Texas LAND Fall 2014

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CONTENTS

Wildlife Issue

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Broker Spotlight

by Courtney Donnell

Interview with John Ed Stephan

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Gaining Ground: It’s Possible to Defer Capital Gains Taxes When Buying, Selling Land

by Farm Credit Bank Texas

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Safety, Education, Ethics and the Future of Hunting

by Lorie Woodward Cantu

Texas Youth Hunting Program

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Make Way for Ducks - Provide Habitat and They Will Come

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TWA Member Profile

by Robert Fears

Areas that stay moist for long periods during the year may have potential for duck habitat.

by Lorie Woodward Cantu

Interview with Dr. Paul and Toni Burns

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Large Farm Sale on the Brazos River

by Jim Hummel

Good Relationships Bring Value to All Parties

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Deer Management 201: By the Numbers

by Ruben Cantu and Greg Simons

From the perspective of whitetailed deer, a ranch is a big, all-you-can-eat buffet.

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Morning Star Ranch 20,000± Acres Val Verde County

Situated on the southwestern edge of the Edwards Plateau where the Hill Country meets the Brush Country, the ranch offers stunning beauty and the vegetation famous for growing exceptional wildlife.

Feature Ranches 62 64 66 68 70 72 74 76

Los Cañones Ranch

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Double J Ranch

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El Rancho Del Molino

828± Acres | Real County | Texas Land & Ranch Co

Swift Ranch

156± Acres | Bandera County | Texas Land & Ranch Co

Priddy Ranch

624± Acres | Mills County | Capitol Ranch Real Estate

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117.56± Acres | Freestone County | Capitol Ranch Real Estate

Lazy H Ranch

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Living Waters Nueces River Ranch 718.42± Acres | Uvalde Co. | Meek Ranch Sales

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EDITOR’S PAGE

Taking aim on memories The rest of the world has four seasons. Texas has five. The fifth, hunting season, arrives with a cool breeze, the flutter of dove wings, the resounding boom of shotguns and lots of laughter. Families and friends take the field to stop time in its tracks and enjoy just being together outside. The camaraderie and the memories take precedent over the harvest. At its core, hunting is about soaking up nature and sharing the experience with people you care for.

At Lands of Texas Magazine, we understand this. We know that owning your own piece of the Lone Star State gives you the freedom to make your own special memories in your own special place. The connection to the land and to the important people in your life is a feeling like none other. It is a true celebration of the things that are most important.

It’s our privilege to bring the finest collection of ranch real estate, arguably, in the world to you. As you turn the pages and consider the offerings, let your imagination run wild. Don’t just see the ranch, see you and yours embracing a whole lifestyle, where recreation meets ranching and makes memories.

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Steward of the Land John Ed Stephan, of Ranch Investments in San Antonio, has a room full of trophies, a lifetime full of experiences, an abundance of anecdotes and an admirable intellect. He understands real estate. He understands hunting. He understands people and the responsibilities we, as people, have to protect our land and our wildlife. I learned a great deal speaking with Mr. Stepan. But there was something, one thing in particular that I will never forget. He said, “A recreational ranch investment should be fun. It should be enjoyable.” And, for the first time, I truly respect the enormous value of owning a recreational ranch, as an investment, as a vacation spot, as a family tether and a learning platform, as place to challenge oneself and to build on one’s dreams. Too bad I forgot to ask him how I was going to pay for it…

Interview by Courtney Donnell

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When and how did you get started selling ranches?

In 1994, Debra and I purchased our first ranch in Burnet County. We developed it into a hunting property, which is when I became affiliated with Ranch Investments. Ken O’Meara, founder of Ranch Investments, and I were friends. He knew that I had developed my own hunting property and been operating a successful hunting business, both locally and internationally. So, he brought me in as a consultant for clients who were looking to develop hunting/recreation properties. At that time, there was not an abundance of ranches on the market, so I would assist his clients in converting a cattle ranch into a hunting property. Fast forward…By 2001, we had three, small children, and with me running around the world or being gone six months out of the year with hunting clients or taking care of a game ranch, constantly traveling wasn’t very conducive to being a good father. So, Ken and I sat down and talked about it. I got my license. I opened the office in Burnet, and here I am.

How many of your family are in the ranching business?

Well, my grandfather was an immigrant from Czechoslovakia. They were farmers in the old country. When they came to Texas, they worked on a farm down near La Salle, but eventually ended up on their own quarter section cotton farm. My father and his three sisters and two brothers, grew up in a very traditional way, as cotton farmers during the depression.

I remember the stories, but all my father ever did, all they all ever did was work to get off the farm. That was their goal. My father died when I was in my twenties, but when I bought my first ranch at age 30, I was absolutely convinced he was rolling in his grave. He did everything in his power to get off his farm, and I ran right back into the dirt. You know, even though I didn’t have any direct influence by a farming or ranching family, I had a natural draw to the land. It is very strong in me. It is a blessing to have that, because you know your direction.

What is the first ranch deal you worked on?

My first ranch deal, as an agent, was and still is called the Rocky Creek Ranch, in northeastern Burnet County. On a really beautiful stretch of Rocky Creek, it was a great first listing to get. It was just Traditional Ranch Sales 101. We built a marketing package on it, advertised it and were able to secure a buyer within 9 or 10 months of the undertaking. You never forget the first deal you work on. That one will always be special to me.

What is the best or most interesting deal you worked on?

The marketing and sale of the Goodrich Ranch on Lake Buchanan and the Colorado River, near Burnet. It was quite a time. It was 2006, when the market was absolutely steaming forward. Investors were looking for great opportunities. To find 21,305 contiguous acres, sixty-five miles from

downtown Austin with 12 miles of riverfront was almost unheard of.

We built a unique marketing program specifically for this property.

Because it was so special, I thought we needed to do something different than traditional marketing of a large trophy property like this, a true assetinvestment property. As a result, we were able to find a buyer in 45 days and reach a mutually beneficial agreement.

What is the strangest experience you have had showing a ranch?

So often, I run across odd circumstances, whether it is in showing, or negotiating or selling. The best way I can answer that for you is that I have just had multiple strange experiences. In fact, it dawned on me, finally, after being in this business for almost fifteen years, to be a good ranch broker, you have to be a psychologist. There is just so much that goes on with both the buyer’s side and the seller’s side, if you can’t get to where you understand everyone, the deal’s just not going to get done.

So, although I lack the formal education and credentials, I completed my pseudo- psychology residency work years ago.

What have you learned is the most important aspect of selling ranches?

Being honest with people and being a good listener.

How has the industry changed over the years?

The main shift I have seen, and I feel like I came in on the cusp of it, when Ken O’Meara brought me in to do consulting for Ranch Investments. And, that was the shift from traditional farming and ranching to recreational properties. A large part of our business is still working ranches, irrigated farms, dry crop land, cow/calf operations, just about any type of rural property, we have a history of selling working ranches. But, with the recreation market, it just really started to ramp up 15 or 20 years ago. There was a run up in the stock market several times. Investors would take money out of the market and look for more solid places to put it. Rural land in Texas is a great investment. So, they ended up with a dual purpose asset in their portfolio. One, there was some protection there against inflation with a good solid piece of real estate. And then, there is the added benefit of being able to hunt, fish, recreate and enjoy the property.

In general, how do you feel about the industry today?

Highly optimistic. We are in good times financially in Texas. We are blessed to have strong mineral resources here that have greatly improved our economy over the last few years. Despite what goes on in Washington, Texan’s have proven we are resilient, we are going to survive, and we are going to be successful.

Hand in hand with that goes the value of rural real estate. We are once again seeing increases in valuation, the demand has been very good. I think our best years are right ahead of us.

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What do you think is the greatest benefit of owning land?

Stewardship. There is nothing greater than the ability to own and control your asset. Some of the most rewarding times of my life occurred when I have bought property and worked on it to transform it, improving wildlife habitat, water sources, getting pastures back into shape for grazing or whatever the case may be. It is an honor to own ranch real estate and be a steward of the land.

What is the thing in life you are most proud of?

My family, absolutely. My wife Debra. We have been married 26 years and she believes in me. That is a great thing. I am very proud of it. I also have four beautiful children Jordan, Grant, Bailey and Parker. God is truly gracious.

If you had to pick another career….any career…What would you do?

Safari Operator or Football Coach. I say the latter, because I volunteer coached at my son’s middle school for three years and it was one of the most rewarding experiences of my life.

What is your favorite thing about Texas?

You can still find plenty of wild, wide open spaces. I have traveled around the rest of the country, and you can find beautiful places, but they are checker-boarded with government land. In Texas, you can still find big, wide-open, undeveloped spaces. I think that is largely because of our private ownership and the people who have protected that.

Where else have you lived besides Texas?

Nowhere permanent, but I have spent over 700 days on the African Continent.

How important do you feel the “Recreational Ranch” is to the real estate

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market in Texas?

It’s huge. It drives the market in an entirely different way. Thirty years ago, it was all about productivity, how many animal units, what your crop ratios were…Now, it’s changed valuation because people want to own and so it pushes the demand in a different way and increases value. It is, no doubt, here to stay.

What is the biggest piece of advice you could give someone thinking about purchasing a recreation ranch?

Hire the right broker/buyer’s representative. It is the same thing, whether you are hiring an attorney to do family planning, looking for a new dentist or hiring an investment broker, you need to make sure you interview that broker and make sure they have the experience level to deliver the right product. Otherwise, you are going to end up with something that is nothing but a headache, and then it’s no fun. A recreational ranch investment should be fun. It should be enjoyable. It should not be something that drags on you. It should draw the best out of you. You should be energized by it and want to go see your project, want to go work on your project. That is when you get the most out of it.

What are the three most important things I need to consider when buying a recreation property?

Budget: You need to fully understand what you can afford, all the way through, not just the acquisition, but through the final stages of development to where you can actually enjoy it.

Site Selection based on Objectives- You need to make sure you choose a location that has the proper resources to support your final objective. So, if you want great fishing ponds, you need to make sure you have suitable soil

Born: March 29, 1964 Where: Austin, Texas Parents: John Lee Stepan and Edythe Buland Stepan College: St. Edwards University, Austin Wife: Debra Ann Jordan Stepan Children: Jordan and Grant (15 year old twins), Bailey (13) and Parker (11) What is the title on your business card? Principal Five things at the top of your “Left to Do” list?

Favorites: Restaurant: Longtime favorite - Hudson’s on the Bend in Lakeway. However, The Silo, on Austin Highway in Alamo Heights, is my current favorite. I can get duck, pheasant or quail at either place, anytime!

Road: Terrell Road, because I am almost home.

Body of Water: The Okavango Delta in Botswana, Africa “Watering” Hole: The bar in my trophy room Dance Hall: Just about any Knights of Columbus or SPJST hall in Texas.

Secret Spot: In a deer blind with one of my children – Quality Time

1. Sponsor a water well drilling program in Namibia, the most arid country in Sub-Saharan Africa 2. Develop a recreation ranch with my four children, so they can experience the pride of land ownership.

3. Open a Wildlife Art Gallery to support conservation efforts 4. Develop my final recreational ranch to enjoy with future grandchildren, where I can teach them to be stewards of the land.

5. “Finish the Race” 2 Timothy 4:7-8

and buy in a good rainfall area. If you want bird hunting, you want to make sure you have the right type of ground cover to support the game birds.

If you want big game, you need proper habitat, ample food sources, etc.

Travel Time- What is the distance that you are willing to travel to spend time at your recreation ranch. Because, the farther away it is from your primary residence, in most cases, the less people use it. If you still have children at home, work and a busy schedule and you buy something more than an hour and a half from your home. You aren’t going to use it very much. If you are retired and building a place to enjoy with your grandkids, and you don’t have to be anywhere. You don’t have to be on a schedule anymore, you can step out and be a little bit farther away.

How did you get started hunting?

I started hunting with my childhood friend Ty Cochran when I was about 11. We had some great times. As a teenager, my passion grew and I hunted a large variety of game birds, whitetail, mule deer and varmints. Looking back over the past 30+ years, I have hunted all over the great state of Texas. The key our success as a prime hunting destination is the private landowners

and their conservation efforts. I have found that most landowners are true stewards and care greatly for the flora and fauna entrusted to them. They will ensure Texas remains one of the top hunting destinations in North America.

What is your favorite game animal to eat?

Axis Deer is high on the list, but I have to tell you, some of the best meat I have ever eaten in my life is hippo. It is basically a cow that lives in water. It is super lean beef. It just has a great flavor.

What is the worst game animal you have ever eaten?

Rattlesnake doesn’t count because it isn’t a game animal, but it does not taste like chicken. It tastes like snake. I guess I would say, I am not very fond of javelina.

What do you think the responsibility of a hunter is to the wildlife?

A true hunter must have respect for the quarry. A true hunter is not a ruthless and blatant killer, but someone who has true respect for his prey and will act as a sporting gentleman when in the field. It is all about respect, respect for the quarry. Success isn’t measured in the bag, it is measured in the experience.

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GAINING GROUND

IT’S POSSIBLE TO DEFER CAPITAL GAINS TAXES WHEN BUYING, SELLING LAND ew long-term investments can match land for added income potential and enjoyment. After all, you can’t produce food in a bank vault or watch herds of whitetails on Wall Street.

But when land appreciates as quickly as it has in recent years, changing ownership can prompt a visit from the tax man.

Fortunately, Section 1031 of the Internal Revenue Code enables people who are selling business or investment property to reinvest in new property and defer capital gains tax. The tool helps farmers, ranchers and other rural landowners put the return on their investment to work when exchanging one property for another.

The savings from a 1031 tax-deferred exchange can be substantial.

Without one, recent capital gains rules and a new net investment income tax mean that sellers with high income could pay as much as 23.8 percent in taxes on the gain.

“The case to do a 1031 is if you have a lot of gain,” says Larry Kokel, a real estate appraiser and broker with Kokel-OberrenderWood Appraisal Ltd., in Georgetown, Texas. “Changes in the tax law make the 1031 even more important if the sale of the property throws you into a higher income tax bracket.”

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Often the people with the biggest gain have owned property for a long time.

“Let’s say a rancher is selling a $2 million ranch that he’s been running since his grandfather established it,” says Rae Ann Carlisle of San Antonio, assistant vice president and exchange coordinator for IPX1031, the nation’s largest 1031 exchange services company.

“He’s probably got a significant amount of gain. He can pay 15 to 23.8 percent in tax, or he can utilize the 1031 exchange, preserve his net worth, and reinvest that into a new business or investment property.”

Many Kinds of Property Qualify

When rural landowners reinvest, they often use the gain to buy more property or property with more geographic diversity, convenience or access to water.

“In nearly all of the exchanges I see in the rural land market, people are trading up,” says Wayne Young, a Capital Farm Credit senior appraiser in Huntsville, Texas. “Someone bought a ranch, the market appreciated, so they could potentially sell it, go a little farther out and buy a bigger place or a better place.”

Land isn’t the only type of business or investment property that can qualify for an exchange.

“There’s a very broad definition of ‘like kind,’” says Thomas C. Baird of Temple, Texas, a founding shareholder with the law firm Baird, Crews, Schiller & Whitaker, who has handled many 1031 exchanges. “If you meet all the requirements, it can cover raw land, ranchettes, apartment complexes, self-storage facilities — any number of income-producing properties.”

What’s above or below the land can also qualify, says Craig Dunagan, an Austin attorney and owner of Travis County Exchange Corp. Common exchangeable assets include mineral, water or timber rights and easements for conservation, electric transmission lines or oil and gas pipelines.

Property for personal use does not qualify, but it’s still possible to partially defer taxes if land includes a home or hunting cabin.

“We recommend what we call the donut hole,” Dunagan says. “Somebody sells property in an exchange, and wants to buy 200 acres with a nice house in the middle.

They can usually pick the land around the house as the exchange property, and pay cash or borrow separately for the house and one acre as non-exchange property.

They get the benefit of a good exchange for the land, and get the house for personal use.”

Take a Team Approach

When doing an exchange, it’s essential to work with group of professionals who understand IRS regulations and the rural real estate market, such as a lender, a broker, a lawyer or a CPA. That team must also include a qualified intermediary (QI), a facilitator who holds the proceeds of the sale until the taxpayer buys replacement property.

“In a tax-deferred exchange, the seller can’t touch the money,” Baird explains. “The money is held in an account in the qualified intermediary’s name.”

Giving someone access to your funds is not without risk, says real estate broker Jodie Rapp of Lakeway, Texas, president of Legacy Ag Group. That’s why it’s important to have experienced, trustworthy professionals on your side.

“Sometimes that’s all the money a customer’s got,” says Rapp, whose company provides farm and ranch management and real estate services. “You want absolutely first-string people. A big part of what we do is put that team together. We’re coordinators and facilitators.”

The cost to do an exchange can be a fraction of the potential tax bill.

QIs often charge about $650 to $1,000 for a transaction, plus other fees for additional properties. Legal work falls in a similar price range.

The entire process can cost less than $1,000 for a basic exchange to about $3,000 for something more complex.

Play by the Rules

As with all tax laws, 1031 exchanges come with a lot of rules. For starters, the client must initiate an exchange with a QI before selling.

Another limitation is time, typically 45 days to identify replacement property and 180 days to complete the purchase (see “Types of Exchanges”).

“Sometimes people get into trouble if they’re under the gun to find replacement property,” says Kelly Jennings, a senior appraiser for Lone Star Ag Credit, who sees exchanges used for farms, ranches and recreational property from Fort Worth to Sweetwater. “The market could be a little tight. There are not as many properties as in the past because they’re selling so quickly. ” The rules also dictate that if you paid off a mortgage when selling, you’ll be taxed unless you borrow the same amount when buying.

A lender who specializes in rural real estate can be a valuable partner.

“Some lenders don’t want to deal with agricultural properties,” says Jennings. “That’s Farm Credit’s primary function. We have specialized knowledge about rural properties and offer competitive rates.”

Once the transaction is complete, you can enjoy your land for years to come without thinking about federal taxes — at least until it changes hands.

“If you sell property, you gift it to someone or change the manner of ownership, you can run into a taxable event,” Carlisle says. “Once you break that investment chain or that chain of title, it can trigger taxation. But people can defer all the way into their estate, if they play it right. Proper planning and reasonable tax advice are crucial.”

Even if the only certainties in this world are death and taxes, it’s good to know that thanks to exchanges, at least one can be postponed.

Types of Exchanges Deferred or delayed exchange: A property seller has 45 days after closing to identify replacement property and 180 days to purchase replacement property. The taxpayer may name up to three replacement properties of unlimited value, or more than three properties with certain restrictions.

Simultaneous exchange: The seller relinquishes title to the old property and takes possession of the replacement property in the same transaction.

Reverse exchanges: The taxpayer buys a replacement property before selling, and “parks” the title with a qualified intermediary until the original property sells. The taxpayer has 180 days to complete the exchange.

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WILDLIFE ISSUE

Texas Wildlife Association (TWA), hosted 226 hunts reaching almost 1,600 young people, ages 9-17, and 1,600 of their parents, guardians or mentors.

The program is built on a foundation of 1,400 volunteers. Each year 150200 landowners open their ranch gates and allow these newcomers to experience the grandeur of nature on Texas’ private lands.

“In the beginning, the program was all about the hunt, but it didn’t take long to realize that the hunt is the vehicle to get people outdoors – education is what it is all about,” Warden said.

Education

by Lorie Woodward Cantu

The Texas Youth Hunting Program (TYHP) is a multi-faceted outdoor experience designed to produce the next generation of safe, educated, ethical hunters.

“TYHP’s staff and volunteers are dedicated to creating young hunters who are safer, better educated and more ethical than those reached by any other program out there,” Jerry Warden, who recently retired as TYHP’s Director after 17 years of service, said. “We want the young people completing our program to be the type of hunters we want representing our tradition in the future.”

When Warden joined TYHP in 1997, the organization hosted two hunts the year prior. During the 2013-14 season, the volunteer-based effort, which is a partnership between the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department and the

“Much to the dismay of the tired parents, there is no napping on TYHP hunts,” said Virginia Roberts, who got involved with the program as a 15-year-old hunter and became a Huntmaster when she turned 18. She is now 22. Last year, she assisted with or led nine hunts.

“There’s just way too much to learn and do in the outdoors to be sitting still, unless you’re in a blind,” she said.

Huntmasters are responsible for planning the outdoor education activities on their hunts. The activities vary depending on the attributes of the ranch and the local area. A sampling of past activities includes: an overview of game laws taught by a game warden; the basics of biology from a wildlife biologist’s perspective; blackpowder shooting; knife sharpening and safety; a hunter’s skills trail; camping basics; angling; and astronomy. One host ranch near Brady is home to the geographic center of Texas, so the

A Typical Weekend Hunts begin on Friday evening when the hunters and their accompanying adults arrive. The hunters check-in, settle in and begin getting acquainted with volunteers and one another. Upon arrival every youth hunter is required to show a hunting license, proof of hunter education and marksmanship proficiency. The evening’s primary focus is a pre-hunt orientation where hunter safety is reviewed and ranch rules are introduced by the landowner or the Huntmaster.

Although excitement prevents many hunters from going to sleep, the next day starts early with guides, hunters and parents in the blinds. After a morning hunt, the participants return to camp to process any game. Then, they enjoy a big, late morning breakfast before heading to the rifle range to ensure that everyone’s firearm is firing true and to test marksmanship proficiency. For safety and ethical reasons, any hunters who deemed “not proficient” by the Range Master will be a nature photographer or a nature observer or remain at the range until they demonstrate an ability to place three consecutive shots in the vital zone on a target.

Lunch and a full afternoon of outdoor education are next on the agenda. Then, the hunters and their companions return to the field until the last legal light fades. Back in camp, the hunters process any game and then prepare for dinner. The night culminates in a campfire talk-around that is, for many, the weekend’s highlight. Lights go out and very few people have trouble sleeping.

Sunday starts before daybreak with the hunting teams heading back to the blinds. Mid-morning everyone returns, once again processing game before anything else. Everyone enjoys a final breakfast before pitching in to break camp and prepare for the trip home. A group picture captures the memories for everyone and prompts a final hurried exchange of phone numbers and emails.

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hunters always take a hike to the marker identifying that location. In South Texas, groups have toured the King Ranch Museum.

“I just love introducing people to nature and to each other,” she said. “TYHP brings together a lot of great people who are students of the outdoors, meaning that they never stop learning.”

Roberts, who is interested in a career in natural resource policy, credits TYHP to opening many doors.

“As a young hunter, the program raised my awareness of leadership opportunities like the Texas Brigades, that have allowed me to gain valuable experience and create a network of supporters,” she said. “From my perspective, the hunting is wonderful, but it’s icing on the education and opportunity cake.”

Safety “Safety is first and foremost,” said Kathy Glass of San Angelo, who in addition to being a Huntmaster and TYHP Area Coordinator for West Texas is also a Hunter Education instructor who has been teaching riflery and shotgunning to young people for 27 years. “Everything we do revolves around safety,” she said.

In addition to ensuring accurate marksmanship, TYHP anticipates potential problems and has procedures in place to minimize potential accidents.

For instance, according to Glass, if a hunter arrives at camp with a soft-sided gun case, it is temporarily replaced with a hard-sided case that can be locked to prevent impulsive access. Each firearm is locked up except at check-in, on the rifle range and in the blinds. During those times, the ammunition is kept separate from the firearm.

When young hunters and their adults are in the blind, only one round is allowed to in the chamber.

The parent or guardian is responsible for distributing a single replacement cartridge after a shot is fired.

Before any shot is fired, all participants in the blind must agree that the shot should be taken. (The decision of whether or not to harvest an animal rests solely with the youth hunter.)

The attention to details pays big dividends. Since its inception, the TYHP has conducted more than 2,000 hunts involving 20,000 young people without a serious incident.

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Ethics, Respect & Responsibility By definition, ethics are the moral responsibility that govern a person’s or a group’s behavior. In hunting, ethics encompass a wide range of issues ranging from fair chase to a hunter’s observance of game laws and property boundaries to the way that animals are harvested and the meat is processed, so it is not wasted.

Tom Vandivier, an Austin attorney, who is a TWA Director and owner of Llano Springs Ranch near Junction, said, “As fewer people understand the traditions of hunting, the more important that ethics become. Widespread ethical behavior is an imperative component of preserving our hunting heritage.”

TYHP, in addition to tackling the thorny and personal issue of ethics, through discussions and reality-based scenarios, also works to generate respect for the land and engender responsibility.

For instance, the program’s motto is to “leave a ranch cleaner than we found it.” To that end, everyone who comes on a hunt stays for the entire three days. No one is allowed to leave early, because everyone must lend a hand. First, the camp is cleaned. Then, the TYHP gear is disassembled and packed. Finally, the personal gear is packed. No one leaves the ranch until everyone is ready to go.

Each hunter is also required to write a thank you note to the hosting landowner. In this world of instant communication, it is a seemingly old-fashioned courtesy that makes the youth consider the gift that they’ve been given.

Warden said, “Gratitude is an important attribute to cultivate because hunting is a privilege.”

Landowner Participation “From a landowner’s perspective, it’s simple and safe,” said Vandivier, whose ranch has been the site of eight youth hunts. “Not only would I recommend it to other landowners, I have.”

At Llano Springs, the youth hunters help control surplus populations of animals and, at various times, have harvested feral hogs, white-tailed spikes as well as axis and white-tailed does. (TYHP conducts hunts for dove, turkey, waterfowl and any other species

that a landowner might allow.)

According to Vandivier, the Huntmaster did all of the preparatory work.

The program provided volunteers, food and made safety imperative, which was vital to him because we live in a “liability-seeking world.” The TYHP is insured under theTWA’s general liability program.

Ranches are asked to provide lodging. If lodging isn’t available the participants camp out.

While TYHP can provide guides, Vandivier chose to use his own staff and friends because they “know the ranch and we want to be part of weekend.”

could’ve come.” At Saturday night’s campfire, after one day afield, she said, “I’ve learned so much. While I will never kill anything personally, I will be here to support my daughter every time because this program benefits wildlife.”

Roberts appreciates the power of relationships formed in the outdoors and the knowledge that is transferred along the way.

“Our participants arrive, saying, ‘I don’t know very much,’ and we volunteers tell them, ‘That’s okay. That’s what we’re here for.’ Then we teach them,” she said. “People come to these hunts as strangers and leave as friends.”

Then, there is the opportunity to let Mother Nature shine.

“In my experience, the participants have been appreciative, courteous, and respectful of my property and my wishes,” he said. Litter or damaged property has never been an issue.

He appreciates the opportunity to share his game management philosophy with people who may not have ties to the land.

Warden recalled two hunters in his career, both from Houston. They attended different hunts. On both, they were on ranches in the middle of nowhere, away from ambient light. They each looked up at the dark velvet night sky and asked, “What are those twinkling lights?” They weren’t teasing. For the first time ever, they saw stars.

“After I tell them what we do and why we do it, I think the participants leave the ranch with a greater understanding of why removing surplus game is important for the habitat and the environment,” Vandivier said. “They know that hunting is a valuable way to help keep things in a necessary balance.”

“How can you measure the value of introducing young people to the stars?”

Warden asked. “That’s what TYHP does. We get people out of their everyday lives, into nature and encourage them to look around. In the process, they fall in love with the outdoors.”

This understanding may be the most pivotal and important piece of knowledge the young hunters gain during a weekend chockfull of learning, Warden said.

To host a youth hunt or volunteer for the program, please call TYHP at (800) 460-5494. For more information, see TYHP’s website: www.tyhp.org.

Benefits TYHP offers two categories of benefits: the tangible and the intangible.

For landowners, the most obvious tangible benefit is the control of excess animals. The young hunters help harvest surplus animals, allowing ranches to achieve their wildlife management goals.

While this is an important benefit, the staff, volunteers and landowners agree that the intangibles are what keep them coming back.

“As a landowner, it is gratifying to see youngsters and their parents in the great outdoors, uninterrupted by technology and demands, getting closer to one another and getting closer to nature,” Vandivier said.

Around the campfire on Saturday night, many young hunters say spending time with their parents is the weekend’s high point, and for some it is the first time that they’ve ever had experienced extended one-on-one time, Warden said.

Glass has enjoyed watching the changes of heart that come with education and experience. Her favorite memory from a TYHP weekend involves a mother who came only because no one else could accompany her daughter. As the mother registered on Friday evening, she said, “I am a healer, not a killer. I wouldn’t be here if there was anyone else at all who

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WILDLIFE ISSUE

MAKE WAY FOR THE DUCKS

Provide Habitat and They Will Come

by Robert Fears

Areas that stay moist for long periods during the year may have potential for duck habitat. Wetland improvement can provide many benefits including water and wildlife conservation and an added income stream from duck and geese hunting, bird watching, and other ecotourism activities. In addition, wetland improvement normally improves property values.

Technical help and funds are available to private landowners for developing waterfowl habitat if they have suitable areas. In 1991, Ducks Unlimited, Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TWPD), U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) partnered to create the Texas Prairie Wetlands Project (TPWP). The primary goal of this project is to provide habitat for wintering waterfowl that could improve survival rates and body conditions before spring migration. TPWP works with private landowners to restore, enhance, and create shallowwater wetlands through a 30-county focus area along the Gulf of Mexico.

Ducks Unlimited has worked to conserve more than 228,000 acres of waterfowl habitat throughout Texas since 1985. Although Ducks Unlimited was organized by a group of hunters, conservation is their primary objective and many of their members do not hunt. The biggest concentration of Ducks Unlimited projects are on the Gulf Coast; yet a heavy concentration exists in East Texas and others are scattered across Central and South Texas and the Texas Panhandle.

“We focus on regions that have the greatest need of habitat improvement and offer the greatest conservation benefit,” says Todd Merendino, Manager of Conservation Programs for Ducks Unlimited. “Over time, our priorities and emphasis may shift due to landscape changes and habitat threats. The current focus is on the Texas Prairie Wetlands Project on the Texas Coast because of water fowl habitat degradation due to land fragmentation and drought. During the 1980s we were more active in East Texas because that was where we were needed the most. We don’t do much work in the Texas Panhandle due to the playa lakes providing natural bodies of water with little or no construction requirements. In other areas, construction of levees and flood gates is necessary for managing water levels.”

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TPWP PROJECTS “TPWP projects are partly responsible for community economic revitalization in areas where incomes were negatively impacted by drought,” explains Matt Kaminski, Regional Biologist with Ducks Unlimited.

“Wetland construction provides work for contractors and sales for pipe distributors and other types of suppliers. Cost share money helps pay for drilling water wells and installing pumps.

“In addition to serving as a source of water for duck habitat, these wells allow rice farmers to go back into production. Due to the drought, they have been unable to draw irrigation water from the Colorado and Brazos Rivers. Rice and waterfowl are very compatible since both require shallow water and grain residue from harvesting provides a food source.”

Beef producers also benefit, because wetlands can provide additional water for their livestock. Since waterfowl habitat is only required during the fall, winter and early spring, wetlands can be drained and used for pasture in the late spring and summer. Residual water stored in the soil improves grass production for grazing.

“New enterprises, such as bird watching and photography, have been initiated due to wetland development,” Kaminski continues. “These ecotourism activities in addition to duck and geese hunting provide additional income streams to landowners. Local businesses such as restaurants, motels, and service stations also benefit beneficially from ecotourism and waterfowl hunting. Some wetland sites are being used to educate school children as well as adults on wetland ecology and aquatic ecosystems.”

GETTING HELP “For a landowner interested in developing habit for ducks and other waterfowl, the first step is to contact a member agency of TPWP,” says Kevin Hartke, Waterfowl and Wetland Habitat Specialist with TPWD. “A biologist will schedule a site visit with the landowner to assess the potential for a project. If a viable project meets program guidelines, a Wetland Development Agreement (WDA) will be drafted. The WDA, project design,

and cost estimates are returned to the landowner for their review and signature. Projects may be combined with USDA conservation programs.”

Important funding considerations are landowner contributions of cash and in-kind as well as the overall habitat benefit to cost ratio. Project size should be a minimum of 20 acres of surface water or a combination of smaller sites that equal at least 20 acres. Sites less than 20 acres are evaluated on a case by case basis. Projects include management of harvested croplands, waterfowl food plots, moist soil areas, forested wetlands, and other created or natural existing wetlands to increase biodiversity for waterfowl and other wetland dependent species.

“Landowner cooperators may receive up to 65 percent cost share based on the number of acres of the project site and the cost per acre,” says Merendino. “The cooperator is responsible for at least 35 percent of improvement costs. Financial cost-share assistance is available for habitat enhancement, levee construction, and the installation of water control structures and delivery systems. Technical biological and engineering assistance plus a detailed aquatic wildlife management plan are also provided to cooperating landowners.”

“The landowner is responsible for routine operation and maintenance of the project site,” states Hartke. “It is required that the landowner grant project access to a field representative for monitoring purposes. Operations and maintenance primarily involve water level and aquatic vegetation.

During an average year, 10 to 18 inches of surface water from precipitation, run-off wells, or irrigation provider must be present on an average of four months between September 1 and April 30. Water may also be maintained on the project site during spring and summer if it is compatible with agricultural, wildlife, and other land use practices. Some landowners farm or graze cattle on wetland areas during these periods in order to derive more income from the property.”

“A basic goal of managing habitat for waterfowl is to provide food (seed-bearing plants) and open water for birds to land,” Hartke continues.

“Left undisturbed, aquatic plant communities become less favorable for waterfowl due to species changes. Seed-bearing plants are replaced by those that are mostly vegetative and produce little or no seed. The invasive plants may encroach upon open water, restricting ducks and geese access to the wetlands. About every three to four years, water should be drained from shallow wetland impoundments and the amount of vegetation reduced. Roller chopping and disking are acceptable vegetation management practices that encourage growth of desirable plants.”

NORTHEAST TEXAS Kenneth Braddock, Manager of the Rosewood Ranch at Ennis, Texas continually studies opportunities to further diversify using resources that nature provides. The Ennis ranch is one of five owned by a subsidiary of The Rosewood Corporation, which is a Dallas-based company owned by the Caroline Hunt Trust Estate. Braddock has managed the ranch with a holistic approach for over twenty years.

A portion of the Ennis Ranch consists of flat land (“bottoms”) surrounded by long sloping hills. During periods of extended rain, the flat land acts as a basin catching excess water that isn’t captured by the continual grass cover on the hillsides.

“When I came to the ranch, the bottoms were extensively farmed,” Braddock said. “Farming these areas presented a challenge since the soil was often saturated when a crop needed to be planted or harvested. The late Bunker Sands (1948 – 2003) felt that the flat ground was actually wetlands and should be managed in that manner. Sands at that time was the Executive Director of The Rosewood Corporation. After Sands discussed his idea with me, I agreed to work with him on wetland development.”

Two thousand acres of wetlands was established using a levee system, with outlets to regulate water levels. Flow gates are used to move water from one diked area to another. Flooded areas serve as duck habitat and when dry, they are grazed by the ranch cattle. Periodically areas are burned to create bare spots where ducks can land and to release seed-bearing plants.

Some of the wetlands were left in hardwoods to create habitat for wood ducks and Mallards, whereas the open wetlands attract diver and paddle ducks.

The wooded wetlands contain water when the trees are dormant. These areas are drained when the trees start budding, because woody plants cannot tolerate standing water while they are in a growth stage . All the wetlands are leased to a duck hunters club with rights reserved for use by the Rosewood family. The created diversity in the wetlands provides a large variety of ducks to hunt.

Bryan Glass, owner of Redleg Outfitters established a 38-acre and a 79-acre wetland on the Glass Ranch near Paris, Texas using cost-share money from the NRCS Wetlands Restoration Program (WRP). In addition to the wetlands, the ranch has several large lakes, small ponds, and bottomland areas that support large amounts of puddle ducks and divers. These sites are well managed and are used by Redleg Outfitters to provide successful duck hunts.

Wetland restoration creates habitat for ducks, geese and other waterfowl; conserves and provides water for other uses; contributes financially to local economies; and increases value of marginal land.

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Dr. Paul and Toni Burns COLONEL BURNS RANCH

by Lorie Woodward Cantu

Dr. Paul Burns’ wife, Toni, is fond of saying, “Life changes in ordinary moments.”

Two seemingly ordinary moments inspired the couple to restore their Brown County ranch, a piece of property that has been in Paul’s family since 1873 to its pre-settlement condition.

The first moment occurred when Paul, who is a retired otolaryngologist more commonly known as an ear, nose, and throat doctor, was examining a patient. The man was the CEO of a major multi-national corporation and had lived around the world. The Burns’ oldest daughter is married to an ExxonMobil executive and they too were professional globetrotters, prompting Paul to ask, “How can I best support my family as they live abroad?”

The CEO paused, giving careful consideration to the question, before replying, “Give them a place to call home, so that no matter where they are, no matter what changes in their lives, they have a place to

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return to that is constant, unchanging and is part of them.”

Paul returned to the Burns’ Austin home that evening and told Toni that he knew what he wanted to do with the ranch.

The second ordinary, but pivotal moment occurred as the Burns were visiting their daughter and her family in London. On an outing to an exhibition showcasing the poet William Blake, Paul and Toni read the famous opening lines from Auguries of Innocence: “To see a World in a grain of sand, And a Heaven in a wild flower, Hold Infinity in the palm of your hand, And Eternity in an hour….”

Toni, who had long been an admirer of Blake’s poetry, considered the familiar words from a completely new perspective and said, “Paul, that’s the ranch.”

to hosts of professionals at natural resources agencies such as Texas Parks and Wildlife, Texas A&M University AgriLife Extension and the U.S. Natural Resources Conservation Service.

He came away with a lot of information, but no clear goal.

“It took a long time to assimilate it all and then I had to digest it,” Paul said. “I learned that you have to take the information and make it your own.”

Finally, he took a week off from work and family to contemplate his goal for the ranch. When he returned, he knew what he wanted to do.

Their new interpretation led them to conclude that if they came to understand the smallest things on the ranch, they would understand the larger ecological processes more clearly. They also determined that if they would find the big truths in small things, those truths could be applied in the broader world and have great impact.

“For instance, if we teach our grandchildren to take care of the most vulnerable animals, then they will inherently understand that they must also take care of the most vulnerable people,” Paul said.

From this epiphany, Paul and Toni began their restoration in earnest.

The process actually began years earlier, in 1972, when they started rebuilding the ranch to its original size by purchasing neighboring tracts as they became available. The Depression forced Paul’s grandfather and great uncles, like so many other ranchers, to sell off land to keep their family afloat.

“In the early years, our process was disjointed and lacked a clear plan or goal,” Paul said. The family tried all of the traditional means such as rotational grazing and brush removal, but they weren’t seeing noticeable results.

After about 15 years of running in place, Paul decided to stop all of the work on the ranch for a year. During that year, he read as much of the original natural history of Texas as he could find, consuming more than 20 journals of early explorers and pioneers. Plus, he talked

“I wanted to take the ranch back in time,” he said. “I wanted to restore the land back to pre-settlement condition. We chose to use the year 1773 as our benchmark because it was 100 years before the settlement of the ranch and prior to most of the settlement of Texas.”

Toni suggested renaming the ranch the Colonel Burns Ranch. This not only paid homage to its founder Colonel Simon Pierce Burns, who served the Confederacy, and eventually made his way Brown County, settling about 13 miles north of present day Brownwood, but created an umbrella that would encompass the entire family.

The family, including Paul’s siblings and their spouses, went all in.

They vowed to restore not only the land, but all of the ranch’s original structures. Their efforts were a collective tribute to the previous generations of their family, who had committed themselves to hard work and the land, making the best lives possible under difficult circumstances. With a single, shared goal in mind, the current generation set out to achieve it, acutely aware that projects couldn’t succeed in isolation.

“I wrote the goal down and I keep it with me,” Paul said. “I measure every proposed practice against it and ask, ‘Will this help move us toward our goal?’ Having a clear goal has kept us from going off on tangents and wasting money on things that are irrelevant to our desired end result.”

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The family has moved toward their shared goal one small step at time over the past 30 years.

“One thing you must have is patience,” said Paul, with a laugh. “It’s not a quick process.”

He continued, “We don’t manage for deer, horses or cattle, but for soil, water and plants – and then we wait to see what happens to the biological diversity of the animals. Our way is not better than anyone else’s, but it’s the way we want to do it, and it appears to be unique.”

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Standing in the middle of a prairie surrounded by billowing stands of sideoats grama, big bluestem, little bluesteam, switchgrass and Indiangrass – native grasses that are now on rare on Texas’ ranges -- it’s hard to believe that there once were acres of bare ground.

Listening to the burbling of springs, it’s not easy to imagine that they once were dry. Watching painting buntings and black-capped vireos flit from tree to tree, turtles sun on logs, and deer dash from brush motte to brush motte, it’s difficult to envision a time when the only animals were cattle. Sitting on the front porch of the main ranch house or thumbing through volumes in the Sunday House, which

The Colonel Burns Ranch Mission Statement We will protect and conserve this land in its natural state and all that is on it, the best we can, as long as we can, so that anyone who comes to the ranch finds it so pleasant and rewarding that time seems to stand still.

was built in 1898 and now serves as the family library, it’s hard to conceive that these were once ruins.

“I’m 76 years old and I was raised on this ranch,” Paul said. “Today, I’m seeing springs run that have never run before. I’m discovering animals, birds and arthropods that have never been here before. It signals to me that we’re doing something right.” And others agree.

In 2012, the Colonel Burns Ranch was recognized by the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department as a Lone Star Land Steward.

Looking at the prolifically diverse ranch, it is tempting to assume that the transition was easy. It wasn’t. While Paul had ready access to natural resource professionals, he struggled to find other landowners with whom he could discuss his project. Although he was born and reared on the ranch, Paul’s vocation was medicine. In his career, he served as physician in Vietnam, chief of staff of Austin’s Seton Hospital, and co-founded the Austin Ear, Nose and Throat Clinic. Land management was a brand new endeavor.

“I appreciated the expansive information from the professionals, but I craved the perspective of other people who were on the ground, managing their own land,” Paul said.

He is an advocate for a statewide landowner forum.

“It would be a great service to Texas, if an agency or organization

would create an opportunity for landowners to get together and talk about what they’re doing,” he said. “There are a lot of new landowners in Texas, who are smart and want to do the right thing, but aren’t exactly sure what that is. Talking landowner to landowner is a straightforward, non-intimidating way to gather information and strengthen our stewardship network.”

Of course, Paul realizes that landowners can’t go it alone. As a member of the Texas Wildlife Association (TWA), he has seen firsthand the importance of a collective voice, especially when it comes to private property rights.

“I’ve tried to testify and influence the Legislature as an individual, but I didn’t get very far,” he said. “TWA can represent the landowners’ point of view much more professionally, efficiently and effectively than one person standing alone. I hate to think what might happen to Texas’ outdoor spaces and wildlife without TWA standing up on their behalf.”

With that said, Paul values the individuality that private property ownership in Texas affords.

“Strong private property rights ensure that our family can manage the land the way we see fit, unique to our goals and our situation,” Paul said. “Because of that, we’ve been able to create a one-of-a-kind place that generations of our family call home.”

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WILDLIFE ISSUE

Large Farm Sale on the Brazos River Good Relationships Bring Value to All Parties

by Jim Hummel

I first met Jodie Rapp in person in San Antonio earlier this year at the 24th Annual Texas Land Conference. Jodie had asked me to write some content for updating the Legacy Ag Group website and wanted to consider developing a story about a recent property sale.

So, we settled down on a couple of large leather couches in the lobby of the Omni Hotel and he told me the story. It was a fascinating story.

This article has been written to tell his story… of a large farm sale in McLennan County; the sale of the 1,090 acre Wesley Robinson Farm.

My desire is to tell the story the way Jodie told it to me. His focus was almost entirely on the blessings of having good relationships within the Ag industry. His story was about the value of those good relationships and how they ultimately contributed to this sale, and to the benefit of the parties involved.

So, perhaps this story will be both an encouragement and a reminder to all land brokers to take time to build good relationships within this industry.

The sale of land properties in Texas is a very competitive business, and often that competition can challenge our values and erode those relationships.

The “deal”should never become more important than the values of trying to say the right words, do the right actions and build the right relationships.

Those values help us sleep better at night. I firmly believe they help us be successful in business as well. Jodie’s story is a great illustration of these truths. Here are seven different ways that good relationships helped Jodie Rapp and Legacy Ag Group successfully manage the sale of the Robinson Farm property.

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OBTAINING THE LEAD For a land broker, sales leads can come from many sources. We would all agree, though, that the best leads usually come from a personal referral.

This story has a somewhat different twist to it as it ultimately involved two buyer prospects, and two sales transactions. The initial buyer prospect was referred to Jodie by his good friend, Robby Vann, VP Collateral Risk Management at the Farm Credit Bank of Texas. Jodie and Robby are members of the Association of Farm Managers and Rural Appraisers, and they discussed the Legacy Property Acquisition Process at one of the Texas Chapter semi-annual meetings. Shortly thereafter, a prospective buyer contacted Robby for suggestions on assistance in locating a unique investment property in central Texas. He thought the Legacy process might fit this buyer and recommended that the buyer consider retaining Legacy

MEETING THE PROPERTY OWNER For most property owners, the sale of their property is a very personal and often emotional transaction. The owner of the Farm was not willing to enter an exclusive listing agreement with a Broker to sell, however she did, in fact, want to sell subject to certain pre-requisite conditions.

Jodie’s approach with the property owner had to focus almost entirely on addressing those pre-requisite conditions as he began to build a relationship of trust, rather than simply pursue the transaction. He had learned through the years that he needed to pursue a good relationship with everyone involved with the property, not just the owner. The owner of the Farm, Mrs. Wesley Robinson, was not the farmer who now ran the property. She had originally operated the property with her husband, but when he passed away, she had leased the farm on a crop-share basis to

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MEETING THE PROSPECT It’s essential to build a good relationship with the buyer prospect in order to understand exactly what type of property he is looking to buy, to set clear expectations about revenue and management issues and also to set the foundation for clear communication during the entire process.

So Jodie journeyed to the office of the initial buyer prospect and was pleasantly surprised (and pleased) to learn that they both shared some common experiences and mutual friends. This is another reminder to each of us that the relationships we build even outside our industry help form our reputation.

FINDING THE RIGHT PROPERTY A land broker uses all of his skills and experiences to match a buyer prospect with the right property. For example, Jodie began the process by using Legacy’s Property Match Assessment and doing lots of online research through sites like LandsofAmerica.com. And, he spent many hours traveling to look at properties.

The process also included targeted phone calls to many of his good relationships: fellow brokers, friends, appraisers, and others that he thought might help in the effort.

It was one of those calls that he made to a fellow member the Texas Alliance of Land Brokers that led him to the Robinson Farm.

a very competent and well-known local farmer, Chris Dahl. Jodie knew that an experienced farmer like Chris would offer him great insights into the property and would be very helpful in making sure the property was a good match for his buyer. So, he took lots of time with Chris examining all aspects of the property, and Chris kindly gave that time to him.

ASSEMBLING A TEAM TO PUT THE SALE TOGETHER There are many complexities to a successful land sale, including the pressure of a limited option time for the buyer to thoroughly assess all aspects of the property’s characteristics and production capability. So, after getting a contract offer agreement signed, Jodie needed to build his due diligence team quickly. Existing good relationships helped him locate and retain the right people who could respond in a timely and high quality manner: an oil and gas attorney, water rights attorney, appraiser, surveyor and others.

In addition, developing a good relationship with Mrs. Robinson and Chris Dahl proved to be a key factor in their agreement to extend the buyer option time twice to accommodate the need for additional time to complete due diligence activities.

MANAGING A SALE THROUGH DIFFICULTIES When land brokers can be focused on creating and maintaining good relationships and being diligent in managing the acquisition process, the obstacles they encounter are usually easier to overcome. This focus is not easy, though, as there can be significant emotional and financial pressures.

Jodie met one of those obstacles during the sale of the Farm.

The original buyer prospect reached the decision towards the end of the due diligence process that the farm was not a fit for his investment portfolio, and therefore forfeited his Option Fee and terminated the contract. Of course, everyone was disappointed. But the reasons for the change of mind were understandable and the good relationships that were already established allowed all of them to move forward.

FINISHING A SALE WITH SUCCESS For Jodie, success isn’t just the signature on the dotted line. Success is when he finds the right buyer for the right property and all parties are pleased with the transaction details.

So, he could claim no success… yet. He was now at a crossroads. He

had a buyer that wanted to buy a property, but not the Robinson Farm. He also had built a good relationship with Mrs. Robinson and Chris Dahl and knew they still wanted to sell the property.

It was time for Legacy Ag Group to go back to work.

The work was made much easier when the initial buyer prospect graciously agreed to allow Legacy to use the information assembled during its due diligence process to help Mrs. Robinson sell the farm to someone else. (As a note... Legacy reimbursed the initial buyer all Legacy acquisition charges when the Robinson Farm transaction ultimately closed with a subsequent buyer).

Next, he received permission from Mrs. Robinson to list the property for sale. He had earned her trust. Relying on many good relationships with marketing and sales experts, he was able to quickly develop a brochure, flyers and website presentations of the property, and implement an advertising campaign. Within a few weeks, he received a call from Pape Farms, a successful farming operation in the San Marcos area. They had seen the Farm listing on the LandsofAmerica.com website and were interested in a visit. The initial visit very quickly turned into an offer.

The Pape transaction involved a completely different purchase approach than that of the initial buyer prospect, and therefore required assembling additional team members. At Legacy partner George Clift’s recommendation, IPX 1031 Corporation was retained and the San Antonio law firm of Strasburger & Price, LLP was brought in to provide legal assistance. Purchase details were worked out and the farm sale to Pape Farms was consummated on February 28, 2014.

What happened to the initial buyer prospect? Legacy Ag Group and the prospect worked together to adjust the original acquisition criteria, and continued the search. Within a fairly short time and with the help of a friend, Legacy Ag Group located the right property for this buyer, and a sales transaction was subsequently completed.

CONCLUDING THOUGHT Jodie’s commitment at Legacy Ag Group to build good relationships is not unique in the Ag industry. There are certainly many brokers, appraisers, lawyers, surveyors and bankers who share this commitment.

But we all need to occasionally remind one another about this focus.

“The sale of a land property is not simply a transaction. It is relationships at work – people doing business with people.”

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From the perspective of white-tailed deer, a ranch is a big, all-you-can-eat buffet. Plant diversity is important because deer, like people, have food preferences. They will continue to eat their favorites until those plants disappear, then they will move on to second and third preferences, eating until those plants are gone.

If there are too many deer visiting the buffet, the process will continue, until only the least desirable plants remain and the habitat is damaged.

An empty buffet table provides inadequate nutrition, meaning bucks don’t develop big antlers and does can’t successfully raise replacement fawns.

Poor nutrition can also increase susceptibility to parasites and disease.

The key to preventing habitat damage is figuring out how many deer a piece of land can support without causing any harm to the land or the plants on it. This common sense concept is called carrying capacity.

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Unfortunately, it is a not a static number, but one that changes based on rainfall, season, and a host of other variables. The number of white-tailed deer a piece of property can support is also affected by the presence of exotics and livestock.

Carrying capacity is not the same across the state or even across the neighboring fence line. On a low-fenced property, deer will range in and out depending on food availability and other factors, which creates a management challenge itself, but gives the landowner some built-in flexibility. On a high-fenced property, deer can’t range freely; therefore, the property owner must be vigilant and consistently manage the herd to prevent overpopulation and habitat damage.

Unlike cattle producers who can easily manipulate the number of animals up or down based on the amount of grass available, deer managers have a

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small window of opportunity each year to make population adjustments.

As a result, successful deer managers estimate what the carrying capacity is during “normal” times and manage for a lower number. This creates a nutritional buffer for the drought years and “gravy” for the normal and good years.

To determine carrying capacity, wildlife biologists primarily rely on three tools: a browse survey, a population survey, and body condition. The browse survey allows biologists to determine trends in the utilization of native browse plants. By looking carefully at the condition of the vegetation, biologists can determine whether there are too many deer or an appropriate number.

Once the overall deer numbers are established, the next step depends on the deer manager’s objectives. An individual’s objectives will help determine how many deer of each sex will be classified as excess, creating a recommended harvest quota. For instance, a deer herd that is being managed to produce the maximum number of harvestable bucks, regardless of age, will have a different sex ratio than a deer herd that is being managed to produce high-quality, older bucks.

The sex ratio is more commonly known as the doe:buck ratio, which as we said before is the number of does in comparison to the number of bucks.

In most situations, deer managers are trying to tighten the ratio, moving the herd composition toward 1:1 ratio, which is an equal number of does and bucks.

Population surveys provide a baseline estimate of deer density and herd Generally, the tighter the ratio, the more bucks a deer manager has available composition. The most common survey techniques are spotlight surveys, for harvesting. For example, on a piece of property with a 100-animal helicopter surveys, and a game camera surveys. None of the methods is carry capacity, a 1:1 ratio creates a deer herd with 50 does and 50 bucks.

100 percent accurate because it is impossible to see every single deer on If the ratio is 3:1, the herd’s a piece of property, so composition will be 75 the data is extrapolated does and 25 bucks. Please using mathematical RULES OF THUMB remember, carry capacity formulas for a factis a slippery number, so do based estimate.

While population management strategies are specific to managers’ properties and not become too fixated Different methods their goals, there are some rules of thumb. in looking at this in an are more effective in absolute sense. different habitat types. *If the goal is managing for quality, mature bucks, generally no more than 20 percent Evaluating wildlife of the herd’s estimated buck population should be harvested, or no more than 50 population survey data Just as habitat is in percent of the mature age class bucks. is equal parts art and constant change, the *If the goal is managing for optimum buck harvest, including males from both older science. population and sex ratio and younger age classes, generally no more than 33 percent of the herds’ estimated change slightly every time buck population should be harvested. a doe gives birth to a fawn Each survey method *If the goal is managing for maximum harvest production, generally up to 50 percent or fawns. A tighter ratio has its own strengths of your estimated buck population can be harvested. The buck herd, over time, will allows the deer manager and weaknesses. become increasingly younger, eventually resulting in a seasonal harvest of primarily to harvest selectively from Spotlight surveys yearlings and two-year-olds. older and younger age are most useful for classes as the carrying estimating deer capacity is maintained. A densities, but can wider ratio, on the other hand, forces managers to dig more deeply into be highly variable. Helicopter surveys excel at providing unbiased herd the herd, including potentially harvesting fawns of both sexes, to maintain composition characteristics, such as sex ratios, fawn production, buck the carrying capacity. maturity and antler quality categories. Camera surveys do a good job of showing deer managers the herd’s buck quality and age classification and providing a good density estimate. Different methods are more effective in A tighter sex ratio also limits the herd’s reproductive potential, meaning different habitat types. For instance, a helicopter survey is very effective on that deer managers will generally have to harvest fewer does each year. large tracts in brushy country, but ineffective in tall, thick timber.

Long-time deer enthusiasts will confirm that intensive doe harvest can quickly become work.

Regardless of the survey method chosen, the collected data is analyzed, providing deer managers with: As a side note, keeping good, consistent harvest records, especially ages and body weights, provide valuable information to help asses carrying • the deer density, the number of acres/deer and the number of capacity over time. Descending body weights relative to age categories acres/adult deer; often signal that there are too many animals competing for limited food.

• doe:buck ratio, the number of does in comparison to the number This provides an additional consideration when evaluating carrying of bucks; capacity.

• fawn:doe ratio, the number of fawns in comparison to the number of does; Striking the proper balance between population and habitat means that • and herd composition, the percentage of bucks, does and fawns both your deer herd and your land remain in optimal condition. in a herd, and age distribution on bucks.

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WildLife 2014 Wildly Successful Texas Wildlife Association (TWA) wrapped up its 29th annual convention WildLife 2014. More than 1,500 people attended the four-day event that began on Thursday, July 10. Known for its family friendly fun, WildLife 2014 attracted people of all ages from across the state to the JW Marriott San Antonio Hill Country Resort and Spa. Amenities include a 36-hole PGA tour golf facility, fitness center, 26,000 square-foot-spa, seven distinct dining options and a water park that offers six acres of heated pools, fountains, waterfalls and rivers, making WildLife 2014 a destination for relaxation as well as education.

Wildlife 2014’s action-packed agenda drew crowds from the very beginning. On Thursday, TWA hosted its first-ever Private Lands Summit, designed to highlight changes and challenges for private land stewards. The theme, “Land Stewardship in the Modern Era,”allowed the state’s most respected natural resource experts to tackle a host of pressing issues ranging from ground and surface water issues to rural Texas’ loss of relevance in metro areas. The inaugural event was enthusiastically received and organizers are already working on improvements for next year’s event.

Friday was devoted to conducting TWA business. The morning was filled with meetings of the Texas Youth Hunting Program Advisory, Conservation Legacy Advisory, Hunting Heritage Advisory, Women of the Land Advisory, Membership, and Legislative committees. The Texas Wildlife Association Foundation (TWAF) luncheon provided a break in the business, with convention attendees enjoying the experiences of celebrity Cowboy Chef Grady Spears. Spears, who made a name for himself in far West Texas, has since opened restaurants in small cities and huge metros around the country.

After lunch, it was back to work in the afternoon with a joint membership and directors meeting during which 44 neaw directors were elected. Members expanded the leadership team’s term of office to two-years; therefore, the officer elections were not held and the current officer team will continue to serve. TWA officers for 2014-15 are: President Greg Simons, San Angelo; Vice President Marcus Barrett IV, San Antonio; Second Vice President for Programs is Dr. Louis Harveson, Alpine and Treasurer J. David Anderson, Houston.

The evening began with cocktails in the exhibit area and the TWA Ladies Reception.

There were approximately 65 exhibits representing insurance, loans, jewelry, habitat management equipment, hunting vehicles, feed, seed, hunts, hunting equipment and various other needs of landowners, land managers and outdoors enthusiasts. Several land and wildlife conservation organizations also exhibited. Following the receptions, TWA Convention Kickoff Dinner, Texas Big Game Awards Statewide Celebration, and a rollicking Casino Night were held.

Saturday was an education day with seminars beginning after the TWA Family Breakfast. Seminar topics included: Game Wardens, Current Issues in Wildlife, Scoring and Aging Whitetails on the Hoof, and Making Wild Game Gourmet.

The TWA general session and awards luncheon was also held on Saturday. Following the TWA Presidential Address, U.S. Marine (ret.) Michael Jernigan, who was severely injured by a roadside bomb that crushed 45 percent of his cranium during his service in Iraq, provided the keynote address. Jernigan, who lost his sight in the attack, discussed the value of volunteerism and the role of the outdoors plays in our lives. The TWA Ray Murski Friend of Wildlife Award was presented to Tina Y. Buford of Harlingen, and the TWA Sam Beasom Conservation Leader Award was presented to Carter Smith of Austin.

An annual high point is the legendary live and silent auctions that raise a significant portion of TWA’s operating budget. This year’s auctions featured a record-setting 365 one-of-a-kind items, many of which are unavailable anywhere else. Highlights included a Desert Bighorn Sheep Hunting Permit, a Texas Grand Slam Hunt, and trips to destinations such as the Napa Valley, Costa Rica, and Whistler Valley, Canada. Thanks to generous support, the auction proceed were also record-breaking.

Little Lonestars’activities were conducted concurrently with the adult activities. Children ages 3 through 12 are eligible to participate in this program which included activities such as an art and poster contest, a visit and learning opportunity by several “wild” friends, and

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outside hikes. Little Lonestars’ goal is teaching young people the importance of habitat conservation on private land and to appreciate and value the tremendous efforts of landowners who help manage Texas wildlife.

As always, WildLife 2014 was a great opportunity to see old friends and make new ones. Plan to attend WildLife 2015 on July 9-12. We’ll look for you.

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It’s All About Deer The Texas Deer Association (TDA) 16th Annual Convention and Fundraiser was conducted on Thursday, August 7 through Saturday, August 9, 2014. It was a very successful event with attendance of approximately 3,000 people including men, women and children.

The convention included a trade show with 207 exhibitors who provided plenty of shopping for everyone.

TDA serves as a unified voice of deer enthusiasts who look for opportunities to share ideas and methods for improvement of deer management. It is a Texas organization that cares for deer herd welfare and health. Its members constantly work toward better conservation, appropriate regulations, and improvement of overall deer quality.

After a few hours at the convention or any TDA function, you soon realize that members are very family orientated. They attend with their spouse, children, and both sets of parents. It is not uncommon to see three or four generations of family sitting together at a meal. To accommodate families, TDA conventions are designed to provide activities for all age groups.

CONVENTION ACTIVITIES During the recent convention, educational youth activities included antler scoring, camping survival, a scavenger hunt, bird feeder building and wildlife loteria.

According to Wikipedia, lotería is a Mexican game of chance.

It is similar to bingo, but uses images on a deck of cards instead of plain numbers on ping pong balls. Every image has a name and an assigned number, but the number is usually ignored. Each player has at least one tabla, a board with a randomly created 4 x 4 grid of pictures with their corresponding name and number. Players choose what tabla they want to play with, from a variety of previously created tablas. Each one presents a different selection of images. In case of wildlife loteria, the images are wild animals.

TDA conventions are held at the JW Marriott San Antonio Hill Country Resort and Spa. In addition to many other amenities, the resort provides daily activities for young guests. On Friday, the kids enjoyed the Zoomagination Animal Show, interactive lawn games, rodeo relay race, Texas hill country crafts, Texas line dancing and an ice cream bar. “Marvelous Superhero Event and Movie Night” was conducted on Saturday and began with a dinner that pleased the young attendees. Following dinner, they were instructed on becoming a superhero and were given an opportunity to participate in a superhero challenge. At 8 p.m., s’mores were served which lured in youth and adults as well. Once the resort staff was able to coax the older people away from the s’mores, the movie was started.

Some of the adults participated in the 11th Annual TDA Bobby Marburger Memorial Golf Tournament on Thursday morning and in the venison chili cook-off that afternoon. All convention attendees had an opportunity to taste the contestant’s creations which were an array of flavors and consistencies. Casino night followed dinner during which adults played Texas hold ‘em, black Jack, roulette, poker, craps, Caribbean stud, slot machines and let it ride, just for fun.

Educational activities started Friday morning with seminars on deer reproduction, animal health, and nutrition. Chase Clark, TDA President gave his address at the luncheon and a select deer sale was conducted that afternoon.

The evening activity was a Friday Night Honky-Tonk with live entertainment from Kevin Fowler and Push Water. As the music began, all ages from 4 to 80 converged on the dance floor to show off their favorite steps.

After a night of dancing, adults surfaced the next morning in time for the educational seminars which commenced with a wildlife biologist open floor round table discussion. The panel of wildlife consultants consisted of Mickey Hellickson, Tecomate Consulting; Macy Ledbetter, Spring Creek Outdoors, LLC; and Bob Zaiglin, Southwest Texas Junior College and consultant. The morning’s session concluded with a discussion on “Engage Your Legislators – Best Practices for Effective Interactions” led by Ceci Wallace, TDA Director of Government Affairs and Ron Lewis, TDA Lobbyist. A select deer auction was held that afternoon followed by a sit-down dinner and an auction of donated merchandise to raise funds for the TDA PAC.

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by Robert & Janelle Fears

DEER MANAGEMENT Deer auctions are an important part of the TDA conventions because they give the members opportunity to buy and sell breeding stock. Deer belong to the State of Texas and Texas Parks and Wildlife (TP&W) has the responsibility for their management and welfare. Since Texas primarily consists of privately owned land, TP&W grants various types of management permits to landowners. When breeder deer are sold, the sales price is a management fee paid to the seller. The amount of money a buyer is willing to pay depends upon the animal’s genetics and quality, which signifies the seller’s management skills.

Macy Ledbetter says, “TP&W, in response to requests from private landowners and the Texas Legislature, created native deer and habitat management permits for progressive deer enthusiasts.

When we discuss deer management, we must also consider habitat because the animals eat every day and live on rangeland 365 days a year. When we manage a deer herd, we affect their habitat and when we manage habitat, we affect the deer herd.”

“Some of the more popular permits offered to landowners by TP&W are the Managed Lands Deer Permit (MLDP), Trap, Transport, and Transplant (TTT), Deer Management Permit (DMP), and Trap, Transport, and Process (TTP),” Ledbetter explains. “A Managed Lands Deer Permit offers the most flexible hunting seasons and bag limits in order for a landowner to best manage and control the population.

Before specialized deer management permits are issued, a wildlife management plan must be approved by the local TP&W wildlife biologist.”

“Deer can’t add or subtract; but they can multiply,” quips Ledbetter. “With annual delivery of twins as the norm and occasionally triplets, the herd can quickly become over populated. That is why it is necessary to conduct a deer census each year and harvest surplus deer to keep the population in balance with their habitat. Harvest numbers are not only based on population size, but also habitat condition. The MLDP allows landowners to harvest deer outside of the standard hunting season and individual bag limits, provided the harvest is for population control and habitat management.”

The Trap, Transport and Transplant permit is used for restocking purposes. A local TP&W biologist inspects the receiving property to ensure that sufficient habitat exists before approving the permit and the ranch must be completely high fenced. The TTT basically allows the transport of deer from one ranch with surplus supply to a high-fenced property with a low population.

“Good quality does and a buck are captured in the pasture under the Deer Management Permit, held in a pen for breeding, and then released,” says Ledbetter. “This is a way to ensure that quality does are bred to a quality buck rather than a less desirable one in the pasture. A permitted breeder buck can be used rather than a pasture reared sire and then put back into the original breeder pen after he has bred the does. The DMP is very popular and a successful way to improve genetics in the pasture quickly.”

“Venison is donated to food kitchens and other charitable organizations when deer are harvested for population control using the Trap, Transport, and Process permit. This permit is used to immediately lower a ranch overpopulation problem and requires the venison to be used for charitable purposes, a real win-win situation,” states Ledbetter.

“A deer breeder’s permit is issued to landowners who want to breed deer in captivity which is one the few ways that genetics can be improved in a systematic manner. Deer breeding facilities are subject to inspection by TP&W at any time and the breeder is required to keep up-to-date management records. Genetic gains through selective breeding programs conducted by Texas deer breeders have taken big bucks to a whole new level in body and antler size. Deer breeding is a management system available to landowners that may not have large acreages, want to diversify their income portfolio, and/ or want the challenge of raising whitetail deer,” Ledbetter concludes.

According to Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service, white-tailed deer provided a hunting opportunity for over 800,000 people in 2006 who contributed $2.16 billion to the Texas economy.

Over 1.17 million outdoor recreationists spent time and money observing large mammals such as deer through photography and other activities. Wildlife watchers as a group contributed $5.1 billion to the state’s economy. Indications are that economic contributions from outdoor enthusiasts have increased considerably since 2006.

People like to participate in deer related activities in Texas because of antler size of the bucks, and deer herd quality. These characteristics are largely due to the efforts of the Texas Deer Association members and TP&W.

Texas Land Brokers Network

This has been a great year for the Texas Land Brokers Network! It’s our second! We proudly count over 100 land professionals in our organization. This year we have met at many great venues around the Houston area, from Brenham to Bellville to Montgomery and Huntsville. We have increased our specialized knowledge from the best speakers in our industry. Texas AgriLife Extension Services on feral hogs and prairie grass restoration, Commissioner Todd Staples, Nedra Foster, an expert witness in major surveying boundary disputes, Detlef Hallerman PhD, Texas A&M on the Energy Sector and changes to come, then on to Skeeter’s Constellation Field for another exceptional meeting on international title issues, and of course legislative updates with Dan Hatfield, ALC, COB Texas Association of REALTORS®. A very productive marketing session wrapped up the summer.

We take August off and will reconvene with a great speaker on stream bank restoration and mitigation in September. Our organization is committed to offering our members the best networking opportunities, marketing meetings and the best education in our fields. We sincerely thank all of our farm and ranch magazine affiliates and Capital Farm Credit and Texas Farm Credit for their continued support.

Deitra Robertson, ALC. , President

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Whether you are buying or selling rural property, there are numerous reasons why you want to engage in the services of a licensed member of the Texas Alliance of Land Brokers (TALB). Our Members offer: Knowledge of land markets and mineral, water and timber rights • Knowledge of how to locate rural properties • Specialized knowledge of the Texas Farm and Ranch Contract • Ability to find financing for rural properties • Understanding of political and government regulations related to rural land ownership Our mission is to assist our membership by broker cooperation, ethics, marketing, private property rights, fellowship and educational speakers who can provide information which is useful to our rural land experience. Our members attend monthly meetings with guest speakers who are professionals in their field. Future speakers include: August, Research Economist Charles Gilliland with the Texas A&M Real Estate Center talking to members about the Texas rural land market outlook, September we will have Steve Roberson founder and managing partner of Map Right discussing the evolution of mapping and how it will impact our business and October is Blair Fitzsimons, Chief Executive Officer for Texas Agricultural Land Trust discussing their organizations mission to protect private working lands to conserve our great Texas heritage.

We are professionals in our field, gaining knowledge to provide our clients the best services possible. To contact one of members, you are welcome to go to our website at www.texaslandbrokers.org Steve Williams, 2014 President

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HUNTER FREEDOM OF CHOICE The Texas Deer Association supports a hunter’s individual freedom of choice. Every hunter has personal preferences on how and where they like to hunt. The TDA will work to ensure hunters always have the liberty to choose.

THIS LAND IS YOUR LAND Today, there are many who believe the state should dictate how you manage your land and its resources. The Texas Deer Association is a staunch defender of private property rights, and the TDA will always fiffiight so your land remains YOUR land.

YOU HAVE A VOICE The Texas Deer Association is a member-driven association, dedicated to sharing ideas and methods to improve the management and harvest of deer. Our members always have a voice; and your voice is heard, individually and collectively.

ACTIVE & ACCESSIBLE The Texas Deer Association is a very active organization with events and activities all across Texas. Our annual convention, regional meetings, banquets and seminars held in every region of the state, make it easy and fun to get involved.

TRUST THE LANDOWNER The Texas Deer Association understands that overregulation is not a sound wildlife management practice and too often leads to unintended consequences. “Trust the landowner!”

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MARKET REPORT

Texas Land Market 2014: First Half Texas land market prices continued to

the size expands to a more normal level. Still, these statistics reflect a strong

thrive in the first half of 2014 after posting

performance for the first six months. The accompanying chart discloses the

a sizable 9.5 percent increase in 2013.

remarkable recovery in land prices since the 2009 retreat.

Continued

uncertainty

surrounding

Despite these robust results, buyers in some segments of the market appear

economic policies has sparked an interest in tangible assets because of their

to have resisted the urge to plunge into a purchase. The volume of reported

promise to preserve capital value and add a potential for appreciation in the

sales peaked in 2005 at more than 5,400 transactions. After 2007, the volume of

future. In addition, the desire for recreational land continues unabated. Market

sales declined to a remarkably low level in 2009 at 2,430 sales reported for the

professionals including lenders, appraisers, and brokers all report continued

entire year. The drop-off occurred when potential sellers faced low offers from

interest in small properties with demand emerging for sizable transactions

buyers anticipating falling prices. Rather than accept those offers, sellers simply

in many areas of the state. Furthermore, many brokers report the shortage of

withdrew their properties from the market leading to three straight years where

properties for sale that has characterized the markets for several years continues

reported sales fell below 3,000 transactions. That restriction in the supply of

in many markets. All of these conditions converge to support rising prices in

land in the market helped to keep prices from falling as they did in 1986 when

virtually all regions of Texas.

circumstances forced cash-strapped owners to accept ever lower offers. At

Reported sales indicate a preliminary 2014 first half price of $2,350 for large

more than 4,100 sales in 2013, markets appear to be headed for a more normal

property Texas rural land, a roughly 9 percent increase in six months. Overall size

supply of properties trading hands. While the uptick in supply might suggest

slipped from 120 acres in 2013 to 112 acres suggesting that some of the increase

that prices may weaken as a result, demand has also expanded for many kinds

came from an abundance of smaller tracts in the reported sales so far. As more

of property. Barring unforeseen shocks, these forces suggest that future prices

information arrives, the large percentage increase likely will moderate while

will continue to climb.

Texas Rural Land Prices: First Half (Preliminary) Nominal

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MARKET REPORT

Top 100 Sold 1. Lee, Lee & Puckitt Associates, Inc. 8,062± Acres | McCulloch County | Sold: 06/03/14 Days On Market: 1,125| Sold Price: $27,500,000

2. Republic Ranches 1,378± Acres | Waller County | Sold: 05/16/14 Days On Market: 26 | Sold Price: $15,200,000

3. Busbee Ranch Sales 9,627± Acres | Webb County | Sold: 06/08/14 Days On Market: 342 | Sold Price: $14,128,392

4. Republic Ranches 858± Acres | Waller County | Sold: 06/04/14 Days On Market: 1,691 | Sold Price: $9,438,000

5. Kuper Ranch Sales 1,701± Acres | Blanco County | Sold: 08/01/14 Days On Market: 1,023 | Sold Price: $8,000,000

6. LANDTX 1,634± Acres | Mason County | Sold: 05/23/14 Days On Market: 116 | Sold Price: $7,500,000

7. La Gloria Land Company 1,568± Acres | Bee County | Sold: 07/23/14 Days On Market: 287 | Sold Price: $7,030,000

8. DeBord Real Estate 3,429± Acres | McCulloch County | Sold: 06/17/14 Days On Market: 832 | Sold Price: $6,840,855

9. Capitol Ranch Real Estate 3,000± Acres | Comanche County | Sold: 07/01/14 Days On Market: 76 | Sold Price: $5,998,940

10. Texas Ranches For Sale 2,730± Acres | La Salle County | Sold: 06/03/14 Days On Market: 116 | Sold Price: $5,733,000

11. United Country Bobo Realty 1,783± Acres | Bosque County | Sold: 06/19/14 Days On Market: 184 | Sold Price: $5,705,600

12. RE/MAX Landmark 1,993± Acres | Van Zandt County | Sold: 08/01/14 Days On Market: 203 | Sold Price: $5,677,367

13. Texas Ranches For Sale 3,200± Acres | Edwards County | Sold: 06/23/14 Days On Market: 259 | Sold Price: $4,525,515

14. Giddens Real Estate 15.63± Acres | Williamson County | Sold: 07/25/14 Days On Market: 977 | Sold Price: $4,323,905

15. Anders Realty 597± Acres | Blanco County | Sold: 05/23/14 Days On Market: 268 | Sold Price: $4,307,355

16. Chas. S. Middleton and Son 12,788.46± Acres | Bailey County | Sold: 07/02/14 Days On Market: 156 | Sold Price: $4,284,137

17. Trip duPerier, The Texas Land Man LLC 600± Acres | Kendall County | Sold: 08/04/14 Days On Market: 145 | Sold Price: $4,050,000

18. RE/MAX Llano 1,022± Acres | Llano County | Sold: 08/06/14 Days On Market: 838 | Sold Price: $4,000,000

19. United Country - Alliance Auction & Realty 565.21± Acres | Erath County | Sold: 05/19/14 Days On Market: 451 | Sold Price: $3,903,782

20. United Country Bobo Realty 1,200± Acres | Bosque County | Sold: 06/19/14 Days On Market: 184 | Sold Price: $3,840,000

21. KW Farm and Ranch Group 2057.12± Acres | Robertson County | Sold: 07/09/14 Days On Market: 520 | Sold Price: $3,591,000

22. Bill Johnson & Assoc Real Estate Company 71.33± Acres | Austin County | Sold: 07/11/14 Days On Market: 340 | Sold Price: $3,516,668

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23. DeBord Real Estate

49. Simpson Ranches & Land LLC

75. Dean & Wallace Real Estate

1,280± Acres | McCulloch County | Sold: 06/18/14 Days On Market: 729 | Sold Price: $3,456,000

573± Acres | Atascosa County | Sold: 07/25/14 Days On Market: 330 | Sold Price: $2,016,175

439± Acres | Refugio County | Sold: 08/13/14 Days On Market: 240 | Sold Price: $1,207,250

24. Property Connections Real Estate

50. KW Farm and Ranch Group

76. J. Bryan Davis Broker

1098.21± Acres | Wharton County | Sold: 07/16/14 Days On Market: 737 | Sold Price: $3,020,105

768.61± Acres | Madison County | Sold: 05/30/14 Days On Market: 480 | Sold Price: $2,016,000

380.38± Acres | Erath County | Sold: 06/02/14 Days On Market: 62 | Sold Price: $1,200,000

25. Southwest Land Associates

51. Ranchland Network With Trey Bonner

77. Meek Ranch Sales

1,285± Acres | Zavala County | Sold: 08/04/14 Days On Market: 1,831 | Sold Price: $2,955,500

243± Acres | Somervell County | Sold: 06/13/14 Days On Market: 344 | Sold Price: $1,985,000

2,599.82± Acres | Terrell County | Sold: 06/09/14 Days On Market: 991 | Sold Price: $1,195,000

26. Hodde Real Estate Co

52. Home & Ranch Real Estate

78. Moreland Properties

176.89± Acres | Washington County | Sold: 06/25/14 Days On Market: 223 | Sold Price: $2,875,000

210± Acres | Fayette County | Sold: 07/18/14 Days On Market: 123 | Sold Price: $1,975,616

10± Acres | Hays County | Sold: 06/03/14 Days On Market: 216 | Sold Price: $1,180,000

27. La Gloria Land Company

53. BCP Real Estate

79. Chas. S. Middleton and Son

712± Acres | Grimes County | Sold: 07/23/14 Days On Market: 118 | Sold Price: $2,848,000

436± Acres | Bosque County | Sold: 07/23/14 Days On Market: 610 | Sold Price: $1,895,000

1,490± Acres | Stonewall County | Sold: 07/02/14 Days On Market: 349 | Sold Price: $1,169,650

28. Wendland & Associates, LLC

54. Winkler & Company, Menley Group

80. Padgett Real Estate

120± Acres | Gillespie County | Sold: 06/12/14 Days On Market: 1,297 | Sold Price: $2,800,000

430± Acres | Bastrop County | Sold: 07/07/14 Days On Market: 334 | Sold Price: $1,834,441

62.49± Acres | Gillespie County | Sold: 07/21/14 Days On Market: 80 | Sold Price: $1,150,000

29. Bill Johnson & Assoc Real Estate Company

55. Land Advisors Organization

81. White Real Estate

128.53± Acres | Austin County | Sold: 07/11/14 Days On Market: 843 | Sold Price: $2,731,433

150± Acres | Washington County | Sold: 07/18/14 Days On Market: 254 | Sold Price: $1,815,840

435± Acres | Stephens County | Sold: 07/09/14 Days On Market: 365 | Sold Price: $1,125,000

30. Ranch Realty

56. Hodde Real Estate Co

82. Tierra Real Estate, LLC

1,596± Acres | Runnels County | Sold: 06/30/14 Days On Market: 60 | Sold Price: $2,700,000

170.88± Acres | Washington County | Sold: 07/03/14 Days On Market: 87 | Sold Price: $1,800,000

785± Acres | Van Zandt County | Sold: 05/27/14 Days On Market: 231 | Sold Price: $1,105,619

31. Nixon Real Estate

57. Keller Williams Realty DFW Metro Southwest 83. Gore Real Estate Group

761.55± Acres | Gillespie County | Sold: 06/16/14 Days On Market: 353 | Sold Price: $2,665,460

397.5± Acres | Erath County | Sold: 07/18/14 Days On Market: 203 | Sold Price: $1,750,000

141.02± Acres | Coryell County | Sold: 06/30/14 Days On Market: 132 | Sold Price: $1,100,000

32. Hortenstine Ranch Company, LLC

58. Ranch Realty

84. Capitol Ranch Real Estate

1,676± Acres | Shackelford County | Sold: 07/10/14 Days On Market: 155 | Sold Price: $2,514,495

858.78± Acres | Sutton County | Sold: 06/30/14 Days On Market: 375 | Sold Price: $1,711,808

436± Acres | Callahan County | Sold: 07/03/14 Days On Market: 108 | Sold Price: $1,100,000

33. Reata Ranch Realty, Llc

59. Stanberry & Associates

85. KW Farm and Ranch Group

292± Acres | Mason County | Sold: 06/26/14 Days On Market: 386 | Sold Price: $2,500,000

77± Acres | Burnet County | Sold: 06/02/14 Days On Market: 749 | Sold Price: $1,700,000

360.92± Acres | Robertson County | Sold: 07/09/14 Days On Market: 520 | Sold Price: $1,077,300

34. Terry Wootan Real Estate

60. Navasota Realty

86. Keller Williams Realty

890± Acres | Menard County | Sold: 07/03/14 Days On Market: 962 | Sold Price: $2,461,088

188.02± Acres | Grimes County | Sold: 06/03/14 Days On Market: 854 | Sold Price: $1,650,000

40± Acres | Williamson County | Sold: 07/26/14 Days On Market: 598 | Sold Price: $1,075,000

35. Ekdahl Real Estate

61. Hornsby Realty

87. McAtee Realty

2,199± Acres | Fisher County | Sold: 07/01/14 Days On Market: 153 | Sold Price: $2,418,900

173.8± Acres | Caldwell County | Sold: 07/25/14 Days On Market: 322 | Sold Price: $1,550,000

2.17± Acres | Henderson County | Sold: 05/30/14 Days On Market: 113 | Sold Price: $1,072,500

36. Briggs Freeman Sotheby’s Int’l Realty

62. Jones Ranch Realty, LLC.

88. Trinity Liveoak Real Estate, Llc

700± Acres | Erath County | Sold: 07/10/14 Days On Market: 65 | Sold Price: $2,323,500

195.5± Acres | Gillespie County | Sold: 05/28/14 Days On Market: 86 | Sold Price: $1,530,000

512.11± Acres | Callahan County | Sold: 06/30/14 Days On Market: 418 | Sold Price: $1,060,000

37. Trip duPerier, The Texas Land Man LLC

63. Ray Land Co. of Texas

89. Waller County Land Company

308± Acres | Bandera County | Sold: 07/17/14 Days On Market: 303 | Sold Price: $2,311,425

26.7± Acres | Kendall County | Sold: 06/04/14 Days On Market: 119 | Sold Price: $1,515,000

1.28± Acres | Waller County | Sold: 08/12/14 Days On Market: 365 | Sold Price: $1,025,000

38. Hortenstine Ranch Company, LLC

64. Moreland Properties

90. Kuper Ranch Sales

751± Acres | Cherokee County | Sold: 08/05/14 Days On Market: 148 | Sold Price: $2,275,000

172± Acres | Blanco County | Sold: 07/15/14 Days On Market: 135 | Sold Price: $1,432,250

683± Acres | Webb County | Sold: 06/09/14 Days On Market: 405 | Sold Price: $1,024,500

39. Bill Johnson & Assoc Real Estate Company

65. KW Farm and Ranch Group

91. Busbee Ranch Sales

262.42± Acres | Austin County | Sold: 07/11/14 Days On Market: 2,118 | Sold Price: $2,230,638

586.28± Acres | Brazos County | Sold: 05/30/14 Days On Market: 480 | Sold Price: $1,386,000

650± Acres | Duval County | Sold: 07/20/14 Days On Market: 54 | Sold Price: $1,018,350

40. United Country Real Estate

66. Keller Williams, Partners In Real Estate Group 92. Guilott Realty Inc

448.77± Acres | Wood County | Sold: 07/18/14 Days On Market: 353 | Sold Price: $2,200,000

4.13± Acres | Hays County | Sold: 06/20/14 Days On Market: 57 | Sold Price: $1,375,000

41. Bill Johnson & Assoc Real Estate Company

67. Texas Select Properties,Inc.

93. Kuper Ranch Sales

226.5± Acres | Austin County | Sold: 06/24/14 Days On Market: 291 | Sold Price: $2,200,000

800± Acres | Duval County | Sold: 05/19/14 Days On Market: 48 | Sold Price: $1,362,957

82± Acres | Bexar County | Sold: 06/04/14 Days On Market: 99 | Sold Price: $1,000,000

42. Trip duPerier, The Texas Land Man LLC

68. Stephen Long Properties

94. Gore Real Estate Group

590± Acres | Atascosa County | Sold: 07/09/14 Days On Market: 72 | Sold Price: $2,150,000

363± Acres | Medina County | Sold: 05/27/14 Days On Market: 54 | Sold Price: $1,362,376

285.89± Acres | Coryell County | Sold: 07/31/14 Days On Market: 132 | Sold Price: $999,900

187.3± Acres | Bandera County | Sold: 08/06/14 Days On Market: 162 | Sold Price: $1,011,420

43. Monk Real Estate

69. Webb Real Estate

95. Keller Williams

237± Acres | Waller County | Sold: 07/23/14 Days On Market: 345 | Sold Price: $2,100,000

311± Acres | Lampasas County | Sold: 07/14/14 Days On Market: 685 | Sold Price: $1,350,000

4.51± Acres | Rusk County | Sold: 08/05/14 Days On Market: 2,511 | Sold Price: $995,000

44. Bill Johnson & Assoc Real Estate Company

70. Capitol Ranch Real Estate

96. Monk Real Estate

232.96± Acres | Austin County | Sold: 07/11/14 Days On Market: 2,118 | Sold Price: $2,079,124

720± Acres | Bosque County | Sold: 06/23/14 Days On Market: 69 | Sold Price: $1,300,000

104.79± Acres | Austin County | Sold: 05/27/14 Days On Market: 344 | Sold Price: $990,000

45. El Sendero Properties

71. Integra Properties

97. Cobb Properties

972± Acres | Starr County | Sold: 08/08/14 Days On Market: 263 | Sold Price: $2,041,200

191± Acres | Medina County | Sold: 05/23/14 Days On Market: 317 | Sold Price: $1,300,000

263.67± Acres | Hamilton County | Sold: 07/01/14 Days On Market: 222 | Sold Price: $988,807

46. LANDTX

72. Trey Sullivan Real Estate

98. DBL Real Estate

326± Acres | Blanco County | Sold: 05/16/14 Days On Market: 66 | Sold Price: $2,025,249

299.55± Acres | Kimble County | Sold: 07/18/14 Days On Market: 406 | Sold Price: $1,258,000

580.98± Acres | Limestone County | Sold: 06/02/14 Days On Market: 1,363 | Sold Price: $987,683

47. Hodde Real Estate Co

73. Gore Real Estate Group

99. RE/MAX Ranch & Homes

150.66± Acres | Washington County | Sold: 07/23/14 Days On Market: 103 | Sold Price: $2,025,000

316.39± Acres | Coryell County | Sold: 05/27/14 Days On Market: 35 | Sold Price: $1,250,000

85.45± Acres | Fayette County | Sold: 05/21/14 Days On Market: 218 | Sold Price: $982,790

48. Howard Pierce & Co.

74. Texas Star Realty

100. United Country Land & Timber

900± Acres | McCulloch County | Sold: 07/11/14 Days On Market: 129 | Sold Price: $2,019,015

100.12± Acres | Colorado County | Sold: 05/16/14 Days On Market: 117 | Sold Price: $1,250,000

711.59± Acres | Panola County | Sold: 07/30/14 Days On Market: 355 | Sold Price: $976,000

Top 5 Most Active Counties June TOP 5 MOST ACTIVE COUNTIES COUNTY

AVERAGE PRICE

AVERAGE ACRES

Houston

$297,287.68

52.62

Bastrop

$349,603.19

30.06

Burnet

$602,374.61

64.15

Montgomery

$840,178.63

24.05

Edwards

$758,738.80

388.61

July TOP 5 MOST ACTIVE COUNTIES COUNTY

AVERAGE PRICE

AVERAGE ACRES

Goliad

$1,865,179.29

410.18

Montgomery

$794,688.31

21.58

Edwards

$755,316.44

389.72

Llano

$488,064.07

69.37

Lampasas

$721,342.80

185.03

August TOP 5 MOST ACTIVE COUNTIES COUNTY

AVERAGE PRICE

AVERAGE ACRES

Washington

$619,091.15

40.09

Burnet

$642,958.29

75.31

Llano

$466,761.31

52.78

Goliad

$1,970,786.07

443.30

Montgomery

$709,968.98

20.14

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Broker

Page Number

5 Star Country Properties

89

Broker

Page Number

LANDTX

126

Ahern Ranches

180

Lockhart Real Estate

218

Austin Metroplex Realty

231

Mark Fox Real Estate

226

Bill Johnson & Associates

172

Markham Realty

213

Briggs Freeman Sothesby’s International Realty

120

Mason Real Estate

200

Capitol Ranch Real Estate

70

Meek Ranch Sales

76, 202

CBRE | Brokerage Services

204

Moreland Properties, Inc.

227

Chas. S. Middleton and Son

208

Navasota Realty

144

Nelson Farm & Ranch Properties

221

Clark Real Estate Group

74

Counts Real Estate

229

Nine Bar Land & Cattle

210

Davis Vernon Real Estate

207

Nixon Real Estate

212

Dean & Wallace Real Estate

188

Phyllis Browning Company

132

Deitra Robertson Real Estate, Inc.

209

Ranch Investments

194

Fay Ranches

198

Ranch Marketing Associates

228

FINDARANCH.com

220

RE/MAX Paramount

229

First American Commercial Property Group

230

RE/MAX Select

219

Foster Farm & Ranch Real Estate

174

Reata Ranch Realty

223

Frosty Miller Ranch Realty, Inc.

215

Reno Realty Group

158

Holub Land Brokers

225

Republic Ranches

166

HomeLand Properties

224

Simpson Ranches & Land LLC

196

Tejas Properties

192

Hood Real Estate

62, 150

Intermountain Realty Inc

228

Texas Best Ranches

138

J. Gruber Properties

190

Texas Heritage Brokers, Inc.

214

Jacobs Properties

170

Texas Land & Ranch Company

Jim Berry Hill Country Ranch Sales

184

Texas Land Men

112

Keller Williams Farm & Ranch - David Faust

211

Texas Ranch Brokers

178

Keller Williams Farm & Ranch - Karan Wethington

230

Texas Ranch Land For Sale

168

Keller Williams Farm & Ranch - Memorial Realty LTD - Rick Doak164

Texas Ranch Sales, LLC

152

Kent Lesley Real Estate

222

Texas Ranches For Sale

98

King Land & Water

176

Texas Sporting Properties

216

Kuper Ranch Sales

90

The duPerier Texas Land Man

106

66, 78

La Gloria Land Company

206

Vester Ranch Sales

161

Land & Ranch Realty

186

Western Hill Country Realty

182

Wheless Properties, Inc

217

Land InvesTex, LLC

56

Fall 2014

86

PROPERTY INDEX

Market Regions Region 1

Region 2

Region 3

Region 4

Region 5

Region 6

Region 7

North Panhandle

Far West Texas

North Texas

North Texas

Eastern Coastal Prairie

Transition Zone

Southern Grand Prairie

South Plains

Big Bend

Central Texas

Northeast Texas

Southeaster Piney Woods

Upper South Texas

Central Basin

Trans-Pecos

South Central Texas

Piney Woods North

Southwestern Piney Woods

Lower South Texas

Central Blacklands

Piney Woods South

Brazos Bottom

Coastal Plains

Grand Prairie

Houston Area

Coastal Bend

North Central Post Oaks

Central Coastal Prairie

Rio Grande Valley

East Edwards Plateau

North Coastal Prairie

Central Blacklands

Bellville & Brenham Areas

Southern Post Oaks Eastern Hill Country Western Hill Country

County Guide Region 1

Region 2

Region 3

Region 4

Region 5

Region 6

Region 7

County/Map Location

County/Map Location

County/Map Location

County/Map Location

County/Map Location

County/Map Location

County/Map Location

Andrews 37

Brewster 12

Archer 16

Anderson 38

Austin 11

Aransas 19

Bandera 38

Baylor 15

Angelina 46

Brazoria 28

Bowie 7

Brazos 4

Armstrong 17

Crane 8

Bailey 22

Culberson 3

Borden 36

El Paso 1

Briscoe 21

Hudspeth 2

Carson 13

Jeff Davis 9

Castro 19

Loving 5

Childress 5 Clay 17 Coke 34 Collingsworth 3 Concho 40

Cochran 26

Pecos 10

Crosby 29

Presidio 11

Crockett 41

Dallam 1

Reeves 4

Dickens 12

Dawson 35

Cottle 8

Terrell 13

Donley 2

Deaf Smith 15

Ward 7

Edwards 45

Ector 40

Winkler 6

Fisher 25

Floyd 25 Gaines 34

Foard 9 Glasscock 32

Garza 33

Hall 4

Gray 14

Hardeman 6

Hale 24

Haskell 20

Camp 16

Calhoun 31

Brooks 28

Chambers 23

Cameron 33

Collin 10

Colorado 19 DeWitt 25

Dimmit 12

Dallas 22

Fayette 10

Duval 22

Delta 12 Denton 9 Ellis 33 Fannin 4

Gonzales 17

Guadalupe 5

Bosque 8 Brown 5 Burnet 24 Caldwell 36 Callahan 1 Coleman 4 Comanche 6 Coryell 12

Hardin 15

Jim Hogg 27

Erath 3

Harris 22

Jim Wells 23

Falls 20

Gregg 36

Jackson 26

Karnes 11

Freestone 15

Harrison 37

Jefferson 24

Kenedy 29

Henderson 34

Lavaca 18

Kleberg 25

Franklin 14 Grayson 3

Hood 30

Hemphill 10

Jones 26

Houston 42

Hockley 27

Kent 18

Howard 39

King 13

Grimes 7

Frio 8 Goliad 17

Bell 19 Blanco 29

Eastland 2

Hopkins 13

Lynn 32

Fort Bend 21 Galveston 29

Bastrop 31

Hidalgo 31

Jack 23

Lubbock 28

Comal 1

Cooke 2

Irion 38

Lipscomb 5

Bexar 4

Cass 18

Hartley 6

Lamb 23

Bee 16

Cherokee 39

Hansford 3

Hutchinson 8

Burleson 3

Atascosa 9

Leon 2

La Salle 13

Liberty 14

Live Oak 15

Madison 5

Maverick 6

Hunt 11

Matagorda 27

McMullen 14

Jasper 51

Montgomery 13

Hill 9 Kendall 34 Kerr 33 Kimble 27

Johnson 32

Knox 14

Kaufman 24

Robertson 1

Refugio 18

Lee 32

Lamar 5

San Jacinto 9

San Patricio 20

Limestone 14

Motley 7 Nolan 30

Marion 29 Montague 1

Martin 38

Reagan 37

Morris 17

Midland 41

Runnels 35

Nacogdoches 43

Moore 7

Schleicher 42

Newton 52

Ochiltree 4

Scurry 24

Palo Pinto 19

Oldham 11

Shackelford 27

Panola 41

Parmer 18

Stephens 28

Parker 20

Victoria 30 Walker 8 Waller 12 Washington 6 Wharton 20

Nueces 24

Hays 35

Kinney 46 Mitchell 29

Orange 16

Medina 3

Gillespie 28 Hamilton 7

Starr 30 Uvalde 2

Lampasas 18

Llano 23 Mason 22

Webb 21

McCulloch 16

Willacy 32

McLennan 13

Wilson 10

Menard 21

Zapata 26

Milam 26

Zavala 7

Mills 11 Navarro 10

Potter 12

Sterling 33

Polk 49

Real 37

Randall 16

Stonewall 19

Rains 26

San Saba 17

Roberts 9

Sutton 43

Sherman 2

Taylor 31

Red River 6 Rockwall 23

Swisher 20

Throckmorton 21

Rusk 40

Terry 31

Tom Green 39

Sabine 48

Upton 36

San Augustine 47

Val Verde 44

Shelby 44

Yoakum 30

Wheeler 1

Smith 35

Wichita 11

Somervell 31

Wilbarger 10

Tarrant 21

Young 22

Titus 15 Trinity 45 Tyler 50 Upshur 28 Van Zandt 25 Wise 8 Wood 27

Travis 30 Williamson 25

Acres Acres

County

Page No.

Grimes

145

Acres 69.65

County

2.83

Jeff Davis

176

70

Bandera

2.85

Robertson

210

70

3.02

Bandera

87

5

Bosque

5

Williamson

6

Bandera

Austin

Page No.

Acres

County

Page No.

Acres

County

Page No.

Acres

County

Page No.

Acres

County

Page No.

172

160

Kerr

159

346

Kendall

142

719

Kerr

153

1,531

La Salle

196

87

161

Grimes

219

347

Kendall

128

725

Medina

191

1,556

Lampasas

195

Delta

200

162

Kimble

210

351.5

Bandera

167

735

McCulloch

112

1,577

Delta

200

70

Grimes

149

171

Kenedy

189

360

Walker

171

739

Concho

140

1,583

Lee

167

125

70

Milam

180

172

Colorado

225

362

Shackelford 221

745

Real

64

1,600

Menard

220

231

71

Karnes

86

172

Medina

190

363

Jim Wells

188

749

Lampasas

179

1,611

Colorado

83

73

Kerr

159

177

Idaho

199

365

Grimes

149

750

Hamilton

93

1,620

Uvalde

214

96

8.32

Kendall

86

74

Blanco

181

178

Burnet

185

365

Medina

190

753

Collin

166

1,682

Menard

223

9

Kendall

105

74.65

Burnet

195

181

Blanco

196

369

Bandera

78

765

Mills

216

1,688

Real

115

9.85

Liberty

164

75

Medina

197

181

Burnet

106

370

McMullen

124

765.89

Kinney

214

1,800

Kinney

116

10

Burnet

178

75

Smith

121

185

Bandera

88

375

Bosque

125

767

Zavala

110

1,855

Delta

200

10

Grimes

146

76.9

Grimes

144

186

Burnet

195

376

Trinity

224

786

Williamson

122

1,900

Hamilton

10

Harris

89

77

Gillespie

96

186

Trinity

171

380

Nueces

188

793

Kimble

180

1,914

Llano

215

11

Kendall

160

384

Uvalde

190

800

Milam

180

1,936

Presidio

176

Lampasas

178

385

Mason

99

810

Milam

180

1,979

Brazoria

101

226

387

Sutton

214

828

Kimble

150

2,000

La Salle

161

98

388

Mills

215

828

Real

67

2,000

Llano

131

210

830

Atascosa

86

2,233

Brewster

181

95

840

Kimble

142

2,300

Pecos

180

845

Coleman

216

2,313

Menard

117

850

San Patricio 189

2,313

Menard

157

860

Medina

189

2,317

Kendall

205

865

Concho

103

2,335

Coke

155

870

Medina

84

2,340

Madison

211

870

Uvalde

157

2,424

Sutton

103

Val Verde

152

2,478

King

207

874

Frio

206

2,500

Union

228

874

Kinney

218

2,500

Union

228

880

Uvalde

84

2,533

Blanco

92

891

McCulloch

180

2,533

Blanco

122

902

Real

186

2,600

Real

187

925

Guadalupe

141

2,675

Hamilton

93

927

Gillespie

117

2,778

Bandera

107

928

Medina

155

2,863

Nolan

123

939

Llano

222

2,880

Edwards

948

Jim Hogg

206

3,225

Zavala

155

989

Uvalde

83

78

Colorado

89

189

12.08

Gillespie

223

80

Fort Bend

193

189.65

12.6

Gillespie

97

80

Grimes

149

190

Blanco

12.94

Kendall

135

81

Guadalupe

86

196

Real

13.97

Gillespie

135

81.34

Colorado

173

200

Edwards

183

390

Concho

14

Bandera

83

82

Grimes

144

200

Medina

142

400

Frio

Grimes

148

82

Medina

191

203

Frio

141

400

Lampasas

179

89

82.74

Austin

173

207

Real

186

400

Medina

141

14.81 15

Washington

15.5

Grimes

148

83

Kendall

99

208

Gillespie

137

402

Mason

215

17.52

Gillespie

134

86

Frio

133

208

Medina

156

405

Grimes

171

18

Grimes

147

86

Kendall

104

209

Kimble

102

420

Uvalde

84

18

Wilson

87

86.24

Washington 172

210

Kerr

80

431

Kerr

18.52

168

Walker

213

87

Bexar

97

212

San Jacinto 170

431

Uvalde

22

Bandera

143

90

Bandera

81

215

Bandera

98

432

Tyler

167

94

23

Walker

145

90

Mesa

201

215

Medina

85

442

Lampasas

185

25

Hays

111

92.65

Llano

184

216

Grimes

209

446.45

Lampasas

178

25

Medina

134

94

Bandera

140

220

Coryell

179

447

Mason

128

Real

202

96

Austin

89

221

Blanco

113

447

Sutton

210

26

Comal

136

96

Bandera

142

223

Burnet

226

491

Franklin

125

27

Kerr

169

96

Llano

223

224

Kendall

100

499

Ravalli

198

29

Atascosa

88

97

Bandera

81

224

Kendall

211

500

Uvalde

94

Kendall

88

99

Fort Bend

193

225

San Patricio 160

504.73

Kendall

205

25.3

29.5 30

Kerr

106

100

Kendall

97

233

Real

194

505

Calhoun

206

31.25

Hays

204

102

Bandera

112

240

Baker

228

505

Goliad

188

33

Kerr

169

103

Kendall

180

240

Baker

228

512

Burnet

184

35

Lee

165

105

Bandera

157

244

Burnet

185

525

Hill

230

35

Palo Pinto

120

108

Burnet

194

247

Gillespie

108

535

Jim Wells

188

36

Uvalde

141

108

Kerr

142

248.93

Burnet

179

538

Medina

82

38

Gonzales

225

112

Blanco

197

250

Coleman

194

538

Medina

167

39

Kerr

158

114.61

Karnes

87

250

Edwards

186

542

Duval

196

40

Travis

227

114.8

Walker

213

250

Karnes

86

544

Frio

95

40

Uvalde

87

117.56

72

257

Kaufman

120

544

Real

193

40.94

Comal

133

119

Burnet

184

260

Burnet

226

562

Gillespie

207

41

Grimes

219

120

Cooke

123

260

Medina

156

565

Williamson

195

42

Kendall

105

121

Ellis

121

262.91

Burnet

179

567

Edwards

183

42

Kerr

197

121.63

Burnet

185

264

Bosque

125

576

Gillespie

215

42

Montgomery 171

125

Bastrop

214

268

Brown

140

582

Concho

96

43

Grimes

147

128

Kendall

102

270

Uvalde

79

592.84

Bandera

230

45

Kendall

105

130

Comal

115

275

Gillespie

104

592.84

Bandera

230

47

Kerr

158

131

Gillespie

100

275

Mesa

201

596

Trinity

224

47

Williamson

143

134

Bastrop

132

284

Wilson

225

602

Walker

224

48

Edwards

218

134

Delta

201

290

Cooke

167

620.63

Motley

49

Kerr

156

134

Kerr

96

293

Waller

217

624

Bandera

50

Caldwell

89

136

Kerr

158

295

Kimble

101

624

50

DeWitt

206

139

Waller

209

297

Kerr

129

50

Gillespie

105

140

Bandera

83

300

Coleman

50

Kendall

109

142

Grimes

149

300

50

Medina

136

145

Dimmit

85

50

Robertson

210

145

Grimes

50.34

Titus

229

146

52.78

Bandera

88

53.84

Medina Matagorda

55.1

872.6

93

84

Edwards

187

3,525

Zavala

113

1,000

Mason

108

3,570

Crook

199

1,003

Burnet

178

3,745

Bosque

120

1,006

Kerr

111

3,845

Webb

174

1,024

Trinity

224

3,909

Val Verde

140

1,025

Lampasas

114

4,000

Franklin

198

1,032

Val Verde

180

4,107

Edwards

62

1,036

Kinney

218

4,168

Medina

92

Maverick

214

4,192.12

Kinney

206

1,053

Kenedy

189

4,286

Kinney

218

1,055

Uvalde

94

4,579

Schleicher

158

1,063

Jim Wells

188

4,610

Maverick

1,078

Brazoria

101

5,033

Coke

139

1,117

Kendall

143

5,238

Lampasas

194

1,125

Real

139

5,407

Val Verde

193

1,130

Edwards

182

5,600

Webb

162

1,132

Frio

157

5,753

Uvalde

110

208

1,150

Hamilton

93

6,000

Kinney

203

114

1,192.5

Zapata

174

6,000

Sutton

103

Mills

70

1,200

Refugio

189

6,248

Menard

129

630

Uvalde

81

1,274

Frio

196

6,600

Val Verde

143

216

633

Wheeler

207

1,275

Kimble

220

6,700

Kinney

109

Llano

107

637

Kendall

129

1,280

Real

187

7,343

Kimble

127

302

Bexar

136

641

Kinney

175

1,289

Atascosa

154

7,722

Parker

199

144

302

Val Verde

180

645

Uvalde

82

1,302

Medina

154

8,000

Pueblo

228

Parker

74

305

Grimes

148

647

Kinney

85

1,315

Burnet

179

9,100

Val Verde

149.8

Burnet

179

307

Kendall

99

648.62

Haskell

208

1,318

Gillespie

194

12,000

Real

187

191

150

Burnet

185

309

Real

202

658

Lampasas

195

1,345

Sutton

102

12,158

Knox

163

202

150

Edwards

182

310

Bandera

159

672

Uvalde

85

1,366

Comal

170

12,169

Swift Grass 198

180

12,500

Presidio

177

95

13,200

Val Verde

192

Brewster

177

14,035

Val Verde

166

Roberts

208

Freestone

1,038.22

95

97

Kerr

151

150

Kendall

168

317

Bandera

138

676

Kerr

176

1,368

Gillespie

60.75

Grimes

147

151

Medina

181

317

Gillespie

212

700

Dimmit

116

1,385

Uvalde

64

Blanco

110

154

Travis

132

331.55

Blanco

212

700

Uvalde

82

1,403.4

64

Grimes

148

155

Medina

191

333

Uvalde

175

700

Wilson

88

1,432

Medina

154

15,708.06

64.57

Walker

213

156

Bandera

69

335

Bandera

181

712

Jim Hogg

203

1,465

Lampasas

194

21,150

Brewster

91

66

Karnes

88

157

Bandera

143

337

Burnet

195

713

Zavala

174

1,500

Erath

124

23,482

Brewster

177

67

Wilson

181

159.65

Burnet

178

344

Bandera

141

718.42

Uvalde

76

1,500

Real

186

27,000

Kerr

59

90

County

Atascosa Atascosa Atascosa Austin Austin Austin Baker Baker Bandera Bandera Bandera Bandera Bandera Bandera Bandera Bandera Bandera Bandera Bandera Bandera Bandera Bandera Bandera Bandera Bandera Bandera Bandera Bandera Bandera Bandera Bandera Bandera Bandera Bandera Bandera Bastrop Bastrop Bexar Bexar Blanco Blanco Blanco Blanco Blanco Blanco Blanco Blanco Blanco

Region #

6 6 6 6 6 6

7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 6 7 7 7 7 7 7 6 6 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7

Acres

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County

830 29 1,289 69.65 82.74 96 240 240 592.84 70 3.02 52.78 185 310 317 94 344 96 157 22 369 97 90 14 140 6 156 2,778 102 624 215 105 351.5 335 592.84 134 125 87 302 190 331.55 64 221 2,533 2,533 74 181

86 88 154 172 173 89 228 228 230 87 87 88 88 159 138 140 141 142 143 143 78 81 81 83 83 83 69 107 112 114 98 157 167 181 230 132 214 97 136 226 212 110 113 92 122 181 196

Bosque Bosque Bosque Bosque Brazoria Brazoria Brewster Brewster Brewster Brewster Brown Burnet Burnet Burnet Burnet Burnet Burnet Burnet Burnet Burnet Burnet Burnet Burnet Burnet Burnet Burnet Burnet Burnet Burnet Burnet Burnet Caldwell Calhoun Coke Coke Coleman Coleman Coleman Collin Colorado Colorado Colorado Colorado Comal Comal Comal Comal

112

197

Concho

Region #

7 7 7 7 6 6 2 2 2 2 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 6 3 3 7 7 7 4 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 3

Acres

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County

3,745 264 5 375 1,979 1,078 23,482 1,403.4 21,150 2,233 268 260 223 181 159.65 10 1,003 248.93 262.91 1,315 149.8 512 119 178 121.63 150 244 108 186 337 74.65 50 505 5,033 2,335 845 300 250 753 81.34 172 78 1,611 1,366 130 40.94 26

120 125 125 125 101 101 177 177 91 181 140 226 226 106 178 178 178 179 179 179 179 184 184 185 185 185 185 194 195 195 195 89 206 139 155 216 216 194 166 173 225 89 96 170 115 133 136

Concho Concho Concho Cooke Cooke Coryell Crook Delta Delta Delta Delta DeWitt Dimmit Dimmit Duval Edwards Edwards Edwards Edwards

739

140

Gillespie

Edwards Edwards Edwards Edwards Edwards Ellis Erath Fort Bend Fort Bend Franklin Franklin Freestone Frio Frio Frio Frio Frio Frio Frio Gillespie Gillespie Gillespie Gillespie Gillespie Gillespie Gillespie Gillespie Gillespie

Region #

3 3 3 4 4 7

6 6 6 6 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 4 7 6 6 4 7 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7

Acres

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582 865 390 120 290 220 3,570 1,855 70 1,577 134 50 145 700 542 250 989 48 2,880

96 103 210 123 167 179 199 200 200 200 201 206 85 116 196 186 187 218 84

4,107 1,130 150 200 567 121 1,500 99 80 491 4,000 117.56 874 203 400 544 86 1,132 1,274 317 247 927 77 12.6 131 275 50 17.52

62 182 182 183 183 121 124 193 193 125 198 72 206 141 95 95 133 157 196 212 108 117 96 97 100 104 105 134

13.97

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PROPERTY INDEX

Counties County

Gillespie Gillespie Gillespie Gillespie Gillespie Gillespie Goliad Gonzales Grimes Grimes Grimes Grimes Grimes Grimes Grimes Grimes Grimes Grimes Grimes Grimes Grimes Grimes Grimes Grimes Grimes Grimes Grimes Grimes Guadalupe Guadalupe Hamilton Hamilton Hamilton Hamilton Harris Haskell Hays Hays Hill Idaho Jeff Davis Jim Hogg Jim Hogg Jim Wells Jim Wells Jim Wells Karnes Karnes Karnes Karnes

Region #

7 7 7 7 7 7 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 7 7 7 7 6 3 7 7 7 2 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6

Acres

208 1,368 1,318 562 576 12.08 505 38 405 161 41 82 76.9 145 10 18 60.75 43 64 14.81 15.5 305 80 365 142 70 216 925 81 2,675 1,900 1,150 750 10 648.62 25 31.25 525 177 2.83 948 712 1,063 363 535 71 250 114.61 66

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137 180 194 207 215 223 188 225 171 219 219 144 144 144 145 146 147 147 147 148 148 148 148 149 149 149 149 209 141 86 93 93 93 93 89 208 111 204 230 199 176 206 203 188 188 188 86 86 87 88

County

Kaufman Kendall Kendall Kendall Kendall Kendall Kendall Kendall Kendall Kendall Kendall Kendall Kendall Kendall Kendall Kendall Kendall Kendall Kendall Kendall Kendall Kendall Kendall Kendall Kenedy Kenedy Kerr Kerr Kerr Kerr Kerr Kerr Kerr Kerr Kerr Kerr Kerr Kerr Kerr Kerr Kerr Kerr Kerr Kerr Kerr Kerr Kimble Kimble

Region #

4 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 6 6 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7

Acres

257 150 8.32 29.5 347 637 189 346 1,117 50 100 307 83 224 128 86 42 45 9 12.94 103 2,317 504.73 224 1,053 171 431 33 27 676 297 136 47 39 73 160 108 210 30 1,006 59 719 27,000 134 49 42 7,343 840

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120 168 86 88 128 129 160 142 143 109 97 99 99 100 102 104 105 105 105 135 180 205 205 211 189 189 168 169 169 176 129 158 158 158 159 159 142 80 106 111 151 153 90 96 156 197 127 142

County

Kimble Kimble Kimble Kimble Kimble Kimble King Kinney Kinney Kinney Kinney Kinney Kinney Kinney Kinney Kinney Kinney Knox La Salle La Salle Lampasas Lampasas Lampasas Lampasas Lampasas Lampasas Lampasas Lampasas Lampasas Lampasas Lee Lee Liberty Llano Llano Llano Llano Llano Llano Madison Mason Mason Mason Mason Matagorda Maverick Maverick McCulloch McCulloch McMullen

Region #

7 7 7 7 7 7 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 6 6 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 6 7 7 7 7 7 7 6 7 7 7 7 6 6 6 7 7 6

Acres

828 295 209 793 162 1,275 2,478 4,192.12 4,286 874 1,036 6,000 647 6,700 1,800 641 765.89 12,158 2,000 1,531 1,025 446.45 189.65 400 749 442 5,238 1,465 658 1,556 35 1,583 9.85 2,000 300 92.65 1,914 939 96 2,340 447 1,000 385 402 55.1 4,610 1,038.22 735 891 370

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150 101 102 180 210 220 207 206 218 218 218 203 85 109 116 175 214 163 161 196 114 178 178 179 179 185 194 194 195 195 165 167 164 131 107 184 215 222 223 211 128 108 99 215 202 95 214 112 180 124

County

Medina Medina Medina Medina Medina Medina Medina Medina Medina Medina Medina Medina Medina Medina Medina Medina Medina Medina Medina Medina Medina Medina Medina Menard Menard Menard Menard Menard Mesa Mesa Milam Milam Milam Mills Mills Mills Montgomery Motley Nolan Nueces Palo Pinto Parker Parker Pecos Presidio Presidio Pueblo Ravalli

Region #

6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 7 7 7 7 7

7 7 7 7 7 7 6 3 3 6 4 4 2 2 2

Acres

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County

860 365 172 725 155 53.84 82 400 200 538 870 215 4,168 25 50 1,432 1,302 928 260 208 538 151 75 6,248 2,313 2,313 1,600 1,682 275 90 810 800 70 765 624 388 42 620.63 2,863 380 35 146 7,722 2,300 1,936 12,500 8,000

189 190 190 191 191 191 191 141 142 82 84 85 92 134 136 154 154 155 156 156 167 181 197 129 117 157 220 223 201 201 180 180 180 216 70 215 171 208 123 188 120 74 199 180 176 177 228

Real Real Real Real Real Real Real Real Real Real Real Real Real Real Real Refugio Roberts Robertson Robertson San Jacinto San Patricio San Patricio Schleicher Shackelford Smith Sutton Sutton Sutton Sutton Sutton Swift Grass Titus Travis Travis Trinity Trinity Trinity Trinity Tyler Union Union Uvalde Uvalde Uvalde Uvalde Uvalde Uvalde

499

198

Uvalde

Region #

7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 6 1 6 6 6 6 6 3 3 4 3 3 3 3 3 4 7 7 4 4 4 4 4

6 6 6 6 6 6 6

Acres

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902 1,500 207 1,280 2,600 12,000 309 25.3 1,125 828 1,688 745 196 544 233 1,200 15,708 50 2.85 212 850 225 4,579 362 75 1,345 6,000 2,424 447 387 12,169 50.34 154 40 1,024 596 376 186 432 2,500 2,500 384 40 718.42 36 270 630

186 186 186 187 187 187 202 202 139 67 115 64 98 193 194 189 208 210 210 170 189 160 158 221 121 102 103 103 210 214 198 229 132 227 224 224 224 171 167 228 228 190 87 76 141 79 81

700

82

County

Uvalde Uvalde Uvalde Uvalde Uvalde Uvalde Uvalde Uvalde Uvalde Uvalde Uvalde Uvalde Uvalde Val Verde Val Verde Val Verde Val Verde Val Verde Val Verde Val Verde Val Verde Val Verde Walker Walker Walker Walker Walker Walker Waller Waller Washington Washington Webb Webb Wheeler Williamson Williamson Williamson Williamson Wilson Wilson Wilson Wilson Zapata Zavala Zavala Zavala Zavala

Region #

6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 3 7 7 7 7 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6

Acres

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645 11 420 880 672 5,753 1,055 500 431 1,385 870 333 1,620 3,909 6,600 872.6 9,100 14,035 1,032 302 13,200 5,407 602 360 114.8 18.52 64.57 23 293 139 86.24 15 5,600 3,845 633

82 83 84 84 85 110 94 94 94 95 157 175 214 140 143 152 97 166 180 180 192 193 224 171 213 213 213 145 217 209 172 89 162 174 207

5 47 786 565 284 18 700 67 1,192.5 767 3,525 3,225 713

231 143 122 195 225 87 88 181 174 110 113 155 174

Cover Ranch

Morning Star Ranch, located in Val Verde County, is 20,000 acres of uniqueness. Situated on the southwestern edge of the Edwards Plateau where the Hill Country meets the Brush Country, the ranch offers stunning beauty and the vegetation famous for growing exceptional wildlife. Equidistant from Sonora, Rock Springs and Del Rio, with four miles of frontage on Highway 277 and a 50’ X 4200’ airstrip, coming and going is easy.

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COVER RANCH

20,000± Acres | Val Verde County | Property ID: 1962900 The ranch features 10 miles of paved roads, 25 miles of caliche roads and innumerable jeep and ATV trails, so safari-style hunting is possible.

The Morning Star’s features four compounds, each with its own character for living and entertaining,: the Little Diamond Headquarters, the Indian Hill Headquarters, the Airport Headquarters and the McCrea Headquarters.

Long-term wildlife management efforts have resulted in thriving populations of white-tailed deer, white wing dove, turkey as well as elk, blackbuck, Mouflon sheep, Auodad sheep, Barbados sheep, Iranian red sheep, fallow deer and axis deer. Hunting has been limited, but the variety and numbers of wildlife could sustain a profitable commercial hunting enterprise.

There are more than 50 deer blinds and 75 feeders, suitable for both rifle and bowhunting. All equipment transfers with the property.

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The Little Diamond Headquarters features the recently restored Burgeone Home transplanted from a plantation on the Mississippi River. The original cypress walls and floors came from trees that were estimated to be 200 years old at harvest.

The Indian Hills Headquarters features the ranch’s newest home.

The hilltop location provides a spectacular 360⁰ view that includes Red Bluff Creek. The 3 bedroom/2 bath home, featuring native cedar and native stone and a wraparound porch, was designed with outdoor entertaining in mind. It includes a complete outdoor

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kitchen complemented by custom grill, an outdoor bar with a big screen tv, a fire ring and a hot tub.

The Airport Headquarters is located near the airstrip and the 15,000 square foot hangar. It features four duplexes, able to handle a crowd.

The complex includes a large commercial kitchen as well as fully equipped meat processing facility that can accommodate large animals such as elk.

The McCrea Headquarters features the former home of Joel McCrea, a star during the golden age of western movies.

Red Bluff Creek, an intermittent creek supplemented by three small springs, meanders through the ranch for several miles. Several Native American cave shelters with paintings are located along the creek.

The ranch has 20 water wells and five stock ponds.

In addition, the ranch will be the site of the region’s first wind energy and solar energy development. The infrastructure will be installed along the rugged ridgelines, masking the presence of their incomegenerating power. The Texas Nature Conservancy has also expressed interest in preserving the ranch’s unique environment through a conservation easement. While the decision to enact a conservation easement would be completely voluntary, it could provide significant tax benefits.

This exceptional ranch is offered for $30 million.

Howard W. Hood/Broker | (830) 739–3815 | howard@hoodrealestateinc.com | www.HoodRealEstateInc.com

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P.Fall O.2014 Box 295093 | Kerrville, Texas 78029 | view all properties: LandsofTexas.com/member/39718

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Los Cañones Ranch 4,107± Acres | Edwards County | Property ID: 1187338

Howard W. Hood/Broker | (830) 739–3815 | howard@hoodrealestateinc.com | www.HoodRealEstateInc.com P. O. Box 295093 | Kerrville, Texas 78029 | view all properties: LandsofTexas.com/member/39718

Los CaĂąones Ranch is a completely outfitted dream for a family seeking a private getaway, a CEO searching for a corporate retreat, or an investor looking for a turnkey commercial hunting operation. Located 40 miles southwest of Rocksprings, the completely high-fenced ranch, which features a lighted helipad and has been approved as the site of a 4,200-foot landing strip, has both privacy and accessibility. Larger aircraft can land at the Del Rio International Airport, which is a short 40-minute drive. The ranch is transected by 20 miles of all-weather roads, which are supplemented by host of secondary roads. The land itself offers a changing panorama of sweeping views, ruggedly beautiful canyons, limestone caves, and valleys forested with a mix of pion pine, walnut, cedar, mountain laurel, persimmon and a variety of oaks. The diverse habitat is home to well-managed populations of native and exotic wildlife, including white-tailed deer, axis deer, blackbuck antelope, scimitar-horned oryx, gemsbok antelope, aoudad sheep, red sheep, Rio Grande turkeys and dove. Ranch inventory includes all the necessary feeders, blinds and watering stations to support a wildlife enterprise as well as a 15,000-square-foot equipment building and an 800-square-foot shop to keep the operation running smoothly. Five water wells supply adequate water and the water distribution system includes 200,000 gallons of freshwater storage. When it is time to come inside, the 5,200-square-foot lodge, reminiscent of those found in the Rocky Mountains, is the perfect place to relax. The lodge, with its soaring ceilings, native rock floors and dry-stacked stone fireplace, has five bedrooms and three-and-a-half baths, easily accommodating family, friends and colleagues. To further enhance the experience, the lodge boasts a heated, saltwater swimming pool and Jacuzzi right outside. In addition, the ranch includes a bunk house, a pilots home, a ranch managers home, and quarters for ranch employees. Los Caones Ranch offers a rare opportunity for buyers who want to enjoy the opportunities of ranch ownership immediately.

All ranch equipment, furnishings and household goods convey with the purchase, so the new owners can begin living their dreams without delay. This one-of-a-kind property is offered for $1,550 per acre. To claim this dream for yourself, contact Howard W. Hood for a private showing. Price: $6,365,850

Double J Ranch 754± Acres | Real County | Property ID: 914150

Howard W. Hood/Broker | (830) 739–3815 | howard@hoodrealestateinc.com | www.HoodRealEstateInc.com P. O. Box 295093 | Kerrville, Texas 78029 | view all properties: LandsofTexas.com/member/39718

The Double J Ranch consists of 754Âą acres, all under high fence, which fronts on Highway 337 between Leakey and Vanderpool, very close to Lost Maples State Park. This ranch can truly be your home on the range with the scenic terrain from mountains to canyons and the crystal-clear water.

The incredible views remind you of being in Colorado, where you can see for miles. Double J Ranch has numerous springs and one nice lake with several more lake sites. Improvements are nestled in the canyon with an ultimate sense of privacy. Improvements include two lodges, one with three bedrooms and two baths, and the other with four bedrooms and two baths. Enjoy the stunning new 52.67- by 31.67-foot swimming pool and hot tub, fireplace and 19.42- by 19-foot outdoor kitchen with grills and sink. Also included is a large barn with a walk-in cooler. Amazing wildlife cover this ranch with whitetail deer, turkeys and exotics, including axis, aoudad, fallow and blackbuck. This home on the range has huge possibilities for a corporate retreat, family getaway or hunting ranch. Call today for a showing. Price: $5,000,000

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Morris Kilough/Broker | mbkillough@swtexas.net (210) 415-9850 | (830) 966-2207 fax Texas Land and Ranch Co. | www.TexasLandandRanch.net PO Box 827 | Utopia, Texas 78884 View all properties: LandsofTexas.com/member/14814

El Rancho Del Molino This fantastic new listing is located in western Real county, an area famous for its natural beauty. The El Molina Ranch offers a unique combination of fabulous hardwood lined canyons, awesome live water, springs, lakes and abundant wildlife. One of the strongest and most pristine rock bottom creeks in the area flows through the ranch giving the owners year-round recreation and enjoyment. The headquarters of the ranch offer a fabulous multi-level 3,000+-square-foot six-bedroom, five-bath rock home located on a beautiful tree studded bluff, an expansive manicured lawn that is surrounded by wrought iron and rock column fencing, beautiful rock courtyard, rock and brick walkways, horse stalls, a second spring fed pond, green house and foreman’s home. Just a short walk from the home the ranch features one of the most incredible recreational settings anywhere in the Hill Country. A perfectly placed 80 feet wide, eight feet high concrete dam creates an absolutely beautiful spring fed lake that impounds water up for several hundred feet and offers excellent fishing, swimming and kayaking. A large metal roof Palapa-style pavilion adjacent to the lake completes the near perfect entertainment area for BBQ’s, family gatherings or parties. The beautiful home offers a unique mix of native rock, brick and wood construction, brick and hardwood flooring, high beamed wooden ceilings, full length windows, working fireplaces, custom kitchen area with island bar and brick fireplace, utility room, three-bedroom upstairs loft, basement and a huge large master bedroom with Jacuzzi tub, walk-in shower and large walk-in closets. Won’t last, call Morris Killough (210) 415–9850. Price: $4,500,000

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Swift Ranch

156¹ ACRES | BANDERA COUNTY | PROPERTY ID: 1601271 This fabulous Hill County jewel is located in the heart of the most scenic areas of Texas and is absolutely ready to enjoy. This unique ranch offers everything a buyer is looking for; fantastic live water from strong cypress lined Mill Creek, hills, views, wide open valleys, deep soils, large wildlife population and excellent privacy. The ranch offers a exceptional custom two-story three-bedroom, two-bath limestone home, guest house with attached carport, shop, paved drive and an excellent water system. The ranch also offers a small concrete dam that creates a several hundred feet long swimming hole on Mill creek and two well built lakes that provide excellent year round fishing and entertainment. This is the best. Call Morris Killough at (210) 415–9850. Price: $2,995,000

Feature Ranch

Priddy Ranch 624Âą Acres | Mills County Property ID: 1815801

Priddy Ranch is located on Highway 16 in the northeast corner of Mills County near Hamilton and Comanche Counties. This ranch is one of the most scenic to hit the market in the area - with rising wooded hills and elevation changes yielding panoramic views of the pristine countryside. It is designed for year round recreational use being almost entirely wooded with stands of live oak, post oak, mesquite, cedar and brush for loads of cover, and Little Mountain Creek traversing through the middle.

Creekside fields for food plots, and three large ponds, provide an ample amount of food and water for the many turkey, deer, and other wildlife. The only structure on the property is an authentic timber-framed barn which you could restore, or use the reclaimed timber for your new home! Priddy is considered to be a successful location to hunt for fossils and arrowheads, and is centrally located between several larger Texas cities. Quiet star filled skies can be enjoyed here being surrounded by other large ranches. Located within 105 miles to Austin, 120 to San Angelo and Abilene, 150 to Dallas/Fort Worth, and 170 miles to San Antonio. Partial minerals available.

This is a unique and beautiful hunting and recreational ranch offering what most buyers are looking for in one package, freshly listed, and priced to sell at $1,995,000.

Call us today!

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Feature Ranch

Pine Ridge Lake 117.56Âą Acres | Freestone County

Very Unique Private Lake close to one hour from I-20, and just two hours from Beltway 8! This picture perfect property is on paved County Road 111 just off of I-45 - making it an easy to reach getaway from Houston or Dallas. The lake is over ten acres, and is a consistent producer of quality largemouth bass, and loads of ducks and doves to hunt. The land is rolling with a high Pine tree covered hill on the Western perimeter providing evening shade for the lake. There are also two spring fed smaller ponds to keep your baitfish in. A set of corrals and partial new fencing make the place ready for cattle or horses. A creek meandering through the property supplies the large oak trees growing along it, and wildlife with water. There is water well in place, and electricity available along the road. Lots of road frontage, utilities available, accessible location, the creek, livestock friendly pastures and soil, numerous building sites, and the awesome fishing and duck hunting lake make this property prime for future development, and ready now for family enjoyment! Price: $550,000

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FEATURE RANCH

LAZY H RANCH

EXQUISITE CUTTING HORSE FACILITY 146± ACRES | PARKER COUNTY | TEXAS Enjoy a rare opportunity to purchase an exquisitely designed equestrian property located in the heart of cutting horse country nestled amongst the finest ranches in Parker County. Every detail of this 146±-acre ranch has been meticulously designed and crafted. Surrounded by beautiful pipe fenced pastures sits a magnificent, fully insulated indoor 120’x250’ arena with eight stalls, two working pens, vet room, XM wired sound system, mercury vapor lighting, fly spray system, built in flag and is climate controlled with three Big Ass fans and eight airplane hangar doors that can be opened and closed accordingly. Just adjacent to the arena sits an insulated 25 stall main barn equipped with every amenity needed, including, but not limited to an office, Nelson heated watering system, vet room, stocks, fans, wash rack, RV hookup. This lovely barn is floored with rubber matting throughout and beautifully landscaped as well. The amenities do not conclude here. This ranch also boasts an outdoor roping arena, covered panel walker, bull pen, another 10 stall shed row barn, an insulated, 50’x25’ RV garage, shavings and hay storage barns, plenty of cattle working and holding pens as well as a large round pen directly behind the arena equipped with two bucking chutes and aluminum bleachers for spectators. Your care takers and visitors will also feel right at home as there is a duplex located on this ranch which includes a three-bedroom, two-bath apartment on each side equipped with a laundry room, a one bedroom apartment in the main barn, RV pad as well as a two-bedroom, two-bath single wide home. While the function of this equestrian property is second to none, it is also equipped with features that can not be seen such as two water wells, 20,000 gallons of water storage and four septic systems, all the while being one of the most beautifully situated, maintained and landscaped properties to come home to.

After a long day in the barn or in town, walking back into the wellappointed and elegantly designed 6,175Âą square feet, five-bedroom, four-and-a-half-bath home is a special treat. No detail in this two story home has been left unattended to. The home features a gourmet kitchen furnished with a Wolf Range, Miele oven, two built-in Miele dishwashers, Meile steam oven, built in Meile coffee and espresso maker, U-line ice maker and wine cooler, double sinks with disposals, built-in refrigerator and freezer, granite counter tops and more. Retreat to your private master bedroom occupying the entire second floor and be greeted with a private balcony overlooking the gorgeous ranch. This master bedroom has its own office and a luxurious master bathroom. Soak your troubles away in the jacuzzi tub or steam shower in the completely marbled bath. Back on the main floor of the home, guests can enjoy one of two other master suites featuring a steam shower, sauna and soaking tub. The main floor also boasts two living areas and a candlelit formal dining room all the while being cooled with three air conditioning units solely for servicing the home. The entertaining does not cease here. As you walk out the back door, you will be greeted with remote controlled, electric screens on the porch to welcome you to an exquisite saltwater diving pool surrounded by luscious, automatically irrigated landscaping, three koi ponds and an herb garden. Take a meander around the pool to the exceptionally appointed pool house with its own poolside bar and shower. As you walk into the pool house, you can enjoy your private gym, an extra bedroom or playroom, wired for satellite television for the children. To satisfy your need for security, this estate also features a one of a kind storm cellar that has been designed to also serve as a wine cellar. There is a sump pump for water emergencies as well as a propane powered generator back up for power failures. While this lovely estate and ranch is conveniently located to the city limits of Weatherford and Fort Worth, you will most certainly not want to leave this one of a kind home and facility very often.

Minerals are negotiable. Price: $4,250,000 View the virtural tour at: http://youtu.be/bVWHHbbNJWw

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Living Waters Nueces River Ranch 718.42± Acres | Uvalde County | Property ID: 1868710 Just north of Uvalde lies perhaps one of the finest Hill Country/South Texas ranches on today’s market. This beautiful ranch offers many improvements, including a very nice, 5,800±-square-foot, six-bedroom limestone lodge sitting on a bluff overlooking 7,000 feet of the pristine Nueces River. There is a very nice rock patio for entertaining and rock stairs leading you down to the river below the house to a fantastic deep and clear swimming hole. There are also two small foreman’s houses on the ranch that are set away from the main house. The high game-fenced perimeter ensures the ranch is well protected and serves as a home to native whitetail deer, axis deer, blackbuck antelope, red deer, mouflon sheep and wild turkey. A truly remarkable live water paradise! Price: $5,900,000

FEATURE RANCH

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Maple Springs Ranch 369¹ Acres | Bandera County | Property ID: 918823 Truly a nature lovers dream ranch, few ranches anywhere offer the raw beauty of this small ranch. Just an hour from San Antonio, the ranch offers excellent access, live water in three separate canyons, waterfalls, springs, incredible hardwoods including maple and madrona, steep canyons, unbelievable views and fabulous building sites along Seco Creek. A good road mountain system allows access to all parts of the ranch. A small cabin along with electric and phone service is located at front of ranch. Call Morris Killough (210) 415–9850. Price: $1,450,000

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Morris Kilough/Broker | mbkillough@swtexas.net (210) 415–9850 | (830) 966–2207 fax PO Box 827 | Utopia, Texas 78884

Comanche Cliffs Ranch 270± Acres | Uvalde County Located just minutes south of Utopia and accessed by paved road this rare find is truly a live water gem. The ranch features one of the most unique stretches of live water anywhere on the entire Hill Country.

The rock bottom river offers huge cypress trees, long deep pools of beautiful crystal clear water, small waterfalls and very unique rock bluffs. The ranch offers dozens of beautiful home sites with incredible views of the entire canyon. You can actually build your dream home right above the river and hear the sound of the water falls below.

The ranch is loaded with whitetail, turkey and axis. Best live water available in the area. Call Morris Killough (210) 415–9850.

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Cherry Springs Ranch 210¹ Acres | Kerr County Located 10 miles north of Hunt near the Guadalupe River headwaters, this new live water listing offers everything you want in a Hill Country ranch. The ranch features a live spring fed creek with a beautiful pond, a park like area along creek, Indian mounds, unique rock bluffs and gentle hardwood lined hills with fabulous views. The well managed ranch is absolutely loaded with wildlife with whitetail, turkey, wild hogs, axis, fallow, aoudad and occasional sika. The ranch features two recently upgraded homes, greenhouse, barn and three car garage with shop area and an excellent water well. An exceptional ranch in a great location. Call Morris Killough (210) 415–9850. Price: $1,699,000

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Morris Kilough/Broker | mbkillough@swtexas.net (210) 415–9850 | (830) 966–2207 fax PO Box 827 | Utopia, Texas 78884

Yochum Ranch 630± Acres | Uvalde County | Property ID: 1039047 This exceptional 630-acre ranch is located in the Seco Valley in northeast Uvalde county and just an hour from San Antonio. The ranch offers large neighbors, game fencing, multiple hardwood lined canyons, incredible views, deep soil, an excellent road system and three ponds. The ranch is loaded with whitetail, turkey, hogs and occasional exotics roam the area. Great ranch, great price.

Call Morris Killough (210) 415–9850. Price: $3,250 per acre

Wilson Ranch 90± Acres | Bandera County | Property ID: 1039048 This incredible 90-acre ranch offers the very finest in country living surrounded by one of the most beautiful settings anywhere in the Hill Country. The ranch offers an exceptionally done 2,600+-square-foot native stone home overlooking the hardwood lined Little Creek and Sabinal Canyons below, providing views that may only be described as unbelievable. The ranch offers electric entry, a paved drive, large carport, large shop with recreation area and sleeping quarters, horse stalls, round pen, multiple pastures, stocked pond and a small guest cabin. Every improvement built on the ranch was done with thorough planning and first class workmanship. The ranch is currently under a wildlife exemption and the owner takes great pride in the exceptional care of the game. Call Morris Killough (210) 415–9850. Price: $895,000

Sabinal River Property 97± Acres | Bandera County | Property ID: 910383 Located between Utopia and Vanderpool this small ranch is the perfect getaway and investment property. This fabulous small ranch offers privacy, both sides of the cypress lined Sabinal River, large healthy hardwoods, deep soils, multiple home sites with incredible views and fantastic hunting. The ranch is teaming with native game, hogs, turkey and multiple species of exotics are in the area. An exceptional Spanish-style home overlooking the river provides excellent income for the absentee owners and there is plenty of room to expand or add additional lodging. Call Morris Killough (210) 415–9850.

Price: $1,750,000

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Black Creek Ranch 538± Acres | Medina County | Property ID: 1554070 538± acres located between Castroville and Hondo and only 30 minutes from San Antonio. One of the best combination ranches available in Medina County. The ranch offers an excellent mix of rolling country with heavy to light brush, fields and food plots, multiple draws with huge oak, bull mesquite and elms. The ranch is set up with new King Ranch Blinds and All Season Feeders (corn/ protein) and a nicely planned out headquarters. With numerous ponds and feed stations spread across the ranch makes it a game paradise. The water is second to none with East Medina Rural Water and a 2,000 foot Edwards well piped throughout the ranch. Call Morris Killough at (210) 415–9850 or Scott at (830) 591–9509. Price: $2,071,300

Concan Investment 700± Acres | Uvalde County This ranch is possibly the best investment in the Hill country. With one-and-a-half plus miles of Highway 83 frontage just minutes from the Frio river at Concan no other tract offer more possibilities for recreation, development or commercial usage. The ranch is loaded with native and exotic game, has a good water well with large pila, cattle pens, electric and phone service, multiple valley and an excellent road system. Call Morris Killough (210) 415–9850.

Price: $2,625,500

Ney Ranch 645± Acres | Uvalde County | Property ID: 1734993 This excellent high fenced ranch offers over two miles of Frio River, two Edwards wells, electric, multiple food plots, whitetail, turkey, doves and quail and several areas to build ponds. Ranches in this area do not come up for sale very often. Call Morris Killough at (210) 415–9850 or Scott at (830) 591–9509. Price: $3,700 per acre

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Morris Kilough/Broker | mbkillough@swtexas.net (210) 415–9850 | (830) 966–2207 fax PO Box 827 | Utopia, Texas 78884

Live Water Family Compound 14± Acres | Bandera County | Property ID: 1378142 Fantastic Live Water Family Compound! Must see to appreciate the opportunity for retirement, and/or second home for family recreational use, that this property offers. Great pool area, outdoor cooking area, separate two-bedroom, two-bath guest house plus a two-bedroom, two-bath main home with expansive family room and extras including office area, fire places, fantastic views of the groomed oak trees and landscaped yard. Separate workshop with air conditioning. Near Utopia shops, golf, entertainment venue in Concan, Lost Maples Natural Area, and fine dining at the Laurel Tree Guest Table. Come see this one quick. Price just reduced. Owners moving to join family in the northwest. Offered below appraisal district value. Call Morris Killough (210) 415–9850 or Jim Fuchs (210) 413–3939.

Price: $448,000

Bandera Pass 140± Acres | Bandera County | Property ID: 1932610 140 beautiful, scenic acres located just one mile from Historical Camp Verde and exactly halfway between Kerrville and Bandera on HWY 173. The ranch boosts spectacular view of the Hill Country and hosts countless breath taking home sites that you just won’t find on any other ranch in this area. And with great bottom land covered in mature hardwoods you will not find a more unique and breathtaking place. Do not let this one pass you by. Call for price: Morris Killough (210) 415–9850 or Scott at (830) 591–9509.

Frio River Dream

Sabinal River Home

11± Acres | Uvalde County | Property ID: 1188318

6± Acres | Bandera County | Property ID: 1455560

This manicured 11-acre park-like area along the incredible cypress lined river offers two homes, a nice wooden deck over a fabulous swimming hole, a large entertainment area and easy access to miles of beautiful Frio river. This is truly a private retreat or commercial dream. Wont last, call Morris Killough (210) 415–9850 or Jim Fuchs (210) 413–3939. Price: $895,000

This incredible new listing is located just three miles north of Utopia with HWY 187 frontage. The tract offers 400+ feet of beautiful Sabinal River, a fourbedroom, 2,800+-square-foot rock home with large open kitchen, dining area, utility room, office, exceptional furnishings and appliances. The tract also offers a 800-square-foot guest house with two bedrooms and two baths that is used for friends and also provides great income as a rental. The property also has a large two-car garage/shop, good water well, highway frontage and a nice paved circle drive. Call Morris Killough (210) 415–9850. Price: $675,000

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420 Acres Concan 420± Acres | Uvalde County This ranch is possibly the best investment in the Hill country. With three quarter± miles of Highway 83 frontage just minutes from the Frio river at Concan no other tract offer more possibilities for recreation, development or commercial usage. The ranch is loaded with native and exotic game, electric and phone service, multiple valleys and an excellent road system. Call Morris Killough (210) 415–9850. Price: $1,596,000

Pinion Pine Ranch 2,880± Acres | Edwards County Property ID: 1188314 Located on the western Edwards county line, this is one of the best ranches along the plateau. Featuring deep canyons, limestone bluffs, deep fertile valleys, game fencing, excellent water piped around ranch and a good road system. The ranch is loaded with whitetail, blackbuck, turkey, axis, fallow, aoudad and mouflon. Priced to sell.

Call Cleveland at (210) 422–8722 or Morris Killough at (210) 415–9850. Price: $2,448,000

Zavala Farm 880± Acres | Uvalde County Property ID: 1158334 With frontage on FM 187 just below the Uvalde county line this is one of the most productive properties available. 80± percent under cultivation, 20± percent brush, game fenced on three sides, shallow Carrizo wells, ponds, excellent cattle pens and some minerals.

Call Morris Killough at (210) 415–9850.

Price: $3,200

Fabulous Cattle Ranch

870± Acres | Medina County | Property ID: 1633086

Located just minutes from Devine this is one the finest cattle or horse ranches available anywhere in Texas. The ranch is super productive with 870± acres of thick well established Bermuda grass, fenced and cross fenced with ample water located throughout the property. There are several sets of gathering pens for whatever type operation you choose.

The ranch is currently leased and provides owner an excellent income source. The ranch has a gentle roll to it with absolutely huge beautiful oaks scattered throughout the ranch providing countless home sites.

The transfer of the property will included mineral rights, exact price and mineral estate will be determined during contract talks. This is the best, call Morris Killough (210) 415–9850. Price: $2,997,150

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Dimmit County Ranch MINERALS 145± Acres | Dimmit County | Property ID: 1020967 145± acres in one of the most active oil/gas exploration areas in Texas! With minerals. This ranch has easy access from Highway 83 and 277 just off of CR 101 north of Carrizo. Improvements include two bedrooms, two baths, recently renovated home with new floors, paint, outdoor patio, large porches, unique swimming pool, two-bedroom, two-bath bunk house, barn, hay sheds and irrigated yard. Other improvements include three-car carport, roping arena, round pen, horse walker, shoots, working pens, water troughs, new well/pump, storage container with air conditioning and electricity, deer blind, feeders, horse paddocks, dog kennels, pipe fenced frontage and yard area and pond. Recreational ranch great for horses and hunting with deer, hogs, dove, duck and other South Texas wildlife. Terrain is flat and typical of this region. Some furnishings, equipment, etc. to convey. Priced to sell.

Call Scott (830) 591–9509. Price: $995,000

D’Hanis Ranch 215± Acres | Medina County | Property ID: 1749504 This new 215-acre turnkey ranch is located 10± miles north of D’Hanis off of FM 1796 in the highly desirable transition area. The ranch offers an exceptionally planned and constructed 3,000-square-foot fourbedroom, three-bath brick home with metal roof, a well constructed 2,400-square-foot shop, two-car garage/shop, covered BBQ pavilion, small hunters cabin and a shared Edwards well. The highly usable ranch is low fenced on three sides, offers areas of deep soils for food plots, a gently rolling terrain, medium to heavy cover, large oaks and an abundance of quality whitetail, turkey and wild hogs. Wont last, call Morris Killough at (210) 415–9850. Price: $975,000

Nueces River Ranch OWNER FINANCING AVAILABLE 672± Acres | Uvalde County | Property ID: 1737833 Located just minutes from Uvalde this ranch offers a unique mix of south Texas and Hill Country terrain. The eastern portion of the ranch offers a half mile of Nueces River, large pecan bottoms, Indian mounds, older rock home, water well, pens and barns. The western portion offers a great a mix of medium to heavy brush, large oaks and bull mesquite. There are three excellent fields for year round food plots, a second water well and a long oak studded draw suitable for ponds. The ranch is loaded with whitetail, turkey, varmints and wild hogs. Drastic price reduction and owner financing.

Call Morris Killough (210) 415–9850. Price: $2,650 per acre

K5 Ranch 647± Acres | Kinney County | Property ID: 1707571 647 acres located about 30 minutes north of Brackettville. This unique ranch is the old headquarters for the Winters Ranch with a new 2,000-squarefoot house, bunk house, cook house, workshop, etc. Ranch comes fully furnished with furniture, ice machine, tools, 4x4 blazer, CJ Jeep, Kawasaki mule, 30 HP tractor, new riding lawn mower and more. Edwards water well that feeds water to over seven pilas across the ranch and a 50x50 pila/swimming pool at the head quarters. The ranch joins the 6,500±-acre Kickapoo Cavern State Park which makes the abundant wildlife on the ranch second to none. Includes: axis, black buck, whitetail, turkey, hogs, dove and quail. Do not let this unique ranch pass you by. Call Scott (830) 591–9509.

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McCoy Ranch

830± Acres | Atascosa County | Property ID: 1631172 Let this outstanding ranch pay for itself while you enjoy all it has to offer. Cattle, hunting, fishing, great improvements, and income from frac water sales makes this a uniquely exciting opportunity. Located ideally, there are too many features and improvements to list. Call for price.a

New Braunfels Development Property 81± Acres | Guadalupe County

New on the market! Ideal location with about 900 feet of frontage on Highway 46 and about 500 feet fronting Three Oaks Road at the intersection of Cordova Road and Highway 46 halfway between New Braunfels and Seguin. Call for price.

Karnes County Development Property

71± Acres | Karnes County Property ID: 1144666

Premium frontage on Highway 181 in Karnes County! Ready to develop and located on the edge of Kenedy city limits with county water, city water, city sewer, natural gas, and electric service all nearby or on the property. About 1,400 feet of frontage on Business Highway 181 and about 2,700 feet of frontage on CR 147. All or part available. Call for price.

Comfort Development Property

8.32± Acres | Kendall County Property ID: 1670858

About 900 feet of I-10 exposure and creeks on two sides make this a pretty location for development. Features a main house, two cabins, eight mobile slots, three RV slots, septic tanks and a well. All can be used to continue to generate income while planning your development. Great opportunity! Call for price.

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Pawelekville Ranch

250± Acres | Karnes County | Property ID: 1754890 Great hunting/recreational/cattle place between Pawelekville and Gillett. About 45 minutes to San Antonio.

Several stock tanks bring in the game and provide water for cattle, good perimeter fencing, small hay shed, some light re-growth brush could be removed to put a large portion of the ranch back into cultivation. Would be a great home site and multi-use property. Call for price.

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Concan Retreat

40± Acres | Uvalde County | Property ID: 1754884

Vanderpool River Ranch

This full-time property in its own box canyon is just close enough to San Antonio, not over or under improved, and will not be available long! It has a well and catch system, septic, cozy home, large decks, out buildings, garden, fruit trees, earthen fishing tanks, game galore, good subdivision restrictions, and is located about a mile off Highway 127 near Concan where you can go swim or tube in the Frio River.

Call for price.

70± Acres | Bandera County | Property ID: 1089186 You need to see this special Hill Country property to appreciate the deep crystal clear spring feed water, views with the great building sites, and huge cypress, elm, pecan, and oak trees. Located ideally on a bluff above one of the swimming holes on the river are Texas-style accommodations for 12. There is nothing like the water this property offers on the cypress lined Sabinal River.

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Floresville Development Property

Vanderpool Retreat

3.02± Acres | Bandera County Located just minutes from Lost Maples Park this live water property is truly one of the finest available anywhere in the Hill Country. A superbly planned getaway offering 300+ feet of beautiful crystal clear Sabinal River frontage, electric gated rock entrance, a fabulous limestone three-bedroom, three-bath home, covered patios, large deck, greenhouse, excellent water well, well house with softener, all-weather driveway, huge oaks shading the decks, and an exceptionally built 35x80 barn workshop/office on slab. A fabulous turn-key property ready for new owners to enjoy. Price just reduced! Call for price.

18± Acres | Wilson County | Property ID: 1177711 About 18 acres with frontage on both Highway 181 and business Highway 181. City water, electric, and sewer nearby. Great location for hotel, oil and gas services, operation field office, office building, retail center, etc. Develop to serve your needs. Call for price.

Nordheim Getaway

114.61± Acres | Karnes County | Property ID: 1754882 How about owning an excellent hunting property with a lease for farming rights? Great access, electric, old well, potential for road material sales, and deer abound in the surrounding native cover and farmland. If you see it, you will want it. Call for price.

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Pipe Creek Gentlemen’s Ranch

52.78± Acres | Bandera County | Property ID: 1777300

52.78 aces with 1700 feet of frontage on FM 1283 in Pipe Creek is the setting for a three-bedroom, twobath home with an open living room, large covered back porch, and built-in barbecue pit. Nice metal barn with electricity, water, two water troughs and pens. Fenced in tennis court and greenhouse add to the many improvements. The cedar has been thinned and the oaks are abundant. Stock tank for livestock and all the wildlife that frequent the property. Call for price.

Pleasant Valley Ranch

Curry Creek Hideaway 29.50± Acres | Kendall County

185± Acres | Bandera County Property ID: 1749227

Enjoy the crystal clear swimming hole on Curry Creek near Boerne. Tucked away among oaks, elms, and sycamore trees south of Kendalia in a private setting. Building sites with outstanding views. Call for price.

Poteet Development Property

29± Acres | Atascosa County Property ID: 1459253

29 acres with highway visibility in Poteet with 450 feet of frontage on Highway 16. Great price, small regrowth brush, ready to develop.

Minerals available! Call for price.

Kenedy Development Property

66± Acres Karnes County Property ID: 1754872 Off HWY 181 with access to sewer, water, power and suited for various types of development. Call for price.

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Ever think about building your dream house on your private lake in the beautiful Hill Country between Bandera and Kerrville? Come have a look at this one and you will have taken the first step to making it happen. Call for price.

Home Place Cattle Ranch

700± Acres | Wilson County | Property ID: 1670874 One of a kind working cattle ranch with really nice fences and improvements. The perfect new home, barns and outbuildings were well built with “not too much and not to little” in mind. This might be the most productive cattle ranch for its size in Wilson County with everything you need to move cattle on and hit the ground running. Some minerals are included! Call for price.

Hazel Oaks Ranch 50± Acres | Caldwell County | Property ID: 1574183 50­± beautiful rolling acres is home to a spacious 2,835-square-foot main house with bunk room, game room and formal dining. The living room is complimented by a slate and rock fireplace and vaulted ceiling and is open to the kitchen and breakfast nook. French doors lead to the slate-tiled patio, deck, pool and summer kitchen. The kitchen features all stainless steel appliances, gas stove and granite counter tops. The master has patio access and granite counter tops and glass “bowl sink” compliment the master bath. The cozy guest cottage is warm and welcoming and boasts a full kitchen and great porches. Scattered mature trees, six pastures, eight stall horse barn and lighted arena accent this country getaway. Price: $799,900

Hunter’s Creek Way

10± Ac. | Harris County | Prop ID: 1803479 This custom gated home is in an exclusive gated equestrian sub division. With three bedrooms and three baths downstairs, a second study and bonus room upstairs, formal dining, gas log fireplace, hardwood floors, pool with water fall and hot tub this is a home you won’t want to miss! The study, sitting room or nursery just off the master bedroom presents all kinds of possibilities and the master bath has a large walk in shower with three shower heads and boasts granite countertops. Additional amenities include: Island kitchen, plantation custom shutters, 24-Zone sprinkler system, alarm system, two A/C units, eight-stall horse barn, lighted arena, and four dog kennels with concrete floors. Ten acres for $900,000. Also available as 20 acres for $1,200,000.

Southern Chalet 15± Acres | Washington County Property ID: 1923251 Situated on 15 acres in the rolling hills of Washington County, this open concept, split-floor plan home boasts a gas log fireplace, formal dining and beautiful hickory flooring throughout. The U-shaped kitchen with granite counter tops features an oversized, deep granite sink, breakfast bar, fiveburner gas stove, and walk-in pantry. The master suite with separate vanities and walk-in closets, shower and jacuzzi tub is the perfect place to unwind. Additional amenities: crown molding, ceiling fans, study, sprinkler system, storage building, chicken coop and dog run. Price: $550,000

Majestic Oaks at Cummins Creek 78± Ac. | Colorado Co. | Prop ID: 1898813 This regal property sits among a magnificent grove of live oaks on 78± rolling acres. Fish in the pond, enjoy quiet walks along or swimming in Cummins Creek, or ride horses through the beautiful pastures and wooded areas scattered with oak and pecan trees. Built in 1971, this spacious 3,295-square-foot, three-bedroom, two-bath home features a formal living room, den with gas log fireplace, a large breakfast room with wood burning fireplace, an office/sunroom, and a large laundry room. Shaded by the oak trees in the back yard is a large patio with a brick barbecue pit and child’s play fort. A separate workshop/office/storage building with bath is located a short distance from the home and could easily be used as a “man cave” or converted into guest quarters. Price: $980,000

Plum Creek Ranch

96± Acres | Austin County | Property ID: 1748014 This 96 acres with fertile deep sandy loam soil and level terrain makes for excellent hay production and the fishing and hunting opportunities are endless! The property features a wet weather creek which borders the north side of the property, three stocked ponds, a large metal storage barn, and scattered mature trees. The property owner has planted 200 plum trees along the fence line. The original home site features large mature trees, electricity, water well, and plenty of privacy and seclusion. Ag. exempt. Price: $766,563

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Robert Dullnig / Director DullnigRanches@gmail.com (210) 804-1515 office (210) 804-1583 fax

6606 N New Braunfels San Antonio, Texas 78209

Legendary Y.O. Ranch

27,000± Acres | Kerr County | Property ID: 1477517

Since 1880, the historic Y.O. Ranch is notable for many firsts, especially for introducing exotic hoof stock that earned it a reputation world-wide as ‘America’s Original Game Ranch’. With an established infrastructure, it is a notable destination for native and exotic hunting, Longhorn cattle and animal auctions, ranch tours, social and corporate events, and superb recreation and relaxation. Abundant native wildlife is combined with exotic axis, sika, fallow, scimitar horned oryx, blesbok antelope, black wildebeest, beisa oryx, eland, red sheep, Persian ibex, pere david deer, barasingha deer, blackbuck antelope, aoudad sheep, and corsican ram among others.

An innovative animal conservation program has made the Y.O. Ranch a world leader in exotic game preservation. Robert Dullnig, (210) 213-9700

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Historic East Forker-Gage Ranch

20,150Âą Acres | Brewster County | Property ID: 1092530 This is a wildlife haven for Trophy desert mule deer, elk, javelina, blue quail, dove, mountain lions and others. San Francisco Creek combines with mountain springs and four water wells. One of the oldest and one of the most historic large ranches in Texas, it is a legendary property in the majestic Big Bend area. Robert Dullnig, (210) 213-9700 and Al Philip, (210) 415-8602

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Robert Dullnig / Director DullnigRanches@gmail.com (210) 804-1515 office (210) 804-1583 fax

6606 N New Braunfels San Antonio, Texas 78209

West Medina County Ranch

4,168± Acres | Medina County | Property ID: 1456005

This unique ranch offers the finest of both South Texas and Hill Country terrain, good fertile soils, large oaks and beautiful views.

The ranch lends itself to recreation, hunting, cattle and horses.

Horse friendly pastures give way to rolling scenic hills with a hilltop main house captures spectacular 360-degree views. This ranch is a recreational paradise with excellent privacy. Robert Dullnig, (210)213-9700

Robinson Ranch, Since 1885

2,533± Acres | Blanco County | Property ID: 1026028 This beautiful ranch includes the 1889’s homestead built by the Robinson Family, and an incredible two± miles of year-around flowing Cypress Creek, plus natural springs and three water wells. The water attracts abundant whitetail deer, turkey, hogs, dove, bird species and others. Near Horseshoe Bay and a pleasing drive from Austin. Robert Dullnig, (210) 213-9700

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Warren Creek Ranch 2,675± Acres | Hamilton-Comanche County Property ID: 1725616 This ranch is in the center of several major metroplexes, in excellent cattle/ recreation country with native whitetail deer, turkey, dove and hogs. Rolling terrain offers nice views. There are six water wells, three stock tanks, a branch of Warren Creek plus a five± acre lake offers bass fishing and duck hunting. Robert Dullnig, (210) 213-9700

Warren Creek Ranch Plus Lake

1,150± Acres | Comanche-Hamilton County Property ID: 1725627

Excellent cattle/recreation country offers a branch of Warren Creek plus a five± acre lake for bass fishing and duck hunting. Rolling terrain with sweeping views includes a headquarters with brick home, three barns, grain silo, pens and six water wells. Robert Dullnig, (210) 213-9700

Warren Creek Ranch Parcel 1,900± Acres | Comanche-Hamilton County | Property ID: 1725623 This scenic ranch has a good combination of rolling open prairie land and beautiful creek bottom. Highlights include over two miles of Warren Creek, large Pecan bottom land, and beautiful views. Home to whitetail deer, turkey, dove, hogs plus seasonal fishing and duck hunting. Robert Dullnig, (210) 213-9700

Year-Around Warren Creek 750± Acres | Hamilton County | Property ID: 1758832

This is a truly unique piece of property with over two miles of Warren Creek traversing through it. Large pecan bottoms and oak trees line this year-around water feature that offers fishing and duck hunting plus is an attraction for deer, turkey, dove and hogs. Rolling terrain provides great views plus there is a small rock home and one water well. Robert Dullnig, (210) 213-9700

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6606 N New Braunfels San Antonio, Texas 78209

French Creek Ranch

Nueces River Ranch

500± Acres | Uvalde County | Property ID: 1766993

Quietly secluded, this ranch offers both the West prong and Main prong of the Nueces River. Large oak trees and South Texas brush make this a great transition zone property that supports an abundance of native wildlife. In place is a small hunting cabin, working pens, low perimeter fencing and two water wells with water lines to troughs and the cabin. Robert Dullnig, (210) 213-9700

This perfect size recreational hunting ranch is in the Transition Zone with South Texas brush and Hill Country live oak trees and views. Improvements include a ranch house, metal barn, shop, silo two water wells, troughs and a pond. An abundance of wildlife includes whitetail deer, turkey, axis deer, dove and hogs. French Creek traverses the ranch providing runoff in wet times and large tree cover. Robert Dullnig, (210) 213-9700

1,055± Acres | Uvalde County | Property ID: 1720806

Shut-In Creek Ranch

431± Acres | Uvalde County | Property ID: 1687039 Within the lush Frio Canyon, the ranch has been game managed for over 20 years, with trophy whitetail deer, axis deer, sika deer, fallow deer, feral hogs, javelina, wild turkey, bobcats, foxes, dove, quail, plus fishing. ‘Shut-In Creek’ is just a arms throw from the majestic Frio River, plus the hilltops offer breathtaking 360-degree views.

Robert Dullnig, (210) 213-9700

Lake Nueces Ranch

90± Acres | Uvalde County | Property ID: 1608252

Along one of the largest bodies of water in the Nueces Canyon, with over 2,500± feet on Nueces Lake, formed by the crystal clear Nueces River! Owned and operated by the same family since 1944, it provides an exceptional retreat with development potential, with four attractive lodges, covered pavilion and nine slab RV sites. Whitetail deer, wild turkey free roaming axis, varieties of birds plus fishing. Robert Dullnig, (210) 213-9700

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West Rosita Creek Ranch

4,610± Acres | Maverick County | Property ID: 1535349

Cline Mountain Ranch

1,385± Acres | Uvalde County | Property ID: 947831

Part of the original 200,000± acre historic Chittim Ranch, this property has been owned and operated for over 100 years. Low fenced hunting at its finest, the ranch offers a truly wild hunting experience in an area renown for producing native whitetail Boone and Crockett bucks. The nine large lakes support excellent bass fishing, and attract seasonal duck and dove. Robert Dullnig, (210) 213-9700

Great hunting ranch has impressive Turkey Creek, unique Cline Mountain plus great views, good brush and large oaks. Featuring a renovated ranch home, equipment shed, large metal building with plumbing and utility building. With 765± acres highfenced, the ranch has both exotic blackbuck, axis, fallow, sika, oryx and zebra plus native deer and wildlife. Robert Dullnig, (210) 213-9700

Laguna Linda Ranch

Irrigated Farm & Dove Habitat

Less than an hour south of San Antonio is a World Class duck hunting and bass fishing opportunity, with water, water and more water! These 400± acres have an unusual amount of subsurface and surface water, with four water wells and six lakes. Exceptional improvements accompany this unique ranch. Robert Dullnig, (210) 213-9700

This farm has been in the same family for over 40 years, offering great fertile soils, two tanks, and a strong irrigation well. 332± acres is highly productive, irrigated farm land with four circles, and the remaining 200± acres is in native brush. The property has been leased for dove hunting to Texas Parks and Wildlife. Robert Dullnig, (210) 213-9700

400± Acres | Frio County | Property ID: 1740903

544± Acres | Frio County | Property ID: 1656185

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SA2C Moore Ranch

Yknot Ranch

134± Acres | Kerr County | Property ID: 1567689 This well maintained turn-key ranch is the perfect family retreat only 15± miles from Kerrville but far enough for privacy and quiet. Water includes two water wells plus a spring known as headwaters of Turtle Creek, an attraction for native wildlife.

The gorgeous main home has landscaped grounds with a firepit, plus there is a rock guest house, guest/staff house, and barn with quarters. Tractor, pens, blinds and feeders convey. Robert Dullnig, (210) 213-9700

Skull Creek Ranch

1,611± Acres | Colorado County | Property ID: 1762570 A beautiful ranch blends lush Central and East Texas landscapes, just 85± miles from downtown Houston! Almost 2.5 miles of Skull Creek runs through the middle of the ranch and is lined with large trees, providing excellent duck and waterfowl hunting, plus cover for whitetail deer, dove, turkey, pigs, coyote and bobcat.

Improvements include four water wells, a hunting cabin and three RV hookups.

Robert Dullnig, (210) 213-9700

582± Acres | Concho County | Property ID: 1884803

This is a beautiful well-kept high fence ranch that is as turn-key as they come! Loaded with wildlife including huge whitetail deer, axis, and black buck antelope among others. The headquarters, highlighted by a beautiful limestone lodge and bunkhouse, has everything you need to start enjoying this ranch the day you buy it. Five tanks, nine troughs, wet weather creek, two barns, walk-in cooler, blinds/feeders and ranch equipment. Patrick McNamara, (806) 773-5567

Live Water Bear Creek 77± Acres | Gillespie County | Property ID: 1181685 One-of-a-kind, live water ranch features rolling terrain that slopes toward permanent, crystal clear Bear Creek. Foremost is an historic 1880’s limestone and frame two-story home with wine cellar, plus smokehouse, rustic pool, two barns and working pens. Included are improved and native pastures, low fencing, two tanks and one water well. Robert Dullnig, (210) 213-9700

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Sycamore Creek Ranch 9,100± Acres | Val Verde and Kinney County Property ID: 1814874

Great surface water with 3.5± miles of Sycamore Creek, plus Sactosa Creek and Turkey Creek, numerous ponds, tanks, a 30± acre lake for seasonal duck hunting plus artesian springs and four water wells. Along with the white tail, turkey, waterfowl, dove and quail, there are eight species of exotics. Aoudad, blackbuck, fallow, axis, sika, mouflon, scimitar-horned oryx and barasignha.

Whether you are interested in hunting, exploring for Indian artifacts, or just want to relax and enjoy beautiful views from the back porch toward Sycamore Creek, this ranch is for you! Robert Dullnig, (210) 213-9700

City Estate

87± Acres | Bexar County | Property ID: 1897949 Just north of Stone Oak, this serene estate is at the end of a cul-de-sac, providing luxurious privacy, gorgeous views, and fine amenities for owners and animals. A stone two-story classic home is enhanced by a pool with spa, cabana/bath house and a lighted tennis court. Low dry stack rock walls define manicured grounds and pastureland beyond the barns and outbuildings, pens, and vintage rock structures. Ag exempt. John Tarrillion, (210) 380-1229

Modern Country Estate

12.6± Acres | Gillespie County | Property ID: 1914201

A stunning blend of historic significance and luxury, this scenic 12.6± acre estate provides privacy with ultimate style. The historic limestone 1800’s teacher’s residence was incorporated into a modern design of 5,000± squarefeet with four bedrooms, three-and-a-half baths, and windows framing views of a stunning pool and rolling terrain, while the 1800’s school house has been transformed into chic guest quarters. Lifestyle amenities include a vegetable garden and private yoga studio! Joe Salinas, (830) 456-2233

Wow Ranch

100± Acres | Kendall County | Property ID: 1539468

This manageable ranch has it all and is just minutes from Boerne! Featured are a dramatic lodge style two-story home with cut stone walls, pool and spa, guesthouse, batting cage, gym/yoga room and fenced 4-H garden. Ranch features include a horse barn, hay barn, working pens, outdoor arena, Three water wells and cross-fenced pastureland studded with grand trees. John Tarrillion (210) 380-1229

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Hill Country, South Texas, West Texas Ranches For Sale

Jo Jan Van Camp

196± Acres | Real County | Property ID: 1723976 With its crystal clear water and towering bluffs, this property is an ideal family getaway. Situated along both sides of Bullhead Creek, it is unique in its setting. Located east of Barksdale in God’s country, this property was a former Girl Scout camp that was used for many years and can be enjoyed for decades to come by the new owner. The property has almost 3/4 mile of both sides of Bullhead Creek with pecan trees and many other types of hardwoods.

Fossils are everywhere along the banks of the creek with opportunities to look for native American mounds and imagine the past when the native Americans used to roam this countryside. Views from the hilltops looking below to the valley are well worth the hike. Contact Ken Hoerster for more information.

Twin Oaks Equestrian Ranch 215± Acres | Bandera County | Property ID: 1737850 One of the finest equestrian ranches on the market in the Hill Country. Located west of Tarpley, Texas with gently rolling landscape, it has a partial rail perimeter fence, and other horse-friendly fencing in good condition. The ranch has live oak, post oak, cedar elm, shin oak and other native trees, and primarily cleared of cedar. There is plenty of grazing and more acreage could be developed. Gated entry and paved road lead to the headquarters where you find a wellequipped horse barn with six stalls, tack room and bathroom facilities. A second barn has twelve stables and a horse washing area. Nearby is a large storage building/shop with roll-up doors plenty of room to work. The large equipment barn has four additional stalls with an overhead door. There is a large covered arena, six paddocks, multiple pastures and more. The main house is 2,450± square-feet, well-appointed with three bedrooms, two baths, a nice kitchen and a spacious two car-garage. In addition, there are two mobile homes to welcome guests on the property, each three-bedrooms, two-baths, with large master baths and spacious deck. Contact Ken Hoerster for more information.

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Three Creeks Ranch 307± Acres | Kendall County | Property ID: 1642493 Three Creeks Ranch is highlighted by impressive long-range views of the Sister Creek Valley and the three creeks that flow through the ranch. These special features create a sanctuary with endless possibilities for enhancing the property for recreation, ranching and wildlife refuge. Enjoy the two-bedroom, one-bath cabin or build your new homestead with a backdrop of Dunners Mountain along the western boundary of this special ranch, or choose one of the other unique building sites located throughout. Elevations range from over 1,700-feet to 1,450-feet across the property. Two existing stock ponds offer habitat for the varieties of Hill Country wildlife attracted to this expansive Hill Country gem. Beautiful views, with awesome water enhancement opportunities, unlimited building sites, create the recreational ranch your family will enjoy for decades. Contact Ken Hoerster for more information.

North Creek Ranch 83± Acres | Kendall County | Property ID: 1627914 Beautiful rolling land with hilltop views of the magnificent Hill Country and below, North Creek is dammed creating nice clear-water swimming holes and great fishing. Beautiful post oak and live oak trees thrive on the ranch, with controlled cedar. Fencing is in place. There are many outstanding home sites available. The Reserve At Falling Water has wildlife tax exemption status, so this ranch also offers low taxes. There is a water system that new owners can tie into, or a new well can be drilled. Contact Ken Hoerster for more information.

Quail Ridge 385± Acres | Mason County | Property ID: 1934545 Beautiful rolling landscape with Texas granite outcropping across the ranch. Oaks, mesquite and juniper are your primary hardwoods. Mixed brush savannah and grassland. Elevations on the ranch vary from 1,468-feet to 1,638-feet. Water is supplied by the existing water well, drilled and constructed in the Hickory Sands formation. Well depth and quantity is not known. Two stock tanks used for wildlife and dove hunting. 450 square-foot hunting cabin with electricity and water. One bedroom, one bathroom, living area and kitchen. Metal storage building for dry goods. Four deer blinds and five wildlife feeders. Contact Steve Bennett for more information.

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Hill Country, South Texas, West Texas Ranches For Sale

Bar W Ranch 224± Acres | Kendall County This exceptional ranch is located in the heart of the Texas Hill Country near the quaint community of Sisterdale. Boasting long-range views, quality residential and equestrian improvements, privacy and excellent wildlife habitat. The Bar W Ranch is highly improved with outstanding horse facilities, manicured landscape, quality water infrastructure with 224 acres of rolling terrain and healthy hardwoods. This sprawling estate provides a rare opportunity for those seeking to live and enjoy the solitude and privacy the ranch will provide its new owner. Six surface water ponds create a great dove hunting experience and provide sustenance to the native white tail deer species. Contact Steve Bennett for more information.

Crabapple Ridge Ranch 131± Acres | Gillespie County | Property ID: 1408111 Crabapple Ridge Ranch is comprised of 131± acres. Accented by first-class improvements and accommodations, 3,528± square-feet, German-style cut limestone and sandstone main house features high-quality details and finish-outs. There is a separate climate-controlled 500 bottle wine cellar is near the main house, and two guest houses, a woodworkers shop, and an energy-efficient glass greenhouse supports a uniquely designed 45’x75’ outdoor vegetable garden. A rainwater catchment system with its 13,000-gallon water storage capacity provides for a underground watering system for all landscaping. The ranch has wide vistas stretching out over the Hill Country, and plenty of native whitetail deer, free roaming axis, wild turkey and a tremendous variety of bird species. Located ten miles north of Fredericksburg and just only six miles from Enchanted Rock State Park. Contact Steve Bennett for more information.

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Brazoria County Cattle Ranch 1,979± Acres | Brazoria County | Property ID: 138839 Exceptional cattle ranch just one hour south of Houston. Executive home, barns, equipment, cattle and some of the best land in Texas. Beautiful open pasture in front with wooded wildlife areas along two-and- a-half miles of Varner Creek. Unbelievable oak trees. Boarders US Fish and Game Wildlife Conservation Easement. Surface estate only. Contact Tom Alexander.

Varner Creek Ranch 1,078± Acres | Brazoria County | Property ID: 104746 Enjoy this terrific ranch with over two-and-a-half miles of beautiful Varner Creek! Peaceful lands to enjoy as is or build the ranch of your dreams. The terrain is relatively level with beautiful open pastures in front that gives way to scattered oak and pecan trees in the back where the land slopes down to the creek. Choose from many building sites shaded with massive oaks and views of the creek. Several sheds in the cross-fenced pasture, as well as a large open hay barn. Some minerals available. Contact Tom Alexander.

Running D Ranch 295± Acres | Kimble County | Property ID: 1780873 This place has the live water river you’ve been looking for in the Hill Country. The North Llano River and two live creeks – both Maynard and Frog Creeks – flow over this terrific ranch. With 295± acres, you’ll enjoy spending the weekend on the ranch right away while scouting the many available building sites, or while doing some hunting or leisurely fishing. The property is already equipped with a mobile home, carport, outbuilding, and walk-in freezer. Good access and grazing throughout, and low taxation status under 1-D-1 Ag. exemption. Located just west of Junction. Contact Ken Hoerster for more information.

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209’R Ranch 209± Acres | Kimble County | Property ID: 1808012 Sit on the expansive front porch of your Hill Country dog-trot style home, and enjoy the relaxing views and the wildlife. Inside the 2,000 square-foot home are two bedrooms and two bathrooms. This re-created heritage-style home provides ventilation for the house and additional outdoor living space in the heat of long Texas summers. A perfect venue for family and friends to enjoy the weekend comfortably. Across the breezeway are two spacious bedrooms and a bathroom. This beautiful ranch has terrific hardwoods and a good amount of cedar cleared, and gently rolling terrain. There’s plenty of whitetail deer, Rio Grande turkey, feral hogs, gray foxes, squirrel, doves and other birds native to the Texas Hill Country - even some exotics, including axis and an occasional red stag. Perimeter fencing is in good condition. Wildlife exempt. Contact Ken Hoerster for more information.

Grape Creek Road Ranch 128± Acres | Kendall County | Property ID: 1408147

This 128-acre tract is loaded with Post Oak trees. Ideally located between Comfort and Fredericksburg, fronts on Grape Creek Road. Beautiful land that gently rolls and has majestic views of the Hill Country. Build your new home and set up “your place” on one of the many sites on this land. Beautiful post oak and live oak trees on the ranch, and cedar clearing done in many sections. The property is approximately ten miles south of Fredericksburg and approximately 60 miles from San Antonio.

Contact Ken Hoerster for more information.

Happy Trails Ranch

1,345± Acres | Sutton County | Property ID: 1587637 Price reduced! This well maintained ranch with great improvements is ready to go for the recreational hunter. For a nice get away ranch for a family or a corporate retreat, look no further. Leading from the rock and iron gated entrance is paved road up to the ranch headquarters. There is a 60’x150’ metal “barndominium”, with a very livable four bedroom, two bathroom unit built in that is approximately 1,500 square-feet. There is a separate tractor/feed barn and other infrastructure throughout. Contact Ken Hoerster for more information.

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Kickapoo Creek Ranch 865± Acres | Concho County | Property ID: 1650471 Most inspiring feature of the ranch is the 5,280± feet on both sides of Kickapoo Creek. Throughout the ranch, the creek flows wide and has plenty of deep holes for great fishing, and for family recreation. This ranch is set up to take advantage of the great hunting! This beautiful Concho County ranch exemplifies the characteristic brush country Central Texas is famous for. The property is a total of 865± acres, and it is entirely high fenced, with excellent mesquite, live oak and other hardwood cover - great for the trophy buck hunting on site. In addition, the nice rolling terrain creates good bird hunting fields with stations for the quail and dove hunting. There is a good road system throughout the ranch, which allows for easy access to the ten feeders, and the hunting blinds. A 1,680± square-foot three bedroom, two-bathroom manufactured home, which sleeps your family or hunting party comfortably, and even includes a fireplace. Contact Ken Hoerster for more information.

Sutton County Ranch

3,000± or 6,000± Acres | Sutton County

This beautiful ranch is full of Live Oaks and has spectacular views of the area. There are several nice draws that run throughout the ranch and some good deep mesquite flats. The ranch has been owned by the same owner for approximately 10+ years and includes the personal residence. Throughout the ranch there is abundant free-roaming game including Whitetail deer, Axis, Blackbuck and feral hogs, which makes this a hunting paradise.

The ranch has paved road frontage. Seller will divide. Contact Ken Hoerster for more information.

2424 Ranch

2,424± Acres | Sutton County | Property ID: 1548700 Nice rolling land, good valleys and nice views of the surrounding countryside. Ready to go for the recreation hunter. Approximately 150± acres of cedar cleared in the past six months. Good soils in the valley areas of the ranch with nice oak trees throughout the ranch. Seller will convey a portion of the minerals. Contact Ken Hoerster for more information.

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Hill Country, South Texas, West Texas Ranches For Sale

Gillespie County Ranch

275Âą Acres | Gillespie County | Property ID: 1189922

Nice rolling land with views of the majestic Hill Country, with many good home sites available. Beautiful post oak and live oak trees abound on the ranch, with little to no cedar. New fencing has been installed along Highway 87. This property can be purchased as a whole tract, or seller will divide into different sized properties.

Contact the broker to inquire about smaller tracts. Ideally located between Comfort and Fredericksburg, all parcels have good paved road access.

Grape Creek Road Ranch 86Âą Acres | Kendall County | Property ID: 1934623

Nicely wooded property with good views, rolling terrain and views of the majestic Hill Country. Ideally located between Comfort and Fredericksburg, the property has frontage on Grape Creek Road, a good paved county road. Many good home sites exist with beautiful post oak and live oak trees throughout the ranch, with cedar proportionately cleared. Approximately ten miles south of Fredericksburg and 60 miles from San Antonio. Contact Ken Hoerster for more information.

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Spring Creek Crossing 42± Acres | Kendall County | Property ID: 1627707 This heritage property offers long range views of the Guadalupe Valley. It’s excellent hardwood coverage and rolling terrain, good soils and has plentiful and healthy Live Oaks and other hardwoods. And, typical Hill Country wildlife, including whitetail deer, axis, fox, wild turkey, squirrels, and a large variety of native songbirds all make the property their homes. There is one water well providing water to a large wood framed home with wrap around porch. Good soils exist for building water catchments. The exterior low fences are in good condition. Located just minutes from downtown Boerne schools, you’ll love the convenience while enjoying a country lifestyle. The property is currently Ag. exempt, providing low taxation. Additional 45.5 acres available. Contact Steve Bennett for more information.

Spring Creek Homestead 45± Acres | Kendall County | Property ID: 1627368 Gentle rolling land and fantastic long-range views of the Hill Country. Strong and healthy oak tree coverage throughout the ranch. The charming 2,300 square-foot homestead located on the property has the original rock exterior with a metal roof. One water well developed in the Cow Creek formation of the Middle Trinity. This is property has great development potential with excellent paved county road frontage on Spring Creek Road. Property adjoins the northeast section of proposed Esperanza Development and Spring Creek Estates right outside Boerne City Limits. Land is located 4 miles to Main Square in downtown Boerne. Ranch is currently Ag exempt. Contact Steve Bennett for more information.

45 Thunder Creek - Estancia 9± Acres | Kendall County | Property ID: 1767022 This rural 8.83± acres is in the exclusive Estancia at Thunder Valley in Boerne. This property is ready for your horses with a 36’x44’ Barnmaster horse barn with three stalls, tack room and feed room. There is a ranchstyle gate and entrance and perimeter fencing on all sides of the property.

Electricity is in place, and there is one water well - 10-12± GPM with an electric submersible pump. Beautiful mature trees and plenty of pasture for the horses. This land has beautiful, rolling terrain and an outstanding building site. Estancia is an exclusive horse community with homeowners’ equestrian facilities, miles of trails, a stocked lake, shooting range and more.

Boerne I.S.D. Contact Krista Upham for information.

Gillespie County Ranch

50± Acres | Gillespie County | Property ID: 1546395

Nicely wooded property with good views, rolling terrain and views of the majestic Hill Country. Ideally located between Comfort and Fredericksburg, the property has frontage on Hwy 87. Several home sites to select from on the ranch with beautiful post oak and live oak trees throughout. Much of the cedar has been removed. Contact Ken Hoerster for more information.

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Treasure in the Hills 30Âą Acres | Kerr County

Beautiful 4,574-square-foot home with incredible views in every direction. Located in gorgeous Camp Verde area on 30 peaceful acres.

Stone Canyon Ranch

181Âą Acres | Burnet County

Both sides of a solid rock bottom creek run through Stone Canyon Ranch. Waterfalls, followed by deeper pools, supplemented by springs, are found throughout the

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www.Texas-LandMan.com Trip DuPerier/Broker • (830) 755–5205 view all properties: LandsofTexas.com/member/34454 2,778± Acres | Bandera County The headwaters of two creeks with numerous springs start on this ranch. Several stocked lakes create your own private oasis. This perfect prime recreational ranch is just minutes from San Antonio.

Llano River Ranch

Geronimo Springs Ranch

Hill Country gem in perfect location. Llano River frontage, excellent improvements with pastures in

300± Acres | Llano County great condition. May divide.

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Broken Horn Ranch 1,000Âą Acres | Mason County

Meticulously maintained livestock and hunting ranch between Mason and Junction. Three spring-fed draws and breathtaking views just add to the uniqueness and variety of this first-class ranch.

Stone Mountain Ranch 247Âą Acres | Gillespie County

Gorgeous home with views in every direction. Incredible office, workout room oasis, private library, and cocktail tower with private wine cellar. Flowing spring and

loaded withFall whitetail 108 2014 and turkeys.

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Beautifully maintained grounds covered in oak trees surround this 6,500-square-foot home, pool, 12 stall horse barn, and lighted arena.

Boerne Estate 50± Acres | Kendall County

La Fonda Ranch

This 6,700-acre showplace is one of the most highly improved recreational and working ranches available in Texas.

Improvements include a large lodge which was named by Field and Stream Magazine as the “Lodge of the Month”.

6,700± Acres | Kinney County The ranch has been extensively managed for both whitetail deer and upland game bird hunting.

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Leona River Ranch

767± Acres | Zavala County

This trophy whitetail deer ranch has excellent brush and good tillable fields. Superior eight bedroom lodge with Leona River frontage plus some minerals available.

Fossil Creek Ranch 5,753± Acres | Uvalde & Real Counties

This high fenced Hill Country ranch boasts two miles of Lake Creek with three lakes. Improvements include lodge, guest house, livestock barns, and a 5,300 foot paved runway with two hangars. Stunning views of the Hills and fertile valleys.

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Little Blanco River Ranch

64± Acres | Blanco County

Over 2,000 feet of both sides of the Cypress-lined Little Blanco River on this great ranch with nice pastures and superb location.

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1,006± Acres | Kerr County Breathtaking views and beautiful spring fed lakes on this highly improved game fenced ranch.

Gorgeous main lodge overlooking spring fed lake with guest house and foreman’s home.

Red Hawk Ranch

Camp Verde Ranch

Wimberley showplace on Lone Man Creek with a 4,100-square-foot main home, log guest house, negative

25± Acres | Hays County edge pool and huge wine cellar with tasting room.

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Heart of Texas Ranch 735±Acres | McCulloch County

Altura Rosa Ranch 102± Acres | Bandera County

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High fenced ranch with unique diversity in topography and character. 10 ponds, three water wells, rock home and located northeast of Brady.

Just off of scenic FM 337 is this ranch with spectacular sunrises and sunsets, wildlife, three homes, pool, party pavilion and more!

North Grape Creek Ranch 221Âą Acres | Blanco County

Just out of Johnson City with 1,200 feet of flowing creek, (both sides), with panoramic views and endless potential plus end of the road privacy.

Zavala County Game Ranch 3,525Âą Acres | Zavala County

Located just south of Uvalde on the beautiful Nueces River. This high fenced ranch is loaded with exotics and highly managed whitetail deer.

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Spring Creek Ranch 1,025± Acres | Lampasas County Turnkey ranch with year-round live water and highly managed whitetail deer herd plus excellent wing shooting.

Medina River Ranch Estate 624± Acres | Bandera County One mile of Cypress-lined Medina River plus one of the largest native Pecan bottoms in Texas. Gorgeous log cabin and barn on a hill with tremendous views.

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Devil’s Backbone Ranch 130± Acres | Comal County

Saddle Mountain Ranch 1,688± Acres | Real County

Spring-fed Jacob’s creek, HWY 32 frontage, great views, and family owned since 1931.

Spectacular views, three live springs, 7,200-square-foot home with pool, tennis court, lodge, 3,300’ runway, and much more.

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Circle V Ranch 700± Acres | Dimmit County

Just west of Carrizo Springs with a 4,000-square-foot lodge, pool, food plots, tanks, and fully equipped with blinds and feeders.

Boiling Springs Ranch 1,800± Acres | Kinney County

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Whispering Water Ranch 2,313Âą Acres | Menard County

Tahka Springs Ranch 927Âą Acres | Gillespie County

This 2,313-acre high fenced ranch boast a luxurious 5,300-square-foot lodge, pool, cabins, spring fed lake, improved genetics, and minerals. This is a premium turn-key hunting ranch!

This 927-acre property offers breathtaking views, good soils for improved pastures and breathtaking live water.

The ranch is truly diverse with excellent topography and wonderful creek bottoms. Two live creeks flow through the ranch offering true year around live water.

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Hat Creek Ranch Nolan County $9,950,000 2883 Acres

Concho Ranch Kaufman County $4,750,000 257 Acres

Robinson Ranch Blanco County $10,395,625 831 Acres

Selah Ranch Franklin County $6,500,000 1016 Acres

Kirk’s Rockin’ K Ranch Collin County $15,000,000 314 Acres

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Concho Ranch

257± Acres | Kaufman County | Property ID: 1192234

Only 20 minutes from downtown Dallas and minutes away from Lake Ray Hubbard, Concho Ranch is a beautiful 257± acre property with a multitude of recreational amenities. Coming through a gated entry and at the end of a long, all-weather drive is a stone, two-story, 8,700-square-foot main house, which is a reproduction of the historical Fort Concho in San Angelo. This home is perfect for entertaining with large, vaulted open areas and inviting porches. The house overlooks two cypress tree-lined lakes stocked with bass and includes five bedrooms, five-and-a-half baths, three-car garage, separate workout facility, tennis court and dog runs. The property also includes a ten-stall barn with manager’s office with bath, tack room, wash rack, and pipe and cable turnout, 6,000 square foot covered arena and 1,250-square-foot storage barn. The property has rolling pastures with areas that are heavily treed, especially around the five lakes, which provide habitat for various wildlife. The property is fenced and cross fenced. The property is not in the 100-year flood plain. Due to its proximity to Dallas, the southeastern portion of Lake Ray Hubbard and nearby master planned developments such as Travis Ranch and Heath Golf and Yacht Club, it duals as an investment opportunity for future development. Though the property is currently zoned agricultural, it does have rights to 50, single family sewer hook-ups Price: $4,750,000.

Contact Michelle Wood, c: (214) 564–0234 or David Burgher, c: (214) 213–8715

Bosque Canyon Ranch Part of 3,745± Acres | Bosque County Property ID: 1126304 Enjoy a ranch without the headaches. Be one of only 48 members who own an undivided interest in part of a 3,745acre shared ranch and a deeded five-acre lot only 90 miles from Dallas and 10 minutes from Lake Whitney. The Lodge includes a full kitchen, gym, pool, four casitas and a three-bedroom, three-bath house. A second pool is a restored stock tank under a windmill. There’s great hunting and fishing with deer, turkey, dove, and two large stocked lakes and a quality skeet range, gun range, horse barn and full time on site manager. Prices: Starting at $385,000 Contact David Burgher, c: (214) 213–8715

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Lazy H Ranch 35± Acres | Palo Pinto County | Property ID: 1114136 A breathtaking and unparalleled ranch property in Mineral Wells features everything in place for an operational horse and cattle ranch including updated Spanish Ranch Style home in the Palo Pinto Mountains with gorgeous pool and endless vistas. The property includes ranch hand and foreman homes, 35 acres of Coastal Bermuda, 15 tanks, paddocks, covered turn out pens, pastures, horse and equipment barn, working pens and chutes. Also included are miles of interior ranch roads and diverse topography completely pipe and cross fenced. Price: $2,750,000.

Contact David Burgher, c: (214) 213–8715 or Jamie Adams, c: (817) 235-4535.

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Magnolia Plantation

75± Acres | Smith County | Property ID: 1125837 This 75±-acre Gentleman’s Ranch with 8,000-square-foot home is located near Tyler and Lake Palestine. The detail and quality of the five-bedroom, four-anda-half-bath house with numerous living areas needs to be seen in person. Porches, balconies and patios overlook the beautifully landscaped grounds including a swimming pool/spa, large patio with mature vines covering the arbor, outside fireplace/kitchen with pizza oven, equestrian facilities with five-stall barn, tack room and improved pastures. Price: $2,500,000. Call David Burgher, c: (214) 213–8715 or Greg Caton, c: (903) 452–3239.

PK Ranch

121± Acres | Ellis County | Property ID: 1451474

PK Ranch is a beautiful Metroplex ranch only 45 minutes from Downtown Dallas. The custom built home sits on 121± peaceful acres with a saltwater swimming pool and a paved driveway all the way to the residence. Residence has several large windows in den, kitchen, and living rooms to let in great natural light in many parts of the house. The terrain is flat to rolling with five stock ponds, costal pastures, and good timber. Property is perimeter fenced and cross fenced with a custom built barn, working pens, loading chute, and holding pens. This ranch has easy access to I-45, I-35E, and Hwy 287. Seller will consider dividing. Price: $1,150,000. Contact Harlan Ray, c: (214) 908-7770.

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Robinson Ranch

2,533Âą Acres | Blanco County | Property ID: 1380169 This historic Robinson Ranch was originally established in 1885 in the heart of the Texas Hill Country in Blanco County. The beautiful ranch features two rustic rock homes that are filled with vintage charm. Easily accessible, the ranch is located one hour from Austin, just over an hour from San Antonio, four hours from Dallas, and only 20 minutes from Horseshoe Bay Resort. The ranch has diverse terrain including rolling hills, beautiful creek bottoms, and even some great pastureland. Cypress Creek runs throughout a large portion of the ranch. This beautiful rock bottom creek has several deep pools and a lush canopy of cypress trees to create a very peaceful setting in the spring fed year round water source. The ranch has an abundance of wildlife that includes deer, hogs, turkey, and doves throughout. Price: $18,950,000. Contact Harlan Ray, c: (214) 908-7770 or David Burgher, c: (214) 213-8715.

Florence Ranch

786Âą Acres | Williamson County | Property ID: 1566058

Beautiful Hill Country ranch less than one hour outside of Downtown Austin! Rolling pastures and an abundance of live oaks create a great feel throughout the ranch. This property has several great pastures for grazing as well as plenty of thick cover for deer and turkey hunting. Due to the location and road frontage of this ranch, there is a great deal of development potential. Seller will consider dividing. Price: $5,344,800. Contact Harlan Ray, c: (214) 908-7770 or David Burgher, c: (214) 213-8715.

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Rancho Sereno

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120± Acres | Cooke County | Property ID: 1789733 Only an hour north of the Dallas/Fort Worth Metroplex, the 120-acre Rancho Serano Ranch is outside Whitesboro in the Red River Valley’s Cross Timbers region. The property has four ponds, beautiful meadows and hilly woodlands teeming with a variety of wildlife. There are four contemporary Lake|Flato-inspired buildings; the owners house overlooking a pond and a 3 building compound currently being used as a bed and breakfast, overlooking another pond. The property is at 17234 FM 678 and being offered at $1,525,000. For information call Angie Nelson, c: (214) 794-8945 or David Burgher, c: (214) 213-8715.

Hat Creek Ranch

2,863± Acres | Nolan County | Property ID: 1802066 WATER IN WEST TEXAS! Great opportunity to own an amazing West Texas hunting ranch with truly incredible water features. Fantastic hunting including whitetail deer, gemsbok, axis, Corsican sheep, red sheep, fallow deer, and aoudad. The spacious 5,000 sqaure-foot custom built main residence has all the comforts of home. Ranch must be seen to be truly appreciated. Offered at $9,950,000. Contact David Burgher, c: (214) 213-8715 or Harlan Ray, c: (214) 908-7770.

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Diversity Ranch

1,500Âą Acres | Erath County | Property ID: 1180765 Diversity Ranch is located three miles north of Lingleville, Texas, just 12 miles west of Stephenville in Erath County. Breathtaking views, improved pastures and several 10-acre lakes stocked with largemouth bass. The topography is rolling with native grasses and wooded areas. There are four stock ponds and several wet weather creeks. The property has deer feeders, quail feeders, and stands throughout that service the abundant wildlife. The ranch has been well maintained with excellent roads and very little grazing. Fences are in good condition. For information go to www. diversityranch.com or contact Dax Pass at (214) 557-8643.

Festervan Ranch

370Âą Acres | McMullen County

The Ideal Family Hunting Ranch. The wildlife you see on this McMullen County Ranch includes dove, turkey, quail, whitetail, hogs, javelins, coyote, bobcat and the chance meeting with a mountain lion. The ranch is covered in a good mix of south Texas native vegetation with several open areas ready for food plots. Fencing on the property consists of a short stretch of high fence along the east boundary with the remainder being low stock fence with a perimeter road along the boundary as well as a good interior road system. Six fully enclosed all weather deer stands dot the property overlooking feed pens. Each feed pen contains a spin cast feeder capable of feeding corn or protein pellets and each pen has a turkey/quail feeder.

Infrastructure includes a modern two-story, threebedroom, two-bath house. Screened in picnic area and covered barbecue area. Two-car garage with full bathroom and washer/dryer area. Pump House with large capacity water storage and water purification system. Deer cleaning area with cold storage. Large enclosed barn with work shop and equipment storage. Large enclosed metal trailer for feed storage. Full hookup for travel trailer. Six stock tanks with the capability of being subsidized by the well. Wide senderos throughout. Six weather proof deer blinds with spin cast feeders enclosed by cattle panels, giving deer access and keep pigs out. Contact Dax Pass, c: (214) 557-8643.

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Flat Rock Creek Ranch

264± Acres | Bosque County | Property ID: 1683789 Located a short 90 minute drive from downtown Dallas and minutes from picturesque Glen Rose, Flat Rock Creek Ranch is Texas living exemplified.

Set in a remote, yet easily accessible, area of Northern Bosque County, the 264-acre property has it all—a beautiful home, both sides of spring-fed Flat Rock Creek, a stocked 18-acre lake with waterfall and an outdoor living room, dinosaur tracks and much more. The spectacular 8,000 square-foot Hill Country vernacular home, designed by noted architect John Lively, effortlessly combines indoor and outdoor living in gracious style. Venetian plaster walls, professional grade media room, whole house generator, panic room and even an infinity-edge pool with a chiller for hot days are just some of the features that set this ranch apart from the others. Price: $4,999,000. Contact Jim Brosché, Vice President c: (817) 233–5143

Lone Star Ranch

491± Acres | Franklin County | Property ID: 1556778

Lone Star Ranch, located on the north shore of Lake Bob Sandlin, is one of the premier horse and cattle properties in East Texas. Just 90 minutes east of downtown Dallas, the 8,100-square-foot, Hill Country style main home overlooks the negative edge, salt water pool and Lake Bob Sandlin. Well thought out and beautifully executed, this home offers panoramic views of the lake and surrounding countryside while providing the perfect setting for entertaining and a luxurious lifestyle. With gracious living areas, four bedrooms and seven full baths, a theater and much more, Lone Star Ranch needs to be seen to be appreciated. An additional three homes make the ranch a perfect place for friends, family or staff. The sandy loam soil, extensive coastal Bermuda pastures and numerous lakes and ponds are well suited for both horse and cattle operations. Four barns, two horse barns, three shops, dog kennels, solid wood 50-foot round pen, electric horse walker and a twp-slip boathouse let you enjoy Lone Star Ranch from day one. Schedule your showing today! Please call Jim Brosche, Vice President c: (817) 233–5143.

Bosque Canyon

Lago Vista Ranch

5± Acres | Bosque County | Property ID: 1903011 At nearly six miles square, Bosque Canyon Ranch has varied topography that includes lots of Live Oaks, thick Cedar Breaks, rolling pastures, canyons and big views. Lakes, creeks and a variety of wildlife are also found throughout the ranch.

Bosque Canyon is also just minutes away from Lake Whitney. If you don’t plan on building right away, you can still enjoy being a member of Bosque Canyon Ranch. Ranch ownership includes the use of a lodge, nestled on a rise overlooking the ranch, that features a great room, chef’s kitchen, an exercise room, indoor and outdoor fireplaces, swimming pool and miles of views best enjoyed from one of the oversized rocking chairs. Sportsmen and horse folks will feel right at home at Bosque Canyon with 18 blinds and feeders and and ample deer, turkey, pigs and dove. The two larger lakes are stocked with bass and other fish and are perfect for the serious angler or for just fishing with the grandkids. For the equestrian, the ranch features a community barn and ranch owned horses that members can enjoy. If you prefer, you can also build a barn and keep horses on your own lot, as well. If you’ve wanted to own a ranch but haven’t wanted to deal with everything that goes into it, Bosque Canyon might be the place for you! Please call Jim Brosche, Vice President c: (817) 233–5143.

375± Acres | Bosque County | Property ID: 1925240 Overlooking Lake Whitney, Lago Vista Ranch is one of the prettiest properties in nearby Bosque County. Located approximately 90 minutes from Dallas, the 375-acre, game-fenced ranch borders Steele Creek to the north and is a great recreational ranch, perfect for horses, hunting, exotics and cattle. With over 150 feet of elevation change, Lago Vista offers something for everyone and “drives big”. The wooded hilltops, extensive views of Lake Whitney, heavily treed Coastal Bermuda pastures and a mile plus of Steele Creek frontage give the ranch a character all its own. In addition to the newly built cabin, Lago Vista has several prime building sites for homes that take in wide vistas. Lago Vista Ranch is conveniently located across the road from Lake Whitney, one of the top-rated recreational lakes in Texas. The many marinas and public boat ramps make it easy to enjoy the outstanding striper fishing, cool off on a jet ski or just cruise around the lake. Currently home to a small herd of red stag and whitetail deer, the ranch also features a hunter’s cabin, wooden round pen, three pole barns, a trinity water well and storage barn strategically placed around the property.

Lago Vista Ranch really needs to be seen to be fully appreciated, pictures just can’t do it justice! Please call Jim Brosche, Vice President c: (817) 233–5143.

Jim Brosché, Vice President Ranch and Land Division c: 817.233.5143

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Big Springs Ranch 7,343Âą Acres | Kimble & Mason Counties Property ID: 1942853 Near Junction, Texas, a landmark spring gushes 250 GPM year-round into a solid rock canyon carved out over the centuries, ending up at the confluence of the James and Little Devils Rivers on this ranch. Exotic rock formations line almost four miles of spring-fed creeks and rivers within its boundaries, featuring some of the most ruggedly beautiful scenery in the state. Fantastic vista points, fertile rolling plains and bottoms, abundant wildlife and verdant grasslands comprise this fresh offering, available as a whole unit or in three tracts of 2,240, 1,671 and 2,432 acres. Price: $21,667,500 or $2,950 per acre

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Allen Creek Ranch 347± Acres | Kendall County | Property ID: 1171144 This supremely-located hunting and recreational ranch is situated in a private valley centered around an awesome four-acre lake, only 30 minutes from northwest San Antonio, and 10 minutes from Boerne. Impressive features include road systems, grotto spring, wide valleys with cedar-free land seeded in grasses, and mountaintops with distant views. No shortage of drama here, with just the right touch of refinement. Price: $4,077,250 or $11,750 per acre

River Canyon Ranch 447± Acres | Mason County Property ID: 1166605 This rugged and unimproved parcel offers raw beauty unparalleled, along with one-third mile of frontage on a spectacular stretch of Llano River, just west of charming Mason. Stunning home sites are perched on soaring, multi-hued limestone/sandstone cliffs, overlooking the fabled river and pecan bottoms below. A unique canyon system lies entirely within the ranch boundaries! This is a rare offering in a prized area, and is the “best of the best” when it comes to wild and rugged. Price: $2,458,500 or $5,500 per acre

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Spring Heights Ranch 637± Acres | Kendall County | Property ID: 1672036 Beautiful, dramatic, cedar-free hills dusted with oaks dominate this solid offering on pavement only eight miles west of Blanco, and within one hour of Austin and San Antonio. This site boasts a spring-fed creek with one of the best lake sites known in the area. The look is refined and extreme, with splendid vista points punctuated by deep, charming valleys. Best location and best area price.

Price: $3,503,500 or $5,500 per acre

Spring Lake Ranch 297± Acres | Kerr County | Property ID: 1729735 A large spring complex puts out 40–50 GPM into one of the most scenic and deep lakes in this highly sought-after Upper Turtle Creek area just outside charming Kerrville. A nice lodge lies along the lakeshore, with beautiful rock patio bulkheaded into the shoreline, providing easy access for kayaks, fishing, snorkeling, floating and private relaxation. Paved interior roads, manicured rolling rangeland and wildlife round out the package. Price: $3,118,500 or $10,500 per acre

El Quemadura Ranch 6,248± Acres | Menard County | Property ID: 1720772 This refined offering includes one-quarter mile frontage on wide, deep “Gobal Hole,” on a primo stretch of San Saba River near the Mason County line.

With 6,200+ high fenced, managed acres, this award-winning ranching and hunting operation comprises the premier offering in the area. The river can handle a jet ski here, and the uplands include rocky hills with distant vista points, food plots, oak forests, irrigation and solid ranch infrastructure.

Co-listed with David Faust, Keller Williams Farm and Ranch, (512) 940-3300, diamondfranch@gmail.com. Price: $14,214,200 or $2,275 per acre

405 W Live Oak | Fredericksburg, Texas 78624

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Bowie Mountain Ranch 2,000Âą Acres | Llano County | Property ID: 1942841 The fabled Enchanted Rock area of southern Llano County is truly one of the most scenic in all of Texas. This new offering, in same family for generations, contains large flowing creeks lined by granite boulders and cliffs in rugged and highly exotic settings. Views of the surrounding landmarks are splendid from many locations, and abundant wildlife includes aoudad sheep found amongst the crags.

Towering hardwoods of oak and pecan line sandy creek bottoms, with impressive granite and sandstone rock features abound.

Price: $9,000,000 or $4,500 per acre

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6752 FM 535 154± Acres Travis and Bastrop Counties Property ID: 1184561 Incredible hilltop views! Conveniently located near State Hwy.130 and Hwy. 71, ABIA, and the new F1 racetrack. This transitional piece of land sits on the outside of the Austin city limits. There is a 12-inch Aqua WSC line on FM 535 (Pearce Lane) in front of the tract, and the property has approximately 7,000 feet of total CR frontage. Currently in ag. valuation; ideal for an investor for future development. There is power to the property with Bluebonnet Electric, septic, and propane. All mineral rights convey.

Seasonal creek with mature oaks and mesquite.

There is no flood plain. Improvements include an old ranch house, a mobile home, and some sheds/barns. Current caretaker on-site. New survey available. $1,339,251

1050 FM 2104 134± Acres | Bastrop County Property ID: 1403606

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Top-notch quality recreational ranch in the heart of Central Texas and within ten miles of historic Smithville. Throughout the property are mature pin oaks, oaks, cedar, and pine trees. Pin Oak Creek runs the length of the property with dense pine tree cover all around. The front part of the ranch is open and the topography is mostly flat. Older brick ranch house (approximately 2,450 square-feet) with attached garage, recent metal roof, and functional water well. Mostly sandy soils; three tanks with water. It has paved CR and FM frontage (approximately 2,000 feet on each) and Aqua WSC water available on both sides. The owners believe they have 50 percent of the minerals and will convey them. The property is part of a lease pool of hundreds of acres with three adjoining landowners on one gas well, which provides income potential for the buyer. The owners will divide the ranch and sell only 93± acres approximately as per a new survey on the east side of the creek with the house and will sell remaining 40± acres as per a new survey also. This is an excellent area of the county for holding values due to the mineral production and the recreational demand for the land. Immediate area, on the outer edge of the Eagle Ford Shale Play, has several new oil and gas wells recently. Seller will accept cash and 1031 exchanges. This is an older area of the county for mineral production but there are still some existing oil and gas wells. Currently with an ag. valuation with very low taxes, this is a must-see property in the heart of Bastrop County. $971,500

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4939 CR 2515 86± Acres | Frio County | Property ID: 1623358 Shadow Lake is approximately eight miles southeast of Moore with frontage on CR 2515.

86 acres with mature bull mesquites and heavily wooded with a variety of high-protein brush species. The property has several wet-weather creeks and a stock tank that can be fed by one of the water wells. This one-of-a-kind property is home to a variety of wildlife, including but not limited to whitetail deer, pigs, dove, turkey, and quail. The ranch has had little hunting pressure over the last few years. Improvements include a 1 bedroom/1 bath cedar cabin, two water wells, covered carport/storage structure, and storage shed. Power is provided

by Medina Electric. Cabin is on anaerobic septic system. Seller will convey a percentage of the mineral estate. Property is not leased; wildlife exempt. $399,000

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1700 Spring Branch Rd. 40.94± Acres | Comal County | Property ID: 1930753 If you are looking for a beautiful piece of property in close proximity to San Antonio, this is the place. 40+ acres of rolling terrain and gorgeous views scattered with magnificent oak trees. This ranch has abundant wildlife including whitetail deer, turkey, dove, hogs and much more. There are three ponds throughout the property and a wet weather creek that runs out the back fence line. The 3 bedroom/2.5 bath brick house has surrounding views. This is one you will want to see! $695,000

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104 Rancho Palo Alto 17.52± Acres | Gillespie County | Property ID: 1569820 Stunning Fredericksburg estate reminiscent of mid-1800s architecture on a 17+ acre property with live year round Palo Alto Creek frontage just four miles from Main Street. Exquisitely appointed 6,000+ square-foot main home with stone wall accents, Louisiana long-leaf pine, antique flooring, 20-foot beamed ceiling and French doors opening to wraparound porches. Chef’s kitchen with huge granite island, top-of-the-line appliances. Private master retreat with dual baths. Pool house with exercise room. Guest/caretaker quarters, kennels, barn. $2,350,000.

2075 FM 337 25± Acres | Medina County | Property ID: 189563

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This remarkable property with gorgeous tree-studded grounds evokes an estate property of early settlers. This property has a wooded hillside, a large pasture for horses and is fenced and cross-fenced with RV garage and pens. The property borders the west fork of the Medina River, perfect for lazy summer afternoons.

This is a unique opportunity to own unrestricted land with woods, pasture and live water just minutes from Medina. The original rock homestead features split beam and mortar walls and stained concrete floors. A secluded master suite with porch access has a fabulous bathroom with a clawfoot tub and river rock master shower.

A guest bedroom has a sitting area, reading loft and private bath. The parlor is perfect for a gun safe or wine storage room, while the kitchen has amazing views of the property. Upstairs are two additional bedrooms, a bath and loft. Outside, the screened-in party barn offers everyone a place to play! $699,500.

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78 Rancho Palo Alto 13.97± Acres | Gillespie County | Property ID: 1569831 Rhotenberry Wellen-designed, this contemporary masterpiece is perfectly at home in the Texas Hill Country! Copper standing-seam roof, limestone fireplaces, mesquite floors with abundant natural light. Resort living with five bedrooms, each with en-suite baths and overlooking the courtyard with 60’ formal styled pool and fabulous outdoor living areas. Park-like 14± acres with 700 feet of Palo Alto Creek frontage. Artistic cabana, children’s play area, artist studio. Seasonal storage.

A truly incredible property. $2,195,000

772 Rio Colorado 12.94± Acres | Kendall County | Property ID: 1912281 German settlers built this original 1850’s rock homestead with hardwood floors, wood ceilings, three bedrooms, fireplaces, rock wall accents and cellar.

The wraparound porches and balcony allow you to survey the 12.94 treed acres on this property. Rock water troughs, smoke house, bunk house plus a one bedroom guest house and 40x30 RV garage add to the functionality.

Water storage and a 1926 windmill add to the charm. Pipe fencing around eight± acres with five± additional acreage. Rare find with useable land.

Perfect for horses! $689,500

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27981 Smithson Valley 302± Acres | Bexar County | Property ID: 1728891

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This extraordinary property near San Antonio is located in a fantastic rural area with convenient access to New Braunfels, Blanco, and Boerne. The property, comprised of 302 acres on the south of Cibolo Creek, is located on Smithson Valley Road with just under a mile of creek frontage! Offering a late-1800’s home with approximately 1,900 square-feet (includes major remodel with an addition and in-ground pool), this property includes diverse terrain with dramatic cliffs and hilltop views. The home site and pool area overlook the lower 180 acres of working/income-producing pasture (currently used for hay/cattle), providing the ag exemption. A modest 2 bedroom/1 bath foreman’s home with approximately 1,000 square-feet is located just south of the main home. The ranch has beautiful hilltop views and a potential building site. Four water wells; one services each house and the third is used to water livestock in the bottom land of the hay fields. A rare opportunity for this much land with such proximity to San Antonio that can be cultivated with a hilltop building site. This area is a growing rural community; properties of this size and proximity don’t become available very often! An additional 480 acres to the north of creek is also available. $4,999,000

29445 FM 3009 26± Acres | Comal County Situated on over 26 high-fenced acres with many majestic oak trees, this lovely country home offers a light-filled open floor plan for comfortable living and entertaining. Beyond the welcoming front porch, a spacious family room features custom built-in shelving and a stone fireplace. This area opens to the kitchen with granite counters, breakfast bar, and adjacent dining area. All bedrooms are generously sized, including the split master suite with walk-in closet and en suite bath with double vanity and separate tub and shower. Outdoors, the expansive back porch offers panoramic views of beautiful sunsets and trophy deer. 62’x23’ shop. $750,000

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50± Acres | Medina County | Property ID: 1731704

Framed by mature oak trees, this fabulous 50-acre property features two one-story houses. The main home offers an open floor plan and comfortable areas for living and entertaining, while the interior boasts a spacious living area with stone fireplace, a casual dining area and a large study. The island kitchen features stainless steel appliances, breakfast bar, and SubZerostyle refrigerator and freezer. The split master suite has outside access and a private bath with double vanity, walk-in closet, whirlpool tub, and separate shower. A putting green and extensive covered patios are ideal for entertaining, and a two-bedroom guest house and horse barn with living quarters provide a private retreat for family and visitors. Relax in the sparkling pool or explore the grounds of the property. $725,000

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1827 N. Pfiester Road 208± Acres | Gillespie County | Property ID: 1512643 Luxury and nature in perfect harmony! Fabulous architectural details, elegant interiors and a magnificent country setting - complete with a spring fed creek blend seamlessly in the creation of this incredible ranch estate property on 208 sprawling Hill Country acres. Great care was taken to ensure that new construction paid homage to the original structure, so the luxurious 9,000 square-feet main house was artfully designed around the property’s original limestone walls and incorporates artisan touches including plaster walls, Saltillo tile floors, wood casement windows, bead board ceilings and imported fixtures and hardware. The five-bedroom guest house and ranch office offers over 8,500 square-feet of living space, plus an outdoor activity area for basketball, volleyball and softball; there is also a regulation trap and skeet ranch with lounge. Elsewhere on the property, a two-stall horse barn offers a second floor cottage, while a private 2,000-foot paved runway and aircraft hangar allow easy access from anywhere in the world!

Opportunities for this incredible estate are virtually unlimited; an ideal weekend escape or corporate retreat - and the lush surroundings have been soil tested for possible future development as a vineyard. The unsurpassed privacy, luxurious lifestyle and amazing views offered by La Bonne Vie Ranch showcase the Texas Hill Country at its very best. $4,500,000

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Cypress Trees, Lake, Two Creeks!

317Âą Acres | Bandera County | Property ID: 1702308 317 acres just minutes to Medina, Kerrville and approximately 45 minutes to San Antonio! Spectacular, incredible, wow and awesome are the only words to describe this one-of-a-kind rare find! Approximately 7,000 square feet, one-story Sisterdale rock home. Two-bedroom, two-bath mid-1800s guest house, greenhouse, barn, four-stall horse barn/stable with two-bedroom, two-bath quarters. Fields for grazing, valleys and hilltops with breathtaking views of the sought after Hill Country. Two water wells, a spring-fed creek feeding into your own crystal clear stocked lake with cypress trees up and down both sides! The property features a second spring-fed creek with crystal clear springs. This one-of-a-kind, live water ranching recreational paradise will not be beat! So go look at the rest and the come see the Texas Best!

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1,125 Acres - Ready-To-Go 1,125± Acres | Real County | Property ID: 1629239 Minutes to Leakey, Texas — Turnkey ready to go outdoorsmans paradise! Approximately 10,000±-square-foot lodge having six large suites with private porches, eight baths, four massive rock fireplaces, two kitchens and more to come see! 50± mile touch the sky views! This rare find is a “timeless” experience, 17 hills, 18 valleys.

Quiet — private — end-of-the-road privacy. Lots of native wildlife and many species of exotics! Drastic price reduction.

Game Fenced-Rare Find!

5,033± Acres | Coke County | Property ID: 1492083 Minutes to Robert Lee and approximately 30 minutes to San Angelo, Texas. Winner of several ranch stewardship rewards for state-of-the-art deer and quail management since 1995. Eight-bedroom, seven-bath hunting lodge with far to many amenities to list! 40 blinds, 28 corn feeders, 16 protein feeders, 17 pastures, 11 miles of water lines, approximately 26 miles of high fence, good roads, two fishing lakes, three seasonal creeks, and approximately 600± whitetail deer.

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Game-Fenced Ready-To-Go! Move In - Turnkey!

739± Acres | Concho County Ready-to-go, rare find deal! All galvanized only line post high fence, paved electric access, paved driveway to your six-bedroom, two-bath, furnished lodge sitting in a manicured setting with relaxing porches, a barn/workshop, cooler, equipment carport, two stock tanks. Approximately 400 deer out in the wild, approximately 150 bucks, game management for six years! Seven pens, two breeder bucks and approximately 20 does with fawns in pens. 10 blinds with feeders! Piped water all over the ranch, six water troughs! All of this is ready to go for the corporate retreat or family getaway! Great deer, dove and quai!

Minutes to great boating at Lake Ivy that is also known for fabulous big bass!

Priced to sell fast! Call Jeff Soele (210) 705-4013.

Rare Lake and Opportunity 94± Acres | Bandera County | Property ID: 1768971 Minutes to Bandera, Texas. Lakeside four-bedroom, three-bath rock home, creekfed, approximately ten±-acre lake! Great hunting and fishing!

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"Pecos River" - Texas Best All Around Winner!

3,909± Acres | Val Verde County "Pecos River" ready to go! 3,909± acre — wild and wooley — approximately two miles of the crystal clear, legendary, and historic Pecos River! Then add main ranch house, guest cabin, river cabin, barns, workshop, swimming pool, cabana, deer blinds and feeders! MLD hunding, nine water wells. Call Jeff Soele (210) 705–4013. Price: $795 per acre

Hill Country’s Best Live Water All Around Winner!

268± Acres | Brown County | Property ID: 1533839 Hilltop awesome, four-bedroom, four-bath, one-of-a-kind home! Pool and entertaining area, cantina, horse barn, workshop, coastal pastures, pecan orchard, several lakes and one of the best I have seen!

Texas Best - Medina River 344± Acres | Bandera County | Property ID: 1110646 Approximately 344± acres with two± miles of the Medina River! End of road privacy, ranch house, pool, guest cabins and more to come experience! Call Jeff Soele (210) 705–4013.

Game Fenced, Ready-To-Go All Around Deal! Big Deer!

203± Acres | Frio County | Property ID: 1100115 30 minutes to San Antonio, great ranch house, barn, big lake, big deer brought in! Better hurry, this one will go fast! Don’t show your wife this house! Fishing: quail, ducks.

New Braunfels Rare & Unique!

925± Acres | Guadalupe County | Property ID: 1189282 Both sides three creeks, giant cypress trees, fields, mountains and valleys!

Four cabins, office, horse barn! Ten minutes to major shopping!

Texas Best - Castroville, Texas 400± Acres | Medina County | Property ID: 1918103 30 minutes to San Antonio! Hilltop ranch home, Medina River frontage, hay field, thick brush, 1,000 yard shooting ranch, fabulous hunting, BMA canal frontage to irrigate water when available, stock tanks and more to come see for yourself! Call Lance Soele (210) 542–6065.

"Frio River" - Cypress Trees!

36± Acres | Uvalde County | Property ID: 843756 Minutes to historic garner park! Currently running as a campground! Giant cypress trees, 20 cabins, owner’s house, workshop and retail store!

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Kerrville’s Best - Game Fenced!

108± Acres | Kerr County | Property ID: 875414

“Touch The Sky” Views!

Lost Maples Area!

108 gorgeous acres in Kerr County, literally five minutes to Kerrville! Private and quiet, but not far from anything legendary Kerrville has to offer.

96± Acres | Bandera County | Property ID: 1771730 Live running creek with giant cypress trees, rock cascading waterfalls, rapids, deep holes, and more to come see including two ponds, many springs, wildlife galore and some free roaming exotics.

Kendall County’s Best 346± Acres | Kendall County | Property ID: 1094238 Near Spring Branch! 10 minutes to Starbucks and HEB! Paved access, well and electricity!

Rare Deal Very Unique 840± Acres | Kimble County | Property ID: 1607328 Minutes to Junction, Texas airport! Giant trees, end-of-the-road privacy.

Game-Fenced Rare Find!

Outdoorsmans Dream!

200± Acres | Medina County | Property ID: 1771728 One hour to San Antonio! Cleared fields, giant oak trees, and thick brush. Seasonal creek, food plots, three bird hunting stock tanks, windmill water trough, city water available! High-fenced with whitetail deer, axis deer, aoudad, wild hogs, and lots of turkey! Great all around place for hunting, raising deer, fishing, farming or ranching!

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Wild & Wooley - “Devil’s River” 6,600± Acres | Val Verde County | Property ID: 843806 Lake Amistad — All or part, paved access, ranch house, cabin, bunkhouse.

Approximately 20± miles of waterfront! Water on three sides! Truly one of the best ever!

Rare Find - Great Location 1,117± Acres | Kendall County | Property ID: 843985 12 miles to Boerne, Texas! Paved access. Best priced deal around!

"Texas Best" Live Water - Lakes!

157± Acres | Bandera County | Property ID: 1934543 "Lost Maples" State Park, Vanderpool, Texas and only one hour to San Antonio!

"Both side" of cypress lines rock bottom crystal clear creek, deep holes, rapids, water falls, wow! Two awesome lakes, hilltop three-bedroom, two-bath ranch rock home, guest house, carport, workshop, RV storage. Call Jeff Soele (210) 705-4013.

Texas Best - Hill Country Estate!

22± Acres | Bandera County | Property ID: 1798494

22± acres minutes to historic Bandera, Texas and only 45 minutes to San Antonio!

Fabulous hill top home, pool, cabana, man-cave, garage, horse barn, paddocks with four stalls, riding arena, electric gate, pave access

Texas Best - Austin - San Gabriel River Horseman's Dream!

47± Acres | Williamson County | Property ID: 1798512 47± acres with electric gate, paved access, approximately 1,200 feet of the crystal clear San Gabriel River, covered riding arena with 11 stalls, paddocks, office, living quarters, old ranch house, unfinished four-bedroom, three-bath home, pool, giant trees, two barns and your own hay production field! Priced to sell fast. Note, 30 minutes to Austin!

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FM 379 at FM 1227 82± Acres | Grimes County HEAVY INDUSTRIAL. Strategically located 82 acres on truck route, one mile from Hwy 105 and Hwy 6, frontage on FM 1227/CR 419/FM 379 near heavy industrial factories. Lots of options: city utilities available, division possible, agriculture exemption qualified, great investment opportunities, possible owner financing and price reductions based on divisions.

145 Acres 145± Acres | Grimes County

76.9 Acres 76.9± Acres | Grimes County INDUSTRIAL. Suitable land for a business park or commercial application located at the intersection of FM 379 and FM 1227 across from the Navasota Industrial Park on corner.

Price: $900,000

INDUSTRIAL. This land is located at the end of Navasota’s Industrial Drive (CR 419) and is approximately two miles from Hwy 6. Union Pacific Railroad borders the Eastern fence line for ± 2,250 feet, development of rail spur is possible. City water, sewer, and gas are near, as well as electrical access. Perfect for light industrial/commercial with rail needs! Price: $1,450,000

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303 E. Washington, Navasota Grimes County This property at the corner of Hwy 105W and Business 6 in Historic Downtown Navasota offers great investment potential. Three long term tenants with option of two available spaces exist, as well as amenities inside and parking front and back. Price: $380,000

Evelyn Lane Residential/ Commerical Option on 75 23Âą Acres | Walker County Combination of easy highway access and private serenity, this 3,758 squarefoot four-bedroom, four-and-a-half-bath is strategically placed nestled among 23 acres of majestic pines, dogwoods, and rolling hills. 20 percent rolling pasture and 80 percent heavily wooded, wet weather creeks and ideal spot for a pond exists as two sides of this property border national forest. All brick house with metal roof does need some updating (paint, carpet), however, there is a fireplace on both levels, the master suite has two full baths for his and hers featuring a sauna and private access to the back patio, balcony at the back of the house provides a quiet place to watch birds and wildlife. Bedrooms are large with great closet space. Large open kitchen, custom cabinets, builtin oven and microwave, range with grill. Attached by a breezeway an oversized three car garage has additional storage. There is also a mechanics dream shop with 220v electric hook up, bay-door, pit for changing oil or working on equipment, and/or small motor vehicles with plumbing. Electric gated entrance with driveway sensors. One mile from I-45, .25 miles from Hwy 75, 300-foot frontage on Hwy 75 offers three to five acres of commercial possibilities. Division is negotiable. Ag. timber exempt.

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2–10± Acre Tracts | Grimes County Holland Ridge is strategically located on Hwy 90 within the gently rolling hills of Anderson, Texas. For owners with children, the highly sought after Anderson-Shiro ISD is minutes away. Holland Ridge offers an opportunity for memorable moments with family and friends, as well as the promise of a healthy lifestyle for both children and adults.

At Holland Ridge provides concrete streets, underground electric, with 2–10 acre tracts starting at $49,900.

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3668 CR 316 18± Acres | Grimes County Early 1900’s, three-bedroom, four-bath home that sits atop an amazing hill in the highly sought after Whitehall area. The home holds true to the classic historic lines of the era boasting the original hardwood floors, wainscoting and original hand painted trim through the enclosed dog-run. Pond and 18 acres join this property, which is located on the corner of two paved county roads surrounded by large ranches. Ultimate privacy! Price: $449,000

Lone Star Road 60.75± Acres | Grimes County This 60.75 ac property features gently rolling terrain of 25 percent hardwoods and 75 percent improved hay fields, which are perimeter fenced and cross fenced for your cattle needs. There are two ponds on the property, half-acre and one-acre, respectively. The 1,698 squarefoot main home is a meticulously kept three-bedroom, two-bath home with outstanding views. Its open floor plan combines the living, dining, and kitchen areas to provide a large space for entertaining and the stone wall and fireplace provide a nice custom touch. In addition to the main home, there is a metal storage barn for your recreation or cattle implements. In terms of utilities, both public water or well is offered.

FM 1227

43± Acres | Grimes County We offer many different options for this property: 43± acre tract with frontage, great terrain for a five-acre pond and your dream home. Offered at $322,500. 80± acres with an existing 3.5acre lake in a central location. The rest of the tract is open, with scattered trees and numerous home sites. Offered at $599,000. 32 acres of pastureland which is fenced and cross fenced, with improvements that consist of a 3,000-square-foot ranch home with detached garages and fourspot carport, a 2,000-square-foot equipment shed, 3,000-square-foot hay barn and covered cattle pens. Ag. exempt with light restrictions. Offered at $599,000. 140± acres which is fenced and cross fenced, with improvements that consist of a 3,000-square-foot ranch home with detached garages and four-spot carport, a 2,000-square-foot equipment shed, 3,000-square-foot hay barn and covered cattle pens. Ag exempt with light restrictions. Offered at $1,295,000.

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FM 244 64± Acres | Grimes County This property is only 35 minutes from Kyle Field — ­ make it your gameday HQ! Property features 64 acres of sandy rolling loam, hardwoods, two-acre lake, and a healthy wet weather creek which runs throughout and it is fenced/cross-fenced. In addition there are two living facilities, a storage/carport with storage room, ideal for your family reunions or game day weekend gatherings; Large concrete parking, a 500-gallon propane tank and six ton, two zoned AC unit make entertaining and lodging many people a snap. The main home is a 2,802 square-foot, three-bedroom, two-and-a-half bath split floor plan with oak flooring and tile throughout and 2,500 square-feet of open, wrap-around porch. The kitchen has oak custom cabinets, Corian counter-tops, stainless appliances, double oven and island gas range, and generous counter-top space. The utility room is over-sized for an abundance of people coming in from hunting or playing and fireplace has a gas/wood burning option. The master bed and both are both very spacious as well. The additional home is a red-iron steel base “bunkhouse” barndominium featuring two bedrooms set up for bunk-beds and one conveniently accessed bathroom. It also features very open living, a kitchen and loft (more sleep space if needed) and 1,500 square-feet of covered porch. 34-acres only also available.

CR 405

Hill Street

14.81± Acres | Grimes County Beautifully appointed custom-built home resting on a 14.81 acres. This home, built in 2007, is 3,010 square-feet, four bedrooms, three baths and is uniquely laid out for various uses. Downstairs is three bedrooms, two baths, including the master while the upstairs family/game room has a bedroom and bath attached for a second total living space. Kitchen features granite counter tops, breakfast area and formal dining, well water, propane and gas exists.

Two-car garage attached by breezeway and a great patio deck for entertaining and watching the sunset. Shop area combines covered and enclosed portions.

15.5± Acres | Grimes County Beautiful building site in rolling hills of Anderson, Texas. Three brand new lakes, an assortment of nice trees along with rolling green pastures which make this an ideal property for building your dream. Public water is available with electrically easily accessible. Lightly restricted, no mobile homes allowed, livestock are allowed. Property lies next to Anderson-Shiro ISD, an excellent district. This is a rare opportunity to have ag. exempt acreage close to a school. Hurry before this opportunity is no longer available. Price: $165,000

8733 Timberwolf Trail 305± Acres | Grimes County Believed to be one of the highest points in Grimes County this 305± acres offer an excellent base for cattle and horses. Sandy soil, rolling terrain, water tanks and working pens are enclosed by fencing and cross fencing. There is a live spring fed creek on the property, plus a water well and power are easily accessible to most parts of the ranch. There is a 4,800-square-foot barn that includes 80 square feet of covered porches, 1,200 square feet of living and approximately 2,800-square-foot shop. Price: $2,200,000

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CR 155 80± Acres | Grimes County This is a pretty acreage tract with a good mix of open and wooded terrain. There is great wildlife and recreational opportunities here, future minerals, and is currently ag. exempt running cattle. Located just a half mile off of FM 39. Price: $360,000

2225 CR 211

142± Acres | Grimes County

CR 161 365± Acres | Grimes County Beautiful 365 acre property of gently rolling pasture and scattered oaks (80/20, respectively) and a wet weather creek, several ponds, one acre pond and tons of road frontage.

Located at the intersection of CR 161, and CR 162 with CR 164 cutting through the land. This would be a great tract for development. Great cattle production, recreation, or development potential here. Will divide in 50± acre parcels.

Price: $1,645,650

Your farm and ranch escape awaits!

Come see this rolling, prime, beautiful 142 acre piece of Grimes County. Rich in hay production or prime pasture grazing for livestock, this offering boasts three stocked tanks, electricity in place, a plentiful water well, and cross fencing... just a few of the aspects that make this property fantastic for the farmer, investor, or that family seeking a rural ranching lifestyle. Agriculture exemption in place, low property taxes, unrestricted land use, improved pastures, rich soils, picturesque home sites, and much more! 1/3 mineral conveyance negotiable. Price: $1,100,000

CR 446 30±, 40± or 70± Acres | Grimes County This 70-acre property has covenants to protect the quality of the land and your future home.

It can be sold in smaller parcels to fit your exact need in a wooded property with ultimate privacy.

Sits two miles from Hwy 6 on rolling hills, a wet water creek winds throughout, mature hardwoods all around, public water access exists with plenty of paved road frontage. Call today for pricing!

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Star M Ranch

828± Acres | Kimble County | Property ID: 1777310 The 828+ acre Star M Ranch, located 30 minutes from Kerrville and Fredericksburg, has everything that makes the Texas Hill Country spectacular: live water, wildlife, hill top views, majestic live oaks, and a lodge designed with entertaining in mind. Springs, both permanent and intermittent, dot the ranch as well twospring fed ponds and approximately 3,000 feet of frontage on both sides of Falls Prong Creek. The ranch also features five wells. The entire ranch is under high fence providing a key management tool for both the exotic game and native whitetail herd. The ranch participates in the Managed Lands Deer Permit program.

The front portion of the ranch has been cleared of cedar, while the back portion retains a more rugged character. The ranch is home to a two-story, four-bedroom, three-bath log lodge. The lodge encompasses 2,526 square-feet that includes a top-of-the-line commercial kitchen overlooking the patio and the 16’x35’ swimming pool. In addition, there is a 1,969 square-foot, four-bedroom, two-bath guest house and a 1,700 square-foot, three-bedroom, one-bath foreman’s home on the property. All are located along the asphalt road that leads from the ranch entrance. Other features include: a four-stall metal barn with a pipe arena, suitable for all types of western equestrian sports; a game processing shed with walk-in cooler; permanent clay pigeon throwers built on a base of native rock; and fire pit with an adjoining, rustic pavilion. $3,800,000.

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Mayo Ranch

59± Acres | Kerr County | Property ID: 1187419 The Mayo Ranch is nestled into the heart of the Texas Hill Country. Within its highfenced borders, you can experience the full spectrum of Hill Country beauty: diverse native hardwoods, gently rolling hills, oak pastures with abundant grass, a variety of native wildlife, two spring-fed creeks and rich bottomland. Only minutes from Kerrville’s amenities, this property, outfitted with its own private security gate, fronts on Highway 16. Enjoy a peaceful picnic on the banks of the large pond located in the pasture area or in the shaded tranquility of 1,000± feet of the beautiful springfed Lower Turtle Creek. Improvements include a two-bedroom, two-bath, two-story, wood cabin, that was remodeled in 2002, and features antique-pine floors and a rock fireplace. A large 16- by 40-foot barn, gazebo, and bunkhouse with covered porches overlooking the two creeks complete the hospitality infrastructure. Here you will experience the Hill Country’s most desirable landscape features without ever leaving your ranch. The property is offered for $1,750,000 $1,450,000.

Call Howard W. Hood for a private showing.

Howard W. Hood/Broker | (830) 739–3815 | howard@hoodrealestateinc.com | www.HoodRealEstateInc.com P. O. Box 295093 | Kerrville, Texas 78029 | view all properties: LandsofTexas.com/member/39718

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Lake Amistad Ranch

872.6± Acres | Val Verde County | Property ID: 951942 The picturesque Lake Amistad Ranch invites the discerning buyer to the ultimate recreational water property. Delight in hunting wild game or hiking in the hills of this scenic 872.6± acres property, located only 25 minutes north of Del Rio, Texas. New Owners can fish, swim, canoe, or enjoy a variety of water sports from the four miles of crystal clear lake frontage. This property is an outdoorsman’s paradise! Lake Amistad is rated the #1 Bass lake in the United States.

Native game include White-tail deer, turkey, quail, doves, and javelinas. True Texas comfort provided with a 4/3 Stucco home with wood burning fireplace.

You can watch the sunrise from the great open kitchen area. Breathtaking views of Lake Amistad and surrounding Texas hills provide a diverse natural terrain.

Other amenities include a nice barn, one water well, one tank, and perimeter fencing. This property is versatile and unique for development potential, a corporate retreat, recreational camp, or just living the good life. A rare find in today’s market, this property won’t last long. Price: $3,600,000

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Fisher Family Ranch 719Âą Acres | Kerr County | Property ID: 1187404 With only three owners since its settling, the Fisher Family Ranch has been closely held. The property, located just 45 minutes west of Kerrville near Garven Store, is surrounded by large, historic ranches, maintaining the authentic feel of the Hill Country. The completely high-fenced ranch can be accessed from FM 41 and a two-and-a-half-mile, all-weather road leads to the ranch headquarters. The ranch features a two-bedroom, one-bath, rock home with a wood burning fireplace that was built in the early 1930s as well as a bunkhouse, a barn, and two water wells. This private retreat is home to whitetails, turkeys, hogs and a small population of exotics, which roam the gently rolling terrain that is shaded by a variety of trees including live oaks and shin oaks. Fisher Family Ranch is a place where you and your family can make your mark on the Hill Country. This property is offered for $2,595 per acre. Contact Howard W. Hood for a private showing. Price: $1,865,805

Howard W. Hood/Broker | (830) 739–3815 | howard@hoodrealestateinc.com | www.HoodRealEstateInc.com P. O. Box 295093 | Kerrville, Texas 78029 | view all properties: LandsofTexas.com/member/39718

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Seco Creek Ranch

1,432± Acres | Medina County | Property ID: 1627264 Premium recreational, hunting or cattle ranch with numerous ponds, three lakes, and the Seco Creek. Improvements include a main house, a hunting lodge, a foreman’s house and four barns, game processing area with walk-in cooler, and two 100-acre pivot coastal fields. Healthy native wildlife includes whitetail deer, dove, quail and flocks of turkey.

Apache Ranch

1,302± Acres | Medina County | Property ID: 1054647

An improved ranch with excellent brush, an Edwards well, 300 acre-feet of base water, two pivot systems, two ponds, two lakes and one shallow well. There is an abundance of native wildlife, dove, quail, exotics and a strong population of trophy whitetail deer with improved genetics. There are two furnished lodges, walk-in cooler/processing area, skeet shooting range, a large equipment barn, numerous feeders and blinds.

Agua Dulce Ranch

1,289± Acres Atascosa, Karnes, and Wilson County Property ID: 1476455 Game-fenced ranch, excellent native brush and grass, large trees, three wells and six lakes. The headquarters area is well improved with a beautiful rock main house, a hunting lodge, a bunk house lodge, and outdoor patios/manicured lawns with a negative edge swimming pool over looking the ranch and lake below.

5833 CR 531 | Hondo, Texas 78861

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The Non-Typical Ranch 2,335± Acres | Coke County Property ID: 1558993

This must see high fenced ranch with a phenomenal deer breeding operation includes a Spanish stucco style home, numerous out buildings, guest housing, employee housing, barns, deer breeding pens, state of the art deer and fawn facilities, and a long list of equipment that conveys. A phenomenal ready to go ranch!

Comanche Creek Ranch

928± Acres | Medina County | Property ID: 1158448 This is a very secluded property; in a transition area where South Texas meets the Hill Country. Improvements include: custom gated entrance, trophy wildlife, native brush, huge oaks, healthy pastures, and wildlife food plots. A fully furnished main home with swimming pool and outdoor cooking area, a guest/bunkhouse, two barns, and a processing area with walk-in cooler.

Rolling Ridge Ranch 3,225± Acres | Zavala County Property ID: 498602

South Texas high-fenced ranch with a gated entrance and great paved roads. Consisting of a 2,500 square-foot lodge, two large barns, a game cleaning barn with walk-in cooler, deer breeding pens and three DMP pens. Also includes numerous blinds, feeders, wells, ponds and 200 acres of improved Klein grass.

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Rainbow Lake Estate

49± Acres | Kerr County | Property ID: 1888043

Mystic Oaks Ranch

260± Acres | Medina County | Property ID: 323315 High-fenced, excellent brush, oak, grasses surrounding one pond, a rural water meter, an Edwards well and a 2,400 square-foot house. Improvements: irrigated yards, swimming pool/hot tub, entertainment pavilion, foreman’s house, equipment barn, horse stalls and barn, paddocks, and plenty of pens, blinds, feeders and miscellaneous equipment convey.

Under 15 mins from Kerrville, TX, a recreational paradise for family and friends or corporate clients to relax, hunt or fish the spring-fed lake for largemouth bass, catfish and tilapia. The Estate features a private 17± acre lake, four acre peninsula, and natural waterfalls. There is a 2,400 square-foot main lodge and three guest cottages with all of the modern extras for a perfect get-away!

Encino Ranch

Wise Ranch

40± Acres | Kerr County | Property ID: 1606628 Beautiful Hill Country with rolling terrain along three creeks, several waterfall locations with a great road/trail system makes the whole ranch accessible to hiking or horseback riding. There is a 1,974 square-foot home, a horse barn, a shop and equipment shed adding to the appeal of this ranch.

5833 CR 531 | Hondo, Texas 78861

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208± Acres | Medina County | Property ID: 1380418 Immaculately groomed and well maintained game-fenced ranch with two ponds, a two acre lake, numerous water troughs, rural water, two electric wells along other improvements are: a 3,200 square-foot house with irrigated back yard, swimming pool/hot tub and entertaining pavillion, a foreman’s house, a two vehicle portico with a one-bedroom apartment, furnished hunting lodge, deer breeding pens and handling facility. Numerous blinds, feeders and miscellaneous equipment convey.

Whispering Water Ranch

2,313± Acres | Menard County | Property ID: 1479294

Diamond L Ranch

870± Acres | Uvalde County | Property ID: 1479294 Improved hunting and recreational ranch, eight miles east of Uvalde, with trophy whitetail and countless species of exotics, there are many improvements including: a main house, three guest lodges, horse barns, pipe pens, RV hook ups and numerous blinds/feeders.

Beekman Creek Ranch

105± Acres | Bandera County | Property ID: 1634488 Live water recreational ranch featuring a magnificent stone 4,471 squarefoot house and an elegant guest home, a pool, outdoor kitchen and tons of patio space. Beekman Creek Ranch boasts a nice size spring fed lake situated in a valley offering excellent fishing.

An incredible recreational and hunting ranch, featuring a magnificent 5,322 square-foot limestone house with luxurious pool/hot tub, outdoor kitchen and two elegant guest cabins. Includes its own three-acre spring fed lake stocked with Florida hybrid black bass, channel catfish and hybrid bluegill perch. This ranch has been very well maintained and has all the amenities the most distinguished buyer is looking for!

Guajolote Ranch

1,132± Acres | Frio County | Property ID: 1500177

South Texas game-fenced ranch with improved pastures and beautiful trophy wildlife. Improvements include: a 4,000 square-foot lodge, a 1,950 sqaure-foot bunk house, a walk-in cooler/processing area, eight deer breeding pens, two wells, eight pot irrigation system, four ponds, and various blinds and feeders.

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Lamb Creek Ranch 136± Acres | Kerr County | Property ID: 1813113 Gorgeous water close to Kerrville! 2,200 feet of tree-lined Lambs Creek.

The improved pasture is perfect for horses, cattle or farming. The multiple hilltops offer great building opportunities. There is a charming rock ranch house, implement barn, workshop, and two RV hook ups. It offers great hunting with tons of wildlife. This is a wonderful ranch just waiting for someone to make it their showplace. Price $1,750,000

Las Colinas 47± Acres | Kerr County | Property ID: 1127279 A Hill Country estate only five minutes from downtown Kerrville. It offers a wonderful German-style home that sits atop one of the tallest hills in the area offering breathtaking 360 degree views. The large porches, pool, cabana, and open floor plan make it ideal for entertaining. The house has Saltillo tile and hardwood floors, high ceilings, large fireplace, separate den with fireplace, large bedrooms, and a wonderful kitchen. The large barn has a one-bedroom, one-bath apartment for guests. The land is covered in large oaks and is ideal for animals.

Price: $899,000

Pondee Ranch 4,579± Acres | Schleicher County Property ID: 121076 4,579± acres in the beautiful Hill Country between Fort Eldorado and Fort McKavett.

The rolling hills, tremendous views and great live oaks with very little cedar make this a picturesque ranch. The ranch has eight wells, working pens and a hunter’s cabin. Dry San Saba runs through the ranch giving it great water potential. The ranch offers great hunting with whitetail, blackbuck and turkey. The gently rolling terrain, good soil and grass make it a great place for livestock and horses. ALL MINERAL AND EXECUTIVE RIGHTS CONVEY. Price: $9,086,640

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Johnson Creek 39± Acres | Kerr County | Property ID: 1606556 Johnson Creek offers great recreational possibilities. The house is very private and has wonderful views of the creek. The outdoor living area features a kitchen, patio, and wonderful pool. The land around the house is covered in numerous fruit and hardwood trees. The field is wonderful for livestock, crops, or a food plot. The hill on the property offers great views and cover for the wildlife. There are two cabins that are great for guests or could be used for income production. Less than 15 minutes from Kerrville.

Price: $850,000

Hidden Hills 73± Acres | Kerr County Property ID: 1057437 A true showplace located in the gated Hidden Hills Ranch in the highly desirable Camp Verde area. This property offers a four-bedroom (with two master suites), four-and-a-half-bath hilltop house offering tremendous 360 degree views from every room. The house brags of chiseled edge travertine tile and hickory wood floors. Featuring 14-foot ceilings, with 19-foot ceilings in the master bath, huge closets, a butler’s pantry, two laundry rooms and surround sound inside and out. The kitchen has knotty alder cabinets, granite countertops, a huge island and an eight burner stove. There is a mother-in-law suite with its own kitchenette and living area. The large covered back porch offers an amazing southeast view of the valley below. The two living areas, large porch and full bar make it a great place to entertain. The house has a large three-car garage, three Rheni tankless water heaters and four-zone heating and air conditioning. The land is covered in nice hardwoods and beautiful wildlife. Less than 15 minutes from Kerrville and 45 minutes to San Antonio. Up to 221 additional acres are available. Price: $2,250,000

Bear Creek Ranch

Tranquility Ranch

160± Acres | Kerr County | Property ID: 1184449

310± Acres | Bandera County | Property ID: 140406

A gorgeous piece of property that has it all and is less than two miles from Kerrville. It offers 1,700 feet of both sides Bear Creek. The creek has been dammed, backing up beautiful water. The land offers two sprawling meadows, huge hardwoods, and tons of wildlife. There are 360 degree breathtaking views of town, the valley, and multiple building sites.

Price: $2,150,000

The ranch is less than 10 minutes from Bandera and completely encompasses a beautiful 30±-acre lake. Tremendous building sites overlooking the lake for your dream home. The lake offers great fishing, waterfowl and recreation. The land is covered in wonderful hardwoods and great native grass that is perfect for livestock, and has lots of native game. There is an old landing strip that could be refurbished for your plane.

Price $3,995,000

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Berry Island 225± Acres | San Patricio County | Property ID: 1600083 Located is picturesque Corpus Christi Bay, Berry Island is 225 acres of endless possibilities. Access the island by boat in less than five minutes from your private six-acre mainland shore base. Once on the island you can enjoy the gorgeous sunrise over the bay and sunsets over Corpus Christi’s skyline. The island provides wade fishing opportunities as well as a convenient place to launch a boat for offshore fishing. The protected wetlands provide a habitat for ducks and other birds and the pond on the island makes a wonderful waterfowl hunting habitat. Sunbathe, build sandcastles or play beach volleyball on one of the multiple beaches. The island sits 44 feet above sea level with its highest point offering tremendous 360 degree views. The high elevation makes for great arroyos that create natural hills and valleys on the island. Over two miles of the shoreline has been rip rapped and/or sheet piled to preserve the beach. The charming two-bedroom, two-bath seaside cottage sits at 33 feet above sea level, well above the tidal surge line. The cottage offers a custom kitchen, outdoor shower, large porches, and an enclosed game room making it a wonderful place to entertain. The docking area has a new boat lift in place and 24-hour flood lights for security as well as great night fishing.

Grape Creek 189± Acres | Kendall County | Property ID: 1696611 Stunning acreage with a deep four-and-a-half±-acre lake along with 2,800 feet of Bear Creek. Rock cliffs accent the crystal clear water offered by Bear Creek. Very diverse property with a tremendous homesite offering views of the surrounding Hill Country. There are several valleys surrounded with elm and oaks trees. HWY 87 and Grape Creek Road frontage, ag. exempt, and lots of wildlife. Just eight miles South of Fredericksburg and only 40 minutes from San Antonio. The perfect ranch in the perfect location. Price: $2,895,000

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JOE WILSON/AGENT (214) 784–3725 | JCWILSON@JCWILSONINT.COM SAM VESTER/BROKER (210) 844–3942

Caiman Ranch 1,000–2,002± Acres | La Salle County | Property ID: 1433103 Originally part of the 250,000-acre Callaghan Ranch, the Caiman Ranch was in the same family from 1947–2008. About 140 miles south of San Antonio, 55 miles northeast of Laredo and 20 miles east of Encinal, this property is long known as the “Promised Land” for bruiser, whitetail bucks. Caiman Ranch carries the reputation as one of the best whitetail deer ranches in Texas.

Deer taken from the ranch have consistently won local contests, including Los Cazadores, the Muy Grande and the Cola Blanca. This sportsman’s paradise also features an abundance of turkey, wild hogs, quail and dove. The ranch is fenced and cross-fenced into four pastures and features eight-foot net wire game-proof fencing along the eastern boundary and barbed wire fencing along the remaining boundaries. All of the major South Texas brush species are represented in abundance, including guajillo, guayacan, granjeno, blackbrush, mesquite trees and huisache trees, which provide food for wildlife, in addition to the excellent brush. Improvements include a 4,200-square-foot, Spanishstyle hacienda with six bedrooms, five baths, concrete slab, stucco exterior, Saltillo tile floors, mostly nine-foot ceilings, deep porches and a large walled courtyard with a traditional outdoor fountain. Other buildings include a 1,700-square-foot foreman’s house with three bedrooms and two baths, a 2,665-square-foot barn, a 1,640-square-foot shed and a 600-square-foot workshop. The Caiman Ranch also features plentiful water and excellent level to gently rolling topography. Ranging in elevation from 393 feet at the main entrance to about 322-feet in the Los Olmos Creekbed, the ranch features soils with clay or loam surface layers, which are the key to the excellent, diverse vegetation. A 4,280-foot-deep well out of the Carrizo Aquifer supplies water to the headquarters, one of two stock tanks on the ranch and various water troughs. Wet-weather Olmos Creek flows through the western section of the ranch, and holds pockets of water for extended periods of time. This is the perfect opportunity for an outdoorsman who desires to own one of the best whitetail deer herds in the state. No production and no drilling activity on the ranch. Contact for price. For virtual tour go to www.caimanranch.info

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The Dipper Ranch 5,600± Acres | Webb County | Property ID: 1456120 Dipper Ranch is a 5,600-acre, high fenced whitetail deer hunting ranch and breeding operation abundant with native South Texas game, including trophy whitetail, dove, quail, javelin, wild hogs, buffalo, trophy bass and a variety of small game. The ranch is 23 miles from Encinal and 24 miles from Freer. The front entrances touch Highway 44. The owners have invested considerable resources and time into the Dipper Ranch with the goal of building a world-class whitetail hunting experience.

While the ranch is blessed with excellent native brush, the owners launched an intensive supplemental feeding and range improvement program. Over the years, they have installed 32 protein feeder stations that provide in excess of 120 tones of protein annually. The wild deer population is approximately one deer per every 14 acres. Even though Dipper Ranch possesses incredible native whitetail genetics, an intensive pasture management program has been designed and implemented. To support their program, the owners constructed a deer breeding facility in 2007 to further enhance the development and quality of their whitetail population. The trophy breeding herd consists of ten 200+ Boone and Crockett-class whitetail bucks and 150 does of superior genetic quality.

The Dipper Ranch has abundant water with 13 lakes and ponds, stocked with fish, as well as one water well. There are 20,000+ square feet of new facilities, which include a main house, guest quarters, ranch foreman’s house and a ranch facilities manager’s house. In addition, a 10,000-square-foot operations hub includes a mechanics shop, welding and fabrications facility plus a wood working shop. Last, there is a 11,250-square-foot equipment storage facility that includes a ranch office with a game processing and storage room. Owner will convey of all owner’s minerals which is approximately an eighth plus 50 percent royalty on 640 acres. No production and no drilling activity on the ranch. Contact for price. For virtual tour go to www.dipperranch.info

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JOE WILSON/AGENT (214) 784–3725 | JCWILSON@JCWILSONINT.COM SAM VESTER/BROKER (210) 844–3942

Venado Grande Ranch 3,664–12,158± Acres | Knox County Venado Grande Ranch is an outstanding northwest Texas hunting ranch known for excellent trophy whitetail deer, turkeys, doves, quail, ducks and wild hogs.

The ranch can be sold as one track of 12,058 acres or 8,103 acres. Two-thirds of the ranch has not been hunted in more than 20 years. The majority of the land is rolling with scattered cedar and mesquite tree cover. There are eight pastures and 150 acres previously planted in wheat. The ranch usually carries about 35 acres per animal unit or 300 mother cows. Most of the ranch is a strong red sandy loam soil...the best. The primary source of water for the ranch is from the Cattle King Water Coop. Five 10,000 gallon tanks store water which is distributed by pipelines to 23 cattle and wildlife troughs throughout the ranch. There are many stock ponds with some being large and stocked with fish. Over six miles of Wichita River meanders though the northwest quadrant of the ranch. Venado Grande is conveniently located approximately 180 miles west of Dallas/Fort Worth metroplex, 102 miles north of Abilene, 119 miles east of Lubbock and 215 miles southeast of Amarillo. From Benjamin, Texas proceed west on Highway 82 for eight-and-a-half miles the property fronts the right side of Highway 82. Half of seller owned minerals will be conveyed.

Contact for price. For virtual tour go to www.venadogranderanch.info

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Las Terras Altas 9.85Âą Acres | Liberty County | Prop ID: 1787932 Great listing near Liberty, Texas. A custom builders personal home. It is approximately 6,500 square feet, three bedrooms, four full baths, two kitchens and one outdoor kitchen, butlers pantry, four fireplaces, three-bay oversized garage that can park a Ford F-250 truck with plenty of room. There is a 20x40 foot swimming pool with fountain, outdoor kitchen and living area with built-in fireplace. Next to the outdoor kitchen is one of the indoor kitchens that opens up to the pool house. Features a pool equipment room and pool storage room for pool floats, etc.

The exterior is stucco with wrap around porches.

The roof is made of lifetime architectural shingles. The circle driveway is accented with a lion head fountain.

The main kitchen is equipped with Viking appliances, beautiful custom woodwork and cabinets with granite counter tops. All electrical outlets are installed under the cabinets. The large walk in pantry includes a builtin convection oven and microwave. The butlers pantry houses a second refrigerator and a lot of storage space.

There is a one-of-a-kind custom wine room. It has a brick barrel ceiling, herringbone brick floor, wine chillers, and custom built wine racks. Off the beautiful entry with wood beam ceiling is the sunken living room with floor to ceiling windows, wood flooring, silk lined drapes, stone fireplace, and custom cornice boards. The huge master bedroom has a see-through gas fireplace to master bath, large built-in entertainment center, wood floors and stone columns. The master bath has an imported stone tub, his and her sinks and natural stone shower with frame less shower door. The large master closet has a large granite island with drawers, makeup vanity and pull down racks for additional hanging space. It also has glass covered doors so no dust will get on your best clothes. There is a huge 7,000-square-foot horse barn and shop with a 1,450-square-foot guest apartment upstairs and a workout room downstairs. There is a tack room, a hay room and tool room or shop. It is built with cement fiber board siding and a metal roof. The walls and ceiling are insulated. 12x12 door with garage opener. Interior walls are sheetrock. There is a central security system with multiple cameras and monitor. This house has much more. Viewing appointments scheduled with Keller Williams Farm and Ranch, Rick Doak.

Price: $1,650,000

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35 acres in Lee County 35± Acres | Lee County | Property ID: 1817562 Stunning steel frame and stone ranch home, set atop a small, completely private ‘mountain’ with covered horse facility, tennis court, basketball court, swimming pool with outdoor bath with covered deck area, basement sport court, and breathtaking views. Located in Lee County, only minutes to Austin, Texas and approximately an hour-and-a-half to Houston, Texas. The custom lodge-style home is approximately 5,500 square feet, four bedrooms, three full baths, powder room, gorgeous 14 foot ceiling log/stone great room, huge cedar walk-in closets throughout, incredible natural stone floors and bath counter tops, granite/stainless large airy kitchen, home full of natural light and double pane storm windows. Custom details throughout. Horse barn: covered arena, six stalls, office, powder room, large feed room, tack room, covered walker, all steel pipe, horse turn out with shelter. Must see to appreciate the full beauty of property and home. Shown by appointment only do not trespass.

Viewing appointments scheduled with Keller Williams Farm and Ranch, Rick Doak. Price: $1,650,000

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French Ingram Ranch 14,035± Acres | Val Verde County Property ID: 1758597 The historic French Ingram Ranch in Val Verde County, Texas has over seven miles of crystal clear flowing Pecos River frontage. This very private ranch has been in the same family since the 1920’s and includes a spectacular cut limestone home, custom built in the 1930’s. The headquarters area is nestled in a beautiful valley with Live Oaks, conjuring up images of famed Texas Ranger Captain Jack Hays stepping out to greet a visitor on the screened porch. This is an incredible year-round recreational ranch paradise that offers both hunting and fishing, not to mention exploring for Native American artifacts or pictographs and enjoying the stars at night or the daytime views of the Sierra Madre Oriental Mountains. Price: $12,500,000

Georgia-Texas Ranch 753± Acres | Collin County The Georgia – Texas Ranch is a highly improved property and one of the finest of cattle ranches so close to Dallas. It offers smooth rolling topography in a park-like setting, where the Harrington and Lick Branches converge upstream of Lake Lavon, just East of McKinney. This ranch boasts several lakes, a 2011 main home, and a guest log cabin.

200 acres are currently in cultivation, and the balance of the pasture is in rye and coastal bermuda. Price: $5,015,000

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Black Creek Ranch 538± Acres | Medina County | Property ID: 1898711 The Black Creek Ranch is an exceptional recreational and agricultural ranch in Medina County, Texas offering opportunities for wildlife management, hunting and grazing at the same time. The ranch has modest, but very well kept and usable, improvements allowing the new owner immediate use of ranch, include water distribution across ranch. Price: $2,071,300

Bulcher Vista 290± Acres | Cooke County | Property ID: 1886845 Bulcher Vista Ranch is comprised of 290± rolling acres in the beautiful North Texas Hill Country north of Saint Jo, Texas. Within 1.5 hours of the Dallas/Fort Worth Metroplex, Bulcher Vista is perfect for getaways, running cattle/horses, hunting and/or building a custom home with incredible views!

Price: $1,305,000

Privilege Creek Ranch

Hickory Creek Ranch 1,583± Acres | Lee County | Property ID: 1058950 Price Reduced. This 1,583-acre ranch is centrally located between Houston, Austin and San Antonio. Great mix of oaks, brush and open areas in rolling terrain with 180-feet of relief. There are also multiple water wells on the property with access to keep some of the lakes watered. Several tasteful homes. Really a wonderful find. Price: $6,252,850

351.5± Acres | Bandera County | Property ID: 1799678 The Privilege Creek Ranch in Bandera and Kerr Counties, Texas, is a high fenced recreational, residential and agricultural property featuring a lake that is some ten plus acres when full, a wonderful 8,500 square-foot custom home built around a turn of the century farmhouse, and a spring fed swimming hole.

Wildlife species that can be found on this ranch include white-tailed deer, numerous species of exotics, turkey, dove, ducks, varmints and songbirds. The ranch encompasses the Cloud Hollow valley. Price:$2,319,900

Frank Tyler Ranch 432± Acres | Tyler County | Property ID: 1924964 Beautiful property located on secluded paved county road with extensive improvements all less than two hours from Houston. Rolling terrain with a perfect mix of improved pasture, dense forest, and multiple lakes. There is a wonderful home overlooking the largest lake, and several other homes for guests. The ranch offers fantastic hunting, fishing and other recreation- al pursuits, mixed with a very productive hay and cattle ranch. Incredible value at asking price, well below costs for this very fine ranch. Price: $2,450,000

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Doug Evans/Broker (830) 895–0777 | doug@texasranchlandforsale.com view all properties: LandsofTexas.com/member/139 1209 Junction Highway | Kerrville, Texas 78028

Guadalupe River Ranch 431± Acres | Kerr County | Property ID: 1349648 A one-of-a-kind ranch on the Guadalupe River. Lakes, seasonal creeks, bottom land and hilltop views of the beautiful Texas Hill Country. This ranch has a hilltop building site and two water wells. Great location just minutes from the Kerrville airport and 45 minutes to San Antonio.

A very rare find! Price: $4,700,000

150 Acre Ranch 150± Acres | Kendall County | Property ID: 1737367 150 acres in Kendall County, Boerne schools, about seven miles to Sisterdale and 15 miles to Boerne. Beautiful views, lots of huge oaks and other trees native to the area. Many good building sites, excellent whitetail deer, turkey and some free roaming exotics.

Gently rolling with a wet weather creek running through the ranch.

Owner financing available. Call Doug Evans. Price: $1,275,000 or $8,500 per acre

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Johnson Creek 33Âą Acres | Kerr County | Property ID: 1902760 Water, views, privacy and a Hill County home all rolled into one package!

Check out this three-bedroom, three-bath ranch-style home perched above the beautiful, clear flowing Johnson Creek. Enter into the large great room with a massive rock fireplace, wood beaming ceiling, country kitchen, two screen porches and patio, guest quarters/studio/office and a pavilion on the creek.

Price: $1,495,000

Guadalupe Hunt, Texas 27Âą Acres | Kerr County | Property ID: 1902754 Escape to beautiful Hunt, Texas! This hilltop home overlooks both sides of the Guadalupe River at one of the rivers prettiest areas. Massive cypress and pecan trees line both banks. Truly a rare find having the river run through the property giving the privacy of owning both sides of the river. The recently renovated Hill Country home that sits on a hilltop overlooking the river has three bedrooms, two living areas and a gourmet kitchen. The shaded spacious patios and decks create a tranquil place to relax and refresh. Your guest will enjoy the two guest houses one adjacent to the main house and one just above the river with a pavilion near the river perfect for relaxing and enjoying the sparkling water of the Guadalupe. This private resort had all the amenities in the heart of the Hill Country. Only five minutes to Hunt and 15 minutes to Kerrville. Price: $3,250,000

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Purgatory Ranch 1,366 ± Acres | Comal County Property ID: 1726136 Canyon Lake, Texas and its surroundings are recognized as one of the most scenic areas of the Texas Hill Country.

The Purgatory Ranch is situated on the southern end of the Devil’s Backbone formation, part of the Balcones Escarpment, 13 miles west of I-35 in San Marcos. The ranch provides convenient access to Wimberley to the north, to Gruene and New Braunfels in the south, and Canyon Lake in the west. The ranch’s frontage on Purgatory Road, over 7,000 feet, is high fenced. The southern and eastern portions of the ranch have pastures studded with live oaks; the larger portion of the ranch offers the dramatic topography unique to this area of Texas. High ridges (nearly 450 feet of elevation change) overlook park-like meadows and creeks running through the canyons. The ranch is well-watered, with four wells and several small springs feeding the main creek. The ranch will support around 40 cow-calf pairs in the upper pastures; turkey and white tail deer are abundant in the rougher terrain. The ranch offers tremendous conservation easement potential as well. Purgatory Ranch, in the heart of one of the fastest growing areas of Texas, could be utilized as a premier acreage development, a personal estate, game ranch, destination venue, or a conservation tract. Price: $14,950,000

Quantum Lakes 212± Acres | San Jacinto County | Property ID: 1581200 Quantum Lakes will capture your imagination from the moment you enter this beautiful 212-acre property. 125 acres of lakes professionally managed for trophy bass fishing nestled into the Sam Houston National Forest. The enjoyment of all that nature has to offer at this one of a kind resort is enhanced by the amenities: elevated lodge, multiple fishing piers, two homes, guest cottage, bunk house, stable, and a landing strip. Fishing, wing hunting, wildlife, riding, and nature trails, all less than 40 miles from Bush Intercontinental Airport. Quantum Lakes is perfectly suited for a family compound, fishing club, or corporate retreat. Price: $2,250,000

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Cripple Creek Ranch Garrett’s Creek 405± Acres | Grimes County | Property ID: 1754713 405 rolling acres with over 3,700 feet of frontage on two FM roads. Fenced and cross-fenced, native pastures with scattered oaks, three ponds, wooded portions for wildlife habitat. 75’x50’ shop, well, power. An easy drive to Bryan/College Station or Huntsville. Numerous home sites to choose from.

Price: $2,330,000

Double Down Ranch 360± Acres | Walker County | Property ID: 1517227 The 360 acres of the Double Down Ranch in northwestern Walker county are less than an hour from The Woodlands and the new Exxon campus. Its dramatic rolling hayfields are green and lush, providing an attractive setting for the sparkling blue water of the 40-acre lake. The 3,600-square-foot main home on the water’s edge looks east across the lake toward the rising sun. The second 2,100-square-foot home sits high up on the ridge almost 50 feet above the lake and surrounding pastures. The opportunities for boating, irrigated agricultural production, deer hunting, waterfowl and fishing will provide satisfaction for generations to come. The Double Down Ranch is a true legacy investment. Price: $3,100,000

Larry Jacobs/Broker | (936) 597–3301 PO Box 1370 | Montgomery, Texas 77356

186± Acres | Trinity County | Property ID: 1919779 These 186 acres of rolling pastures and woods offer you, your family and friends abundant opportunity for recreation, leisure, hunting, and agricultural production adjoining the Davy Crockett National Forest just 80 miles from The Woodlands, Texas. The 4,280-square-foot home includes a master suite, full guest quarters and two additional bedrooms. The large front patio is outfitted so you can watch your livestock, wildlife and the morning news all at the same time in comfort.

Horse stables, garage, and UTV parking are under the same roof. A large outdoor kitchen covered by a cedar pergola leads to the swimming pool and hot tub. Two additional large barns allow for hay and equipment storage. The small lake is fully stocked with catfish and designed to give anglers easy access. Cripple Creek Ranch offers beauty, diversity, and impeccable improvements, all within a reasonable drive of Houston. Price: $1,549,000

TC Ranch 42± Acres | Montgomery County | Property ID: 1514878 REDUCED 4,615-square-foot custom home with a Hill Country feel offers formal living room, formal dining room, den, island kitchen, two fireplaces, office, home theater and storage galore. Large butt-glass windows bring natural light inside to highlight wood ceilings and textured walls. Outdoor kitchen adjoins negative edge pool with two waterfalls, beach entry and hot tub. Four-stall barn near home in matching limestone; covered arena. Gated entry, concrete drive.

42 lush acres watered by Lake Creek, fenced and cross-fenced, ponds. Price: $1,975,000 www.TXLand.com info@txland.com view all properties: LandsofTexas.com/member/3259

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Windy Hill Ranch 86.24± Acres | Washington County Property ID: 1779358 This stunning 86+-acre ranch is located in the rolling hills along historic LaBahia Trail. Meander through massive oaks to a custom two-story Southern charmer dream home completed in 2013 with seven bedrooms, seven baths, expansive kitchen, media room, study, front and back porches on both levels and more.

A beautifully restored 1800’s vintage home serves as the ranch’s guest quarters. Enjoy the lighted, heated swimming pool with hot tub, rock diving platform and comfortable pool house.

Majestic views, woods and open pastures, lake with family sized pier and gazebo, three ponds, and a two-stall barn complete the package. The finest in country living! Price: $4,300,000

Burleigh Ranch 69.65± Acres | Austin County Located eight miles east of Bellville, this property features a beautiful two-story custom main home with Hardie plank siding constructed in 2005. It has 3,644 square feet of living area and features a large master bedroom downstairs, with a total of four bedrooms and three-and-ahalf baths. Wraparound porches overlook a large backyard with a swimming pool, hot tub and a large fire pit. The property also has a 48’x70’ metal barn with additional space for horse stalls if desired. The soil is sandy loam with coastal and native grasses and there is a two-acre lake on the property. Just a relaxing 45 minute drive to Houston (Fry Road) off FM 529. The country at its best! Price: $1,250,000

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Tall Pines 81.34± Acres | Colorado County Located on Weishuhn Road near New Ulm and less than an hour from Houston, the property is mostly wooded and with a threeacre lake. The two-story main home has two nice-sized bedrooms, a den with lake views, formal living room with fireplace, high ceilings, and a front porch and balcony with breathtaking views.

Walk across the lake’s bridge to the comfortable two-bedroom, two-bath guesthouse with a huge room upstairs for extra beds.

A cast-iron wood stove can be used if you don’t want the central heat and air. A timber exemption allows low taxes and no animals to feed. Please visit www.TallPines.Webs.com for a pictorial tour.

Price: $1,495,000

Center Hill Ranch 82.74± Acres | Austin County | Property ID: 1553271 Drive through the gated entrance and meander through impressive live oak trees to the historic main ranch home, c. early 1900s, situated among mature trees. The home features three bedrooms, two-and-a-half-baths, a parlor, fireplace, nice front porch, refinished pine plank floors and brick pavers in the family room. The home overlooks a six-acre lake and a spacious backyard with a swimming pool, gazebo, flagstone patio, pool surround and sidewalks, and a large fire pit. The property has a four-car garage with a second floor living area and office space, and an air-conditioned workshop area. The metal equipment barn has four-horse stalls and an air-conditioned tack room. Three deep water wells and an extensive irrigation system provide a cover of lush coastal grasses. Minutes from the city limits of Bellville or just over an hour from Houston.

Price: $1,796,000

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Zavala County Cattle Operation 713ÂąAcres | Zavala County Property ID: 1927018

This property was once operated as an 11,000 head capacity feed lot, and still has all the pens, stalls, and facilities to operate a top notch cattle operation. The property has an extensive set of cattle pens and horse stalls that are in perfect working order. There are a multitude of barns, sheds, and workshops throughout the property. Another great benefit to this property is a four bedroom home with an open floor plan and a wrap around porch. The property also has an allotment of 1,783 acre feet of irrigation water.There is an irrigation well that pumps at a rate of 1,100 GPM and supplies water to two pivots on the property. Another domestic well pumps at a rate of 75 GPM and services the home and other improvements. The water table in the region is roughly 200 feet deep. The property has water lines running throughout supplying water to all pens and work areas on the property.

Las Moritas Ranch

3,845.15ÂąAcres | Webb County Property ID: 1780776 A great opportunity to buy a ranch that is now available for the first time in 100 + years. Las Moritas Ranch has all of the workings of a fine hunting ranch located in the desirable Golden Triangle area. Outstanding vegetation and cover, excellent cattle operation potential, and privacy all come together on this Webb County ranch. Given very little improvements, the ranch is ready for your personal touch.

J. Perry Jones Ranch

1,192.50ÂąAcres | Zapata County Property ID: 1925268

The J. Perry Jones Ranch is a great priced property in the heart of South Texas. This ranch has all of the workings of a fine hunting property located in one of the most desirable areas of Texas. A nice home is situated on the property and serves as a great hunting camp or weekend getaway. The entire property is serviced

by City of Zapata water lines that extend water to the home and water troughs scattered across the property.

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Section Ranch 641±Acres | Kinney County Property ID: 1183793 The Section Ranch is 20 miles west of Uvalde, Texas, and fronts Highway 90 for over half of a mile. This is a great ranch with an excellent location. The ranch has been exclusively bow hunted for the past seven years and intensely managed, as well. Protein and alfalfa is fed year-round at multiple feed stations across the property.

A strong shallow well provides water to six water troughs through a series of two inch poly line.

Sunny Clime Farm 333±Acres | Uvalde County Property ID: 1145930

Horse facility with 200 acre-feet of permitted Edwards Water. There are four domestic/ livestock water wells and one irrigation well. The main residence is an impressive 4,140 square-foot, three-bedroom, three-and-one-half-bath home.

Additional residential improvements include a guest house, a three-bedroom, two-bath, manager’s home and several apartments. The equine facilities include multiple stalls, a vet barn, a receiving/quarantine barn, equipment shed and shop, a hay barn and roping arena. Numerous paddocks and turnout areas are located on the property. The races track is 5/8 mile with a 440 yard straight.

(830) 776-3605

Chad Foster, Jr./Broker chadfosterjr@gmail.com

www.FosterFarmAndRanch.com

400 E. Nopal Street | Uvalde, Texas 78801

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Cloud Nine Ranch 676± Acres | Kerr County Property ID: 1083111 Cloud Nine Ranch is located equidistant between Comfort, Kerrville, and Bandera, in the heart of the Texas Hill Country — one hour from San Antonio and just under two hours from Austin. Cloud Nine Ranch can best be described as a jewel nestled in a pristine, unspoiled, natural environment inclusive of a “camphouse compound,” celebrating its outdoor feel via its Lake Flato design, simple construction techniques and regional materials. Price: $4,750,000

Marfa Vista Ranch 1,936± Acres | Presidio County Property ID: 1549863 Marfa Vista Ranch is West Texas grassland at its finest and represents some of the most ecologically diverse landscapes in the Southwest. It is part of the Marfa Plateau, a mile-high desert grassland of basin range topography between the Davis Mountains to the north and the Chinati Mountains and the Rio Grande River to the south and southwest.

The views are stunning and the ranch overlooks the landscapes of the Davis Mountains, Chinati, and Sierra Vieja Mountains, as well as the great expanse of grasslands in between.

Price: $2,975,000

The Hotel Limpia and Properties 2.83± Acres | Jeff Davis County Property ID: 1914284 Nestled in the Davis Mountains in “Mile High” Fort Davis, Texas, the 31 room Hotel Complex with restaurant, bar, suites, two retail shops, pool, outdoor gardens, and shaded patio provides a diversity of properties in the heart of downtown Fort Davis. Price: $2,950,000

www.KingLandWater.com Tammy King, Broker & James King, Agent PO Box 109 | 600 State Street | Fort Davis, Texas 79734

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Aqua Fria Ranch 23,482 ±Acres | Brewster County Property ID: 1591584 Agua Fria Ranch is located adjacent to the 311,000-acre Big Bend Ranch, a nationally recognized wilderness park full of outdoor adventure. Located in the Chihuahuan Desert of Texas deep in the Big Bend Region, the ranch is comprised of almost the entire Agua Fria Mountain range with adjoining mid-lower elevation grasslands and scrubland of basin range topography.

The ranch and its network of roads and 21 water troughs is impressive and provide spectacular views of area mountains, canyons, and desert floors to combine into a mix of habitats.

Agua Fria Ranch is a working cattle and hunting ranch, with the historic Whistler Headquarters located adjacent to an amazing rock formation. Price: $15,263,300

Panther Rock Ranch 1,403.4± Acres | Brewster County Property ID: 1634380 Panther Rock Ranch is part of the historic Woodward Ranch and is comprised of 1,403 acres located on the banks of yearround Ash Creek on the east side of Highway 118 south of Alpine and has been visited by Big Bend travelers and rock hounds from all over the world. Panther Rock Ranch is the gateway into the Big Bend Country with its over 1,000,000 acres of parks and public lands and is an hour’s drive north of Lajitas and Terlingua and their outdoor adventures and amenities. Price: $3,788,100

Quebec Ranch 12,500± Acres | Presidio County Property ID: 1555099 The Quebec Ranch is Texas cow country at its finest and represents some of the best Yucca Grasslands in the U.S. It is part of the Marfa Plateau, a mile-high desert grassland of basin range topography between the Davis Mountains to the north and the Chinati/Sierra Viejas Mountains and Rio Grande River on the south and southwest.

The views are stunning and the ranch overlooks the landscapes of the Davis, Chinati and Sierra Viejas Mountains, Capote Mountain and the great expanse of grasslands in between. Quebec Ranch is a working cattle ranch which has been wellmanaged by the same family for over fiveand-a-half decades. Price: $9,375,000

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Drew Colvin/General Partner drew@txranchbrokers.com | (512) 755–2078 PO Box 1338 Burnet, Texas 78611

Horseshoe Ridge 446.45± Acres | Lampasas County | Property ID: 1177950 Fantastic 450 acres approximately 15 minutes from Lampasas and five minutes to Lometa. Secluded and private, with loads of character, offering 150-foot elevation changes and a ridge on Messenger Mountain that has incredible 30+ mile views.

Areas of cedar have been cleared, leaving parked out oak cover. There are several large ponds that provide water for game and livestock. Hunting is excellent and the land offers great four-wheeling territory. Improvements include two deer hunter cabins. This ranch will exceed your expectations. Price: $1,672,500

Mike Bacon/General Partner mike@txranchbrokers.com | (512) 940–8800 PO Box 201330 Austin, Texas 78720

Three Sisters Ranch 159.65± Acres | Burnet County | Property ID: 1405418 Three Sisters is located in the heart of the Texas Hill Country near the historic Oatmeal community, in a quiet, relaxing, end-of-the-road secluded area with everything a discerning buyer could ask for. Rolling topography with long, beautiful hilltop views, great tree cover for hunting deer, turkey, dove and hogs.

Ag. exempt and existing well. Priced to sell. Close to Austin. Price: $758,337

Quinn Ranch Rocky Hollow Ranch 10± Acres | Burnet County This beautiful home is the perfect destination for the nature lover who is looking for a quiet rural subdivision, custom built home, 30x40 workshop, garden much more. Located in a gated community with panoramic views, this location is heavily wooded has great trails, granite outcroppings and a seasonal creek. The entire subdivision is wildlife exempt. An additional 12.22 acres with a creek is also available. Price: $649,000

Renner Ranch 189.65± Acres | Lampasas County | Property ID: 1688432 Gently rolling topography with nice views from the upper elevations with a good mix of heavy tree cover and open pasture. Great hunting and recreation. There is a well, large pond, and seasonal creek, and an ideal lake site. Many possibilities from hunting, recreation, livestock, or home place. Development potential with 2,000± feet of Hwy 183 frontage. Priced right at $2,650 per acre. or $502,572.

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1,003± Acres | Burnet County | Property ID: 1376727 Scenic Hill Country ranch includes a nice ranch house, barn and multi acre lake. Excellent hunting in this area. Only 45 minutes from Austin, and is well suited for livestock, hunting and game management. Fields, valleys, and rolling hills provide magnificent views of the plateaus in the distance. The home is a restored mid 1900’s house and has three bedrooms, two baths, CACH, fireplace and hardwood floors. Just inside the ranch entry there is a one bedroom, one bath foreman’s/guest house. Price: $3,610,800

Latigo Ranch

Williams Springs

248.93± Acres | Burnet County | Property ID: 1762622

262.91± Acres | Burnet County | Property ID: 1105557

The perfect legacy ranch. Exceptionally scenic and perfectly suited for family gatherings, entertaining, sports and livestock. Located 45 minutes northwest of Austin and three hours from either Dallas or Houston. Gently rolling land with dramatic views and mountain sides, pastures like fairways and the creek meanders diagonally across the entire property. Also included a stylish rock home in a shady setting overlooking the creek, a guest house, large metal barn, with pipe working pens and an apartment. Price: $1,995,000

Fantastic ranch, 20-mile vistas, majestic oaks, granite outcroppings, outstanding hunting on Williams Springs. Convenient access with State Highway frontage.

The views from the top of the mountain are spectacular; a couple of home sites have been cleared. Just two miles north of Kingsland and access to Lake LBJ. The ranch is near the Legends Golf Club, Longhorn Caverns and Inks Lake State Park. Austin is one hour to the east and San Antonio can be reached in about 90 minutes. Price: $1,650,000

Tablerock Creek 220±Acres | Coryell County Property ID: 1779035 Rolling terrain with big views from many vantage points. A seasonal, limestone bottom creek meanders through the ranch with numerous dam sites. Heavily treed providing excellent game cover and cleared fields along the creek. Game is plentiful.

The land has the potential to be a showplace. Multiple uses from hunting, recreation, livestock or development. The sellers will consider dividing. Great acreage a little over an hour from Austin with one mile of frontage on Lutheran Church Road. Price: $1,265,000

Hairston Creek Ranch 149.80± Acres | Burnet County Property ID: 1761077

A hill county four-season ranch that would make an ideal exotic game ranch with an abundance of available grazing on improved grass fields and native meadow and creek bottoms yearlong with permanent livestock water, surface tanks and creeks. Price: $1,400,000

Big Oaks Ranch 1,315±Acres|BurnetCounty Property ID: 920666 This is truly a ranch that has it all from tall oak trees to a running creek and several stock tanks! This rolling ranch has open grazing land and plenty of woods and native grasses for cattle or horses. A comfortable frame house and a set of working pens are also on the property.

Every acre of this ranch has something to offer. Ninety minutes northwest of downtown Austin, ten minutes south of Lampasas. Additional 1,300 acres available. Price: $3,945,000

Big Sky

Mitchell Ranch

400± Acres | Lampasas County Property ID: 1749522

749± Acres | Lampasas County Property ID: 1659947

Premier Hill Country ranch, one hour from Austin.

Magnificent hilltop home with breathtaking sunset views and a kitchen most restaurants would envy.

Two guest apartments, high- fenced, rolling terrain, and is stocked with exotics and whitetail deer.

Several ponds provide fishing for the avid angler.

Ideal executive ranch, corporate retreat, or for the family that loves to entertain. Price: $2,950,000.

This Texas Hill Country cattle ranch has good native grass, plenty of water, rolling hills, some scattered live oaks, mesquite and paved county road frontage. There are working pens, perimeter and cross fencing. Also features deer, hog, turkey and dove hunting. Adjoining 700 acres could also be purchased to make this ranch over 1,400 acres.

Priced to sell at $2,250 per acre or $1,685,250.

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James L. Ahern Jr. - Broker (210) 827–0505 | james@ahernranches.com

www.AhernRanches.com

Panther Peak Ranch

Fredericksburg Ranch

2,300± Acres | Pecos County 1,368± Acres | Gillespie County Prop ID: 929516 | Price: $875/acre, $2,012,500 Prop ID: 1191993 | Price: $13,687,000

Colorado River Ranch

891± Acres | McCulloch County Prop ID: 1181517 | Price: $3,738,000

N. Llano River Ranch

793± Acres | Kimble County Prop ID: 920404 | Price: $2,995,000

Milam Co. 810

810± Acres | Milam County Prop ID: 1191122 | Price: $3,645,000

Pecos River Ranch

302± Acres | Val Verde County Prop ID: 1058599 | Price: $640,000

Pecos Hunting Ranch 1,032± Acres | Val Verde County Prop ID: 920683 | Price: $670,800

Island Ranch

800± Acres | Milam County Prop ID: 1161546 | Price: $3,000,000

Boerne Area Ranch

103± Acres | Kendall County Prop ID: 1581285 | Price: $1,200,000

70 Acres with House

70± Acres | Milam County Prop ID: 1178677 | Price: $420,000

PO Box 153 | Alpine, Texas 79831

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Larremore Ranch 2,233± Acres | Brewster County | Property ID: 1717129 2,233 acres, 35 miles south of Alpine, one mile frontage on State Highway 118 which connects Alpine to Big Bend Park. Very scenic with over 600 feet of elevation change. The ranch is divided in half by a four mile long rim-rock bluff with Kokernot Mesa on top and the gently rolling desert floor on the bottom. Incredible views of Elephant Mountain and the other mountains that surround the ranch. 10,000 year old petroforms and Indian campsites. Excellent hunting for mule deer, blue quail, aoudad, mountain lion, and an occasional elk. Hunters cabin with electricity. Livestock improvements include seven dirt tanks, four wells, pipe pens, cross fencing and a barn. Price: $850 per acre or $1,898,050. Call Jim Ahern/Agent, (210) 410-2170

North Cypress Creek Ranch 74± Acres | Blanco County | Property ID: 1566202 LIVE WATER- Over 1,300 feet on both sides of tree-lined North Verde Creek. Paved state highway frontage. 45 minutes west of Austin. Commuter estate or weekend retreat. Big trees, cedar selectively cleared, nice views, fenced, water well. Price: $8,900 per acre or $658,600. Call Jim Ahern/ Agent (210) 410-2170.

Evans Creek Ranch 335± Acres | Bandera County | Property ID: 1547552 LIVE WATER - Both sides of cypress-lined creek, dam creates a 25-foot deep lake stocked with bass and catfish; floating dock. Old ranch house with lots of character, screened-in sleeping porch, “Ralph Lauren” style furnishings, three-car garage, shop, barns. Interesting terrain with canyons, bluffs, mountain tops, fields. Price: $6,995 per acre or $2,343,325. Call Jim Ahern/Agent, (210) 410-2170.

Go Racing Stables 67± Acres | Wilson County | Property ID: 1699932 Turn-Key Horse Farm with beautiful five-bedroom, three-bath rock home. Firstclass horse facilities including 70 stalls, 3/4 mile training track, starting gate, eight covered turn out pens, covered round pen, wash racks, hot walkers, tack rooms, feed rooms, hay barn, work shop/store room, plus three apartments for stable crew. Lots of Coastal Bermuda. Home features12-foot ceilings, six burner stainless steel stove, Jacuzzi tub, granite counter tops and a massive rock fireplace. Price: $950,000. Call Jim Ahern/Agent at (210) 410-2170

Tarpley Ranch 151± Acres | Medina County | Property ID: 1101468 Hill Country Ranch only 60 miles from San Antonio. Good hunting, lots of big oaks, a good network of jeep trails, old hunter’s cabin with electricity and a water catchment system, new pipe front entrance, lots of good views. Cedar selectively cleared, includes some hunting blinds and feeders. Perfect for weekend retreat or hunting camp. Price: $3,495 per acre or $527,750. Call Jim Ahern/Agent (210) 410-2170.

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Tres Generations Ranch

1,130Âą Acres | Edwards County Property ID: 1591510 Ranches like Tres Generations have become a rare find. The ranch offers excellent quality hunting, privacy, and first class accommodations. The views are some of the best in the hill country. First class 40x60 barn-dominium set up for the entire family and large enough to entertain numerous guests. Attached workshop and garage.

Game includes whitetail, turkey, hog, axis, sika, quail, trophy elk and trophy aoudad. Six blinds, Six spin cast feeders, Three protein feeders. Ranch is well watered. Three water wells. Deep live oak covered canyons, rolling steep terrain, super hilltop views, numerous caves, beautiful rock outcroppings, seasonal creek beds. Completely fenced. Large neighbor ranches. End of the road property allowing privacy. Ranch has been well managed for the past ten years. Wildlife exempt taxes. Price: $1,695,000

Broken Arrow Deer Breeding Ranch 150Âą Acres | Edwards County Property ID: 1575100 Whitetail breeding operation with 40x60 top of the line handling facilities, 36x22 fawning barn with six stalls, 24x22 well and storage building, 13 one to three acre pens with alley connecting system to handling facilities, chutes and gates.

Four-bedroom, three-bath, 2,432 squarefoot lodge. Ranch is high fenced into four pastures. State of the art video camera system allowing you to view the pen areas anywhere with an internet connection.

Current game on ranch: whitetail (including several whitetail bucks), axis, fallow, blackbuck, zebra. Gently rolling live oak terrain with minimal cedar and rock, abundant topsoil throughout ranch. End of the road property. Easy access. Exempt taxes. The Broken Arrow Ranch is set up and ready for the person looking to raise exotics or whitetail deer. Immediate income producer! Price: $485,000 www.WesternHillCountryRealty.com Glynn Hendley/Broker info@westernhillcountryrealty.com

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Axis Plateau II 200± Acres | Edwards County | Property ID: 1650441 200± acres. Gently rolling live oak terrain. Abundant topsoil.

Seasonal dry creek bed sweeps through property. Low fenced on three sides with large neighbors. Electricity readily available. Area known for great hunting. Abundant axis and whitetail, turkey and other native species. Not in a subdivision. New caliche road access to site. Some mineral interests convey. Price: $391,000

BRT Ranch at The Preserve

567± Acres | Edwards County | Property ID: 1771902

Four-bedroom, two-bath, 2,000-square-foot lodge with high vaulted ceilings, beautiful wood floors, granite counter tops, fireplace. Plenty of room for the family and guests. Spacious front deck with breath taking views of the Texas Hill Country. Water well. Improved internal road system making easy access to blinds and feeders and all of property. Variety of terrain with level valleys with abundant topsoil, areas of deep canyons with thick vegetation and super hilltop views.

Beautiful seasonal dry creek bed with gorgeous rock outcroppings. First class hunting of trophy animals including whitetail, turkey, hog, axis, fallow, aoudad, oryx, elk. Wildlife exempt taxes. The area this ranch lies in is full of trophy animals. The excellent game management system that has been in place for the last eight years is really paying off. Price: $1,100,000 (830) 683-4435 202 East Main Street | PO Box 856 Rocksprings, Texas 78880 view all properties: LandsofTexas.com/member/4657

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www.JimBerryRanchSales.com Chad Calhoun/Broker chad@jimberryranchsales.com (512) 756-9230 503 South Water | Burnet, Texas 78611

Seven Stars Ranch 92.65 ± Acres | Llano County A haven for wildlife and people, this ranch is located just west of Lake Buchanan with plenty of privacy. The Seven Stars Ranch is adjoined on its southern edge by one of the largest ranches in the hill country, making it hunt like a bigger ranch than it is. Land features include a spring fed pond, Two seasonal ponds, granite outcroppings and oak trees throughout the ranch, a barn with stall/paddocks for horses, fold-up stage for entertaining, plenty of room for storage of hay or equipment and cross fenced pastures.

The house entails three rooms plus a bathroom, is landscaped and well maintained.

There is a detached, one-of-a-kind bunkhouse, perfect for an office or guests. Just a short drive through the hill country to Kingsland, Burnet and Llano. Price: $699,000

Robinson Springs Ranch 512 ± Acres | Burnet County | Property ID: 1793902 Well watered with stunning views, this conveniently located ranch offers something for everyone. There are three tributaries to the San Gabriel River that cross the property. The main tributary, Robinson Branch, features springs that generate inside the ranch and keep the creek flowing during the driest of times (the springs flowed throughout the recent exceptional droughts). This creek feeds a small lake stocked with bass, catfish and hybrid bluegill before picking up more and more volume as it makes its way further into the property. The permanent water of Robinson Branch creates a fertile creek bottom with a variety of hardwoods including pecan, oak and elm. Much of the ranch has been cleared of cedar, affording views of the terrain that varies from gently rolling to hilly. From front to back the ranch changes more than 120 feet in elevation. Thickets of brush and cedar have been left in selected areas of the ranch to provide refuge for the abundant wildlife. A 60-acre field presents a variety of possibilities for cultivation or food plots. Situated on paved County Road 252, this ranch is conveniently located just six miles east of Burnet and within about 45 minutes of downtown Austin. The diversity of this ranch and the close proximity to Austin is a rare combination. Priced to sell at $1,303,900 or $5,500 per acre.

Hickory Creek Farm 119± Acres | Burnet County | Property ID: 1902892 Approximately ten miles east of Marble Falls on FM 1431 sits a stunning Hill Country ranch. Highlighted by a five-acre lake situated in the middle of the property, this ranch offers a rare Hill Country commodity - WATER! Lined with trees on both sides, the lake is supplied by two creeks. Water is backed up in one of the inlets all the way to FM 1431. A pond is located on the other inlet just above the lake creating a cascading effect. Below the lake are two other partial lakes that have not been finished. Once completed there would be a chain of lakes all the way through the property. In addition to all the surface water, the beautifully rolling landscape affords views of the property and beyond. Mature oak trees dot the land as if intentionally placed for effect. There are two small cabins, two water wells and other assorted buildings. Price: $999,600

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CR 210 178± Acres | Burnet County | Property ID: 1881054 Seclusion is what this ranch is all about. Lots of game with deer, hogs, quail, dove, etc. The ranch is loaded with long distance hill country views. All pasture land with ag exemption. Two seasonal creeks and one nice stock tank. The ranch is mostly scattered cedar and mesquite with just a few nice oaks. Located one mile off of CR 210 and five miles southwest of Briggs. Price: $801,000

Rio Vista Ranch 442± Acres | Lampasas County | Property ID: 1658829 A very nice ranch located on Lampasas County Road 2001. This property has long distance views and frontage on three county roads. The property is fenced and cross fenced with a barn, enclosed shop, water well and four ponds. Price: $1,303,900

Sycamore Falls 121.63± Acres | Burnet County | Property ID: 1930988 This ranch affords stunning views in all directions from multiple locations throughout the property. None are better than the views from the home. Centrally located on the ranch and built with Hill Country flair, the home is a perfect complement to its Hill Country surroundings. In addition to the dramatic elevation change from one end of the property to the other, there is a pond and excellent cover for the game. Just a few miles east of Marble Falls and within an hour of Austin, this ranch is located in one of the most scenic areas of Burnet County. By the time you pull through the gated entry and drive up the paved road to the house, the ranch has a much more isolated feel than its convenient location suggests. Price: $970,000

Lonesome Pine Ranch 150± Acres | Burnet County | Property ID: 1437571 Lonesome Pine Ranch is a 150 acre deer hunters’ paradise. This ranch has been carefully managed for the last ten years. The result is a very healthy whitetail population. Secluded and surrounded by large ranches, there is just the right amount of cover, open areas and water to create an optimal wildlife habitat. A refurbished and completely furnished farm house is the ideal getaway -- whether for a weekend or much longer. Add in a tractor with implements, ATVs, deer blinds with feeders and other equipment and this is a true turnkey ranch. Located on FM 2657, this property is less than an hour from downtown Austin thanks to the recently completed extension of Hwy. 183A. Price: $900,000

Morning Star Ranch 244± Acres| Burnet County This 244 acres offers gently rolling terrain with scattered oaks, several earthen dam tanks and good soil. The cedar has been largely eradicated except for two areas that have been designated for game management. The home is three bedrooms, two baths with a two-car garage. The barn is 5,250 square feet. and has three separate sections. Access to the ranch is on paved CR 201, seven miles north of Burnet. Price: $1,098,000

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902 Acres

250 Acres

902± Acres | Real County | Property ID: 1502952

250± Acres | Edwards County | Property ID: 1737659 Located near Camp Wood, this beautiful ranch has water, electricity, and county road frontage. There is an abundance of wildlife including numerous exotic species. This property has springs and ground water and a earth tank in place. With great views and several home sites this is a ranch you must see to appreciate. Price: $562,500

This great high-fenced hunting ranch is located in northern Real County with access to the property via easement road off of Highway 83. Improvements are a water well with windmill and several barns. Cedar is cleared throughout and the beautiful landscape is dotted with oak trees. Price: $1,709,290

1,500 Acres

1,500± Acres | Real County 1,500± acres in Nueces Canyon. This beautiful ranch has great views and lots of game and is located near Barksdale and the Nueces River. Improvements include a ranch house and guest house, three water wells, and electricity throughout. Ranch also has approximately one-and-a-half miles of highway frontage. Great recreational property with excellent investment potential! For sale all or part. Call for price.

Hill Country Ranch

207± Acres | Real County | Property ID: 1623512

Gorgeous Texas Hill Country Ranch located near Leakey with everything you need in a ranch this size! Beautiful house nestled on the edge of the river under towering pecan trees complete with outdoor patio breezeway overlooking the water. The property also boasts great pasture land climbing to hills and valleys providing the ideal environment for hunting and recreation. Price: $1,590,000

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2,600 Acres

2,600± Acres | Real County 2,600± acres for sale in the Texas Hill Country with amazing views, diverse topography and great hunting. Ranch has excellent access and is close to Leakey and the Frio River. Call for price.

989 Acres

989± Acres | Edwards County | Property ID: 1549770 Located approximately six miles west of Camp Wood, this great hunting ranch has diverse topography, with numerous springs, and an abundance of game. The improvements are high fences, one well and a 2,800±-square-foot house and several out buildings. Access via county road. Price: $2,126,350

12,000 Acres

12,000± Acres | Real County | Property ID: 1503016 This is an old family ranch and is currently the largest ranch for sale in the county.

There are six water wells, miles of interior roads, numerous springs and electricity.

Several hunting camps, some with cabins, and all with water and electricity. Big views and great hunting! Contact for price.

1,280 Acres

1,280± Acres | Real County | Property ID: 1502968 This ranch has an older home, several springs, great views and tons of game.

Great hunting ranch that offers privacy with easy access close to town. Owner will divide. Contact for price.

382 Highway 83 South | Leakey, Texas 78873 view all properties: LandsofTexas.com/member/11013

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Sarco Goliad County

505± Acres | Goliad County | Property ID: 1489493 Located in Goliad County, on FM 2441, near the small community of Sarco. Tons of oaks, lots of game, and water well! Great ranch all around. Price: $1,641,250

1,063 Acres

1,063± Acres | Jim Wells County | Property ID: 1591674 This property is located west of Kingsville, south of Alice, Texas. The ranch has rich, deep soils with very tall thick native brush. The house is in good shape and there is lots of game. Minerals are a question. Price: $2,300 per acre.

Good Farmland Corpus Christi 380± Acres | Nueces County

363 Acres – Jim Wells County

These properties are located inside the city limits of Corpus. Utilities are adjacent, and the properties are located in an area of light industrial and residential development. This is a very unusual opportunity. Price: $3,900 per acre

363± Acres | Jim Wells County

This unique ranch has a modest home, two water wells, great brush with a creek, farmland, and grass pasture. It also has good paved road access and lots of game. Price: $2,500 per acre

535 Acres Near Orange Grove

535± Acres | Jim Wells County | Property ID: 1120942

Garron Dean/Broker & John Wallace/Broker (361) 442–1001 | jwallacerealestate@sbcglobal.net

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535± acres, *Producing Minerals* Jim Wells and Nueces Counties, a short distance west of Corpus Christi. The property has large neighbors, big deer, great bird hunting and is equipped with a newly renovated house. Several water wells and ponds add to the unique terrain that includes a large creek with large oak trees. The property also comes with 50 percent of the minerals/ royalty with five producing gas wells. A great ranch with oil/gas income. Price: $2,500,000

Dean Wallace REAL ESTATE

www.SouthTexasRanchGroup.com

453 Robert Drive | Corpus Christi, Texas 78412

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Rooke Ranch

Dos Lagos

New on the market, this land is part of the famous Rooke Ranch. It can be purchased as 6,100 acres, 4,900 acres or 1,200 acres. It offers five miles of Aransas River frontage. This is a big ranch with lots of diversity. Features include the river, large deer, open spaces, big trees, good South Texas brush, big creek, farm land, lakes (one very large), and a house. Please contact for pricing details.

Offering 1,053 acres with very large neighbors. Incredible hunting with deer, nilgai, turkey, dove, and quail. This is part of the best motte country in South Texas.

1,200± to 6,100± Acres | Refugio County | Property ID: 1080200

1,053± Acres | Kenedy County Property ID: 1150518

La Atravesada Ranch

171± Acres | Kenedy County Property ID: 1440835 This is an incredibly unique low fenced hunting experience on 171 acres, teaming with wildlife amid the famed Kenedy Ranch. This ranch is located five miles south of Sarita, Texas and six miles east of Highway 77. The La Atravesada Ranch has two common boundaries with the Kenedy Ranch. With fresh water piped around this tract, the huge deer, big mature nilgai, turkey, hogs, and javalina have a great place to live. Property like this does not come up for sale! Please contact for pricing details.

860 Acres - Minerals

860± Acres | Medina County | Property ID: 1079925 This is a beautiful ranch with large oak trees located outside of Devine. The perfect getaway place. *Minerals Available* Price: $3,800,000

850 Acres San Patricio County

850± Acres | San Patricio County Property ID: 1474847

Located south, southeast of Mathis, Texas, east of I-37, 30 minutes from Corpus Christi. This is a very unique combination of thick brush, oak trees, deep creek bottoms and some open grass land. There is a lot of game (deer, turkey, hogs, dove and quail). A portion of the minerals may be negotiated separately.

Price: $2,500 per acre

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(830) 426–5200 | (830) 426–5206

jcg@jgruberproperties.com

Quihi Ranch

365± Acres | Medina County Property ID: 1053833 This productive farm and ranch property is less than 16 miles from Loop 1604. Located halfway between Rio Medina and Quihi and situated on the Quihi Creek, this premier property is currently used as both a cattle ranch and a farm. Improvements include an Edwards Aquifer irrigation well and a shallow well equipped with a windmill, cattle pens, earthen tanks, and a center pivot irrigation system. Great opportunity for serious farmer or the weekend rancher.

172 Acres

172± Acres | Medina County | Property ID: 1437574 This is a nice sized ranch situated in the hill country part of Medina County. Located on the property is clean and well-kept hunting cabin setup and ready to go. There are spectacular views from most of the ranch especially from the upper deck of the hunting cabin. The wildlife consists of whitetail deer, hogs, turkey, doves, and free-ranging exotics. The close proximity to San Antonio, Castroville, Hondo, and Bandera makes this a great place to live or have a weekend get-a-way ranch.

Blue River Ranch

384± Acres | Uvalde County | Property ID: 1681585 The high-fenced Blue River Ranch is located in Uvalde County between Sabinal and Concan. In non-drought conditions, the crystal clear Frio River runs through the middle of the entire property. This ranch boasts steep bluffs, Indian caves, numerous mounds, and is high-fenced into three pastures. Also located on the ranch are five unique houses and a large insulated barn. All houses overlook the Frio River.

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Boone Ranch

725± Acres | Medina County | Property ID: 1728538 This South Texas ranch has plenty of potential with its diverse terrain, road frontage, large neighbors, and proximity to San Antonio. The ranch consists of a small home, barn, and an Edwards Aquifer well, which feeds water to one of the three stock tanks and the water troughs. Also located on the ranch is the Squirrel Creek that traverses the southern part from west to east. A must see ranch in an area known for exceptional hunting and wildlife.

Hill Country Ranch

155± Acres | Medina County | Property ID: 1882849 Located approximately 12 miles north of Hondo and approximately 15 miles south of Bandera, this beautiful Hill Country ranch is in a very desirable part of Texas. The terrain is level to gently rolling and is typical of the transition zone in Medina County. The ranch consists of thick native grasses, enormous oak trees and cedar elm. There has been extensive cedar clearing on parts of the ranch allowing for beautiful open areas. With the native wildlife, the highway frontage, and the close proximity to Hondo, Bandera, and San Antonio, this ranch is ideal for recreation, home site, or weekend retreat.

Mountain Valley Ranch 53.84± Acres | Medina County | Property ID: 1938686

Located in the private and very scenic Mountain Valley Ranch subdivision, this 53.84-acre retreat offers lake access and great hill country views. Mountain Valley Ranch is a gated community with paved roads, and a lake-side park. The lake-side park includes a boat ramp, floating dock, covered pavilion and BBQ area. This lot has been mostly cleared of cedar and has a gravel drive leading to a potential hill top home site surrounded by oaks. It has ag. exempt taxes, good restrictions, and lies within the Hondo ISD.

82 Acres

82± Acres | Medina County | Property ID: 1614756 This ranch has excellent access to Hondo, Tarpley, and the surrounding areas and would make a great homestead or recreational place. The terrain is typical Texas Hill Country with gorgeous views from the majority of the ranch. Elevations change from 1,280 feet at the gate to 1,400 feet towards north fence. Native grasses, mesquite, persimmon, and live oaks cover the greater part of the property.

J. GRUBER/BROKER | www.JGruberProperties.com 515 20th Street | Hondo, Texas 78861 | view all properties: LandsofTexas.com/member/10297

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www.Tejas-Properties.com Les Meyer/Broker tejas.sales@sbcglobal.net (830) 563-9911 PO Box 236 | Bracketville, Texas 78832

Rock Canyon Ranch 13,200± Acres | Val Verde County | Property ID: 1418933 Rock Canyon Ranch is possibly the best-improved ranch in the Western Hill Country, with a massive executive lodge, improved whitetail, many species of exotics, several homes, barns, new deer breeding facility and so much more. Located 40 miles south of Sonora and I-10, a short distance off HWY 277 on an improved county road, Rock Canyon Ranch is a hunter’s paradise with stands, feeders, feed storage, 14 wells, nine tanks, miles of waterline, highly-improved ranch roads, skeet range and runway with hangar. You just can’t get any better than this, move in ready! Come sit on the back porch and take in the 40-mile views! Owner finance. Can sell 3,800 acres and lodge or in its entirety at $18,630,000.

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Hill County Ranch 544± Acres | Real County | Property ID: 1886645 Great Ranch, in the highly sought after area of Vance, Texas.

This property is only a couple hundred yards down an easement road from the highway, making it very easy to access. There is electricity, a well, small springs, good road and great tree cover.

The animals include whitetail, axis, turkey, and aoudad, all on a great low fenced ranch. Game managed for years, the ranch can be divided into two fantastic hunting properties. $1,995 per acre or $2,195 per acre in parcels.

Consafo Ranch 5,407± Acres | Val Verde County Property ID: 1139770 High on a bluff overlooking the Devils River Valley, you will find this fine ranch. Situated in the Western Hill Country, it provides shelter for both native and freeranging exotic game and has a diverse ecosystem ranging from river bottom to rocky hilltops. The headquarters consists of an all-steel structure (100x60), which has a two-bedroom, two-bath lodge and the remainder of the building is a shop with five overhead doors. The elevated views offer fantastic day and nighttime viewing.

The ranch also has guest cabins and RV parking. Just 50 miles south of Sonora and I-10 and 30 miles north of Comstock on paved Highway, the ranch is easily accessed. Price: $595 per acre

Southern Ft. Bend Ranch

Needville Farm

99± Acres | Fort Bend County | Property ID: 974439

80± Acres | Fort Bend County | Property ID: 1735094

This farm/ranch has unbelievable potential! Just a short 20 minute drive to Sugarland and less than 15 minutes to HWY 288, it is the perfect place to build your dream home. Almost a mile of paved county roads, electricity and phone lines in place and underground water readily available. Whitetail deer, hogs and dove are common on the property. Can Divide. Price: $989,905

80 acres in southwest Fort Bend County, only one mile North of Needville, with frontage on FM 360 and Williams School Road. Half of the property is in pasture and the other half is in crop rotation.

It has a beautiful home site with an old farm house that could be remodeled. Price: $795,000

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Crabapple Creek Ranch 1,318± Acres | Gillespie County | Property ID: 1183699 Located north of Fredericksburg with easy access to Hwy 16. Live water high-fenced showplace. Over 1.45 miles of both sides of Crabapple Creek. Stunning granite outcroppings and formations, high bluffs with vast views, open fields, a sandy beach and numerous swimming holes. Refined main home with a beautiful pool. Hunting includes whitetail, fallow and axis deer, blackbuck antelope, and turkey.

Fully equipped rustic rock lodge that can sleep 15. Excellent road system horse stables. 64-acre costal field and a five acre peach orchard. Price: $13,180,000

Jackson Ranch 598-5,238± Acres | Lampasas County | Property ID: 141204 The largest riverfront ranch within 65 miles of Austin. Four-and-a-half miles of Colorado River frontage. Family owned since 1938. Deep well with piped water system to one-half of the ranch.

Working cattle pens, chutes and barns. Numerous hill top views and river overlooks. Abundance of wildlife such as whitetail deer, wild turkey, wild hogs, dove and quail. 2.19 miles of Colorado River Frontage. Price: $2,700 starting at per acre.

Hanging R Ranch 108± Acres | Burnet County | Property ID: 1524734 A gentleman’s ranch located 15 minutes from Lampasas, Texas and one hour from Austin, Texas. A fully functioning working ranch set up for cattle and horses. 2,800-square-foot Austin stone house. Two barns for hay or equipment storage. Two wells and a windmill well services the stock pond. Good elevations make for ideal hunting blind locations. Deer, turkey, and other hill country game. Price: $839,000

Real County Ranch 233± Acres | Real County | Property ID: 1535323 Incredible Hill Country Views! `Located 40 miles north of Uvalde on Hwy 183. Paved road frontage on outskirts of Leakey, Texas. Municipal water and electricity available. Hilltop building sites. Elevation to 2,000 feet. Whitetail deer and exotics – aoudad, mouflon, fallow, and blackbuck throughout the property. Natural spring, blinds and feeders in place. Ready to hunt now! Price: $856,275

Brewton Ranch 337-1,465± Acres | Lampasas County | Property ID: 1185732 Located 12 miles northwest of Lampasas, 87 miles North of Austin and 152 miles South of Dallas. Over two miles of frontage on CR 2200, paved county road frontage on three sides. A clean, working ranch with rolling topography, long vistas, excellent native grass cover and very little cedar. Multiple dam sites on the ranch offer the ability to back up water for year round enjoyment. The ranch has been owned and operated by the same family for over 60 years and offers the new owner a great investment opportunity in the northern Hill Country. The upland portion of the ranch has dense Live Oak cover for wildlife habitat. The lower areas are comprised of fertile soil and are perfect for improved pasture and offer outstanding food plot possibilities. Price: $2,080 per acre.

Coleman Ranch 250± Acres | Coleman County | Property ID: 1044573 Rolling terrain and good cover of mesquite make this property almost invisible. Great deer and turkey hunting aided by two oat fields on the property. Four large tanks stocked with catfish and bass.

1,700-square-foot house, three-bedroom, two-bath plus a nice bunkhouse cabin with a bath. Ag. exemption. Price: $2,750 per acre.

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Burgh Ranch 186± Acres | Burnet County Located 55 miles north of Austin on Panther Creek Road in Burnet County between Liberty Hill and Lampasas, two-and-a-half hours southwest of Fort Worth. Well watered with two stock tanks a water well and municipal water service. Abundant wildlife with native whitetail deer, wild turkey, feral hogs, ducks, doves. Hilltop views, densely covered with live oak, spanish oak, elm, sumac and cedar. Electricity, ag. exemption. Seller will divide into 100 acres and 86 acres. Price: $3,950 per acre

Yates Ranch 337± Acres | Burnet County | Property ID: 1868717 Located on FM 2340, eight minutes from Burnet, Texas. Custom home, 4,591 square-feet, four bedrooms, guest wing, gourmet kitchen, heated pool and spa, outdoor kitchen. 30’x50’ workshop, large equipment carport and RV barn. Rolling terrain, two surface water tanks, perimeter fenced and cross fenced. Some high fencing with whitetails and exotics for excellent hunting. Large live oak, elm, Spanish oaks and other native trees are abundant on the property. Two water wells, ag. exempt. Listed for $3,495,000.

Jarrell Development Tract 565± Acres | Williamson County | Property ID: 1662357 Located less than an hour north of Austin, east side of Interstate 35 with additional frontage on FM 487 and County Roads 303 and 304. Approximately 90 percent of the tract is not zoned and located within the Jarrell ETJ. 5.76 acres along IH 35 within the Jarrell City limits and currently zoned Industrial. Water and wastewater from the Williamson County MUD #14. Electricity and telephone service. Property is currently held under the 1-D-1 agricultural exemption. Price: $4,450,000

Headquarters Ranch 658± Acres | Lampasas County | Property ID: 1803721

Headwaters Ranch

24 miles north of Lampasas, 93 miles from Austin on FM 1690 near Izoro. 40-mile views, well with submersible pump at the headquarters. Windmill well in the pasture and five stock tanks. Charming 2,680 square-foot custom home. Cedar tree house. Climate controlled outside storage room. Insulated greenhouse.

Pool with waterfall. 30’x50’ equipment barn, 20’x40’ barn with office, outdoor utility room. Feed bin/silo, five stall horse barn, riding arena, pipe yard fence. Wildlife includes whitetail, wild turkey, dove and duck. Will divide into 200 and 458 acres. Listed for $2,350,000

74.65± Acres | Burnet County | Property ID: 1126168 Conveniently located 50 miles from Austin on Burnet County Road 202. Quiet, country setting ten minutes from the City of Burnet, 20 minutes from Lampasas. Nearly 1/2 mile of San Gabriel River frontage, excellent groundwater. Whitetail, wild turkey, varmints and occasional wild hog for hunting. Standard livestock fencing on three sides, river portion is unfenced. Excellent paved road frontage, lots of tree line the river and are throughout the property. Ag. exempt. Possible owner financing. Listed for $559,875

Race Ranch 1,556± Acres | Lampasas and Hamilton Counties 1,556± acres in Lampasas and Hamilton counties, will divide, excellent rolling topography with wet weather creeks, great views, excellent hunting easy access to Highway 281. Priced from $2,250 per acre

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Anthony Simpson

anthony@simpsonranches.com | (210) 854–6365

www.SimpsonRanches.com

Will’s Ranch

1,531± Acres | La Salle County | Property ID: 1890184

Classic South Texas hunting ranch with first class amenities and accommodations. A total of six tanks and one lake provide plentiful water for fishing and for wildlife, one of which is situated next to the headquarter and is stocked full of fish. A rock foreman’s home, a large bunkhouse, hot tub, outdoor shower, implement barn, grain silo, shooting range and a Carrizo well are all in the headquarter compound. Level and slightly rolling terrain with great brush diversity. Hunter’s Paradise! Contact Rick Slaughter, (210) 389-4954 or Anthony Simpson (210) 854-6365.

Dos Hermanas

1,274± Acres | Frio County | Property ID: 1021039 Deer Hunter’s Dream! Everything you need is on this high fenced property- a really nice three-bedroom, two-bath lodge, implement barn, grain silo, blinds, feeders, dog kennels and most of all Frio county red sandy loam soil and big brush! Excellent deer herd with improved genetics, axis deer and blackbuck Antelope. Could add the neighboring ranch to bring the total acreage to 2,400. Contact Anthony Simpson, (210) 854-6365.

Holloway Ranch 542± Acres | Duval County

This fine South Texas property is ready to go for the upcoming season. It has a level III MLD permit, a new two-acre soft release pen, and a new 420-foot water well in addition to the existing well equipped with a windmill and pila.

The owner has completed the high fencing in early 2013 and released 12 bred does and one nice buck. A good native deer herd already existed here in addition to five Scimitar horned oryx, a few hogs, lots of dove and even quail. RV setup with electricity, water and septic. Nice soil, excellent brush, big bull mesquites, no production. Great opportunity. Contact Anthony Simpson, (210) 854-6365.

Pedernales Valley Ranch

181± Acres | Blanco County | Property ID: 1779617

Stunning views and abundant wildlife are the hallmarks of this ranch. Perfect getaway near the hill country wine trail. Easy commute from Austin or San Antonio with a well done hill country ranch style home atop a high point of the property and a 30x40 metal building for storage. Beautiful rolling terrain and red sandy loam soils. Contact Anthony Simpson, (210) 854-6365.

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Tabasco Ranch

42± Acres | Kerr County | Property ID: 1890148 In the gorgeous Texas Hill Country you will find an irresistible equestrian property, The Tabasco Ranch. It is filled with extensive infrastructure and improvements. The ranch has multiple cabins, a beautiful horse barn, arenas, two living quarter apartments, paddocks and loafing sheds. Located near the quaint town of Comfort, the location is ideal, quiet, and easily accessible. This is a well maintained and manicured property. Contact Anthony Simpson, (210) 854-6365.

Sandstone Ranch 112± Acres | Blanco County Property ID: 1814923

Very nice unimproved hunting property in the hill country ready for your finishing touches. The ranch has a working windmill that fills a huge stone storage tank with an integrated watering trough. Open grassy fields, brush and trees provide the habitat for deer, turkey, dove and even quail. Beautiful views, great soils and paved road frontage. This one is ready to go. Owner will consider financing. Contact Anthony Simpson, (210) 854-6365.

Sundance Ranch

75± Acres | Medina County | Property ID: 1916213 Designed with the horse lover in mind, this great commuter estate property has something for everyone. Located in the Rio Medina area 35 minutes from downtown San Antonio this property has a prairie style main home, a newly constructed modern guesthouse and a ranch foreman’s home. Horseman’s amenities include a beautiful barn, a polocrosse field, arenas, paddocks and shed rows. Land is excellent with good soils, tanks and some brush. Contact Rick Slaughter, (210) 389-4954.

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CRAZY D RANCH

12,169± Acres | Sweet Grass County | Montana Property ID: 1947875 The Crazy D Ranch is located in one of the most sought after areas of Montana for both agriculture and recreation. The ranch enjoys stunning views of the Crazy Mountains to the west and the Absaroka’s to the south. The livestock operation is well supported by an excellent hay base and quality pasture resources. This beautiful ranch also has several miles of quality wild trout fishing, upland bird hunting, turkey hunting, trophy whitetail deer hunting and antelope. The homes on the ranch are beautifully situated and well maintained providing quality accommodations for owners, guests and manager. The Crazy D is a tremendous ranch and one we feel privileged to represent. Price: $16,500,000

WHEELBARROW CREEK RANCH

499± Acres | Ravalli County | Montana | Property ID: 1508519

ONEIDA NARROWS

The Wheelbarrow Creek Ranch is ideally positioned just south of Missoula, Montana in the attractive Bitterroot Valley. It’s a fine example of a balanced agricultural operation that retains its desirable recreational characteristics.

Complimenting this unique property is the impressive infrastructure and aesthetic improvements that provide accessibility and a comforting level of self-sufficiency to the ranch. The end of the road location ensures privacy and the areas live water and dramatic scenery are quintessential Montana. The Wheelbarrow Creek Ranch is comprised of 449 deeded acres of which 309 acres are in 14 legal deeds. Price: $5,049,000

4,000± Acres | Franklin County | Idaho | Property ID: 1886686 Located in beautiful southeast Idaho near the town of Preston, the Oneida Narrows Cattle Ranch is a rare offering within Franklin County. With views overlooking the Bear River and the Caribou National Forest, this ranch offers many pursuits from agricultural to world class big game hunting, specifically mule deer and elk. The current ranch owners have taken pride in operating the ranch for maximum agricultural productivity while managing for the wildlife. This particular area of Idaho is well known for its large mule deer genetics. In fact, over the past few decades there has been a number of mule deer taken that have scored well into the 200 inch class. This ranch is no exception to harvesting huge mule deer and elk. The topography of the ranch is perfect for wildlife as well as livestock; gently rolling hills of grass and CRP transitioning into thick old growth mountain maple forests that are laden with springs. All the ingredients are present on this working ranch for a profitable cattle operation to world class big game hunting. Price: $5,000,000

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www.FayRanches.com 395 Gallatin Park Drive | Bozeman, Montana 59715 T: (405) 586–4001 | F: (406) 586–4021 view all properties: LandsofAmerica.com/member/22995

MC LAND AND CATTLE RANCH

7,722± Acres | Park County | Wyoming | Property ID: 1657350 The MC Land and Cattle Ranch consists of approximately 10,596 total acres, of which there are 7,722 deeded acres, with another 2,594 acres of Wyoming State lease and 280 acres of BLM lease. Meeteetse Creek traverses the property and provides highly productive alluvial bottoms and refuge for many species of wildlife. The bottoms are deep in native grasses and hold many brush thickets and stands of large deciduous trees. Above the creek bottoms are flatter areas of irrigated fields that give way to higher rolling hills covered with native grasses, rich in nutritional value. One of the key attributes of the MC Land and Cattle Ranch is its bountiful supply of water for irrigation, livestock and wildlife: the resources of Meeteetse Creek, Spring Creek, Corral Reservoir and Foster Reservoir. In addition to the previously mentioned, MC Land and Cattle Ranch has additional livestock water supply from two livestock watering pipelines. Both are supplied by ground wells and are gravity pressured. All the livestock pastures are more than adequately watered with live running water and/or supply tanks.

Price: $8,700,000

MCGRATH RANCH

3,570± Acres | Crook County | Oregon | Property ID: 1188577 An amazing set up awaits at the McGrath Ranch cattle ranch. With big game hunting, fishing, water and snow skiing, all of Central Oregon’s recreational opportunities are within a few minutes drive. Several yearround springs and two seasonal streams run through this rare gem. Out the gate BLM permit (554 AUMs) and 174.3 acres of irrigation delivering outstanding hay and pasture production. Rangeland pastures have been developed around a solar well with extensive water delivery system.

Wonderful waterfowl hunting with adjacent State Wildlife area. Trout and bass fishing plus easy access to Prineville Reservoir. Price: $2,295,000

WHITE HORSE RANCH

177± Acres | Idaho County | Idaho | Property ID: 1808746 White Horse Ranch is a beautiful 177± acre property designed to take in the views overlooking the Salmon River and the Clearwater Mountains of the Nez Perce National Forest. This property has been designed with easy to use barns, outdoor arena and a full scale wine making facility. White Horse Ranch is surrounded by private land holdings with the Payette National Forest a few short miles to the south. A beautiful 2,300± square-foot log home with incredible patio and a beautiful guest home are just steps away from the pool. Price: $2,800,000

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Harts Basin Ranch 1,855± Acres | Delta County | Colorado Property ID: 1814825 Paradise and privacy: that is how you will come to view this incredible ranch. Sweetly nestled in Harts Basin, a beautiful area for trophy mule deer, pheasant, quail, chukar and waterfowl, these 1,855± acres are currently a working cow/calf operation as well as an excellent hunting property. You’ll enjoy seeing the wildlife right out your back door. The ranch includes a USFS livestock permit for 394 AUMs. There are 220± irrigated acres and live water year round. It is complete with a ranch manager’s home, working pens, calving barn and shop! Enjoy this excellent livestock operation with end-of-the-road privacy.

Price: $3,300,000

Avaritte Performance Horse Ranch 70± Acres | Delta County | Colorado | Property ID: 1817964 Beautiful Western Colorado performance horse ranch near Delta, this 70±-acre ranch, with a 3,950-square-foot custom home, located on a scenic mesa and has stunning views of nearby Grand Mesa, the West Elks, and overlooks the Gunnison River and the valley floor! The home features cathedral ceilings, a double fireplace, combination kitchen/dining and living room, both offering unobstructed views across the valley. Lower level is suitable as a separate apartment with a private outside entrance. The barn, 144’x96’, is insulated, includes a riding area, stalls, two restrooms, caretaker apartment, tack room, feed room, wash/vet rack area. There is an adjacent outdoor arena measuring 375’x150’ with steel pipe fence. An additional 60’x24’ barn includes tack room, feed room, hay storage, and three large stalls. Includes 31± irrigated acres planted in weed free alfalfa, and a 16±acre irrigated pasture. Access to your very own island on the Gunnison River with excellent brown and rainbow trout fishing, plus excellent waterfowl hunting. Trails along the river are excellent for riding or hiking. Located just seven miles from Delta or Cedaredge. Price: $1,649,000

Wildlife Mountain Retreat 1,577± Acres | Delta County | Colorado Property ID: 1818001 This beautiful 1,577± acre alpine mountain ranch offers year-round access, three year-round creeks, alpine forests with aspen and spruce, mountain meadows and oaks in the lower elevations, electricity and borders the Grand Mesa National Forest. The ranch is in Hunt Units 411 and 52.

Enjoy awesome elk, deer, bear and turkey hunting, gorgeous mountain and valley views, snowmobiling and your own trout fishing paradise with over three miles of trout-filled creeks. Price: $6,950,000

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Exceptionally Private & Secluded 275± Acres | Mesa County | Colorado Property ID: 1818008 Beautiful and pristine 275± mountain acres with high mountain meadows, gorgeous stands of ponderosa pines and aspens. Varying topography with elevations from 9,000 feet to 9,400 feet, superb wildlife habitat with excellent elk, deer, bear and turkey hunting in Game Unit 40 – renowned for its trophy elk. Includes two adjudicated springs with ponds, along with several mud tanks and wallows. In an exceptionally private and secluded setting with gorgeous mountain views and yet only 30 miles to Grand Junction, Colorado.

Property borders the Grand Mesa National Forest which adds to this recreational haven. Seasonal access.

Price: $1,250,000

Equestrian/Livestock Setup 134± Acres | Delta County | Colorado | Property ID: 1817993 Excellent equestrian setup with outstanding views of Needlerock and West Elks! Two homes-main home is 4,000± square feet, four-bedroom, threebath and the second home is a three-bedroom, two-bath! 134± acres with approx. 50± acres irrigated. Two huge garages: one with dog kennel, one with huge shop area and walk-in cooler. Two water taps and well. Horse barn with tack room and living quarters, plus new 60’x80’ hay/equipment barn!

Enjoy the wildlife and your very own trout pond! Price: $1,450,000

Glade Park Retreat 90± Acres | Mesa County | Colorado | Property ID: 1818049 Beautiful and private Glade Park 90± mountain acres with electric, phone, year-round access, superb wildlife habitat with pinyons, cedars, oaks, large year-round pond and 23± acres in dry land alfalfa. Excellent elk, deer, bear and turkey hunting in game Unit 40—renowned for its trophy elk! A very unique 90± acres with its direct vehicle and foot access onto the adjoining BLM’s Timber Ridge Area (10,000+ acres). This 90± acres with the BLM gives you the feeling of being on a much larger ranch. Elevation is 7,800 feet and only 30 minutes to downtown Grand Junction. Enjoy the views, privacy and your very own wildlife sanctuary. Price: $750,000

www.MasonREColorado.com Brian Mason/Broker | brianmason@reagan.com (970) 874–9968 | (970) 234–3167 cell 263 Main Street | Delta, Colorado 81416 view all properties: LandsofAmerica.com/member/32235

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Bill Barton/Broker Associate | (830) 257–8881 | info@meekranchsales.com

G-2 Ranch 309± Acres | Real County | Property ID: 1582279 A high-fenced hunting paradise! Gorgeous hills with views, scenic canyons, heavilywooded valleys, and bluffs along creek beds. A variety of oaks, persimmon, mountain laurel, black walnuts permeate the ranch creating scenic vistas among some of the highest elevations in Real County at 2,300 feet above sea level.

Seep springs and Indian mounds are present. A very private ranch and loaded with game. Price: $695,430

Intracoastal Waterway Oasis 55.1± Acres | Matagorda County | Property ID: 1095074 & 1095082 Located on the Intracoastal Waterway five miles east of Matagorda this 55.1-acre tract with 1,468 feet of waterfront is within sight of the land cut into East Matogorda Bay providing easy access to some of the Texas coast’s premier fishing. This property includes Army Corps of Engineers permits including wetland mitigation and is platted for canals and 130 residential lots. With great upside potential the property is one of the only waterfront locations in the area suitable for development. If land development is not your cup of tea, but you dreamed of producing your own secluded waterfront paradise and want to get away from the overcrowding that has become prevalent along the Texas coast, this is the spot. Imagine your own compound where you can spend time with family and friends, entertain business associates or just relax while watching the sea birds at sunset. At this price your dream is within reach!

Price: $2,500,000

Real County Getaway 25.3± Acres | Real County | Property ID: 1642410 Nestled between Vanderpool and Leakey with views overlooking the West Sabinal River valley, beneath the hills amongst the ancient cypress trees, a beautiful home with privacy and seclusion fulfills the dreams for the fortunate buyer. A comfortable two-bedroom, two-and-a-half-bath home featuring an open living area, a large game room, and wrap around second floor porches is ready and waiting. Whether for a second home or a permanent dwelling you and your loved ones will realize the serenity and beauty the Real County Getaway affords. Price: $579,000

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Mark Meek/Broker | (830) 257–8881 | info@meekranchsales.com

Sunday House Ranch 712± Acres | Jimm Hogg County | Property ID: 1788810 This ranch is located south of Hebbronville and is stocked with unbelievable whitetail deer genetics. Includes huge bucks, quail, many dove, stock ponds, and high-fenced. There is also a nice two-bedroom, one-bath with full kitchen apartment, two water wells, seven watering locations, deer blinds and feeders. A world class hunting ranch! Price: $2,500 per acre

Pinto Creek 6,000± Acres | Kinney County | Property ID: 957617 This ranch has three miles of beautiful, flowing Pinto Creek located southwest of Brackettville. There is an outstanding, 6,500±-squarefoot rustic lodge overlooking the creek and the ranch is high-fenced with a good herd of trophy whitetail deer and exotics, such as red deer, axis and blackbuck antelope. This is a very unique ranch with lush South Texas brush and gorgeous Hill Country-type flowing water. One of the best live water ranches in South Texas. Price: $2,500 per acre.

www.MeekRanchSales.com 1845 Water Street | Kerrville, Texas 78028 view all properties: LandsofTexas.com/member/5594

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Carter Breed - Broker | carter.breed@cbre.com Josh Cameron - Broker | josh.cameron@cbre.com Phone: (512) 499-4900 100 Congress Ave, Suite 500, Austin, Texas 78701

San Marcos River Property 31.25± Acres | Hays County This is a once in a lifetime opportunity to purchase a rare, crystal clear live water property located in the heart of San Marcos, Texas. This hidden gem offers 1,902± feet of river frontage along the majestic, spring fed San Marcos River, which is lined with a gorgeous canopy of pecan, oak and cypress trees.

This is a premier commercial development opportunity that is a fully served site with 960± feet of frontage along Interstate 35. Don’t miss out on this one of a kind, history-rich opportunity.

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Rancho Sierra 2,317± Acres | Kendall and Bexar Counties This ±2,317-acre ranch is located in northwestern Bexar County with a small portion in southwestern Kendall County, approximately 0.5 miles south of the Bexar/ Kendall county line. Enjoy breathtaking views of the rugged Texas Hill Country from Mount Smith, the highest point in Bexar County. Improvements include a 4,386± square-foot ranch house and a 1,842± square-foot metal barn with pens for horses and livestock. This ranch offers several wet weather creeks, gently rolling terrain and excellent pastureland. Rancho Sierra has great potential to be molded into your ideal ranch.

Isbell Boerne Ranch 504.73± Acres | Kendall County

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Isbell Boerne Ranch is a ±504.73-acre parcel of residential and mixed-use development land in the highly-desirable City of Boerne, Texas, near the southwestern corner of the intersection of State Highway 46 and Interstate 10.

The land is accessed off of Upper Balcones Road and represents a truly unique development opportunity within a rapidly growing submarket in close proximity to major San Antonio employers. Recreational and commercial amenities near the property abound, including the Hill Country charm of Boerne, major shopping at The Rim, and amusement parks like Six Flags Fiesta Texas and Sea World. The property is entitled through a Development Agreement and approved concept plan with the City of Boerne and has a water supply secured through the GBRA (Guadalupe-Blanco River Authority).

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Matt Mann/Broker | matt@lgland.com | (713) 402–8827 | www.LGLand.com

Flying M Ranch 874± Acres | Frio County

Minerals! This high fenced 874-acre ranch is located five miles west of Dilley, Texas on Highway 117. This prime South TX hunting ranch is heavily wooded with diverse native brush and bull mesquites, has rolling terrain with stunning vistas, a 300 GPM Carrizo Aquifer irrigation well, and four ponds. The property offers a nice 1,500-square-foot house, barn, and working pens. This ranch is being offered with one-eighth of the minerals and executive rights in the Eagleford Shale, is not currently leased, and has no production. Price: $3,627,100 or $4,150 per acre

4D Ranch

948± Acres | Jim Hogg County | Property ID: 1701702 Nine miles west of Hebbronville, this high-fenced 948-acre ranch is a mixture of native brush country and rolling mott country with red dirt and sandy loam soils.

Great quail hunting. Over the past six years, 35 bred does out of 170-inch class genetics have been released. There are two water wells, miles of two in PVC water lines feeding five ponds and several water troughs, a nice four bedroom lodge, and an 1,800-square-foot metal barn. Price: $2,200,000 or $2,320 per acre

Clear Water Creek Ranch

4,192.12± Acres | Kinney County | Property ID: 1701722 Seven miles west of Brackettville, this high-fenced 4,200-acre ranch is an outdoorsman’s dream. A half mile of live Pinto Creek flows through the property offering beautiful views and good fishing. There are five water wells, four ponds and miles of water lines to numerous concrete water troughs. The ranch has a four-bedroom lodge, three-bedroom lodge, three bunkhouses, a 5,000-square-foot metal barn, dog kennels and a lighted roping arena.

Price: $6,686,431 or $1,595 per acre.

Cuero Development Property

50±Acres|DewittCounty

This property can be divided.

It has excellent development potential with over 1,500 feet of Highway 87 frontage on the east side of Cuero, Texas, next to the Tractor Supply. It lies in the Cuero ETJ, with the western boundary being the Cuero city limit line. City utilities. Complete surface control. Great location for retail, hotel, commercial, etc. Very rare find in the Eagle Ford Shale. Price: $32,000 per acre

Seadrift Ranch

505± Acres | Calhoun County Property ID: 1692409 This 505-acre property is one mile North of Seadrift, Texas and 27 miles south of Victoria. Having over 2,500 feet of frontage on the Victoria barge canal and 2,500 feet on Highway 185, this property is suitable for residential or industrial development or a hunting/fishing recreational ranch. Wildlife include deer, hogs, and ducks.

Located at the mouth of San Antonio Bay, this ranch offers quick boat access to excellent fishing grounds. Price: $1,700,000 or $3,366 per acre

603 Woodlake Circle | Sugar Land, Texas 77498 | view all properties: LandsofTexas.com/member/10693

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www.DavisVernon.com 1011 Hillcrest Drive | Vernon, Texas 76384

Dane Mount/Broker (940) 839–6247 | dane@davisvernon.com

246 Ranch

2,478± Acres | King County | Property ID: 1169749

The 246 Ranch is located in western Knox and eastern King Counties. This ranch was part of the famous 6666 Ranch near Guthrie, Texas. This whole area is a huge part of Texas history, and is right in the middle of some of northwest Texas’ famous ranches such as the 6666, Pitchfork, Tongue River, Spike Box, Moorehouse and the Waggoner Ranch. The 246 Ranch has some of the best hunting and diversified terrain in this part of Texas. Buzzard Peak and Snake Den Lake are both on this ranch and are a great part of Texas history. This is one of the finest hunting ranches in Northwest Texas, with a game management program that has been in place for years. Recent rainfall has helped the grass, ponds and added to the lake level. The quail population has increased with current weather conditions and the deer are in better shape than ever. The 246 Ranch would make a great corporate hunting ranch for clients or would accommodate a large family with all the improvements in place now. This ranch is ready to enjoy now. Price: $4,584,300 or $1,850 per acre.

Buena Vista Ranch

562± Acres | Gillespie County | Property ID: 1674763 The Buena Vista Ranch is located in Gillespie County just seven miles from Fredericksburg’s Main Street. This ranch was a part of the original Rutledge family ranch. This 562-acre ranch has some of the best views that the hill country offers. With an elevation of 2,000-feet, multiple flat mesas and several deep valleys, the scenic view is unmatched at the Buena Vista Ranch. If you enjoy hunting, fishing, or admiring incredible Texas Hill Country views, then the Buena Vista Ranch is a must see for you! Will divide! Contact Harrison Park at (210) 373-3600.

Sweetwater Ranch

633± Acres | Wheeler County | Property ID: 1694057 Sweetwater Ranch is located three miles north of Wheeler, Texas in Wheeler County. This ranch has 633 acres plus or minus. Sweetwater Ranch has the amazing, clear Sweetwater creek that runs through the property of approximately one mile. This provides a great water source for cattle and wildlife. The property also has two spring fed ponds that are stocked with bass and catfish. The land has several areas of sub-irrigated grass. This property has good boundary fences. Many large cottonwood and hardwood trees meander throughout the property providing shade and shelter for cows and wildlife. Price $2,175,000. Contact at (806) 679-1852.

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www.ChasSMiddleton.com Sam Middleton/Broker | sam@csmandson.com 1507 13th Street Lubbock, Texas 79401 view all properties: LandsofTexas.com/member/6570

Mesa Vista Ranch 15,708.06± Acres | Roberts County Property ID: 1745690 The east division of Boone Pickens’ Mesa Vista Ranch is located along the Canadian River north of Pampa, Texas. Throughout Mr. Pickens’ ownership, he has continued to enhance the productivity of the Mesa Vista Ranch, with the primary focus being quail habitat improvement which has also been very beneficial to whitetail and mule deer, turkey and other wildlife.

The property is very well improved, with the main headquarter improvements being located in a scenic tree covered setting. These improvements include two comfortable homes, a gun room, large rock faced barn, four bay storage building and an old frame feed house.

Price: $20,341,937 or $1,295 per acre

Boyd Ranch 620.63± Acres | Motley County | Property ID: 1924984 The Boyd Ranch is located north of Matador in Motley County, Texas. The property is very diverse, the southern portion of the ranch has a fairly dense canopy of mesquite and hackberry trees providing cover for wildlife. The northern portion has a very open and rolling appearance with scattered mesquite thickets, shinnery and sage. There are three wells on the ranch, one of which is electric, the remaining two are solar powered. The property has been very well managed throughout the past several years with wildlife being the focus. There has been very limited grazing and the native grasses are in excellent condition. The ranch is improved by a frame two bedroom house with upstairs loft that serves as an additional bedroom. The house has one bath, kitchen and living area with hardwood flooring. Near the house is a metal shop building with bay doors. Price: $744,756 or $1,200 per acre

Miller’s Creek Ranch 648.62± Acres | Haskell County Property ID: 1787796 The Miller’s Creek Ranch is located in Haskell County, Texas. The terrain is rolling with some level portions.

Generally, the topography slopes towards Miller’s Creek, which is located in the southern and central portions of the property. There are four earthen ponds on the property as well as almost one mile of Miller’s Creek. Miller’s Creek is a seasonal creek that flows through the southern portion of the ranch. The ranch has been nicely improved by two cabins that are located in the western portion of the property.

These cabins feature central heating and air, open kitchen/living space, and room for several guests.

The perimeter has been grubbed along the fence lines making it easy to drive the entire ranch boundary.

Price: $810,775 or $1,250 per acre

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Rafter A Ranch 139± Acres | Waller County

Rafter A Ranch offers rolling hills, emerald pastures, two large lakes with fishing piers, 14 stall barn, lighted roping arena, four board fencing, numerous paddocks, beautiful treed private drive. Stone home with 1,500 square-feet of lovely outdoor covered porches, French doors, custom touches. Additional two bedrooms in separate guest house. Hay production produces income. A special ranch offering less than an hour from Houston.

Offered at $2,500,000.

Diamond Spur Ranch 216± Acres | Grimes County

For the consummate horseman! Exceptional horse ranch located as epicenter to College Station, Huntsville, Conroe, The Woodlands, and Houston. Horse and cattle amenities; two center aisle barns, shed row barn, lighted covered arena w/mechanical cow; beautiful home with pool, two guest homes, foreman’s home. Fenced turnouts, large lake. All seller owned minerals and royalties are negotiable. Offered at $3,950,000.

38351 FM 1736 | Hempstead, Texas 77445 http://www.landsofamerica.com/member/5153

Deitra Robertson/Broker Deitra@IKnowRanches.com | (979) 921-9470

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Helen Dockal/Broker | timdockal@verizon.net | (325) 347–8020 705 San Antonio/Hwy 87 S | Mason, Texas 76856 view all properties: LandsofTexas.com/member/4132

Wolf Branch Ranch

Millersview Ranch

Awesome high fenced game ranch with new 2,485 square feet, six-bedroom, three-bath lodge. Ranch has exotics and has released a white tailed breeder buck scoring 235, along with 20 bred doe to be released. Level III MLD permit. Call to view! Price: $1,285,000

Between Millersview and Paint Rock, near Duck Creek-Property has good cover, mesquite, native grasses and dirt tanks throughout. Wildlife is abundant with deer, turkey, dove, quail and some free ranging black buck. Great cabin that will sleep 10–12 easily. Price: $721,500

3098 Stonewood, Franklin, TX

Erna Ranch

Built in 2012, beautiful 2,300-square-foot home is on 2.85 acres in newly developed Woodforest Subdivision. Three-bedroom, two-and-a-half bath with study/office. Open floor plan, granite, stainless steel appliances and stone fireplace. Franklin ISD! Price: $310,000

Nice farm/ranch with good sandy soil, improved grasses and excellent underground water! Charming two-bedroom, one-bath home and a large twobedroom, two-bath hunting cabin, several outbuildings, and working pens. Three water wells all being 80 GPM or better and three nice ponds. Price: $731,700

447± Acres | Sutton County | Property ID: 1663710

2.85± Acres | Robertson County | Property ID: 1696567

390± Acres | Concho County | Property ID: 1689291

162± Acres | Kimble County | Property ID: 961512

4999 Pin Oak, Franklin, TX

50± Acres | Robertson County | Property ID: 1735497 Beautiful four-bedroom, four-bath flagstone 3,650-squarefoot home on 50 acres. Open concept home with many special features. Awesome kitchen, tile/wood laminate flooring, fireplace, bonus room! The gently rolling terrain is 40 percent wooded, 60 percent cleared. It is timbered by large post oak and live oak trees and there is a seasonal creek that has water feature potential.

Property is a rare find and located in the much coveted Franklin ISD. Price: $795,000

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1921 Lohmans Crossing, Suite 100 | Austin, Texas 78734

Boerne Equestrian Beauty 224± Acres | Kendall County | Property ID: 1155944 BOERNE EQUESTRIAN BEAUTY - This secluded ranch is well located near San Antonio, just outside of Boerne, Texas. Solitude and privacy await you with over a mile of paved road to the compound from the front gate. Beautiful four-bedroom, three-and-a-half bath limestone home of approximately 3,000 square feet, guest home with three-bedrooms and two-baths, large horse barn with huge entertaining area, bunk room and quarters.

Work your roping horses in the 300’ x 150’ arena or your cutting horses in the covered area as well. This ranch is well watered with two wells logged at 65–70 gpm per owner and a windmill feeding the cowboy swimming pool. Pastures have been cleared of most cedar and six surface tanks collect water throughout the ranch allowing the abundant free ranging wildlife, horses and cattle to graze. This exceptional property is offered with all minerals owned, believed to be 100 percent. Four executive hunting blinds also convey. Price: $2,850,000. 3 percent to buyer’s agent.

Senator Ranch Headquarters 2,340± Acres | Madison County | Property ID: 1158675 Senator Ranch Headquarters. One of the more famous ranches in the area, the headquarters pasture consists of approximately 2,340 acres. This ranch is located in Madison County. The improvements are dated but functional including a sprawling one story ranch home, approximately 3,600 square-feet overlooking the fabulous Carr Lake. Numerous barns, working pens, lakes, improved pastures and fantastic wildlife habitat. Bordered on the north by County Line Road (OSR), on the west by over 5 miles of the Navasota River and accessed/bordered on the south by CR355, you are just a short distance from Normangee, Texas. In various locations on the ranch, there are four other smaller houses in poor to average condition. This beautiful working ranch has not been offered for sale in three decades. A small NPRI is negotiable with the sale. Asking $6,435,000 or $2,750 per acre.

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www.NixonRealEstate.com Vic Nixon, Broker | (830) 997–2187 vic@nixonrealestate.com 1325 East Main Street | Fredericksburg, Texas 78624

Wine Country Special 331.55± Acres | Blanco County | Property ID: 1809599 331.55 acres located on US Highway 290 between Johnson City and Hye. Approximately 1,500 feet of highway frontage with a great location for a winery. Productive fields, large oak trees, large home built in 1999 with beautiful treed patios. There is also a 60’x100’ barn, three-car garage /workshop, old home to be restored, another very large barn, lots of brush toward the back of the property for hunting. This is a great multi-use property. Very few properties this size become available in the Hye. Price: $3,770,000

Fredericksburg Ranch 317± Acres | Gillespie County | Property ID: 1892166 317 acres located four-and-a-half miles from the Gillespie county airport on FM 2093. There are mountaintop views of Fredericksburg and the Pedernales River Valley from elevations over 1,900 feet. One water well, a nice sized pond, seasonal creek with a lake location. Hunting is good for deer, turkey, dove and hogs. Price: 2,060,500 or $4,368,482 for 688 acres with frontage also on Hayden Ranch Road and two water wells. view all properties: LandsofTexas.com/member/143

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Bar Triangle E 114.80± Acres | Walker County | Property ID: 1760895 The 6,303-square-foot home has everything from a home theater to an amazing master suite. Game room, four bedrooms, five baths, gourmet kitchen, vanishing edge pool, horse barn with apartment, arena, ponds, cross fenced and more. The 114.8 acres is very scenic with rolling hills, scattered trees, beautiful views, and frontage on SH 75 North. Concrete drive leads to home from gated entrance. Design detail lends an elegant feel to a comfortable Texas ranch. Easy access to I-45 with a short drive to Conroe and The Woodlands. Price: $1,890,000

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Old Chapel Road 18.52± Acres | Walker County | Property ID: 1801851 This custom dream home by Pinecrest Construction is situated on 18.52 acres of pristine property.

Relax on the huge porches or in the inviting sun room. Come inside and entertain from the open concept, island kitchen. More storage than one can imagine. Outdoors features a 40x80 barn, 40x40 being fully enclosed and two 20x40 open ends, all on a slab. Completing the look is a gorgeous stock pond, with a fountain. Park-like setting. Price: $649,500

Sam Houston Hills 64.57± Acres | Walker County Property ID: 1898480 This historic property is one of the prettiest tracts in the area. In the Sam Houston Survey of Walker County, this property is a portion of the tract that was awarded to General Houston by the Republic of Texas for his service and leadership at the Battle of San Jacinto. This property is well maintained with a number of large trees scattered throughout the manicured pastures offering several stunning building sites. The beautiful one-and-a-half-acre lake is stocked with fish and was recently deepened. The west end of the tract is wooded and offers great habitat for wildlife. The deer have good genetics in this area with a deer killed on this property in 2013 that scored over 155 B & C points. Hay is grown on the property providing a special use agricultural exemption. Price: $548,530 Markham Realty, Inc. contact@markhamrealty.com | (936) 295–5989 2715 11th Street | Huntsville, Texas 77340 view all properties: LandsofTexas.com/member/4266

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Mark M Connally/Broker connallymm@gmail.com (512) 944-4435 | (830) 776-1480 South Texas and Hill Country view all properties: LandsofTexas.com/member/12970

Frio River Ranch

1,620± Acres | Uvalde County | Property ID: 1788652

Kovar Ranch

125± Acres | Bastrop County | Property ID: 1720927 Gorgeous 125 acres in Bastrop County. Heavily wooded with large pond.

Loaded with oaks, abundant deer, hogs, ducks, and dove! Water well and electric in place, great possible homesites. Good perimeter fencing in place.

1/2 of owned minerals to convey. Price: $587,500

1,600 acres - all or part, 4.5 miles of gorgeous Frio River. 75 percent of property is in Hay Grazer, remainder in South Texas brush. Ranch is bisected by Blanco Creek. two sides high fenced. Conveys with 1/8th of the minerals. Three water wells, and electric throughout. Price: $4,800,000

Brackettville Game Ranch

765.89± Acres | Kinney County | Property ID: 1093829

Legal Eagle

1,038.22± Acres | Maverick County | Property ID: 1156878 1,038 acres in Maverick County - partial minerals. Bring offer/turn-key!

All equipment, deer blinds, feeders, furniture go with sale. Conveys with approximately 25 percent of the minerals on half of the property. Four homes located on Ranch. Lake and ponds, abundant water. Price: $3,581,100

Sonora Mountain Ranch

387± Acres | Sutton County | Property ID: 1699814

387± acres in Sutton County - all or part. Great Hunting Ranch!!! Deer, axis, aoudad, varmits! Ready to go, home in place. Water well, electric. Walkin cooler, two sheds. Huge views, dry Devils River, paved road access. Only $1,595 per acre or $617,265.

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765 acres in Kinney County, Texas. Beautiful rolling hills, great tree cover (oaks, cedar, pinion pine, mesquite) Management program in place for over ten years.

Abundant whitetail, axis, hogs, turkey. Electric, water well in place. Only $1,250 per acre or $880,773.

Hickory Mountain Ranch 1,914± Acres | Llano County | Property ID: 1576961 About six miles south of Llano lies an approximately 1,914-acre piece of Texas history that is being made available for the first time in multiple generations.

This “Diamond in the Rough” is a completely natural blank canvas for you to make it whatever you dream of! There is a beautiful wet-weather creek fed by many smaller creeks and draws forming beautiful creek bottoms that are filled with large hickory, live oaks and elm trees. In the center of this ranch is a large fragmented granite mountain rising over 300-feet from its base that creates a perfect habitat for all types of wildlife and recreational pursuits. This ranch is well-watered with four solar powered wells pumping into large cement water troughs. A nice, serviceable hunter’s cabin on the back of the property, an historical 1886 home with over 3,500 square feet of living space and “good bones”, and a second, more modern, home complete with a pool create this lovely picture of Heaven on earth! Price: $8,613,000

McBee Ranch 402± Acres | Mason County | Property ID: 1728870 Located at the Mason/San Saba county line right on Highway 71, is a picturesque and diverse piece of property that you could call Home. It is a close contest as to whether the varied terrain and its natural beauty eclipses the modern 4,200-square-foot custom home! The land includes lovely mature oaks, rolling hills, and flat open fields. The home has custom hardwood floors, Kingwood cabinetry, top of the line appliances, and a comfortable outdoor living space that includes a pool and hot tub. Great water and wells service the property including a 450 gallon per minute irrigation well with a 40-acre pivot. As a permanent home or an ideal vacation spot, the beauty and features of this property are special! Price: $2,900,000

Rocky Creek Ranch 388± Acres | Mills County | Property ID: 1720651 If you have ever dreamed of working white-tail deer on your own high fenced ranch and being able to live in a beautiful home among them, this may be the ideal place for you! A little over 250-acres of this lovely ranch with highway frontage is high- fenced and includes some of the best looking deer you will find.

The additional 130± acres is directly across the highway and is low-fenced.

Rocky Creek traverses both properties and, except during extreme drought, flows year-round. Dinosaur tracks embedded in some of the rock around the property provides unique opportunities to study and share a piece of history with your family and friends. The Austin Stone home has five bedrooms and three bathrooms, tons of great amenities and a wraparound porch perfect for relaxing at the end of your day. There is also a Foreman’s house or guest home, granite gravel roads, numerous barns, shop, and pens. This is truly a complete package. Price: $3,800,000

Willow City Ranch 576± Acres | Gillespie County | Property ID: 1629244 About 20 miles northeast of the historic Fredericksburg, Texas is a phenomenal part of the Texas Hill Country known as the Willow City Ranch. Travel the scenic Willow City Loop and you will come right to this unique and beautiful property. Meander through the wildflowers, take a hike to the springs, or enjoy morning coffee from your porch atop the bluffs as you watch the sunrise. There is a lovely three bedroom, two bath home as well as a small hunter’s cabin.

Working pens, a nice barn, several wells and enough wildlife to make a hunter’s paradise are just a few of the wonderful features you can enjoy with this ranch.

This gorgeous property, with such diverse terrain and features, can be an ideal vacation spot or permanent home. Truly spectacular! Price: $4,320,000 www.FrostyMiller.com frosty@tstar.net (325) 247–3997 | (325) 456-8844 1200 Ford Street | Llano, Texas 78643 view all properties: LandsofTexas.com/member/6053

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Tierra Paloma 845± Acres | Coleman County | Property ID: 1745752 The dream spot for the any type of hunting and fishing family or friends. Two generously stocked lakes with Florida bass, channel catfish and brim. Unrivaled bird hunting, for dove and ducks. The improvements on this property are unparalleled in neatness, detail and imagination. Owner is conveying all of his substantial minerals Price: $1,975,000

The River Bluff Ranch 765± Acres | Mills County | Property ID: 1923385 Perhaps the most fantastic view anywhere traveling along one-and-ahalf miles of the majestic Colorado River. This 765 acres is completely high fenced and has been under an intense trophy deer management program for 19 years that has produced 260 B/C class, free ranging bucks.

A handsome 2,000+-square-foot lodge sits above the oak-lined river and ancient Indian camp grounds. An efficient Culligan system provides water to the lodge/house, barns and outbuildings. Meanwhile, the wildlife enjoys water from the 10 strategically located tanks one of which is 35-feet-deep and all stocked with fish. There is a great roll to the acreage and the soil can change as easily as the topography from rich blackland to sandy lome.

Unlike so many other river ranches, the River Bluff Ranch offers loads of easy access to the shores of the Colorado including picnic and boat launch areas.

Call (214) 207–8871. Price: $4,850,000

The Diamond Ranch 300± Acres | Coleman County | Property ID: 1707813 The Diamond Ranch, not far from Gouldbusk, in Coleman County is 300 acres, high fenced and on one of the higher elevations in the county with impressive topographical fluctuations. There are five ponds, about 60 impressive whitetails, 20 axis, six blackbucks, dove, and wild quail. Improvements include an all-weather road leading up to all the dwellings including a recently remodeled 2,000 square-foot double-wide with four bedrooms, two baths, formal dining, front and back porches, 30x50 carport, plus rock accents. The newest feature is a 3,000+-square-foot, two-story, foam insulated bunkhouse that sleeps 14 and opens to an outdoor kitchen and a panoramic view of the big country. Price: $1,275,000

www.TXSportingProperties.com | Tom Stephenson/Broker | blastandcast@sbcglobal.com | (214) 207–8871 3508 Greenville Avenue #31 | Dallas, Texas 75206 | view all properties: LandsofTexas.com/member/19951

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William Wheless III/Broker (713) 526–4411 | wmw@whelessproperties.com | (713) 524–1952 fax

Brookshire Polo Farm 293±Acres |Waller County | Property ID: 1923361 Located in Waller County just west of Brookshire, Texas, this 293-acre farm has extensive frontage on Wilpitz Road and Bessie’s Creek. The property features four polo fields, a large indoor arena, and multiple horse stables. It has several buildings including a bunk house with a swimming pool, a manager’s house, and a mechanic’s garage. Gorgeous pecan orchards grace the property along with several lakes and ponds. Additionally, there is a boat dock and fishing pavilion, a skate park, and an outdoor kitchen. This beautiful property is a short drive from Houston and has unlimited equestrian and recreational potential. Price upon request. Showings to qualified purchasers by appointment only.

www.WhelessProperties.com 2001 Kirby, Suite 514 | Houston, Texas 77019 view all properties: Landsof Texas.com/member/36667

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Loose Rock Ranch

1,036± Acres Kinney County Property ID: 1602005

The ranch lies along the southern edge of the Balcones Escarpment that created the “Rocky Mountains of Texas”.

This beautiful Hill Country Ranch has a wide valley surrounded by scenic hills and limestone bluffs. There is an abundance of wild game, including whitetail, wild turkey and the elusive aoudad. Water is distributed by spring and two water wells. Two neat cabins. Sells Turn-Key. Price: $1,600 per acre

Poquito Grande Ranch

874± Acres Kinney County Property ID: 1135402

Located 16 miles north of Brackettville. The land is well manicured and has an unique diversity of high protein browse that creates an outstanding habitat for whitetail, turkey, quail and livestock. Cover and browse makes this ranch a superior cattle and hunting ranch. Price: $1,487 per acre

Tom Williams Ranch 48± Acres | Edwards County Property ID: 1352142

This family ranch is located four miles northwest of the quaint Barksdale community. Both sides of Pulliam Creek a tributary of the Nueces River flows through the property. Joins the historic 22,000-acres Cedar Creek Ranch. A real hunters paradise! Nestled among large oak trees is a three-bedroom, three-bath ranch home. Country living at its best! Price: $563,000

Agua Dulce Ranch

4,286± Acres | Kinney County | Property ID: 980158 A South Texas type hunting ranch located 45 miles northwest of Uvalde.

Superior workmanship in three bedroom lodge. Huge “Hi Door” barn facility. Tremendous combination of high quality browse for outstanding deer habitat. Strong grass country with boot high grass. Game fence on three sides. Sells Turn-Key. Price: $1,460 per acre

Jesse Lockhart, Jr

lockhart@swtexas.net

10351 Hwy 335 | Barksdale, Texas 78828

Office: (830) 234-3415 | Fax: (830) 234-3515 view all properties: LandsofAmerica.com/member/1229

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Don Sorrells/Agent (979) 820–4107 | dsorrells@windstream.net | (979) 846–9378 fax www.DonSorrells.RemaxTexas.com 161 North Earl Rudder Freeway | Bryan, Texas 77802 view all properties: LandsofTexas.com/member/51525

Trinity Lakes Ranch 161± Acres | Grimes County Property ID: 1692427 Trinity Lakes Ranch has an impressive history as a premiere equestrian breeding and training operation. Ideally situated within commuting distance of BryanCollege Station or north Houston, this property is rolling pasture with four ponds, a home and a mobile home, 75’x75’ horse barn (17 stall capacity, seven complete two of which are double foaling), 50’x100’ hay barn, round pen, two outdoor arenas, hot walker, and turn out pens.

The property is thoughtfully fenced and cross-fenced for maximum efficiency. Price: $880,000

Terri Seiter/Agent (979) 324–0288 | terri@terriseiter.com PO Box 11486 | College Station, Texas 77842 view all properties: LandsofTexas.com/member/133310

Triple Creek Ranch 41± Acres | Grimes County | Property ID: 1405250 Amazing one owner gated entry home, ranch and guest quarters. This property, known as Triple Creek Ranch, has everything you could ever want. Fantastic location, 2,700-square-foot home, 717-square-foot guest home, 42 beautiful acres with rolling pastures and pond, a wooded variety of timbers, and three creeks, hay barn, pens and more. The land has a lot of wildlife, rabbits, dove, squirrels and deer.

Price: $1,247,000

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www.FindARanch.com Tyler Wright/Broker findaranch@gmail.com PO Box 845 | 200 Ellis Street Menard, Texas 76859 (877) 396-4477 Toll Free

Picnic Bend River Ranch 1,600± Acres | Menard County Property ID: 1716819

Rare is the opportunity to purchase approximately three miles of river in the Texas Hill Country. This new listing in the Northwestern Texas Hill Country in between Mason and Menard offers three miles of the spectacular and pristine San Saba River. This stretch of the San Saba River is fabulous consisting of six different long, wide, and deep holes totaling about two miles divided by five different rapids and rock and gravel bottom shoal areas totaling about one mile, offering what may be the most unique blend of variety, quality, and quantity of the San Saba River to ever come on the market—all packed into a manageable and affordable 1,600 acres. This opportunity to own approximately three miles of the San Saba River is priced to sell and will not last long. Owner will also consider dividing into multiple tracts. Call Tyler today to see this San Saba River crown jewel before it is too late. Co-Listed with Tom Sammons, Agent with Sam McAnally Company. Price: $8,950,000

Bear Creek Ranch

1,275± Acres | Kimble County Property ID: 1746053

This ranch is situated approximately two miles north of I-10 and eight miles west of Junction, Texas. There is approximately one mile on both sides of Bear Creek which runs through the north and east portion of the ranch.

The ranch has six+ miles of fully enclosed game-proof high fence on the west side of Bear Creek with additional acreage not within the high fence area. The four-bedroom, two-bath rock home sits atop a scenic bluff overlooking the clear flowing water of Bear Creek. The creek has been wellgroomed to provide easy access to the water’s edge. This is a trophy whitetail hunting ranch qualified under the Texas Managed Lands Deer Permit (MLDP). There are abundant whitetail deer, black-buck, axis, hogs, turkey and dove on this ranch. Bear Creek Ranch is an excellent opportunity to own a live-water hunting ranch with the potential to raise your own trophy whitetail. Price: $4,500,000 view all properties: LandsofTexas.com/member/173

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Nelson Farm & Ranch Properties A. E. “Butch” Nelson, Jr., Broker

nelsonfarmandranch@gmail.com P.O. Box 5051 | Abilene, Texas 79608 view all properties: LandsofAmerica.com/member/49724

www.aenelson.com • Phone: (325) 698-3374 • Toll-Free: (866)218-6238

4M Ranch 362± Acres | Shackelford County The 4M Ranch, a working cattle ranch and major cutting horse operation, was developed some 15 years ago with keen consideration and awareness of the ranching heritage. The ranch was procured from a 100 year-old family owned estate and is located south of Albany, Texas, in historic Shackelford County. Every venue on the ranch is a reproduction from long years past whether it is the historically correct reproduction of the white, clap board guest house, barn, the cattle pens, working horse areas, the hunting lodge, or the main stone house. Each structure was custom built and site selected giving integrity to the land while affording privacy for each of their separate uses. The ranch offers outstanding hunting of deer, turkey, dove, quail and other wildlife. A custom built hunting lodge was constructed eight years ago on a beautiful sequestered site. Taking advantage of the 1,900-foot elevation site, the main stone house was custom built and designed with walls of windows to offer views that overlook the Jenkins Creek and valley.

This unobstructed panoramic vista from the front porch, offers up the extraordinary West Texas landscape of beautiful mesas, valleys, and the West Texas rolling hillsides. This beautiful property is offered at $1,850,000.

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THUNDER HILL RANCH

939Âą Acres | Llano County | Property ID: 1627893 Thunder Hill Ranch is one of the crown jewels of Llano County and the Texas Hill Country. The ranch is located three miles east of Llano, 20 miles from Lake LBJ and Horseshoe Bay and 75 miles from Austin.

Its 939 acres is a corporate dream that can sleep up to 40 people in the five houses which include a new Party Barn that sleeps 16 and a first class River House overlooking 3,500 feet of the year-round historical Llano River. 880 acres are under high fence broken down in two pastures, a 700-acre Whitetail Pasture with 200+ B and C whitetails and trophy black buck and a 180-acre Exotic Pasture with trophy gemsbok (41�+), aoudad, axis, red sheep, red fallow, black buck and trophy whitetails. There are two big lakes stocked with trophy bass. The 5,000 square-foot Party Barn includes a commercial kitchen, two living rooms, 2,000 square-foot covered patio with built-in BBQ cooker/smoker and outdoor kitchen overlooking a nine stage/five station state of the art-lighted skeet range. The ranch is being sold turn-key with all designer furnishings in the houses to convey along with ranch equipment, ATVs and exotics. Price: $8,995,000

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KENT LESLEY / BROKER

kent@kentlesley.com | (830) 596-1111 PO Box 7703 | Horseshoe Bay, Texas 78657 view all properties: LandsofTexas.com/member/55867

Michele "Mitch" Smith, Broker and Associates mitch@reataranchrealty.com (830) 992-3045 | (325) 347-5444 fax 405 E. Main Street | Fredericksburg, Texas 78624 view all properties: LandsofAmerica.com/member/70654

Vista Enchantada S&T

96± Acres | Llano County | Property ID: 1717156 The 96-acre ranch is located within Vista Encantada, a gated community whose property rises 250 feet above the Big Sandy Creek flats of the Texas Hill County. The land portrays Texas at its very best. The ranch has great views with numerous building sites, good habitat cover and excellent hunting. Views include such features as Enchanted Rock, the cliffs over Willow City Loop, as well as Bullhead, Watch, Dutch, Ragged, House Mountain and Cedar Mountains. The predominant views to the South stretch over countless ridges in the Riley Mountains in Gillespie County. Talk about uninterrupted views! This ranch has two wells, a seasonal creek and a large pond. Located within 27 miles North of the historic town of Fredericksburg, Texas with its shopping, galleries, restaurants and hospital and a 10 minute drive South off Llano, Texas with all the necessities you may need such as grocery store, gas and hospital. Easy access, close to town, fabulous views, hunting, great variety of trees, what more could you ask for? Price: $720,000

Double Mane Ranch

1,682± Acres | Menard County Property ID: 1176521

This exceptional hunting property lies approximately half way between Mason and Menard,Texas in the Menard/McCulloch counties. Restaurants, shopping and basic necessities are within a 20 minute drive. When viewing this property you’ll find yourself in the middle of Live Oak/Cedar/Mesquite country. The high fenced game ranch has a nice roll with distant views and usable fields. The quality and quantity of underground water in this area is excellent. The five-bed, two-bath ranch home is nicely done and fully furnished. The 5,000 square-foot barn has a large stainless steel cleaning/processing facility, outdoor cooler/storage and sleeping quarters. This ranch has been game managed producing excellent white tail deer. You’ll also find quite a few Rio Grande turkeys, dove and hogs. All deer blinds, feeders and protein feeders convey. This is a turnkey high fenced game ranch ready for its new owner and priced to sell. This is an excellent choice of property for someone who is looking for a turnkey well managed game ranch.

Price: $4,800,000

Spring Creek Estates Home

12.08± Acres | Gillespie County | Property ID: 1898835

Beautiful custom built home situated on over 12 acres with a variety of trees.

The home has numerous design features such as the jaw dropping entry featuring tall antique double doors from Argentina and copper ceiling foyer. There is a spring fed creek that traverses near the back of the home and an additional large metal barn with dog run. If you are wanting a small tract of land, fabulous home built for entertaining and relaxing, the privacy of a gated development and within minutes of Fredericksburg Main street shopping, restaurants, galleries, hospitals and grocery stores then here it is. Price: $975,000

www.ReataRanchRealty.com

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Andy Flack/Broker

andy@homelandprop.com | (936) 295–2500 1600 Normal Park | Huntsville, Texas 77340 view all properties: LandsofTexas.com/member/2626

Forest 1,024 Acres 1,024± Acres | Trinity County Property ID: 1515846

Rolling and wooded timberland. Managed forest/ timberland in merchantable and pre-merchantable pine/hardwood. Excellent roads. Price: $2,759,680

Waterfront! 602 Acres

602± Acres | Walker County | Property ID: 1119365 Deep water frontage on Whites Creek at the Trinity River. Navigable to Lake Livingston. Beautiful rolling timberland entwined with meandering drains. Rolling from paved highway frontage to water frontage. Sharply rolling pine timberland to cleared and under brushed navigable water frontage. Trinity River country known for hunting and fishing. 160+ class B/C deer annually, water fowl, white bass annual runs, and huge catfish. Price: $1,655,500

Fountain Creek 376 Acres

376± Acres | Trinity County | Property ID: 1515924 Well-managed forest/timberland with beautiful rolling topography. Great road frontage and excellent internal road access. Sandy loam type soils.

Price: $1,126,120

T-I-M-B-E-R 596 Acres 596± Acres | Trinity County Property ID: 1515586

Beautiful rolling timberland and excellently managed forest land. Great access. Lake sites.

Creek drains. Southern pines. Wildlife, deer, hogs, and more! Price: $1,758,200

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Gary Holub | Holub Land Brokers | gary@holubrealestate.com | www.holubrealestate.com | (830) 221–5550

KD Ranch 284± Acres | Wilson County 284 acres of gently rolling bermuda pastures dotted with live oak trees, the KD Ranch sits 16 miles north of Stockdale, Texas and just on the northern edge of the Eagle Ford Shale. The ranch features a 2,000 square-foot ranch style house with swimming pool and over 36,000 square feet of barns and improvements.

Currently a working hay operation, this ranch has endless possibilities and offers deer, turkey, hogs, and dove. Included is a six year old 1,180 foot irrigation well that currently produces 1,500 gallons of water per minute. Minerals are negotiable! Price: $2,236,000

Colorado River Frontage 172± Acres | Colorado County | Property ID: 1936882 Located just outside of Ellinger, Texas and minutes from US 71 and I-10, this live water property offers almost one mile of Colorado River frontage. Oak trees and 30-year-old pecan bottoms are scattered throughout this secluded river frontage. The entire eastern half of the property is bordered by a county road, which offers easy access to all parts of the 172± acres. This area of the Colorado River is known for great duck hunting, and is also home to deer, dove, turkey, and hogs. Currently an income producing property, the land produces $5,000–$7,000 per month in gravel income. Also available are an additional 40 acres near this property that can be divided. Price: $1,530,800

Brown Ranch 38± Acres | Gonzales County Just five miles from Moulton, Texas and in the heart and soul of the Eagle Ford Shale, this beautiful 2,300±-square-foot custom rock and log home sits on 38.5 acres in eastern Gonzales county. Accompanying this gorgeous house are an oversized three-car garage, a one-acre pond, and a 50x60 metal barn with partial slab. Composed of mostly flat pastureland and large mature oak trees, this property has abundant wildlife, including, dove, deer, hogs, and turkey. This is a unique opportunity to purchase a custom home and 38 acres in this sought after area of Texas. Price: $795,000

1439 Hanz Dr. Suite 100 | New Braunfels, Texas 78130 view all properties: LandsofTexas.com/member/39271

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Todd Fox/Agent (830) 693–8884 | (512) 755–4433 cell | todd@markfoxrealestate.com

Backbone Valley Ranch 223±Acres|BurnetCounty|PropertyID:1725502 Backbone Valley Ranch, located at the foot of the Backbone Mountain Range, consists of approximately 223 acres.

Ranch amenities include a spacious lodge resting at a high elevation with large panoramic views. The ranch also has excellent bottom land and valleys giving it a diverse use for cattle, horses and abundant wildlife. The ranch owns a private road out to County Road 120, giving it exclusive end of the road privacy. The ranch is less than 10 Minutes from Marble Falls, making it ideal for use as both a permanent residence and vacation ranch. Please call for an appointment. Price: $2,150,000

McCoy Ranch 190± Acres | Blanco County Property ID: 1887853 Highly desirable Cypress Mills acreage. Beautiful ranch just 20 minutes south of Marble Falls located in the heart of the Texas Hill Country. It is centrally located and minutes from Scott and White medical center and to lakes Travis and LBJ, Horseshoe Bay, Marble Falls, Bee Caves, and Austin. It has a 5,000±-square-foot rock home with endless views.

It also has a beautiful historical home on the property that will need some restoration. This ranch consists of 190± acres of live oak trees and amazing views.

It has great access off of County Road 962. The roads on this ranch are paved all the way back to the home. This ranch is a place with a lot of variety and character. Price: $2,375,000

Flat Rock Springs Ranch 260± Acres | Burnet County Property ID: 1944090 260 acres located in Marble Falls, Texas with access off of Highway 281 and frontage on County Road 401. Property has both sides of Flat Rock Creek and year-round live water.

Price: $3,900,000

www.MarkFoxRealEstate | Marble Falls, Texas 78654 | view all properties: LandsofTexas.com/member/34157

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www.moreland.com

Cutter Ridge Ranch 40¹ Acres | Travis County | Property ID: 1563979 Cutter Ridge Ranch, off Hamilton Pool Road, is an operational cutting horse facility of the finest caliber. It stands ready for the next owner seeking an Equestrian dream estate or an investor looking to redevelop. Located on 40.7 acres directly bordered on the south by the Little Barton conservation easement which backs to the Shield Ranch. Views from this property will remain breath-taking and protected. The original ranch manager’s home has been recently updated and is located at the front of the property. Little Barton Creek divides the property with a waterfall and crosses the limestone bordered road up to the barns. Two custom Morton Barns were built in 2010. One, an eight-stall barn with custom office and residence provides state of the art temperature control and misting systems for each stall. The custom residence above the barn has two bedrooms and two baths. Finished out by Kevin Krupa with high-end finishes like Carrara marble countertops and cypress engineered wood floors. The second barn provides storage room for cars, trucks, tractors and feed. Perimeter-fenced with security gated entry. The property is also cross-fenced with individually watered pastures. This is a turnkey gentleman’s ranch that will bring immediate enjoyment while providing the opportunity to build a dream ranch estate or subdivision. Custom Estate Home plans by Ryan Street are available. www.CutterRidgeRanch.com Price: $3,975,000

Kim Collins/Broker Associate kimcollins@moreland.com | (512) 576-2847 1804 West 6th Street #B | Austin, Texas 78703 view all properties: LandsofTexas.com/member/56244

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GRAY GHOST RANCH

8,000± Acres | Pueblo | Colorado | Property ID: 1514924 This picturesque ranch got its name from the tremendous mule deer bucks known to take refuge in the shadows of the Gray Ghost Ranch’s pinon/cedar tree canyons. The 8,000±-acre ranch lies in the foothills of the Central Rocky Mountains of Colorado just seven miles west of Pueblo. Minutes from the Arkansas River and bordering Lake Pueblo State Park, this property is an outdoorsman’s paradise offering nearby fly fishing, boating, riding and hiking. Mule deer, pronghorn antelope and elk are known to frequent the property. Gray Ghost Ranch will run 200 cow/calf pairs annually; with working areas built for bison, this is a turnkey operation for an abundance of livestock opportunities. At 5,200 feet in elevation and situated 18 miles from the Pueblo Airport and 60 miles from the Colorado Springs Airport, Gray Ghost Ranch offers convenience, mild winters and favorable weather year-round. Price: $8,000,000

Ryan Tatsch | (719) 565–8318 | 100 Commons Road Suite 7–174, Dripping Springs, Texas 78620 | www.RMABrokers.com | view all properties: LandsofAmerica.com/member/14243

McCoy Meadows Ranch 2,500± Acres | Union County Oregon | Property ID: 435366

Privacy, seclusion and recreational opportunities.

Miles of streams, timber, lush meadows and diverse terrain. Home, barn, cabins and more. Premier fish and wildlife habitat. Price: $2,250,000, REDUCED to $1,900,000

greg sackos/broker

info@intermountainland.com | (541) 523–4434 1425 Campbell Street | Baker City, Oregon 97814 www.IntermountainLand.com

Willow Creek Ranch 240± Acres | Baker County | Oregon | Property ID: 898397 At the base of the Elkhorn Range of the Blue Mountains. Mature timber, open meadows, irrigated pasture, excellent recreational opportunities, home, barn, shop, live creek, large pond and total seclusion.

Price: $775,000, REDUCED to $725,000 view all properties: LandsofAmerica.com/member/20871

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Marla Hawkins

(940) 658-3390 | mhawkins58@windstream.net view all properties: LandsofTexas.com/member/26756

COUNTS REAL ESTATE 102 NORTH AVENUE A | PO BOX 338 KNOX CITY, TEXAS 79529

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58 Acres of Texas with Country Home 58.50± Acres | Knox County | Property ID: 1803754 58± acres of Texas real estate available for purchase! Located in Knox County Texas, approximately 125 miles east of Lubbock or 230 miles west of Fort Worth, Texas. With 10± acres in established grass, three water wells, cattle pens, new fences, trees and a metal building with 420 squarefeet of bonus living space, this property is ideal for horses, a few head of cattle, or goats. Property also features two tanks, with one fed by a small creek that runs through the property with adequate rainfall. The remaining acres are native trees and some cultivation. This unique property includes a 2,375 square-feet two level home constructed in 2011. The home includes custom finishes in an open floor plan, featuring a large master bedroom with walk in closet and en-suite bath on the main level. A second bedroom and bathroom is located down the hall with 10-foot ceilings and custom trim. The top floor has a theater room and a space that could be used for a third bedroom or home office. Large covered porches on both the front and back of the house are the perfect place to view beautiful west Texas skies and starlit nights! Shown by appointment only and offered at $375,000. This is your chance to own a piece of Texas!

PARAMOUNT Brad Buchanan/Broker (903) 577–1855 | bradbuchanan@remax.net www.NeTexasHomes.com 817 North Jefferson | Mount Pleasant, Texas 75455 view all properties: LandsofTexas.com/member/6725

50 Acres – Custom Home and Ranch 50.34± Acres | Titus County | Property ID: 1167053 This perfect blend of a beautiful home with an abundance of amenities includes 50 acres in Chapel Hill ISD! The exterior boasts a brick and stone landscaped entrance with concrete circle drive, in-ground pool and cabana, covered porch, and covered outdoor kitchen area. The gorgeous upstairs balcony overlooks pool and private lake, accessible through interior or exterior. 12 acres are restricted. Acreage features hardwood flooring, formal dining/study, and upstairs media room with bar, half bath and bonus sitting area leading to balcony. An exercise/fourth bedroom, fireplaces in living and master bedroom, and more set this majestic home and land apart from all the others. Price: $599,900

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Karan Wethington kwethington@kw.com | (817) 929-3189 Casey Kral ckral.wethingtonteam@gmail.com | 817-932-3653

Keller Williams Johnson County 308 E. Renfro St. Suite 104 Burleson, Texas 76028 www.WethingtonTeam.com

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Grandview Ranch

525± Acres | Hill County | Property ID: 1629709 Pride of ownership is apparent in every aspect of this fine 525± acre Grandview Ranch. A complete Ranch-Farm setup, with all the bells and whistles! This one of a kind home offers: large media room, electric gate, three-car attached and four-car detached garage. On this fabulous piece of property, there is a ten stall horse barn with an office, tack and feed rooms. Wash bay with hot water, bunk house, European horse walker, round pen, hay barn and stock barn, pens-chutes-gates.

There is a water well to all pastures. Don’t miss this opportunity to purchase such an amazing property! Price: $3,000,000 Photos provided by Anthony Ford Photography

LANDON KANE/BROKER | (210) 496–7775 | LKANE@DIRTDEALERS.COM

LAKE HILLS, TEXAS 592.84± Acres | Bandera County | Property ID: 1605614 592.84 acres on Lake Medina in Lake Hills, Texas. Development potential or private retreat!

30 Minutes to San Antonio and Bandera. Hunting, fishing, etc. Bank owned. Contact broker to view the property. Price: $3,200,000 WWW.DIRTDEALERS.COM | TUSCANY STONE, SUITE 210 | SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS 78258 | VIEW ALL PROPERTIES: LANDSOFTEXAS.COM/MEMBER/53918

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LINDY SULLIVAN/REALTOR (512) 422–9817 | LINDY@AUSTINMETROPLEXREALTY.COM WWW.AUSTINMETROPLEXREALTY.COM 1335 EAST WHITESTONE BLVD, SUITE Z200 | CEDAR PARK, TEXAS 78613 VIEW ALL PROPERTIES: LANDSOFTEXAS.COM/MEMBER/205627

CENTRAL TEXAS EQUESTRIAN GEM 5.08± Acres | Williamson County 5.08 acres in the heart of Cedar Park, 23 miles from downtown Austin! A beautiful country estate suited for horses with access to a 39-acre lake. The main house is 5,000 square feet with incredible carved stone and wood fireplaces, beautiful wooden doors, stained glass windows and many custom features that will have you spellbound. This property is beautiful from the front gate all the way to the guest quarters. Suited for horse enthusiasts with stables and 1,700+ square feet of guest quarters. The guest quarters has two bedrooms, two full baths and a separate gated entrance.

Relax by the pool or enjoy the outdoor grill/cabana area. This home also has a large screened porch as an extension of the main house. Very secluded, yet so close to all the amenities of shopping, entertainment, schools, hospital, and easy access to major thoroughfares. Price: $1,150,000

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