

2,708....... Kerr.....................63

76,185..... Hudspeth...........28

3,100....... Zavala.................49

3,500....... San Saba............52

3,100....... McMullen...........50

76,185..... Culberson..........28

4,365....... Real....................96

4,989....... Webb.................48

7,800....... Menard..............52

8,100....... Jim Hogg...........32

METROPLEX

8,100....... Starr....................32 8,195....... Zavala.................49

125,000... Hudspeth...........24

171.......... Tarrant..............119

8,195....... Dimmit...............49

196,000... Brewster.............28

1,123....... Ellis.....................77

8,195....... Frio.....................49

420,000... Brewster.............28

1,483....... Erath...................43

8,988....... Webb.................48

2,645....... Ellis.....................77

9,252....... Frio.....................48

Outside the Region

NORTHEAST

SOUTHEAST

LOUISIANA

24............ Wood.................76

12............ Montgomery.....94

1,239....... Claiborn Parish..79

27............ Henderson.......101

12............ Harris................109

98............ Henderson.......101

23............ Montgomery.....95

1,424....... Richland Parish..79

142.......... Henderson.......100

115.......... Harris................109

156.......... Henderson.......100

136.......... San Jacinto......107

161.......... Wood.................86

172.......... Trinity.................87

1,362....... Madison...........111

196.......... Van Zandt...........86

239.......... Walker..............107

2,937....... Beaverhead.....111

295.......... Henderson.........79

405.......... Tyler....................81

30,974..... Chouteau.........111

380.......... Henderson.......101

420.......... Walker..............107

30,974..... Judith Basin.....111

436.......... Smith..................76

424.......... Walker................87

500.......... Lamar.................67

468.......... Walker..............107

657.......... Henderson.........79

520.......... Hardin................87

NEBRASKA

2,608....... Houston...........107

759.......... Hardin................87

196.......... Van Zandt...........84

HIGH PLAINS 4,644....... King....................52

HILL COUNTRY 10............ Hays...................73 12............ Blanco..............110 29............ Kimble................46 30............ Hays...................46 30............ Blanco................46 47............ Gillespie.............41 60............ Kendall.............119

CENTRAL

65............ Gillespie.............39

10............ Burleson.............92

68............ Burnet................31

13............ Uvalde................71

82............ Kerr.....................40

15............ Burleson.............92

92............ Kerr.....................80

18............ Comal................75

100.......... Bandera.............82

20............ Travis..................60

100.......... Bandera.............75

26............ Comal................75

116.......... Kerr.....................80

30............ Travis..................60

130.......... Bandera.............58

34............ Uvalde................70

139.......... Kendall...............82

40............ Comal..............104

140.......... Bandera.............69

42............ Uvalde................70

143.......... Bandera.............97

50............ Bexar................104

148.......... Llano................120

50............ Bexar................106

156.......... Bandera.............68

55............ Robertson........103

165.......... Llano..................83

71............ Karnes................94

172.......... Blanco..............102

75............ Milam...............103

196.......... Real....................47

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

202.......... Gillespie.............31

97............ Bexar..................81

Page Acres± County

727.......... Medina...............34

65............ Bandera.............68

214.......... Kerr.....................80

0.24......... Nueces...............72

2,006....... Sutton................96 2,963....... Hudspeth...........30 6,500....... Terrell.................30 7,296....... Terrell.................30 7,360....... Val Verde............73 7,410....... Terrell.................30

10,900..... Brewster...........105 12,000..... Culberson..........29 18,500..... Val Verde............44

113,650... Jeff Davis...........28 113,650... Presidio..............28 117,000... Brewster.............28

MONTANA

117.......... Gonzales............98

275.......... Hays...................94

132.......... Lee...................108

282.......... Uvalde................51

133.......... Guadalupe.........59

305.......... Kerr.....................56

191.......... Karnes..............106

309.......... Real....................97

362.......... Milam.................75

317.......... Bandera.............74

4,163....... Red River...........89

1,003....... Brazoria..............30

362.......... McCulloch.........88

317.......... Bandera.............69

388.......... Grimes...............38

366.......... Kerr.....................82

NORTHWEST

WEST

401.......... Karnes................99

374.......... Bandera.............75

320.......... Young...............118

15............ Val Verde..........119

4.............. Marshall.............86

670.......... Milam...............102

399.......... Kimble................97

640.......... Young...............118

92............ Jeff Davis...........31

661.......... Love....................78

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18 Armstrong 28 Bailey 76 Borden 24 Briscoe 13 Carson 22 Castro 26 Childress 37 Cochran 20 Collingsworth 40 Crosby 1 Dallam 75 Dawson Deaf Smith 16 41 Dickens 19 Donley 31 Floyd 74 Gaines 57 Garza 14 Gray 30 Hale 25 Hall 3 Hansford 6 Hartley 10 Hemphill 38 Hockley 8 Hutchinson 58 Kent 42 King 29 Lamb 5 Lipscomb 39 Lubbock 56 Lynn 7 Moore 32 Motley 4 Ochiltree 11 Oldham 21 Parmer 12 Potter 17 Randall 9 Roberts 2 Sherman 23 Swisher 55 Terry 15 Wheeler 54 Yoakum

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NORTHWEST (cont...)

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

METROPLEX

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

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

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148 Anderson 53 Bowie 89 Camp 73 Cass 129 Cherokee 68 Delta 70 Franklin 108 Gregg 109 Harrison 128 Henderson 69 Hopkins 162 Houston 51 Lamar 91 Marion 72 Morris 149 Nacogdoches 131 Panola 88 Rains Red River 52

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229 La Salle 231 Live Oak 215 Maverick 230 McMullen 241 Nueces 244 Refugio 242 San Patricio 250 Starr 234 Victoria 237 Webb 252 Willacy 246 Zapata 216 Zavala

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43 Knox 95 Mitchell 47 Montague 96 Nolan 120 Runnels 77 Scurry 80 Shackelford 81 Stephens 59 Stonewall 97 Taylor 61 Throckmorton 36 Wichita 35 Wilbarger 62 Young

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11,889 Acres • Kinney County

It is no secret that Trip duPerier, the Texas Land Man, knows how to sell ranches. As part of the duPerier team, Kevin Meier, Trey Hallmark have worked with—and learned from—Trip for more than a decade.

Their professional relationship, built on shared knowledge and experience, has translated into ranch sales that consistently close over $300 million annually.

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THE EAGLE

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here is a mountain range in Texas that most people have never heard of, never been in, or even noticed, that towers up to 7,484 feet, seen across the sweeping grasslands and scrublands deep into Mexico, across the Rio Grande then north beyond the Guadalupe Mountains.

The mountains are stunning, but the name remains unfamiliar. Welcome to the Eagle Mountains, the fifth highest range in Texas covering over 175,000 acres of rugged canyons, rocky outcrops, wooded slopes, springs, grasslands, and scrublands which also includes a paved road all the way to the summit. History, nature, ranching, and recreation all collide into a landscape of

diverse habitats and people. A “Sky Island” that is a world unto itself where stagecoaches guarded by Buffalo Soldiers once raced for protection from marauding Apaches. Today desert big horn sheep have returned proudly roaming the tortured slopes. Eagle Mountains do need an introduction and for the first time in decades there are 136,000 acres for sale in four different adjacent ranches.

King Land & Water is pleased to present three of these four ranches for sale with the 76,185-acre Eagle & Carrizo Mountain Ranch, the 47,700-acre Piñon Ranch, and the 2,963-acre Eagle Piñon Ranch. An adjacent 10,322 acre is also for sale adjacent to this contiguous block of land creating a FarmAndRanch.com

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once in a lifetime opportunity to own almost an entire Texas mountain range. Elk, mule deer, desert bighorn sheep, aoudad and blue quail are abundant as well as a diversity of plants and animals that have evolved and are attracted to these cooler higher elevations. Ranching heritage is rich today as this is part of a working family enterprise where you can hunt from a mountain lodge, rope and drag to the iron, hike in pinon pines, and gaze into the endless night sky. It

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is not a dream; it is the Eagle Mountains and it can all be yours.

Eagle & Carrizo Mountain Ranch consists of two nearby distinct properties that are connected by an improved caliche county road and miles of a paved/concrete private road linking the ranches with easy access.

The ranch is divided into the 27,499-acre Carrizo Mountain Ranch fronting on the south side of I-10 starting just west of the city of Van Horn for 11.5 miles including and

past the Allamore Exit, and the 48,686-acre Eagle Mountain Ranch which encompasses the core high elevations of the mountain range including the 7,484-foot Eagle Peak itself. Here, the high elevation creates its own weather during summer rains giving way to increased grasslands, lush woodlands and a combination of vegetation that is not only unique, but crucial for the immense wildlife populations. Steep mountain slopes, rocky outcrops with jagged peaks and wooded

canyons all combine to provide a remarkable landscape with never-ending views. Both ranches support a naturally occurring population of desert big horn sheep where over the past two years they have received and filled two permits from TPWD putting the Eagle’s and Carrizo’s on the map for exceptional hunting opportunities.

Piñon Ranch, spanning 47,700 acres, is the combination of the old Espy Ranch on the west and Piñon Ranch to the east and has been managed and lived on by the current owners for several decades creating a pride of ownership in the infrastructure, headquarters, roads, pens, waters, and improvements. Cattle infrastructure is all there, and for hunting an amazing hunting lodge is situated in the higher elevations of the ranch creating a perfect atmosphere for guests and paid hunters. This high Chihuahuan Desert Ranch has elevations ranging from 4,150 feet to 6,700 feet with a series of canyons, peaks, valleys, rolling flats, and arroyos creating a wide-ranging landscape. Goat Canyon, Carpenter Canyon and Horse Canyon create extraordinary geology and rock outcrops. Panther Peak towers over the ranch looks down on the rock and adobe ruins and historical marker set in 1936 marking the Eagle Springs Stagecoach stop and the site of many Indian skirmishes with the U.S. Calvary.

Eagle Piñon Ranch is 2,963 acres nestled on the southeast shoulder of the range with elevations ranging from 4,600 feet to 5,596 feet. At this elevation there is a lush grassland matrix with brush, cacti, and piñon pine trees, creating a Davis Mountains appearance. There is a series of 4x4 roads which get you around to the various features on the ranch. An excellent water well and new hunting lodge create a comfortable and functional hideaway.

Eagle Mountain ranches are a mere 1.5 hours from El Paso International Airport and 30 minutes from Van Horn Airport, these ranches have large well-established landowner neighbors, all with low fences and excellent game management programs, making the Eagle Mountain Ranches some of the most diverse cattle ranching, hunting and recreational properties in Texas.

For more information about this property and others, please contact King Land & Water at 432-436-2024 or visit kinglandwater.com.

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BREWSTER RANCHES

420,000±-ACRE CONTIGUOUS RANCH $319,957,696

West Texas v Brewster County v Marathon

TESNUS RANCH: 19,814± ACRES $15,554,170

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RIO TEXICO RANCH: 117,000± ACRES $85,995,000

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DOVE MOUNTAIN RANCH: 196,000± ACRES $149,940,000

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HORSE MOUNTAIN RANCH: 34,123± ACRES $28,151,475

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Y.E. MESA RANCH: 52,022± ACRES $40,317,050

EAGLE & CARRIZO MOUNTAIN RANCH

Y-6 RANCH

76,185± ACRES

113,650± ACRES

West Texas v Hudspeth & Culberson Counties v Van Horn

West Texas v Jeff Davis & Presidio Counties v Valentine

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-6 Ranch has some of the best all-around hunting opportunities in West Texas as it combines the mountain habitats with the grassland and desert habitats. Abundant mule deer, herds of pronghorn, whitetail deer, mountain lion and occasional elk can all be found here. $96,091,075. View on web.

PIÑON RANCH 47,700± ACRES

West Texas v Hudspeth County v Van Horn

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he Eagle and Carrizo Mountain Ranch are two nearby, distinct properties that are connected by an improved caliche county road and miles of a paved/concrete private easement road. Similar to the Davis and Chisos Mountains, this mountain range functions as a sky island habitat, with inter-mountain ridge lines and valleys serving as corridors for wildlife migration. $60,567,075. View on web.

FORD RANCH - 31,611± ACRES Central Texas Concho, McCulloch & Menard Counties v Brady

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ord Ranch is a famous working cattle and hunting ranch iñon Ranch is tucked away into an isolated part of the Eagle comprised of a combination of Edwards Plateau limestone hills Mountains where you have extreme privacy. Ranching heritage abounds as the Overland Trail passes through this ranch where and valleys and Central Rolling Plains fields with numerous drainages stagecoaches used to stop at Eagle Spring, located on the ranch. of mesquite and oak-lined wooded banks and grassy draws. $47,416,500. View on web. $32,674,500. View on web.

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PRAIRIE CANYON RANCH 22,972± ACRES

West Texas v Terrell County v Dryden

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rairie Canyon Ranch is named for the rich natural grasslands that once dominated this region.

The area is a recreation mecca for both whitetail and mule deer hunting or just prowling the canyons in search of adventure. Excellent water and road network. $7,695,620. View on web.

CATHEDRAL MOUNTAIN RANCH 10,000± ACRES

West Texas v Brewster County v Alpine n iconic ranch with 5.3 miles of both sides of spring-fed Calamity Creek, this ranch has an owner’s lodge set up facing south framing Cathedral Mountain, a three-bedroom, two-bath foreman’s home, large stocked lake, trees, rock outcrops and elevations up to 6,868 feet. Co-listed with Carpenter Real Estate. $24,000,000. View on web.

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FARMER RANCH 12,000± ACRES

West Texas v Culberson County v Van Horn

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PECOS CANYON RANCH 8,459± ACRES

West Texas v Terrell County v Langtry

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armer Ranch is one of the original farming operations developed in the Van Horn area ecos Canyon Ranch is a world unto itself, and is now a working cattle and hunting ranch set within the vast scenic landscape of farlocated six miles north of Langtry on west Texas. The majority of the ranch consists of gently rolling high-desert grasslands, draws county-maintained road and fronting on some and flats with spectacular views of the towering area mountains, providing for excellent of the most scenic wild segments of the Lower hunting opportunities. $7,500,000. View on web.

Pecos River with a 1.5 miles of spring-fed, ginclear waters. There is two wells with several water troughs, one serving the main dwelling, which is a modern manufactured home with custom barbecue deck, elevated steel viewing platform, and a fire ring on the canyon edge, all looking at the limestone bluffs and river gorge views.

CHARCO LARGO RANCH 9,580± ACRES

West Texas v Presidio County v Marfa

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lassic “Cattle County” of the Old West, Charco Largo Ranch is part of the Marfa Plateau, a mile-high desert grassland of basin range topography between the Davis and Chinati Mountains and the Rio Grande River. With groundwater and a distribution of wells, pipelines and troughs, excellent water is available throughout the ranch. $8,957,300. View on web.

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TWIN CANYON RANCH

West Texas v Terrell County v Dryden

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ocated “West of the Pecos” is a region full of history and natural habitat and wildlife. Rolling hill country and rugged wild canyon country with 1.75 miles of frontage on the Rio Grande accessible by vehicle. This is a turnkey ranch with a restored, historic, furnished home, outbuildings and hunting blinds with feeders. $3,149,304.

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wo dominant canyons heading east with several hidden side canyons create secluded private hunting and recreation areas.

Broad tops with big valleys creates a combination of easily accessible, gentle land with deeper soil which combined with limestone bluffs, steep hills and canyon heads, makes this the perfect mixed-use ranch. $3,648,000. View on web.

TERRELL AIRFIELD RANCH 6,500± ACRES

West Texas v Terrell County v Dryden

EAGLE PIÑON RANCH 2,963± ACRES

West Texas v Hudspeth County v Allamore

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his high Chihuahuan Desert ranch has elevations ranging from 4,600 feet to 5,800 feet and is a series of canyons, peaks, and valleys, creating a rugged yet accessible terrain. The higher elevations of the ith gently rolling limestone hills overlooking diverse habitat Eagles are to the north at 7,400 feet. The Rio Grande Valley to the south, along small creek bottoms, and open gently sloping flats, this with the Mexico mountains beyond, creates extraordinary geology and ranch abounds with hunting and recreation opportunities. A mecca rock outcrops, one of which, Sawtooth, towers over the ranch. Sunrises for both whitetail and mule deer hunting or just prowling the draws. and sunsets on this ranch are nothing short of stunning and you can see into the distance for 100 miles. $2,518,550. View on web. $2,112,500. View on web.

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ALAMITO VISTA RANCH CHU RANCH & FARM

675± ACRES

West Texas v Presidio County v Marfa

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lamito Vista Ranch is the perfect small Presidio County ranch.

Located just 15 minutes south of Marfa, in West Texas. There Southeast Texas v Brazoria County v Angleton are four water wells on the property, some shallow, making this one ocated between Angleton and Brazoria National Wildlife Refuge, of the best watered ranches near Marfa. There is an excellent road 45 miles south of Houston and nine miles to the northeast of Lake system and a good fence system. A three-bedroom, two-bath home, Jackson. Fronts on FM 2004 and City Road 213, providing easy access a large metal shop with electricity, and surrounded by breathtaking to the property. The location creates opportunities for waterfowl vistas of the Davis, Chinati, San Jacinto, French, and Cienega hunting in this area along the Texas Coast. $2,958,850. View on web. Mountains. $1,012,500. View on web.

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NORTH PORTER RANCH 620± ACRES

West Texas v Terrell County v Sanderson

WRIGHT RANCH 92± ACRES

West Texas v Jeff Davis Co. v Fort Davis ith electricity, submersible well, water storage and frontage on Grey Ranch Road, this ranch 2± secluded acres and a 3,000±-squarelies in the Independence Creek upper watershed with Brushland, Hill Country and Desert foot luxury home make this Texas ranch habitats. Mule deer and whitetail deer populations on the ranch are tremendous, and in the steep a rare find. Located ten minutes north of terrain along the canyons, elk and aoudad sheep can be found. $589,000. View on web.

Fort Davis, the dramatic views of the Davis Mountains serve as the backdrop for this oneNew Listing of-a-kind property in the heart of West Texas cattle country. $1,695,000. View on web.

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ocated just east of Fort Davis, you will find sweeping high grassland with some of the most spectacular views in the entire Davis Mountains. Chihuahua Creek cuts through this property on the east side, where you can find water most times of the year, creating an 68± ACRES riparian woodlands filled with wildlife. $1,936,300. View on web.

Texas Hill Country v Burnet Co. v Spicewood ituated on the banks of Lake Travis near the town of Spicewood, directly across the lake from Turkey Bend Recreation Area, the protected natural viewsheds and unspoiled shorelines of the ranch and its surroundings create an unmatched sense of privacy yet accessibility. $2,500,000. View on web.

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JENSCHKE LANE FARM 202± ACRES

Texas Hill Country v Gillespie County v Stonewall

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he Jenschke Lane Farm offers a sense of privacy while also providing excellent access, multiple homesites with incredible views and a fantastic location in this booming region of the Hill Country. Consists of rolling savanna-woodlands with post oaks and Spanish oaks nestled into the picturesque Hill Country scenery. $4,250,000. View on web.

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Price Reduced

RANCHO ESTRELLA 8,100± ACRES

JIM HOGG & STARR COUNTIES

REDUCED TO

$28,000,000

Howard W. Hood, Broker Howard@HoodRealEstateInc.com

830-739-3815

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he 8,100± acre Rancho Estrella, located 42 miles southwest of Hebbronville, provides incredible hunting and superlative privacy. Rancho Estrella, which has been managed for wildlife for almost 30 years, is divided into four pastures and completely high fenced. Wildlife includes whitetail deer, bobwhite and scaled quail, Rio Grande turkeys, javelina, dove and feral hogs as well as a full complement of desirable exotics.

The well-managed brush country habitat, also suitable for cattle, is supplemented with protein feeders and food plots.

Rancho Estrella has nine water wells, four stock tanks, and more than 30 wildlife waterers. The ranch has two separate living compounds each featuring a main lodge, apartments and casitas. The four-bedroom, four-bath owner’s home is located in Brush Pasture compound. The ranch has been a hunting destination and a corporate retreat and could easily be a commercial hunting operation. Call Howard W. Hood at 830-739-3815. Available for $28 million.

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SUPER A RANCH 1,791±

Texas Hill Country v Kerr County v Kerrville

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he 1,791±-acre Super A Ranch, the largest live-water ranch for sale in Kerr County, is located just 10 miles southwest of Kerrville, providing high-style ranch living with easy access. With a mere 110 feet of paved road frontage, the Super A guarantees both easily secured access and unsurpassed privacy. Crystalline water, cypress-lined creek banks and groves of pecan and walnut trees with hidden clearings that have been maintained in a beautiful park-like condition, bedeck the landscape. The land includes both spectacular hills and open pastures; all easily accessible by good ranch roads. Numerous springs eventually flow into Turtle Creek. Several impoundments, including one five-acre lake stocked with bass, deliver abundant surface water as well as recreational opportunities. Two water wells with submersible pumps and two windmills offer additional water. The high-fenced ranch is home to native whitetail deer that have been improved by genetic introduction and selective harvest, turkeys, fallow deer, axis deer, sika deer, blackbuck antelope, aoudad sheep and one of Hill Country’s largest elk herds. The main house’s expansive, elevated cherry wood deck provides a seamless transition between outdoor and indoor living. The three-bedroom, 3.5-bath house is refined and welcoming. A spring-fed swimming pool and waterfall, known as The Grotto, is the perfect gathering place. A state-of-the-art outdoor kitchen, as well as a large outdoor fireplace and a firepit, set the stage for entertaining. In addition, a three-bedroom, two-bath guest house with a large dining area and great room gives friends and extended family their privacy.

A large detached game room offers indoor fun as well as additional accommodations. The wildlife infrastructure includes eight deer blinds, eight corn feeders, and six protein feeders, which will convey with the sale, and a processing barn with both a walk-in cooler and walk-in freezer. There are also two equipment barns (40x130 and 25x100), a horse barn with stalls, and livestock pens. Call Howard W. Hood at 830-739-3815. Listed for $26,865,000.

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TWO CREEKS RANCH 727±

ACRES

MEDINA COUNTY

AVAILABLE FOR

$13,500,000

Howard W. Hood, Broker Howard@HoodRealEstateInc.com

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wo Creeks Ranch, 727.9± acres located just 30 minutes west of San Antonio in Medina County, is a live-water destination designed to make people feel right at home in natural Texas. Previously used as a corporate retreat to entertain up to 24 people per weekend, it is equally suited as a private family getaway or a rental property. Income can be generated from wildlife and agriculture including a 500tree irrigated pecan orchard. Year-round Verde Creek courses through the ranch for about a half mile on the east, providing private access. Hondo Creek runs along the south border for more than a half mile. The seven-acre stocked lake is also a prized swimming hole. Two Creeks Ranch has four water wells: an Edwards Aquifer irrigation well; a high-flow domestic well that can support irrigation; and two domestic wells. Rights to 60 acre-feet of Edwards Aquifer water transfer with the ranch’s sale. Two center pivots cover between 50 and 60 acres each. Two Creeks has been managed primarily for doves, but whitetail deer, feral hogs and free-ranging exotics call the low-fenced ranch home. Guests can sharpen their shooting skills at the 5-stand range outfitted with six movable trap houses, and then congregate at the 945±-square-foot Gun Room. A nearby 1,850±-square-foot covered porch area allows the party to move outside. Two identical 3,130±-square-foot dogtrot lodges, each sleeping up to 12 people, serve as the main compound’s focal point. The downstairs includes four bedrooms with private baths; the upstairs features two king suites with private baths. The Party Barn, a well-designed 11,600±-square-foot facility, puts entertainment, dining, storage and work space under one roof. The dining hall and the custom commercial kitchen can accommodate up to 50 guests. The Party Barn also has a 3,000±-square-foot covered porch appointed for outdoor entertaining. An outdoor pass-through transitions into a 3,600±-square-foot work barn with a gym and loft storage area. In addition, there are three small apartments with private baths. Two Creeks’ second compound, with two homes and a large storage barn, is just a short drive to the west. The newly renovated, two-story, two-bedroom, three-bath Casa Verde House encompasses 2,000± square feet with the bonus of a wraparound porch. The nearby three-bedroom, two-bath Ranchero House includes a kitchen, office, laundry room, and more.

Other improvement include 800±-square-foot laundry building, 3,000± square feet of covered parking; 5,900±-square-foot maintenance barn with a covered game cleaning station, a walkin refrigerator, freezer, restrooms and additional storage; and the 22,500±-square-foot hangar barn. Call Howard W. Hood at 830-739-3815. Listed for $13.5 million.

COMANCHE ROCK RANCH 630±

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ocated in Gillespie County just 15 minutes north of Fredericksburg, turnkey Comanche Rock Ranch offers a full range of possibilities from commercial enterprise to private retreat. Adjacent to Enchanted Rock State Natural Area, views throughout the 630± acres showcase the Hill Country icon. The terrain changes from gently rolling open fields and hay meadows dotted with majestic oaks to granite rock outcrops and ridges amidst native oaks and browse species. The majority of the ranch is high fenced. Ranch roads are improved.

Several ag fields have been used as wildlife food plots and test vineyard appears promising. The northern section, which includes 425± acres, has been intensively managed for trophy native whitetails since the mid-90s. Trophy axis and blackbuck also roam the hills. For the past nine years, hunting has been private but the ranch could be easily transitioned to commercial hunting.

The southern section, which encompasses 208± acres, is home to axis deer, rare white elk, trophy whitetail deer, and several hay fields. Water sources include Sandy Creek in the northwest corner, several active springs, six stock ponds, water rights to a deep well across RR965, five on-site water wells (three active), an underground limestone-lined cistern, five large-capacity aboveground water storage tanks and several water troughs. The north headquarters’ centerpiece is the 199899 custom-designed home with stunning views of Enchanted Rock as well as an open kitchen, living room with a soaring fireplace, glassed-in bonus room, screened porch dining room, master suite with bath and attached sun porch, home office, laundry room, nearby pool and patio, and a chinked cedar cabin guest house. The recently remodeled hunting lodge has three downstairs bedrooms with three private baths, a second-story bunkhouse, downstairs kitchen living room/ game room, and an outdoor gathering area with a pool. The original farmhouse delivers additional lodging. The ranch office is adjacent to the manager’s home. An old country store with a game processing area, a walk-in cooler and ample storage area provides a perfect gathering spot. At the southern headquarters, the four- to five-bedroom, three-bath main house is built on the bones of a circa 1900 German farmhouse. It boasts a downstairs master suite, large kitchen, two large living rooms, two upstairs bedrooms, one to two downstairs bedrooms, an upstairs bonus room and nearby pool and patio. A small house, adjacent to the barn, could be used for additional lodging. The compound also includes a horse barn and stalls, round pen, roping facility, 40x200 equipment storage barn, bulk storage grain silo, two bulk protein feeders and multiple gravity/well-fed watering troughs. Call Howard W. Hood at 830-739-3815. Priced at $11,250,000.

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AVAILABLE FOR

$11,250,000

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RICHEY RANCH 2,169± ACRES

FREESTONE COUNTY

AVAILABLE FOR

$3,250/ACRE

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he raw natural beauty of the 2,169±-acre Richey Ranch in the rolling sand hills and hardwood bottoms of Freestone County offers unlimited opportunities to create the ranch of your dreams. Located about seven miles north of Buffalo, the ranch is a 75-minute drive from both Houston and Dallas. The diverse soil and diverse native vegetation provide exceptional wildlife habitat. The majestic hardwoods include water oaks, post oaks, pecans and sweet gum; some timber could be harvested. While the ranch is primarily native habitat, there are two improved pastures that could be used as hay meadows. For the past nine years, Richey Ranch, operated as private family hunting retreat, has been managed to produce trophy white-tailed deer through TPWD’s MLDP 3 program. In 2010, the ranch was high fenced and the existing deer herd removed. In 2011, the ranch was stocked with bred does with fawns at side. In addition, the ranch has a deer breeding operation with about nine acres of breeding and soft release pens. The 2,500±-square-foot working house has nine holding rooms. An attached breeding barn is in the final stages of construction. Infrastructure dedicated to the deer herd includes eight protein feeders, eight to ten corn feeders, a three-ton feed cart, a 28-ton capacity silo, and 12 hunting blinds. Brown’s Creek and Self Creek traverse the property, which also has nine stock ponds. Numerous duck species take advantage of the plentiful water. In addition, the ranch is home to feral hogs, varmints and a host of small and non-game species. Building sites suitable for a memorable ranch house abound. Currently, a single-wide mobile home with a kitchen/dining room combination, two bathrooms and two bunk rooms, which sleeps 12, is the primary lodging. A 1,200±-squarefoot metal equipment barn with a concrete floor rounds out the infrastructure. The ranch has a single water well to supply the house and pens. To experience Richey Ranch, call Howard W. Hood at 830-739-3815.

Available for $3,250/acre.

REWARD RANCH 2,330± ACRES

REAL & EDWARDS COUNTIES

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he 2,330±-acre Reward Ranch, on The Divide near Garven’s Store, is the bestpriced ranch located within 45 minutes of Kerrville. The ranch, which sits in both Real and Edwards Counties, fronts Hwy 41. A paved road runs from the entrance to the headquarters; crushed stone roads throughout the ranch make accessibility easy. The ranch features rolling native-grass pastures and live oaks as well as two fields suitable for hay meadows or food plots. Throughout most of its history, the ranch, founded in the early 1900s, was used as a livestock operation. The ranch infrastructure includes working pens, barns, a cedar stay round pen for horses, and excellent water distribution thanks to two water wells and a windmill. Two additional storage tanks could be hooked up to further develop the water. Most recently though, the low-fenced ranch has focused on wildlife. Native game includes whitetail deer and turkey. Free-ranging exotics such as blackbuck antelope and axis deer come and go. In addition to the ranch infrastructure, the headquarters compound includes two main ranch houses and a wrangler’s house. The original ranch house, which boasts four bedrooms and two baths, was completely updated recently to include granite countertops, wood floors and new heating and cooling system.

Reward Ranch offers several potential building sites with memorable Hill Country views. Just an hour and a half from the San Antonio International Airport, Reward Ranch provides the best of the Hill Country along with convenient interstate access to Kerrville and San Antonio.

Call Howard W. Hood at 830-739-3815. Reward Ranch is available for $2,650/acre.

AVAILABLE FOR

$2,650/ACRE

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LUCKY A RANCH 388±

ACRES

GRIMES COUNTY

AVAILABLE FOR

$5,995,000

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ucky A Ranch, located six miles east of Navasota, is 388± acres of thoughtfully customized perfection about 72 miles from Houston. Four-bar pipe fences are prominent. The pastures are improved, with mixed Bahia grass, Coastal Bermuda and mature trees. About 30 percent of the ranch is wooded providing native wildlife habitat. Every pasture has either a lake, stock tank or water trough to provide for livestock and wildlife. The ranch has two spring-fed lakes each five acres or larger, stocked with Florida bass, crappie and blue gills. There are also three spring-fed stock tanks, several springs, and three wells. The turnkey ranch has been a purebred 200-head, cow-calf operation, But could be a horse farm or a country getaway with income generating potential. A fenced lane transects the property so livestock can be moved easily to the lighted and covered central working facility. Most ranch equipment will transfer with the sale. The 5,000± square-foot house exemplifies one-of-a-kind rustic elegance where even the window sills are granite in the three-bedroom (plus a flex room and office), threeand-a-half-bathroom house. Abundant granite and hand-built, custom wood work featuring light-stained ash make a strong design statement. The wood and granite are offset by natural light, soaring ceilings, open design, neutral color palette, and handcrafted antler chandeliers.

The all-electric kitchen, with its custom cabinetry and large walk-in pantry, features Wolf and Subzero appliances. Front and back porches, encompassing 1,625-square-feet, overlook professionally landscaped grounds. A 24x40 covered patio is outfitted with a wood-burning fireplace, a six-foot Bull barbeque pit, granite bar and nine-foot granite-topped table as well a sink, ceiling fans and hand-crafted cedar ceiling. An attached, oversized three-car garage can accommodate three Ford F-350 pickups. There are seven metal outbuildings including: a hay barn (40x100-foot with a 30-foot lean-to), a combination equipment/hay barn (150x125 with a 20-foot unpaved lean-to provide covered storage for heavy equipment), feed room/ storage building (25x80), RV storage building (45x50 with water, sewer and electrical hook-ups inside), air-conditioned workshop (22x30), an air-conditioned, insulated “flex” building (40x25 with a 14-foot rollup door and 36-inch walk-in door that can be used as climate-controlled storage or a game room), and a “three-sided” storage building (45x50 attached to the back of the flex building.) All are constructed on concrete pads that are at least six inches and reinforced for heavy-duty use. All hay and ranch equipment can be stored beneath a roof.

Call Howard W. Hood at 830-739-3815. Price Reduced $5.995 million.

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GILLESPIE Texas Hill Country v Gillespie County v Fredericksburg

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ronting State Hwy 16 between Kerrville and Fredericksburg, Wolf Creek Ranch offers a private, live-water oasis on 65± acres that includes rolling hills, bottom lands and dense patches of hardwoods. Blackbuck antelope, axis deer and whitetails call the highfenced ranch home. Wolf Creek burbles through the ranch for about 750 feet providing access from both banks. Hardwoods shade the watercourse and custom concrete creekside patio. The pipe fence-lined drive delivers you to the comfortable luxury of a 7,500± square-foot Mediterranean-inspired villa with Spanish tile. The villa juxtaposes the solidity of finely crafted wood, stone and stucco against an open floor plan, soaring ceilings and large light-filled windows. The well-appointed home includes six bedrooms, five full baths, two half baths and seven fireplaces. The master suite, recently remodeled and upgraded, leaves no need unmet with two walk-in closets as well as an expansive master bath featuring a walk-in shower, a gorgeous bathtub and his-and-her vanities. The huge kitchen is designed for use and style. A balcony extending across the back of the villa overlooks the oasis featuring the swimming pool and hot tub. The nearby garage accommodates three cars and includes a one-bedroom, one-bath apartment. Wolf Creek Ranch offers all the amenities of Hill Country living on a perfect scale. To experience Wolf Creek Ranch for yourself, contact Howard W. Hood at 830-739-3815. Price Reduced $2.995 million.

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Texas Hill Country v Kerr County v Kerrville

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estled in the beautiful heart of the Texas Hill Country, Robin’s Rock Ranch is located less than 10 minutes from Kerrville and an hour from San Antonio. The ranch is perched on one of the highest elevations in Kerr County creating magnificent views of the Hill Country terrain. While the majority of Robin’s Rock Ranch is manicured, it retains its wild spirit. Several natural springs with numerous dam-building sites meander through the canyon and provide water for the abundant whitetail deer, turkey and dove. The ranch’s perimeter is encircled by an 8-foot, game-proof fence. Family and guests will enjoy the ease and security of the electric gate and keypad that are the working core of the custom rock entrance, conveniently located 3.4 miles from I-10 and 4.5 miles from Kerrville’s city limits. The 4,150-square-foot custom-built rock home boasts four bedrooms and three-and-a-half baths strategically arranged to enhance the open concept design. The soaring ceilings, whitewashed pine walls, neutral color palette and abundant light create an airy environment with solid focal points like the custom chandeliers, massive rock fireplace and natural architectural features of rock and wood interspersed throughout. The beautifully appointed home includes a dream kitchen with an island and granite countertops; plentiful, spacious closets; an expansive office with a hunting closet and built-in gun cabinet; and a four-car carport with drive through. The ultimate destination for outdoor entertaining is just steps away. The combination of a self-cleaning blue lagoon pool, Jacuzzi and 26x26 cabana with an outdoor kitchen, full bath, rock fireplace, huge barbecue pit, cozy fire pit, surround-sound stereo system and stunning vistas guarantee that every gathering will be memorable. Other amenities include a 60x60 insulated, metal barn with water, electricity and a 21x17 apartment with granite countertops and built-ins that can house guests or an employee; a 20x60 extended carport for RV storage; and 20x33 concrete dog kennel as well as two fenced yards. An insulated well house protects a 500-foot Trinity water well with a 50-gallon/ minute output. There is also a 3,000-gallon storage tank. To experience the manicured wildness and convenience that is Robin’s Rock Ranch, contact Conner W. Hood at 830-928-2317 for a private showing. The owner is a licensed real estate broker. The ranch is available for $2.495 million.

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ith 1,300 feet of Pedernales River frontage, Still Waters Ranch, located just 12 miles southwest of Fredericksburg, provides superlative river living in the heart of the Hill Country. It offers highly sought combination of seclusion and accessibility. The Gillespie County Airport is nearby. The 47±-acre, low-fenced ranch, which fronts on White Oak Road, sits near the headwaters of the Pedernales, where the river runs clear year-round. In places, the river flows into deep pools perfect for swimming and fishing, while in others it’s fastmoving and shallow, ideal for wading or whiling away hot summer afternoons. The river bank is lined with heritage oaks, pecan and elms. Along its course, sites for camping and picnicking have been cleared, providing a peaceful respite and easy access to the sparkling water. The land, which features native Hill Country habitat ranging from live oaks, cedar and mesquite to endemic grasses and wildlife-sustaining browse plants, rolls gently. The elevation rises about 100 feet from the river bottom to the highest point. The ever-present water attracts whitetailed deer, wild turkey, feral hogs as well as free-ranging exotics. Hunting has been limited to family and friends. The current owner rotates cattle through the ranch to manage the vegetation and maintain the agriculture tax valuation. The three-bedroom, two-bath house finished with stucco encompasses 1,850± square feet and overlooks the river valley. An open kitchen and dining area make gathering easy. The living room is anchored by a fireplace. The metal roof was installed in 2020. A domestic well drilled to 125± feet supplies the house. In addition to the home, the ranch includes a 24x60 barn that offers both enclosed and open storage space. There are two more small outbuildings that have been used as chicken coops. For those who envision a dream house, the ranch features several suitable building sites. Privacy.

Accessibility. Year-round live water. Located in the heart of the Hill Country. Still Waters Ranch is a dream property waiting to be claimed. To see Still Waters Ranch for yourself, contact Conner W. Hood with Hood Real Estate, Inc. at 830-928-2317. Listed at $2.2 million.

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483.54 acres of TEXAS TRADITION! This working cattle ranch has seen decades of running cattle, producing quality hay and providing recreational opportunities for families, their children and grandchildren. The JK Ranch has been a working ranch since the early 1900’s. It is both picturesque and productive. You drive in with vast views of the rangeland with the mountains as a backdrop—would be a great movie set! This year the ranch will produce over 1,600 round bales as well as offering ample hunting opportunities with whitetail deer, wild turkey, and dove. This ranch is one hour west of Fort Worth and features a three-bedroom, two-bath home. The lakeside lodge offers accommodations, and there are two barns and two sets of working Texas Metroplex v Erath County v Morgan Mill pens. Lakes, stock tanks and seasonal creeks provide beautiful water and places to wet a hook. Come visit the JK Ranch and I think you will want to stay a lifetime and create your own family “legacy ranch”! Cynthia Inman, Broker 817-366-3850. $7,410,282.

JK RANCH 1,483± ACRES

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PECOS RIVER CANYON RANCH 18,500 ACRES

West Texas v Val Verde County v Langtry

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ecos River Canyon Ranch features almost 14 miles of teal blue Pecos River frontage in surreal settings, with several access points. This is deep water recreation at its finest, with kayaking, fishing, swimming, rock skipping and floating the orders of the day! The land includes excellent road infrastructure, scenic hills, distant vistas of Mexico and an assortment of huntable wildlife.

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his beautiful ranchette is located just 10 miles east of Junction in a private gated community. This is the ultimate country getaway! The three-bedroom, twobath, 2,000-square-foot house, recently renovated, boasts gorgeous views off the back patio. A cozy one-bedroom, one-bath recently remodeled guest cabin, a large shop with office, and a huge deck allow for taking in the privacy and views offered.

Private Johnson Fork Creek access rounds out the offerings. $689,000.

hirty ag-exempt acres with septic, well and electric as well as barn and pens offer views for miles. Private and full of wildlife just waiting for you! So much potential and great location between Wimberley and Blanco. $539,000.

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Texas Hill Country v Real County v Leakey

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his show-stopping property is nestled in the heart of the Frio Canyon. At 1,065± acres it is large enough to get lost on, yet still manageable. The ranch is located about three miles east of Leakey, Texas with Hwy 337 frontage, one of the most scenic highways in Texas. Bordered by large neighbors, Meridian Mountain Ranch is across from the Frio Canyon Vineyard, minutes from the Frio River, Garner State Park, Lost Maples State Natural Area and popular golf courses. Ideal location convenient to all the Frio and Sabinal Canyons have to offer but with the quiet and beauty you may not want to leave. Accessed by great roads, beautiful bottomland surrounded by tree-covered hills presents outstanding views from multiple building sites. The four-legged inhabitants of this property include the Texas whitetail deer, javelina, and feral hogs as well as exotics such as axis, audad, elk, red deer, fallow deer and sika. The pond and various springs supply water for the game, birds and other wildlife. This property is truly one of a kind offering great recreation and investment opportunities. $5,750,000.

NUECES RIVER RANCH 196± ACRES

Texas Hill Country v Real County v Camp Wood

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ater—lots of water! One of the nicest live-water tracts in the area. The first thing you notice driving into this ranch is the amazing view of the hills set behind beautiful crystal-clear Nueces River. Then venturing through towering pecan trees that flow into oak-covered pasture, this ranch will not fail to impress. Fertile soil for planting and wildlife abounds. The banks of the river and creek are high but also offer great access to water for recreational activities. Improvements provide a nice hunting retreat or family vacation destination. Pulliam Creek frontage offers a very unique area to explore and recreate. Hunting will not disappoint with whitetail, turkey and axis deer in healthy numbers. All-around great ranch for the size and price. Ranch improvements include an older-style ranch house overlooking the river with two bedrooms and two bathrooms as well as two separated one-bed, one-bath combos. Several outbuildings including a workshop, barn, equipment shed and livestock pens. $2,195,000.

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9,252±-ACRE HERBERT OPPENHEIMER RANCH South Texas v Frio County v Pearsall Impressive historic ranch is minutes south of San Antonio.

8,988±-ACRE COVENANT RANCH South Texas v Webb County v Freer A rich history of being one of the most famous hunting ranches.

4,989±-ACRE SAN CARLOS RANCH South Texas v Webb County v Freer the “Big well maintained and improved for years.

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3,000±-ACRE EL TESORO RANCH

3,015±-ACRE PALOMA WEST RANCH

South Texas v Maverick County v Eagle Pass

South Texas v Dimmit County v Carrizo Springs

Strong native whitetail deer genetics and large tanks.

One-of-a-kind premier ranch with ranch land, farming and hunting.

8,195±-ACRE SNAKE CREEK RANCH

3,100±-ACRE SOUTH SNAKE CREEK RANCH

South Texas v Zavala‚ Dimmit & Frio Counties v Dilley

South Texas v Zavala County v Dilley

Turnkey, high-fenced hunting in the famed “Golden Triangle.”

Southern pastureland has desirable red dirt and great brush.

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

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3,100±-ACRE SAN JOSE CREEK South Texas v McMullen County v Tilden Owned for generations, a choice South Texas big deer ranch.

755±-ACRE STRIDDE RANCH South Texas v McMullen County v Tilden Turnkey, high-fenced hunting and cattle ranch.

1,472±-ACRE FRIO RIVER RANCH South Texas v Frio County v Dilley Impressive headquarters plus sophisticated water system.

1,085±-ACRE JOHNSON FARM South Texas v Frio County v Pearsall opportunity own a highly productive, irrigated farm.

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2,270±-ACRE BLUE HOLE RANCH

Texas Hill Country v Uvalde County v Reagan Wells

Texas Hill Country v Uvalde County v Reagan Wells

2± miles of the crystal clear Dry Frio River and views.

Over 2± miles of the crystal clear Dry Frio River.

1,055±-ACRE DOS RIOS RANCH

282±-ACRE RANCHO RIO LINDO

Texas Hill Country v Uvalde County v Uvalde

Texas Hill Country v Uvalde County v Uvalde

A true transition zone ranch offers the best of both worlds.

Recreational haven with hunting and Nueces River frontage.

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

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8,700±-ACRE MARAVILLAS GAP RANCH West Texas v Brewster County v Marathon A piece of West Texas history, offered for the first time since 1966.

7,800±-ACRE SAN SABA RIVER RANCH Texas Hill Country v Menard County v Menard The highlight is the 3± miles of pristine San Saba River frontage.

4,644±-ACRE RIM ROCK RIVER RANCH Texas High Plains v King County v Guthrie An amazing live-water ranch with first-class improvements.

3,500±-ACRE TREATY STONE RANCH Texas Hill Country v San Saba County v San Saba location for a premier historic Hill Country ranch.

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645±-ACRE PRIVILEGE CREEK RANCH

Texas Hill Country v Gillespie County v Fredericksburg

Texas Hill Country v Kendall & Kerr Counties v Boerne

Fifth generation ranch has been operating since 1950.

Over 1.5± miles of Privilege Creek with springs and ponds.

929±-ACRE TWISTED OAK RANCH

210±-ACRE CAST AND BLAST RANCH

South Texas v Goliad County v Goliad

South Texas v Refugio County v Bayside

A wildlife haven with brush, oak forest and cleared pasture.

An outdoor paradise with Mullins Bayou leading to Copano Bay.

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

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FULL DRAW RANCH

370Âą Acres // South Texas // Dimmit County // Dilley

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ull Draw Ranch is any hunter’s dream, but it is the ultimate for bow hunters. It really offers a great opportunity for an investor to run a first-class hunting operation! Located just a short drive west down Hwy 85 from Dilley, Texas in Dimmit County with approximately 370 high-fenced acres of thick South Texas brush in the golden triangle, this ranch offers superior deer and quail hunting with firstclass accommodations. Because of the thick native brush and numerous winding roads, this ranch drives like it is much bigger than the acreage states. Every amenity and tool you may need is already in place and being included with this turnkey ranch sale so that the new owners just need clothes and their weapon of choice to begin their own experience.

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CHAPMAN RANCH, TEXAS 150Âą Acres // South Texas // Nueces County // Chapman Ranch

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his 150Âą-acre South Texas ranch is the perfect getaway for the executive outdoorsman to unwind after a long day at the office being only 25 minutes from downtown Corpus Christi and less than a mile from the Laureles pasture of the historic King Ranch. This ranch is being offered turnkey even including over 30 head of cattle and gives a buyer the opportunity to come home and go on an afternoon quail hunt, take a large South Texas whitetail deer, or fish for redfish, catfish, or bass in one of the two lakes on your own property. It is also only 20 minutes to the nearest boat ramp if you want to fish one of the bays on the Texas Coast. The highlight of this property is an eightacre lake sitting directly behind a 4,300-square-foot home with a huge back porch to sit and enjoy a morning sunrise or evening of wildlife viewing. This ranch has many more amenities, improvements, and details which can be found at www.stranskyproperties.com.

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RIVER RIDGE

305 Acres // Texas Hill Country // Kerr County // Kerrville

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iver Ridge Ranch is on Hwy 173 approximately four miles south of downtown Kerrville, Texas. It consists of 305 acres with Guadalupe River frontage overlooking and adjoining the Comanche Trace Golf Course. The main house on top of the hill is an eight-bedroom, six-bath home that has spectacular views of downtown Kerrville and the entire ranch itself. The property is divided into seven pipe-fenced pastures with over 160 acres of coastal grass for horses or cattle. Other improvements include three homes, two horse barns, two hay barns, an equipment barn and a workshop all easily accessible by the paved roads within the ranch. Wildlife includes whitetail deer, axis and blackbuck.

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TORTUGA RANCH

552 Acres // Texas Hill Country // Kerr County // Camp Verde

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ortuga Ranch is located on Hwy 173 approximately seven miles south of Kerrville and three miles north of Camp Verde. It consists of 552 acres that are mostly highfenced, and have some of the best trophy whitetail deer hunting you can find along with some exotics which are protein fed year-round. Both sides of Turtle Creek run through the north side of the property which allow for great swimming and fishing. The main lodge has a pool and outdoor entertainment cabana with great views. The property also has three additional homes, a 20-acre soft-release deer pen, four-stall horse barn, workshop and three water wells. This ranch is being offered turnkey.

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

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hese 411 acres are sitting at the Welfare Exit on Interstate 10 West, with over 2,000 feet of frontage. It is just six miles from downtown Boerne in Kendall County, one of the fastest growing counties in Texas.

The property has incredible 360-degree views, with elevation changes of over 300 feet from the tops of the hills down to the fields on both sides of Zinke Creek, which cuts through the property. This would make a great ranch to enjoy with the family and an even better investment to sell when Boerne reaches your doorstep in the near future.

PICKENS RANCH

130± ACRES // Texas Hill Country // Bandera County // Pipe Creek

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ickens Ranch is a total of approximately 130 acres fronting on both sides of Hwy 16 just five miles south of Bandera, Texas. There are 87± acres on the east side of Hwy 16 and 43 acres on the west side of Hwy 16 with both sides being in Bandera School District. The ranch has a great diversity of large oak trees with good cover for the wildlife and several open fields with good soils for grazing. This property has been in the same family for several decades and used for agricultural purposes, but with the growing population several properties adjoining this are now being used for commercial purposes. The sellers prefer to sell as a whole, but are willing to consider subdividing into smaller tracts of 20 acres or larger.

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MID-TEX CATTLE COMPANY

133± Acres // Central Texas // Guadalupe County // Seguin

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his property of 133± acres is currently operating as Mid-Tex Cattle Company with a pre-conditioning yard for a capacity of 800 head of cattle. Located only three miles from Sequin, it fronts three roads—Hwy 90, Biecker Road and Weber. The property has good exterior fencing with numerous cross fences and improved coastal hay pastures. There are two private water wells and community water from Crystal Clear WSC and Springhill Community Water Supply. It has both sides of wet-weather Saul Creek going through the middle of the property and is lined with very large trees. There is also piped water to several tanks scattered throughout the property. A rent house fronts Biecker Road.

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197± Acres // South Texas // Nueces County // Bishop

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ircle 7 Angus Ranch is 197± acres in Nueces County near the northern border of the Kleberg County line. This ranch consist of approximately 65 percent native brush and 35 percent well-maintained pasture land. It is only one property away from the famed Laureles division of the King Ranch. It has a nice 4,000-square-foot barn with an efficiency apartment inside to spend the weekend. There are six ponds on the property with piped water to several of them along with a drainage ditch that holds water in several locations providing water all over the ranch for the wildlife which includes whitetail deer, hogs, turkey, quail, duck, and excellent dove hunting. This ranch is being offered turnkey with the premium cattle herd. More acreage adjoining this ranch and the King Ranch could be acquired.

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7H RANCH 685 ACRES

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eautiful 7H Ranch is located just outside Utopia, Texas, approximately halfway between Garner State Park and Lost Maples State Park in the scenic Texas Hill Country. Excellent hunting of whitetail deer, turkeys, hogs, axis deer, fishing, dove and other wildlife. Owned by the same family for 43 years. All areas of the ranch are easily accessible by a great internal road system. The northern portion of the ranch is mostly deep soiled valley land with the southern half gently sloping hills to high majestic hilltops. One hill is over 2,000-feet tall and offers many potential homesites with amazing views of both the Sabinal Canyon and West Sabinal Canyon. Main roads are improved with caliche surface and in good repair. The ranch offers approximately 60 acres of fields for cultivation or food plots, huge healthy live oaks, post oaks, cedar elms, madrone, nine individual ponds and tanks throughout the ranch and two intermittent creeks transverse the ranch offering the potential for a large lake. 7H ranch is truly an exceptional ranch in one of the most soughtafter areas of the Hill Country; don’t miss this one. $4,650,000. Call Morris, 210-415-9850.

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

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ord Springs Ranch is truly one of the most incredible live-water properties to come onto the market in years. Located in Real County, approximately 12 miles - 1,015 ACRES northwest of Leakey and six miles east of Texas Hill Country v Real County v Vance Vance, this secluded Hill Country gem offers some of the most incredible live water and possibly the strongest springs available in the entire Texas Hill Country. The ranch is a combination of rugged hilltops, sprawling plateaus, fertile valleys and incredible hardwood-lined canyons that provide habitat for the whitetail, turkey,

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hogs, aoudad and occasional exotics. Just a half-mile uphill hike from the original homestead are the huge springs that flow straight out of the sides of the limestone bluffs creating a series of the most incredible live-water features ever seen in the Texas Hill Country. The springs send millions of gallons of water cascading down a dozen waterfalls, limestone bottom rapids, deep swimming holes, over a man-made dam and eventually flows into Cord Springs Creek. At the site of the springs you can actually hear the roar from waterfalls in the underground caverns. Words and pictures cannot describe the true beauty of this ranch, see for yourself. $5,250,000. Call Morris, 210-415-9850.

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MOUNTAIN VIEW RANCH - 156± ACRES Texas Hill Country v Bandera County v Vanderpool

ocated just a few miles north of Vanderpool, this turnkey ranch features a well-built 1,300± square-foot log cabinstyle home that offers unbelievable views of the beautiful Sabinal Canyon. The very comfortable home features two bedrooms and one bath, loft, open living/dining and kitchen area, and wrap-around porches.

The ranch also offers a metal building with attached guest room with kitchen and bath, a workshop with carport, two water wells and is partially game fenced. $1,195,000.

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his new one-of-a-kind listing is located on Mountain Drive and Blue Bill Drive in Lakehills, Texas, one of the fastest growing areas of Bandera County. This unique property offers 1,400+ feet of fabulous lake frontage on Blue Bill Cove, with several areas ideal for boat ramps or piers, providing unlimited water recreation with swimming, tubing, kayaking, snorkeling, canoeing, skiing and fishing. The property is gently sloping and offers several fabulous home sites with incredible lake views. $1,200,000. Won’t last. Call Morris, 210-415-9850.

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idden away just minutes from FM 337, and just a few miles east of Vanderpool, Silver Creek Canyon Ranch is truly one of the most beautiful live-water ranches available in today’s market. Willow Springs Creek flows for more than a half mile through the ranch and offers both sides of the crystal clear springfed creek, beautiful waterfalls, rapids, relaxing shallow pools and an absolutely awesome five-acre lake. This hidden jewel offers one of the most incredible settings anywhere in the Texas Hill Country with a charming cowboystyle hacienda situated right along the banks of the fabulous spring-fed lake. $2,600,000.

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ocated minutes off RR 337 in the one of the most sought after areas of the Hill Country; here is the opportunity for you to own a small ranch with a fabulous live-water creek.

The property offers 1,600± feet of both sides of Willow Springs Creek, beautiful hardwoodlined hills and canyons, additional springs, small cabin, equipment barn/work shop with loft, electric and near end-of-road privacy. The 1,600 feet of creek offers numerous waterfalls, rapids, small pools, Indian Camp area and several places to build a small dam to create a nice swimming hole. It does not get any more unique than this—fabulous area, neighbors and priced to sell. $869,000. Call Morris, 210-415-9850.

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NEW LISTING - FABULOUS SABINAL RIVER - 34± ACRES Central Texas v Uvalde County v Utopia

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his exceptional live-water property is located just walking distance from Utopia and just minutes from Garner State Park.

The property offers paved frontage, electric access, limestone road, house pad, electric, phone service, deep fertile soil, huge healthy oaks and pecans. There are several fantastic homesites safely above any flood area and with terrific views of the river. The tract also offers centuries-old cypress, a wooden dock and over 400 feet of beautiful Sabinal River frontage and access to 2,500 feet of deep water that provides an endless amount of recreation with swimming, tubing, kayaking, canoeing and fishing. The tract is loaded with axis, whitetail and turkey. Won’t last. $1,695,000. Owner/broker. Call Morris, 210-415-9850.

TAMPKE RANCH - 42 ACRES Central Texas v Uvalde County v Utopia ocated south of Utopia, this one-of-akind listing offers end-of-road privacy, breathtaking live water, amazing views of the surrounding valley, deep fertile soils, huge healthy oaks, two ponds, Indian mounds, electric, phone and internet. The property offers medium to heavy cover that provides excellent habitat for the large numbers of axis, whitetail, turkey, and hogs.

This rare offering is one of the most select and beautiful live-water tracts available in this area of the Hill Country, certainly in the Sabinal Canyon. 300 feet of incredible river frontage provides endless amounts of recreation with swimming, tubing, kayaking, canoeing and great fishing. $1,175,000.

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NUECES RIVER - 400 ACRES TO 700 ACRES AVAILABLE Texas Hill Country v Edwards County v Camp Wood ocated just minutes from Camp Wood, this incredible live-water tract offers 3,500 feet of fabulous Nueces River frontage, 140+-acres of rich cultivated pastures, gently sloping valley land to steep hills along the western boundary, medium to heavy cover, partial game fencing, huge healthy oaks, deep soils and a good road system. This exceptional ranch also offers fabulous hunting with whitetail, hogs, turkey and free ranging exotics. The remnants of centuries-old Indian camps line the high bank along the river offering incredible artifacts. Won’t last, $4,495,000.

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ocated just three miles south of Utopia, this new listing is one of the finest turnkey properties in the Hill County. The live water on the property is breathtaking and features 900± feet of the most incredible cypress-lined Sabinal River frontage with gushing rapids, small waterfalls and long deep holes for swimming, diving, fishing, kayaking, tubing, or snorkeling. The tract also offers a 1,320-square-foot limestone home, a 1,500-square-foot shop with guest quarters, 2,400-square-foot hangar/equipment barn, pool, water well, large entertainment patios and manicured grounds with huge oaks, cypress and pecan trees. The 1,500-square-foot shop/metal building is split into half workshop and one-bedroom, two-bath guest quarters with bar, bath, utility and game room. Wildlife on the property is amazing with whitetail, turkey, occasional exotics, and dozens of species of birds. $799,000. Won’t last. Call Morris, 210-415-9850.

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TEXAS BEST—PADRE ISLAND/CORPUS CHRISTI WATERFRONT HOUSE OPEN WATER, FINGERTIP, RARE OPPORTUNITY! South Texas v Nueces County v Corpus Christi

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adre Island Coast House in Nueces County. Two minutes to Intercostal or Ski Basin and only 10 minutes by water to Marker 37! Two hours to downtown San Antonio. What a location! End of cul-de-sac fingertip lot with unobstructed views of open water, Intercoastal and Ski Basin known as Party Cove! Add a majestic two-story, bright and open three-bedroom, 2.5-bath home with gourmet kitchen, game-room/office, large garage, and fenced yard. Out back is a one-of-a-kind twin tower, multi-level deck and boat dock with two electric boat lifts, a deck cabana with a tile bar, underwater green fishing lights, other outdoor lighting, rope lights, fishing tables with water, and plenty of room! The property features a new, state-of-the-art security system, video camera system and electric storm shutters! This is truly a must-see for the quality minded. Move-in ready! Shown by appointment only. Call Jeff Soele, 210-705-1150.

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0.6± acres minutes to historic and sought after Wimberley, Texas, 15 minutes to Canyon Lake recreational water/boating activities, and 45 minutes to Austin or San Antonio International airports. Private planes fly into San Marcos airport, only 20 minutes!

Main home has approximately 11,000± square-foot air conditioned, and 22,000± square-foot under roof and porches. The home features four bedrooms, 5.5 baths, a media room, two gourmet kitchens (one in the master wing), six fireplaces, two laundry rooms, exercise room, and a large six-car garage. The master wing has giant his and hers bathrooms, closet, her tub/shower, and his shower. Wow! Must see! There is TEXAS BEST—BLANCO RIVER, an attached two-story guest house with a HILL-TOP TUSCANY EXQUISITE MASTERPIECE large gourmet kitchen, two bedrooms, three 10± ACRES bathrooms and a fireplace. Paved private Texas Hill Country v Hays County v Wimberley access with three electric gate entries, manicured private grounds, two pools, spa, sports court, putting green, outdoor cooking area, entertaining areas—all overlooking the crystalclear, cypress tree-lined Blanco River with deep holes, rapids, and waterfalls! Very private but not remote. Built for a large family with outdoor living and entertaining on the agenda! Shown by appointment only. Call Jeff Soele, 210-705-4013.

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he main gate to the ranch is on FM 1865, six miles north of the town of Pumpville. The headquarters’ compound (new upper camp) and barn were built in 2006 and 2013 and the foreman’s home was acquired in 2014. The main compound sits on a high bluff overlooking the ranch and has living and dining areas with two large kitchens, nine bedrooms, six full bathrooms, trophy room, gathering area, fireplace, two 80-inch flat screens, and a commercial-style bar. Large 12-foot wide porches shade the main buildings. There is 5,500± square-feet of heated and air-conditioned area at the upper camp. There is a 50x75 barn with two large lighted area outside with covered areas connected to the barn—one for game processing. There is also a shooting range at the back of the barn.

Features three silos and three large fuel tanks. 1,500± acres of the ranch is high fenced. The ranch employs an experienced part-time foreman. A 12–15 acre lake site is partially developed. Water is the best feature with four operational deep water wells. The ranch has a gentle roll with 12 large draws or canyons. Comes with MLD level three permits so rifle deer season is approximately five months long and the deer herd is prolific. All financial management and senior level ranch matters are handled in The Woodlands, Texas by the ranch CEO, Accounting, Legal, AP, Payroll, Taxes, etc... Shown by appointment only. Call Jeff Soele, 210-705-4013.

READY-TO-GO OUTDOORMAN’S PARADISE! RARE FIND! MULE DEER! 7,360± ACRES - $1 MILLION PRICE DROP! West Texas v Val Verde & Terrell Counties v Pumpville

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TEXAS BEST—LEGENDARY “GOLDEN TRIANGLE” GAME-FENCED GIANT WHITETAIL ONCE IN A LIFETIME OPPORTUNITY! 2,596± ACRES - WOW! $1,000,000 PRICE DROP! South Texas v Dimmit County v Catarina

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illtop home with six-bedroom, six and one-half bath lodge, and manager’s house. Includes a pool, barn with workshop, three horse stalls, and apartment. A second barn with deer handling facility, office, and bunk room. 14 acres of deer pens, game cleaning and cooler, giant whitetails, and some exotics. Two separate high-fenced pastures, high-low skeet range, 5± miles calicite roads, some irrigated pivot food plots, four large water wells, piped water, and ten stock tanks. Best all-around ready-to-go, great water, giant deer ranch available. Call Jeff Soele, 210-705-4013.

TEXAS BEST—CYPRESS TREES, LAKE, TWO CREEKS! - 317± ACRES Texas Hill Country v Bandera County v Medina

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± acre lake, two spring-fed creeks, approximately 7,000± square-foot one-story rock home, guest house, greenhouse, barns, lots of wildlife and much more! Call Jeff Soele, 210-705-4013.

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TEXAS BEST—WATER, WATER, WATER! HILL COUNTRY’S MOST UNIQUE EVER! GAME-FENCED! - 374± ACRES Texas Hill Country v Bandera County v Bandera

TEXAS BEST—ALL AROUND VARIETY MINUTES TO LEGENDARY SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER 362± ACRES Central Texas v Milam County v Buckholts

TEXAS BEST—NEW BRAUNFELS-BULVERDE AREA! GAME FENCED! - 26± ACRES Central Texas v Comal County v Bulverde

TEXAS BEST—LIVE WATER DEAL! WATER, WATER, WATER! ONE-OF-A-KIND RARE FIND! - 100± ACRES Texas Hill Country v Bandera County v Bandera

TEXAS BEST—SMITHSON VALLEY NEW BRAUNFELS-CANYON LAKE AREA! 18± ACRES Central Texas v Comal County v Bulverde

TEXAS BEST—RARE FIND! IRRIGATION WELL! GREAT HUNTING! 12± ACRES South Texas v Dimmit County v Carrizo Springs

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CIRCLE J&B RANCH 3,266± ACRES

Northwest Texas v Baylor County v Seymour

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ircle J&B Ranch is the type of world-class deer and quail ranch that doesn’t come around often. Situated on 3,266± acres of topographicallyrich land just south of Seymour, this highly improved sporting paradise is being offered turnkey. Boasting the highest point in Baylor County with superb water features for the area, this ranch has undergone nearly two decades of intense land and wildlife management. Price upon request.

HARRIS CREEK RANCH 436± ACRES

Northeast Texas v Smith County v Tyler

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his East Texas beauty has been in the family for over 100 years and offers a rare combination of recreational enjoyment, superb cattle grazing, and a plethora of hunting opportunities. Situated on 436± acres of prolific land, Harris Creek Ranch is a weekend oasis with ideal proximity to Dallas and Tyler, coupled with fantastic water features and dynamic, elevated views. $3,950,000.

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Divided nearly in half by a county road which creates the North Tract and South Tract, the ranch is being offered in its entirety or the South Tract can be purchased as a standalone, high-fenced 2,974 acres. $26,350,000.

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haped and molded with meticulous care, this property offers excellent grazing along with superb hunting and recreational enjoyment. The entire perimeter of the ranch is high-fenced and water is prevalent throughout, including 11 irrigated troughs for livestock and native wildlife.

The topographical variance is stunning and provides multiple viewsheds with breathtaking unobstructed views for miles. $12,850,000.

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Central Texas v Bosque County v Meridian

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he combination of high-fenced hunting, productive pastures and water provides an abundance of activities as well as peace and tranquility. Luxurious accommodations include multiple homes, infinity swimming pool, a lighted tennis court, gym, racquetball court, spa, trap shooting course, separate 2,400-square-foot game room, equestrian facilities, and more. Byrum Ranch also offers fantastic waterfowl, dove and other hunting opportunities. $14,950,000.

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BYRUM RANCH 1,123± ACRES

DFW Metroplex v Ellis County v Maypearl

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MOORE RANCH 2,645± ACRES

DFW Metroplex v Ellis County v Maypearl

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he combination of highly productive pastures, abundance of water, and plethora of game species creates a rare offering of this size and proximity to DFW. Centrally located within the property, the main lodge and compound sit upon an elevated hill providing scenic views across the ranch and beyond. The endless activities include horseback riding, tennis, hunting, fishing, trail riding, hiking, sunset views, stargazing, and more. $12,950,000.

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COPPERAS CREEK RANCH

4,222± ACRES

eaturing five lakes ranging from approximately 15–36 acres in size, professionally managed trophy bass, high-fenced perimeter, superb waterfowl hunting, and miles of Copperas and South Copperas Creeks, this ranch has plenty of year-round hunting and fishing excitement.

In addition, this property is a cattleman’s paradise of bottom land with established coastal and hay fields, cattle pens, barns, and water wells. Seller is willing to divide. $16,900,000.

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art of the Famed Birdwell and Clark Cattle Ranch, Little Wichita River Ranch, is being carved off and sold separately. The owners’ unparalleled care and passion for the land molded the ranch into a unique, regenerative agricultural marvel. One would be hard pressed to find a more productive cattle ranch coupled with highly sought out game such as trophy white-tailed deer, quail, turkey, and dove. $6,750,000.

LITTLE WICHITA RIVER RANCH 2,812± ACRES

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DOUBLE DROP-TINE RANCH

ocated just north of the Red River, this topographically rich, high-fenced game ranch offers a six-bedroom lodge and headquarters along with a highly concentrated variety of species. A wildlife haven in this Cross Timbers country with wooded terrain and rolling pastures, Double Drop-Tine Ranch boasts 175 feet of elevation variance, numerous exotics, huge white-tailed deer, turkey, dove, waterfowl, quail, and hogs throughout the trophy ranch. $2,500,000.

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Oklahoma v Love County v Ringling

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lat Creek Ranch is a productive East Texas cattle ranch that offers plenty of recreational enjoyment, abundant fishing, and hunting opportunities. Situated on 657± acres of sculpted land, this property is an ideal permanent residence or weekend retreat with close proximity to Athens, Texas.

Live water, large lakes, improved pastures, and mature hardwood forests are scattered throughout the ranch. $4,470,000.

FLAT CREEK RANCH 657± ACRES

Northeast Texas v Henderson County v Athens

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idden Lake Ranch is a rare opportunity to own an affordable property with access to a private, 90±-acre lake near desirable Athens, Texas. With excellent grazing, hunting, fishing, trail riding, and boating, this ranch is ready for the next owner to put on the finishing touches. With a lake of this caliber and usability during all four seasons, the possibilities are endless. $1,995,000.

HIDDEN LAKE RANCH 295± ACRES

Northeast Texas v Henderson County v Athens

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Ranch is simply the finest white-tailed deer ranch on the market in Louisiana.

This high-fenced property is the perfect size and composition to maximize results through the wildlife management program, while also offering extremely challenging and rewarding hunting opportunities. Luxurious accommodations, endless trails, and extensive improvements make this versatile property the perfect private ranch or corporate entertainment retreat. Price upon request.

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TIGNER FARMS 1,239± ACRES

Louisiana v Claiborne Parish v Haynesville

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ocated in one of the most productive areas of north Louisiana, Tigner Farms is a large hunting, fishing and investment property. The property is a turnkey hunting operation with food plots, deer stands, feeders, rifle range, 40-acre flooded beaver pond for waterfowl hunting and a spacious lodge. A well-managed 25-acre lake is stocked with bass, crappie, and bream and features a concrete boat ramp and dock. This property also generates steady income from established oil/gas and timber operations. $5,900,000.

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AIRPORT RANCH 116± ACRES

Texas Hill Country v Kerr County v Kerrville n a growing corridor of the thriving Hill Country community of Kerrville exists this unique opportunity to own a rare ranch in close proximity to town. The city limits border the front of the property as does the Kerrville Municipal Airport. Diversity abounds from a rolling field to a 250± foot rise in elevation, with plenty of trees and views for miles. With no substantial vertical improvements, your slate is clean and ready to create your commercial or residential development or build your homestead.

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HIDDEN CAVE RANCH 214± ACRES

Texas Hill Country v Kerr County v Hunt eep in Hunt, Texas, near the north fork of the Guadalupe River, lies this end-of-the-dirt-road private ranch with untapped potential. Views are incredible from the diverse topography. With a large cave, abundance of hardwood trees, and numerous exotic and native animals in the area, it’s the perfect place to explore and get away from the city.

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HIDDEN HAVEN RANCH 92± ACRES

Texas Hill Country v Kerr County v Camp Verde

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rom the rolling lush fields to the seasonal creek bottoms, or the bountiful tree

cover to the peaceful back porch views, this Hidden Haven Ranch is all of that and more. The most private homestead within one of the Hill Country’s most coveted gated communities is the gorgeous getaway of your dreams. The custom-built home’s open concept includes a breakfast bar, formal dining, walk-through pantry with overflow pantry, coffee bar, and wet bar. The master wing is complete with an office, craft area, laundry nook, a claw foot tub, double

vanities, double walk-in closets, double shower, and direct back porch access. The expansive back porch includes multiple seating areas, outdoor fireplace and TV—perfect for the fall ball games—shade extender, and even an endless pool. The four-car garage has sliding barn doors to allow the breeze to pass though, a sink and counter, ample storage, and a half bath. Everything is kept meticulously clean and in order, including the over garage storage, which would make a great finished addition to the already great three-bedroom, three-full baths, and two-half bath home. Call today for your private tour of this 92±-acre Hidden Haven in Camp Verde.

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RANCHES AT THUNDER MOUNTAIN 877 ACRES

Texas Hill Country Kendall County v Sisterdale ocated within the heart of the Texas Hill Country, this 877± acre ranch offers tremendous views, incredible topography, giant hardwood trees, and a vibrant spring that provides water to the entire parcel.

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ALLISON LAKE RANCH 405 ACRES

Southeast Texas v Tyler Co. v Woodville he meadows at the ranch roll gently down towards the south end of the ranch with deer brimming at every corner. In addition to the 20-acre main body of water, the ranch also hosts the convergence of miles of Theuvenins Branch and Sevenmile Creek which meet in the southern woods of the property. Water properties this rare don’t come on the market often. Please contact the duPerier Texas Land Man today to setup your private tour.

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COOL CREEK RANCH 97± ACRES

Central Texas v Bexar County v Marion his 97±-acre, live-water property is located within 20 minutes of downtown San Antonio, less than 15 minutes to the Forum shops and is located in the SCUC ISD. The property is very private yet close to all the major amenities of San Antonio.

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KERRVILLE RIVER RANCH 366± ACRES

Texas Hill Country v Kerr County v Kerrville his Guadalupe River property features 366± acres with more than one-half mile on the river. Property features two homes, three water wells, tillable fields and great views, and it is located close to town.

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100± ACRES

Texas Hill Country Bandera County v Medina he private canyon with spring-fed pond, is surrounded by some of the most stunning views the Texas Hill Country has to offer.

This ranch has a large main home, fantastic guest cabin, three-stall horse stable, large equipment/project barn, and hilltop pavilion with fire pit. There is plenty of land to hike, bike, ride horses, hunt, and use your ATVs.

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OLD NO 9 RANCH 139± ACRES

Texas Hill Country Kendall County v Comfort he hilltops offer 280-degree views across pristine Hill Country. There are multiple building sites on the ranch perfect for a weekend retreat, full-time residence or winery and vineyard. The Old No. 9 is great for horses, swimming, and hiking. Not far from San Antonio and Austin and really close to Fredericksburg. Just down the road from The Old Tunnel State Park and Alamo Springs Café. Hurry!

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RANCHO CIPRÉS 480± ACRES

Texas Hill Country v Bandera Co. v Kerrville ancho Ciprés’s 480 acres are located in the heart of the Texas Hill Country just minutes from Kerrville off Hwy 16. The ranch offers excellent bottomland with deep fertile soils. Wallace Creek flows through the property complete with majestic cypress trees. Live water, excellent soils and good paved road frontage help to set the property apart from others on the market.

There are many locations on the property to construct lakes as well. The property could be subdivided in two tracts ranging from 200 acres to 280 acres.

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his very special 400± acres sits in a prime location just four miles north of historic Sisterdale, Texas. Access to Boerne, Stonewall and Comfort all within a 20-minute drive. The property has private paved road frontage off Hwy 1376 south of Luckenbach. The property features good fertile bottoms, two improved fields which lie along the banks of Reeh Creek for over 1.5 miles. The ranch offers excellent tree coverage, good road system and several outstanding dam and building locations. The property is surrounded by large neighbors and heavily populated with both native and exotic wildlife. The ranch is located in highly desirable Kendall County and is one of the best small tracts on the market. The potential of this ranch is off the charts!

SISTERDALE 400± ACRES

Texas Hill Country v Kendall County v Sisterdale

HORSESHOE BAY 165 ACRES

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his incredible ranch is nestled along the south side of Scenic Hwy 71 in Llano County just 45 miles to Austin and only 85 miles to San Antonio. The property is only 2 miles west of the New Baylor Scott & White Medical Center, and just across the highway from the new entrance to Horseshoe Bay and the Summit Rock/Jack Nicklaus golf course.

The ranch has direct frontage on Hwy 71.

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DIAMOND RANCH - 55 MINUTES FROM DALLAS 196± ACRES

East Texas v Van Zandt County

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iamond Ranch is 196Âą acres of rolling hill pastures with lakes and ponds in East Texas just 55 minutes from Dallas. A gated entry with a half-mile concrete drive brings you to the secluded main house that sits atop a seven-acre fully stocked lake.

The newly remodeled main house overlooks the lake and property and features a professional dance floor and 10-foot wide TV screen. It is a 5,831-square-foot home with five bedrooms and four and one-half baths. The large master suite provides a sitting area and fireplace. Other highlights include a custom temperature-controlled wine room, pro tournament-quality lighted tennis court, party center featuring a bar with kegerator and a full kitchen, elevated guest house that overlooks the seven-acre lake, and a 60x30 workshop. There is landscaped lighting all the way around and beautiful walking trails.

Located six minutes to town with a large Brookshire supermarket. $2,385,000.

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tunning stone and stucco country estate on four acres with panoramic views and 400 feet of sandy beach. About 10,000 feet of interior/ exterior living space. Main home, 5,600 square feet, features a gourmet chef’s kitchen with top of the line appliances and a beautiful granite island/breakfast bar. All three levels are connected to a commercial Otis elevator which also takes you to the top of an 80-foot observation tower! On the lower level, you’ll find a cinema-quality media/game room and steam sauna. Adjacent to main home is a 2,600-square-foot guest house providing two separate two-bedroom, two-bathroom dwellings for a total of six bedrooms and 7.2 baths on the property. Also, a screened pavilion for grilling and entertaining. 1,600-square-foot caretaker cottage, equipment barn, in-ground spa and an energy efficient Geothermal HVAC system. Gated entry. All rooms on level two are street level. Listed by Marsha Butler with Ebby Halliday Realtors. $4,950,000.

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his 196-acre luxury estate property is located about 55 minutes from Dallas near Canton overlooking a seven-acre stocked lake. Gated entry and concrete driveway. In addition to five bedrooms and 4.5 baths, the home includes an impressive ballroom with walls of windows, a 9.5-foot-wide projection screen and lake views. Gourmet kitchen with a large island and temperature-controlled wine room. Large master suite with sitting area and fireplace. You’ll love the multi-use game room and well-appointed study. Enjoy the ranch Inn and Saloon which can also serve as a guest house. Also features a regulation tennis court, two lakes, five ponds and 60x30 workshop. Plenty of pasture for livestock. $2,385,000.

FANTASTIC HILLTOP SUNSET VIEWS - 161± ACRES Northeast Texas v Wood County v Hawkins

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antastic hilltop sunset views on one of the highest elevations in Wood County.

Beautifully updated and remodeled three-bedroom, 2.5-bath home with metal roof and wraparound covered porches to enjoy the scenery. Located between Mineola and Hawkins off a dead-end road for additional privacy. Gated stone entry continues on to a lighted paved driveway through the woods. Good tree to pasture balance with wildlife.

Two-acre spring-fed lake, pool with plenty of flagstone decking and hot tub. The water well is 760-feet deep. The property also includes a 40x30 equipment barn. $1,285,000.

CORLAY RANCH

424 ACRES

Southeast Texas v Walker Co. v Huntsville elcome to Corlay Ranch! This 424acre high-fenced ranch offers rare East Texas rolling hills, beautiful vistas, accommodating four-bedroom lodge with game room, 18± acres of lakes and ponds, numerous barns, and working facility. Unique to Corlay Ranch, it has an MLDP Level 3 with superior Boone and Crockett Whitetail genetics, exotics, turkey, and quail. Highly improved Jiggs/Coastal Bermuda hay meadows and a compact sporting clay course. Whether you love deer hunting, duck hunting, or fishing for hybrid Florida bass; come enjoy it all on this well-manicured ranch. $3,995,000.

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HIDDEN ROCK MANOR 172 ACRES

SH 326 TIMBERLAND 759 ACRES

Southeast Texas v Hardin Co. v Kountze irst time, open market offering for this forested timberland property. Excellent idden Rock Manor is an East Texas ranch with a Downton Abbey feel. This beautiful estate sits on a combination of 172± wooded and pastured acres. It is also being offered recreational candidate for high fence being as a 21± acre tract including the main house, main barn with living quarters, a storage barn, a great shape and predominantly off a main highway. Upland flat to sloping topography and a pond for an alternate price. $1,875,000. natural for the area. SH 326 frontage. Interior hard rock roads throughout servicing a few well sites. Electricity into and through property. $3,100/acre.

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CYPRESS CREEK 520 ACRES

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irst time, open market offering for this forested timberland with paved FM 943 frontage/ access. Located in west Hardin County, Texas among large timberland owners and low development/population. Abundant wildlife, high-fence candidate. Quiet, peaceful surroundings. Easily accessed. Big recreation with forestland variable for future passive income. Bisected on the south end by Cypress Creek. $2,850/acre.

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Tinsley Ranch · 362± Acres · McCulloch County, Texas · $2,800,000

c4 Ranch · 2,002± Acres · Frio County, Texas · $8,510,000

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Mile Ranch is conveniently located 5 minutes off Hwy. 71 northwest of Spicewood, 25 minutes to Bee Cave and Hill Country Galleria, 15 minutes to Marble Falls, and 10 minutes to Baylor Scott and White Hospital. All the amenities of Horseshoe Bay Resort and its 4 golf courses are also minutes away along with the Horseshoe Bay Resort Airport. There are incredible sites to build your own ranch lodge overlooking the lake along with 25 mile views. This is truly a legacy ranch to enjoy for generations as well as an investment as Austin and Bee Cave continue their explosive growth west into the highly sought after Texas Hill Country. Because of this, 2 Mile Ranch is also suited for single family and resort development. 572 acres | Burnet County | $28,371,000.

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Serenity Ranch Estates is a rural, serene residential community located in the heart of the Texas Triangle.

Serenity Ranch Estates offers 13 tracts ranging from 10-15 acres. Home sites feature high-elevation long views, rolling topography, creeks, ponds and vegetation.

Build when ready with the builder of your choice.

Electricity available & Ag Exemption in place.

Serenity Ranch Estates is located in a prime location, only 35 minutes from the RELLIS Campus and 45 minutes from Texas A&M University. US-290 also sits just 30 miles from the property.

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MCCALEB DEVELOPMENT FRONTAGE 12.8 ACRES

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deal location for development or personal use near Lake Conroe with about 730 feet of frontage on McCaleb Road at Austin McCombs Road. Includes horse facilities, indoor arena, horse stalls, pens, walker, main residence with pool, guest residence, and worker or rental residence. Additional acreage is available. Call for price.

BLUFF SPRING RANCH 275 ACRES

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eally pretty raw ranch land ideally located between Wimberley and Dripping Springs on Ranch Road 12.

Offering an ideal mix of bottomland, 91 ACRES hardwood trees, creeks, springs, seeps, Central Texas v Bexar County v San Antonio bluffs, and flat top hills with grand views for building sites. While currently used for ld family property with over a quarter mile of Hwy 16 frontage, about two miles south cattle, all types of native game are seen on of Loop 410 just a few miles west of Toyota operations. Building sites 30 to 40 feet the property making for great recreational above a beautiful section of Leon Creek. Great for recreational use, development, cattle, or activity options. Big high-end neighbors. full time rural residence. Call for price.

Electricity and well. Less than an hour to San Antonio or Austin. Very special ranch land. Will divide. $3,300,000.

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evelopment or personal use land with about a quarter-mile frontage on Business 181 in Kenedy and a half-mile frontage on CR 147. All or part. $710,000.

SUMMIT RIDING ACADEMY RANCH 23± ACRES

Southeast Texas v Montgomery County v Willis

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ummit Riding Academy Ranch is a 23-acre horse property with premium equine facilities. A 20x40-meter dressage covered arena with 8-foot training walls and viewing stands, 13 horse stalls with two tack rooms, feed room and bathroom, horse jumps throughout the property, several hay barns, equipment barn, 30x70-foot garage with attached apartment and a beautiful four-bedroom, two-bath home with pool nestled among lush greenery. The back pasture and pond are a picturesque view from the back patio of the home. Located in a rapidly developing area with easy access to Hwy 45 and Lake Conroe. This property has a number of possibilities for horse owners. Come see all this equine ranch has to offer.

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rime development location or small personal use property on Hwy 181 at Escondido near Kenedy. $368,000.

46-ACRE DEVELOPMENT TRACT 46 ACRES

South Texas v Karnes County v Kenedy

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Hill Country, Central Texas, South Texas & East Texas

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he 4-Aces Ranch is located in Real County just 30 minutes from Kerrville, Leakey, Junction, and Rocksprings. This places it in the center of some of the best hunting in the Texas Hill Country, an area known worldwide for the diversity of native and exotic trophy game animals. As the impressive gate from Hwy 41 opens, a scenic three-mile drive along a paved road winds to the headquarters where a fortunate owner and guests can relax surrounded by the natural beauty of the 4,365 ACRES ranch. Rolling hills, wet weather creeks and Texas Hill Country v Real County v Leakey fields abound with wildlife that includes genetically improved trophy whitetail deer, axis, blackbuck antelope, oryx, gemsbok, wildebeest, red sheep, aoudad, fallow, sika, Rio Grande turkey, dove, hogs, and bobcats. Ranch improvements include the lodge with eight bedrooms and nine baths, game-proof high fencing, a newly constructed steel barn on slab, five wells with cisterns that gravity feeds water via eight miles of pipe to troughs throughout the ranch, two large feed bins, walk-in cooler, set of working pens, and foreman’s house. A superb hunting ranch full of game for your enjoyment in beautiful Real County. Contact for pricing. Bill Barton, Broker-Associate.

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dove hunter’s paradise! Scenic views, great water, minerals, and loaded with wildlife. Ranchero Creek passes through the ranch and is lined with giant live oaks. There are permanent water holes on the creek and big Indian campgrounds that have never been disturbed. The ranch is high fenced with trophy whitetail and has 20-mile views!

Located halfway between Uvalde and Hondo puts this ranch right in the flight zone of the best dove hunting Texas offers!

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hese 2,006± high-fenced acres are located 10 miles northwest of Roosevelt, Texas in eastern Sutton County. Triple R Ranch is loaded with dense oak tree-covered valleys offering smooth bottomland and lush grasses with over 270-feet elevation rises to the hilltops. Loaded with great genetics, the ranch has consistently produced top-quality whitetail, axis, sika, fallow, blackbuck, elk, and turkey. Includes quality improvements with enough sleeping arrangements for family, friends, guests, and foreman. A smooth transition for the new owner, Triple R Ranch is being sold turnkey with all heavy equipment, ranch vehicles, blinds, feeders, and furniture. $3,899,000. Marshall Burford, Broker-Associate

PALOMAVILLE - A DOVE HUNTER’S PARADISE 1,541 ACRES

Central Texas v Uvalde County v Sabinal

TARPLEY SPRINGS RANCH 1,000 ACRES

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,000 acres with springs at majestic Tarpley in Bandera County. Great views with elevations up to 2,087 feet, private valleys with springs and two ponds, very nice 1,930± square-foot Hill Country classic three-bedroom, two-bath rock home, nice 1,200-square-foot metal building. A very private ranch at a great buy! $3,500,000.

Mark Meek, Broker.

ROBERTSON CREEK RETREAT 143± ACRES

Texas Hill Country v Bandera Co. v Medina

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EMJO GAME RANCH 399± ACRES

Texas Hill Country v Kimble County v Junction

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

AXIS HILLS RANCH 309± ACRES

Texas Hill Country v Real County v Camp Wood

perfect combination of big hills, fertile bottom land, and 2,300 feet of Robertson Creek frontage make the 143± acres a great fit for hunting, recreation and full-time living. The perfect build site sits above the 10-acre field and creek, electricity and water well in place.

The 420-foot elevation rise is navigated by the ATV trails leading to the back of the property where there are majestic 360-degree views of Medina and the surrounding Hill Country.

Springs, big views and paved road frontage located just 15-miles south of Kerrville. Priced at $1,395,000. Marshall Burford, Broker-Associate.

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his property of 309 acres of rugged Hill Country land in Real County offers tremendous hunting, exceptional views, and seasonal springs, all within two hours of San Antonio. Towering hilltops and deep valleys showcase the character of the Axis Hills Ranch. Diverse game animals and a great ATV road system will allow the new owner to enjoy the ranch from day one. $849,950.

Marshall Burford, Broker-Associate.

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TERRA VISTA RANCH 226± ACRES

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South Texas v Goliad County v Goliad

orgeous ranch estate, modern one-story stone ranch home‚ matching stone entry and iron gate‚ circular drive, livestock, equipment barns and more! Located in Goliad, Texas on McGuill Road between Goliad and Refugio, Texas. Arredondo Ranch is a classy five-star livestock ranch situated on a sleepy blacktop county road outside of town with big sunsets and lush pastures. The ranch consists of a luxurious hilltop hacienda with pool and fire pit, cabana area with barbecue, separate game room area off an oversized garage, extensive outdoor entertaining space, two fireplaces, two water wells, two electrical meter loops, livestock working pens and one beautiful pasture pond. Where luxury meets the country life!

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an Marcos River Ranch is the ultimate livewater ranch within an hour and fifteen minutes of Austin and San Antonio, Texas and conveniently located approximately fifteen minutes from I-10 and US Hwy 183 travel routes. This natural beauty presents a parklike setting along more than one mile of San Marcos River frontage and retains more than 30 acres of thriving and majestic pecan tree-filled river bottom terrain. A sense of place begins on one’s drive to the ranch as they roll through the countryside and enter the property off of a small country road that ends shortly afterwards. Built in 2013, the ranch headquarters offers modern lodging with a separate guest suite, game room and luxurious horse stables. Over 15 acres of horse-fenced pasture can be immediately accessed from the main home, guest suite and stables. The back porch of the main lodge and quest quarters offers panoramic views of rolling fields full of huge majestic live oak trees, Coastal Bermuda grass and native wildlife.

The main lodge and guest quarters sleep approximately 15 individuals and can entertain many more. San Marcos River Ranch is one of the best live-water horse ranches in the Central Texas Hill Country area. It’s a horseman’s and outdoor enthusiast’s dream!

SAN MARCOS RIVER RANCH 117± ACRES

Central Texas v Gonzales County v Ottine

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he San Antonio River Ranch (SARR) is one of the best live-water ranches in the South Texas Plains Region. Consisting of majestic river front property filled with dinosaur size native hardwoods and thick underbrush full of natural vegetation for the abundance of wildlife present throughout the ranch. Well balanced with both native and improved pastures, the SARR is crossed fenced in the front section of the ranch with water available within all the fences. A true sense of place originates among the meandering seasonal creek system that transverses through the back side of the ranch towards the gorgeous river frontage. Rolling terrain from front to back with over 80 feet of topography variation within the boundaries of the SARR. The homestead on the SARR consists of one main one-story rock home with plenty of room to live and/or entertain family and friends. The back porch of the main home presents a peaceful and panoramic view of the countryside. Enjoy the seasonal sunsets along side the exterior fireplace peering out towards the panoramic views of the river valley. Also present on the ranch is one guest house, pool house, pool and hot tub, one main barn and an equipment barn. The SARR is truly an outdoor enthusiast’s and cattleman’s dream ranch!

Chad Edwards 512-350-3532

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THE RETREAT WHERE EAST TEXAS BEGINS - 156± ACRES Northeast Texas v Henderson County v Athens

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ind your personal retreat just outside of Athens, Texas, and enjoy the natural beauty of the East Texas hills on these magical 156.11 rolling acres. The property includes two impressive dwellings, a main home and guest lodge. From the moment of entry, a sense of beauty, peace and comfort are evident as you wind through majestic hardwoods on an all-weather road. This custom-crafted one-story home has stone veneer construction with a metal roof, three bedrooms and three baths that is elevated over a five-acre lake which joins the house. The master suite offers a large open sitting area and views of the lake. The main living area provides a wood-burning fireplace with hardwood floors and a beautifully designed kitchen and dining area, and 14-foot ceilings. A two-story contemporary designed lodge has breathtaking views of open and wooded areas. This special home is an ideal lodge, guest house, gathering place or a source of income for the property. Trails are placed throughout the property to provide excellent viewing areas, places for reflection and hunting locations. Other features include three deep water wells, all-weather gravel roads and backup generators. This property possesses all the essential elements for a safe, comfortable, recreational property which soothes the heart and recharges the soul. A short journey from the Dallas/Ft. Worth Metroplex. $2,475,000.

SERENE AND BREATHTAKING HORSE RANCH IN EAST TEXAS 142± ACRES

Northeast Texas Henderson County v Murchison ee what makes East Texas unique on this beautiful and peaceful 142-acre ranch. With rolling terrain, several ponds, a creek, improved pasture, and wooded areas, this property will surely take your breath away. Improved for both horses and cattle, this ranch provides potential for hunting, ranching and relaxing. The property features three show barns, an arena, four loafing sheds, and more. Originally built in 1980, the 4,200±-square-foot, four-bedroom, four-bath home was completely remodeled in 2004 and added on in 2007. The house features two master suites, large walk-in closets, spacious bedrooms, open kitchen, covered patio, deck, large living room that overlooks the property, and many more wonderful features. The property also provides income potential as the owners board and keep horses from all over the country. Come see this breathtaking property. $1,469,000.

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ocated near Athens, these 380.2 magical acres with panoramic hilltop vistas are highlighted by the effervescent, spring-fed Steele Lakes. Rolling S Ranch is a testimony of beauty and comfort as well as a place to reflect and recharge. Tucked away from everyday life yet Rolling S Ranch is only a short drive to the metroplex. From the moment of entry, Rolling S Ranch unfolds like a well written book that cannot be put 380± ACRES down. This three-bedroom, 2.5 bath brick veneer home has an open patio overlooking Northeast Texas v Henderson County v LaRue both lakes with a backdrop that testifies to the sheer beauty of East Texas. Other improvements include perimeter and cross fencing, a barn and an iron ore interior road. A longtime family retreat, Rolling S Ranch, provides an ideal setting to create memories that will last a lifetime. $2,700,000.

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ust east of Athens, less than 90 minutes from Dallas/Ft. Worth area, there are 98 acres of luscious rolling land, with a 18-acre stocked lake, and game fencing.

2,830 loblolly pines have been planted on the perimeter to make a natural hedge of protection and privacy. Come fish and hunt deer and ducks, or grow your own exotic animals! There is a gated entrance and a new iron ore road that leads to the other side of the lake where the house pad overlooks this beautiful lake. It has a 790-foot deep Wilcox well in place, as well as underground electric. The lake is stocked with crappie, brim, channel cat and largemouth bass, and has been absolutely covered with ducks this year! Perfect for the weekend getaway, or for someone who wants to live remotely away from the hustle and bustle. $1,095,000.

RARE FIND IN EAST TEXAS 98± ACRES

Northeast Texas v Henderson County v LaRue

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ait no more—own your very own East Texas Resort! Nestled on 27 acres and covered with native oaks, this majestic property offers a four-bedroom, 4.5-bath home with 5,928± square feet as well as a second living quarters/pool house with one bedroom, two baths and full bar. Other features include your own 3.5-acre private lake and a 16-acre shared lake (both with docks), a full-size tennis court with wind break screens and basketball goal (on north end), a three-lane lap pool with diving board and Jacuzzi and a gazebo with built-in barbecue equipment. Charming and secluded with quality amenities! $1,400,000.

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ROLLING THUNDER RANCH - 172± ACRES Texas Hill Country v Blanco County v Round Mountain

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estled between Marble Falls, Dripping Springs and Johnson City, in the heart of the Texas Hill Country. Featuring a stunning, 2018 quality built, 3,727-square-foot heated custom home with four bedrooms plus study, 3.5 bath, open floor plan, spacious kitchen and large walk-in pantry, beautiful finishes and wood beam accents, and a large covered patio with outdoor kitchen and entertaining space. Also includes a three-car oversized garage, landscaping with a gated entry, and circle driveway. The property offers fencing and cross fencing with a massive 11,000-square-foot livestock show barn with washing and grooming stations, vet room, feed/tack storage, steel pipe pens/stalls and all the necessary amenities.

The 8,400-square-foot workshop has an office and efficiency apartment. Rounding out the property, pipe working pens and runs, improved grasses for grazing and hay production, native areas for wildlife and recreation, three ponds, three water wells and so much more. $4,750,000.

LD RANCH 670± ACRES

Central Texas v Milam County v Gause

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t 670 acres, the LD Ranch is a rare opportunity to own a large acreage wooded ranch in the heart of the Post Oak Savannah, less then 40 minutes from Texas A&M and only one hour from the Austin metroplex. Winding senderos offer ample grazing opportunities with improved coastal as well as an abundance of hunting lanes. Located deep within the ranch lies a custom three-bedroom, three-bath stone ranch house with large metal shop and many other amenities—perfect for entertaining. Quality fencing around the entire perimeter and crossed fenced with multiple cattle guard crossings and gate systems for livestock movement. This ranch offers just the right amount of improvements to be enjoyed today, but with many opportunities for further development and recreational enjoyment. Offered at $5,900 an acre. $3,953,300.

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his multi-generational gem is nestled just outside of a quiet country town, but within an hour of Austin, Temple, Waco and just at two hours to Houston. Featuring three custom homes, a barn/apartment and small mobile home, there is room for everyone. The organically managed property has sites for gardening production, an established orchard of various fruit bearing trees, pasture for grazing or hay production, selfsustaining electrical and water supply infrastructure, a stocked, inground storm shelter, four ponds, seasonal creek, wooded areas for recreation or hunting, a custom inground pool/spa and outdoor kitchen for entertaining, a cool tree house and so much more. $1,400,000.

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private gated entry leads up the paved driveway past the orchard, garden area and stocked pond, to the hilltop custom, ICF block wall constructed home. Built in 2004, this 3,518-square-foot home features three bedrooms, two bathrooms, an office, a sewing/ craft room, spacious master suite with a fireplace and sitting area, an open floor plan living space with vaulted ceilings, flowing archways, big, bright windows and quality, custom finishes. Outside, an inviting outdoor entertainment oasis awaits, with a custom pool and hot tub, fireplace, grill and fire pit patio. There are multiple, multiuse rooms in and above the garage (another 1,500-square-feet), including a full bath plus a large bonus room, additionally a “She-shed” gardening shed and greenhouse. The property is mostly game fenced and offers a hayfield, pasture area with a horse barn, pond and well. The main shop compound has concrete parking, cozy guest quarters and a total of over 11,600-square-feet of shop and covered area for equipment storage and maintenance. $2,200,000.

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PRIVATE, RESORT-STYLE LUXURY ON 50 ACRES WITH WILDLIFE EXEMPTION Central Texas v Bexar County v San Antonio ated hilltop retreat with 5,172-square-foot luxury home offers incredible views from every room, plus expansive deck and vanishing edge pool.

State-of-the-art features include private fiber optic network, media room and second floor crow’s nest library with two private balconies. Gorgeous recreational acreage offers Hill Country feel, just minutes from city amenities! $2,485,000.

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FABULOUS HOME ON 40 UNRESTRICTED AG-EXEMPT ACRES Central Texas v Comal County v Wimberley estled in the Hill Country, nine miles outside Wimberley. Forty unrestricted ag-exempt acres highlighted by long range views! Impressive main house opens to extensive patios with outdoor kitchen and fireplace plus sparkling pool and spa. Perfect for event venue, restaurant or residence, the property also features a casita, aviary and barndominium. $2,250,000.

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ou don’t want to buy without looking at this ranch first! This is a scenic valley, canyon and mountain ranch only seven miles north of Marathon, Texas. Owned by the same family since late 1800’s, this is a rare offering of a well improved cattle ranch with excellent hunting for quail, trophy mule deer, elk, aoudad and javelina. Includes two homes and hunting lodge, extensive livestock and water system via six wells, 10 pastures plus traps, good roads, some minerals/negotiable. Co-listed with Hall & Hall. $1,697.25 per acre, or, $18,500,000±.

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nly 14 miles south of Alpine, Texas, this may be the most renowned ranch in Brewster County for its colorful history, towering Cathedral Mountain, abundance of year-round live springs and Calamity Creek, nice lake, and being prime gramma grass cattle country. The 3,000-square-foot log home/lodge and two other homes have exceptional views of Cathedral Mountain at 6,860 feet in elevation. An excellent cattle ranch and hunting for mule deer, elk, quail and turkey. Some minerals. Co-listed with King Land & Water.

Price is $2,400 per acre, or, $24,000,000±.

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West Texas v Brewster County v Alpine

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his is a beautiful and very private one-of-a-kind property located only eight miles west of Alpine, Texas. It offers an attractive stone-gated entrance, lovely three-bedroom, two-bath Spanish-style modern home built with views in mind of the towering bluffs and canyon that have become a game sanctuary for mule deer, javelina, aoudad sheep, birds and falcons. Offers a tack room and riding arena, high canyon natural water pool, and hunting scenic mountain tops. $2,750,000±.

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ROCKING C RANCH 191± ACRES

Central Texas v Karnes County v Kenedy urnkey cattle ranch, complete with custom home, horse barn, equipment barn and some of the best coastal pasture around. $1,100,000.

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HELOTES ESTATE 50± ACRES

Central Texas v Bexar County v Helotes are large acreage, unrestricted property located in Helotes just minutes from Loop 1604 and all the amenities of San Antonio. $1,200,000.

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South Texas v Duval County v Freer

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ROLLING PINES - 2,608± ACRES

SPARROW LANE RANCH - 1,155± ACRES

Northeast Texas v Houston County v Kennard

Central Texas v Madison County v Normangee

Managed Timberland • Various Ages of Pine • Abundant Wildlife

Ranch Home • Lakes • 9 Pastures • Working Pens

LOST INDIAN CAMP - 468± ACRES

GATOR LAKE RANCH - 420± ACRES

Southeast Texas v Walker County v Huntsville

Southeast Texas v Walker County v Huntsville

1.67 Miles of Trinity River Frontage • Multiple Lakes • Cabin

40-Acre Spring-Fed Lake • 40,000 Square Feet of Barns • Custom Home

DILLARD CREEK RANCH - 239± ACRES

HIGH KALIBER RANCH - 136± ACRES

Southeast Texas v Walker County v Trinity

Southeast Texas v San Jacinto County v Point Blank

Creek Frontage • Fenced & Cross-fenced • Wildlife Habitat

Custom Home • Equine Facilities • Barns • Arena • Lake

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Central Texas v Lee Co. v Austin/Houston entrally located between Austin and Houston, 132.055 beautiful acres. The property offers nice returns on hay production and is meticulously maintained. Lee County water, multiple tanks, improved open land boasting high quality coastal grasses. Perfect for continued hay production, grazing or development.

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early 50 years have passed since I last set foot on the Sixes. I was reminded of that recently, when I came across one of my old faded college term papers in a dusty box of junk and other discarded memories. As I thumbed through the musty pages it took me back in time. I was in my last year at Texas A&M University and had been required to write a paper

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on the subject of rural sociology, a study of sorts on a selected microcosm of Texas life well beyond the bright lights of the big city. It was to address the culture, lifestyle and more importantly, the people who lived and worked in the more sparsely populated ranch and farming counties of Texas.

We were allowed to choose the place and subject matter for our papers, so I chose to

By Bob Taylor

write about a rather unique personal experience of my own a few years earlier and the exceptional people I encountered.

As I read the paper again, all the memories came rushing back. In the early summer of 1968, I was 17 years old and had just arrived at the headquarters of the giant Four Sixes Ranch in Guthrie, Texas. I was there to work as extra summer help during

Left: Cowboy Saturday Night. Photo by Tom Ryan, 1965, silver gelatin print. Tom Ryan Papers, Dickinson Research Center, National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum.

their yearly bull roundup when they typically hired a few extra hands to separate the bulls from the rest of the herd, and perform a dozen or so other tasks. Back then, they often hired a number of ranch kids out of high school or college during their summer break. I was fortunate to be one of them.

At that stage of my life, I was totally into the cowboy thing—Stetson hat, boots, spurs, horses and the lure of big ranch country. At the time, I lived on the outskirts of Fort Worth with my parents, had several horses of my own and worked regularly on my grandfather’s small cow-calf operation.

I loved the work and being outdoors.

I had always dreamed of “cowboying” on a big ranch, and the Four Sixes Ranch had captured my imagination. This was one of the few big ranches that still took a muledrawn chuck wagon into its remote rangeland to feed the cowhands during roundups, and serve as their home for weeks at a time.

The Sixes was a link to a bygone way of life clinging to survival as time and technology were rapidly passing it by. My obsession began a few years earlier when my parents and I stopped in Guthrie to stretch our legs and grab a soda on our way to Colorado.

At First Sight

It just happened that we pulled into the 6666 Supply House, an old limestone

building that stood on the outskirts of town.

Essentially a general store run by the ranch and built around the end of 19th century, it consisted of one long and narrow room, bordered on each side with ancient wooden counters stacked with merchandise, hats and jeans. On the rear wall hung a picture of Burk Burnett, founder of the Sixes. In the middle of the well-worn plank floor sat a wood-burning stove with its stack extending into the ceiling. Around the stove were a several chairs where visitors and cowhands could relax and swap stories.

On the hitching rail outside were three saddled horses and on the inside were three Four Sixes cowboys taking a break from the hot sun, leaning back in those chairs and enjoying a cold soda. The scene could have been from the 1880s, but, I’m sure as we walked in, we were the ones that looked out of place. I remember talking to those cowboys as we took a break from our long drive. As I recorded in my term paper, one turned out to be a Texas Tech quarterback working there during summer break. That’s when I first learned the ranch hired extra hands during the summer. I was sold on the idea before I even got back to the car.

The Sixes

Next to the King Ranch in the southernmost tip of Texas, the Sixes was perhaps the most famous of the old historical ranches still in operation or not broken up.

It was also one of the largest, covering a vast rugged landscape stretching endlessly

over hundreds of square miles of prairie and canyons in the southern panhandle.

On it grazed about 6,000 to 7,000 head of cattle. The Sixes covered the larger part of King County, over 206,000 acres, and had another 100,000 acres on Dixon Creek in Carson County in the northern panhandle.

Additionally, the Burnett estate owned nearly another 100,000 acres purchased by Burk Burnett’s son Tom, the Triangle Ranch in Cottle and Foard County.

Guthrie was both the seat of King County and its only town. Located at the intersection of the two paved roads which crossed the county, Guthrie bragged a population of about 125 in 1968. (The most recent census figure reveals an explosive increase by 2019, to 166. It certainly has not grown much over the decades.) As I recalled in my term paper, in 1968 it boasted four gas stations (one abandoned) a post office, church, one school (grades 1–12), county courthouse and a café built onto the side of one of the gas stations. There was only a scattering of small houses.

In fact, most of the population were either employed by, or associated with, the Sixes in some way. The biggest presence in town was the ranch headquarters itself, where the Burk Burnett mansion sat on a long ridge overlooking the little hamlet. The house stood mostly empty when I was there, Roping on the remuda. Photo by Tom Ryan, 1963, silver gelatin print. Tom Ryan Papers, Dickinson Research Center, National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum.

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One of the few big ranches that still took a mule-drawn chuck wagon to the fields.

Photo by Tom Ryan, n.d., silver gelatin print. Tom Ryan Papers, Dickinson Research Center, National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum.

except when Burk Burnett’s granddaughter and heir to the ranch, Ann Tandy, came to visit from her home in Fort Worth. In reality, the ranch headquarters was the town.

boying was still the main source of employment. Not that I was much of a cowboy, being just a green kid still in high school, and certainly not experienced like the seasoned hands that worked on the Sixes Burnett’s Legacy year-round. Most of the permanent ranch Popular legend had it that cowman hands there were born and raised within Samuel Burk Burnett acquired a small herd this baronial ranch country, many second of cattle in a poker game sometime in the or third generation cowboys. In any event, early 1870’s with a winning hand of four I had arrived and had little idea I’d soon sixes. This has been disputed but whether be working around several living cattle he bought the herd already bearing the 6666 country legends. brand or won it in a card game, the fact is It was at the Supply House, where Burk Burnett became a very successful I was told to meet one of those legends, cattleman. By the late 1890’s he controlled George Humphreys, the Sixes Ranch forevast rangeland, much of which he leased man for almost 40 years. He was just shy of from the Comanche war Chief Quanah 70 years old, rather short, had a bit of a beer Parker. Quanah had accepted peace years belly and a face tanned from years of Texas before and ended-up controlling a large sun. He began work on the ranch as a young chunk of reservation land in southwest cowboy, eventually becoming foreman and Oklahoma, which he in turn leased to even served concurrently for a while as ranchers like Burnett. Burnett eventusheriff of King County. ally concentrated his holdings in King I didn’t have to wait long after arrivCounty, Texas and the family holdings soon ing before he pulled up in his pickup truck. increased to over 400,000 acres in several I remember he looked me over and said, counties, including the Triangle Ranch “Oh, you’re a good-sized boy.” I guess he founded by his son. was relieved I wasn’t some 80-pound grade From the moment I arrived there in school kid. He took me to the bunkhouse 1968, I knew I had set foot in a different where I unloaded my gear and saddle. We time zone, one about 100 years earlier. It drove through the gate on the long road that was the epicenter of cattle country and cow- led to the Burnett mansion, bunkhouse, the 114 Volume 98 Texas Farm&Ranch

George Humphreys, Sixes Ranch foreman for almost 40 years. Photo by Tom Ryan, n.d., silver gelatin print. Tom Ryan Papers, Dickinson Research Center, National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum.

red Four Sixes barn, stables and holding pens. Upon entering we drove past a line of houses that I was told quartered senior married ranch hands and their families.

The bunkhouse lay just behind the mansion. It was a long one-story building with a screened porch running its entire length. Four rooms opened onto the porch, each with a number of old single beds.

There was a TV room with a mismatched

worn out assortment of chairs and couches.

A wood-burning stove provided heat for the winter. In one room a mounted buffalo head hung on the wall. The floors were dirty, worn and scratched from years of boot heels and spurs. This wasn’t the Ritz for sure, but to me it looked great.

Humphreys left me in the hands of a cowboy to get myself situated. Frederick reminded me of one of those humorous caricatures of thin lanky cowboys. He told me to select an empty bunk on one side of the house. The other side was reserved for the Mexican cowhands or vaqueros. I remember being surprised there weren’t more summer hires like myself bunking there. Initially it was only myself, Frederick, maybe four Mexican cowboys and a few days later another cowboy was hired who had worked there previously. I learned a number of the summer hires were sent out to work at cow camps in the remote sections of the ranch where a married cowboy lived and looked after the cattle in his assigned area. There was the Taylor Camp, Old Eight Camp, North and the South Camps. So began my time on the Four Sixes ranch. My wages would be on pro-rated; the basis of $150 per month, standard pay for new hands.

Daily Schedule

Workdays began well before daylight.

With temperatures that could reach over 100 degrees, it forced outdoor work to be done early in the day and late in the afternoon. We stumbled over to the Mansion before sunrise and entered the kitchen door for breakfast. I was pointed to a door leading to the Burnett dining room by Frederick. The cook, a wife of one the cowboys named Riley, had laid out a spread of eggs, steaks, bacon, biscuits, pancakes and much more. The food was plentiful and meant for a hard day’s work.

What really put me in awe was the dining room where we ate. It was full of history. We sat at the same massive table where Burk Burnett took his meals. On the walls hung animal trophy heads and numerous historical pieces of the old west including museum worthy Comanche artifacts, no doubt mementos from Burnett’s friendship with Quanah Parker. I especially seem to recall one impressive feathered war lance hanging on the wall.

Following the morning meal, the hands gathered at the bunkhouse to receive

their work assignments from Humphreys.

It was there I met another legend, Bigun Bradley. Bigun was the “Wagon Boss” of the Sixes and, in effect, the number two man in charge. He was seen as the most experienced cowboy and oversaw all work, especially the yearly roundups.

I never knew it before I arrived, but Bigun was already somewhat famous as one of the original Marlboro cowboys depicted in TV commercials and magazine ads. The Marlboro film crew had previously used the ranch for some magazine photo ads featuring the chuck wagon and discovered the perfect Marlboro man working right there—a real cowboy, not some dress-thepart Hollywood model. I recognized him as soon as I saw him.

I also met Bobby Thompson, another senior married hand who was destined to become a ranching legend and was already well respected. He was a true professional, respectful of others and a good mentor. At that time, he oversaw the quarter horse herd and its breeding program.

Bulls and Horses

My first assignment was to be in one of the groups that searched on horseback for bulls in a selected portion of the ranch. The concept seemed fairly simple. Once there, we would find the bulls in that part of the ranch and then drive them by horseback to distant pens where they would later be loaded into a large cattle truck by Frederick and transported to a separate fenced pasture, separated from the cows. It would not turn out to be quite so simple or easy. When the meeting broke up, those of us going after bulls grabbed our saddles and headed to a pen near the barn where a large remunda of geldings milled around nervously anticipating what was about to happen.

Each of the cowboys had their own assigned string of horses only they rode, maybe eight to ten. A cowboy working cattle might need to change horses two or more times a day depending on the level of work. Selection of each cowboy’s string was based upon seniority, thus the hands who worked there the longest got the pick of the most seasoned mounts. The newest hands made due with what was left. The better trained horses were three years or older, so the younger hands often had two year olds in their string. At the same time, each cowboy obviously had favorites in

their string and, as a result, some may not have been ridden quite as often.

Don’t get me wrong, the Sixes had a reputation for breeding the finest quality quarter horses in Texas. But just like people, horses need time and experience to reach their potential. Since I was the parttime hire, I had to wait for one the cowboys to offer me whatever horse they were willing to give me. You see where I’m going with this? Even I was well aware of the old trick of putting the new guy on some wildeyed outlaw horse named “widow-maker.”

While I waited apprehensively for the horse that might send me airborne, I watched as each cowboy stepped forward in the pen to put a rope and bridle on their selected mount. As the horses swirled from one side of the pen to the other in a cloud of dust, each cowboy stood patiently until the horse he wanted from his string presented a clear target. Then with an underhanded flick of the arm they would send a loop of rope through the air, landing precisely around the horse’s head and neck. It was impressive.

Finally, I was offered a mount and led it out to saddle and load into an open-top horse trailer. There were about three pickups with their-towed horse trailers going out that morning to different parts of the ranch, each carrying three or four saddled horses and their riders. At this point I should point out, as I did in my term paper, these were real cowboys; they lived and dressed the part. I didn’t see any store-bought rodeo belt buckles or ostrich skin boots, nor any fancy western shirts or decorative zip-up chaps. They wore traditional plain cowhide slant-heel boots, faded and worn jeans, plain light colored long sleeve shirts and dusty sweat-stained Stetsons to shield the sun.

Their chaps were plain, unadorned and wellworn cowhide, usually shotgun style you had to pull over your boots. They were designed to protect a rider’s legs from mesquite and cat-claw thorns, not for rodeo parades. Their only indulgences seemed to be a preference for “hand-made” boots, chaps and saddles.

For cowboys working on the big ranches in this part of Texas, it meant saving their wages to buy a Carl Darr saddle or a pair of shotgun chaps, handmade at his shop in nearby Paducah. I still have my Carl Darr chaps to this day.

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our search. When I say “pasture” I should explain to our eastern friends that these fenced pastures covered tens of thousands of acres. To put it into perspective, maybe compare these pastures to the size of some counties in the east. On this day I was riding with Bigun and a young cowboy named Kinney from Wellington, Texas. Kinney was 21 years old, married to a Mexican-American girl and already had a daughter and was expecting another baby, soon. I remember he was desperately hoping for a boy.

Considered a top hand with horses, Kinney made extra money on the side by shoeing 6666 horses for three dollars a head. Before I left Guthrie that summer, Kinney indeed had his second child, another girl. On this day, we hadn’t been riding long when Kinney stopped, jumped off his horse and killed a rattlesnake. He cut off its rattler and we resumed our search at a trot. It was a long morning and it didn’t take long for the temperature to rise. Bigun kept us somewhat spread out and moving at a steady rate through a range largely covered with mesquite, scattered cedar and prickly-pear cactus.

In 1968, the cattle on the ranch were of

the Hereford breed. My grandfather raised Herefords so they were very familiar to me.

My view of them was they were a fairly docile breed and unperturbed when people were nearby. In fact, they generally came running to us when my granddad’s pickup appeared, thinking they were about to be fed. But I noticed as soon as we rode up on a group of 6666 cattle, they often took off running like a deer through the brush. They were half wild. Why wouldn’t they be?

They rarely saw a human except perhaps during a spring or fall roundup when the calves were roped, vaccinated and branded.

As we continued along looking for bulls, we’d occasionally found a cow with a calf that had not been found during spring roundup. Nothing could be done about the brand or vaccination but when we came across a bull calf, Bigun and Kinney would rope them, stretch them out and convert them from bull to steer in a New York minute. Then we’d ride on eventually finding several full-grown bulls and drive them to a cattle pen to be picked up later by truck.

Several times, the bulls would force a full speed chase before complying. Finally, as the heat rose higher, we’d go back in for

Getting ready for lunch, Photo by Tom Ryan, 1968, silver gelatin print. Tom Ryan Papers, Dickinson Research Center, National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum.

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a late lunch and a short but welcome siesta until mid-afternoon, when we would load a fresh set of horses and go out again.

My work while at the Sixes varied greatly. Several days I worked with Bobby Thompson running pregnant quarter horse mares into pens and then into squeeze chutes or stocks to be checked by a veterinarian. I also spent a number of days with Frederick picking up bulls from remote pens and transferring them to different pastures. One day I went with him to Dickens County to pick up a truck load of barbedwire rolls and fence posts. Then driving for miles upon miles into the heart of the ranch to deliver the supplies to a Navajo fencing crew from New Mexico building a new line of fence. I fed horses and even loaded bails of hay into a truck and stacked them in loft of the old famous red 6666 barn—not a fun task getting itchy straw dust and particles down your shirt. I also helped butcher a steer to resupply the kitchen with steaks and roasts. But being able to ride with 6666 cowboys was the real gold.

The Marlboro Man

I got to observe Bigun Bradley quite

a bit during my few bull hunts. him from an angry King County I don’t know how many times I citizenry. Finally, Bigun had watched him unknowingly strike a moved back to Knox County Marlboro commercial pose while where he had been raised and in the saddle, lowering his head was doing odd jobs. That brief and cupping his hand and lighting visit was the last time I laid a cigarette hanging in his mouth, eyes on the Four Sixes Ranch. exactly as he did on all those TV A year later, in May of ads. He smoked pretty much all 1973, I learned from media reports that Bigun was dead. He the time and probably would have had moved a short time before been considered a chain smoker. to nearby Stonewall County The one thing that really surprised after finding a job on a friend’s me was the fact that he did not ranch. Apparently, he was smoke Marlboros. And his personriding a young hard-to-handle ality was markedly different from horse and forced it into the deep the other hands. While the other water of a recently dug stock cowboys were cheerful and friendtank. It’s uncertain why, though ly, he seemed intense and someit may have been an attempt to what cold. There was no question calm the horse. The horse aphe was a good cowboy and wagon parently panicked, fell sideways boss. But he seemed to have little drowning them both. A Texas tolerance for troublesome livestock Monthly story on his life and and even trivial shortcomings in the sad event of his passing others. I noticed he was especially One of the original Marlboro men, Carl “Bigun” Bradley came out in the September issue hard on the horses he rode if they at the 6666 Ranch in 1968. Photo by Tom Ryan, safety negative. Tom Ryan Papers, Dickinson Research Center, that year titled, Death of the were resisting his control or not National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum.

Marlboro Man. obediently responding to the reins.

Upon graduation from On one bull hunt I had my Texas A&M, I was commissioned an ofown problems with a horse that had his own by Guthrie, even though it was a bit out ficer, went directly into the Army and a few of my way. I had heard there had been mind about what direction he should go. I some changes, the most significant was the years later was deployed overseas, forcing don’t think I was deliberately set up, but me to sell my horses. Following service in retirement of George Humphreys and the he may have been a little green (or maybe the Army, I spent the next three decades departure of Bigun Bradley.

I was). We were pushing this bull and sudspread out over positions in the intelligence denly the bull takes off running. We took off community, the Pentagon and on Capitol after him, and at full speed. It was in an area Going Back Hill. It is amazing how the first career path When I pulled up in front of the bunk with some ravines and shallow washes lined taken can lead to a totally unexpected place. by mesquite, and as I was about to cross one house everything looked pretty much the Since finding that old term paper that same. It was a time of the day when most small ravine in pursuit, the horse ignored rekindled my memory of those long-past my reins and suddenly shifted to the left tak- of the hands were out working elsewhere. days, I often wonder how much the Sixes ing me right under a mesquite limb before I Frederick was still there, and came out to may have changed in the intervening years. could react. Off I came. Fortunately, I didn’t meet me. He filled me in on some of the In 1968, it was in many ways a perfect land in cactus. In fairness to the horse, they recent changes. There was some unhaptime-capsule, locked in by tradition and often have the good instincts on finding the piness over Humphreys’ retirement and best footing when going down a grade, and Bigun’s leaving. Though Bigun was next in methods not significantly altered by the advancement of time. A place where a man, line to be foreman, J.J. Gibson was picked we were moving fast. I’ll just blame it on or woman, on a horse remained a necesto be the new foreman. A few of cowboys the limb. sity. It is my hope that the Sixes has not left had quit as a result. I learned Kinney was I only worked on the Sixes that sumits great traditions too far behind with the mer of 1968 for maybe three or four weeks still working there and recently had his passage of time and rush of technology. I third child, another girl. Bobby Thompson but it left an indelible impression on how plan to get back there one day and see for was no longer there. He was selected to I would forever view big ranch country myself. It is ranches like the Four Sixes and and the tough resourceful people that lived become the ranch foreman of the Triangle its cowboys that play an enduring role in there. So much so, I went on to college and Ranch in neighboring Cottle County. The keeping Texas the way it was. county sheriff in Guthrie, whom I had also majored in Animal Science with plans to met in ‘68, had been recently killed while one day have my own small ranch. Then in the summer of 1972, after going to see a trying to arrest a criminal. The suspect was being held at the jail in Paducah to protect college friend in Archer County, I stopped FarmAndRanch.com 117

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LLANO COUNTY RANCH 148 ACRES

Texas Hill Country v Llano County v Llano his Hill Country hunting retreat comes with gently rolling country, several small draws, a hunting cabin and a barn with builtin deer cooler. Electricity and water are on property. The water well has a submersible pump. Earth tank and seasonal creek looks like it could be dammed up. Views for building sites. Small granite outcroppings. $789,000.

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Century 21 The Hills Realty Dwight Oestreich 830-889-0296 dwight@c21thehills.com

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