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WILDLIFE ISSUE OPTIMIZING HABITAT: MAKING THE MOST OF IT

LOOKING AT PEOPLE BEHIND THE LAND INTRODUCTION TO THE EXOTIC WILDLIFE INDUSTRY ARE YOU A SAFE HUNTING PARTNER? IS YOUR WEBSITE COMPANY HOLDING YOU HOSTAGE? TOOLS OF THE MOST SUCCESSFUL BROKERS BROKER SPOTLIGHT | BILL JOHNSON

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BASEBALL, BIRD DOGS AND BILL JOHNSON

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LOOKING AT THE PEOPLE BEHIND THE LAND

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LARRY WEISHUHN: CONSERVATIONIST, COMMUNICATOR AND HUNTER

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OPTIMIZING HABITAT: MAKING THE MOST OF IT

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ARE YOU A SAFE HUNTING PARTNER?

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AN INTRODUCTION TO THE EXOTIC WILDLIFE INDUSTRY

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IS YOUR WEBSITE COMPANY HOLDING YOUR HOSTAGE?

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TOOLS OF THE MOST SUCCESSFUL BROKERS

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ASSOCIATION REPORTS

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MARKET REPORT

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PROPERTY INDEX

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ON THE COVER SUPER M RANCH | HOOD REAL ESTATE LOCATED TEN MILES SOUTHWEST OF KERRVILLE ON 1,791 ACRES, THE SUPER M RANCH IS THE LARGEST LIVE WATER RANCH FOR SALE IN KERR COUNTY. LANDSOFAMERICAMAGAZINES.COM

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FROM THE EDITOR

Camouflage and Camaraderie TOM ALEXANDER Publisher LAURET JARVIS Editor-in-Chief & Creative Director LORIE WOODWARD CANTU Managing Editor & Writer SYLVIA DANG Project Manager & Designer BRITTANY GILLEN Project Manager & Designer ELIZABETH STONE Project Manger & Designer

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s Fall’s arrival in rural Texas is often heralded with a shotgun blast, doves arrive on the first cool norther. Families and friends flock outside, frequently in patches splashed with sunflowers or dotted with croton, to savor the changing weather and usher in Texas’ fifth season—the hunting season.

CAMERON STEWART General Manager ANDREW CAMPBELL Sales Manager DANIEL SHORT Lead Developer

This annual gathering, which joyfully celebrates camouflage and camaraderie, is as eagerly anticipated as any glamorous gala. Why? Because the focus of the time afield isn’t on the harvest, but on the laughter and the memories. Hunting simply provides an excuse for people to gather and relish the experience of being in nature. For some inexplicable reason, wide open spaces actually bring people closer together.

Of course, the only thing that can make an afternoon in the outdoors any better is if that particular piece of heaven belongs to you. The experience of connecting to the land and to the people who are important to you is like no other.

Let us help you make a connection. Issue after issue, we’re privileged to bring the best the Lone Star State has to offer. Flip through the pages and take a trip through Texas. Imagine the possibilities at the intersection of ranching and recreation. Stake your claim—and, then, bring your family and friends along for the fun.

FRANK RODRIGUEZ Partner Manager JASON ADAME Territory Manager KELLY BAILEY Territory Manager DON BARKS Advertising Sales NICHOLE BUECHLER Senior Operations Manager ANTHONY CHAPPELLE Senior Territory Manager PHIL EVANS Territory Manager DUSTIN FREDLEY Client Services BRANNON HIGHTOWER Software Engineer JEFF NIVIN Software Developer KEVIN MORGENSTERN Territory Manager KAREN SETTER Client Services ANDREW SHOWELL Quality Assurance JUSTIN SIMONS Senior Territory Manager TODD POWERS Territory Manager GRANT TAYLOR Product Manager NICHOLAS VRABEL Territory Manager LYNNE ZAROSKY Client Services

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8121 Bee Caves Road, Suite 200, Austin TX 78746. Information provided to Lands of America is deemed reliable but not guaranteed. The publisher will not be responsible for any omissions, errors, typographical mistakes or misinformation within the this publication. Measurements and figures are approximate. Properties are subject to errors, omissions, prior change or prior sale. The real estate advertised in this magazine is subject to the Federal Fair Housing Act of 1968 and it’s amendments. This magazine will not knowingly accept any advertising for real estate which is in violation of the law. Dwellings advertised in this magazine are available on an equal opportunity basis. Printed in the USA.

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Multiple springs bubble from the ground f lowing into streams that eventually feed into Turtle Creek, which has a natural waterfall. The springs also fill several impoundments, the largest of which is a lake of about five acres.

- HOWARD HOOD

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ocated ten miles southwest of Kerrville on 1,791 acres, the Super M Ranch is the largest live water ranch for sale in Kerr County. The landscape combines spectacular hills with open pastureland in close proximity to one of Texas’ most highly prized towns. Multiple springs bubble from the ground eventually feeding Turtle Creek, which has a natural waterfall. The springs also fill several impoundments, the largest of which is a stocked lake of about five acres. Two working windmills can be used to provide additional water for wildlife. The highfenced ranch is home to white-tailed deer turkeys, elk, fallow deer, axis deer, sika deer, blackbuck antelope, and aoudad sheep. The wildlife infrastructure includes eight deer blinds, eight corn feeders, six protein feeders and a processing

shed with a walk-in cooler and freezer. There are also two equipment barns (40’x130’ and 25’x100’), a horse barn and livestock pens.

Good ranch roads provide easy access. The main house features three bedrooms and three-and-a-half baths with extensive cherrywood decking. The grounds include a stateof-the-art outdoor kitchen, an outdoor fireplace, a large fire pit, and a spring-fed swimming pool and waterfall as well as a small lake visible from the master bedroom. Also, there is a 3,000± square-foot, three-bedroom, two-bath guest house with a large dining room and great room. Water wells with submersible pumps supply the main and guest houses. Call Howard W. Hood at to experience the Super M for yourself.

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DETAILS PROPERTY SUPER M RANCH // 1,791± Acres Kerr County // Property ID: 2523094 OFFERED AT $19,950,000 CONTACT Howard W. Hood / Broker Howard@HoodRealEstateInc.com // (830) 739-3815 HOOD REAL ESTATE INC P. O. Box 295093 // Kerrville, Texas 78029 www.HoodRealEstateInc.com view all properties: LandsofTexas.com/member/39718

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CONTRIBUTORS

RUBEN CANTU, a South Texas native, earned B.S. and M.S. degrees in Wildlife Science from Texas A&I University in Kingsville. In 2012, after almost 28 years as a wildlife biologist with the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department working in the Panhandle and Trans Pecos, he retired and formed Habitat Advantage, LLC, a wildlife consulting firm focusing on properties in the southeastern United States. Soon after, he co-founded Wildlife Consultants, LLC. He is a Certified Wildlife Biologist® with The Wildlife Society and a Certified Professional in Rangeland Management with the Society for Range Management.

DR. CHARLES GILLILAND currently holds an appointment as a Research Economist with the Real Estate Center in the Mays School and an appointment as Adjunct Associate Professor of Agricultural Economics at Texas A&M University. In addition, Dr. Gilliland is Helen and O.N. Mitchell Fellow of Real Estate and a Clinical Professor of Finance teaching real estate investment analysis for the Master of Real Estate program in the Mays School at Texas A&M University.

MIKE CIESIENSKY is the owner of LandBrokerWebsites. com, a Crystalcore.net division. His passion to simplify our lives with technology was fueled by more than 10 years of writing internet-based applications in the late 90’s and early 2000s. Launching his own website development company in 2010, land and ranch brokers, who make up nearly half of his client portfolio today, value his ability to understand their business objectives and create websites to meet them.

Mike has led more than 12 global expeditions to Romania, developing teams of teenagers and adults to serve and minister to orphans and others in need. Mike lives in Dallas with his beautiful wife, Kasey, and their two children. They are expecting their third child this month.

BRIAN GILROY, a San Antonio native, is the co-founder of Oil Boom USA. He brings many years of experience in financial services and the oil and gas business. After he acquired his series 7 and 63 licenses, he raised more than $15,000,000 of venture capital for direct investment in the oil and gas projects. In 2002, he co-founded Nakoma Petroleum, Zeppelinn Energy, and The Sonterra Group, a licensed Broker Dealer. In late 2013, after selling the Sonterra Group, he co-founded the brand Oil Boom USA. Throughout his career, he has been involved in organizing more than 70 Joint Ventures and placing roughly $100,000,000 of investment into the oil and gas industry. In addition to his primary career path, Mr. Gilroy also owns and operates G5 Exotics where he breeds more than 45 species of exotic game. With a wide diversity of experience, his accomplishments bring an abundance of success to Oil Boom USA.

GREG SIMONS received a B.S. degree in Wildlife and Fisheries Sciences in 1987 from Texas A&M University and soon after formed Wildlife Systems, Inc., a company that currently manages hunting operations on over 800,000 acres of private land in Texas and New Mexico. He is also co-owner of Wildlife Consultants, LLC, providing technical assistance to landowners and other entities on habitat management and other wildlife-related issues. Greg served as President of Texas Wildlife Association through July 2015.

ROBERT FEARS was raised in Texas where he worked as a cowboy on various ranches during high school and undergraduate studies. He holds a BS degree in agricultural sciences from Sam Houston State University and a MS in Range Ecology from Utah State University. Robert spent two years as livestock manager for the Government of Guam and 33 years in product development for Dow AgroSciences. After retirement from Dow, he chaired the Williamson County Appraisal Review for six years and developed a freelance writing business with his wife, Janelle. The couple writes magazine and newsletter articles, product literature and web material.

STEVE ROBERSON, a professional cartographer, founded MapRight 2014.

While Steve had extensive GIS knowledge and worked with top-of-the line mapping systems, he realized there were a couple of significant problems with the mapping industry. For one, the mapping process was complicated and cumbersome for professionals who didn’t have a lot of GIS knowledge, like real estate brokers and land managers. To create MapRight, Steve stripped traditional GIS mapping systems down to the essentials, then put those essentials into an easy-to-use digital toolbox. The application requires virtually no formal training and is supported by a team of experienced mappers out of Dallas, Texas. Steve is an experienced GIS pro with a masters of applied geography with a concentration in GIS from Texas State University. He’s backed by 10+ years of experience with high-end custom mapping.

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Spellbottom Ranch - a Legacy Natural Resource Ranch - ANDY FLACK

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pellbottom Ranch is a unique resource blend ranch containing significant upland managed forests, and natural riverine forests and bottomland habitat sustaining aquatic fish, wildlife, plants, and/or the ecosystems that support them, thrive in a relatively natural condition, in close proximity to the Sam Houston National Forest, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service designated priority five area west fork of the San Jacinto River.

Spellbottom Ranch contains and supports sustainable habitat for a biologically diverse collection of animals and plants in areas of forested upland, forested bottomland and emergent wetland communities, including miles of the west fork of the San Jacinto River further supporting unique communities for invertebrates, reptiles, amphibians, and emergent vegetation.

Valuable mature native forestland includes diverse species

of mature oak, hickory, ash, elm, and pine represented by diverse age classes and contributing to structural diversity, including a multi-story canopy.

Spellbottom Ranch is well suited for a legacy investment ranch with potential for diverse uses and forest management, income, and recreation. The conservation measures implemented allow a permanent guarantee that the land will be preserved, an essential to future generations and asset for surrounding development. The conservation objective restores and maintains the historic structure composition and functional processes of associated natural communities.

Upland native and improved grasses provide quality hay and/or grazing for livestock and native wildlife. Internal roads and trails suitable for access over the ranch by vehicle, ATV, horse-back, or hiking. Over 130 acres of water and streams support an estuary of waterfowl and associated wildlife.

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DETAILS PROPERTY SPELLBOTTOM RANCH 1,987± Acres Walker County Property ID: 2647372 OFFERED AT $6,954,500 CONTACT HOMELAND PROPERTIES Andy Flack / Broker Andy@HomeLandProp.com (936) 295–2500 1600 Normal Park Huntsville, Texas 77340 www.HomeLandLand.com view all properties: LandsofTexas.com/member/2626

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BROKER SPOTLIGHT

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Baseball, Bird Dogs and

Bill Johnson, owner of Bill Johnson and Associates Real Estate Co. in Bellville, became a real estate broker because of baseball and bird dogs. “Thank God for baseball and bird dogs,” Johnson, who also owns The Pecan Tree Kennel in Bellville, said. “My twin passions led me to the man who opened the door to real estate for me and ushered in a career I’ve enjoyed for almost 50 years.”

And the story goes like this….

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n 1964, Johnson, the third generation to call Bellville home, left Austin

Real Estate, a residential company based in Bryan, and Woodson Lumber

County for Texas A&M University to pursue a marketing degree and

Company, a regional lumber and hardware store chain.

play baseball on scholarship. He was a right-handed pitcher who could

Perkins, who maintained a kennel with 25-30 bird dogs, took a liking

round the bases quickly enough to be a pinch runner, too. He played for

to the young man and offered him the opportunity to train some of his

legendary Coach Tom Chandler, who served as head coach for 26 years

puppies.

and in 1964 led the Aggies to the College World Series.

“Coach Chandler quickly realized I loved quail hunting as much as

I loved baseball,” Johnson said. “Growing up in small town Texas in

“He told me that he’d take me hunting—and pay me,” Johnson said.

“At that time, I’d never heard a better deal.”

As the time for Johnson’s graduation approached, Perkins called the

the 1950s, boys did three things for fun: we hunted, fished and played

young man into his office to give Johnson his graduation present, an all-

summer league baseball. Hunting was just part of who I was.”

expense paid three-day quail hunting trip to the El Sauz Division of King

While Johnson hunted deer, squirrels, rabbits and other game, bird and waterfowl hunting commanded a lot of his time and attention. His family was ideally located. Migrating dove passed through in the fall. Wild bobwhite quail were then-abundant in the rolling hills. The rich rice fields of Eagle Lake, which attracted ducks and geese for the winter, were less

Ranch complete with a film crew to capture the action. Perkins also used the visit to inquire about Johnson’s future plans.

“When I got to A&M my plan was to get a degree and then figure out the rest,” Johnson said.

At the time of the conversation, Johnson was being recruited by the

than an hour’s drive. In fact, Johnson and his father were the first to dig

San Francisco Giants and the Chicago White Sox and interviewing for

pits in the rice fields and place their decoys in close proximity, a hunting

corporate sales jobs with giants like Shell Oil.

practice that became widespread.

Johnson’s dad was an avid outdoorsman regularly hunting in

Perkins suggested Johnson come to work at Woodson Real Estate.

To sweeten the deal, Perkins threw in an opportunity to live on his 72-acre

Colorado, New Mexico and Texas in an era when travel was much more

farm and continue working with his dogs. Johnson was in his fifth year of

difficult. He was also a gifted dog trainer. As word of his skill spread, South

college and had married his high school sweetheart, Phyllis Ann Deutrich

Texas ranches including King Ranch began sending their puppies to the

Johnson, after she completed her degree at Southwest Texas State

Johnsons for their initial training.

University.

Each ranch would send eight – 12 puppies at a time. When the pups

“I never really saw myself as a suit-and-tie guy for a corporation,”

had completed a certain level of training, the ranch family would come

Johnson said. “And, while now I wish I had given pro ball a shot, it

and choose its top prospects from the group. They would leave the rest

seemed too short-lived and unstable. Learning the real estate business

with the Johnsons as payment for their time. The Johnsons would finish

at Woodson seemed like a mature, responsible choice. It’s one that I’ve

training those dogs and sell them or keep them for their own use.

never regretted.”

“I was the feeder and the pooper scooper in our dog training

He spent three years learning the ropes of residential real estate, but,

operation,” Johnson, who has had bird dogs for 69 of his 71 years, said. “I

by 1970, Johnson was ready to expand into ranch real estate and strike

wanted to move up the ladder, but when I looked over my shoulder there

out on his own. He and Phyllis returned to Bellville where he founded

was no one coming up behind me because I was an only child. I kept that

the Bill Johnson and Associates Real Estate and the Pecan Tree Kennel

job for a long time.”

simultaneously.

All those hours in the kennels taught Johnson how to work hard and how to work with dogs and people. Coach Chandler noticed and offered to introduce Johnson to his neighbor, M.G. Perkins, an avid bird hunter.

COMPLEMENTARY BUSINESSES Johnson’s real estate company and his kennel began as one-man operations. He was the man.

Johnson went to the dinner meeting unaware that Perkins was also the

“I waited for the sun to rise so I could start and I worked until the

largest homebuilder in Brazos County as well as co-owner of Woodson

moon stopped me—seven days a week,” Johnson said. “Even today, I get LANDSOFAMERICAMAGAZINES.COM

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Continuing a Family Tradition.....

By choosing to make Bellville their home, Bill and Phyllis Johnson continued the family tradition of Austin County residency. They raised their three children: Jan, Mary and Ty in Bellville on ball fields and in the outdoors.

Today, the Johnsons live on the family home place in a home built in circa 1890s. Its ceilings rise to 13-feet and its windows and doors are situated to catch the breeze. Gutters that are up to 18-inches wide and built into the wood framing are sturdy enough to allow a man to walk on them.

“Our house has an old-style that fits our lifestyle,” Johnson said. “Technology is helpful,

up about 5:00 a.m. and

but I still prefer to sit down with people and

approach the day with

look them in the eye and really talk.”

one gear—wide open.

These days, his family enjoys returning

Whatever happens in a

to the farm and staying in the guest house

day happens and I can

they’ve dubbed “Tha’ Shed.” It gives the

go to bed contented

children and the grandchildren a chance to

because I’ve made the

get away from their fast-paced city lives,

most of the time I’ve

The Johnson children all followed their

been given.”

mother, who spent her career as a medical

Johnson ran the real

technologist, into the medical field. Jan, a

estate company out of

former pharmaceutical sales rep, and her

his home and the kennel

husband, Chris Underbrink, come from

on land leased from a

Houston with their daughters, Peyton, Paige

friend’s father. The first

and Parker. Mary, a pharmacist, and her

dog pen was built under

husband, Scott Kuharski, arrive from Cedar

a pecan tree giving

Park with daughter Ryan and son Luke. Ty,

the kennel its name. It

an anesthesiologist, comes home from The

quickly grew requiring

Woodlands.

its own property.

“The kids and grandkids all love to piddle

Johnson acquired

with dogs, enjoy deer hunting, and dove

122-acres of prime

shooting—I think they’re all on the right track

native quail habitat and

for a good life,” Johnson said.

built a state-of-the-art facility equipped for

boarding, breeding and training bird dogs. Today, the staff routinely works with English Pointers, English Setters, Brittany Spaniels, German Shorthair Pointers, and Boykin Spaniels.

As he quickly discovered, Johnson’s seemingly disparate businesses are complementary.

“If clients can spend $25,000 on five bird dogs, it is likely they are affluent enough to invest in country property,” Johnson said. “And, if they purchase country property, it’s likely that they enjoy being outdoors and would benefit from investing in a good dog or two.”

His first transaction at his new company reinforced the hand-in-glove

As the two businesses grew, Johnson also began guiding hunts. In the beginning he worked for single clients, generally businessmen out of Houston, then he struck a deal with the Fitzsimons family. They own the

relationship of hunting and land ownership in Texas. Johnson was asked

historic San Pedro Ranch in Dimmit County, one of Texas’ prime locations

to sell a 306-acre property ranch near Cat Springs on the San Bernard

for huge native deer and wild quail. He provided dogs and guiding

River. He’d grown up hunting there.

services in exchange for the opportunity to harvest mature whitetails. For

“I had mixed emotions,” Johnson said. “If I sold it, I’d lose the chance to hunt on land I’d grown to love. If I didn’t sell it, someone else would have.”

He went to visit the landowner, took the listing details down on a

20 years, he was the ranch’s primary quail guide. He retired from guiding in 2014.

“I hunted with so many great people there—Gov. Rick Perry, Lt. Gov. Bob Bullock, Jack Nicklaus, Tommy Lee Jones, and David K. Langford—

paper sack, and sold the property within two weeks. He’s since sold the

just to name a few,” Johnson said. “Those experiences and relationships

property two more times. The current owner allows him to hunt it again.

turned into referrals. All business is a relationship business and I’ve been

“In the end, it worked out just right,” Johnson said.

blessed with good ones.”

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Bill Johnson’s Storied Career.....

Over his career, Johnson has collected more than his fair share of stories.

There was the time one of Johnson’s clients wanted to buy an adjoining property. Johnson had to coax reclusive potential sellers from their home by leaving half-gallons of Blue Bell ice cream on their front yard gate post. This went on so long that the weather turned cold and Johnson began leaving smoked sausage links instead. Finally, after months of gifts, the 90-year-old owner decided Johnson was trustworthy enough to speak to and met him on the porch, but refused to sell his 68-acre home place.

The saga stretched over a year and ended with a sale, but not before a large group of relatives descended on the home place just prior to the closing.

The elderly couple had passed away leaving behind a rumor that they had hidden money in their home. As the family members sifted through the stacks of newspaper the couple had accumulated through the years, they found $25,000 in $100 bills stuffed between the pages. Johnson acted as a ringmaster at the family circus and ensured the money went to the couple’s special needs son.

But there is only one of Johnson’s real estate adventures that made the Houston Chronicle, The Eyes of Texas, and 60 Minutes. He had clients from Houston who were looking for a 300-acre property with an existing high-end home. Their name was Smith. Over the course of several months, he showed them numerous properties but the homes never measured up.

Finally, an old rancher contacted Johnson about selling his family’s property.

It didn’t have a fine home or any improvements, but it did have a showplace hill covered with bluebonnets and Indian blankets that provided a 360⁰ panoramic view of the entire countryside. It was an ideal home site, so Johnson suggested

COUNTRY REAL ESTATE Real estate is also about location. Austin County is an exceptional one. It’s a rural county with a population of about 29,000—and it’s located about 60 miles northwest of Houston, America’s fourth largest city.

The agency operates out of Bellville, which has about 4,000 residents.

This creates a unique dynamic of a small town business with a big city clientele.

“We’re a country agency,” Johnson said. “While we’ve sold property all over Texas, we focus our efforts on Austin County and its five neighbors: Washington, Fayette, Colorado, Waller and Fort Bend counties. To succeed, we have to be like the general practitioner at the local hospital—able to do it all.”

And they do: residential, commercial and ranch real estate. Last year, as an example, the firm’s eight full-time and six part-time agents sold $20 million in commercial real estate on the I-10 corridor.

It is rural properties, though, especially those ranging in size from 50 acres – 300 acres that ensure a steady stream of buyers and sellers.

“Houston families come to us searching for weekend places where they can give their children a taste of Mother Nature,” Johnson said. “It’s wonderful because, in my opinion, if you don’t have a little country in your background then you have a void in your life whether you know it or not.”

But time marches forward. The children grow up, head up to college and establish lives in distant places. To be more accessible to everyone, the family decides the getaway should be in the mountains or on a coast,

the Smiths come take a look.

The Smiths saw the potential of the property and made a full price offer.

Johnson returned home only to wake up at 1:00 a.m. in a cold sweat because he had forgotten to mention that there was a one-acre cemetery with a perpetual ingress/egress easement within 100 yards of the potential home site. He thought it might be a deal breaker.

The next day the Smiths met him at the property to assess the situation.

Johnson made his way into the cemetery that was in an overgrown yaupon thicket. He uncovered the first tombstone. The surname was Smith. He uncovered the second tombstone. It, too, was Smith.

“I told the buyers, ‘You probably should’ve just inherited this,’” Johnson said.

Everyone played it off as a strange coincidence because the property had been in the sellers’ family since 1953 and they had purchased it from an AfricanAmerican family who had acquired it in 1906. Plus, the potential buyer was reared in Coleman County in west Texas.

The couple decided to purchase the property despite the presence of the cemetery. Several months later, the Smiths’ curiosity got the best of them and they hired a genealogist. When they received the report, they discovered the Smiths who were interred in the cemetery had purchased the property in 1853 and lived there until 1906 when they sold it and returned to Coleman County. The original owners were the buyer’s great-great-grandparents.

“I became somewhat of a hero after my mistake had almost made me a goat,” Johnson said. “This story captured the hearts of people everywhere and got a whole lot of media attention.”

Eventually, Johnson helped the Smiths acquire a total of 1,000 acres, which they held for many years. When they decided to move, Johnson helped them sell it.

so they decide to sell the country place in Central Texas. Generally, it is purchased by another young Houston family—and the cycle continues.

“I tell my agents all the time, we’re blessed to work in Austin and Washington counties,” Johnson said. “Our location, our supply of clientele and the growing demand for outdoor experiences makes our area very unique. Prices in our area stay steady even when factors such as dropping oil prices affect the real estate market in other parts of the state.”

Of course, a country real estate agency wouldn’t be complete without country wisdom born of experience.

“I have a simple philosophy,” Johnson said. “I tell my agents, ‘If you will advise everybody who is seeking your advice just like you would advise your son or daughter, you will reap a harvest of success.’ A father is going to advise his children as correctly as he can and if you advise people with that same care it’s hard to make a mistake.”

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LAKE A MISTAD R ANCH 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 outdoors-man’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 four-bedroom, three-bath 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: $2,600,000. Motivated seller make offer.

M A YO R A N C H 69± ACRES | KERR COUNTY | PROPERTY ID: 1187419 The Mayo Ranch is nestled into the heart of the Texas Hill Country. Within its high-fenced 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 Kerrvilles amenities, this property, outfitted with its own private security gate, fronts on Hwy 16. Enjoy a peaceful picnic on the banks of the large pond located in the pasture area or in the shaded tranquility of 1,750± feet of the beautiful spring-fed Lower Turtle Creek.

Improvements include a two-bedroom, two-bath, two-story wood cabin, remodeled in 2002 and featuring antique pine floors and a rock fireplace. A large 16x40 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 $2,200,000.

Call Howard W. Hood for a private showing.

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Long-term wildlife management efforts have resulted in thriving populations of white-tailed deer, white wing dove, turkey as well as elk, blackbuck, Mouf lon sheep, Auodad sheep, Barbados sheep, Iranian red sheep, fallow deer and axis deer.

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orning Star Ranch, located in Val Verde County, is 19,202 acres of uniqueness.

Situated on the southwestern edge of the Edwards Plateau, the ranch offers stunning beauty and the vegetation that is 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 4,200’ airstrip, coming and going is easy. Longterm 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.

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

The Little Diamond Headquarters features the recently restored Bergeron Home relocated from a plantation on the Mississippi River. The Indian Hill Headquarters features the ranch’s newest home. The hilltop location provides a spectacular 360-degree view that includes Red Bluff Creek. The three-bedroom, two-bath home, featuring native cedar and native stone and a wraparound porch, was designed with outdoor entertaining in mind. 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 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 $30,000,000.

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DETAILS PROPERTY MORNING STAR RANCH 19,202± Acres // Val Verde County // Property ID: 1962900 OFFERED AT $30,000,000 CONTACT Howard W. Hood / Broker Howard@HoodRealEstateInc.com // (830) 739-3815 HOOD REAL ESTATE INC P. O. Box 295093 // Kerrville, Texas 78029 www.HoodRealEstateInc.com view all properties: LandsofTexas.com/member/39718 28

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os Cañones 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 Cañones 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.

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Los Canones 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.

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DETAILS PROPERTY LOS CAÑONES RANCH 4,107± Acres // Edwards County // Property ID: 1187338 OFFERED AT $6,365,850 CONTACT Howard W. Hood / Broker Howard@HoodRealEstateInc.com // (830) 739-3815 HOOD REAL ESTATE INC P. O. Box 295093 // Kerrville, Texas 78029 www.HoodRealEstateInc.com view all properties: LandsofTexas.com/member/39718 LANDSOFAMERICAMAGAZINES.COM

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After 106 years of family ownership, a portion of this Hill Country ranching stronghold near Mountain Home is for sale for the first time.

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he 3,100±-acre Morriss Ranch, located 45 minutes from Kerrville on The Divide near Garven’s Store, is a living legacy to pioneering stewardship. After 106 years of family ownership, a portion of this Hill Country ranching stronghold is for sale for the first time. The ranch, which features rolling pastures resplendent with native grass and fields suitable for cultivation, is a testimony to the Morriss family’s ongoing care. Numerous windmills and an extensive water trough system meet the needs of livestock and wildlife. This land sustained herds of cattle, sheep, and goats for generations, and responsible management has conserved a sprawling natural habitat— home to both native white-tailed deer and turkeys as well

as trophy axis deer and black buck antelope. The ranch infrastructure includes barns and working pens. A small portion of the ranch is high-fenced, but the majority is low-fenced. Almost two miles of private, paved road leads you from Highway 41 to the handsome ranch headquarters nestled in the ranch’s heart. The compound features two main ranch houses, a wrangler’s house, barns, gated pens and equipment sheds. Just over an hour and a half from the San Antonio International Airport, Morriss Ranch offers rare Hill Country beauty, large-scale landscapes with convenient interstate access to Kerrville and San Antonio.

Call Howard W. Hood at (830) 739-3815 to discover the land that inspired A.G. Morriss 106 years ago. The Morriss Ranch can be yours for $1,950 per acre.

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Indian Hot Springs Ranch is home to a historical monument and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places due to an encounter between Native Americans and AfricanAmerican Buffalo Soldiers on the property.

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n Texas, many secret places long thought forgotten to the pages of history lie open and waiting for the curious, the ambitious and, often times, the adventurous.

These unique venues not only invite visitors with their breathtaking landscapes and wealth of amenities, but also with elements significantly less tangible. Beyond the modern luxuries, the native Indian folktales weave a greater magic, a sense that the spirit of the land—and the window to history itself—still survives. Stories passed down through generations of historic battles and magic healing waters stir the imagination, invoke a sense of adventure and welcome all who find their way to Indian Hot Springs Ranch.

Sited between Fort Davis and El Paso, just a short distance from the world-famous waters of the fabulous Rio Grande, Indian Hot Springs Ranch is a ranch without equal. Nestled in a small valley formed by the Rio Grande’s cut through the Quitman Mountains in Hudspeth County, the ranch is rich in history, easily accessible and almost completely surrounded by the majestic mountain range. This prime mountainside locale offers a combination of serene and restful beauty in an invigorating, smog-free valley of the Rio Grande, remote from the hustle and bustle of big-city pollution—a perfect place to call home.

From behind the Indian Hot Springs Hotel, the mountains of Mexico rise from the horizon in a stunning natural backdrop mirrored in the natural native elements showcased through the handcrafted architecture. Originally constructed in the 1920s and partially restored in recent years, the masonry hotel is within a stone’s throw of the Rio Grande and once connected to the small quaint Mexican village of Ojo Caliente on the Mexican side of the river via swinging bridge. Electricity is provided by Rio Grande Electric Coop and Dell Telephone currently serves the ranch with fiber optic cable buried and ready to be powered. In addition to the two homes, the ranch also affords two adjacent duplex apartments and a privates cantina (saloon) for guests to enjoy and relax amidst the beauty of the Rio Grande Valley.

Featuring 6,400 breathtaking acres and an elevation of over 3,000 feet, the Indian Hot Springs Ranch is more than just a place to see, but a place to experience. At the hotel spa, one will find picturesque landscapes, intriguing historical sites and naturally heated waters that flow throughout the property.

When the first white explorers came to this part of the valley of the Rio Grande, they found stone troughs that were

- HOWARD HOOD hand-dug by prehistoric people. These troughs, strategically located around the warm springs, provided both access and enjoyment of the therapeutic waters. Later, the Indians made use of the natural stone “bathtubs” for bathing in the waters and considered them to be enchanted liquids capable of miraculous healing. For centuries, Indian warriors came to recover from their battles and rest up from their forays across both sides of the border. Centuries later, many visitors over the years have written testaments to the to the hot springs’ soothing, calming and even healing effects while they were guests at the ranch.

Ranging between 117°F and 81°F, the eight springs that give Indian Hot Springs Ranch include: Soda Spring, a cold spring, lies on the northernmost end of the ranch; Beauty or Horse Trough Spring lies north of the hotel building near the entrance; Chief Spring, the largest spring, is pumped into the bathhouse; Squaw Spring was used by Indian women; Dynamite Spring was dynamited in the 1970s in an attempt to increase the flow; Stump Spring is used in the wading pools; Mexican Spring was used for many years by people crossing the nearby Rio Grande; and Masons or Fishing Hole Spring is the farthest east of the springs. In addition to the springs, two wells supply fresh water to the ranch along with Rio Grande water rights for two large duck ponds.

Though no minerals are available, the ranch offers a wealth of native vegetation and wildlife. The diverse foliage includes plenty of salt cedar, mesquite and cacti, along with many varieties of grasses and shrubs that provide wonderful cover for the plentiful game that call Indian Spring Ranch home.

Aoudad, javelina, whitetail deer, mule deer, bobwhite quail and dove roam the ranch, and a wide variety of migratory birds use the ponds as they traverse the West Texas flyway.

This well-maintained ranch has been slightly hunted and has an excellent feeding program in place.

Even with the majestic beauty of the distant mountains, the plethora of native wildlife and the prime Rio Grande locale, the area of Indian Hot Springs Ranch has long been coveted not just for its physical amenities, but the spirit of its springs. From generals who led Buffalo Soldiers across the valley to modern doctors of El Paso interested in their healing properties, the mystery of the ranch’s waters has inspired many to invest in this area and discover the truth behind the legend. This unique opportunity allows you to discover the beauty— and perhaps the mystery—of Indian Hot Springs Ranch.

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DETAILS PROPERTY INDIAN HOT SPRINGS RANCH 6,400± Acres // Hudspeth County // Property ID: 2327690 OFFERED AT $5,750,000 CONTACT Howard W. Hood / Broker Howard@HoodRealEstateInc.com // (830) 739-3815 HOOD REAL ESTATE INC P. O. Box 295093 // Kerrville, Texas 78029 www.HoodRealEstateInc.com view all properties: LandsofTexas.com/member/39718 LANDSOFAMERICAMAGAZINES.COM

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DOUBLE J RANCH 754± ACRES | RE AL COUNT Y

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The incredible views remind you of being in Colorado, where you can see for miles.

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he 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 19.42by 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.

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Los Olmos Creek is a large wet weather creek that enters the property from the Callaghan Ranch on the west and traverses the Creek Pasture. The ranch also has two stock tanks as well as four supplemental water troughs designed to provide water for wildlife.

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very inch of El Papalote Ranch’s 2,002± acres in La Salle County, approximately 16 miles east of Encinal, is authentic South Texas. Situated in the heart of Texas’ famed Golden Triangle, El Papalote is the perfect location to enjoy ranching with a recreational focus.

This ranch originally served as the Caiman Ranch’s headquarters.

The ranch is bordered by a low-fence on two sides. The diverse mix of native protein-rich brush and forbs combined with deliberate, conscientious management has yielded good populations of white-tailed deer and bobwhite and blue quail. Dove, turkey, bobcats, coyotes, javelinas, feral hogs and other species abound.

The deer herd has been managed under TPWD’s Managed Lands Deer Permit-Level 3 for approximately 20 years. All feeders (corn and protein) and blinds convey.

- HOWARD HOOD Los Olmos Creek a large wet weather creek traverses the Creek Pasture. The ranch also has two stock tanks as well as four supplemental wildlife waterers.

The main house, a sprawling Spanish-style hacienda, is sited about one mile off of Coquat County Road. The fivebedroom/four-bath hacienda features a traditional courtyard and expansive porches. The nearby guest house has four bedrooms, two baths as well as a kitchen, living room and laundry room.

Other ranch improvements include: a large multi-purpose metal building; feed storage room with an elevated loading dock; a tool shed and work room; a game processing area; and a large walk-in cooler.

To experience the authenticity of El Papalote for yourself, contact Howard W. Hood at (830) 739-3815. The ranch is available for $2,395 per acre.

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DETAILS PROPERTY EL PAPALOTE RANCH 2,002± Acres // La Salle County // Property ID: 2721874 OFFERED AT $4,794,790 CONTACT Howard W. Hood / Broker Howard@HoodRealEstateInc.com // (830) 739-3815 HOOD REAL ESTATE INC P. O. Box 295093 // Kerrville, Texas 78029 www.HoodRealEstateInc.com view all properties: LandsofTexas.com/member/39718 LANDSOFAMERICAMAGAZINES.COM

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Kristy Bryant An Agent with a Passion

What makes a good agent? Knowledge, hard work, loyalty, passion are just a few of the attributes that a ranch and landowner would like to see their realtor possess.

Rightly so, landowners should expect a high level of professionalism when deciding to buy or sell land. But is that all they should expect?

Meet Kristy Bryant, an agent with a passion for impressing her clients. As a very young girl, Kristy woke up every summer morning at 5:00 A.M., hopped in the pickup truck with her father and headed off to the construction site. Kristy went begrudgingly at first, then began to love working with her father, as she would carry lumber one-by-one to the framing crew for 20 cents each. Kristy quickly learned to value of hard work and earning a dollar.

With that true value of money and grit instilled within a young girl’s mind and heart, today Kristy carries that drive and passion for hard work. She is not just an agent that will stand by and sit idle. “NO” is not an option for this passionate agent.

Kristy is always on the move in search of the perfect ranch for her clients. Combining flying and driving of the property allows all parties to experience a complete understanding of the qualities of a property.

Having been involved with ranches from childhood and being a land and ranch owner, Kristy understands how important it is to be a good land steward for future generations to come. She believes that creating a deeply rooted connection to the history of the land is something everyone should experience in their lifetime.

With one of the strongest real estate brands in the world, Kristy maximizes opportunities by leveraging unparalleled marketing resources and a powerful brand network in Briggs Freeman Sotheby’s International Realty. The firm’s global network is extraordinary and the best in the business. Her marketing expertise and brand affiliation makes her the ideal professional representative when buying or selling properties.

Kristy believes that her clients deserve a remarkably knowledgeable hard working agent with exceptional branding capabilities, exquisite representation coupled with a great experience.

Call today and let Kristy help you fulfill your land needs!

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arry Weishuhn’s adrenaline almost got the best of him on a white-tailed deer hunt near Zimmerscheidt.

“I was up near the top of an old oak tree when I heard something coming,” said Weishuhn, who is a nationally recognized outdoor writer, speaker and host of DSC’s Trailing the Hunter’s Moon on the Sportsman Channel. “He stepped out—and I knew, without question, I had a world record buck in my sights.”

Weishuhn managed to get off one shot from his grandfather’s single-shot 12 gauge shotgun.

Instead of crumpling in a pile, the buck threw up his flag and bounded away.

In the haze of excitement, Weishuhn accidentally pulled too hard on the shotgun’s fore end, disengaging the barrel.

It fell to the ground 30 feet below. He contemplated jumping out of the tree, but crawled down instead. Plucking the barrel from the mud, Weishuhn blew the dirt out of it as he began running in the direction the monster buck had disappeared.

The buck, it seemed, had vanished—until Weishuhn literally tripped over it.

“I was breathing hard and my blood was roaring in my ears,” Weishuhn said. “I could see my name in the record books. Then, I looked down.”

The monster buck had a five-inch spike on one side and a fourinch spike on the other.

“Buck fever and ground shrink all in the same morning,” Weishuhn said. “There’s never been a hunt or a trophy as special as that one.

It was 1961. I was 14 years old. It was my first buck.”

Since then, Weishuhn, who lives in Uvalde, has hunted in North America, South America, Europe, Asia, Australia and Africa. He has numerous whitetail mounts and all manner of high-quality, high-scoring game including desert bighorn sheep, brown bear and Cape buffalo, and yet the spike is the trophy that he’d hang on to.

“If I was forced to choose one trophy to symbolize what hunting means to me it would be that little spike buck taken on our family’s property in Colorado County,” Weishuhn, who cofounded the Texas Wildlife Association (TWA), said.”Looking at him, I’m reminded of the respect for the land, the animals and the tradition of hunting that was ingrained in me from the beginning.”

HUNTING HIS HERITAGE Grandparents don’t have favorites, but Weishuhn’s maternal grandfather, A.J. Aschenbeck, made it clear he wanted a redhaired, freckled face grandchild. When Weishuhn arrived on the

scene in 1947, he fit the bill. While all the grandchildren got their share of their grandfather’s attention, Weishuhn became his shadow.

“I don’t remember not hunting and fishing,” he said. “My first memory is being outdoors with the men and being so small they carried me on their backs because I couldn’t keep up.”

His grandfather made it a point to include Weishuhn in his fishing trips, where they angled for perch and catfish using cane poles, and on his squirrel hunting trips. Weishuhn’s father, Lester, was also an avid outdoorsman who hunted coons with hounds Monday through Saturday nights and then ran beagles on Sunday afternoons.

“When I started to school I thought I had been locked in Hell because I didn’t get to be outside all day,” Weishuhn said. “The only redeeming feature of school was that I learned to read, so I could read about hunting myself.” Weishuhn’s mother often filled the evenings of his earliest years by reading bedtime stories from Outdoor Life unknowingly introducing him to foreign places, unfamiliar animals and the power of storytelling against the backdrop of nature.

Instead of wasting his hour of television time on cartoons, he watched Jim Thomas Lone Star Sportsman. He spent his remaining spare time listening to his grandfather, his dad and their friends share stories about their adventures—and misadventures.

These stories (and others like them) would later become the basis of his first column “A View from the Pear Flat” published in the Southern Livestock Standard, which also became chapters in his first book, Pear Flat Philosophies.

“My love of the outdoors was something that was just in me,” Weishuhn said. “I was blessed to have people around me who nurtured my passion and to be raised in a time and place where it was okay to roam.”

Weishuhn grew up on family property near Zimmerscheidt, north of Columbus. The first of the Weishuhns, who hailed from Germany and Prussia as well as the Alsace Lorraine region, passed through Indianola in the mid-1800’s and made their way to Colorado County.

In 1876, they put down permanent roots on the family homestead that Weishuhn and his brother, Glenn, co-own today. It has been in continuous agricultural production for almost 140 years.

“My family has owned land in Texas for a long time,” Weishuhn said. “Land ownership is a sacred trust. I don’t want to be the one to turn loose of it. I’ll pass on to my two daughters.”

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loose of the freedom that comes with being outdoors. He narrowed his choices down to: outdoor writer, game warden and wildlife biologist. He picked wildlife biology and in 1965 left Zimmerscheidt for Texas A&M University. He was not only the first Aggie, but the first Weishuhn to go to college.

“Timing in life is everything,” Weishuhn said. “At the time I was becoming a wildlife biologist, interest in wildlife and habitat management was in its infancy.”

Weishuhn graduated from Texas A&M in 1970. “I should’ve graduated in 1969, but the second semester of freshmen chemistry reared its ugly head—several times,” Weishuhn said laughing.

He credits his graduation to his dean who finally enrolled him in organic chemistry and to his wife, Mary Anne. The couple began dating as juniors in high school and married after their freshman year of college.

“If it weren’t for Mary Anne, I don’t know where I’d be,” Weishuhn said. “Every day, I’d go into our college housing home ready to quit.

Every day, she’d say, ‘Larry, we’ve got every cent we have invested in tuition and books. You’ve got finish.’ She was the driving force behind my education and the support who has allowed me to do everything I’ve done.”

MAKING HIS MARK Weishuhn got his professional start as a wildlife biologist at the TPWD where he rose through the ranks to become a technical guidance biologist, allowing him to work directly with landowners to manage their resources.

He was writing articles for outdoor magazines on the side. Because TPWD only allowed him to write for its magazine, Weishuhn began using nom de plumes so he could hone his craft. He was also speaking every chance he got.

Weishuhn was on the road more than he was home, leaving Mary Anne alone with their two small daughters for extended periods of time. In those pre-cell phone days, it was Weishuhn’s habit to stop at a pay phone and call before he headed home. One night, after he’d been gone for 17 days trapping pronghorn in West Texas, he forgot.

It was 3 a.m. when he unlocked the front door. The feel of cold metal pressed below his right ear stopped him in his tracks.

Mary Anne, the firearm savvy daughter of a law enforcement official, said, “You better be who I think you are.”

Things rocked along smoothly until TPWD offered Weishuhn another promotion. The leadership planned to create a position for him in Austin.

“I called Mary Anne and said, ‘Do you want to move to Austin?’”

Weishuhn said. “She said, ‘Not really. Do you?’”

Weishuhn phoned his media contacts and a private landowner who had informally offered him a job on several occasions. He made the leap to the private sector building a wildlife consulting business that took him all over the state and earned him the moniker “Mr. Whitetail.” At the same time, he began contributing to national outdoor magazines, eventually writing for every one of the majors except Field and Stream.

Things rocked along smoothly again until a helicopter fell from the sky—for the thirteenth time. Weishuhn and his pilot were flying a white-tailed deer survey in Dimmit County. The Sheriff’s Department notified Mary Anne that Weishuhn had died. She was en route to Dimmit County to claim his body, when officials intercepted her to tell her Weishuhn was in the hospital not the morgue.

“The good Lord had given me another chance,” Weishuhn said. “I took it.”

Weishuhn replied, “I hope I’m who you think I am.”

He refocused his career to concentrate on communications.

He never forgot to call again. And he never again worried about his family’s safety while he was gone.

“I felt sorry for any fool who made the mistake of breaking into our house,” Weishuhn said.

“When I left private wildlife consulting, I was earning $75 per month—guaranteed—from my writing,” Weishuhn said. “We had one daughter in college and another headed that way. Hunger is a great motivator.”

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Clockwise from Top: Larry being filmed for one of his DSC’s Trailing the Hunter’s Moon episodes; Larry spent time working with desert bighorn sheep in Texas and finally shot a desert bighorn in Sonora, Mexico

Rarely, though, do hunts play out perfectly. Each hunt depends on the cooperation of the weather and the game. Because travel, equipment and television time are so expensive, the crew has to make the most of every opportunity.

“The crew and I have to deal with weather, terrain, game travel patterns—everything hunting throws at you—with the added pressure of getting it on camera,” Weishuhn said. “You have to adapt constantly and quickly. I honestly think it’s made me a better hunter.”

The challenges are not just limited to the field. Getting to and from hunts, both domestic and international, is not easy.

Weishuhn is on the road 280 – 300 days a year.

“I love being places, but getting there is not my favorite part,” Weishuhn said. “At 6’3” and 260 pounds, airplane seats are not as comfortable as they once were.”

And then there’s the constantly changing geopolitical climate. Recently, Weishuhn was detained in Kyrgyzstan.

Officials from Air France, who were holding the flight, tried to intercede to no avail. Finally, Weishuhn remembered the $400 he had tucked in his boot. He laid them out one at a time before the Kyrgyzstan officers.

When he got to the fourth one, the official asked, “Is that all?”

And again, timing is everything. As he continued to build his career as a writer and a speaker, he noticed television was beginning to siphon ad revenue away from the outdoor publications.

He, along with several colleagues, produced and sold two instructional videos on deer management, which led to television.

First, he served as a consultant helping develop outdoor television shows such as Bill Jordan’s RealTree Outdoors and Bass Pro Outdoor World. Then he began hosting and producing his own shows including Hunting the World, Winchester’s World of Whitetails with Larry Weishuhn and most recently DSC’s Trailing the Hunter’s Moon. His television work has earned top Nielson ratings, numerous Telly awards and Emmy nominations.

“There is hunting and then there is hunting for the camera,” Weishuhn said. “For instance, I don’t pull the trigger unless the camera can capture the shot. I’ve passed on a lot of great game, but I accept the trade-off because it affords me the opportunity to hunt in incredible locations around the world.”

Ideally, a “television hunt” is booked for at least seven days to give the crew time to get everything they need.

“A perfect hunt is when I can take an animal on the second day and leave the rest of the week for building the story,” Weishuhn said.

Weishuhn replied, “Yes, and you need to let me get on the plane or be prepared to take me home with you.”

Weishuhn was allowed on the plane.

“Traveling takes patience and I’m not necessarily a patient person, but I’ve learned,” Weishuhn said. “Impatience can cause you a whole lot of trouble.”

But, even after all of the miles, all of the years and all of the hunts, Weishuhn is not jaded.

“For me hunting is as fresh and exciting as it was when I was a kid,” he said. “I’m blessed that’s the case. My favorite hunt is always the one I’m about to go on.”

MAKING A DIFFERENCE FOR TOMORROW’S WILDLIFE In the early 1980s, the cattle market had bottomed out.

Land owners and land managers were beginning to see that hunting and wildlife management could create additional ranch income. Implementing more deliberate management required the cooperation and permission of the TPWD. Neither was forthcoming because a vocal minority of wildlife professionals maintained that ceding control of wildlife resources would lead to privatization of a public resource.

“It was a dark period of time when TPWD didn’t get along with

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landowners,” Weishuhn said. “There was a small, but very vocal minority who viewed landowners as bad.”

Time marched forward. By 1985, more people were interested in managing for white-tailed deer. TPWD personnel were still reluctant. Weishuhn along with fellow wildlife biologist Murphy Ray and South Texas landowner Gary Machen asked for a meeting at TPWD to discuss the issues surrounding the use of high fences.

Their request was granted. The meeting was held in a broom closet. The message was received.

“If the meeting had been held in a regular conference room, the Texas Wildlife Association might not have ever been formed,” Weishuhn said. “The symbolism of the broom closet wasn’t lost on us. We realized it was going to take a larger, more powerful collective voice to make a difference.”

The trio stopped in San Antonio on their way home and began making a list of people who might be willing to work together to create an organization dedicated to landowners, wildlife and habitat. Eventually, they compiled a list of 50 potential members for an organizational meeting. Forty-eight came to the YO Hilton for the first organizational meeting.

They formed the Texas Wildlife Association. Today, TWA represents 9,500 members who own or manage 40 million acres in Texas.

“We live in a dynamic world,” Weishuhn said. “We formed TWA as a means of coping with change, but it has evolved into a driving force. Our slogan, ‘working for tomorrow’s wildlife…today,’ says a lot about the role the organization has played and will continue to play in the future.

“While TWA has accomplished many different things, perhaps its greatest achievement is making people aware of the role private land stewards play in perpetuating wildlife and habitat. Without our care, wildlife would not have a home in Texas—and the state and its people would be much poorer for it.”

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HABITAT MAKING THE MOST OF IT

Hunting enthusiasts often want to manage their land for white-tailed deer, quail and turkey. While it’s possible to have all three species thriving on one piece of property, it’s not possible to have the maximum number of each species thriving on the property.

There is a subtle, but critical difference between optimizing habitat and maximizing habitat.

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Maximizing habitat is exactly what it sounds like— maximizing the habitat for a single key species in order to maximize the numbers of that species. Optimizing habitat is the strategy used when a landowner wants to create the most suitable habitat for multiple species. To manage for multiple species, a land owner must strike a balance between the specific needs of the different animals.

Regardless of species, all animals need water, food and cover. Deer, quail and turkey are not exceptions. They, too, need these basics of life in different forms and different amounts.

Deer and turkey have closer habitat requirements than do deer and quail. Turkeys and quail, although both are game birds, differ in their needs for brush cover. For example, from a brush cover standpoint deer and turkey prefer about 30 percent or more brush cover, although turkeys also need large trees for roosting. Quail prefer no more than 30 percent brush cover.

On a large ranch, it is possible to manage for slightly different habitat types on different portions of the ranch, so one area might have habitat more suitable for white-tailed deer, another pasture might be managed with quail in mind and third portion might be optimized for turkey. On a smaller property, land owners must recognize that the ranges of various will overlap and manage the property so that each species will have an adequate amount of what it needs in the form it needs it.

WATER Good deer habitat contains well-distributed and reliable sources of water, preferably at ground level. Land owner who run cattle on their property can meet the water needs of deer with the livestock water as long as the livestock water is well-distributed. If the primary water sources are troughs it is easy to create a “spill over” that provides water at ground level that can be used by wildlife.

Quail and turkey would do better with available ground water sources such as every half mile apart or less. These birds also utilize stored water in the green vegetation, the seeds and the insects that they eat.

As a matter of fact, most wildlife species can survive with very little surface water to drink. Survive yes, thrive no. To optimize habitat and species abundance, plentiful water is a key component.

FOOD A variety of plants are utilized as a food source for all three species. Deer are primarily browsers, while turkeys and quail eat seeds and insects.

With that said, in many cases, the animals can utilize

different parts of the same plants. For instance, hackberry is a common shrubby plant whose leaves and twig tips are readily eaten by deer. Quail and turkey both eat its seeds.

Turkey can even use larger hackberry trees for roosts.

Another example is an Engelmann daisy. While quail and turkey eat its seeds and consume the insects commonly found on forbs, deer eat the leaves.

Many plants. Many parts. Many uses by many animals.

COVER Cover, in the context of this article, comes in two forms: nesting cover and screening cover.

Nesting cover for quail and turkey is found primarily on grasslands. Generally, good nesting cover is predominantly bunch grasses such as little bluestem with enough of last year’s remnant vegetation standing to build their ground nests in. These grasslands, especially if they include shade, also provide bedding areas where does can hide fawns.

While grasslands are important, quail and turkey chicks need some bare ground so they can move around. If grasslands are too thick it impedes a chick’s ability to move about freely.

Screening cover can serve several purposes for deer. They not only provide browse and hiding places, but, depending on the brush species, can be used as thermal cover during harsh winter weather.

For quail, screening cover can be brush like that needed by deer. There are also some weeds like broomweed, croton, and ragweed have growth patterns that can provide suitable concealment from above but allow for easy movement below. And a bonus, these weeds attract lots of insects, very important for growing quail and turkey chicks.

Turkey always do well where there is screening cover leading to and from turkey roosts. The tallest trees on a property provide the prime roosting location. Turkey can use 20 different species of trees for roosts. Common roost trees include: pecan, soapberry, elm, oak, hackberry and even large mesquite depending on where the property is located in Texas.

FINAL THOUGHT Managing for all white-tailed deer, quail and turkey is quite doable as long as long as landowners remember they can’t maximize the population of each species. The trade-off for having slightly lower populations of deer, quail and turkey is that the landscape will be more diverse, which will benefit a host of other species as well. With diversity comes greater stability within the ecosystem and a greater degree of sustainability of the resources.

To learn more about striking the balance necessary to optimize your habitat for several species, contact Wildlife Consultants at (325) 655-0877 or see our website at www.thewildlifeconsultants.com.

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The 950Âą acre-Brown Ranch, ideally located between Fredericksburg and Kerrville in Gillespie County, is the pinnacle of Hill Country living.

The land, with its plentiful live water, rolling terrain, native game and majestic live oaks, provides the perfect backdrop for memory-making getaways with family, friends and business associates.

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he top-of-the-line improvements, including six homes, were designed to enhance the experience. Secure, electric entrances from HWY 783 and Fielder Road provide easy access to the high-fenced ranch, which features paved roads throughout.

The extensive public road frontage enhances the property’s investment value even more by providing an opportunity for sub-division in the future. The land, which includes both native range and improved Coastal bermuda patches for hay production, has been managed to support a genetically improved white-tailed herd as well top-notch registered Charolais cattle. The deer herd, which has produced bucks measuring 160170, has benefited from a year-round feeding program. Superlative habitat management has ensured the presence of a host of other native Hill Country species ranging from turkey and bobcat to the occasional mountain lion. Crystalline water is plentiful in the Kline Branch and Stevens creeks, which converge near the main house, creating a large dammed lake. (Premier dam builder Edmond Jenschke has constructed several dams on the property.) The co-joined creeks leave the lake flowing as one large stream, which is fed by a strong, year-round spring. The creeks flow inside the ranch for miles providing an exceptional amount of frontage. In addition, there are three Trinity Aquifer water wells and five Edwards Aquifer water wells situated throughout the ranch. No expense has been spared to create and maintain this ultimate Hill Country destination. Throughout the ±8,000 square-foot main residence, unique touches abound, including: the great room’s soaring 30-foot ceiling, a huge deck overlooking the lake, custom-made chandeliers, ironwork and fireplaces, and the “Wild West” grandchildren’s suite. The immaculately landscaped headquarters compound also includes a nearby guest house and a state-of-the-art equestrian barn complete with turnout paddocks and horse-safe fencing. Family and friends can also be housed at the Ranch House, a brand new 6,000foot ranch style house with all the latest amenities. Then, there is the Pool House, located in a beautifully landscaped, park-like clearing that boasts sprinkler and lighting systems, and provides direct access to the uniquely built, natural, rock-bottom swimming pool. The Original Ranch Headquarters House and its accompanying barn have been refurbished to exacting standards of modern taste and luxury. To keep the fun going, the owners have repurposed an old rock home into an air-conditioned “party palace” showcasing a huge bar and entertaining area. If the celebration needs to move outside, the Lookout Pavilion, which provides a perfect view of the sun setting behind the hills is available. In addition, there are two homes suitable for a foreman and staff as well as an expansive new barn featuring an office, a bunk room, bath room and completely outfitted workout center as well as space for storing equipment. All ranch equipment will convey with the sale. The Brown Ranch offers the rare combination of proximity and privacy with all the amenities of a dream destination. It is a chance to live life at the pinnacle. To see the Brown Ranch for yourself, call James Ahern Jr. at (210) 827-0505. The property is available for $14.9 million.

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There’ll come a day when a barrel of water is worth more than a barrel of oil.

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into Creek ranch is home to two, year-round, live water streams. About one mile of Pinto Creek and two miles of West Pinto Creek meander through the ranch, eventually converging. Pinto Creek Ranch also has two artesian wells. In addition, Pinto Creek Ranch owns 130-acre feet of grand-fathered irrigation (pumping) rights out of Pinto Creek, which will transfer with the ranch’s sale.

Pinto Creek Ranch is home to a 100-acre coastal hay field and a 100-acre commercial pecan grove. With brush clearing, the farming operation could be expanded to up to 800 acres. The farming operation is irrigated using artesian well water. For those who don’t want to manage an agriculture operation, the access to irrigation makes it possible to lease out the agricultural operation, creating another income stream without the responsibilities of management.

For the past six years, the high-fenced ranch has been managed intensively for white-tailed deer. The program has been built on superior, imported genetics. All feeders and blinds transfer with the sale. The ranch also has a 20’x40’ walk-in cooler and a commercial-quality meat room.

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With its superior wildlife, top-notch equipment, and ample lodging, the ranch could easily become a commercial hunting operation, creating another income stream.

While Pinto Creek Ranch offers a unique investment potential, it doesn’t skimp on amenities that make family and friends want to gather around a fire pit and make memories. The main house, with its soaring ceilings and open floor plan, encourages people to mix and mingle. A three-bedroom bunkhouse provides plenty of room for guests or hunting clients. There is also a foreman’s house allowing someone to always be on-site. The barns, which are insulated and built on concrete slabs, were originally used by the San Antonio Livestock Show and Exposition to house livestock behind the Joe and Harry Freeman Coliseum.

Experience the opportunity that is the Pinto Creek Ranch by contacting James L. Ahern, Jr. with Ahern Ranches at (210) 827-0505 to set up a private tour. This one-of-akind ranch recently has been reduced from $9,100,000 to $7,500,000.

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PECOS HUNTING RANCH 1,032± ACRES | VAL VERDE COUNTY | PROPERTY ID: 920683 Scenic mountains and breathaking views. Abundant wildlife and caves. Price: $670,800

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Seven miles west of Junction. 200± acres river bottom, 600± acres mountain country. Price: $2,995,000

Abundance of avaliable spring-fed surface water, Excellent views of the Pecos River. Price: $640,000

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E VA N S C R E E K R A N C H 335Âą ACRES | BANDERA COUNTY | PROPERTY ID: 1547552 Evans Creek Ranch is located in the Texas Hill Country about 18 miles west of the town of Medina, just off scenic HWY 337, not far from Lost Maples State Park, in Bandera County. The prime feature of this property is the lake formed by a dam across Evans creek and lined with huge Cypress trees. This lake is over a quarter of a mile long and is as deep as 25 feet. It is stocked with bass and catfish and has a floating dock to fish and swim from. We are just finishing clearing some cedar on the far side of the lake to enhance the Park look of the lake area and to develop an alternate home site in case the new owner wants to build a new lakeside home or cabin. The views of both the lake and the surrounding hills are just awesome from this site. Another great feature is a rambling ranch house that is decorated in the Ralph Lauren style (Cowboys, Indians, elk antler and wagon-wheel chandeliers, steer hide rugs, and wood-plank ceilings) and has a long screened in sleeping porch as well as four bedrooms and two baths. Most of the furnishings, including lots of great antiques, will be available for sale individually or as a package deal. Adjacent to the house is an old ceramic block barn with a huge high fenced, irrigated garden that is planted in everything from roses to cactus to peach trees. Other out-buildings include a three-car garage with attached utility room and attached shop as well as a small equipment barn and a hunters cabin. The terrain is diverse and includes about 65 acres of flat fertile land as well as canyons, bluffs, and mountain tops. This ranch would make a great week-end retreat with lots of activities including hunting, fishing, swimming, boating, and hiking. It would also make a great horse place or specialty farm (olives/lavender/wine grapes).

REDUCED TO $2,250,000! Contact Jim Ahern at (210) 410-2170.

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Are You a Safe Hunting Partner?

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BY ROBERT FEARS

he fall season is here and many of us have probably started hunting or preparing to do so. It is very important that we don’t let the excitement of the hunt overwhelm our practice of gun safety. Exercising gun safety can prevent injury or death to the individual, a family member, or a friend. Hunting accidents provide fodder to anti-gun activists, who are dedicated to taking away our constitutional rights to bear arms. So before loading up for hunting camp, please review gun safety practices.

Firearms have been a way-of-life in America since the first immigrant set foot on its eastern shore. During early settlement of our country, firearms were a necessity for obtaining food and for protection. Today they are used for recreation such as target shooting and hunting. Firearm sports are a great way to get youth off the couch, away from television and computer games and into the outdoors.

Many activist groups and individuals loudly preach that firearms increase crime, are responsible for large numbers of fatal accidents each year and should be banned. These people are stating opinions and haven’t bothered to study the facts.

THE FACTS The National Safety Council reported in 2013 that unintentional firearm related fatalities in the United States remain at historically low levels. Firearm accident death rate is at an unprecedented, annual low at 0.2 per 100,000 people. The death rate is down 94 percent since the highest in 1904 of 3.4. Since 1930, the annual number of firearm related deaths has decreased 81.3 percent while the United States population has more than doubled and the number of firearms has quintupled. Among children, such deaths have decreased 74 percent over the past 20 years and 28 percent during the past 10 years. Today, the odds are more than a million to one, against a child in the United States dying in a firearm accident.

Firearms are involved in 0.5 percent of accidental deaths nationally compared to motor vehicles (27.9%), poisoning (27.3%), falls (21.5%), suffocation (5.1%), drowning (3.1%), fires (2.4%), environmental factors (1.3%) and other (10.9%). Children accidents are caused by motor vehicles (34%), suffocation (27%), drowning (18%), fires (7%), poisoning (2%), falls (1%), environmental (2%), firearms (1%) and other (6%).

We have a good safety record with firearms. Let’s keep it that way or even make it better.

MAINTENANCE A well maintained firearm is safer to use than one that receives little upkeep. To keep firearms in top condition, they must be cleaned after every use. Gun owners should own a complete cleaning kit and know how to use it.

“If possible, clean the barrel from the breech end to avoid 78 pushing debris into the chamber,” says Rick Ensor, Hunter Education

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Master Instructor Volunteer, Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TWPD). “Use a bore guide and a flexible cleaning rod holding a borebrush or patch wetted with solvent. Pass the brush or patch all the way through the barrel. Repeat this operation several times with fresh patches. Follow with a dry patch and finish with one that is lightly oiled.”

“You may need a larger brush for the chamber,” continues Ensor. “Use a hand-brush to clean the crevices where powder residue accumulates. Finish cleaning with a dry cloth and then wipe all the parts with a light coat of oil.”

STORAGE In the TWPD booklet, “Today’s Hunter in Texas – a guide to hunting responsibly and safely,” it is recommended that firearms be stored unloaded, in a locked location and separate from ammunition.

Before storing, firearms should be cleaned and lightly oiled. The storage area should be cool, clean, and dry. Storing firearms in closed gun cases or scabbards isn’t recommended because moisture can accumulate.

“Store guns horizontally, or with the muzzle pointing downward,” states Ensor. “When guns are stored upright with the muzzle pointing upward, gravity pulls gun oil downward into the action which forms a sticky film. Oil can also drain onto the stock, softening the wood.”

“Store ammunition, reloading supplies and firearms in separate locked compartments,” recommends TPWD. “Keep ammunition in a cool, dry place to prevent corrosion. Corroded ammunition can cause jamming, misfires and other safety problems.”

TRANSPORT “It is important to transport guns in a manner to maintain safety and longevity of the firearm,” says Ensor. “Position a rifle or shotgun between the seat and console in a pickup with the muzzle pointing downward. If the pickup does not contain a console, lay the gun on a flat surface that is free of other objects. ” There are various types of gun storage apparatuses that can be purchased for pickups at outfitter stores. These include under the seat storage, gun racks that fit on the back of the seat, roof racks, floor-mounted racks and vertical mounts. Ensor does not recommend the use of window mounted gun racks because the display may provoke anti-hunter sentiment and serve as an invitation to thieves.

“A firearm should not be transported with a shell in the chamber,” cautions Ensor. “On the ranch, attach a magazine full of shells to the gun if you feel you might have to use it quickly. A rifle is safe to transport as long as a bullet is not in the chamber.”

“Improper transportation provides an opportunity to get a foreign object jammed in the barrel,” continues Ensor. “If a firearm is fired with an obstructed barrel, the gun will be blown apart and there is a big risk of the shooter being seriously injured.”

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down the barrel to check for debris. Unload the gun and keep the muzzle pointing downward during this inspection. Remove any obstructions with a portable cable-type cleaning rod. After cleaning recheck the barrel.

TPWD recommends that firearms be unloaded and placed in a gun case before transporting off the ranch. They further recommend that the action be open or the gun broken down whichever makes the firearm safer if it is mishandled.

Proper transport, maintenance and storage of a firearm will extend its life and keep it in working order. More importantly, proper care of a firearm may prevent injury or loss of a loved one.

ENTERING, EXITING AND CROSSING “Some of the fatalities, I have seen, occurred while hunters were either exiting or entering a vehicle,” states Warren Bluntzer, Wildlife Biologist Consultant and retired TWPD game warden. “These accidents could have been avoided if people had obeyed gun safety rules and used good judgment and common sense.”

“A shell should not be in the chamber when exiting a vehicle,” cautions Bluntzer. “Do not load your rifle or gun until you are completely away from the vehicle and can point the firearm in a safe direction.

Before putting a shell into the chamber, open the action and make sure that the barrel is unobstructed. Remove any obstructions with a portable cable-type cleaning rod. After cleaning, recheck the barrel.

Then put the safety on, load the ammunition and close the action.

“The gun or rifle needs to be safely unloaded before climbing back into the vehicle. Point the muzzle in a safe direction, make sure the safety is on and your finger is outside the trigger guard before removing the ammunition. Count the shells or cartridges to make sure the gun is empty and then check the chamber to ensure it is clear.”

“I have also seen tragic accidents occur when hunters are climbing in or out of deer stands,” says Bluntzer. “People drop their rifles while climbing the ladder and the firearms discharge when they hit the ground or someone accidently pulls a trigger at the wrong time. Use the same safety practices when entering and exiting deer stands that are recommended for getting in and out of vehicles.”

Hardly a year goes by that you don’t read about someone being fatally shot while crossing a fence,” Bluntzer continues. “Always unload guns before crossing fences and other obstacles or when negotiating rough terrain. After unloading, place the gun on the other side of the fence or obstacle to be crossed with the muzzle pointed away from you and your crossing point. Then cross the fence and retrieve your gun.

“If two people are crossing, one person crosses first and then takes the unloaded guns from the other hunter. Always pull a gun toward you by the butt – never by the muzzle.”

SELF-CONTROL Inexperienced hunters may become overly excited on a hunt and become unsafe. They may fire at sounds, colors, movements or unidentified shapes. If they hit their target, they may swing a loaded firearm toward their companions or run with the safety off toward a downed animal.

“Lack of self-control particularly occurs on bird hunts,” says Bluntzer. “Hunters lead a bird in flight and don’t notice the locations of their partners before they shoot. This has caused a lot of hunting accidents.”

“Self-control is an essential aspect of hunter safety,” cautions TW&P. “Only shoot when you know the target is legal game and no people, domestic animals, buildings or equipment are in the zone-offire. Remember that bullets can pass through game and continue for some distance with deadly force. Slow, careful shooting is not only safer, it produces a higher degree of success.”

Please review and practice gun safety and enjoy the great outdoors experience of hunting.

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CONTENTS OF A GOOD GUN CLEANING KIT • • • • • • • • • • • • •

Cleaning rods Assorted rod tips – brushes, mop tips, slotted tips, jag tips Patches appropriate for the caliber or gauge of the firearm Gunsmith screwdrivers Gun oil Solvent Gun grease Dental mirror Tooth brush Bore light Clean cloths Cotton swabs Pipe cleaners

Taken from “Today’s Hunter in Texas – a guide to hunting responsibly and safely”, Texas Parks & Wildlife

BASIC STEPS FOR CLEANING A FIREARM • • • • •

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Point the muzzle in a safe direction and make sure the gun is unloaded.

Remove all ammunition from the cleaning bench.

For the most thorough cleaning, field strip the firearm following the owner’s manual and clean each part separately.

Follow the instructions in your cleaning kit.

Use a flexible “pull-through” cleaning cable when cleaning firearms with lever or semi-automatic actions to prevent dirt, grime, or debris from being pushed into the action area.

Use cleaning solvents in a well-ventilated area and only as directed.

If cleaning from the muzzle end, use a muzzle protector so you don’t damage the rifling near the muzzle.

Taken from “Today’s Hunter in Texas – a guide to hunting responsibly and safely”, Texas Parks & Wildlife

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AN I N T RO D UC T IO N TO T H E

Exotic Wildlife Industry

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wning land in Texas means different things to different

deduction provided by the IRS for owning and breeding these animals

people. For some who have inherited land, it is an

adds to the value of the tangible investment in the land. Raising exotic

opportunity to maintain their family’s heritage. For

game and providing hunting opportunities for trophies, unlike sitting

others who have recently purchased recreational land,

on a piece of property and hoping for the market to produce long-term

it is a chance to create a legacy of their own. Regardless

appreciation, make it possible to take control of your investment and

of how the land came into their care, landowners generally strive to get as much enjoyment from their asset as possible while expecting their investment to appreciate and produce cash flow.

One of the fastest growing—and potentially most lucrative—cash flow

benefit from immediate growth and income.

To put this into perspective, the current cattle market is experiencing incredible highs. A rancher is very pleased to sell a cow for $2,000$3,000. We have all heard the celebration of such transactions at the

vehicles in Texas is the exotic game business. Since the 1930s when King

local coffee shop. In comparison, one bongo antelope sells for $20,000-

Ranch released nilgai antelope (native to India) onto the sprawling South

$25,000 live and, when sold as a hunt, the trophy fee is $30,000-$35,000.

Texas ranch, the business of exotic game has spread throughout the

Sable antelope are sold alive for $7,500-$12,000 and when hunted sell

entire state.

for $15,000-$17,000. The comparison between typical livestock and

Today, there are almost 100 different species on thousands of

exotic wildlife has prompted thousands of landowners to pursue this

ranches stretching from the Panhandle to Big Bend and across to the

opportunity versus the challenges of the cyclical cattle market that

Piney Woods and the Big Thicket. On these properties, it is possible

characterizes traditional ranching operations.

to see animals from Cameroon, Botswana, Namibia, South Africa,

The market for exotic livestock has been thriving for many years.

Zimbabwe, Iran, Pakistan, Spain, Afghanistan and many more countries.

Unlike virtually every other industry, this market is essentially unregulated.

The Texas landscape mimics the natural habitat of these animals and for

Those participating in hunting and breeding exotic wildlife are able to

many years they have thrived in this environment.

avoid the burden of regulation associated with growing white-tailed deer.

If it were not for the potential financial gain associated with breeding,

Despite this lack of oversight there is an organization, the Exotic

growing and ultimately selling these animals for hunts, it is certain that

Wildlife Association (EWA), representing the interest of the ranches

this industry would not exist. Historically, hunting ranches with only

that breed and hunt exotic game. Currently, it represents more than

native game have been restricted to various seasons regulated by the

5,500 members and membership is rapidly growing. As the result of the

Texas Parks and Wildlife Department. This regulation, while controlling

organization’s efforts , Texas provides home to numerous species, many

the population of our native species, has also limited landowners to a very

of which are either near extinction or totally depleted, from their native

narrow window of opportunity, to generate hunting revenue. With fierce

lands. While totally decimated elsewhere as the result of poaching, these

competition within the white-tailed and mule deer hunting industries,

animals have large populations in the Texas and provide a very unique

many landowners have given up on the idea that they can generate any

hunting opportunity, supported by U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.

significant cash flow in such a limited time frame. This challenge has

As the world continues to demonstrate that America as a whole

motivated those landowners to explore other options including stocking

and Texas in particular is the greatest place on Earth to live, more and

their ranches with exotic game.

more hunters are becoming significantly concerned about taking safaris

Unlike native Texas species, there is no season for hunting exotic

to Africa or other foreign destinations. By establishing privately owned

wildlife. Animals such as gemsbok, axis deer, scimitar-horned oryx,

herds of these species here in Texas, ranchers have created a safe and

nubian ibex, kudu, and eland can be hunted year-round. As a result, many

easily accessible opportunity to hunt these animals without putting

landowners are taking advantage of this opportunity and no longer have

themselves in the middle of political turmoil or embarking on a two-week

to focus their efforts to a brief three-month season. Instead, they can

vacation. In many cases, these experiences can be accomplished over a

provide corporate day hunts or family outings throughout the entire year.

weekend and instead of being a once-in-a-lifetime trip hunters can take

They can organize these hunts at their convenience using various hunting

multiple excursions each year.

outfitters who will identify hunters looking for these animals.

One such ranch is the G5 Exotics. Primarily an oilman by trade, I’ve

Entering the exotic game business can be somewhat intimidating if you lack experience or knowledge of how to manage these animals.

branched out into the business of breeding wildlife on my 300 acre-

Fortunately, in many areas, Texas provides ranchers with the natural

facility. The ranch is located in Mountain Home, Texas and currently

environment and a healthy diet that permits these animals to thrive with

has more than 40 species including bongo antelope, markhor goats,

little or no assistance whatsoever. If you would like to consider adding

transcaspian urial sheep, sable antelope, alpine ibex and many more.

exotic game to your ranch, or if you have an abundance of exotics and

After a recent trip to evaluate breeding operations in South Africa where

would like to reduce the numbers, you will find the assistance you need at

the game business generates revenues of almost $500 million, I’ve

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come home with a clearer understanding of the importance of providing

With the need to produce profit and appreciation, we have seen

proper habitat and maintaining adequate health to achieve excellent

even the whitetail purist, the low-fence advocate and the rancher with

reproduction rates.

hundreds of head of cattle venturing into the exotic wildlife business. With

After making a multi-million dollar investment in my facility and the

such huge investments being made and advocates such as the EWA, it

animals, the ranch is poised to achieve long-term appreciation from its

is a reasonable expectation that this 80-year-old industry will continue

breeding operation and has been able to generate hundreds of thousands

to thrive and provide ranches a tremendous alternative to traditional

of dollars in immediate income from selling trophy hunts. The tax

livestock income.

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I’VE NEVER MET A LAND AND RANCH BROKER THAT TELLS ME THEIR FAVORITE WAY TO SPEND THEIR TIME IS MANAGING THEIR WEBSITE. AS A MATTER OF FACT, QUITE THE OPPOSITE IS TRUE. MOST DESCRIBE THE HASSLES OF DEALING WITH THEIR WEBSITE AS IF IT’S LITERALLY HOLDING THEM HOSTAGE. IT KEEPS THEM FROM BEING ABLE TO DO WHAT THEY DO BEST, WHICH IS SPENDING TIME IN THE TRUCK, BUILDING RELATIONSHIPS, AND CLOSING DEALS. Here are some of the most common website frustrations I hear about website companies: “When I try to explain to my web guy what I need, he uses all this technical jargon that basically means it’s going to cost me an arm and a leg. He doesn’t know my industry.”

It is so important to align yourself with website companies committed to using technology to simplify your life, not complicate it. Today’s technology is truly amazing. Ten years ago, iPhones didn’t even exist. Today, roughly three quarters of Americans use smart phones in a way that has completely reshaped our expectations of how the world does business. The resulting technology now used to build websites is easy to use, easy to maintain, scalable, fast in accomplishing its tasks, and very affordable. Why would anyone want to get locked into expensive, outdated, cumbersome website technology that doesn’t even do what they need it to do?

The web developers you want to work with should understand the world of land and ranch brokers. They should understand you don’t have the time, expertise, money, or desire to mess around with your website any more than absolutely necessary to ensure it is helping you succeed.

And above all, they shouldn’t expect you to be impressed with technical jargon, which I call “techwanese.”

Today’s technology does not have to cost you and arm and a leg or require a technology degree to understand how to make it work for you.

“I have no idea if my website helps or hinders prospective clients. It’s just there.”

I tell people you should have confidence that your website is showcasing who you are and letting people know they can trust you. The business of selling land is built on relationships, and good relationships are built on trust. Your potential client is forming an opinion of you from the first minute they glance at your website. They are looking for a website that gives them confidence you are credible, professional, and trustworthy. Your website should

reflect your brand and the unique nuances of you and your business. It should provide accurate information quickly and easily, and engage them in a way that makes them want to contact you to find out more.

“I am completely dependent on my web guy to make the updates I need, and I can never find him when I need him.”

There is an assumption out there that the solution to quick and accurate updates is all about finding the best person out there to do it for you. While working with a responsive, available website support team is absolutely critical to your success, the very best approach to take the hassle out of updating the properties on your website is to automate the process so it happens daily without anyone touching it. Through the right partnerships and the right technology, this is possible.

“When my seller calls me about a property listed on my webpage, I cringe when I have to tell them it’s not updated yet.”

It’s so important to remember that outdated, inaccurate information actually breaks down trust in the relationship you are trying to build with your prospect or client. Getting the wrong information from your website actually causes people to question if anything you ever tell them is really true. Once broken, trust takes a long time to rebuild and people may not give you a second chance.

Don’t kid yourself- outdated information hurts your business. You cannot afford to get it wrong.

I guess the bottom line is this- when you’re evaluating website companies, make sure they know your industry and also understand that you aren’t as excited about technology as they are. Make sure they are responsive to your needs and unique business, even in the sales process. Call them or email them and see how responsive they are before you move forward with them. Make sure they are a legitimate business partner that uses scalable, affordable technology that will grow as you grow. And most importantly, you have to keep your listings updated on your website. Make sure your web partner has an approach that simplifies this process for you.

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TWA Engages in a Broad Range of

Land, Water, and Wildlife Issues AS MEMBERS OF THE TEXAS WILDLIFE ASSOCIATION, we are asking our neighbors who are fellow conservationists, ranchers, and hunters to join our vital efforts. Your membership will help promote Texas’ hunting traditions and develop opportunities for new generations to know the pleasures of Texas outdoors. By joining, you will strengthen our work with legislators, educators and wildlife biologists to protect private lands and the many species of wildlife they support. The future of our wildlife populations depends on you.

Join your neighbors today!

For more information on becoming a member of the Texas Wildlife Association, please visit www.texas-wildlife.org/membership

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ASSOCIATION REPORT

TEXAS WILDLIFE ASSOCIATION THE 84TH TEXAS LEGISLATURE WRAPS UP

BY DAVID YEATES, CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER

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he 84th Legislative Session has adjourned in Austin. It was a very busy one for Texas Wildlife Association (TWA) as our professional lobby staff and volunteers spent many hours at the Capitol this session advocating for the land, water, and wildlife

of Texas.

This session we focused on four core issues, with positive results.

Groundwater as Private Property TWA has been a staunch supporter of groundwater as private property for many years, a precedent that has been codified in statute and ratified by the Texas Supreme Court. This session brought a handful of bills that sought to erode absolute ownership through new regulatory structures or by creating different ownership classes.

As originally filed, HB 30 defined “brackish” groundwater at a low threshold of salinity, then gave oversight of brackish water to the Texas Water Development Board (TWDB). TWDB is a research and finance agency for water projects, not a regulatory agency. (They are also unaccountable to voters and sit in the liberal Travis County jurisdiction for any legal challenges, which makes them very attractive as a regulator in the eyes of those who prefer centralized control of water.)

HB 200 also sought to insert TWDB into the regulatory mix on groundwater decisions. TWA and its landowner advocacy partners were able to strip the offensive components of HB 30 out, and stop passage of HB 200.

HB 2647 carved out special treatment of electricity producers that hold groundwater production permits, at the expense of all other permit holders. HB 2647 was heavily backed by the electricity production and provider industry and was passed through the House and the Senate. TWA, along with our landowner advocacy partners, appealed to Gov. Abbott for a veto of HB 2647, which he did.

On the groundwater front, TWA fought off the undesirable bills during the session, but we anticipate the pace will only quicken in the future.

Eminent Domain Reform TWA drafted a pair of eminent domain reform bills months before the session, as did other advocacy organizations.

SB 474 was filed, addressing a one key concept known as “betterment.” If a condemning entity (public or private) and the landowners do not agree on a purchase price, then they enter into litigation. If the landowners prove that the entity

should pay a higher market value than what was offered (betterment over original offer), the landowners are not entitled to recoup legal costs from the condemning entity.

Under the current scenario, the very best that landowners involved in litigation can hope for is to receive the fair market value of their property less the legal costs to establish and defend that market value. This gives condemning entities an unfair advantage and abridges private property rights.

SB 474 called for reimbursement of legal expenses if landowners were awarded betterment of 20 percent over the final offer by the condemning entity. The bill passed through the Senate but did not reach the House floor for a vote. TWA will continue to work hard on this issue leading into the 85th Session.

State Park Funding TWA proudly supported several bills filed to provide additional funding to the state park system operated by the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD). The amount of safe, convenient, affordable access to the great outdoors here in Texas is extremely limited. Further, our state park system was entirely built in two decades: the 1930s and the 1970s.

Funding for the park system is designed to come from state taxes attributable to sporting goods sales; however, that revenue stream has been subject to appropriations by the Legislature, which has allocated less than 40 percent of available funding since the concept’s inception.

HB 158 was passed and signed into law by Gov. Abbott.

It removed the Legislature’s ability to appropriate from the fund thereby allowing for the full amount to be dedicated to the state park system as originally intended. This was a tremendous success for the State of Texas and TWA was happy to play a role.

Regulatory Reform TWA also focused on regulatory reform in the captive deer breeding industry. There were three bills filed in an effort to find common ground between the wildlife community and the captive deer breeding industry. Following many meetings between TWA, industry trade groups, TPWD and legislators, no common ground was established. We will continue to work toward reasonable compromises that are in the best interest of hunting and wildlife here in Texas.

For more information on TWA policies and positions on all of these matters, please visit texas-wildlife.org, or call (210) 826-4933.

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TEXAS ALLIANCE OF LAND BROKERS

BY STEVE BENNETT, PRESIDENT

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e had a great meeting last month at the Genesis Ranch north of Canyon Lake.

Judon Fambrough’s most “excellent” presentation on Mineral Rights ignited quite a bit of discussion from the Ranch brokers in attendance. TALB remains a very active and outspoken organization on Landowner rights, Mineral rights and Water rights in Texas and we appreciate Judon keeping our pros informed and involved with current issues impacting landowner rights. The ranch brokers and rural land lenders associated with the Texas Alliance of Land Brokers organization continue to provide quality rural land services to those seeking to own or sell a piece of rural Texas.

If you missed the meeting or would like to review Judon’s presentation, click on the following link: http://recenter.tamu. edu/speeches/pdf/JF062415S1500.pdf.

We would like to welcome the following new members joining TALB this month: Jim Ayers, agent w/Keller Williams in Kerrville, Dan Cunyus w/ First Source Capital Mortgage in Van Alstyne, David Derry w/ Texas Farm Credit in Bandera and Scooter Lerner, agent w/ Cove Land and Capital in Houston. It was good to see long time members John Nisbet, Rick Doak, Brian Walton and Ritchie McCulloch taking advantage of the quality educational speakers our program committee line up each month. I wonder what Ritchie thinks about the Spurs new acquisition?

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We are privileged to have Lands of America sponsor the July 22nd meeting and lunch being held in Boerne at the Longhorn Cafe. We appreciate the sponsorship and offer a hearty thank you to TALB member Tom Alexander for their support of TALB. Be sure to bring your ranch listings and marketing material and feel free to discuss with the group.

Thanks to the following members for generously providing door prizes: Marshall Kuykendall – Kuykendall Ranches Candy Cargill – Hill Country Real Estate Mike Ciesiensky – LandBrokerWebsites.com Chris Callan – Hill Country Bank Joe Patterson – Crockett National Bank

Butch Galm – Galm Real Estate Nick Vrabel & Jason Adame – Lands of America Wayne Roitsch – The Texas 1031 Exchange Company Our July speaker, Mike Ciesiensky is the founder and president of LandBrokerWebsites.com, a division of Crystalcore. net. He started Crystalcore.net in 2010 with a vision for helping businesses grow through technology. He does this by providing high-quality websites with industry related technology and creating Internet marketing plans. With over 15 years experience, Mike knows the technological world and will be sharing a bit of his expertise with us, including why your website matters and how to make sure it is targeting potential buyers and sellers.

The current Board of Directors recently approved a donation to the Wounded Warrior Project for a “Warrior Track Chair” in the memory of TALB Lifetime Members Matt Seymour and John Fambrough. I’m sure both were pleased with the decision.

If you would be interested in actively serving on the Board of Directors in 2016 please let Jane know of your desire. We have two Director positions expiring in December and an Affiliate Director position expiring. The nominating committee will submit their recommendations at the November meeting/ election.

Last month we had a dozen or so members who attended the meeting but did not RSVP so please RSVP to Jane Bushong Brown janebrown@hctc.net in order to provide the restaurant an accurate count. Meeting begins at 11:15 upstairs at the Café.

Mark your calendars for the August 26th meeting to be held in Buda at Cabela’s with our favorite Economist, Dr. Charles Gilliland. I look forward to seeing the “best of the best” ranch brokers and affiliate members and flushing up some ranch deals. Hopefully Dan Hatfield will be able to update us on any pending legislation affecting our rural land rights. Thanks to everyone for staying active and keeping our legislative representatives responsible to our client’s private property rights. Thanks again to Lands of America for sponsoring this months meeting in Boerne.

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TEXAS LAND BROKERS NETWORK

BY TYLER JACOBS, PRESIDENT

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s we reach the dog days of summer and early fall, it seems there have been easier times to provide a land market update. The only constant that TLBN brokers observe is the continued demand for quality property that is appropriately priced and as such, inventory of such property remains tight. When higher quality land hits the market, it can often set a new market high in the immediate area. However, 2015 appears to be a year

where certain segments of the land market take a breather as the reality of lower commodity prices and low oil prices takes hold in the minds of buyers. Long term futures for corn, cotton and oil offer little encouragement. Localized factors continue to challenge the market in various ways, but relief from long term drought has been a blessing to farm and ranch producers and landowners statewide.

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MARKET REPORT

TEXAS LAND PRICES MODERATING?

BY CHARLES E. GILLILAND PH.D. RESEARCH ECONOMIST, REAL ESTATE CENTER, TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY

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he fall of 2014 visited a trio of shocks on Texas land markets. First, cotton prices collapsed to 40 percent of the 2013 highs. Second, corn prices slid by more than 50 percent. Then oil prices plummeted by half. Market participants braced for sobering news with many anticipating sharply lower land prices. The 2015 market results posted this far suggested the pessimism emerging in December and January has yet to affect market participants. Although the rate of increase appears to have slowed as shown in the chart, prices continued to expand to all-time highs. The nominal price at $2,393 per acre posted a record high statewide price per acre and represented a 4.6 percent increase above the annual price in the preceding year (prices are four-quarter moving averages). That result also set a record for prices expressed in 1966 dollars with the real or deflated price settling at $420 per acre for a 3.8 percent expansion of real wealth in Texas land. These results coincide with similar developments in the general Texas economy that continues to expand despite the

crippling reversals in commodity prices.

A variety of circumstances have counteracted the widely forecast forces of doom following the reversals in commodity prices including the continuing slide in oil prices. Many operators had hedged their prices for much of 2015 guaranteeing that they would not face the carnage following collapsing oil markets until those hedges expired. Companies trimmed their workforces but kept their best employees on their payrolls anticipating better times in the future. The net result continued to expand total personal income in Texas fueling land markets through the first half of the year.

As the third quarter opens, oil prices appear to be under attack again. The forecast floor at $60 per barrel has eroded, threatening to melt away to new lows. Uncertainty again threatens the market as summer melts into fall. The remainder of the year may present market participants with new opportunities.

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MARKET REPORT

TOP 100 SOLD 24. Texas Heritage Brokers, Inc 1,352± Acres | Live Oak County | Sold: 08/05/15 Days On Market: 58 | Sold Price: $2,535,000

25. Remington Real Estate

May 16, 2015 through August 15, 2015

50. Janet Martin Realty & Liberty Land & Ranch

75. Hodde Real Estate Co 39.61± Acres | Washington Cnty | Sold: 07/06/15 Days On Market: 69 | Sold Price: $1,450,000

920± Acres | Delta County | Sold: 06/09/15 Days On Market: 229 | Sold Price: $1,807,144

76. Pitcock Properties

2,990± Acres | Scurry County | Sold: 06/08/15 Days On Market: 469 | Sold Price: $2,500,000

51. Travis Abel & Associates

340± Acres | Llano County | Sold: 06/12/15 Days On Market: 147 | Sold Price: $2,500,000

52. Trip duPerier, The Texas Land Man LLC

223± Acres | Hays County | Sold: 07/02/15 Days On Market: 303 | Sold Price: $2,425,000

53. CM Ranch Real Estate

876± Acres | Freestone County | Sold: 07/14/15 Days On Market: 163 | Sold Price: $2,360,529

54. EL SENDERO PROPERTIES

5,000± Acres | Matagorda County | Sold: 07/28/15 Days On Market: 91 | Sold Price: $17,300,000

200± Acres | Hunt County | Sold: 06/19/15 Days On Market: 570 | Sold Price: $2,350,000

55. Texas First Real Estate,LLC

1,204± Acres | Lee County | Sold: 07/08/15 Days On Market: 211 | Sold Price: $7,250,000

1,280± Acres | Live Oak County | Sold: 07/02/15 Days On Market: 357 | Sold Price: $2,348,808

56. Capitol Ranch Real Estate

1,363± Acres | Llano County | Sold: 07/30/15 Days On Market: 1,142 | Sold Price: $7,213,500

436± Acres | Mason County | Sold: 06/20/15 Days On Market: 152 | Sold Price: $2,650,000

184.06± Acres | Washington County | Sold: 07/30/15 57. Markham Realty, Inc. Days On Market: 153 | Sold Price: $2,254,723 114.8± Acres | Walker County | Sold: 06/05/15 32. Land And Ranch Company Of Texas Days On Market: 386 | Sold Price: $1,700,000 803± Acres | Montague County | Sold: 05/29/15 58. Coldwell Banker Jim Stewart Days On Market: 366 | Sold Price: $2,240,370 354.1± Acres | McLennan County | Sold: 08/04/15 33. Lee, Lee & Puckitt Associates, Inc. Days On Market: 368 | Sold Price: $1,690,000 2,823.78± Acres | Sutton County | Sold: 07/17/15 59. Hi View Real Estate Days On Market: 316 | Sold Price: $2,216,667 439.6± Acres | Ellis County | Sold: 07/29/15 34. Trinity Country Real Estate Days On Market: 108 | Sold Price: $1,672,016 564.3± Acres | Callahan County | Sold: 07/09/15 60. Burks Real Estate Days On Market: 64 | Sold Price: $2,200,000 536.08± Acres | Coryell County | Sold: 06/01/15 35. Texas Ranch Brokers, LLC Days On Market: 460 | Sold Price: $1,666,306 198.54± Acres | Lavaca County | Sold: 07/31/15 61. Hortenstine Ranch Company, LLC Days On Market: 151 | Sold Price: $2,200,000 1,103± Acres | Baylor County | Sold: 07/29/15 36. Ray Land Co. of Texas Days On Market: 58 | Sold Price: $1,654,500 143± Acres | Gillespie County | Sold: 07/02/15 62. Hodde Real Estate Co Days On Market: 496 | Sold Price: $2,191,225 83.68± Acres | Washington County | Sold: 07/27/15 37. Monk Real Estate Days On Market: 96 | Sold Price: $1,652,000 196.17± Acres | Austin County | Sold: 06/01/15 63. Capitol Ranch Real Estate Days On Market: 150 | Sold Price: $2,137,788 624± Acres | Comanche County | Sold: 06/24/15 38. Brooker Real Estate Days On Market: 86 | Sold Price: $1,638,053 975.45± Acres | Young County | Sold: 07/08/15 64. BETHEL NIX REALTY Days On Market: 151 | Sold Price: $2,130,000 1,970± Acres | Borden County | Sold: 06/25/15 39. Anders Realty Days On Market: 89 | Sold Price: $1,625,085 411± Acres | Blanco County | Sold: 07/06/15 65. RE/MAX Landmark Days On Market: 294 | Sold Price: $2,117,886 740± Acres | Rains County | Sold: 07/01/15 40. REPUBLIC RANCHES Days On Market: 177 | Sold Price: $1,610,631 2,235.8± Acres | Sutton County | Sold: 06/26/15 66. Kuper Sotheby’s Intl. Realty Days On Market: 86 | Sold Price: $2,112,831 110± Acres | Burnet County | Sold: 07/09/15 41. Alliance Properties Days On Market: 714 | Sold Price: $1,600,000 172.93± Acres | Harris County | Sold: 05/26/15 67. McKinnerney & Associates Real Estate Days On Market: 473 | Sold Price: $2,088,350 600± Acres | San Saba County | Sold: 07/13/15 42. BCR REALTORS Days On Market: 264 | Sold Price: $1,560,000 7.91± Acres | Brazos County | Sold: 06/09/15 68. Navasota Realty Days On Market: 879 | Sold Price: $2,067,500 14.21± Acres | Grimes County | Sold: 07/14/15 43. Desert Flower Realty, Inc. Days On Market: 83 | Sold Price: $1,550,000 754.83± Acres | McMullen County | Sold: 06/25/15 69. Trey Sullivan Real Estate Days On Market: 135 | Sold Price: $2,000,196 729.53± Acres | Edwards County | Sold: 05/29/15 44. Briggs Freeman Sotheby’s Intl. Realty Days On Market: 178 | Sold Price: $1,550,000 32± Acres | Henderson County | Sold: 08/07/15 70. Marrs & Associates Realty Days On Market: 154 | Sold Price: $2,000,000 800± Acres | Navarro County | Sold: 07/09/15 45. Texas Country Realty Days On Market: 278 | Sold Price: $1,545,000 340± Acres | Dewitt County | Sold: 06/05/15 71. Main Street Realty, LLC Days On Market: 31 | Sold Price: $1,950,000 1,550± Acres | Sutton County | Sold: 05/28/15 46. Markham Realty, Inc. Days On Market: 639 | Sold Price: $1,534,500 208.52± Acres | Walker County | Sold: 05/27/15 72. United Country AltaTerra Realty & Days On Market: 232 | Sold Price: $1,931,650 Auction, LLC. 47. HomeLand Properties, Inc. 311± Acres | Fannin County | Sold: 07/27/15 212.01± Acres | Walker County | Sold: 05/27/15 Days On Market: 809 | Sold Price: $1,495,000 Days On Market: 219 | Sold Price: $1,931,650 73. Briggs Freeman Sotheby’s

48. Nixon Real Estate

International Realty

1,000± Acres | San Saba County | Sold: 07/13/15 Days On Market: 382 | Sold Price: $2,643,356

270± Acres | Gillespie County | Sold: 07/07/15 Days On Market: 286 | Sold Price: $1,900,000

12.8± Acres | Denton County | Sold: 06/05/15 Days On Market: 252 | Sold Price: $1,490,000

21± Acres | Gillespie County | Sold: 07/15/15 Days On Market: 300 | Sold Price: $1,150,000

1,802± Acres | Edwards County | Sold: 06/29/15 Days On Market: 382 | Sold Price: $2,612,900

722± Acres | Kimble County | Sold: 06/10/15 Days On Market: 406 | Sold Price: $1,850,000

562.47± Acres | Runnels County | Sold: 05/24/15 Days On Market: 272 | Sold Price: $1,450,000

92± Acres | Hays County | Sold: 07/02/15 Days On Market: 379 | Sold Price: $1,148,000

26. Mark Fox Real Estate 1. LANDTX 6,428.23± Acres | San Saba County | Sold: 06/09/15 Days On Market: 102 | Sold Price: $19,500,000

2. Big League Ranches, LLC

2,788.96± Acres | Llano County | Sold: 07/20/15 Days On Market: 0 | Sold Price: $17,570,448

3. Superior Farm & Ranch Realty and Property Connections R.E. 4. REPUBLIC RANCHES 5. FINDARANCH.com

6. Jane Morgan Farm & Ranch Real Estate 1,030± Acres | Hood County | Sold: 06/15/15 Days On Market: 1,125 | Sold Price: $5,900,000

7. The Ranch Advisors

1,253± Acres | Bosque County | Sold: 07/06/15 Days On Market: 167 | Sold Price: $5,100,000

8. Burgher-Ray Ranch Sales

257± Acres | Kaufman County | Sold: 06/30/15 Days On Market: 777 | Sold Price: $4,350,000

9. Clark Real Estate Group

146± Acres | Parker County | Sold: 06/04/15 Days On Market: 344 | Sold Price: $3,800,000

10. Gerald Haire Realty

303± Acres | Bowie County | Sold: 05/26/15 Days On Market: 176 | Sold Price: $3,750,000

11. Hortenstine Ranch Company, LLC

1,483± Acres | Fannin County | Sold: 07/24/15 Days On Market: 287 | Sold Price: $3,708,466

12. Reed Realty LLC.

551.36± Acres | Fort Bend County | Sold: 08/12/15 Days On Market: 1,108 | Sold Price: $3,568,233

13. RE/MAX Landmark

1,170± Acres | Kaufman County | Sold: 06/17/15 Days On Market: 5 | Sold Price: $3,300,000

14. Bevers Real Estate

629± Acres | Burleson County | Sold: 06/15/15 Days On Market: 428 | Sold Price: $3,050,000

15. Webb Real Estate

194± Acres | Hays County | Sold: 07/01/15 Days On Market: 53 | Sold Price: $3,000,000

16. Riley-McLean Land

704.67± Acres | Caldwell County | Sold: 05/21/15 Days On Market: 302 | Sold Price: $2,946,745

17. David O Faust, Broker

224± Acres | Kendall County | Sold: 06/05/15 Days On Market: 861 | Sold Price: $2,850,000

18. HomeLand Properties

798± Acres | Montgomery County | Sold: 06/24/15 Days On Market: 13 | Sold Price: $2,794,470

19. Brooks Real Estate

931± Acres | Erath County | Sold: 05/27/15 Days On Market: 68 | Sold Price: $2,793,729

20. DRIPPING SPRINGS REALTY

108± Acres | Hays County | Sold: 06/29/15 Days On Market: 2,153 | Sold Price: $2,704,990

21. Anders Realty

22. McKinnerney & Associates Real Estate 23. Greene Realty

27. Moreland Properties

28. Robinson Real Estate

29. Keller Williams Rod Holland & Assoc.

30. Desert Flower Realty, Inc.

31. 5 Star Country Properties, LLC

49. Greene Realty

248.3± Acres | Washington County | Sold: 05/30/15 Days On Market: 1,803 | Sold Price: $1,800,000 30± Acres | Kerr County | Sold: 05/18/15 Days On Market: 445 | Sold Price: $1,795,000 640± Acres | Midland County | Sold: 06/03/15 Days On Market: 435 | Sold Price: $1,790,978 745± Acres | Brooks County | Sold: 07/10/15 Days On Market: 1,327 | Sold Price: $1,788,000 78.64± Acres | Colorado County | Sold: 06/30/15 Days On Market: 113 | Sold Price: $1,739,000

823± Acres | Reagan County | Sold: 05/29/15 Days On Market: 74 | Sold Price: $1,440,250

77. TEXAS RANCHES FOR SALE

605± Acres | La Salle County | Sold: 06/15/15 Days On Market: 28 | Sold Price: $1,434,675

78. Robinson Real Estate

516± Acres | Freestone County | Sold: 07/15/15 Days On Market: 395 | Sold Price: $1,422,190

79. Bluestem Ranch Group

925± Acres | Kinney County | Sold: 07/20/15 Days On Market: 427 | Sold Price: $1,411,189

80. Marrs & Associates Realty

125.56± Acres | Navarro County | Sold: 08/05/15 Days On Market: 33 | Sold Price: $1,400,000

81. BCR REALTORS

469.62± Acres | Leon County | Sold: 07/15/15 Days On Market: 78 | Sold Price: $1,365,128

624± Acres | Mills County | Sold: 05/29/15 Days On Market: 60 | Sold Price: $1,716,523

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82. Greene Realty

901± Acres | Edwards County | Sold: 06/12/15 Days On Market: 206 | Sold Price: $1,306,929

83. REPUBLIC RANCHES

290± Acres | Cooke County | Sold: 08/12/15 Days On Market: 408 | Sold Price: $1,305,000

84. RE/MAX Bastrop Area

150.14± Acres | Bastrop County | Sold: 06/05/15 Days On Market: 67 | Sold Price: $1,285,000

85. Coldwell Banker Mark Campbell & Assoc.

722.32± Acres | Coleman County | Sold: 07/30/15 Days On Market: 49 | Sold Price: $1,264,060

86. RE/MAX GENESIS

107± Acres | Blanco County | Sold: 06/10/15 Days On Market: 275 | Sold Price: $1,250,000

87. RANCH PRO REAL ESTATE

895± Acres | Edwards County | Sold: 07/02/15 Days On Market: 700 | Sold Price: $1,250,000

88. Burgher-Ray Ranch Sales

237± Acres | Burnet County | Sold: 07/15/15 Days On Market: 50 | Sold Price: $1,250,000

89. Texas Sporting Properties

585± Acres | Coleman County | Sold: 07/20/15 Days On Market: 72 | Sold Price: $1,250,000

90. Keller Williams Realty

157.25± Acres | Bastrop County | Sold: 05/22/15 Days On Market: 393 | Sold Price: $1,240,140

91. Chad Cable

346± Acres | Hopkins County | Sold: 07/16/15 Days On Market: 708 | Sold Price: $1,206,500

92. RANCH INVESTMENTS

340± Acres | Lee County | Sold: 06/24/15 Days On Market: 83 | Sold Price: $1,200,000

93. Keller Williams Heritage Hill Country 162± Acres | Guadalupe County | Sold: 05/16/15 Days On Market: 388 | Sold Price: $1,185,000

94. Keller Williams New Braunfels

2.89± Acres | Guadalupe County | Sold: 05/22/15 Days On Market: 95 | Sold Price: $1,185,000

95. RE/MAX Llano

46.17± Acres | Llano County | Sold: 07/10/15 Days On Market: 148 | Sold Price: $1,175,000

96. REATA RANCH REALTY, LLC

36± Acres | Gillespie County | Sold: 07/28/15 Days On Market: 77 | Sold Price: $1,175,000

97. Keller Williams - DFW Metro SW

562± Acres | Fisher County | Sold: 07/27/15 Days On Market: 123 | Sold Price: $1,150,000

98. Horseshoe Bay One Real Estate

0.3± Acres | Llano County | Sold: 06/10/15 Days On Market: 146 | Sold Price: $1,150,000

99. Jones Ranch Realty, LLC. 100. Texas LandMen, LLC

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Turkey Knob Ranch 645± ACRES | KENDALL COUNTY

Turtle Creek Ranch 552± ACRES | KERR COUNTY

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This ranch offers many unique building sites with 20-mile views across the Hill Country landscape.

Turkey Knob also has three lakes and the headwaters of a major creek system. Located near city conveniences but very private and secluded. This is an outstanding opportunity to own a piece of the Hill Country’s best!

The stunning Turtle Creek meanders across the north side of the property. The majority of the ranch is high-fenced. Improvements include a stone home with pool and outdoor entertainment area, two additional homes and barns. The ranch is easily accessible by Highway 173 frontage and Lower Turtle Creek Road.

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This is a true sportsman’s paradise. With four lakes, the largest being over 250 acres, this high-fenced ranch has an abundance of surface water. Rosita Creek and its tributaries wind through the ranch providing water to lakes, stock tanks, and use by wildlife. Improvements include an 8,000-square-foot lodge, tennis court, 7,000 foot paved runway, hangar, office, hunters house, paved roads, and city water.

Lake Creek Ranch 5,753± ACRES | UVALDE COUNTY

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Rosita Creek Ranch 7,200± ACRES | MAVERICK COUNTY

This high-fenced Hill County ranch boasts two miles of Lake Creek with three lakes. Improvements include a spacious lodge, guest house, livestock barns, and a 5,300 foot paved runway with two hangers. Come enjoy these stunning views of the hills and fertile valleys.

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Palmer Creek Ranch 291± ACRES | KERR COUNTY

Cibolo Creek Ranch 1,053± ACRES | KENDALL COUNTY

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Located in the highly desirable Camp Verde area, this 291± acres offers end-of-the-road privacy and an updated four-bedroom, four-bath, two half-bath home that sits hillside overlooking two spring-fed lakes. The entire ranch is high-fenced containing both native and exotic wildlife.

Live water abounds on this 1,053-acre ranch located just eight miles northwest of Boerne. 2.4 miles of spring-fed creek meander through the center of the property shaping the landscape for centuries and providing endless opportunities. Four concrete dams, and one earthen dam creating a six-acre lake provide spectacular water features enjoyed by both wildlife and recreationalists alike.

Improvements include two barns, water well, and utilities available throughout the ranch. The ranch is available as a whole or in tracts.

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String Prairie Ranch 234± ACRES | BASTROP COUNTY One hour from San Antonio and Austin, this beautiful hidden ranch is surrounded by 4,000 acres of virgin forest. Gently rolling tree studded meadows plus hilltop views are both on this great ranch. This is an amazing opportunity to acquire a very large and wild piece of Texas within the red hot triangle of Austin, Houston and San Antonio.

Medina River Ranch 624± ACRES | BANDERA COUNTY This 624 acres has a mile of Medina River and one of the oldest native pecan bottoms in Texas. There is also a unique log cabin and barn, great views, turkey, whitetail and axis and much more.

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Guadalupe River Ranch 300± ACRES | KERR COUNTY

Paved roads through the ranch deliver convenient year-round access to the many improvements. The gorgeous main home sits perched on the hillside overlooking the property. Other improvements include a foreman’s home, horse barn, hay barns, equipment barns, and 160 acres of Coastal Bermuda pastures. With nearly half a mile of cypress-lined Guadalupe River, recreational opportunities are endless.

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Leona River Ranch 767± ACRES | ZAVALA COUNTY

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This is the perfect opportunity to purchase a trophy whitetail deer ranch that is just reaching its prime.

Recent aerial survey showed 15 trophy bucks in the three to four-year-old range. The ranch consists of 767 acres with excellent brush and tillable fields for food plots. Improvements include main lodge with eight bedrooms, manager’s home and several barns. Large oak trees and Leona River frontage help to set this property apart from the competition.

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This Hill Country gem is located between Fredericksburg, Llano and Mason. The incredible 1870’s home has been wonderfully restored with historic touches combined with the conveniences of the new. Good pastures and nice road system make it easy to view the large herds of wildlife.

Llano County Ranch 180± ACRES | LLANO COUNTY

Red Bluff Ranch

Lake View Ranch

308± ACRES | BANDERA COUNTY

200± ACRES | KERR COUNTY

This 308-acre ranch offers both sides of Red Bluff Creek which passes through the middle of the property. The banks of the creek have been cleaned up offering excellent access to the turquoise waters. Good pastures with excellent soil gives the ranch the potential to become an outstanding horse property.

This ranch is in a great location just 20 minutes to San Antonio and Boerne.

Ranch with amazing Hill Country views, a spring-fed lake, and a four-bedroom, three-and-a-half bath home. The native stone home with metal roof has a large open concept living, dining, and kitchen area and comes with an expansive front porch for enjoying the views. The varied terrain has rolling hills, deep canyons, and gentle pastures. Hunt, fish, and relax 15 minutes from town.

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Lampasas County Ranch 458± ACRES | LAMPASAS COUNTY

Verde Creek Ranch 287± ACRES | KERR COUNTY

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This excellently diverse 458-acre ranch is comprised of approximately one-half improved pasture and food plots while the other half is native pasture, oaks, cedar elms and shin oak thickets. A spring-fed creek meanders throughout the middle of the ranch which runs 80 percent of the time with four small lakes, one of which is spring-fed and has never gone dry.

This high-fenced property offers a diversity of landscape and topography, pulling together all the unique characteristics of the Hill Country. Live water is plentiful via both sides of the cypress-lined Verde Creek and Mico Creek. The picturesque fertile bottomland is planted in Coastal Bermuda. The ranch is easily accessed by Highway 173 frontage and Verde Creek Road.

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Adams River Ranch 167± ACRES | LAMPASAS COUNTY

Crystal Falls 927± ACRES | GILLESPIE COUNTY

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This ranch has been in the same family since 1845! The southern end of the property has approximately one-quarter mile of Colorado River Frontage. Half of the frontage consists of shallow gravel bank rapids and the other half is deep, rope swinging, swimming and catfishing. The ranch has a 20x40 one room cabin with small bath and fireplace.

Approximately one-third of the ranch is in coastal production and the other two-thirds of the ranch consists of brush, grasses and scattered pecan trees. This size and type of property rarely comes available in this area of Texas.

This 927-acre property offers breathtaking views, good soils for improved grasses and incredible live water. Two live creeks flow through the ranch offering true, year-round water. Conveniently located near Fredericksburg, Texas, this ranch is abundant with native wildlife.

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MB Ranch 158± ACRES | FRIO COUNTY

MB Ranch is 158 acres and is located just 45 minutes south of San Antonio near Big Foot. This property is a hunting paradise and fully high-fenced with good brush diversity and big bull mesquites. There are food plots, two tanks, and water troughs throughout. The improvements include a three-bedroom barndominium with a large great room and kitchen. MB Ranch is ready-to-go with good whitetail deer, axis, dove, quail, blinds, and feeders.

Maple Springs Ranch 1,350± ACRES | BANDERA COUNTY

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Maple Springs Ranch is located about three miles north of Vanderpool next door to Lost Maples State Park. There are 13 canyons and two strong spring-fed lakes on the ranch. The primary tree cover is blue oak, live oak, Spanish oak, cypress, madrone, maple, and cedar. A beautiful two-story custom rock home with about 8,000 square feet of living space overlooks the gorgeous water. There are two covered patios that lead out to the swimming pool and walkway that leads down to the lake and canoe area. This ranch is secluded and secure and offers a lot of diversity with swimming, fishing, hiking, bird watching, hunting and for the more adventurous minded, exploration of caves and Indian mounds.

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San Diego Ranch 540± ACRES | DUVAL COUNTY

Rio Ranchito

This is a good turn key hunting ranch with excellent brush diversity. The ranch has been managed for trophy whitetail deer and is currently under MLDP Program. Improvements include a 2,000-square-foot lodge with covered porches, parking, large open floor plan, and an outdoor fire pit plus a covered game cleaning area with hoist, sink, walk-in cooler, and storage barn. The ranch is completely high-fenced with a 30-acre high-fenced trap.

405± ACRES | KERR COUNTY

This ranch has over a mile of the headwaters of the Guadalupe River along with Flat Rock Creek. The ranch has some of the first set of springs that start the Guadalupe River on its way to the ocean. Gorgeous water! The incredible improvements total over 16,000 square feet. This peaceful setting is located near the famous camps of Hunt such as Waldemar, Camp Stewart, Camp Honey Creek and MO Ranch.

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Horseshoe Bay Ranches

77–250 ACRE TRACTS | LLANO COUNTY

This is an amazing opportunity to acquire your own piece of wild Texas only minutes from the world-class golf resorts at Horseshoe Bay, as well as all of the recreational opportunities offered on constant-level Lake LBJ. Ranches of this caliber in such a high-profile location are few and far between, and they will not be available for long! 77 to 250 acre tracts.

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Hunt Game Fenced Ranch 356± ACRES | KERR COUNTY

Quihi Ranch 110± ACRES | MEDINA COUNTY

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The ranch has several springs throughout the ranch which provides ample water for the game. In 2011, a custom three-bedroom, two-bath house with standing seam roof was constructed to provide very comfortable accommodations. Approximately one-quarter of the ranch has been cleared of cedar and the remainder of the ranch provides excellent cover for the whitetail, red stag, black buck, axis and turkey.

The 110 acres features a gorgeous secluded, custom rock home with metal standing seam roof; three bedrooms (two being masters); covered patio, pergola-style patio, pool, hot tub; outdoor kitchen, built-in barbecue, fire pit, 60x40 foot metal building-workshop, wine room, two-bedroom, two-bath apartment and much more. This is a great opportunity to get out of the busy city and own some peace and tranquility on this beautiful 110-acre ranch.

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South Fork Guadalupe River 108± ACRES | KERR COUNTY

Goat Mountain Ranch 3,000± ACRES | COKE COUNTY

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This ranch is a rare opportunity to own approximately 2,000 feet of highly sought after South Fork Guadalupe River! Its level to rolling topography plus an abundance of river bottom soil and excellent grasses make it an ideal horse property.

The 3,000-acre Goat Mountain Ranch is located just 16 miles northwest of Robert Lee and is a true sportsmen’s paradise! The ranch boasts healthy populations of white-tailed deer and quail and is comprised of gently rolling native rangeland with predominate tree species being mesquite and ashe juniper. 200-foot elevation changes on the ranch provide spectacular views and great wildlife outlooks. Six-tenths of a mile of Colorado River frontage make up the northeastern ranch border, while providing water for recreation and wildlife use.

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Walking Three Ranch 6,200± ACRES | COLEMAN COUNTY This very scenic ranch has hills creating distant views in every direction. Deep rugged draws lined with live oak, post oak and elms are scattered throughout the ranch. The Walking Three Ranch fronts Lake Coleman with over two miles of frontage. In addition, there are 17 surface tanks ensuring a good water supply for livestock and wildlife. Excellent cover, with an abundance of wildlife, creates an outdoorsman’s paradise.

Hill Top Ranch 562± ACRES | GILLESPIE COUNTY This 562 acres is quality Hill Country located just 10 minutes from downtown Fredericksburg. Big level mesas that are covered in live oak, Spanish oak and native grasses create contours that offer great privacy. There are many areas that allow for dramatic views and several outstanding building sites. The scenic beauty of the surrounding valleys and sunsets are unmatched in the county. Good cover for wildlife and county road frontage on FM 2093.

Oak Meadows Ranch 400± ACRES | KIMBLE COUNTY | PROPERTY ID: 2612259 Rolling terrain with paved county road frontage and beautiful live oaks. This is a great recreational or hunting ranch with native and exotic wildlife.

Klein Branch Creek Ranch 520± ACRES | GILLESPIE COUNTY | PROPERTY ID: 1702408 Ranch features a two-bedroom, two-bath Hill Country cottage with a creekfront setting. Gently rolling terrain, convenient location, and approximately 3,000 feet of both sides of the spring-fed Klein Branch Creek make this property a must see.

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Bella Vista 162± ACRES | GILLESPIE COUNTY | PROPERTY ID: 2267269

Loyal Valley Ranch 305± ACRES | MASON COUNTY | PROPERTY ID: 2696031 From atop Meusebach Mountain, this beautiful Hill Country ranch possesses views as far as the eye can see. With excellent cover for wildlife and county road frontage, this is a great recreational/hunting ranch.

Fredericksburg Retreat

The name says it all! This ranch is comprised of 162± acres with breathtaking Hill Country vistas and gently rolling terrain. Bella Vista features a threebedroom, three-bathroom native stone home with a wall of windows providing natural light and unobstructed views, as well as a quaint twobedroom, two-bathroom guest cottage, plus workers quarters. A five-stall barn with Priefert horse walker sits amidst the horse friendly terrain and coastal fields used for grazing. The ranch is serviced by four water wells. In addition to the wells, there are two stock tanks. This is exceptional country acreage just 20 minutes from downtown Fredericksburg.

61± ACRES | GILLESPIE COUNTY | PROPERTY ID: 1702346 61-acre gem situated in a perfect location between Fredericksburg and Kerrville. Retreat can sleep 18 guests comfortably between the lodge and three cabins. In addition to the lodge and cabins, there is a 3,000± squarefoot main house and centrally located pool. The property also features a two to three-acre recreational lake for your enjoyment. Excellent family retreat or recreational getaway, with endless possibilities.

Gillespie County River Property 21± ACRES | GILLESPIE COUNTY In the heart of the wine corridor. Beautiful rolling terrain with large oak trees.

One-of-a-kind property with 750± feet of Highway 290 frontage and 1,360± feet of Pedernales River frontage.

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Whitetail Springs Ranch 304± ACRES | BANDERA COUNTY | PROPERTY ID: 2696961 Located just minutes north of Utopia, Whitetail Springs Ranch is truly one of the most unique live water properties available in the Texas Hill Country. The ranch features over 2,000 feet of beautiful cypress-lined Sabinal River with a landmark dam creating a fabulous lake, a deep spring-fed creek, manicured park-like area, over a mile of Highway frontage, a two-story ranch-style main home, foreman's house, rental cabin, six-bay garage, equipment barn with apartment, incredible rock landscaping with huge outdoor patios and entertainment areas, two fishing lakes, breathtaking views of the surrounding valley, dozens of fabulous home sites and the ranch is loaded with native game.

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Silver Creek Canyon Ranch 327± ACRES | BANDERA COUNTY | PROPERTY ID: 2638313 Hidden away just minutes from FM 337, east of Vanderpool. Silver Creek Canyon Ranch is truly one of the most beautiful and unique live water ranches available in today's market. The ranch offers Willow Springs which feeds over a half mile of both sides of a crystal clear spring-fed creek, beautiful waterfalls, rapids, relaxing shallow pools and an absolutely awesome five-acre lake. This hidden jewel offers one of the most incredible settings anywhere in the Texas Hill Country with a charming cowboy-style hacienda situated right along the banks of the fabulous spring-fed lake, guest houses, cabin and floating dock. Call Morris (210) 415–9850. Price: $2,450,000

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Lampasas River Ranch 230± ACRES | BURNET COUNTY | PROPERTY ID: 2611391 Located just south of Copperas Cove and less than hour to Austin, this rare find offers three-quarters of a mile of fabulous Lampasas River, historic limestone home, cabin, fishing camp, barn and multiple meter loops. The ranch is gently sloping with hardwoodlined hill sides that provide fabulous views, offers a small spring-fed pond, a mix of heavy cover and open fields loaded with game. Call Morris (210) 415–9850. Price: $1,895,000

T-Bar Ranch 306± ACRES | BANDERA COUNTY | PROPERTY ID: 2059549 Located at English Crossing on the beautiful Medina River, this fabulous new live water ranch offers 2,300± feet of fabulous Medina River frontage with crystal clear deep water, steep high bluffs and incredible rock formations. Along the ridge of the high bluff are some of the most incredible home sites anywhere in Bandera County and the views are absolutely breathtaking. The ranch features a beautifully manicured park-like area along the river shaded by towering pecan, oaks and cedar elms. The ranch also offers paved road frontage, foreman's house, guest cabin, excellent water well, great hunting with large population of native game, large healthy oaks and multiple food plots. Call Morris (210) 415–9850. Price: $3,990,000

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El Rancho Del Molino 828± ACRES | REAL COUNTY | PROPERTY ID: 1919335 This beautiful ranch is located near Barksdale, offers some of the best live water anywhere, awesome main home, foreman's house, an incredible entertainment area with pavilion, fabulous spring-fed fishing and swimming lake, great hunting and near end of road privacy. Call Morris (210) 415–9850. Price: $3,995,000

Peaceful Valley Ranch 185± ACRES | BANDERA COUNTY | PROPERTY ID: 960021 Known to many as the famous Dr. Ikens Sanctuary, this gorgeous one-of-a-kind property has just become available in its entirety. 185 acres with a 30-acre springfed lake surrounded by rock outcroppings and cypress trees. Lake is full of catfish and bass and has a boat dock in front of the main home. During the drought the lake was still 15 acres and never went lower than 14 feet deep. There is a lot of shade for wildlife and livestock underneath oak, hackberry and cedar elm trees.

The main home, that's ready to finish to owners taste, is approximately 10,000 square feet, constructed of stone and features; five bedrooms, five bathrooms, four fireplaces plus a wood burning hearth in an enormous kitchen overlooking the lake, 12-foot ceilings, master suite with five-piece master bathroom, large his and her walk-in closets and fireplace. Guesthouse is 2,000 square feet, three bedrooms, three bathrooms. There's plenty of room in the 40x60 two-level steel shop/barn with office plus additional bonus large equipment shop/barn on the west side of the property. Property has easy access with an entrance on the east and west side. Entire property is high-fenced. Property is ideal for hunting, fishing, livestock, ATVs, water skiing and lots of fun. Numerous beautiful building sites surround the lake with waterfront, hilltop, or valley views. Land can be divided into 20-acre parcels. Fantastic location, only seven miles from Bandera, 17 miles from Kerrville and 55 miles from San Antonio. A premium location with your own private lake. It doesnt get much better than this! For your private showing call the Land Investex office at (210) 901–1000, or Jimmy's cell at (210) 413–3939.

Deep Creek Ranch 370± ACRES | MEDINA COUNTY | PROPERTY ID: 2302049 Located on CR 371 just minutes west of San Antonio this new listing offers the very best of the country mixed with the big city conveniences. The ranch offers paved frontage, a unique mix of hills and valleys, fabulous views, deep fertile soil, multiple ponds, huge oak and cedar elms, rural water and is loaded with game. Best investment ranch in the area. Call Morris (210) 415–9850

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Yochum Ranch 458± ACRES | BANDERA COUNTY | PROPERTY ID: 1600901 This unique new listing offers a perfect mix of hardwood-lined hills and wide fertile valleys in one of the prettiest areas of the Hill Country, Seco Valley. With absolutely incredible views, multiple hills and canyons, large ponds, very unique pool supplied by springs, large neighbors, private access, loads of wildlife and great hunting. Call Morris (210) 415–9850. Price: $1,717,500

Tremont Ranch 200± ACRES | MEDINA COUNTY | PROPERTY ID: 2550942 This awesome ranch is located 18 miles north of Hondo and offers an incredible limestone home situated on top of the world with fantastic 360-degree views for miles. The ranch also offers a huge rock patio with a gas fire ring, rock pavilion with cooking area and bar, hot tub, two-car garage with shop, paved roads, electric entry gate, great well and fantastic hunting. Call Morris (210) 415–9850. Price: $1,950,000

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Hustede Ranch 214± ACRES | MEDINA COUNTY | PROPERTY ID: 1749504 This new 215-acre turnkey ranch is located 10± miles North of D'Hanis off FM 1796 in the highly desirable transition area. The ranch offers an exceptionally planned and constructed 3,000± square feet, a well constructed 2,400-square-foot shop, two-car garage/shop, covered barbecue 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 whitetail, turkey and wild hogs. Call Morris (210) 415–9850. Price: $895,000

Noonan Ranch 440± ACRES | MEDINA COUNTY | PROPERTY ID: 2059607 This fantastic new hunting/cattle ranch is located just south of Highway 90 and offers a very unique mix of South Texas along with the terrain and feel of a Hill Country property. The deer habitat is exceptional with a excellent combination of light to heavy brush mixed with huge oaks, elms and mesquites, making it great for hunting. The ranch offers four existing ponds, several other excellent pond and lake sites, several areas that may be cultivated for food plots, deep soils and fabulous home sites with fantastic views. Call Morris (210) 415–9850. Price: $1,870,000

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Pumpville Ranch 8,600± ACRES | VAL VERDE COUNTY | PROPERTY ID: 2522054 8,600± acres located about 11 miles north of Highway 90 and about seven miles north of Pumpville on CR 1865 right on the TerrellVal Verde County line. This unique ranch offers great hunting with abundant blue quail and whitetail and mule deer. The ranch is lowfenced with a large hunters/foreman's house and working pens, excellent low maintenance water system throughout the ranch, deep draws, good road system. The final frontier and priced to sell.

Call Scott: (830) 591–9509 or Morris: (210) 415–9850

Concan Ranch 425± ACRES | UVALDE COUNTY PROPERTY ID: 177099

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Price: $1,551,250

Nueces River Ranch

OWNER FINANCING AVAILABLE 672± ACRES | UVALDE COUNTY | PROPERTY ID: 177125 Located 10 miles northwest of Uvalde, this awesome ranch offers half a mile Nueces River, rock home, cattle pens, two wells, pecan bottoms, excellent mix of heavy brush and fields, fantastic hunting. Seller motivated. Call Morris (210) 415–9850.

Price: $2,550 per acre

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 the ranch and a good road system. The ranch is loaded with whitetail, blackbuck, turkey, axis, fallow, aoudad and mouflon. Call Cleveland: (210) 422–8722 or Morris: (210) 415–9850

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Whitetail Springs Ranch

304± ACRES | BANDERA COUNTY PROPERTY ID: 2677908

Majestic cypress trees line the crystal clear Sabinal River and both sides of Blackjack Creek.

Stunning mountain views of the Sabinal River Canyon also highlight this jaw dropping live water ranch on scenic Highway 187 frontage between Vanderpool and Utopia. Two fireplaces warm the friendly ranch house that is nestled in among the oak trees on beautifully groomed grounds that also shade the cabins for guests or rental, and multiple barns. Really special and unique live water ranch. Owner financing available. $4,290,000

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Peaceful Valley Ranch 185± ACRES | BANDERA COUNTY PROPERTY ID: 2616944

Rolling oak covered 185± acres between Kerrville, Bandera and Media with its own bass and catfish filled 30± acre spring-fed lake over 25 feet deep.

The large home is ready for finish out, the updated guest house is ready for use, and public road frontage on two sides offers many options for someone dreaming of owning a private springfed lake in the Hill Country. Other improvements include a large well-built concrete floor barn with office and second level storage, and a second large barn once used as a hanger. There are not many properties like this in the Hill Country.

Price just reduced! $2,200,000

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Bergheim River Ranch

123± ACRES | KENDALL COUNTY | PROPERTY ID: 2031978 About 1,220 feet of deep Guadalupe River below a grand home tucked into the rolling oak and elm covered land that gently slopes down to the river. The concrete floor barn has an apartment with high-end appliances and finish out. Fenced and crossed for cattle and over 1,500 feet on Highway 3351 between Bergheim and Sisterdale. Premium Guadalupe frontage, premium home, premium location, premium access! $5,998,000

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DD Ranch

822± ACRES | ATASCOSA COUNTY PROPERTY ID: 1631172 First-class cattle ranch with great hunting and fishing on several large lakes within an hour of San Antonio. There are also two irrigation wells, a 90-acre pivot, frack water income, working pens and traps, nice owners home and foreman’s house. This cattle and hunting ranch has it all. $4,350,000

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Cibolo Creek Game Ranch

257± ACRES | WILSON COUNTY | PROPERTY ID: 2457045 Live water exotic game ranch within 30 minutes of San Antonio on about a mile of Cibolo Creek with frontage on Highway 87. First-class and comfortable owners home with hunters lodge, guide cabin, feeders, blinds, several stock tanks that can be supplemented, high-fenced, orchard, and beautiful rolling terrain with gigantic live oaks. Sutherland Spring water and a well. Equipment also available. $2,750,000

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Stone River Ranch

200± ACRES | MENARD COUNTY PROPERTY ID: 2690947 A meticulously maintained hunting, cattle, and horse ranch with two three-bedroom, two-bath ranch houses, three-stall stable, large barn, numerous feeders and blinds, and end-of-theroad privacy within two hours of San Antonio and Austin. This is a ranch that everyone in the family will enjoy. $998,000

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Pipe Creek Gentleman’s Ranch Jim Fuchs/Broker (210) 901–1000 | info@landinvestex.com

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47.28 ± ACRES | BANDERA COUNTY | PROPERTY ID: 1777300 Nice home, tennis court, barn, stock tank, and frontage between Pipe Creek and the lake make this small gentleman’s ranch the perfect place to live full-time or use as a getaway. San Antonio is 35 minutes away and Medina lake is just around the corner. $697,000

Winnie Cattle Ranch

130± ACRES | JEFFERSON COUNTY | PROPERTY ID: 2291733 Nice little cattle and hunting ranch. Private but only a short drive to Beaumont. $448,500

Curry Creek Hideaway

29± ACRES | KENDALL COUNTY | PROPERTY ID: 2504920 Outstanding views and a crystal clear swimming hole highlight this oak and elm covered rolling Hill Country property. About an hour from San Antonio, this blank slate is ready for you to improve it as you like. Price lowered to sell. Will not last long! $398,385

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Berger Ranch

128± ACRES | MEDINA COUNTY | PROPERTY ID: 2447552 Wooded hideaway about one-and-a-half miles from Medina Lake with creek, nice manufactured home, game, and very private. Won’t last long. Price Reduced: $650,000

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Lazy L Ranch

25± ACRES | MONTGOMERY COUNTY | PROPERTY ID: 2660450 Just five miles off I-45 and one mile from Lake Conroe. Almost new threebedroom, two-bath home with office and extras, large concrete flood barn, electric security gate, and a stocked pond sits among huge oaks, elms, and pines with frontage on Shepard Hill Road. Priced to sell. $585,000

66 Acres Kenedy

66± ACRES | KARNES COUNTY | PROPERTY ID: 1754872 Prime development land in the middle of the Eagle Ford traffic sweet spot with frontage on Highway 181 and Highway 72 bypass in Kenedy, Texas.

Priced to sell.

Kenedy Home or Commercial Property 9.5± ACRES | KARNES COUNTY | PROPERTY ID: 2256247

Ready to live in or use as a field office. Nice three-bedroom, two-bath open concept home with concrete floor barn. Great frontage on Highway 181 just south of Kenedy. $398,500

46 Acres Kenedy

46± ACRES | KARNES COUNTY | PROPERTY ID: 2045561 Outstanding Highway 181 frontage at Escondido Street in Kenedy, Texas.

Ready to develop or subdivide. Will look at all offers. $1,386,000

Brushy Creek Ranch

1,180± ACRES | UVALDE COUNTY | PROPERTY ID: 2504067 Spring-fed creeks, views, great ranch house, first-class goat fencing and pens, and privacy is what makes this beautiful ranch one-of-a-kind.

Comfort 8.32 Acres

8.32± ACRES | KENDALL COUNTY | PROPERTY ID: 1670858

With the price just reduced to $349,000 this I-10 income producing property is ready to operate as it is or develop into what you need for your business.

Just minutes to Boerne and San Antonio or Kerrville. About 900 feet of 1-10 road frontage.

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6606 N New Braunfels San Antonio, Texas 78209

Blue Hills Ranch 20,944± ACRES | VAL VERDE COUNTY | PROPERTY ID: 2614059 The Blue Hills Ranch is the ideal investment for a large acreage hunting and/or cattle ranch. Breathtaking and scenic terrain varies from gentle rolling hills to large dramatic canyons and seasonal creek drainages that provide excellent habitat for wildlife. The ranch offers great hunting opportunities and has several water wells that are piped to troughs to support cattle and wildlife throughout the ranch. 11± miles of paved frontage along FM 1024 provides easy access. Minerals.

Robert Dullnig, (210) 213-9700.

Yoas Marshall Ranch

Conoly Ranch

5,650± ACRES | VAL VERDE COUNTY | PROPERTY ID: 2003505

1,832± ACRES | KINNEY COUNTY | PROPERTY ID: 2016559 Here is a rare opportunity to own the South Texas Brush Country outside of the Eagle Ford Shale that has been owned and operated by the same family since 1906. Diverse brush has large oak trees present throughout and supports native whitetail deer, turkey, javelina, hogs, quail and dove.

Robert Dullnig, (210) 213-9700.

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This high-fenced ranch is composed of good South Texas brush with oak trees, featuring eight types of exotic species plus native whitetail, turkey, waterfowl, dove and quail. This is a beautiful and unique property that is ready to be hunted and explored. Miles of both Turkey Creek and Sacatosa Creek combine with tanks, ponds plus a 30± acre lake. Two water wells service nice improvements on each tract.

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West Rosita Creek Ranch 4,590± ACRES | MAVERICK COUNTY | PROPERTY ID: 1535349 Part of the original 200,000±-acre historic Chittim Ranch, this property has been owned and operated by the same family 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.

Cuchara Creek Ranch 1,232± ACRES | WEBB COUNTY | PROPERTY ID: 2677535 Owned and operated by the same family since the 1930s, this low-fenced, free-range hunting ranch is located in the heart of native ‘Big Deer Country’.

Truly wild terrain offers excellent brush diversity, drainages and gentle roll, plus seasonal Cuchara Creek and two tanks. Wildlife includes whitetail deer, turkey, javelina, hogs, quail and dove. Robert Dullnig, (210) 213-9700.

Lagarto Valley Ranch

Jacalon Ranch 4,666± ACRES | WEBB AND ZAPATA COUNTIES | PROPERTY ID: 1999111

2,097± ACRES | LIVE OAK AND JIM WELLS COUNTIES PROPERTY ID: 2505595

This ranch is a turnkey, low-fenced hunting ranch in 100 percent brush country surrounded by big neighbors with an exceptional trophy deer herd that has been managed under MLD Level III permit. The spacious hunting lodge sits atop a hill offering stunning 360-degree views. Featured are six tanks plus four water wells and rainwater storage. Wildlife also includes bobwhite and blue quail, dove, ducks, hogs, javelina and others. Robert Dullnig and Randy Cadwallader, (210) 860-0093.

Owned and operated by the same family for over 50 years, this beautiful rolling terrain offers a great, low-fenced opportunity. There are two water wells with seven± miles of underground piping to eight troughs and two ponds. Improvements include one set of cattle pens and scenic coastal pastures sculpted into the 60 percent native diverse brush. Selectively cleared senderos offer opportunity to view whitetail deer, turkey, javelina, dove, quail and hogs. Minerals. Robert Dullnig, (210) 213-9700.

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6606 N New Braunfels San Antonio, Texas 78209

Atascosa River Ranch 1,642 ± ACRES | LIVE OAK COUNTY | PROPERTY ID: 2483033 With over one± mile of Atascosa River and only 65± miles from San Antonio, this is a rare South Texas offering. The property has large trees throughout and ascends from low bottom creek land to slightly rolling terrain. Owned and operated by the same family since the early 1970’s, it offers great hunting in a desirable area. Wildlife includes whitetail deer, turkey, javelina, hogs, dove and quail. Robert Dullnig, (210) 213-9700.

445± ACRES | ATASCOSA COUNTY | PROPERTY ID: 2088117 This beautiful land is only 35± miles from San Antonio, and provides great potential for improvements of choice. It features huge live oak and post oak trees, scattered mesquites, and a 160± acre field with nearby Carrizo well for future irrigation potential. There is one tank, three water wells, one trough plus a hunter’s shack with electricity. High-fenced on two sides, it is home to whitetail deer, turkey, quail, dove, wild pigs and varmints. Robert Dullnig, (210) 213-9700.

Big Oak Ranch

5R Ranch

500± ACRES | BEE COUNTY | PROPERTY ID: 2505577

297± ACRES | ATASCOSA COUNTY | PROPERTY ID: 2634772 This well-watered, recreational hunting ranch is located only 60± miles from San Antonio. Owned and operated by the same family for many years, it offers excellent brush diversity, one water wells and five tanks. An attractive home plus fishing, making it a special place. Wildlife includes whitetail deer, turkey, javelina, quail, dove, hogs and seasonal ducks.

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Bynum Ranch

This is the perfect-size hunting ranch located in a very desirable area of South Texas. This raw piece of land has great potential with rolling hills, excellent brush diversity and grand live oak trees throughout. There is low perimeter fencing and electricity, one water well and two ponds. With light hunting pressure, the land has an abundance of whitetail deer, turkey, dove, quail and javelina. Robert Dullnig, (210) 213-9700.

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River Bend Ranch

Vara Ranch

34± ACRES | UVALDE COUNTY | PROPERTY ID: 2053749

1,200± ACRES | UVALDE COUNTY | PROPERTY ID: 2477134 An opportunity to own a truly scenic property with 1,200± feet of the flowing Frio River, one of the largest ranches for sale in the scenic Frio River Canyon.

Year-round activities and adventures include hunting to fishing to swimming and water activities. There are three small homes and perimeter fencing/ crossfencing. Abunant native wildlife includes whitetail, axis, aoudad, turkey, javelina and hogs plus the Frio River offers bass and cat fishing.

Robert Dullnig, (210) 213-9700.

What a great opportunity to own a refreshing piece of the Frio River with an established, income producing family business, running strong for 60± years! The resort has 1,000± feet of both sides of Frio River with cool clear water, deep holes and cypress lined banks, ideal for a family retreat or investment opportunity. Lodging include cabins, family-size lodges, RV and campground sites, casitas, main home, foreman’s home, plus there is a covered pavilion, gift shop, volleyball court and shady picnic grounds.

Robert Dullnig, (210) 213-9700.

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French Creek Ranch 500± ACRES | UVALDE COUNTY | PROPERTY ID: 1766993 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.

Rio Nueces Ranch 1,055± ACRES | UVALDE COUNTY | PROPERTY ID: 1720806 Quietly secluded, this ranch is where the West Prong and Main Prong of the Nueces River meet. 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.

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6606 N New Braunfels San Antonio, Texas 78209

W Wire Tree Ranch 1,252± ACRES | BELL COUNTY | PROPERTY ID: 2267666 Just 40± minutes from Austin, this improved ranch has exceptional water with a 15 plus acre lake, 13 plus tanks, springs, strong well plus rainwater collection. 800± acres grazing, 400± acres hay production and 120± acres oats. Highly productive cow/calf operation of grass-fed brangus/angus.

Featuring several equipment and hay barns, apartment, working pens, superb horse barn, covered arena, four grain storage bins, greenhouse, foreman’s home plus one-story home with basement. Robert Dullnig, (210) 213-9700 or Al Philip, (210) 415-8602.

Aguila & Gavilan Pastures, Y.O. Ranch 1,205± ACRES | KERR COUNTY | PROPERTY ID: 2035263 Own a piece of the legendary Y.O. Ranch! The Schreiner family is selling 1,205± acres of pastureland in the southwest corner of the ranch, owned and operated since 1885. The beautiful rolling country is raw and ready for improvements. The perimeter is partially high-fenced, with one water well distributing water to troughs. Wildlife includes whitetail deer, axis, blackbuck, sika and red stag. Robert Dullnig, (210) 213-9700.

WKL Ranch 561± ACRES | BLANCO COUNTY | PROPERTY ID: 2553943 This turnkey, beautifully maintained ranch offers a blend of recreation and Hill County beauty with a crystal clear spring-fed lake, four tanks, and five wells. Improvements include a rock residence, caretaker’s home, barns plus 100± acres game-fenced. Wildlife includes deer, turkey, hogs, plus a lake to test your flyfishing skills. Rolling terrain, selectively cleared of cedar, has large oak trees, native brush and hay pastures. Excellent access with three-quarters of a mile of Rocky Road, just west of Blanco. Al Philip, (210) 415-8602.

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Robinson Ranch, Since 1885 831± ACRES | BLANCO COUNTY | PROPERTY ID: 1938852 This beautiful ranch includes the 1889’s homestead built by the Robinson Family, and an incredible one± mile of year-round flowing Cypress Creek, plus natural springs and one water well. 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 AND COMANCHE COUNTIES 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 and Marc Sherron, (830) 739-0919.

Water and Wildlife 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-round 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 and Marc Sherron, (830) 739-0919

Hackberry Ranch Five-Acre Lake and Creek 1,150± ACRES | COMANCHE COUNTY | PROPERTY ID: 2045502 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 and Marc Sherron, (830) 739-0919

743± ACRES | RUNNELS COUNTY | PROPERTY ID: 2629350 There is so much to offer on these 743± acres, owned and operated by the same family for over 30 years! Perfect for hunting, cattle, or just for recreation to enjoy beautiful outdoors. Surface water includes two tanks and Red Bank Creek, part of the Colorado River, which traverses the land and holds large pools of water year around with options to fish, canoe, and swim. Multiple high elevations have breathtaking views and provide locations for improvements of choice. Robert Dullnig, (210) 213-9700 or Patrick McNamara, (806) 773-5567.

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6606 N New Braunfels San Antonio, Texas 78209

Guadalupe Riverfront 300± ACRES | GUADALUPE COUNTY | PROPERTY ID: 2382700 This Guadalupe river ranch is in a prime location near Seguin, New Braunfels and metro San Antonio. Level to gently rolling topography has a balanced blend of open native pastureland and diverse brush scattered with towering hardwoods. The generous 4,740± feet of sparkling Guadalupe River frontage is edged by lush pecan treed bottomland. With 1,950± feet of paved highway frontage, this ranch has potential to be easily divisible.

John Tarrillion, (210) 380-1229.

Live Oak Creek Ranch 461± ACRES | MCCULLOCH COUNTY | PROPERTY ID: 2638585 A first time offering since the family purchased the ranch over half a century ago, is just outside Brady and has generous road frontage for easy access.

A good mix of pastureland to brush country offers hunting and/or grazing opportunities. 3,750± feet of seasonal Live Oak Creek holds large pockets of crystal clear water during average rainfall years, a perfect candidate for a large lake site, plus there is one water well and two tanks. Randy Cadwallader, (210) 860-0093.

Wolf Creek Villa Ranch 65± ACRES | GILLESPIE COUNTY | PROPERTY ID: 2662618 An idyllic setting between historic Fredericksburg and Kerrville features a gorgeous custom home, pool and guest apartment, on high-fenced acreage featuring both sides of Wolf Creek. Wildlife includes blackbuck antelope, whitetail deer and other native species. Beautiful rolling landscape supports native grasses highlighted by large hardwood trees, only 11 miles from town.

Marc Sherron, (830) 739-0919 2014

City-Country Estate 15± ACRES | KERR COUNTY | PROPERTY ID: 2456724 An incredible setting offers desirable privacy only four miles from Downtown Kerrville, plus night views of the city lights. With exceptional living, recreation and entertainment options, it has a main home, pool, gazebo, cabana bar plus a detached guest house with terrace. Features include a garage, metal barn/RV storage, shop, barn/stables and livestock chute. The high-fenced land includes an electric entrance gate. Marc Sherron, (830) 739-0919

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6823 Ranger Creek Road 106.94± ACRES | KENDALL COUNTY | PROPERTY ID: 1984932 Enjoy endless scenic views on this luxurious private ranch. Boasting the finest improvements, this spectacular Hill Country property is set on 106 wildlife-exempt acres and was part of the Historic “711 ranch”.

The five beautifully positioned buildings on this Boerne, Texas property are the epitome of Hill Country architecture. Limestone and masonry exteriors, spray foam insulation, standing seam metal roofs and a well-engineered, eco-friendly 87,000-gallon rain water catchment system are just a few of the green building techniques that were used throughout this luxurious ranch. The 5,100-square-foot main house features a magnificent two story great room with a limestone fireplace, a chef’s kitchen with commercial grade appliances, a large dining area and a first floor master suite with coffee bar. Throughout the rest of the home are spacious bedrooms, four-and-a-half baths, and a first floor media room. Expand the entertainment options with the pool and party house which features an air-conditioned gaming area with a full bath, changing room and screened porch. While outside by the pool, cook your favorite barbecue on the built in gas grill with under counter refrigerator, sink and granite counters. The other buildings on the property include a fantastic detached garage which has a fitness room, full bath, wet bar and large office suite/bedroom living area spanning the entire second floor. The very quaint and inviting guest house features a full bath with dual vanity, vaulted and unique ceiling treatments throughout, stained concrete floors, full kitchen, granite counters and covered patios. An insulated metal barn/workshop includes a large clear span area for storage of all your toys and adjoining the barn is a very nice Apartment with two-bedrooms, one-bath and a loft. This property sits just ten minutes to the all the shopping Historic Downtown Boerne has to offer and is only 40 minutes to San Antonio International Airport. This legacy property was designed for privacy, outdoor recreation and entertaining. Call today for a private tour!

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Colina Vista Ranch 1,510± ACRES | BANDERA COUNTY | PROPERTY ID: 2686396 NEW! First-time offering in over 40 years! This incredible and unspoiled property straddles Tarpley Pass, located between Bandera and Tarpley. You simply must see the ranch’s striking beauty and incredible views to believe it. Stunning building sites, some with 360-degree views, are available on many of the mountaintops. Property elevations are some of the highest in the Hill Country, ranging from 1,560± to 1,920± feet above sea-level. The property is a haven for both native and exotic game. Colina Vista Ranch will make a memorable family homestead or a splendid corporate retreat in the Great Outdoors.

Feller Ranch on Barons Creek 151± ACRES | GILLESPIE COUNTY | PROPERTY ID: 2696739 NEW! This very unique property would make an exceptional executive estate and offers significant upside with exciting development opportunities. Gently rolling terrain heavily peppered with post oaks, ancient live oaks beautifully maintained and healthy. Cypress and sycamore trees dot the banks of Baron Creek meandering across the Ranch. The Feller family has managed its native and improved Bermuda pastures and rich soils with care, with the utmost respect for the land and community. The property would make a fine winery and vineyard as well. A nice historic home is perched on the hill overlooking the town of Fredericksburg and the surrounding countryside.

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Running M Ranch 2,617± ACRES | SUTTON COUNTY | PROPERTY ID: 2434095 The Running M Ranch is one of the nicest ranches to hit the market in Sutton County.

Part of the historic 43,000± acre Bond Ranch, located southeast of Sonora. Throughout the ranch are several nice sized tanks and water wells that provide water for the wildlife.

This ranch has an abundance of wildlife with axis, whitetail and turkey! With good soils and a variety of native grasses for wildlife and livestock the terrain is flat to slight roll with good mesquite, deep soil bottomland and nice oak savannahs. Well-constructed headquarters includes a nicely appointed main house, a guesthouse and an impressive barn with commercial kitchen, and much more. This ranch is a must-see!

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Flying L Ranch 5,000± ACRES | SUTTON COUNTY | PROPERTY ID: 2719357 NEW! Located in Sutton County just southeast of Sonora with paved road frontage. The Flying L Ranch is a nice ranch for the avid hunter to come in with a blank canvas and create a first-class hunting ranch. The basics are in place with abundant wildlife, good underground water, live oak motts and good mesquite bottoms. Water is provided by five water wells and a headquarters is located on the property with house and cattle pens. The property is a haven for axis, whitetail, turkey, hogs, quail and other animals. Good grass land with flat to rolling terrain with some nice views. This property is versatile and unique for creating a personal or corporate retreat, a rare find in today’s market.

Cauthorn Ranch 4,264± ACRES | SUTTON COUNTY PROPERTY ID: 2329223 The Cauthorn Ranch is a longtime family ranch located southwest of Sonora. Several nice draws run through the ranch. Good soil and mesquite flats, live oak motts and other hardwoods native to the area are scattered throughout. Elevations range from a low of 2,095± to 2,240± feet above sea-level, with several long-range views. Water throughout the ranch is supplied by five wells; three are powered by windmills and two are submersible pumps. In addition, a couple of tanks retain water during rainy seasons. Wildlife is abundant with whitetail, turkey, dove, quail, hogs and other game animals.

Ken Hoerster, Broker | info@TexasRanchesForSale.com | (830) 249–9339 | 501 East San Antonio Ave., Boerne, Texas 78006 view all properties: LandsofTexas.com/member/1000

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Blue Lake Ranch 1,131± ACRES | BANDERA COUNTY | PROPERTY ID: 2090611 660± OR 1,131± ACRES | BANDERA COUNTY | PROPERTY ID: 2107326 AND 242162 Blue Lake Ranch is offered in either a 660±-acre parcel, which includes the home and infrastructure, or can be purchased in its entirety as 1,131± acres. A large lake is located just below the main house, with several other spring fed lakes located on the ranch. Water wells are located throughout the ranch and one is over 100-plus GPM. The main house is approximately 7,500± square feet, and has a 5,400± square-foot hunting lodge. Other structures include four other dwellings for guest and support staff, numerous barns and sheds, aircraft hanger and landing strip, a skeet range and more.

Blue Lake Ranch has a good road system, high fencing and cross fencing.

Upper Cibolo Creek Ranch 43± ACRES | KENDALL COUNTY | PROPERTY ID: 2507720 Classic rock homestead overlooking Cibolo Creek surrounded by 43± acres of native Hill Country.

Amazing views of the surrounding Cibolo Creek Valley offers an idyllic weekend getaway. The home is located in the lower portion of the property overlooking this live-water creek, while the remaining acreage at higher elevations allows excellent hunting, hiking or possibilities for other building sites. Elevations near the home are approximately 1,600 to 1,845 feet at the peak of the hill. Healthy populations of whitetail and axis deer are seen regularly throughout the property.

Quiet seclusion on paved county road and is only minutes from Boerne.

Live Oak Creek Ranch 28± ACRES | GILLESPIE COUNTY | PROPERTY ID: 2719046 NEW! With both sides of nice flowing Live Oak Creek and just minutes west of the quaint town of Fredericksburg, this property has many attributes. Live Oak Creek flows through the property for about 1,200± feet and has good areas for a nice dam to add a water feature. A large pecan grove is on the east side of the creek with productive fields on the west side of the creek. Situated on a hill overlooking the creek is the main house that with some renovations will make a great weekend home. Two water wells are on the property.

Rare opportunity to own a live water ranch close to Fredericksburg!

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Sisterdale Ranch 170± ACRES | KENDALL COUNTY | PROPERTY ID: 2632445 Beautiful ranch located just east of Sisterdale. We are proud to represent this ranch that offers great views of the surrounding Guadalupe River valley. The land has had almost all the cedar removed over the years. Nice oaks and other hardwoods dot the landscape.

The lay of the land is very diverse with good building sites and a gentle roll and slope to the south of the property. A nice all weather road is in place through the ranch for good access. There is abundant game on the property for hunting and recreation. This is a unique ranch that will bring many years of recreation to the new buyer.

Bar H Ranch 602± ACRES | MCCULLOCH COUNTY | PROPERTY ID: 2304582 PRICE REDUCED - Great turn-key ranch located near Brady. The ranch is ready-to-go with an exceptional multi-use 6,400± square-foot metal building with 1,200± square feet of the facility enclosed to include quality hunting lodge features. In addition, there is a three bedroom, two bathroom first-rate modular home for the family or guests. Good paved road access and road system through the ranch are in place. Seller will convey the blinds and feeders. Deep Hickory water well is in place with water piped to three troughs. This place is unique and a real must-see.

Cypress Creek Ranch 153± ACRES | KERR COUNTY | PROPERTY ID: 2260333 PRICE REDUCED - Explore the beauty of Cypress Creek Ranch, springs and small caves on your very own Hill Country heritage place. Picture large, towering cypress trees lining approximately 5,280± feet of creek bank, including several nice springs supplementing the creek flow. With productive coastal fields and a venerable homestead marking the landscape, this ranch has all the pieces in place for the new owners to create an enjoyable legacy of their own for decades to come.

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Sister Creek Ranch 247± ACRES | KENDALL COUNTY | PROPERTY ID: 2124993 ADDITIONAL ACREAGE - Located in the quaint town of Sisterdale, Sister Creek Ranch is a prime property that is a blank canvas for a new owner. The ranch boasts approximately 6,000± feet of Sister Creek along with approximately 900± feet of Guadalupe River. This beautiful live-water Texas heritage ranch has several nice coastal fields, and a selection of building sites overlooking Sister Creek and Guadalupe River valley. This longtime family ranch has a four-bedroom, threebathroom home, and is being offered for the first time in over 40 years. Additional acreage is available to expand this Hill Country live-water ranch.

Double L Ranch 806± ACRES | KERR COUNTY | PROPERTY ID: 2118515 Nice turn-key high-fenced ranch in the heart of the Divide Country, this ranch has great elevations with quality whitetail deer that have been well managed for many years. The main road going east and west is paved and the other roads are in good condition throughout the ranch. Perimeter is high-fenced with good interior low-fenced pastures. Water is provided by three water wells that include three submersible pumps with water troughs for the wildlife. Other improvements include a nice modular home, and a great hunting setup with blinds and feeders.

Eagle Nest Ranch 1,010± ACRES | DUVAL COUNTY | PROPERTY ID: 2523210 The Eagle’s Nest Ranch is one of the best high-fenced South Texas ranches on the market in this size range. Located across the county road from the famed Temple Ranch. Superior genetics have been introduced over the past two years and the quail, turkey and dove hunting is second to none. A 40± GPM water well is located on the property with watering stations spaced throughout the ranch. This property is very well maintained with good roads to all the blinds and feeders, which will convey. A large tank that has been stocked with fish is located near the improvements. The headquarters includes a one-bedroom, one-bath cabin, covered parking for equipment and Conex feed storage. This is a rare opportunity to own a great South Texas ranch.

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Twin Creeks Ranch 127± ACRES | KENDALL COUNTY | PROPERTY ID: 2267157 PRICE REDUCTION - The Twin Creeks Ranch includes crystal clear flowing creeks that characterize this stunning ranch offering of 127± acres. With approximately 1,800± feet of both sides of West Sister Creek and 2,000± feet of Jung Creek traverse the ranch, this is a truly must-see property. In addition there is a large four± acre lake that is set up for fishing and recreation.

Also included are two houses. The main house is one-bed, two-bath and is perched above the banks of West Sister Creek. The second cottage has four bedrooms and two bathrooms overlooking Jung Creek. Nice bottom land on the property has been cleared and make nicely productive areas to plant food plots or have horses.

Thurn Ranch 100± ACRES | MEDINA COUNTY | PROPERTY ID: 2082054 Hilltops with forever views on this secluded 100-acre ranch is a perfect set-up.

An immaculate 40’x60’ metal barn with rolling doors gets you started. The rainwater harvesting system includes two 20,000± gallon tanks—full and ready to tie in. Both the barn and water system were built in 2008. New fencing installed approximately three years ago. Healthy native oak cover, mountain laurel and juniper cedar create perfect Hill Country habitat for the wildlife. All located in the Hill Country’s beautiful Medina County!

Double M Ranch 96± ACRES | KIMBLE COUNTY PROPERTY ID: 2614363 NEW LISTING! Beautiful oak trees dot the property, with a gently rolling terrain. Good land management has taken place over the years, and the property shows it. Some shin oak is located on the property, which is good browse for the wildlife. Perimeter fencing is in good to excellent condition. Situated on the property is a nice rock home with a metal roof that includes a newly added master bedroom and bathroom. Double M Ranch is priced right, and the perfect family getaway place with easy access from San Antonio or Austin.

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DMC Ranch 7± ACRES | GILLESPIE COUNTY | PROPERTY ID: 2510364 Beautiful 3,700± square-foot home located on a manicured seven± acres just outside of Kerrville. Quality improvements and upgrades define this fabulous country estate. A nice two-bedroom, two-bath guest house is located on the property along with a large workshop with living quarters. Ag valuation keeps your taxes lower. Great schools, great neighbors, country living with room to grow! Located in Tierra Linda Ranch and has nice amenities including swimming and a private airport.

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 finishouts. There is a separate climate-controlled wine cellar near the main house, two guest houses, a woodworkers shop, and an energy-efficient glass greenhouse supports a uniquely designed 45’x75’ outdoor vegetable garden. The ranch has wide vistas stretching out over the Hill Country, and plenty of native whitetail deer, axis and turkey. Located ten miles north of Fredericksburg and only six miles from Enchanted Rock State Park.

Dos Compadres Ranch 51± ACRES | KENDALL COUNTY | PROPERTY ID: 2500374 Close to Boerne and plenty of room to roam. This ranch offers a 2,000± squarefoot main house, has three bedrooms and two baths, guest quarters, good hunting, improved pastureland, and much more. The perfect combination of wooded areas for wildlife and open areas for livestock. Abundant native wildlife including whitetail deer, axis, turkey and dove. One water well with several troughs located throughout for game and livestock. A nice seasonal spring is located on the ranch.

Post Oak Ridge Ranch 66± ACRES | KENDALL COUNTY | PROPERTY ID: 2042420 Post Oak Ridge Ranch was has been designed with a superb equine set-up. The property features a well thought out “barndominium”, incorporating 1,400± square feet of residential living with quality finish outs and a professionally constructed five-stall barn. Beautiful views and quality land that had been mostly cleared of cedar, makes this property a must-see!

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J Bar D Ranch 65± ACRES | KENDALL COUNTY | PROPERTY ID: 1535363 Prime rural real estate loaded with healthy hardwoods including Post Oaks and Live Oaks. Gentle roll of the land with elevations in the 1,400±-foot range across the ranch. Grasses are primarily little bluestem with perennial forbes offering good nutrition for the wildlife and cattle. Nice sized stock tank offers good source of water for wildlife and dove hunting. Access to the ranch is by 60± foot easement. Contiguous 60± acres with approximately 595± feet of Ammann road frontage is also available.

Ridge Creek 13± ACRES | COMAL COUNTY | PROPERTY ID: 2537036 A slice of Heaven in this well kept Hill Country classic home on 13± acres. Beautiful landscaping, efficient floor plan, perfect property for horses, 4H projects, or just some extra room to play. Nice above ground pool, deck, climate controlled workshop and beautiful rock horse barn with hot water. A must-see for animal lovers!! Close to Comal County schools, easy commute to San Antonio.

Cibolo Creek Ranch 145± ACRES | BEXAR COUNTY | PROPERTY ID: 2042434 Development property! Strategically located near FM 3351 and Deitz Elkhorn on the East side of Fair Oaks Ranch. Included in the ETJ of Fair Oaks Ranch with abundant frontage on FM 3351. Located in the famed Boerne ISD the property straddles the Bexar County and Comal County line. Heritage oaks, native pecans and beautiful views are a bonus.

Bond Ranch 247± ACRES | SUTTON COUNTY | PROPERTY ID: 2660560 Perfect sized ranch located northeast of Sonora. Nice grassland with stands of live oaks and good deep soils with mesquites. Property has been cleared of cedar over the years and has been taken care of by a long time Sutton County family.

Part of a larger ranch, has one water well and a nice set of cattle pens. Good county road frontage. Do not let this one pass you by.

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 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.

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THE TRUE LAKE RANCH 528± ACRES | HAYS COUNTY The True Ranch is a spectacular one-of-a-kind Hill Country property including True Lake, a 17-acre ski lake. This 528-acre ranch is perfectly located in the desirable city of Wimberley.

Unlike most Texas ranches, The True Ranch offers year-round recreation including boating and excellent hunting and fishing. The property’s lake is surrounded by magnificent building sites with outstanding Hill Country and waterfront views. Cedar Fork Creek traverses through the property and is the main water source for the 17-acre skiable True Lake. True Lake is masterfully engineered and well-built to sustain itself, even through drought periods. The lake boast a two-story boat dock with an attached Jet Ski slip and a boat ramp. In addition to True Lake, the property offers two smaller lakes (approximately three-to-four acres) with boat docks and a duck blind. There is also another potential lake site on the property.

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HABY RANCH 602± ACRES | MEDINA COUNTY | PROPERTY ID: 2679241 Incredible example of transition country, with great access, beautiful water and breathtaking topography. The Haby Ranch offers tons of charm just 45 minutes from San Antonio. With over a quarter-mile of Medina River frontage and over a half-mile of BMA Canal frontage, this property has everything you need to create your dream ranch. A great habitat for wild game, there is no shortage of deer, dove and quail on the property. If you are looking for great land with great water, hunting and income producing potential, look no further!

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RANCHO LOS LAGARTOS 4,046± ACRES | VAL VERDE COUNTY | PROPERTY ID: 2329085 Rancho Los Lagartos is an outstanding hunting property with large numbers of whitetail deer, aoudad and turkey, as well as great quail hunting. The ranch is located just four miles west of Del Rio on HWY 277. The main entrance from the highway is a well-maintained caliche road. The property includes three houses.

The main house offers seven bedrooms, seven baths and two living areas. The second home includes two bedrooms and two baths, and the third home is a one-bedroom, one-bath. The perimeter of the ranch is low-fenced (12.5± miles) and is divided into five pastures, which are also low-fenced. The property adjoins Lake Amistad Reservoir on the west, offering world-class fishing. There are three stock tanks and five water wells throughout the ranch (three with submersible pumps and two windmills), as well as also two small springs. The terrain includes low to mid-level brush species throughout the property. There are several large drainages that traverse the property and provide a haven for the ranch’s abundant wildlife. The ranch has a level 3 MLD permit, and improvements to the property are well-maintained.

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DOUBLE BAR M RANCH 521± ACRES | WILSON COUNTY | PROPERTY ID: 2700797 This outstanding working ranch is located only 40 miles from San Antonio, and features a great combination of both pasture and brush. The property’s fencing and cross-fencing is in outstanding condition. Multiple tanks are scattered throughout and are supported by two water wells, seasonal creeks and drainage. The ranch’s manageable size, water resources and brush to pasture ratio makes it perfect for hunting and/or a cattle operation. The vegetation consists of mostly mesquite, with several big oaks on the property. Improved pastures boast coastal Bermuda grass. The property’s vegetation can support about one animal unit per five acres.

Minerals are negotiable.

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373 CEDAR CIRCLE 20± ACRES | BLANCO COUNTY | PROPERTY ID: 2382740 This magnificent property is located approximately four miles southeast of Blanco, just four miles from HWY 281, to FM 473W and then to Cedar Circle, convenient to San Antonio and Austin. The beautiful rock main house on the property includes three bedrooms and two baths, as well as a wonderful fireplace and large covered porches. In addition to the main house, the property offers a garage with a cozy apartment above it. The low-fenced property includes frontage on the gorgeous Little Blanco River and an excellent water well on the property provides water for the main house. The terrain is mostly level, however the main house is situated on a hilltop that overlooks the Little Blanco River. The vegetation is mainly hay meadows and large trees that line the river. The property’s abundant wildlife includes whitetail deer, turkeys, doves and a variety of fish. This property truly has it all; a beautiful, well-built home, frontage on the Little Blanco River and fabulous views of the gorgeous countryside.

VOSS RANCH 368± ACRES | BASTROP COUNTY | PROPERTY ID: 2304504 The Voss Ranch offers a rare opportunity to purchase a 368-acre tract just 25 miles from downtown Austin. This piece of property is 60 percent wooded and 40 percent pasture. The ranch offers fantastic water features including Voss Lake and multiple tanks. Additionally, Cedar Creek winds through and around the property. The main house overlooks a beautiful, well-maintained pasture and pond. The secondary home is historic, and is believed to be built over 100 years ago. Other improvements include a metal barn and covered area, detached carport, swimming pool and deck. The Voss Ranch is a great investment, as it has city water with frontage on FM 535 and CR 219 off of Highway 21 and also offers a multitude of recreational opportunities. This ranch would make an excellent horse or cattle property, or an ideal hunting or weekend getaway. Minerals are negotiable.

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4715 PANCHO GARCIA ROAD 996± ACRES | FRIO COUNTY | PROPERTY ID: 1623357 This fabulous ranch is what many consider the best that South Texas has to offer. Remarkable improvements include a six-bedroom, five-and-a-half bath main house. A beautiful courtyard with a pool is located next to the main house, as well as seven comfortable one-bedroom, one-bath casitas. Two additional houses are located away from the main compound. The terrain is a wonderful mixture of mature south Texas brush and semi-open pasture land. Two nicely-sized ponds can be supplemented from an irrigation well, and one is surrounded by a beautiful small park with a Texas-shaped hot tub. Wildlife on the property includes whitetail deer, trophy axis, black buck and other exotics, as well as terrific dove hunting. Numerous blinds and deer feeders convey with the sale. An income-producing 900+ tree pecan orchard is located in the corner of the ranch and complements the rugged South Texas landscape. The ranch has frontage on two county roads and the perimeter is high-fenced. No minerals convey with the property. The ranch is located just one hour from San Antonio and four miles west of Dilley.

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THE BARNETT RANCH 320± ACRES | BANDERA COUNTY | PROPERTY ID: 2464187 In the same family for over 100 years, this beautiful Hill Country recreational ranch is located in the prized area of Camp Verde along HWY 173 just minutes from both Bandera and Kerrville. Gently rolling, the ranch offers sweeping views, a 2+ acre lake and comfortable three-bedroom, two-bath accommodations overlooking the lake and the scenic hills beyond. Interior roads reach all areas of the ranch which has a combination of both high and standard fencing. Cleared of cedar, live oaks cover about 75 percent of the 320+ acres with some Spanish oak, hackberry, elm and escarpment cherry scattered in. Tall native grasses with standard Hill Country brush and a 30-acre pasture complete the ranch. Abundant wildlife includes whitetail deer, some exotics and seasonal migratory birds and waterfowl.

Recreational uses and day trip opportunities abound with this extremely welllocated property.

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181 SEVEN SISTERS DRIVE 109± ACRES | KENDALL COUNTY | PROPERTY ID: 2134647 Awesome property with wonderful views of the Texas Hill Country. Perched on a 1,800-foot hilltop, this rock home features three bedrooms, three living areas, five baths and five fireplaces. The home includes dual master bedrooms, one on the main level and one the second level. The kitchen is open to a cozy living area with a rock fireplace. Other features include wood ceilings, rock flooring and a nice study. The outdoor areas offer perfect space for entertaining, including large porches, a deck and an outdoor patio with fireplace.

1956 FM 1554 525± ACRES | JIM WELLS COUNTY | PROPERTY ID: 2134648 This South Texas ranch is located on the outskirts of Alice, and features a fantastic combination of cultivated farm land (approximately 294 acres of grain/ cotton) and thick native brush (231 acres). The property has paved road frontage on FM 1554 and S. Highway 281. Offering farming, hunting and development potential, this ranch is an excellent investment opportunity. Seller will consider dividing property into two tracts. Farmland is currently leased. Yearly income of approximately $30,000. Some minerals are available.

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Smith Horse Ranch 168± ACRES | BELL COUNTY | PROPERTY ID: 2721649 This exquisite equestrian ranch in the heart of central Texas is within one hour of Austin and Waco with easy access to IH-35 and Temple/Belton areas. The property offers a unique twostory barndominium (approximately 7,848 square feet) with living quarters upstairs and large garage and stables downstairs with long range views of Elm Creek lined with mature trees. The terrain includes improved pastures with green coastal grass and three stock ponds loaded with large bass. The property’s abundant wildlife includes deer, turkey and hogs. This ranch is an ideal location for a weekend getaway or bed and breakfast.

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325 PRIVATE ROAD 3660 76± ACRES | MEDINA COUNTY Located on a vast expanse, this ranch-style home provides privacy and solitude. The welcoming entry leads you directly to the first of two large living areas that are enhanced by the high ceilings. This room’s beamed ceiling and wood paneling increase the warm country atmosphere of the home. The large island kitchen was recently upgraded with stainless steel appliances and granite counters to create a gourmet feel. The cheerful sunroom looks out to the pool and spa for year-round enjoyment. Continuing beyond the pool, this property includes an ultra-modern guest house as well as a double-wide trailer to house the property’s caretakers. Your own private horse facility contains a designer five stall barn with a separate hay and equipment barn. A requirement for any reputable ranch, this property’s perimeter fencing is electric and cross-fencing standard. Explore the back twenty-five acres of natural cover complete with cut riding trails and a deer blind.

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5C Quarter Horses Ranch Titus County $2,699,000 366 +/- Acres

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Mile High Hacienda Ranch El Paso County $8,250,000 9999 +/- Acres

Robinson Robinson Ranch Ranch Blanco Blanco County County $9,556,500 $9,556,500 831831 +/-+/Acres Acres

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Valor Farm Denton County $16,750,000 392+/- Acres

Moon River Ranch Falls County $7,900,000 951+/- Acres

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Garner Park Ranch 1,042± ACRES | ERATH COUNTY | PROPERTY ID: 2526304 Garner Park Ranch, located just north of Stephenville, Texas was originally known as Garner State Park and Stephenville State Park and built in 1933 by the Civilian Conservation Corps. It includes the original pavilion, a large lake and other interesting features. The owners have maintained the ranch for conservation, wildlife and historic preservation. The 1,042-acre ranch is accessed by a beautiful stone entrance and code entry gate. The perimeter is high-fenced and cross-fenced for livestock. It has two large lakes, numerous smaller stock tanks and creeks. The ranch is located over a super aquifer with two deep wells that serve the pavilion, two houses, equipment barn and corrals. Parts of the ranch terrain are very rugged, much like the Hill Country, offer incredible views of the surrounding area. Approximately 40 acres of land are cultivated fields maintained for food plots. Wildlife are abundant and there is a Level 3 Managed Lands Deer Permit (MLDP) for white-tailed deer. Located on Highway 281 southwest of the Fort Worth/Dallas Metroplex; the ranch is an hour from Fort Worth, and one hour and forty-five minutes from Dallas. This property is exclusively listed by Burgher-Ray Ranch Sales of Briggs Freeman Sotheby’s International Realty. Broker must register prospects at first contact. Buyers/prospects may be asked for proof of funds prior to scheduling a showing.

Offered at $5,250,000. For more information contact David Burgher, c: 214.213.8715 or Harlan Ray, c: 214.908.7770.

4B Ranch 360± ACRES | SOMERVELL COUNTY | PROPERTY ID: 2383272 4B Ranch is located less than two miles north of historic and charming Glen Rose, Texas on FM 56 North, an area often described as the start of the Texas Hill Country.

After viewing this magnificent ranch with its breathtaking views and beautiful sunsets, you will understand why. The ranch has a beautiful gated entrance leading to the 6,200 square-feet, rock and cedar finished home with over 10,000 square-feet under roof with large porches that deliver breath taking views of the Paluxy River Valley. The fivebedroom, five-and-a-half-bath home includes 30-foot ceilings, incredible finishes, gourmet kitchen, separate game room and media room. The first floor, secluded master suite has a spa-like bathroom and fireplace. The home was built with the environment in mind, from high efficiency HVAC systems and appliances to the windows, insulation and finishes. There is an oversized attached two-car garage and separate carport. An outdoor kitchen and native stacked stone walls leading down to the pool/ spa area create a retreat that is truly unique. The ten-stall horse barn (with apartment) has a tack room, wash bay and turnouts. There is a lighted arena currently used for team roping with adjacent working pens of cattle. In addition, there is a large equipment barn which includes a combination guest house with office.

The perimeter is high-fenced on three sides, with the western boundary abutting Dinosaur Valley State Park, under a traditional livestock fence. The cross-fenced property enjoys dramatic elevation changes, creeks, numerous lakes and stock tanks, large oaks, coastal and native grasses, wheat fields and abundant game, making this ranch perfect for recreational, cattle or horse operations. There is a grass landing strip graded approximately 2,500 feet that is used by family and friends. Offered at $4,200,000. For more information please contact contact David Burgher, c: 214.213.8715 or Harlan Ray, c: 214.908.7770.

Black Bridge Ranch 1,034± ACRES | MILAM COUNTY | PROPERTY ID: 1946013 NEW PRICE! This is a rare opportunity to have over four miles of Brazos River frontage in the heart of Central Texas.

Property is located 45 minutes from College Station, one hour and 45 minutes from Austin, and two hours 30 minutes from Dallas. Enjoy several amazing views of the river from multiple lookout points. Property has a lush rolling terrain with very mature hardwoods throughout. There is some additional information concerning income potential on this property.

Offered at $6,250,000. Contact Harlan Ray, c: 214.908.7770 or David Burgher, c: 214.213.8715 for more information.

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Palo Pinto Opportunities 570± ACRES | PALO PINTO COUNTY Palo Pinto County is located approximately an hour drive west of Fort Worth. This area is the home of the future Turkey Peak Reservoir (proposed construction in 2017), which will provide recreational activities and rural water service to parts of Palo Pinto and Parker Counties. This area of Palo Pinto County is very interesting with all the gorgeous terrain, mountain views, quaint towns, cafes, and friendly neighbors. Currently we are marketing seven properties in this area, all with ponds, tanks and lakes. Some properties can be subdivided into smaller tracts: Palo Vista Ranch: 570± acres for $2,992,500 | Property ID: 2268786 Twin Mountain Ranch: 650± acres for $2,271,750 | Property ID: 2268051 Triple Creek Ranch: 518± acres for $1,787,100 | Property ID: 2269016 Clayton Mountain Ranch: 570± acres for $1,695,750 | Property ID: 2268075 Castano Rancho: 175± acres for $603,750 Bent Waters Ranch: 150± acres for $517,500 Los Verdes Rancho: 108± acres for $372,600 For more information on all of these Palo Pinto County properties, contact David Burgher, c: 214.213.8715, Harlan Ray, c: 214.908.7770, or Clayton Warren, c: 214.493.1056.

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 3,745-acre 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.

Robinson Ranch 831± ACRES | BLANCO COUNTY | PROPERTY ID: 1380169 NEW PRICE! The 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, one hour and 15 minutes 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 trees to create a very peaceful setting in the spring-fed, year-round water source. The ranch has an abundance of wildlife. Offered at $9,556,500.

Contact Harlan Ray, c: 214.908.7770 or David Burgher, c: 214.213.8715.

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Moon River Ranch 951± ACRES | FALLS COUNTY | PROPERTY ID: 2050591 Moon River Ranch is one of the most spectacular ranches on the Brazos River currently on the market. This area of Central Texas, and more specifically, Falls County, is known in the agricultural world for its rich, fertile land and lush bottom country. In addition to the highly productive soil, this portion of the county has some incredible views of rolling hillsides and gorgeous pastureland. The property is currently being used to host executive retreats, corporate events, weddings, private parties, and family reunions. Enjoy peaceful horseback rides through the pastures; shoot skeet, or float in a canoe down four miles of frontage the Brazos River. The property itself is truly one of a kind. The headquarters of the ranch includes an impressive custom built main lodge, several additional homes or residences, workshops, barns, and even a multi-use dancehall. Moon River can accommodate an overnight group of approximately 90 people and can host many more depending for a single day, depending upon the demands of the specific event. Everything about this fine property suggests a warm personal touch to a fine Texas ranch. Located only 20 minutes from Waco, 90 minutes from the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex, and 75 minutes from the Austin area the ranch is an extremely convenient location to access from several parts of the state. Property offered at $7,900,000. Contact Harlan Ray, c: 214.908.7770 or David Burgher, c: 214.213.8715 for more information.

Shooting Star Ranch 111± ACRES | DENTON COUNTY | PROPERTY ID: 2535255 Shooting Star Ranch, a great “in-town” ranch with future development potential is located only minutes west of the North Dallas Tollway and just south of US 380. The Cross Roads area of Northern Dallas/Fort Worth is experiencing unprecedented growth and development creating investment and development potential in the near future for this ranch. Affecting all of the property in the Cross Roads area as well, are the upgrading of the roads, building additional schools and anticipation of new zoning. Until lately, the town had a policy requiring all lots be a minimum of one acre. The ranch, with its sandy soil was originally developed as a horse ranch with a ranch house and other improvements. The 5,639-square-foot main house with five bedrooms features a contemporary design and landscaped backyard that includes a heated pool and separate spa. A separate building used as an office/guesthouse (1,556 square-feet) is nestled in a grove of oak trees with walls of windows and a wood-burning fireplace. A hangar and pad were built for the owner’s private helicopter in 2002. The north portion of the ranch is approximately one-half mile south of US 380. This land on the north and east side of the residence includes a combination of Coastal Bermuda pastures with large oak and pecan trees. For many years, the ranch was utilized as an equestrian facility and has a regulation polo field with irrigation. These facilities include a horse barn with 11 indoor stalls, two hay sheds, an equipment shed and out-stalls and paddocks. There are a total of four ponds and four wells on the property. Property offered at $4,720,000. For more information contact David Burgher c: 214.213.8715 or Harlan Ray c: 214.908.7770.

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Cowhouse Creek Ranch 434± ACRES | HAMILTON COUNTY | PROPERTY ID: 2657722 The Cowhouse Creek Ranch is located just southwest of the town of Hamilton, the Dove Hunting Capital of Texas. This fine ranch is situated on the Edwards Plateau and has an average rainfall of approximately 28 inches annually.

The clear running waters of Cowhouse Creek create a very peaceful, parklike setting on the northern portion of the ranch. With more than a half of a mile of frontage on both sides of this excellent water source, the water shed to the creek allows for a very productive bottomland setting for B Dahl hay production. Currently the property has a 56±-acre hay pasture that is perimeter fenced and another 18±-acre pasture across the creek that is not is specifically fenced off but is also used for hay production. According to the farmer cutting the hay, the first cut of 2015 yielded over 250 round bales. In addition to the creek, there are eight other stock tanks and/or ponds located on the property of various sizes. A combination of grasses, woodland setting, and rolling pasture land make this a very versatile property. A variety of trees including live oak, blue juniper, post oak, mesquite, cottonwood, and pecan help attract an abundance of wildlife. The rolling grassland and hilltop vistas add to the breathtaking beauty this ranch has to offer, while the protective draws add to the excellent cover for wildlife. In addition to the recreational aspect of this ranch, the property currently has a cattle operation, hay production, and some pecan harvesting in place.

There is a cozy rustic residence that sits above one of the larger ponds on the property. The home has three bedrooms and one bathroom and is on a water well. There are two barns that are near the home that could be used for tractor or equipment storage. The Cowhouse Creek Ranch is located 41 miles south of Stephenville, 85 miles southwest of Fort Worth and 125 miles from the Dallas/Fort Worth Airport and Downtown Dallas. Property offered at $1,432,200. For more information contact David Burgher, c: 214.213.8715 or Harlan Ray, c: 214.908.7770.

Mountain View Ranch 15± ACRES | DENTON COUNTY | PROPERTY ID: 2227996 Mountain View Ranch is a secluded 24 property subdivision of small ranch estates with horses, cattle and llama grazing in the pastures. Located in the Hill Country setting of Aubrey, this beautiful 15-acre ranch estate is ideal for intimate gatherings or entertaining large groups. The 5,600-square-foot updated home with a downstairs master suite, four secondary bedrooms and an updated kitchen has been well maintained. From the living room wall of windows, there are panoramic views of majestic trees and beautiful pastures as well as the outdoor entertaining areas with covered patios and deck by the pool and spa. The four bay parking area, including one bay for RV/boat/trailer parking, also doubles as an outdoor entertaining area. Across the driveway from the house is a 5,000-square-foot custom barn with eight stalls and a two-story living quarter/ ranch office. There are two stocked fishing ponds and a 1,000-foot deep aquifer well on the property. Located only an hour north of the Dallas/Fort Worth Metroplex, near the intersection of the US 380/US 377 just west of the Dallas North Tollway. Property offered at $1,999,950. For more information, contact David Burgher, c: 214.213.8715 or Harlan Ray, c: 214.908.7770.

The Oaks Ranch 25± ACRES | NAVARRO COUNTY | PROPERTY ID: 2571334 The Oaks is a fabulous historic plantation country home, built in 1850, that sits on 25 wooded acres, just 60 minutes south of Downtown Dallas, Texas. The fenced property has both wooded and fertile pasture land and features a tank, which makes it perfect for agriculture, hunting and fishing. Loving restored with updated electrical, plumbing and a complete renovations, this 5,000-square-foot home is ideal for entertaining. There are forty-foot hallways upstairs and down with formals and five bedrooms. The eat-in kitchen has been updated and expanded with a utility room and walk-in pantry.

The grounds feature studio/guest cottages, a charming wooden playhouse, the original hen house, an 1800’s log cabin, and a huge log barn that is approximately 4,000 square-feet. The property would be a great opportunity for an income property for hosting photo and film location shoots, as well as a fabulous event venue for weddings and other special events. Property offered at $950,000. For more information, contact David Burgher, c: 214.213.8715 or Harlan Ray, c: 214.908.7770.

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Chrystal Falls Ranch 4,000± ACRES | STEPHENS AND YOUNG COUNTIES | PROPERTY ID: 2671640 Chrystal Falls Ranch is approximately 4,000 acres located in Stephens and Young Counties, Texas. Two contiguous sections are divided by FM 283: The northern portion consists of 3,500 acres under high game fence and intensive wildlife management and the 500-acre southern portion of the ranch with over a mile of river frontage along the Clear Fork of the Brazos River, with the majority of the improvements including hunting lodge, ranch manager’s house, livestock facilities and barns. The custom-built, two-story lodge overlooks the Clear Fork of the Brazos River and features ten bedrooms and seven bathrooms, including two master suites, game room and large great room with an open kitchen, dining and living area. The ranch-style manager’s house is a five-bedroom with livestock facilities including barns and equipment storage sheds nearby. Scattered throughout the property are 15-plus ponds with the largest one being roughly 2.5 acres. There are great fishing opportunities. Along with the Clear Fork of the Brazos, there are several other wet and dry weather creeks. COOP water lines run to both houses including over seven miles of water lines throughout the property. Along with the native wildlife of whitetail deer, hogs, turkey, dove, ducks and varmints, the ranch is also stocked with axis deer and blackbuck antelope. Waterfowl hunting is known to be good on the larger ponds and dove hunting is excellent around ponds and the large food plots and open fields. All stands, deer feeders, and hunting vehicles come included with the sale. Additional hunting equipment includes a fully equipped wildlife processing barn. There is also a shooting range. Currently the ranch is leased for cattle grazing. Offered at $10,380,000. For more information, contact Dax Pass, c: 214.557.8643 or Patrick Murray, c: 214.679.4341.

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Diversity Ranch 1,500± 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 ten-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. Minerals available. Offered at $4,050,000. For information go to www.diversityranch.com or contact Dax Pass, c: 214.557.8643.

Hedrick Ranch 1,233± ACRES | TAYLOR COUNTY | PROPERTY ID: 2118597 The historic Hedrick Ranch is located just east of Buffalo Gap, Texas and is 15 miles south of Abilene, Texas. The native stone home was built in 1893 with the stone being 18 inches thick and quarried from the area. Breathtaking views, improved pastures, hardwoods and wet weather creeks run throughout this extraordinary property. The topography is rolling with native grasses and wooded areas. There are five stock ponds and several wet weather creeks. Abundant wildlife thrives on this ranch and a hunting lease has been in place for several years. The ranch has been well maintained with good roads and very little grazing. Fences are in good condition. Minerals available. Offered at $2,712,600. For information contact Dax Pass, c: 214.557.8643.

Reding Ranch 623.21± ACRES | DENTON COUNTY | PROPERTY ID: 2124972 North of Denton and just south of Ray Roberts Lake. Beautiful rolling hills with a seasonal creek running north to south through the middle of the tract. Open pasture with hardwoods along the creek comprise the majority of the acreage with a portion under cultivation for winter wheat. Excellent native grasses and the fences are in good condition. Excellent development opportunity.

Offered at $5,764,692. For information contact Dax Pass, c: 214.557.8643.

CR 2160 373± ACRES | TAYLOR COUNTY | PROPERTY ID: 2543984 This ranch is located just north of Iredell, Texas and is ten miles west of Meridian, Texas. Breathtaking views, improved pastures, hardwoods and wet weather creeks run throughout this beautiful property. The topography is rolling with nice elevation changes, native grasses and wooded areas. Abundant wildlife thrives on this ranch and a hunting lease has been in place for several years.

The ranch has been well maintained with good roads. Fences are in good condition. Minerals available. Offered at $1,495,280. For information contact Dax Pass, c: 214.557.8643.

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El Milagro 50.28± ACRES | DENTON COUNTY | PROPERTY ID: 2632423 El Milagro Retreat is a state-of-the-art working equestrian ranch located less than 30 minutes from Dallas/Fort Worth. El Milagro was built with the finest craftsmanship and no expense was spared to build the masterpiece. The main show barn is approximately 5,800 square feet with concrete alleyways, ten stalls, tack room, two spacious living apartments or grooms quarters and storage space for horse trailers, wood shavings, tractors, etc. El Milagro also features a horse treadmill, viewing area in the outdoor and indoor arenas and all weather footing in both arenas. There is plenty of room on the 50 acres for riding your horse throughout the manicured pastures and woods overlooking four stocked ponds and over 20 paddocks. The ranch is also located less than five miles to the beautiful Lake Lewisville. El Milagro is being offered for the first time for $11,000,000 which also includes all of the furnishings. Please call Angie Nelson at 214.794.8945 or Brenda Moerschell at 214.957.9401 for a private showing.

Mile-High Hacienda 10,000± ACRES | HUDSPETH COUNTY | PROPERTY ID: 2673605 “The Highest House in Texas,” the Mile High Lodge is a 6,500-squarefoot hacienda on 10,000 acres in the Heuco Mountains. Just 30 minutes from downtown El Paso, the five-bedroom, four and a half bath Spanishstyle adobe home has been immaculately renovated. The balcony and the hot tub are great places to watch the sunset. Inside a gated entrance on a private road, the adobe home features Saltillo-tiled flooring, four fireplaces and a commercial kitchen. There is a deck and two Spanish courtyards, one with an adobe fireplace, the other with a margarita bar.

The estate could be an incredible personal home, or an income-producing property as a retreat, lodge orconference and event center. The largest individually-owned tract near El Paso has great hunting of javalina, quail and large mule deer The 16 miles of land also present great development opportunities. Wind farms could also be erected on the property. Offered at $8,250,000. Contact Kristy Bryant, c: 214.799.7453.

Prairie Grove Ranch 122± ACRES | COOKE COUNTY | PROPERTY ID: 1178363 Equestrian Center in Horse Country USA, Valley View, Cooke County, Texas. Minutes from Interstate 35N, 122-acre equine facility. Large custom home with pool and outdoor living sits high on hilltop with view of the entire property. Additional living facilities, office building and equipment buildings provide necessary space to run a large operation.

Two show barns, two mare motels, and breeding barn with vet office.

15,000-square-foot covered arena and covered round pen. Fenced and cross-fenced, loafing sheds, stock tanks and great pastures for hay baling.

Offered at $1,695,000. For details call Brenda Moerschell 214.957.9401 or Angie Nelson 214.794.8945.

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Becky Adkins, Agent (512) 751-0533 “Personalized Service, Discriminating Clients”

Lewis Ranch

100± ACRES | BLANCO COUNTY | PROPERTY ID: 2660441

This lovely remodeled ranch in the Texas Hill Country touts huge live oaks throughout property and has been extensively cleared of cedar for a stunning view of the valley. Three homes including a guesthouse and hunter’s cabin containing amenities are also located on site. The main home is a three-bedroom, two-bath ranch with approximately 2,200-square-feet. It has been totally remodeled with granite countertops throughout and walk-in-showers with high-end finishes.

Amenities include huge walk-in closets, a wood-burning fireplace, four ceiling fans, new HVAC, large covered patio with gas grill, a huge laundry facility and utility outside as well as one inside off the kitchen— great for cleaning up after hunting and overflow area for parties and storage. An antique split rail fence surrounds the grounds. There is a large covered carport and additional area for parking on the premises.

The ranch is lowfenced and has a crushed asphalt drive. The automatic gate is solar powered. A fully fenced 800-square-foot guesthouse is located right behind the main home and is shaded by a humongous oak tree. It is one-bedroom, one-bath with a large walk-in closet, which could be used as another bedroom. The guesthouse has also been remodeled and has new HVAC, fireplace and a metal roof matching the main house. There is a large storage shed with metal roof behind the house containing one of the water tanks as well as providing more space on site. The two water storage tanks on location are 3,000 gallons each. There are two small stock tanks on the property and three water wells. A 1,200-square-foot remodeled hunters cabin with three bedrooms, two baths contains beautiful cypress woodwork and has new HVAC, tile floors, stainless steel kitchen, bar, fireplace and also a metal roof. An old smokehouse is right out the back door. There is a high-fenced garden of approximately one-to-two acres between the main ranch house and hunter’s cabin for added privacy. A site built storage shed and a shed for tractor, trailers and equipment are nearby. This ranch can be combined with the adjoining 587 acres to create a showplace ranch or development in a highly coveted location.

Price reduction—now $1,750,000.

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Fife Ranch 176± ACRES | MONTGOMERY COUNTY | PROPERTY ID: 2383958 Fife Ranch offers country living at its finest on 176-plus acres located within easy reach of The Woodlands and Houston. This working cattle ranch produced over 600 round bales in 2014. It offers rolling pastures with over 50 feet of elevation change, scattered trees, and several live streams. The larger of the two ranch homes has a den with vaulted, beamed ceiling, stone fireplace and views over the property, four bedrooms, two baths. The smaller brick home offers three bedrooms, two baths, and a den with a brick fireplace. A large barn and several practical utility buildings have proven their worth over the years. All this is less than a mile from Montgomery Independent School District’s Lone Star Elementary School. Ranching, hunting, personal estate, income, investment, or development—Fife Ranch is ready to meet your needs. Price: $3,900,000

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JB Ranch 928± ACRES | MONTGOMERY COUNTY | PROPERTY ID: 2676445 928 acres near Lake Conroe and Sam Houston National Forest. Mix of woods and pasture including 50-plus acre hay field. Over 60 feet of elevation change, numerous ponds. 9,570-square-foot ranch home, four smaller residences, two barns, two shop buildings. Montgomery Independent School District. This unrestricted acreage with long frontage on three county roads offers an ideal opportunity for investment, development, or a family estate. Price: $12,533,130

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D&B Ranch 1,023± ACRES | MADISON COUNTY | PROPERTY ID: 2716416 Exceptional ranch with 1,023 rolling acres located in Madison County between Dallas and Houston. This 4,965-square-foot home was built in 2012 and features upgrades throughout, 7,600 square feet of flagstone patio with outdoor kitchen and beautiful views. Property features include three 1,000-square-foot bungalows, 47,000 feet of high game fencing, three lakes, 13-stall horse barn, foreman’s quarters, and a 7,500-square-foot equipment barn. This property offers the potential for a variety of uses, ranging from private ranch to corporate retreat to exotic game ranch. Please view the video on this property at www.TXLand.com.

Price: $15,000,000

Larry Jacobs/Broker | (936) 597–3301 | Info@TXLand.com | www.TXLand.com | PO Box 1370 | Montgomery, Texas 77356 162

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Rick Doak (361) 243–1040 CELL | JRDoak@me.com | (800) 275–3892

Jarrell Ranch 673± ACRES | WILLIAMSON COUNTY | PROPERTY ID: 1815776 This 673± acre privately gated high-fenced ranch features three homes varying from 2,300 square feet to 4,000 square feet. This could be a great location for a gaming ranch, horse or cattle ranch. Plenty of whitetail deer and doves for hunting. Recently added four new blinds and feeders, upgraded roads, new interior fencing around two homes and all high fencing has been updated. The main home features three plus bedrooms, two-and-a-half baths, large game room and tons of storage. It was green built using concrete walls with rebar and Styrofoam blocks, concrete roof cover with metal and rated to withstand an F5 tornado. All carpeting is rated to pass for green, appliances are all energy saving, all walls interior and exterior walls are PermaCrete, HVAC are all Geothermal (three separate units/zones). The gourmet kitchen has a center island, double stove and oven, granite counters, cedar cabinets and a breakfast bar. The large game room also has a built-in desk, the office has wall of built-in storage and the whole home has large windows letting in natural light as well as an oversized laundry.

The 40x60 work shop is insulated has a concrete floor and three roll-up doors.

Wired for 220 volts and there’s a meat processing house with a locker that could be used as a cooler or a smoker and a large grain silo which they used to store the deer corn. The home has been run completely on solar power before the other homes were added to the property. The second home has four bedrooms, three-and-a-half baths, two-car garage, gourmet kitchen with granite counters, office, oversized laundry and a media/game room on the second floor. Large open floor plan with the kitchen and living space having tall ceilings. The 40x60 workshop with three roll up doors able to accommodate an RV, dirt floor and power. There is a separately fenced pen for the donkeys as well as a cattle guard to keep the other stock away from the home. The third home has four bedrooms, three-and-a-half baths, two-car garage, large laundry room, open floor plan with dining, kitchen and living space open to one large space, granite counters and stained concrete floors. There is an intermittent creek near the back of the home with a park-like setting with oak trees. This ranch also features an underground river (with sited underground cave and waterfall), spring, five stock tanks, and fenced food plots for the deer if you are running cattle or horses in the property.

Owner says sell. Priced below appraised value. Some owner financing possible. Bring offers. Contact Rick Doak at (361) 243–1040 or Cheryl Fowlkes at (512) 749–8509.

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www.PropertyConnections1.com Minor Taylor, Broker (281) 235–5566 | Minor.T@sbcglobal.net 11218 Ash Creek Drive, Houston, Texas 77043

1,090 Acres in Two Tracts

200 Acre Farm

1,090± ACRES | WHARTON COUNTY | PROPERTY ID: 2381600

200± ACRES | MATAGORDA COUNTY | PROPERTY ID: 2326161 This farm, located in central Matagorda County, Texas, consists of approximately 150 acres of commercial St. Augustine turf grass, completely irrigated and land formed for turf grass. Yields are approximately 3,000 yards per acre. All irrigation equipment is included in the sale of this property. Of the 200 acres, approximately 50 acres are in row crop. The major row crops in the area are grain sorghum, corn, cotton and soybeans. Price: $1,100,000

The property, located in Wharton County, Texas is in two tracts, the 609-acre tract is in pasture with scattered oaks. Currently in cattle but could go into row crop very easily. Great location for a home and recreational potential or keep in pasture. The second tract, 481 acres, is all in row crop with a large 2,000 gallon per minute water well. Seller will retain 50 percent of the water rights that are sold or delivered off the property. Price: $5,018,200

3,000 Acre Farm 3,000± ACRES | MATAGORDA COUNTY | PROPERTY ID: 2625011 This 3,000± acre farm is located in the heart of Matagorda County, Texas. A large portion of this farm has been precision leveled and all is well-drained and tillable. This farm has been meticulously maintained and will be able to take over after the 2015 crop is harvested. There is LCRA irrigation canal infrastructure on the property and the farm is currently planted in corn, grain sorghum and cotton. Price: $12,501,400

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Hoppe Lone Star Ranch 224Âą ACRES | COLORADO COUNTY | PROPERTY ID: 2557409 Hoppe Lone Star Ranch is your private getaway, the place your stress melts, the sunsets marvel and your senses are overjoyed. This is an exceptional 224-acre property that must be seen-there are not words to adequately describe it! Hoppe Lone Star Ranch showcases high ridge lines, rolling hills, pastures and streams. Meander towards the pool and on to the circa 1810 entertainment barn with the most beautiful interior you have seen! Proudly offered by Deitra Robertson Real Estate, Inc. for $3,400,000.

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Ranch in Style!

200± ACRES | RED RIVER COUNTY | PROPERTY ID: 2472359 Beautiful 200-acre ranch located in Red River County, Texas and offering wonderful views over a variety of terrain. Fencing, gorgeous green pastures, ten-acre lake with custom dock and fish cleaning station. Barn, shop with living quarters. Beautiful 2,600 square-foot Austin stone home with three bedrooms, three baths, and open floor plan. Beauty, function, style…this place has it all! Offered at $1,290,000

2,100-Acre Farm 2,100± ACRES | LAMAR COUNTY | PROPERTY ID: 2464053 2,100-acre owner-operated farm located in Lamar County, Texas. 753 acres are covered by center pivot irrigation. Multiple grain storage bins and barns, shops, truck scales. Beautiful 3,598 square-foot main house plus two additional homes. Working pens, multiple hay sheds. Offered at $7,500,000

1,576-Acre Farm 1,576± ACRES | RED RIVER COUNTY | PROPERTY ID: 2268429 Highly productive, owner-operated farm in Red River County, Texas. 600± acres under center pivot irrigation with room to expand. Corn, soybean, milo, wheat. Offered at $6,225,000 2014

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1,225-Acre Farm 1,225± ACRES | RED RIVER COUNTY | PROPERTY ID: 2268418 1,225 acres of dry farm land located in Red River County, Texas. Farm-toMarket and county road frontage for easy access. This property also offers a three bedroom, two bath home. Offered at $2,800,000

659-Acre Farm 659± ACRES | FANNIN COUNTY | PROPERTY ID: 1780710 Main house is a 3,400 square-foot Austin stone, four-bedroom, three-anda-half bath home overlooking a private lake. Second home is a brick, threebedroom, two-bath—ideal for use as a caretaker’s home. The shop consists of a 75x50 closed-in and insulated area with wash bay and a 75x50 covered storage area—plenty of room for equipment and implements. Excellent agricultural property, nice pastures, scattered trees. Offered at $3,155,600

327-Acre Farm 327± ACRES | FRANKLIN COUNTY | PROPERTY ID: 2505931 Located in Franklin County, Texas, this ranch offers lush green northeast Texas pastures in the peaceful country. The gated entry and long paved drive leads up to the three-bedroom, two-bath, main house with over 3,000 square-feet.

There is also a guest house — both homes overlook a private lake. The property has not only pastures but some woods, cross-fencing and a large shop with covered hay storage. Offered at $975,000

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Hunter’s Creek Way 10± ACRES | HARRIS COUNTY | PROPERTY ID: 1803460 This custom, gated home is in an exclusive gated equestrian subdivision.

With all three bedrooms downstairs, a bonus room and study upstairs, formal dining, island kitchen, fabulous master bath, fireplace, beautiful hardwood floors and a pool with water fall and hot tub, this home is a must see! The eight-stall horse barn and lighted arena complete this equestrian chalet. All this and more on ten beautifully landscaped/lush acreage. Price: $1,150,000

Texas Plantation 24± ACRES | WALLER COUNTY | PROPERTY ID: 2447389 This Louisiana-style Antebellum home on 24-plus acres has been luxuriously remodeled. Massive columns boast the entrance into this four-bedroom, three-and-a-half-bath, 5,903-square-foot home filled with southern charm.

The one-bedroom, one-bath guest house is just off the pool and patio area, providing extra room for company. Additional amenities include: barn with living quarters, beautifully landscaped grounds, electric gated entry, tennis court, 380-tree pecan orchard, plus much more! Ag. exemption.

Price: $1,429,000

Post Oak Farm 70± ACRES | WASHINGTON COUNTY | PROPERTY ID: 2452484 This beautiful 70-acre tract of raw land is a rare find in historic Old Washington.

The hilltop building site boasts a stunning view and the huge Oak trees offer plenty of shade. A small pond, seasonal creek and heavily wooded areas accent this property and make it the perfect place to build your dream home.

Additional amenities: Community water, pipeline easement, ag. exemption and minerals are negotiable. Price: $840,000

McElroy Lane 92± ACRES | COLORADO COUNTY | PROPERTY ID: 2662299 Great ranch in a nice area of Texas! This 92-plus acre tract has elevation and views, two ponds, cattle pens, and a water well. The property is fenced and cross fenced and mostly open countryside with some woods and large trees.

The wet weather creek is near the front of the property, perfect location for a new entrance that would lead across the creek and beside one of the ponds to a beautiful building site. Ag. exemption in place. Price: $966,000

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Dunners Mountain Ranch 3,160Âą ACRES | KENDALL COUNTY PROPERTY ID: 2705323 One of the largest remaining contiguous tracts of land in rapidly-growing Kendall County, this legacy ranch has been in the same family for generations, and is rugged, wild, pristine and oozing with character and history.

Dunners Mountain looms over the West Sister Creek valley like a sentinel, offering dramatic vistas and scenery of the highest order. Fertile, level fields of grass flanked by heritage oaks, pecans and elms dominate the lush bottoms, while soaring ridges seem to touch the sky above, cloaking huge lake sites in untouched drainages below.

Price: $17,222,000 or $5,450 per acre

PO Box 860 | 410-A El Paso St. | Mason, Texas 76856

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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 tons of wildlife round out the package.

Price: $2,950,000

River Canyon Ranch 447± ACRES | MASON COUNTY | PROPERTY ID: 2382754 This rugged but stunningly beautiful ranch lies on the north banks of the fabled Llano River, in an historic and remote area west of Mason. Included is a permanent spring, outstanding native whitetail deer, awesome pecan bottom and staggering long range views of one of the prettiest stretches of live water known in Texas. This blank canvas includes a secluded, private homesite overlooking the teal river in both directions, and a totally self-contained, spring-fed canyon that flows water much of the time. Price: $2,011,500

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El Oso River Ranch 1,711± ACRES | MASON COUNTY PROPERTY ID: 2616611 This fine working/hunting ranch lies on the north banks of the Llano River, smack dab in the big middle of “the bluffs” which dominate that prized stretch of river west of Mason. Good improvements and infrastructure are turn-key, and a fascinating, exotic spring creek winds its way through one of the most stunningly beautiful canyons known to the area. Monster views, wildlife galore, good cover of oak/mesquite and secluded but accessible location yield a legacy-type offering, priced to sell at $4,500 per acre.

PO Box 860 | 410-A El Paso St. | Mason, Texas 76856

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Pedernales River 94 94± ACRES | BLANCO COUNTY | PROPERTY ID: 2637578 This unique parcel includes almost 700 feet of frontage on the clear-running river, which varies from thigh-deep holes to gurgling falls and shimmering riffles.

Fishing, floating and wading are on the agenda here, as this entire stretch of river is easily accessible to vehicles and foot traffic throughout. The uplands are varied, with oak motts, cedar thickets and woody shrubs, plus some land suitable for horses or other large animals. A clean cabin, water well and good road down to the river round out the attributes of this offering. Price: $1,500,000

Blue Lakes River Ranch 651± ACRES | CONCHO COUNTY PROPERTY ID: 2052240 This neat ranch features 3,000 feet of frontage on the Concho River, which is up to 175 feet wide in this area, and is loaded with fish. Beautiful pecan and oak bottoms line the dirt bank river, and fertile bottomland fields include large stock ponds, pecan orchard and grass suitable for hay. A good ranch headquarter’s provides value and utility, and the overall look is fairly open and clean, though there is adequate cover for deer, turkey and birds. Minerals are available, as are additional personal items and accessories. Price: $1,790,250

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Allen Creek Ranch 347Âą ACRES | KENDALL COUNTY PROPERTY ID: 2582837 This sweet spots lies only a few minutes from bustling Boerne and I-10, yet seems to be perfectly secluded and private once one enters the gate at the end of a quiet county road. A magnificent, four-plus acre lake is the centerpiece, in a gorgeous setting at the base of a hardwood-laden hill. Private valleys guarded by steep, looming hills and ridges are loaded with large oaks, elms and walnuts, and much cedar has been removed.

Distant views are had from multiple homesites, and a limestone grotto flows water constantly.

Price: $3,452,650

PO Box 860 | 410-A El Paso St. | Mason, Texas 76856

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Cerrito Prieto Ranch 10,844± ACRES | WEBB COUNTY | PROPERTY ID: 2541837 The Cerrito Prieto Ranch is a true heritage ranch just eight miles south of Encinal. The ranch is a highly improved South Texas ranch in the famed golden triangle.

Along with fantastic and in part, historic improvements, the ranch boasts a paved runway and excellent road system. The property is also one of the best watered ranches to be found in South Texas, with two Carrizo water wells and miles of underground piping for distribution to multiple lakes and other facilities.

Several thousand acres of the ranch have been worked to promote quail habitat and are dominated by mixtures of native grasses While the Cerrito Prieto is a major standout property as it is, the water system on this ranch makes it exceptional. Price: $26,567,800

Amargosa Ranch 3,061± ACRES | JIM WELLS COUNTY | PROPERTY ID: 2516047 The Amargosa Ranch, located south of George West, Texas, is the perfect South Texas recreational ranch. The ranch has very nice improvements, a great, intensively managed deer herd and incredible wing shooting. The property has an abundance of water including nine water wells and ten lakes and ponds.

Almost a thousand acres of the ranch have been worked to promote quail habitat and are dominated by diverse stands of native grasses. The ranch has been high-fenced since 2005 and is managed under the MLDP III Texas Parks and Wildlife program. The ranch was historically part of the Schaefer Ranch that once encompassed over 120,000 acres. The current owner purchased the property from the descendants of the original owner. Price: $8,111,650 2014

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White Oak Creek Ranch 4,337± ACRES | FRANKLIN COUNTY | PROPERTY ID: 2672188 White Oak Creek Ranch is a remarkable, large ranch with excellent recreational opportunities that can not be found anywhere else. Key assets include a 105-acre trophy bass lake, 500± acres of flooded timber and managed waterfowl hunting areas, five lodges and ranch homes, over five miles of White Oak Creek, and several thousand acres in the creek bottom area near Mt. Vernon! Lake Romal is the largest lake with over 105 surface acres and boasts trophy bass fishing, with intensive management and stocking. There is also a 17-acre bass lake, and over six other lakes and ponds scattered throughout the ranch. The hunting is excellent! There are over 12 deer and turkey blinds and cultivated winter food plots. Because of the controlled wetland areas, this ranch offers some of the best hunting in Northeast Texas. Wintering waterfowl include massive numbers of mallards, wood ducks, teal, widgeons, pintails, mergansers, Canada geese, and snow geese. Price: $10,000,000

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Washita River Ranch 5,771± ACRES | HEMPHILL COUNTY | PROPERTY ID: 2267436 This is an absolutely premier bobwhite quail ranch in the Texas Panhandle with stunning numbers of wild, natural birds on the Washita River. This is one of the last of the great quail ranches, sitting in the heart of the largest sand sage community in the United States, and is arguably the only ranch of its kind available on the market today. It has been very intensely managed for 15 years, and hunters can expect to flush 16-18 coveys per day in normal years, and 9-12 coveys per day during drier periods. Quail population numbers are estimated to be about one quail to three-to-four acres. The ranch has over three miles of the Washita River, 12 water wells and troughs, and multiple creek beds that run across the ranch. Price: $6,650,000

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French Ingram Ranch 14,035± ACRES | VAL VERDE COUNTY | PROPERTY ID: 1758641 NEW PRICE! 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: $10,500,000

Buck Creek Farm 1,337± ACRES | SOMERVELL COUNTY | PROPERTY ID: 2613554 The historical Buck Creek Farm on the Brazos River has not been available since 1880! This is a very rare offering of a large live-water ranch with stunning views, wildlife-rich wooded terrain, and very fertile soils located in an extraordinary bend of the river between Lake Granbury and Lake Whitney. It is located near the community of Nemo, just outside of Glen Rose. The property is manicured and has remained pristine, it offers mature hardwoods and excellent topography. It has not been hunted in over 50 years. The nice improvements include a remodeled 1920’s stone house, guest cabin, and barns. The ranch boasts one-and-a-half miles of frontage on the Brazos river, along with four water wells. It has also historically carried 300-400 cows. Price: $7,900,000

Spanish Bit Ranch 4,332± ACRES | KING COUNTY | PROPERTY ID: 2522154 The Spanish Bit Ranch, located in the southeast corner of King County, is an excellent deer and quail hunting ranch with fantastic grasslands and mixed brush areas. Tremendous relief with canyons and mountain tops offer beautiful views around the expansive countryside. The ranch also provides excellent cattle country and some wheat fields. This area of the state produces some fantastic native deer with scores of 160–200 class Boone and Crockett deer.

The property has not been hunted in the past five years and is surrounded by large low-fenced neighbors (a small western boundary is high-fenced).

There are occasionally mule deer on the ranch. The bobwhite quail population is tremendous on this ranch, the current numbers are very strong and this season should be phenomenal. There are also some blue quail on the ranch.

Price: $4,743,540 2014

Thousand Oaks Ranch 410± ACRES | GONZALES COUNTY | PROPERTY ID: 2613967 The Thousand Oaks Ranch is a lovely and very private property northwest of Gonzales with frontage on the San Marcos River. The property is approximately 65 percent brush and forest with the remainder being rolling grasslands with scattered large oaks. The ranch is one of the most ecologically diverse properties to be found in the area with every type of hardwood you can imagine. The property also includes several creek drainages and several older homes nestled among towering Live Oaks.

Price: $3,500,000

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Enchanted Rock Ranch 4,500± ACRES | LLANO COUNTY | PROPERTY ID: 2259692 The Enchanted Rock Ranch in Llano County, Texas, is one of the most unique and special ranch properties available today. It is located in the heart of the granite country of Texas, an area rich in history, and adjacent to Enchanted Rock State Natural Area. The ranch offers breathtaking scenery, fantastic hunting, both sides of live water Crabapple Creek, lakes, ponds and a LEED certified custom home; all highlighted by the spectacular granite outcrops, topography and extremely productive habitats and rangeland.

Price: $19,350,000

Yolo Ranch 3,000± ACRES | MEDINA COUNTY | PROPERTY ID: 2588088 The Yolo Ranch is an extraordinary ranch consisting of approximately 3,000 acres of expertly managed habitat for wild quail production, a headquarters compound that is unmatched, a 20 plus acre lake and many other amenities.

It is located in a honey hole of red sands in southern Medina County allowing for extraordinary populations of quail and other wildlife. The sellers believe they own most all of the minerals and as such have been able to concentrate production activities in a couple areas of the ranch. The minerals will convey and, equally important, the sellers own and operate the operating company and will convey that company to the buyer so buyer will have full control over oil and gas activities on the ranch. Contact for price.

Ammann Hills Ranch Cameron Ranch 1,053± ACRES | LEE COUNTY | PROPERTY ID: 2472282 This is a beautiful ranch located in the rolling hills north of Giddings. This ranch is predominantly oak and cedar covered hills with several creek drainages and open areas with spectacular views from several hilltops.

There are several nice houses on the property and plenty of water with multiple ponds and lakes as well as many water wells. Exceptionally large tract of land centrally located between Austin, San Antonio and Houston.

Price: $4,475,250

307.50± ACRES | COMAL COUNTY | PROPERTY ID: 2567837 Located in the booming area of Bulverde-Spring Branch, just west of HWY 281 and south of HWY 46 the Ammann Hills Ranch is ready for an exquisite master planned residential community. Entitled with a Texas Land Application Permit (TLAP) and a Canyon Lake Water Service Company water service agreement set to be executed, density can go as high as 750 homes, a rarity in this area.

With over 3,700 feet of frontage along E. Ammann Road, access is ample.

The property is within the highly sought after, Comal Independent School District and in close proximity to new Elementary, Middle and High Schools.

Price: $9,225,000

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Lazy Y Ranch 1,330.90± ACRES | MONTAGUE COUNTY | PROPERTY ID: 2436035 The Lazy Y Ranch is a true gem. A spectacular amount of plant and terrain diversity makes every part of this ranch exciting to explore. The Lazy Y is positioned in a unique geographical setting where the Cross Timbers give way to the Rolling Plains making it hard for visitors to believe they are less than 1.5 hours from Dallas/Fort Worth. The abundant wildlife have access to one large, and two smaller, tree-lined creek systems running through the ranch.

Rarely can you find such a wild, beautiful and wildlife-rich ranch so conveniently located. Price: $2,990,000

Hoyt River Ranch 4,223± ACRES | UVALDE COUNTY | PROPERTY ID: 1055622 The Hoyt River Ranch is an exceptional recreational and agricultural ranch with over two miles of the Leona River and is located between Uvalde and Batesville. With rolling hills covered in excellent South Texas brush and rich river bottom soils, the ranch includes excellent groundwater resources and a unique historic home built near the banks of the river. The ranch is not burdened by oil and gas traffic and continues to be a peaceful and secluded property. Price: $11,875,000

Georgia-Texas Ranch Brushy Creek Ranch 645 ± ACRES | ANDERSON COUNTY | PROPERTY ID: 2108667 The Brushy Creek Ranch is a manicured, stunning retreat in the prestigious area known as Brushy Creek, just South of Athens. It’s a valuable, managed timber property with terrific topography, great hunting, and a 1998 country cabin in excellent condition. It also has an equestrian barn with nice quarters and an office, four lake sites, a well-maintained road system and ATV trails. The ranch is loaded with wildlife, and has over 175 feet in elevation change. This is an ideal East Texas retreat for the most-discriminating buyer. Price: $3,150,000 2014

753± ACRES | COLLIN COUNTY | PROPERTY ID: 1589085 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 just upstream of Lake Lavon. Improvements include the 5,500-square-foot main home, with four bedrooms, four-and-a-half baths, a three-car garage, gas log fireplaces, and a backup generator. A 3,000-square-foot log cabin with two bedrooms and two baths was built in 1990, and several metal buildings totaling roughly 50,000-square-foot include a stable/office with residence; a 9,000-square-foot storage barn; a 18,000-square-foot equipment shed; and a 18,000-square-foot hay barn. There is also a newer “line shack” on the northeast side of the ranch which serves as a great outpost for parties, trail rides, and entertaining. Price: $4,500,000

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Poco Allegro 75± ACRES | CALHOUN COUNTY | PROPERTY ID: 2482144 Poco Allegro offers a rare chance to buy a large waterfront tract of prime development land along the Intracoastal Waterway (ICW) in Port O’Connor, Texas. One of the last undeveloped large waterfront parcels in the unincorporated community of Port O’Connor, this property presents a unique and exciting opportunity. Ideally suited for a canal living community, mixed use or commercial development, this a diverse investment opportunity. A preliminary master plan has been developed which includes canals, waterfront residential lots, marina with in water boat slips, boat barns and a 5.8 acre commercial site. Contact for price.

10 Ranch 600± ACRES | ANDERSON COUNTY | PROPERTY ID: 2529211 The 10 Ranch is an exceptional grazing and recreational property located 25 miles south of Athens. A 2,550-square-foot recently constructed ranch home is perfectly positioned to take in the picturesque rolling topography and lush improved coastal pasture among mature trees that line the creeks and draws with sizable ponds throughout the ranch. The property also includes an established ten-acre duck marsh on Hall Branch Creek and excellent deer hunting. The ranch comes with proper cross fencing, equipment shed, large barn with connected corral, and minerals.

Price: $2,995,000

Rio Venado 1,008± ACRES | MCMULLEN COUNTY | PROPERTY ID: 2101643 This Texas Trans Pecos ranch, located southeast of Dryden, is a fantastic ranch with numerous canyons and valleys, distributed water, desert mule deer, white-tailed deer, varmints, Indian mounds and incredible mountain views plus some state classified minerals.The property is home to both desert mule deer and white-tailed deer, along with blue quail, dove, turkey, varmints and other indigenous and/or migratory birds and wildlife. Speaking of hunting, there are Indian mounds on the ranch for the arrowhead hunting enthusiast.

Price: $2,721,600

Nott-Us Ranch 107± ACRES | GUADALUPE COUNTY | PROPERTY ID: 1932716 This wooded southern Guadalupe County high-fenced ranch is only 45 minutes from San Antonio and ten minutes from Seguin. This ranch will make the perfect getaway, hunting ranch, rural commuter home place, or revenue generating ranch with exotic livestock and deer breeding infrastructure in place. Asking price includes 50 percent of seller’s owned minerals associated with property. Price: $460,000

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www.JimmyReno.com | Jimmy@JimmyReno.com | (830) 329–1930

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 an abundance of wildlife. This is a wonderful ranch just waiting for someone to make it their showplace. Price: $1,679,500

Shin Oaks Ranch 851± ACRES | KERR COUNTY | PROPERTY ID: 2689002 Nice turnkey hunting ranch! This gorgeous Hill Country ranch is located just south of Garvin Store and less than an hour from Kerrville. The ranch is covered in large oaks and is very clean, while still having plenty of brush and cover for the deer. There is a gorgeous wet weather draw that dissects the ranch offering great character and unique topography. Great soil for grass and food plots. Nice three-bedroom, two-bath double wide mobile home located on top of a hill with 360 degree views. The ranch offers two wells and two ponds. It is perimeter high fenced, and has breeder pens. Whitetail, blackbuck, axis, fallow, scimitar oryx, and pigs. Price: $2,495,000

R-C Ranch 203± ACRES | REAL COUNTY PROPERTY ID: 2080426 Perfect hunting ranch! This ranch has been game managed for years to produce trophy whitetail. The whitetail herd has had protein year-round, and the numbers and the buck to doe ratio has been closely kept. It shows when you drive around and see the deer on the place. There is a nice pond on the ranch offering a great place to water the wildlife and nice place for ducks.

The perimeter is completely game fenced, there is a comfortable cabin great for hunters, two wells and a metal barn. It has all a hunter needs. Price: $699,000

Cherry Creek Ranch 296± ACRES | KERR COUNTY | PROPERTY ID: 2033654 A great piece of property with endless possibilities. Located only five miles from Comfort and 15 miles from Kerrville. The land offers rolling hills with nice hardwoods, three fields, four ponds, and a wet weather creek.

There are multiple building sites perfect for your dream house, or for sub development. The fields are perfect for cultivation, and there is a well in place. The location and the terraced fields make this place an ideal spot for a vineyard and winery, or for livestock! Price: $1,395,000

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Upala Springs Ranch 117± ACRES | KERR COUNTY | PROPERTY ID: 2268335 This 117± acre Texas Hill Country haven is close to Kerrville at the end of Fall Creek Road, fenced and cross-fenced with varied terrain—including horse-friendly pastures—a stock pond, privacy, and views! The spectacular home and the other improvements were created with complete attention to detail sparing no expense. From its all-weather roads, swimming pool, outdoor kitchen and gigantic garage to the wonderful, open split floor plan, gourmet kitchen with top-of-the-line appliances and gas fireplace, man cave, game room with pool table, fully equipped exercise room and the extensive list of amenities in the main house to both of the other residences and the barn/equipment facility, you’ll see quality everywhere you look. You’ll love the views and feel the privacy and tranquility of this magnificent property. Price: $2,345,000

The Reserve

Bear Creek Ranch

4± ACRES | KERR COUNTY | PROPERTY ID: 2466025

160± ACRES | KERR COUNTY | PROPERTY ID: 1184449

The custom Hill Country Hacienda-style home has three bedrooms, three-and-a-half baths and 4,049 square feet. There are high ceilings, large windows, and a great flow to the rooms. The living area has a large rock fireplace, and the den has a full wood top bar. Large dining area, gourmet kitchen with granite counters, Wolf range, Sub-Zero refrigerator, a large island, huge farm sink,and wine rack. The butler’s pantry has a Wolf oven, warmer, microwave, wine cooler, ice maker, and custom spice doors. 100-year-old reclaimed wood on the floors and ceiling. Master suite has a large fireplace, and a huge bathroom.

The gorgeous landscaping, extensive patios surrounding the house, outdoor fireplace and the pool make for wonderful outdoor living.

There are two two-bedroom, two-bath 1,100 square feet casitas.

All in the gated “The Reserve” subdivision. Price: $1,795,000

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: $1,995,000

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Tranquility Ranch 310± ACRES | BANDERA COUNTY PROPERTY ID: 2629288 Water, water, water! This awesome ranch is less that 10 minutes from Bandera and less than one hour from San Antonio. It completely encompasses a beautiful 30± acre lake. There are tremendous building sites overlooking the lake for your dream home. The lake offers great fishing, waterfowl and recreation. There is also both sides of a tree-lined, rock bottom creek. A lot of whitetail and axis. The land is covered in wonderful hardwoods and great native grass that is perfect for livestock. There is an old landing strip that could be refurbished for your plane. A lot of privacy, yet close to the amenities of town. Can be bought in smaller tracts.

Price: $4,650,000

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.

Highway 87 and Grape Creek Road frontage, ag. exempt, and an abundance of wildlife. Just eight miles south of Fredericksburg and only 40 minutes from San Antonio. The perfect ranch in the perfect location. Price: $2,650,000

Hard Rock Ranch 62± ACRES | KERR COUNTY | PROPERTY ID: 2387022 A gorgeous Hill Country showplace in Creekwood Ranches. The threebedroom, three-bath Texas/Tuscan home has 3,584± square feet, tile roof, Cantera columns, open floor plan, large utility, office, large master suite, central vacuum system, large rock fireplace, wood and tile floors, high ceilings, mudroom, gourmet kitchen, large patio, fountains, Liar’s pit, Mediterranean courtyard, great views, and three-car garage. The rolling land offers a great hardwoods and numerous wildlife including blackbuck, Armenian sheep, whitetail, and turkey. Beautiful pond and nice barn with stalls. 1,110±-square-foot two-bedroom, one-bath guest house, with open living area, fireplace, and deck. Price: $2,495,000

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JOE WILSON/AGENT (214) 784–3725 | JCWILSON@JCWILSONINT.COM SAM VESTER/BROKER (210) 844–3942

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-plus 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-plus 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. With the deer breeding operation this ranch is excellent as a corporate hunting retreat. No production and no drilling activity on the ranch.

Contact for price. For virtual tour go to www.DipperRanch.info

www.JCWilsonRanches.com 4514 Cole Avenue Suite 600 | Dallas, Texas 75205 view all properties: LandsofTexas.com/member/62949

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Venado Grande Ranch 4,438–12,158± ACRES | KNOX COUNTY | PROPERTY ID: 1994779 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 12,158 acres or 8,103 acres or 4,438 acares. 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. Most of the ranch is a strong red sandy loam soil...the best. The primary source of water for the ranch is from the King Cottle Water Coop. Five 10,000-gallon tanks store water which is distributed by pipelines to 26 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. NO CURRENT PRODUCTION ON RANCH. Half of seller owned minerals will be conveyed. Contact for price. For virtual tour go to www.VenadoGrandeRanch.info

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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, Spanish-style 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-footdeep 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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Yates Ranch 16± ACRES | BURNET COUNTY | PROPERTY ID: 1868717 Located 45 minutes from Austin on FM 2340 in Burnet County. 4,591-squarefoot home, four bedrooms, four-and-a-half baths, pool, patio, game room, exercise room, dry sauna, 30’x50 workshop. Rolling terrain with Hill Country view.

Perimeter fenced and cross fenced. Two wells, whitetail, exotics, turkey, dove and more. Large live oaks, elm, Spanish oaks. Ag. exempt. Listed for $3,495,000, 70 acres with home listed for $1,575,000.

Lake Corpus Christi Ranch 32± ACRES | LIVE OAK COUNTY | PROPERTY ID: 1735442 Sportsman’s paradise on Lake Corpus Christi. South Texas brush teeming with wildlife. The compound was carefully constructed under a canopy of huge, century old live oaks with an amazing west exposure, making each sunset something to treasure. Located 44 miles northwest of Corpus Christi, with access County Road 357. 1,700-feet of frontage on Lake Corpus Christi. Custom three-bedroom, three-bath home, guest home, workshop, boat house, boat ramp. Excellent hunting, renowned waterfowl hunting area. Ag exemption.

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The Riverbend Ranch 43± ACRES | BELL COUNTY | PROPERTY ID: 2326236 An amazing live water paradise on the Lampasas River about an hour from Austin and just minutes from Georgetown, Salado and Killeen. Nice elevated building sites, Huge hardwoods along the river and a well distributed variety of native brush teeming with wildlife plus nearly three quarters of a mile of water frontage.

Several high overlooks along the river allow you to appreciate its natural beauty.

But what truly makes this property unique is the amount of generally level, sandy beach along the river to recreate. With the added benefit of end-of-the-road privacy, this is the perfect blank canvas to develop into your ideal retirement home or family retreat. It is extremely rare a property of this caliber and diversity comes on the market and represents a true opportunity. Price: $699,000

Ranch on Baffin Bay 625± ACRES | KLEBERG COUNTY | PROPERTY ID: 2251167 A veritable sportsman’s paradise the unique opportunity to own an amazing hunting and fishing property does not happen often. With nearly two miles of frontage on the upper end of Baffin Bay. The neighbor to the North, just across the creek is the King Ranch. The boundaries along the creek are traditional stock fences which allow for the free flow of big game animals such whitetail deer, nilgai and wild hog. With the abundance of water and natural cover, the property is a haven for bird life including ducks and geese, dove, quail and wild turkey. Improvements include a very nice three-bedroom, two-bath home overlooking a 30-acre lake, barn/shop, 1,500-yard rifle range, five water wells, several stocked ponds and a 60 acre shallow water lake. Listed for $2,800,000

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Crabapple Creek Ranch 1,318± ACRES | GILLESPIE COUNTY | PROPERTY ID: 1183699 15 minutes north of Fredericksburg, first time offering, two tracts - 818 acres with exquisite main house overlooking nearly a mile of Crabapple Creek, guest lodge, horse barn, foreman’s house and barn. This game-proof fenced showplace is turn key and offers the best of the Hill Country with granite outcroppings and formations, high bluffs with vast views, open fields, a sandy beach and numerous swimming holes. Adjacent is the perfect “Blank Canvas” - 500 acres with over three-quarters of a mile of both sides of Crabapple Creek, A massive concrete dam backs water up creating a beautiful pool, then cascading over and winding through the balance of the property. Huge live oaks, pecan and sycamore along with mesquite and cedar are present throughout the undulating terrain. Don’t miss the chance to build exactly what you want and create the perfect Hill Country getaway. Tract 1 - $12,000 per acre. Tract 2 - $10,000 per acre.

Twin Creeks Ranch 640± ACRES | BURNET COUNTY | PROPERTY ID: 2259275 A truly remarkable and rare find one hour from downtown Austin, the Twin Creeks Ranch near Marble Falls is a live water Paradise. The magnificent custom home overlooks the confluence of two major creeks. The home site is extremely private being over a half-mile from the nearest public road. An engineered, concrete dam on Hairston Creek creates a permanent body of water of over five acres in size that affords excellent fishing for bass, catfish and bluegill. More than a mile of rock-bottomed Hamilton Creek rolls through this Hill Country ranch. Excellent wildlife habitat exists with a wide variety of trees, brush and native grasses such as live oak, elm, sycamore, pecan, mesquite, cedar, persimmon and others. The entire ranch is enclosed by an eight-foot game-proof fence and is home to excellent herds of whitetail deer and Rocky Mountain elk. A true sportsmen’s paradise offering the finest in hunting and fishing on a square-mile of the magnificent Texas Hill Country! $8,995,000 Colisted with Brandy Archer of Keller Williams Realty.

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John Ed Stepan / Principal RanchInvestments.com info@ranchinvestments.com | (800) 447–8604 PO Box 6309 | San Antonio, Texas 78209 view all properties: LandsofTexas.com/member/168

Mill Creek Ranch 156± ACRES | BANDERA COUNTY | PROPERTY ID: 2673076 This amazing live-water ranch is a veritable sportsman’s paradise with approximately a quarter-mile of both sides of South Mill Creek backed up by an engineered concrete dam. In addition there are two incredible fishing lakes that are professionally managed for trophy largemouth bass, hybrid striped bass, catfish and bluegill, you are assured of a great day fishing anytime you go. Improvements include a traditional Hill Country limestone house and guest house, covered RV storage, barn with workshop and walk-in cooler. The pasture has been well-cared for with the current owner eliminating cedar for many years and the native grasses and hardwoods have flourished. Rounded out with an extensive system of all-weather roads throughout the property this is truly a “turn key” live-water property! Price: $2,495,000

Hickory Hill Farm 180± ACRES | TYLER COUNTY | PROPERTY ID: 2543544 Located east of the town of Woodville, 100 miles northeast of Houston, Hickory Hill lies in deep East Texas surrounded by lakes Livingston, Sam Rayburn and four national forests. This 180-acre working cattle ranch boasts a magnificent 4,740-square-foot custom home, 17-acre lake and 75+ improved acres of irrigated Coastal Bermuda grass. Additionally five water wells, one-acre stock pond, 8,000-square-foot barn, 1,500-square-foot metal shop, and pipe working pens offer a turn-key setup for cattle and horses. Additional features include equestrian facilities, underground utilities, two additional homes, and hunting and recreational acreage plus fantastic fishing!

Thunderbird Resort and Events Center 26± ACRES | BURNET COUNTY | PROPERTY ID: 2326687 Surrounded by beautiful high escarpments, Thunderbird Resort and Event Center sits on 26 acres and is located on Lake Buchanan. This business consist of 23 cottages, a 3,900-square-foot newly constructed event center, a beautiful 2,450-square-foot log home, swimming pool, a 14-boat stall marina and fishing dock, office, and several other buildings. This is a great place for weddings, family gatherings, and cooperate retreats. This business has unlimited potential for growth on the 15 acres of undeveloped land connected to this property. Call us for a complete information package. Listed for $2,800,000

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Drew Colvin, General Partner drew@txranchbrokers.com | (512) 755–2078 PO Box 1338, Burnet, Texas 78611

Mike Bacon, General Partner mike@txranchbrokers.com | (512) 940–8800 PO Box 201330, Austin, Texas 78720

EIEIO Ranch 106.78± ACRES | TRAVIS COUNTY | PROPERTY ID: 2680299 A spectacular 106± acre farm 30 minutes east of Downtown Austin, just outside of Pflugerville. Gentle landscape, stately shade trees and fully fenced with welded pipe. Also, a stocked main lake, a creek-fed lake, bridge, rock waterfall, beach, cabana and outdoor kitchen. Rustic metal and rock barn for the equestrian with almost 3,000 square feet of storage along with a fire pit, hot tub, two-room apartment and RV hookups. Plus, an orchard, improved grasses, irrigation system, rifle range and exceptional fishing and hunting.

Minerals are negotiable. It doesn’t get any better than this! Price: $1,490,000

Lucky Penny Ranch Hot Rod Hill 25± ACRES | BURNET COUNTY | PROPERTY ID: 2612631 This exceptional 25-acre estate with solar gate entry is located along Back Bone Ridge, off Park Road 4 and overlooks Lake LBJ and Horseshoe Bay. Great elevation changes and grand views are in every corner. Drainage and erosion control have been installed. Two dry creek beds and beautiful boulders also add to the dramatic landscape. Large healthy oaks are abundant between winding roads throughout the landscape resembling a park-like setting. Highend custom guesthouse and barn adds charm. Wildlife Management plan in place. Price: $849,000

533.77± ACRES | BELL COUNTY | PROPERTY ID: 1033759 Less than one-hour northwest of Austin, this high-fenced ranch has character acreage, elevation changes, tremendous vistas, hardwood trees, klein fields and an abundance of surface water. Just over one-and-a-half miles of creek frontage that meanders through the ranch shaded by huge native pecans and a signature stocked eight-acre lake made for swimming, canoeing, fishing, or jet skiing. Improvements: the main house is a single story, three-bedroom, three-bath home, perfect for entertaining and a neat one-bedroom, one-bath guest house with paved drives. A foreman’s house, barn with an apartment, workshop area, pole barn, working pens, corral, new eight-stall horse barn, and lighted riding arena. Exotics, excellent hunting for this executive ranch.

Price: $4,950,000

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Lazy I 777.90± ACRES | LAMPASAS COUNTY | PROPERTY ID: 2330001 Rolling topography has over 150 feet of elevation change and offers spectacular views from numerous high points. Productive fields are wellsuited for improved grasses or food plots. There is a pecan bottom along Bennett Creek, a tributary of the Lampasas River, with over 2,000 feet of frontage and several ponds stocked with bass. Excellent tree cover for hunting. Included, a 50x80 barn with living quarters. There are several miles of new fencing. Minerals owned by seller convey. Price: $3,105,713

CR 221 Ranch 182.95± ACRES | BURNET COUNTY | PROPERTY ID: 2450098 This prime acreage is ideally suited for country living and agricultural or recreational use. Rugged, wooded, wet-weather creek, CR frontage, good well, and fenced. Scenic Hill Country ranch, views, majestic oaks, and outstanding hunting. The property is principally comprised of rolling woodlands and pastures with easy county road access. The property also lends itself to scenic and relaxed home sites, suitable for dividing and developing. Rare and irreplaceable. Price: $822,585

Mike Bacon, General Partner mike@txranchbrokers.com | (512) 940–8800 PO Box 201330, Austin, Texas 78720

Krebbs Ranch 2,244± ACRES | BURNET COUNTY | PROPERTY ID: 1751264 Excellent views across rolling hills! Acreage near Burnet with wet-weather creeks, a nine-acre fishing lake and several stock tanks, fenced and crossfenced. Open grazing land, extensive woods and large pockets of native underbrush. Good grasses for cattle or horses and an old farmhouse that hunters still use. Abundant deer, hogs, turkey, duck, doves and other small game. Tracts of this size are rarely available for purchase. Lots of uses: hunting, recreation, livestock, future development. Price: $2,995 per acre

Springbox East 70± ACRES | BURNET COUNTY | PROPERTY ID: 2597007 This beautiful piece of property is very unique. A natural spring runs through the east side of the property with big, shady oak trees and area of thick, native cover that dot the area to attract large numbers of native game. Striking views of the surrounding Hill Country and breathtaking sunsets are included. Ag. exempted as well. Just one hour from Austin and minutes from the lakes.

Price: $595,000

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Latigo Ranch 248.93± ACRES | BURNET COUNTY | PROPERTY ID: 1762622 The Latigo Ranch is the perfect legacy ranch: exceptionally scenic and perfectly suited for family gatherings, entertaining, sports and livestock. Gently rolling terrain surrounded by dramatic views, mountain sides and green pastures. The headwaters of Hairston Creek meanders diagonally across the entire property.

An inviting rock home is fully up to date. There is a guest house, barn, equipment storage area, working pens and small office/apartment. Additional acreage available. Price: $1,995,000

Big Oaks Ranch 1,315± ACRES | BRUNET COUNTY | PROPERTY ID: 920666 An excellent investment and development opportunity located between Burnet and Lampasas with county road access. The property has mature oak trees, a running creek and several stock tanks! This rolling ranch has open grazing and plenty of woods and native underbrush with good native grasses for cattle or horses. A comfortable frame house and a set of working pens are also on the property. Every acre has something to offer.

An additional 1,300 acres available. Price: $3,945,000

Sycamore Falls 46.77± ACRES | BURNET COUNTY | PROPERTY ID: 2251197 This property has breath-taking views of the Hill Country in a beautiful gated community not far from Marble Falls, approximately 45 miles to Austin; conveniently located two hours from San Antonio and three-to-four hours from Dallas. Perimeter fences are barbed wire and in good condition. It also has a 1,296-square-foot barn with a porch, water well, electricity and a gathering pen which could be used for many different things. Some cedar has been cleared. This is a prime location to build the ranch home of your dreams!

Price: $575,000

Reavis Ranch 693± ACRES | BURNET COUNTY | PROPERTY ID: 2614358 Located less than one hour from Austin, on the Burnet and Bell County line. The varied terrain gives the ranch a much bigger feel with big views from several locations. Gregory Creek meanders through the property and the water flows clear over the rock bottom. There are waterfalls, limestone bluffs, and numerous dam sites. There is also frontage on the Lampasas River. Tree cover is fairly dense, providing excellent habitat for game as well as open meadows. There are four wells. Improvements include a nice threebedroom, one-bath brick home and a small hunter’s cabin. This one is worth a look! Price: $2,600,000

Bent Tree Ranch 30± ACRES | BURNET COUNTY | PROPERTY ID: 1511221 Major price reduction! A spacious custom built Texas ranch home off a quiet Hill Country road overlooking manicured acreage. This exceptional ranch offers to the equestrian or the rancher, there is an equipment barn with hay storage, pens and turn outs. For the sportsman and nature lovers, there is a lake and plenty of deer, dove and turkey. The property is fenced and cross-fenced with two wells and groomed pastures planted in Coastal Bermuda. Ag exempted.

All of this, and less than one hour from Austin. Price: $699,900

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BRANDON SCOTT, BROKER ASSOCIATE brandon@texasranchco.com (210) 421-8181

Blanco County Ranch 242± ACRES | BLANCO COUNTY | PROPERTY ID: 2030397 The Jewel of Eastern Blanco County. These 242 manicured acres has everything a person could ask for. There is a fully restored turn of the century 2,000-square-foot home along with a 700-square-foot hunter’s cabin, equipment barns, water well with a 10,000 gallon water storage tank and an excellent road system. This ranch has meadows and hillsides all teaming with wildlife, plus a 40-acre coastal pasture ideal for grazing. There are two needs to be one-and-a-half-acre lakes which have been built along Onion Creek that flows through this property providing spectacular water features. Much care has been taken in the development of this ranch and it is truly a turn-key one-of-a-kind property in close proximity to both Austin and San Antonio and only 12 miles to Dripping Springs.

Moore Hollow Ranch 510± ACRES | FRIO COUNTY | PROPERTY ID: 2623226 Conveniently located only 50 minutes from San Antonio! The main feature of this beautiful ranch would have to be Moore Hollow Creek which traverses across the property from the Northwest corner to the Southeast corner.

The entire creek bottom is lined with hundreds of large live oaks, hackberry, and bull mesquite trees. Over half of the ranch is in native old-growth brush consisting of an excellent variety of species such as blackbrush, guajillo, granjeno, brasil, persimmon, guayacan and prickly pear. There is an abundance of native wildlife which includes whitetail deer, turkey, hog, dove and quail.

1,300 Acre South Texas Hunting Ranch 1,300± ACRES | ZAVALA COUNTY | PROPERTY ID: 2018310 Located in the rolling flint rock hills just North of Batesville, this relatively unimproved property has a lot to offer for someone looking to develop an excellent hunting ranch. There is an excellent brush diversity throughout the property and good roads and senderos are in place. The ranch is high fenced and there is one Carrizo water well with water piped to several water troughs and one nice stock pond. This ranch has not been hunted or had cattle in several years and the game is plentiful. This property offers a rare combination of great habitat and spectacular views. Priced to sell!

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Branding Rock Ranch 1,529± ACRES | FRIO COUNTY | PROPERTY ID: 2639402 This would have to be one of the most unique ranches on the market in South Texas. This “turn-key” property offers a magnificent combination of awesome topography, excellent wildlife habitat, fantastic improvements and convenient location. The main feature of the property would have to be the overall diversity. The rolling topography offers beautiful views from on top of the hills and the deep draws and low lands are loaded with thousands of Live Oaks. The majority of property is mostly native brush with an excellent variety of species. There is a beautiful custom built 3,800± square-foot four bed, four bath ranch house, a 40x60 two bay metal barn with a 20x40 covered parking area and game cleaning area with walk-in cooler. Three water wells and four stock tanks provide an ample amount of water to the property.This ranch is truly a game paradise and there is an abundance of whitetail deer, turkey, bobwhite quail, hogs and dove.

Lazy S Ranch

High Top Ranch

1,124± ACRES | VAL VERDE COUNTY | PROPERTY ID: 2665481

1,330± ACRES | FRIO COUNTY | PROPERTY ID: 2597132

This ranch is a prime example of beautiful West Texas at its best. This property offers awesome views, nice improvements and outstanding hunting. Overlooking Indian Canyon, the view from the back porch is amazing. The rolling hills and deep draws can be seen for miles. This “turnkey” property is high fenced and has been under game management for several years. Along with great whitetail, there is also an abundance of axis deer with the occasional spotting of aoudad sheep, black bear, mountain lion and even a few elk.

This is without a doubt one of the best ranches on the market in South Texas!

This beautiful ranch has it all; awesome native brush, big trees, excellent soil and tremendous topography. The ranch is high fenced and has three water wells, three stock ponds and over 12,000 feet of one-and-a-half inch water line which provides water to eight concrete water troughs and two of the stock ponds. There are eight food plots throughout the property and excellent roads and senderos are in place. The game is plentiful with good numbers of whitetail, rio grande turkey, bobwhite quail, morning dove, javalina, and hogs.

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Bandera County Ranch

Falcon Heights Ranch

185± ACRES | BANDERA COUNTY | PROPERTY ID: 2684148 Located in beautiful South Central Bandera county! One of the finest mid-sized properties on the market, this 185-acre-tract has endless possibilities. The majority of the cedar has been cleared from the ranch allowing the wildlife and native grass cover to flourish. Highly diverse, this ranch features good bottom land with large live oak trees and fantastic hilltops with views that go on for miles. A nice, half-acre tank is located near the front of the property overlooking a nice field. Hunting is fantastic with a variety of game available including native whitetail deer, turkey, axis, sika , aoudad and feral hog. This ranch is a must see!

695± ACRES | STARR COUNTY | PROPERTY ID: 2267738 Located only 10 minutes from beautiful Falcon Lake! This ranch features one water well, a large concrete water storage tank and three water troughs with water piped to each. There are four stock ponds on the ranch, two of which are over an acre in size and appear to hold water very well. The terrain is mostly rolling with several draws and drainages that provide great runoff for stock tanks during rainy times. The property is mostly brush with an excellent diversity of typical native species common to this area. A beautiful view of Falcon Lake can be seen in the distance from several high points on the property.

625 Acre McCulloch County Ranch 625± ACRES | MCCULLOCH COUNTY | PROPERTY ID: 2499700 One of the finest high fenced hunting ranches located in Central Texas! Home to a top tier whitetail herd, numerous releases from the on-site scientific breeding pens have greatly enhanced the genetics on the property with bucks up to 220” being taken. Ranch is well watered with two tanks, two wells and a city water meter located on the property. Improvements are modest but nice, with a 2,000-squarefoot four-bedroom, two-bath home, a 60x80 barn and a 20x30 metal building with walk-in cooler that serves as a game cleaning area. There are approximately 120 deer in the scientific breeding pens from improved genetic lines that will convey with the sale!

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Spectacular View Property In River Mountain Ranch!

6.76± ACRES | HAYS COUNTY | PROPERTY ID: 2682950

Views, views and more views is what you’ll see when you sit on the porch or inside most of the rooms of this two-story, contemporary home in river mountain ranch. You’ll enjoy the extra space of the guest house (approximately 400 square feet) with three adjacent rooms; workshop (approximately 690 square feet), studio (approximately 204 square feet), storage (approximately 110 square feet), and a three-car garage (approximately 750 square feet). Off the master bedroom a sunroom was added (square feet unknown). The improvements sit on aproximately 6.765 acres. This home has a grand total of approximately 4,953 square feet of air conditioned space. Many other features include the inground swimming pool, gazebo, observation deck, upper and lower decks off the living spaces, breezway, and a generator for off grid operation, nature trail, and your very own mother fox that frequents the property along with the many deer. There are many extra rooms in this spacious home; theatre room, library/study, art studio/extra living room with lots of natural light , and a utility room. The main house has the master down and two bedrooms upstairs. The large landing at the top of the stairs is large enough for another sitting/living area or office/computer/media space. All countertops are granite except marble in the guest house bathroom. There is hard tile, wood and carpet flooring throughout. The exterior of the home is stone with a magnificent tile roof, wooden decks, and stone pool deck. A xeriscaped yard with lots of native plants adorn the landscape. Check out the virtual tour at www.touractory.com/1369615

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13764 S. US HWY 83

1,844± ACRES | MENARD COUNTY | PROPERTY ID: 1559024 New price on this amazing ranch with over 1,800± acres in the Texas Hill Country, just minutes from IH-10 and Junction, Texas. An excellent opportunity for hunting, recreation and cattle! Abundance of wildlife: whitetail deer, dove, wild turkey and native songbirds with occasional free-range exotics! Land has gently rolling hills with views, cleared pastures, improved and native grasses and majestic live oaks! Historic ranch house, hunter’s cabin, barns, pens and corrals! Ag. exempt! Minerals available!

Price: $4,056,800. Check out the virtual tour at www.tourfactory.com/1082284

206 Sundance Trail 15.61± ACRES | HAYS COUNTY

New listing in Dripping Springs! This place has it all! Equestrian property with your very own vineyard, barn, piped fenced riding area, pond, fenced and cross-fenced, meandering tree-lined road leading up to a gorgeous three-bedroom, three-bath main home with updated kitchen with granite counters and stainless appliances! Spacious master bedroom with updated master bath with separate jetted tub and walk-in shower! Detached two-car garage with an upstairs one-bedroom, one-bath guest suite! Wet weather creek and majestic live oaks! Price: $779,500. Check out the virtual tour at www.tourfactory.com/1398419

886 Burnett Ranch Road 12.5± ACRES | HAYS COUNTY

Recently built and updated in 2010! Exquisite and meticulously maintained custom Hill Country home and guest home with both sides of the Blanco River! Ag. exempt acres with long distant views! Gated entry! Beautiful interior with rock, wood burning fireplace, open kitchen, stainless appliances, arches and designer touches throughout! Resort-style master bedroom and bath! Back patio for entertaining overlooking the river!

Professional landscaping! Great opportunity for Private retreat, bed and breakfast or Wedding venue! Price: $2,297,000. Check out the virtual tour at www.tourfactory.com/1407371

106 Oak Terrace

32.56± ACRES | HAYS COUNTY | PROPERTY ID: 2493656 New listing in Wimberley, Texas! Custom built, lodge-like log home with expansive, wide-angle panoramic views overlooking parts of the Wimberley valley! Open kitchen to grand living area with soaring stamped tin ceiling! Master suite offers wood burning fireplace and a Texas-sized cedar closet! Sumptuous, master bath suite with copper tub and sinks, separate shower and under-lit onyx counter! Horse facilities! This is the ultimate weekend getaway! Price: $1,172,000.

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814 Hueco Springs Loop

70± ACRES | COMAL COUNTY | PROPERTY ID: 2591490

New ranch listing near Gruene, Texas! Sprawling Hill Country custom built home with five bedrooms, four-and-a-half baths, gourmet kitchen, library, high ceilings, game room and bonus room. Gated entry with concrete drive and circle! Spacious workshop with oversized attached carport. Barn with stalls and storage shed. Texas-sized covered back porch and open deck area to enjoy the Hill Country views! Wet-weather creeks and majestic live oaks! Great opportunity! Price: $2,547,000. Check out the virtual tour at www.tourfactory.com/1358482

1481 Red Sky Road

12.05± ACRES | HAYS COUNTY | PROPERTY ID: 2591654 New listing in Wimberley, Texas just minutes from Austin and San Antonio!

Modern Hill Country designed home with heated pool and hot tub!

Stunning views and sunsets! Green built features including solar panels, rainwater collection and 3M-prestige window glazing with motorized shading system! Contemporary open kitchen with designer built-in appliances! Game room with wet bar and reclaimed wood flooring! Media room! Master bedroom suite with resort-style bath! Natural walking trails! Ag. exemption! Price: $2,550,000. Check out the virtual tour at http://www.tourfactory.com/1360815

222 Winn Valley

18.3± ACRES | HAYS COUNTY | PROPERTY ID: 2591156

New listing! 18± acre estate property with beautiful creek running through a park-like setting! Meticulously maintained, sprawling four-bedroom, fivebathroom custom-built Hill Country home! Beautiful interior with wood beams, Texas rock walls, granite counters, spacious master suite! Media room! Multilevel patio overlooking creek, great for entertaining! Standing seam metal roof!

Majestic live oaks! Horse facilities with corral, riding arena, barn with stables and tack room! Gated entry and paved private drive! Price: $1,397,000. Check out the virtual tour at www.tourfactory.com/1358446

2057 Wegener Trail

25± ACRES | COMAL COUNTY | PROPERTY ID: 2588024 New listing in Fischer, Texas just minutes from Canyon Lake! Meticulously maintained! Stunning, custom four-bedroom, two-bath home with Hill Country views and sunsets on 25± acres with seasonal creek, pond and 30’x40’ metal Mueller building/workshop! Designer upgrades throughout including: open kitchen with silestone counters and kitchenaid appliances! Master bath suite with jetted oval tub! Screened porch with hot tub! Fine cabinetry with built-ins! Standing seam roof! Majestic live oaks! Great opportunity!

Price: $657,000. Check out the virtual tour at www.tourfactory.com/1362258

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Triangle 3 Ranch 202.31± ACRES | AUSTIN COUNTY | PROPERTY ID: 2678297 A premier ranch property in Austin County! The ranch consists of 202 beautiful, wooded acres and is located between Cat Spring and New Ulm in the heart of Austin County. This magnificent ranch is highly improved and beautifully landscaped with significant infrastructure in place. Presently used as a corporate conference center and for the owner’s private enjoyment, the ranch features many nice amenities. The main ranch home (three-bedroom, two-bath) sits near the center of this magnificent 202-acre property. The caretaker’s home (three-bedroom, three-bath) is in close proximity to the Barnmaster horse barn, complete with living quarters, and the matching equipment barn. The conference center features a 1,500-square-foot office with an upgraded apartment (one-bedroom, one-bath) and a two-story guest cabin (two-bedroom, two-bath) with a 1,000-square-foot attached screened-in party room. The conference center built on the shores of the rich, green water of the three-and-a-half-acre lake, provides an air of confidence for all. The manicured nature trails meander across the lake dam and around four ponds and continue throughout the 202 acres, providing one the opportunity to enjoy a quiet, relaxing, stress-free adventure with Mother Nature. We invite you to visit our website www.BJRE.com or contact our office for a detailed brochure of Triangle 3 Ranch. Price: $4,225,000

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Hill Top Cattle Company 93.8± ACRES | AUSTIN COUNTY | PROPERTY ID: 2631949 This beautiful, rolling 93.806-acre cattle ranch is located just on the edge of town and will allow its owner to enjoy the convenience of being close to Bellville, while tasting the quiet pleasures of country life. This property boasts a main home, a three-bedroom, two-bath foreman’s house, three barns, lush coastal pastures with mature scattered trees and wooded areas for wildlife. An added bonus is the 3,270 feet of Little Piney Creek and 1,680 feet of Piney Creek bordering the back of the property. At 5,100 square feet, the grand main home offers livability and comfort second to none. There are five bedrooms, seven-and-a-half baths, spacious porches, a party room/study with a kitchenette, an adjoining bunk house with bath, and much more. This is one you truly must see to appreciate all it has to offer. Price: $2,800,000

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Eagle Piñon Ranch 2,963± ACRES | HUDSPETH COUNTY | PROPERTY ID: 2450171 This high Chihuahuan Desert ranch has elevations ranging from 4,600 feet to 5,800 feet and is a series of canyons, peaks, and valleys, creating a rugged yet accessible terrain. The higher elevations of the Eagles are to the north at 7,400 feet. The Rio Grande valley to the south, with the Mexico mountains beyond, creates extraordinary geology and rock outcrops, one of which, Sawtooth, towers over the ranch. Sunrises and sunsets on this ranch are nothing short of stunning and you can see into the distance for 100 miles. At this elevation there is a lush grassland matrix with brush, cacti, and Piñon trees creating a Davis Mountains appearance. There is a series of 4x4 roads shown on the map which get you around to the various features on the ranch. An excellent well and a new hunting lodge with six private rooms, each with a private bath, make this a comfortable and functional hide-a-way. Price: $2,518,550

Rainbow Ranch 10,800± ACRES | TERRELL COUNTY PROPERTY ID: 2613536 Rainbow Ranch situated at the convergence of three biologically-distinct eco-regions in Texas; the Texas Hill Country to the east, the Chihuahuan Desert to the west, and the subtropical Tamaulipan Brushland to the south, creating one of the most unique wildlife habitats in the state, with abundant mule deer and whitetail. This is not flat plateau country with dissected canyons, but rather an extensive landscape of rolling hills, valleys and long canyons creating very scenic and amazingly beautiful views.

Price: $4,590,000

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 Jeanine Bishop, Agent/Office Manager PO Box 109 | 600 State Street | Fort Davis, Texas 79734 2014

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Mills Pecos River Ranch 7,800± ACRES | VAL VERDE COUNTY PROPERTY ID: 2031943 Mills Pecos River Ranch is situated at the convergence of three biologically distinct eco-regions in Texas; the Texas Hill Country to the east, the Chihuahuan Desert to the west, and the subtropical Tamaulipan Brushland to the south, creating one of the most unique wildlife habitats in the state. This working ranch enjoys more than six miles of crystal clear spring-fed Pecos River frontage, which provides some of the best recreation water in the country. The 7,800-acre ranch fronts the Pecos River on both sides for more than a mile and a half, with three natural crossings making this private stretch for camping, hunting, and fishing unique among most ranches on the Devils and Pecos. Elevation is between 1,600 and 2,122 feet with numerous steep carved wooded limestone canyons, as well as gentle mesa tops. The river is divided between rapids, pools, riffles, deep holes, and wide lakes. Price: $6,224,400

Edwards Draw Ranch 11,420± ACRES | CROCKETT COUNTY PROPERTY ID: 1779585 The Edwards Draw Ranch was once part of the famous 200 section Bill West family ownership. The Edwards Draw Ranch is dominated by native grasses and juniper typical of the Edwards Plateau, as well as a diverse landscape of forbs, shrubs and trees.

Many range scientists have described this ranch, after observing the implementation of Holistic Management Goals, as “unique to the region” with outstanding range diversity.

Price: $5,538,700

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 US. 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. This is a working cattle ranch which has been well-managed by the same family for over five-and-a-half decades. Price: $9,375,000

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Harvest Creek Ranch 801± ACRES | KENDALL COUNTY | PROPERTY ID: 2487688 Harvest Creek Ranch is a sprawling 801 acre property that boost numerous features including gorgeous Guadalupe River frontage, an approximate 9,000-square-foot main residence, three smaller residences, barns, open fields, towering cypress trees, grand oak trees. Located 12 miles north of Boerne, Texas. On Highway 474 in one of the finest and prettiest areas of the Texas Hill Country. The 801 acres stretch from the highway to flowing waters of the Guadalupe River, arguably one of the prettiest rivers in the state. Down three-and-a-half miles of paved road the ranch has 1.4 miles of river frontage. Owners can enjoy a private beach area shaded by huge cypress trees. The winding river is remarkable and views can be enjoyed from the banks or the bluffs above. For a rare opportunity to view this ranch contact Doug Evans. Video is available on our website.

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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: $4,266,000

Sisterdale River Creek Ranch 621± ACRES | KENDALL COUNTY PROPERTY ID: 2483110 621 acres in Sisterdale, Texas with 1,200 feet of Guadalupe River and Sister Creek both loaded with huge cypress trees, small ranch house and hunters cabin, two water wells, beautiful long range Hill Country views, lush tree filled pastures, Highway 473 frontage. Owner will sell 350 acres with river and 270 acres with creek. Call for price.

110 Acre Kerrville Estate 110± ACRES | KERR COUNTY | PROPERTY ID: 2568570 Mediterranean-style home situated above a year-round creek dammed into four lakes with breathtaking waterfalls.

The main house has high ceilings and a lot of windows to take in the pool and Hill Country creek setting. Inside a gourmet kitchen that would delight any chef and large media/trophy room. Your guests will feel welcome in a separate duplex accommodation with a large patio overlooking the creek.

A lot of Hill Country and exotic game roam this secluded ranch. Price: $2,485,000

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Chad Calhoun/Broker

chad@jimberryranchsales.com (512) 756-9230 503 South Water | Burnet, Texas 78611

Krumm Ranch 414± ACRES | BURNET COUNTY PROPERTY ID: 1016766

Located on FM 2147 just west of Marble Falls and adjacent to Horseshoe Bay, this beautiful ranch is in one of the most desirable areas in all of the Hill Country. Being entirely highfenced makes this a premier recreational property that has great development potential.

A Fredericksburg style rock home built in the 1800s, fantastic Lake LBJ views, year-round springs, and a variety of mature trees add to the beauty and charm of this ranch.

Pleasant Valley Ranch

56± ACRES | BURNET COUNTY | PROPERTY ID: 2675806

This is a rare opportunity to own a charming Hill Country home on 56.6 beautiful acres while enjoying the peaceful, pristine water of the upperend of Lake Travis on the Colorado River. Located in a desirable area among large ranches and estates in the Colorado River valley just east of Marble Falls, this property offers both convenience and seclusion. The home is quintessential Hill Country design. Featuring a limestone exterior with a standing seam metal roof and large porches, the home is situated to maximize the river valley view. The interior features large open spaces and wood ceilings. Even during extreme droughts when Lake Travis may drop to historic low levels, this portion of the lake has constant and deep water. Frequent hydroelectric releases from Max Starke Dam and large springs just up river keep the river cool and fresh making this property perfect for fishing, swimming and kayaking. As Lake Travis continues to rise with the return of normal weather patterns, it won’t be long until the boat ramp on the ranch can be used to launch your motor boat and jet skis. The land features excellent soil, perfect for growing coastal Bermuda or even a vineyard. Price: $1,700,000

Sycamore Falls Ranch 206± ACRES | BURNET COUNTY | PROPERTY ID: 1793932

This is one of the most dramatic ranches in all the Hill Country. Multiple hilltops afford stunning views in all directions. There is one main edge that runs through the middle of the ranch with deep canyons on either side. The canyons then rise up to additional ridges inside the boundary of the ranch affording even more views. In the canyon bottoms, springs generate forming beautiful Hill Country creeks with hidden treasure such as waterfalls and grottos. The elevation changes approximately 300 feet from the highest hill to the canyon bottom. This ranch is located about 10 minutes east of Marble Falls and within an hour of Austin at the end of a private paved road. Despite this convenient location, the ranch is very secluded and in an area of other large ranches. Price: $1,442,000

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Sycamore Falls

157± ACRES | BURNET COUNTY | PROPERTY ID: 2636319 This 157-acre ranch near Marble Falls is covered with great home sites and views. Situated in one of the most scenic areas in the Hill Country, two substantial ridgelines extend into and through the property affording long distance views in all directions. There are oak motts scattered throughout the property, both on top of the hills and below. A good road system makes the ranch easy to traverse. The fences are in excellent condition. Set up for wildlife management, there is abundant game. There is plenty of cover for the deer, but not so thick that it’s unmanageable. Two wells supply supplemental water for the wildlife. Located 15 minutes east of Marble Falls and within an hour of Austin. Price: $1,020,500

3509 Ranch

100± ACRES | BURNET COUNTY | PROPERTY ID: 2016390 This 100 acres is being cut out of a large working ranch. There are lots of live oak trees and great Hill Country views. The property is loaded with wildlife including whitetail deer and Rio Grande turkey. Great for a home or just recreational use. Only 10 minutes to Burnet and an hour to Austin.

Price: $640,000

Baker Ranch

80± ACRES | BURNET COUNTY | PROPERTY ID: 1165846

Beautiful Hill Country home and ranch on 80 acres. The main home, completed in 2006, is 3,148 square-feet. It has four bedrooms, two-and-a-half baths, hardwood floors, granite countertops and many other high-end features. The home was built next to a beautiful spring-fed pond. A large porch and covered patio invite you to sit for a while and enjoy the view. A three-bedroom, twobath guest house and horse barn are located within walking distance. Whitetail deer and other wildlife complete this magnificent ranch. Price: $846,000

Ballard Ranch 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: $694,200

Lonesome Pine Ranch 150± ACRES | BURNET COUNTY | PROPERTY ID: 1437571

Lonesome Pine Ranch is a 150-acre deer hunter’s paradise. This ranch has been carefully managed for the last 10 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 turn-key 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

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J.Katison Ranch 300± ACRES | EDWARDS COUNTY | PROPERTY ID: 2638620 The J.Katison Ranch is a beautiful 300-acre ranch just 17 miles south/southwest of Rocksprings, featuring all-weather county road access. Gently rolling hills, abundant live oak, red oak and even a few pinon pine trees. Open grassland areas suitable for livestock grazing. Scattered cedar motts perfect for deer and wildlife cover. Water well that feeds four water troughs. Over 2.3 miles of excellent all-weather roads throughout for easy access. Large low-fenced neighbors. Two houses featuring sleeping accommodations for 17 or more. Main house is 1,000± square feet, four bedrooms, one bath, featuring high quality construction, new central HVAC, large full bath, kitchen and living area and beautiful large covered patio, granite counter tops, maple cabinets, shiplap wood walls and ceilings, wood trim, land line telephone and internet. Second house is 1,850± square feet, two-story rock house featuring Berridge standing seam metal roof with garage below and upstairs apartment that features central HVAC, full kitchen and game area, granite counter tops, maple cabinets, shiplap wood walls, vaulted, wood beam ceiling, upstairs half bath and full bath downstairs, oversized two-car garage with workbenches and cabinets. Game includes abundant white-tailed deer, axis deer, turkey, bob-white quail and other wildlife. Five hunting locations with three deer blinds and two-tree stands for bow hunting. Five excellent, 50x50 first class deer feed pens. Game managed by current owner, Protein and deer wormer fed year-round. Healthy herd of 24 Barbados blackbelly sheep. 6x6 Kolpak walk-In cooler with weather cover. Large game skinning and cleaning rack. Not part of a subdivision. 500± square-foot livestock/storage barn. Ag. valuation in place. Price: $795,000

Cave Creek Valley 114.4± ACRES | EDWARDS COUNTY | PROPERTY ID: 2637791 Cave Creek Valley is located in West Central Edwards County less than two-and-a-half miles off US 377. The nice and clean 992-square-foot cabin sits on a hilltop allowing for spectacular views. Strong water well and electricity in place. Blinds and feeders. Large neighbor ranches. Gentle rolling live oak terrain. Great internal road system. Areas with abundant topsoil. Game includes whitetail, turkey, hogs, axis, aoudad. Ag. exempt taxes. Price: $319,000

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Comanche Valley 528.11± ACRES | EDWARDS COUNTY | PROPERTY ID: 2253929 Located in West Central Edwards County. Great access. Rolling hills and large fertile valleys with abundant live oaks. Large, low-fenced neighbors. Two water wells. Electricity. Septic. Main lodge is a 2014 model 1,280-square-foot, three-bedroom, two-bath manufactured home in “like new condition” with 12x80 metal covers on the front and rear. 384-square-foot main bunk house with full bath. Additional 10x16 bunkhouse with half bath. Bunk houses are situated on top of hill with spectacular views. 480-square-foot equipment shed. 8x20 storage container. All-weather skinning/ processing area with walk-in cooler. Improved internal road system allowing access to all parts of property. 95 percent of the property boundary is driveable via new roads. Watering troughs and header pond. Dirt tank that makes for great dove hunting spot. Whitetail, turkey, hog, trophy axis, aoudad, elk. First class blinds. Seven top of the line feeders. Exempt taxes. Set up and ready to enjoy! Price: $975,000

Bart Ranch 1,194± ACRES | EDWARDS COUNTY | PROPERTY ID: 2679901 This Hill Country gem boasts it all from level fertile bottoms lined with large mature live oaks to steep hilltops thickened with pinion pines, shin oaks, mountain laurel, cedar, persimmon and algaritas. The hilltops allow for extraordinary views that go on for miles. Large seasonal creek sweeps through the property featuring numerous caves and beautiful rock outcroppings.

Completely perimeter fenced, with all larger ranches adjoining. Great road system throughout property. Electricity, own private water well with large cistern tank. This prime piece of property has been part of a large working family cattle, sheep, and goat operation for many years. Renowned as one of the best areas in the Hill Country for great variety of wildlife including whitetail, axis, aoudad, turkey, hog, elk and nilgai. Ranch is perfect for the hunter/ adventurer with several Indian mounds and areas with ancient Indian artifacts.

Ag. exempt taxes. Ranches like this one are a rare find! Price: $1,785,000

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S.O. Mountain Ranch 44,804.04± ACRES | SOCORRO COUNTY | NEW MEXICO | PROPERTY ID: 2053919 The S.O. Mountain Ranch is located in Socorro County, south of Magdalena, in the beautiful Magdalena Mountains of Central New Mexico. The ranch consists of a desirable blend of Forrest Permit, New Mexico State Lease, BLM Land and Deeded Land. The ranch dates back over 100 years and was once a mighty holding in New Mexico containing over 400 square miles of diverse mountainous and rolling plains country. The ranch is considered to be well watered. Seven total wells charge a pipeline system that runs throughout the property to water storages and drinking troughs. The ranch is located in New Mexico’s Unit 17, famous worldwide for outstanding trophy Rocky Mountain Elk production. The ranch supports a great turf of palatable native grasses and there are no signs that the ranch has been overgrazed. Currently, the ranch supports approximately 500 animal units of cattle, both of deeded, state lease, BLM and forest permit. The ranch is considered to be very well improved, and improvements are in good functional condition. The main headquarters compound serves all of the needs of the ranch on a day to day basis as well as meeting the needs of guests and hunters in the fall. A new owners home was recently completed, and this modern 1,750 foot home overlooks the original headquarters from a hill offering views in every direction from the full wraparound porch. The ranch offers exceptional recreation features as well as good livestock grazing opportunities. The grass turf throughout the ranch is in excellent condition, and to sweeten the deal, the seller has offered to sell, at his cost, the current inventory of livestock. Price: $5,650,000

High Timber Ranch 3,400± ACRES | RIO ARRIBA COUNTY NEW MEXICO | PROPERTY ID: 2679098 High Timber is located in north central New Mexico, 11 miles east of the highway 285/64 junction. It lies just below the Brazos Summit and provides some of the best views New Mexico can offer. The highlight of the High Timber Ranch is the abundance of live water. Springs on the ranch provide ample water for seven earth tanks for livestock and wildlife. Three streams run through the ranch, one ephemeral. The two main streams flow year-round—high in early summer and lower in late summer. These headwaters form Rio de Tierra Amarilla which ultimately drains into the Chama River. Small wetland areas are found throughout ranch. High Timber is located in GMU 4 which supports some of the best big game hunting in the west. Elk, mule deer, grouse, black bear and mountain lions all call this area of Northern New Mexico home. The ranch is improved by an excellent quality, easily accessed modern twobedroom, two-bath log owner’s home as well as a bunkhouse.

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Berrendo Ranch 7,520± ACRES | SOCORRO COUNTY NEW MEXICO | PROPERTY ID: 2456080 The Berrendo Ranch is located approximately 35 miles northwest of Carrizozo.

The ranch has historically been utilized as a cow/calf or yearling operation with the added benefit of outstanding recreation. The Berrendo offers a superb combination of open rolling grama grass native pasture with scattered cholla and juniper ascending to a more dense canopy of juniper. The grass turf is in excellent condition and the ranch has not been grazed in several years. Two electric water wells and pipelines to drinkers provide water throughout the ranch. Additionally, there are seven seasonal dirt tanks. The ranch is improved by a modest ranch house containing three bedrooms and one bath. This home has recently undergone an exceptional renovation and appears to be in excellent condition. Wildlife on the ranch consists of populations of pronghorn antelope, elk, mule deer, and an occasional oryx (gemsbok). Price: $2,556,800

Frisco Creek Ranch 9,422.8± ACRES | SHERMAN COUNTY The Frisco Creek Ranch is ideally located in the northern Texas Panhandle, approximately 80 miles north of Amarillo. The terrain varies from upland mesas with productive level land to gently sloping and slightly broken drainages descending to seasonal draws in the lower bottom country.

The ranch is a combination of irrigated farmland, improved pasture and native grass. There are approximately 367 acres under pivot irrigation with approximately 1,500 acres that were once in CRP and seeded to very productive improved pasture. Approximately 320 acres are farmed dryland, but could also be irrigated. The balance of the ranch, approximately 7,200 acres, is native pasture. The ranch is highly improved by a beautiful twostory log construction custom built home, barn/shop/apartment building, extensive shipping pens with two hydraulic chutes, round pen, roping area, modular home and other outbuildings. Everything needed is in place and ready to operate. Price: $1,000 per acre

Riddel Ranch 11,262± ACRES | STONEWALL COUNTY | PROPERTY ID: 2440160 The Riddel Ranch is very well located east of Aspermont in Stonewall County, Texas. The ranch is in two nearby tracts, both having good access. This ranch has been under the same long-term family ownership for decades and this is the first time the property has ever been offered for sale. The ranch has a very diverse topography ranging from very scenic breaks with cedar cover to productive mesquite flats. The ranch has not been grazed throughout the current year and the native grasses and forbs overall are in excellent condition.

There are several cultivated fields scattered throughout the ranch. The ranch is considered to be well watered overall with numerous water sources, including the flowing live creeks, several seasonal creeks and small tributaries, springs, dirt tanks, electric water wells with pipelines and windmills. Additional livestock and wildlife water is provided by several live creeks which flow through the ranch. Rock Creek flows through the property for several miles and actually heads on the Riddel Ranch. Additionally, there are several small tributaries to Rock Creek which appear to have spring water. The ranch is modestly improved by a hunters cabin, manager’s home and a home suitable for a ranch-hand or day labor, as well as two large barns. Several sets of very well constructed pipe working and shipping pens are scattered throughout the ranch and fences are overall in good condition. Price: $9,291,150

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Moos Ranch 2,268± ACRES | UVALDE COUNTY | PROPERTY ID: 2266587 This ranch lies approximately seven miles northwest of Uvalde, Texas, in the highly sought after transition zone between South Texas and the Hill Country. It has over 3.8 miles of both sides of Cook Slough meandering through the property, lined with large stands of oak trees, lush bottoms, and intermittent watering holes. The remainder of the property is covered with an excellent variety of brush species and a thick grass cover, making it prime habitat for all wildlife. All-Weather access and over 25 miles of interior roads make it easy to get to any part of the ranch. The entire perimeter is high fenced, and the combination of four water wells, over two miles of water lines, and several surface tanks yield nine permanent watering stations. The native herd has been heavily culled over the past few seasons, doe from a well established trophy ranch were TTT transferred to the ranch, and a DMP program has been put in place.The base for a top-notch deer herd has been established. Price: $5,874,120

Zavala County Cattle Operation 713± ACRES | ZAVALA COUNTY | PROPERTY ID: 1927018 This irrigated property has all of the workings of a fine cattle operation. At one time this facility had the capacity of 11,000 head of cattle, and was originally operated as a feedlot. The property has an extensive set of cattle pens and horse stalls that are in perfect working order. There are a multitude of work storage buildings and barns throughout the property. Another great benefit is the four-bedroom home with an open floor plan and a wrap around porch.The irrigation well pumps at a rate of 1,100 GPM and supplies water to two pivots on the property. A domestic well pumps at a rate of 75 GPM and supplies water to the home and all water troughs. The water table in the region is at about 200 feet. Two tanks are located on the property as well. Price: $1,700,000

Sunny Clime Farm 333± ACRES | UVALDE COUNTY | PROPERTY ID: 1145930 333-acre improved farm, hunting ranch and recreational property featuring a horse facility with 100-acre-foot permitted Edwards Aquifer Base Water.

Currently the property is equipped with a Caterpillar natural gas pump and underground irrigation system used for the horse paddocks, the race track, and around the residential areas. The remaining acreage is fenced/crossfenced with livestock water available in each parcel for horses and cattle.

Water storage facilities make water management for residential, equine facilities and livestock easy. There are four residential/livestock water wells and one irrigation well. The main residence is an impressive 4,140 square feet, three-bedroom, three-and-a-half-bath home constructed in 1999. Additional residential improvements include a guest house, a three-bedroom, twobath managers home and several apartments. Price: $1,800,000

Utopia On the River 10± ACRES | UVALDE COUNTY | PROPERTY ID: 2649358 A uniquely beautiful bed and breakfast nestled in the grand oaks, cypress and pecan on a manicured 10-acre tract fronting the Sabinal River. This property is a successful and active recreational retreat displayed in a rustic yet refined lodge offering more than just a room in the Sabinal Canyon. Successful marketing and relentless maintenance has developed a cash flow worthy of mention and revealed the potential for growth. The location of Utopia on the River provides for a quiet and peaceful visit to the Hill Country of Texas. Neighboring properties include a large horse ranch and neat/clean tracts with residential usage only. Whether considered as a family retreat or a commercial business this property deserves your attention.

Price: $949,000

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Las Moritas Ranch 3,845.15± ACRES | WEBB COUNTY | PROPERTY ID: 1780776 A great opportunity to buy a ranch that is now available for the first time in more than 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. The ranch has three earthen ponds scattered across the property providing water to both livestock and wildlife. Price: 6,729,013

J. Perry Jones Ranch 1,192± ACRES | ZAPATA COUNTY | PROPERTY ID: 1925268 J. Perry Jones Ranch has all of the workings of a fine hunting ranch located in the desirable Golden Triangle. Outstanding vegetation, excellent cattle operation potential, and privacy all come together on this Zapata County Ranch. The ranch has 10 earthen ponds scattered across the property providing water to both livestock and wildlife, as well as having waterlines throughout the property metered and supplied by Zapata County WCID. Price: $2,200,000

La Perla Ranch 1,000.34± ACRES | ZAPATA COUNTY | PROPERTY ID: 2551941 The La Perla Ranch is a 1,001-acre jewel of prime South Texas Brush Country.

Located in Zapata County, Texas, it boasts a reputation of having premiere whitetail genetics. This ranch has been featured on multiple Outdoor Channel TV shows.

The property has a total of three tanks, one almost 50 acres in size when full, and produces largemouth bass up to 10 pounds. An eight-inch water line pumps at a rate of 500 GPM an fills the large lake on the property. A series of two-inch water lines fill troughs throughout the ranch. A well managed deer herd, thriving quail population, great fishing, and waterfowl hunting make this a sportsman dream!

Batesville Ranch 376± ACRES | ZAVALA COUNTY 376 acres of prime hunting land south of Batesville, Texas. Only 85 miles from San Antonio this property is easily accessible with county road frontage, and a short distance from paved FM 117. Two deep draws cut across the property serving as cover for the large number of game in the area. The property is also bordered by large farms on one side making this not only the perfect whitetail ranch, but an excellent bird hunting retreat as well. Priced to sell.

(830) 776–3605

Chad Foster, Jr. - Broker chadfosterjr@gmail.com

www.FosterFarmAndRanch.com

400 E. Nopal Street | Uvalde, Texas 78801

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Rock Canyon Ranch 13,200± ACRES | VAL VERDE COUNTY A highly improved turnkey hunting ranch with an immaculate 7,000± square-foot 10 bedroom hunting lodge, owner’s house, skeet range and many more improvements. Huge Boone and Crockett Whitetail and many trophy exotics. Located in Val Verde County northeast of Del Rio, Texas. Price: $1,411 per acre

Wallace Creek Ranch 357± ACRES | BANDERA COUNTY PROPERTY ID: 2632705 Beautiful 357± acres near Medina, Texas on cypress-lined Wallace Creek with exquisite limestone-rock home and guest house perched on top of a 2,000-foot Texas Hill Country mountain with Colorado type views for miles and miles! Large oaks, pond, deep soil and very suitable for horses. A very nice turnkey package only 20 minutes from Kerrville, Texas! Price: $3,500,000

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± square-foot 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. Minerals available! Price: $1,865 per acre

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Intracoastal Waterway Oasis 55.1± ACRES | MATAGORDA COUNTY | PROPERTY ID: 1095074 & 1095082

Rancho Trinidad 2,031± ACRES | EDWARDS COUNTY PROPERTY ID: 1978274 The Rancho Trinidad has all the needed amenities to continue as a successful hunting and breeding operation. Whether it is for a corporate retreat, a family hunting ranch or an outfitting business, the desired location off Highway 41, only minutes from Kerrville, makes this right in the hunter’s honey hole. Two high-fenced pastures of 800± acres and 1,231± acres loaded with a variety of exotics and enhanced whitetail await the lucky hunter. Five water wells, breeding pens, barn and lodge.

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 dream 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 Reduced: $2,100,000 with Owner Financing Available.

Guadalupe Ranch Retreat 10.44± ACRES | KERR COUNTY | PROPERTY ID: 2330758 A true Hill Country oasis with its own secluded live water on Bee Cave Creek.

This unique entertainment and family compound consists of a beautiful home, a cozy guest house/game room combo, and a hay shed for the horses. The incredible views and the serenity of your own private swimming hole in the hills of the lush Guadalupe River Valley is what makes this the highly sought after area it has been for centuries. Price Reduced: $649,500

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The Lazy R Ranch 283± ACRES | MEDINA COUNTY | PROPERTY ID: 2266738 The Lazy R Ranch encompasses 283 acres of the Texas Hill Country and is situated in northern Medina County just south of the Bandera County line. The beauty of the ranch starts at the entrance with its paved driveway leading up to a bluff where the custom rock home is situated.

The entire back of the house is wrapped in porches that overlook some of the most beautiful scenery Texas has to offer.

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.

725 Acres 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.

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Piedra Ranch 721± ACRES | MEDINA COUNTY PROPERTY ID: 2509646 The high-fenced Piedra Ranch is located in an area of southern Medina County which is known for abundant wildlife and exceptional hunting. The varied terrain, great location, and ease of access makes this a must see ranch.

600 Acres 600± ACRES | MEDINA COUNTY PROPERTY ID: 2101469 This property is a productive, incomeproducing, irrigated farm/dairy/ranch located in close proximity to town, making it very attractive from an investment standpoint. The facilities and infrastructure in place will accommodate any number of future uses for this property.

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316± ACRES | MEDINA COUNTY | PROPERTY ID: 2691297 This 316 acre low-fenced ranch in the highly sought after transition zone of Medina County. There are spectacular views and great building sites overlooking this scenic property. The close proximity to San Antonio, Castroville, Hondo, and Bandera, and with electricity already on the ranch, makes this a great place to live or have a weekend get-a-way ranch. Also, the ranch is located over the recharge zone of the Edwards Aquifer.

This is a nice sized ranch situated in the hill country part of Medina County.

Located on the property is a 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.

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KC RIVER RANCH 8,325± ACRES | FOARD COUNTY | PROPERTY ID: 2251018 The KC River Ranch is located in Southern Foard and Northern Knox counties along the North Wichita River. The river runs through the middle of the ranch and offers great hunting and excellent grazing for cattle. The ranch headquarters is on the north side of the ranch and has a nice three-bedroom, two-bath main ranch house, bunkhouse, corrals and shipping pens. This is a highly improved ranch with excellent fences, multiple pastures, some cultivation, and well watered with several earth tanks, springs, and rural water piped all over the ranch. This is a great combination ranch for cattle and hunting. All of the wheat fields are fenced and good water that support a thriving yearling operation. With all of the pastures being cross fenced you can implement a rotational grazing program to be able to increase stocking capacity. Also the cultivation gives the rancher several options for crops to help with the cattle operation. This is a working cattle ranch located in the middle of some of Texas largest ranches. The KC River Ranch also offers some of the best and diverse hunting in North Texas. This area of North Texas is known for trophy whitetail deer, great bird hunting with turkey, quail and dove. Also the ranch lies in the migratory fly way and offers abundant ducks and geese for the water fowl hunter. The North Wichita River runs through the ranch and provides great habitat for the wildlife native to this area. The river is spring-fed and has water all of the time even during the severe drought that we have experienced over the last few years. MINERALS! Price: $9,948,375 or $1,195 per acre.

JW RANCH 4,130± ACRES | KING COUNTY | PROPERTY ID: 2672087 The JW Ranch is located in southeast King County approximately eight miles south of FM 222 between Guthrie and Knox City. It was once a part of the famous 6666’s Ranch. The ranch is very diverse in terrain with deep canyons, mesas and huge mesquite flats. The ranch is located in some of North Texas’ most famous ranch lands. It is surrounded by large neighbors with minimal hunting pressure. The property is home to some of North Texas’ finest whitetail deer hunting with 160-180 Boone and Crockett native bucks. There is also great quail hunting on the property. The recent rainfall we have received has helped the quail remarkably.

They have plenty of feed, water and cover. The ranch has several tanks, creeks and great cover for all the wildlife native to this area. If you are looking for a large, remote and undeveloped piece of Texas history then you need to see the JW Ranch! Price: $4,469,000 or $1,082 per acre

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MCADAMS RANCH 2,480± ACRES | FOARD COUNTY | PROPERTY ID: 2675789 The McAdams Ranch is located in southwest Foard County at the end of FM 654. This ranch has been in the McAdams family since the 1800’s and is loaded with history. JJ McAdams was a well known rancher and quite a character according to history. The Indians would camp on the McAdams Ranch to trade goods for beef and other things they needed. The ranch in those days was a premiere cattle ranch in north Texas and home to quality cow horses. The McAdams Ranch was established in some of the finest country in Foard County with an abundance of water with springs that run year round. The creeks and draws are some of the most fertile soil in Foard County and grow excellent grass. The ranch is also home to some of the finest hunting in Northwest Texas. The creeks, springs and excellent cover offer some of the finest habitat for all of the wildlife native to this area of Northwest Texas. This is some of the finest whitetail hunting in Texas with 160-180 Boone and Crockett native deer not uncommon on this ranch. There are several creeks and draws that are lined with hardwood trees for turkey roost. The ranch has some cattle at this time but still offers an abundance of grass and cover for the quail that are making a come back to this area of Texas.

There is a large spring on the east side of the ranch that has been dammed up by beavers that offers great habitat for ducks and geese. There is not many areas of Northwest Texas that has the water like the McAdams Ranch does. One of the greatest assets of the property is Boiling Springs and Good Creek. The springs run year round and provide water to Good Creek. Boiling Springs offers great habitat for ducks and geese. Good Creek is lined with hardwoods and offers great cover for the wildlife and beauty to the ranch. Abundance of water is unique to this part of Northwest Texas. It is easy to see why the Indians used this area to camp. The ranch has large neighbors on all sides one of which is Comanche Springs Astronomy Campus. They do not allow any hunting of any kind on their property. This is one of the finest hunting ranches to come on the market in a long time. It has everything a hunter would want in a hunting ranch. Once you see this ranch it is easy to see why Mr. McAdams, his heirs and the Indians were very fond of this area. This is one of the finest ranches to come on the market in my opinion. Price: $3,596,000 or $1,450 per acre

HET RANCH 2,102± ACRES | KING COUNTY | PROPERTY ID: 1998971 The HET Ranch is located between Knox City and Guthrie Texas on HWY 222. It is right in the middle of some of the largest ranches in Texas such as the 6666, Moorehouse and Spike Box ranches. This is some of the best and most diverse hunting in North Texas. With its large neighbors the HET Ranch has very little hunting pressure and is home to huge whitetails, some mule deer and a wide variety of other wildlife that are native to this area. The quail in the region have made a comeback with the recent rains that we have received and the excellent cover that is available. The ranch has a tremendous amount of elevation change that goes from tall mesa’s to mesquite flats. The ranch is well watered with four tanks and three concrete troughs that are supplied by King-Cottle Coop water. The terrain has several wet weather creeks that run through the property and great tree cover. The current owner has owned the ranch for over ten years and has had a management and feed program in place for years. There is a nice four-bedroom, four-bath ranch home that sits upon a tall hill with excellent views and beautiful sunsets. There is also a four-car garage with a game cleaning area and a walk-in cooler that is in place and ready to enjoy right now.

Price: $2,649,000 or $1,260 per acre

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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 been under an intense trophy deer management program for 19 years that has produced 260 Boone and Crockett class, free ranging bucks. A handsome 2,000-plus 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 changes as easily as the topography from rich blackland to sandy lome. The River Bluff Ranch offers loads of easy access to the shores of the Colorado including picnic and boat launch areas. New to the market, call (214) 207–8871. Price: $4,325,000

Colorado River Frontage Property 1,336± ACRES | MCCULLOCH COUNTY | PROPERTY ID: 1102637 1,336 acres with 4,000 limestone ranch house, breezeway, 1,600-square-foot guest quarters, four bedrooms, six baths, garage, carport, all one continuous steel frame under 20,000-square-foot metal roof, with 12-foot high wraparound porch. Plus large implement shed with enclosed shop, covered kennels with carport. City and river water to all. 10 tanks, two lakes with genetically tested Florida bass. Various elevation changes, live oaks, highly improved pastures, grasses, roads, fences. Magnificent views from cantilevered deck extending over bluff which faces out over two turns in the river and a gorgeous area down by the river with wonderful trees. Deer, turkey, quail, dove, etc. Highway frontage, very secure and just 30 minutes from Brownwood, Coleman, Brady.

This property features more than four miles of river frontage. Price: $6,200,000

Great Hunting, Fishing and History 1,080± ACRES | SAN SABA COUNTY | PROPERTY ID: 2531031 More than four-and-a-half miles of the prettiest river property a Texan will ever see. Panoramic views and lazy bends amidst formations hundred of centuries old below 1,080 superb acres covered with mighty oaks, aged persimmons and other mixed timber. Genuine outdoorsmen will see this as one of best, yellow cat fisheries in the nation. The whitetail deer herd is most impressive for a low-fenced acreage with a number of bucks in the 140 plus class. Turkeys everywhere.

History buffs can actually feel times gone by. True arrowheads, a flint quarry and parts of tools used by various tribes 1,000 years ago much in attendance.

Hunting, fishing and history and 100 percent minerals. Price: $5,850,000

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Quail Country Club 330± ACRES | COLEMAN COUNTY | PROPERTY ID: 2554714 The Quail Country Club is just that home to the bobwhite song in the spring and the flushing wings in the fall and winter. Plenty of other game, especially deer, turkey and dove, roam these 330± lightly hunted acres bordered by big ranches. Price: $485,500 or $1,475 per acre

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Fisk Ranch 475± ACRES | COLEMAN COUNTY | PROPERTY ID: 1474874 This lightly hunted ranch has been in the same family for over 40 years. Some of the premier deer and turkey hunting anywhere, this legendary spot is surrounded by large ranches. Some of the property can be and has been in cultivation.

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H&W Shields Ranch 351± ACRES | COLEMAN COUNTY | PROPERTY ID: 917803 More than just a deer hunters haven, this central Texas delight offers much in the way of all game birds with especially great dove hunting right off the Shields Highway (2131) just north of FM 1026, The current owner enjoys (owns not an easement) a 40-foot wide right of way (approximately 2.4 acres) road that goes back about a half mile from the pavement. Has electricity and Coleman County water, steel pens and grainer that holds 350,000 pounds good fences, and four nice tanks—one just cleaned— another is 25 feet deep—make this a spot very conducive to ranching as well as hunting. Turn your bird dogs loose here and watch them find a covey. Well fenced and watered for cattle folks. Wild and engaging for recreational/sporting user. Price: $475,000

A Great Bargain That Just Got Better 320± ACRES | RUNNELS COUNTY | PROPERTY ID: 962316 Just west of the Coleman County line this 320 acres is beautiful combination of great cover, open draws and useful (200 acres in wheat) cultivation. Home to deer, turkey, hogs, dove and quail and is bordered by three county roads. The property has two water wells plus county water, a five wheel camper and the owner is throwing in a Ford Bronco ranch truck all for less than $1,375 per acre.

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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.

KC Ranch 17,984± ACRES | KNOX COUNTY | PROPERTY ID: 913616 This fantastic 18,000-acre ranch has it covered! Over 50 tanks up to several acres, 10 miles both sides of the South Wichita, high-fenced, great lodge and more. South Texas whitetail were imported several years back and have done well, with some deer in the 180 class. West Texas muledeer from Brewster County were also brought in and are huge! Cattle are knee deep in grass with several pastures, good pens with scales and many water troughs. Good farmland in the bottom and quail are making a come-back plus hunting for waterfowl in winter make this one of the premier ranches in North Texas. Priced at $25,000,000

Brite Ranch 2,141± ACRES | VAL VERDE COUNTY PROPERTY ID: 125937 Not very often does a ranch like this come available. 2,141 acres adjacent to Amistad National Park and Lake Amistad with livewater in oak covered canyons. Whitetail, quail, dove and some exotics make the ranch a hunting paradise. Good lodge, fields that can be irrigated, good fencing, and views that will take your breath away are a few of the bonuses of the property. The ranch also has the potential for mining gravel and limestone with a railroad running along one boundary or developing into a subdivision, being only 10 minutes from Del Rio. Priced at $1,800 per acre.

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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.

End of Road Ranch 917± ACRES | KINNEY COUNTY | PROPERTY ID: 2612166 Wonderful fenced and improved ranch northwest of Brackettville.

Ready to hunt this year with stands, feeders and small camp house.

This property is Western Hill Country at its best with views that are incomparable. Great whitetail hunting with some free ranging exotics, quail, dove and turkey. Electricity in place with two water wells, storage building and carport. Best priced land in the county at $995 per acre.

Arrowhead Ranch 435± ACRES | KINNEY COUNTY | PROPERTY ID: 2121270 This fine ranch is located 15 miles north of Brackettville or 30 miles northwest of Uvalde, Texas. Arrowhead Ranch offers the outdoorsman unlimited activities, from hunting and hiking to locating Indian artifacts.

Forget about unimproved access, there is over a mile of paved highway frontage with a beautiful rock and cedar entrance, a great five-bedroom lodge and so much more. Arrowhead Ranch offers great native and exotic game on a high-fenced hunting and recreational ranch at a reasonable price. Price: $1,500,000

Western Fort Bend Farm 104± ACRES | FORT BEND COUNTY | PROPERTY ID: 2627823

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442 Ranch 186± ACRES | FORT BEND COUNTY | PROPERTY ID: 2328855 Currently ag. exempt. This unrestricted 186 acres has many opportunities. Perfect for your homestead or could be divided for future development. Set up for cattle ranch with good perimeter fencing and 2,800 feet of HWY 442 frontage on the south and Buffalo Creek running along the east side of property. There is a 10inch irrigation well on the ranch with pump and gear head in-place.

Priced at $6,200 per acre.

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Rocking H Ranch 114± ACRES | AUSTIN COUNTY PROPERTY ID: 2328674 The Rocking H Ranch is the finest ranch on the market in the most sought after location in Austin County.

Charles Fordtran, a surveyor in the Earnst Grant of Stephen F. Austin’s colony, was given vast amounts of land of his choosing as payment. He selected this beautiful location as his home. And it’s no wonder why, as each sunrise makes one feel he is in the midst of the foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains. The incomparable 1800’s home was completely restored using the highest level of construction and materials available and overlooks the majestic countryside of rolling hills and green meadows. A carriage house completes this awesome picture. The grounds and gardens are magnificent and accented by a swimming pool and porches for those special mornings. Springfed pond, wet-weather creek and an abundance of wildlife. The ranch also includes a manager’s quarters, equipment barn, covered arena and roping arena.

Rolling pastures and paddocks are perfect for your horse or cattle operation. Extremely private and quiet.

This magnificent showcase ranch is just one hour west of Houston.

Lazy A Ranch 89± ACRES | FAYETTE COUNTY | PROPERTY ID: 1983654 Very special ranch with late 1800’s designer restored home, ranchstyle guesthouse, party barn/patio area with spa, metal shop/barn with manager’s quarters, horse improvements and pipe fenced cutting/roping arena. Great cattle or horse ranch. Very private, convenient to Fayette Lake.

Lots of extras and available with furniture and ranch equipment. Close to Houston and Austin.

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Two Creeks Ranch 150± ACRES | COLORADO COUNTY | PROPERTY ID: 2558725 Magnificent 150-acre ranch with spectacular Texas Hill Country inspired estate home designed by Robert Dame Designs in Houston overlooking a nine-acre lake. The home is over 8,400 square feet with 12,900 square feet total covered area taking in generous porches and outdoor living area. Fabulous open kitchen, dining and great room accented by massive architectural trusses. Luxury materials and finest appointments with stunning light fixtures. Spectacular antique wood flooring is wide plank lumber from Kentucky still bearing the original saw cuts. Master suite includes fireplace in setting room, luxury bath, his and her designer closets with dressing areas. Children’s bedroom wing has separate entertainment area and full bath for each bedroom. Entertainment wing includes game room and fabulous theater. Impressive outdoor kitchen and living area adjacent to pool. Professional landscaping and stunning views of lake!

Beautiful pastures, live oaks, woods, abundant wildlife, streams and natural glory abounding throughout the ranch. Barn/shop with living quarters. Very private and secluded. Convenient to Houston and Austin. Price: $5,790,000

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North Grape Creek 23.18± ACRES | GILLESPIE COUNTY | PROPERTY ID: 2680537 This uniqueproperty is located in Northeast Gillespie county between Fredericksburg and Llano. The property is blessed with a very scenic North Grape Creek which bisects the property with approximately 1,200 feet of both sides with pecan trees and additional mesquite, oaks, and cedar scattered sparsely throughout.

Awaiting your vision is a 1940s homestead, vintage barns and rock water storage sheds along with several lovely building sites. Price: $579,500

Riley Mountain Ranch Fredericksburg Beauty 5± ACRES | GILLESPIE COUNTY | PROPERTY ID: 2457249 Charm, simplicity, historical appeal, picturesque setting and understated elegance best describes this restoration of old combined with new. The home which boast a Hill Country French-style features a Lacanche range, fabulous wood flooring, marble counters, grand rock fireplace, lighted Pebble Tec pool with waterfall and slide, outdoor pavilion for entertaining carefully situated on five-plus acres. Price: $1,300,000

150± ACRES | LLANO COUNTY | PROPERTY ID: 2581158 Located within an hour of Austin, 20 miles from Llano, 40 miles from Fredericksburg, and a short 15 mile drive from Horseshoe Bay, this property is easily accessible and ready for your enjoyment. The picturesque ranch is surrounded by incredible 360-degree views of historic Devils Toenail, Walker Peak, Lucky Mountain, Watson Peak, Granite Knob, as well as Packsaddle Mountains. The two seasonal creeks traversing the ranch and a large tank provide an exceptional habitat for wildlife. If you’re looking for a great hunting property or a spot to build a weekend getaway, come see what this scenic Llano county ranch has to offer.

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House Mountain View Ranch 50± ACRES | LLANO COUNTY | PROPERTY ID: 2698361 Uninterrupted views of House Mountain is what this ranch has to offer with an exceptional building site as well. This easy to manage size ranch is located in the popular Prairie Mountain area of Llano county. The 50-plus-acre ranch boast a very large tank, granite outcroppings, trees and brush providing a great habitat for wildlife. If you’re looking for a nice hunting ranch or a place to build your forever home, take a look at this one.

Farm House in Gillespie County 12± ACRES | GILLESPIE COUNTY | PROPERTY ID: 2686100 When you think of Fredericksburg, one envisions a restored log cabin, perhaps a Richard Laughlin-built two-story homestead and a great party barn to entertain guest and family complete with large wood trestles. Then finish it off with an authentic wood barn and of course, a windmill. This dream property is located north of Fredericksburg and within minutes of Main Street shopping, galleries, wineries and restaurants. Price: $995,000

Enchanted View Ranch 100± ACRES | GILLESPIE COUNTY | PROPERTY ID: 2457271 It’s all about the views! If you’re looking for a property that has uninterrupted views then look no further. The lower elevation of this 100-acre ranch features a classic Hill Country-style three-bedroom, two-bath rock home that could be used as your main home or a guest house while you build your dream home up on the ridge. Great hunting, great homesites, great location, great views!

Price: $1,075,000

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7.29 Acres 7.29± ACRES | UVALDE COUNTY | PROPERTY ID: 2537031 This property is located on the cypress-lined banks of the Frio River near Garner State Park and is accessed by paved County Road 350. Features Frio River frontage, great trees, views and fantastic improvements. Improvements include a good water well, main three-bedroom, two-bath home with attached one-bedroom, one-bath guest cottage. Barndominium, two-car carport, storage with deck and separate patio and “La Vista”, a two-bedroom, twobath with fireplace, sound system and wraparound deck. Price: $1,200,000

300 Acres 300± ACRES | REAL COUNTY | PROPERTY ID: 2638537 This little ranch is nestled in a beautiful valley surrounded by large oaks and rolling hills. Great hunting tract or could be nice residential property.

Electricity. Price: $2,350 per acre

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230± ACRES | REAL COUNTY | PROPERTY ID: 2638488

2.4± ACRES | REAL COUNTY | PROPERTY ID: 2638534

Amazing views! This tract has several great home sites with dramatic views, great hunting, and paved road frontage. Additional acreage available.

Price: $2,200 per acre

Property includes both sides of the East Prong Frio River with home just north of Leakey. There is a water well and secluded deep crystal clear East Prong Frio River with many fish and good tree canopy. The property has a house that is fully furnished with five rooms and one bath. Includes private patios with furniture and has a concrete covered car port. Property has excellent rental potential.

Price: $397,000

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1,000± ACRES | REAL COUNTY | PROPERTY ID: 2638546

2,000± ACRES | REAL COUNTY | PROPERTY ID: 2638534

This ranch is located in a nice valley with large views of the Hill Country.

Wildlife on this ranch includes whitetail and axis, turkey, and numerous exotic hoof stock as well as other smaller game native to the Texas Hill Country. Property has electricity and good water well. Price: $2,195 per acre

This unique ranch has electricity well, and cabin and paved road frontage.

Taking a ride through the property will reveal numerous hidden pastures, views and large oak trees that must be seen to be appreciated. Owner will divide.

Price: $2,195 per acre

1,650 Acres 1,650± ACRES | REAL COUNTY | PROPERTY ID: 2638506 Great ranch with electricity and gorgeous views. Great trees and spring give this property its unique personality. Ranch is close to Leakey and is accessed by paved frontage. Price: $2,195 per acre

500 Acres 500± ACRES | REAL COUNTY | PROPERTY ID: 2638492 This beautiful ranch located near Leakey has some amazing views with rolling terrain and nice oak trees. Electricity crosses the property there is easy access. Price: $2,250 per acre

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Andy@HomeLandProp.com | (936) 295–2500 1600 Normal Park | Huntsville, Texas 77340

Michito Retreat Ranch 101± ACRES | SAN JACINTO COUNTY | PROPERTY ID: 2602898 Horse lovers and entertainers will appeal to the 101-acre sprawling one-story with accompanying and accentuating outbuildings, party patio, horse ready barn, shop, equipment/gear barn, livestock pens, lakes, and rolling treed, pastured, and wooded terrain. 4,000 square feet, open concept floor plan with all living areas flowing to another—an ideal set up for living and entertaining. Price: $1,049,000

167 Acres – FM 1097 166.9± ACRES | MONTGOMERY COUNTY | PROPERTY ID: 2657659 Prestigious address on FM 1097 in Montgomery County. Great recreational tract with a log-style cabin (circa 1922), private spring-fed lake, and bike or riding trails.

2,300-square-foot, three-bedroom, three-bath, original wood and fixtures.

Guest house—1,100 square feet—with kitchen and full bath. Wildlife includes deer, foxes, pigs, rabbits, squirrels, beavers, otters, bobcats, armadillos, turkey, road runners, dive and wood ducks! Lake has been stocked three times in past seven years. 440-square-foot dock and walkway. Six deer stands and feeders. 15 acres of cleared land. Huge oaks, cedars, pines and magnolias. Wild lilies line the lake.

Price: $2,290,000

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305 Acres – Lake Front 305± ACRES | WALKER COUNTY | PROPERTY ID: 2672099 Lake Livingston frontage. Rolling, wooded hills interspersed by creek drains. Excellent recreation and/or development tract of land.

Price: $1,090,375

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889-Acre Ranch 889.10± ACRES | RED RIVER COUNTY | PROPERTY ID: 2596884 A ranch that has it all! A versatile tract of land with a variety of terrain in the heart of deer, turkey and hog country—abundant wildlife! Wide open spaces, some trees, two creeks and several ponds. Gated and fenced.

New four-bedroom three-bath manufactured home with 2,500 square feet of living space, two living areas, woodburning fireplace and spacious master suite on site. Large shop/barn. There is a back-up generator to house and barn—never be without power! Easy drive from the Dallas/ Fort Worth Metroplex. This would make a great cattle ranch or family retreat! Owner may consider dividing into two tracts. Price: $1,822,661

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Old Chapel Estate

297± ACRES | WASHINGTON COUNTY | PROPERTY ID: 2302194

18± ACRES | WALKER COUNTY | PROPERTY ID: 1801851

Improved ranch featuring a 3,144-square-foot hilltop home with four bedrooms, three-and-a-half baths. This home is complete with a large study, large master suite, fireplace and more! The main horse barn is 40’x100’ with 12 stalls, includes office, wash rack, feed, and tack rooms. Other ranch features include an arena, round pen, hay barns and much more. Price: $4,250,000

It does not get better than this. Custom dream home on 18± 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. 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. Price: $625,000

Old Waverly Ranch

Brazos River Ranch

549± ACRES | WALKER COUNTY | PROPERTY ID: 2718496

941± ACRES | WASHINGTON COUNTY | PROPERTY ID: 2302157

A ranch with 549± acres in the Sam Houston National Forest including 40± acres of hay fields, 25-acre stocked lakes and 80± acres of piney woods. The property is fenced and cross fenced with over 300 feet of elevation change.

Partial coverage of hardwoods with rolling and level topography also lends itself to residential subdivision development on the south. Price: $3,568,500

Cane Field Farm 28± ACRES | GRIMES COUNTY PROPERTY ID: 2302109 601-square-foot Hill Country-style home with white rock exterior and metal roof.

Features a large kitchen, master bedroom suite, rock fireplace and arches, office, and covered porches. Improvements include a horse barn, equipment barn, lighted arena and guest home. The land is fenced with cattle handling facilities. Price: $795,000

A secluded but easily accessed ranch in the most northeastern corner of Washington County. High rolling hills with live oaks, pecans, and other native trees. A high bluff overlooks the Brazos River and ranch has long frontage on Yegua Creek. Well-fenced with good interior roads, multiple water wells, pretty ponds, lakes, and abundant wildlife. This ranch is functional and productive with a rustic ranch home, hay fields, equipment barn, working pens, and dog kennels. Price: $8,200,000

Rowdy D Ranch 64.58± ACRES | WALKER COUNTY | PROPERTY ID: 2580544 Excellent improved property, just north of Huntsville, Texas with easy access to Interstate 45. Tract has about 1,400 feet of highway frontage on FM 2989.

Mainly wooded, but with open areas. Nice sized pond, as well as a 20x30 hay/ equipment barn. Mobile home is a well-kept three-bedroom, two-bath, with a water well and septic system. Price: $389,900

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Rodgers Estate 145.45± ACRES | BRAZORIA COUNTY | PROPERTY ID: 1067304 Rare development opportunity in Pearland, this 145-acre tract offers a blank canvas for the urban cowboy or real estate developer. Pearland is one of Houston’s fastest growing suburbs and popular choice of residency for the medical personnel of Houston’s famed Medical Center. Per seller, there is a Brazoria County right-of-way along CR 128 that continues along the southern boundary of the property to maintain access. Current cattle lease in place. Price: $2,036,297

TJM Ranch 384± ACRES | WALLER COUNTY | PROPERTY ID: 2268002 This beautiful ranch-style home, 50 miles from Houston, sits on an expansive 384 acre tract. Rolling pastures, trees, duck and bass ponds, main house with seven bedrooms, guest quarters, guest house and two pools. A great place to live peacefully and/or entertain guests, while remaining close to the city. www.WallerCountyRanch.com. Price: $4,224,000

0 CR 723 86.67± ACRES | BRAZORIA COUNTY | PROPERTY ID: 2055413 Approximately 1,856 linear feet of beachfront property on Bryan Beach in Freeport, Texas. Great for single property owner, investor, or developer. www.0CR723.com.

Price: $3,100,000

3028 Happy Hollow 50.94± ACRES | WASHINGTON COUNTY | PROPERTY ID: 2591846 Located 75 miles from the Houston Galleria, and approximately midway between Houston and Austin, this 50-acre tract of land offers both a great investment as well as a great escape from the city. The rolling topography affords you two ponds, and is accented with clusters of trees and plenty of open land. The property features a three-bay garage with large storage room attached, a shell of the old home, a small equipment and hay barn and cattle fences that are currently in place. A county maintained road provides easy access via a beautiful country drive to this wonderful piece of Brenham, Texas land. Brenham and nearby Chappell Hill provide endless activities for the family with museums, restaurants, shops, and visitor-friendly farms and ranches. Price: $699,000

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Mark M Connally / Broker Carlos Klutts / Broker Wallace Rogers / Agent connallymm@gmail.com (512) 944-4435 South Texas and Hill Country

TCU Lake Ranch 1,857± ACRES | LA SALLE COUNTY | PROPERTY ID: 2128155 All goes, turn-key! High-fenced, great wildlife, improvements, and water! Managed for 17 years. Bring your family and hunt. Home built in 2005. Loaded with 160-plus whitetail, abundant quail, and oryx. Carrizo water well, tractor, shredder, disk. Price: $5,475,000

Carrizo Family Ranch 696± ACRES | DIMMIT COUNTY | PROPERTY ID: 2516276 Gorgeous home with pool. Cattle pens, three ponds, partially highfenced. Excellent hunting. Great deer, and quail cover. Large neighboring ranches. Asking $2,550 per acre.

Sauz Creek Ranch 2,367± ACRES | LA SALLE COUNTY | PROPERTY ID: 2464166 Great South Texas brush, with rolling topography. Five year-round tanks supplemented by water well. Large bull mesquites, guahillo, guayacahn, and other high-protein brouse. Small cabin, and barn. Carrizo water well and electric in place. High-fenced except three miles on the southeast side of ranch. Great mixed use ranch with seven blinds and seven feeders.

500 acres were sprayed to enhance grazing. Partial Minerals.

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Rocky Creek Ranch 388± ACRES | MILLS COUNTY | PROPERTY ID: 1720651 If you have ever dreamed of working whitetail 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

Lost Creek 301± ACRES | MCCULLOCH COUNTY | PROPERTY ID: 1608212 A true piece of “God’s Country”! The Lost Creek Ranch is just over 300 acres of beautiful and scenic land with a rugged and rolling terrain. There are several prime spots for a cabin or nice home and easy access from Highway 71. The ranch is home to an abundance of typical native Texas wildlife including whitetail deer, turkey, and hogs. Come walk under the live oak trees along the sandy creek bed of Lost Creek as it meanders the length of the property.

This is a beautiful piece of land and very well priced at only $3,000 per acre!

Running Creek Ranch 131± ACRES | MILLS COUNTY | PROPERTY ID: 2612183 Prime, free-range whitetail hunting on this gorgeous small acreage property. This property fronts on Highway 84 north of Mullin, Texas and provides easy access. Picture walking along the meandering, running creek and observing all of the native Hill Country critters. Find one of the numerous pristine spots to build your dream home, if you have been searching for raw and beautiful property for recreation or permanent residence with easy access, running water, and heavy cover for the wildlife, this is IT! Price: $3,950 per acre

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Green Creek Ranch

Sandy Creek Ranch

737± ACRES | ERATH COUNTY | PROPERTY ID: 2585670

320± ACRES | EASTLAND COUNTY | PROPERTY ID: 1666661 Diverse country with big, wooded hillsides down to fertile land around Sandy Creek. This raw land is back off the beaten path with a deeded easement.

The two ponds have held great water levels with one being spring fed and beautiful. Sandy Creek runs through the northwest corner providing live water most of the year. The 160± feet of dramatic elevation provides views for miles and the large hills create a feel for larger land. This is a truly a great property to escape. Price: $615,999

The Green Creek Ranch is lush land with excellent horse improvements. This property was built for horses, but draws in ample wildlife provided by mature cover, multiple creeks and scattered ponds. The home on the property is nestled in the hills with views of a small lake from the back porch and pool.

The land rolls throughout with mature oaks, coastal and wheat fields, as well as three creeks and seven ponds. This ranch comes complete with a bunk house, arena, round pens, hay barns, stalls and much more. This property is conveniently located just 16 miles south of Stephenville, Texas.

Price: $3,500,000

Albert Ranch

Deats Ranch 393.5± ACRES | YOUNG COUNTY | PROPERTY ID: 2229759 This wooded acreage comes with deep Texas History and minerals. The diverse topography creates great views, while producing a wide variety of trees and cover along the creeks and draws. The fertile soil provides for grass pastures with small ponds scattered throughout. Located on the west boundary is the Northwest corner of the Texas Lower Indian Reservation.

This is one of only two Indian Reservations in Texas! This land is just three miles from Graham, Texas and has been in the same family for over 100 years. Price: $1,469,050

160± ACRES | STEPHENS COUNTY | PROPERTY ID: 1761142 Beautiful land with branches of the Gonzales (was Gunsolos) Creek running through it. The mature cover consists of live oak and post oak mixed in with mesquite, cedar and elm. Rolling elevation creates a larger feel and provides views of property. This acreage comes complete with a 75’x30’ metal awning on a concrete slab, as well as a water well with a holding tank. The electricity and septic lines are prepared for a house or cabin, as well. Great opportunity to live in the woods, sneak out of the city to hunt or just relax in the peace and quite. Price: $440,000

Rafter D Ranch

191± ACRES | YOUNG COUNTY | PROPERTY ID: 2239783 This pristine 191 acres of land comes with paved frontage and a close proximity to Graham, Texas. Scenic acreage with excellent surface water and fertile soil. This diverse land has draws with large woods, grass pastures and ample water supply. Great opportunity to build in the country near a thriving small community just one-and-a-half-hours of Fort Worth. Price: $672,320

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2,476± ACRES | WISE COUNTY | TEXAS | PROPERTY ID: 1650495 Unique 2,476± contiguous acres located one hour from Downtown Fort Worth. Working ranch with multifaceted recreational appeal. Tremendous wildlife. The property has infrastructure in place to accommodate a small or large scale equestrian facility. Spectacular residence in a private setting with frontage to Lake Bridgeport. Price: $10,900,000. Contact Monte Lyons for more information, (806) 438-0582.

1,396± ACRES | MISSOULA COUNTY | MONTANA PROPERTY ID: 1369130 You’d never know it’s there. This privately owned valley surrounded by public lands at the end of the road includes 1,396 acres with extensive frontage on Rock Creek and Gilbert Creek. Improvements designed by Emilio Ambasz. Total seclusion a mere 40 minute drive to an international airport.

Price: $9,500,000. Contact Bill McDavid for more information, (406) 542-3762.

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THUNDER RIDGE RANCH

8,713± ACRES | JOHNSON COUNTY | WYOMING PROPERTY ID: 2572982

88.55± ACRES | LA PLATA COUNTY | COLORADO PROPERTY ID: 2052170 Thunder Ridge is a beautiful private valley of forest and meadow a short distance north of Durango, Colorado. The meticulously crafted modern log home with eight guest rooms, owner’s suite and numerous amenities is suitable as a family retreat or event center. Price: $3,950,000. Contact Cody Lujan for more information, (970) 879-5544.

Five miles southwest of Buffalo this blocked, mostly deeded 8,713-acre mountain ranch adjacent to USFS includes open range, small valleys, aspen draws, multiple live streams and timber offering outstanding big game hunting and excellent summer range. No conservation easement, unimproved, first time offered in nearly 100 years. Price: $14,000,000. Contact Mike Fraley for more information (307) 217-0545.

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Circle J Ranch 633± ACRES | VICTORIA COUNTY | PROPERTY ID: 2329689 Located 18 miles north of Victoria this high-fenced 633 acres is well located in the desirable coastal prairie of Texas.

This showplace boasts a beautiful five-bedroom custom limestone house, two party pavilions overlooking ponds, nice barn, and an improved deer herd. The ranch has paved road frontage, an electric gate, a limestone swimming pool, and over five-and-a-half miles of improved gravel roads. This ranch is turnkey. Seller owns 22.5 percent of the mineral estate, which is negotiable. Price: $4,725 per acre

Ragsdale Creek Ranch 1,558± ACRES | LAVACA COUNTY | PROPERTY ID: 2585925 This 1,558-acre ranch has been in the same family for over 100 years. It is located one-anda-half hours west of Houston, eight miles south of Sheridan, Texas, and one-half mile off of FM 2437. Tracts this large in Lavaca County are rare to find. This incredible hunting property has 1.7 miles of seasonal Ragsdale Creek running through it, offering sandy, rolling terrain, and is covered in huge live oak, post oak, sycamore, and pine. The ranch has 16 ponds, 10 water wells, single phase and three-phase power, and seven miles of improved gravel roads.

Price: $3,550 per acre

Oaxley Branch Ranch 301± ACRES | DEWITT COUNTY | PROPERTY ID: 2039599 This beautiful 301-acre ranch is located on the eastern city limit line of Cuero, Texas on Highway 87. This prime property is filled with huge live oaks and native brush, as well as some open grazing pasture. There is approximately one mile of Oaxley Branch Creek that traverses the property, offering rolling terrain with excellent home sites. The west boundary line is the Cuero city limit line, and the south boundary line is 1,500 feet of Highway 87 frontage. City Utilities are located at the Southwest corner, next to the Tractor Supply. This property would be perfect for development or a nice sized recreational ranch close to town. 25 percent of the minerals are owned and will convey. Price: $6,995 per acre

Escondido Creek Ranch

463± ACRES | KARNES COUNTY | PROPERTY ID: 2273995 Situated two-and-a-half miles northeast of Kenedy, Texas, this 463-acre South Texas ranch is covered in large mesquite and granddaddy live oaks, as well as native and improved grasses, making this property a perfect hunting and grazing ranch.

With one mile of Escondido Creek traversing the property and 110 feet of elevation changes, this property offers beautiful views and interesting terrain. There is ample water, consisting of two wells and underground water lines. The mobile home and barn are ready-to-go. Price: $4,100 per acre

Flying M Ranch 874± ACRES | FRIO COUNTY | PROPERTY ID: 1927119 Minerals in the Eagleford Shale! This high-fenced 874-acre ranch is located five miles west of Dilley, Texas on Highway 117. This prime South Texas 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 ranch offers a nice 1,500-square-foot house, barn, and working pens.

One-eighth of the minerals and executive rights will convey. Call for price.

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Jay Jones, Broker jay@jonesranches.com 501 n. Milam | P.O. Box 406 Fredericksburg, Texas 78624

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Enchanted Springs Ranch

Fort Ranch

490.2± ACRES | GILLESPIE COUNTY | PROPERTY ID: 2670364 Enchanted Springs Ranch is two-and-a-half miles from Enchanted Rock. This ranch has spring, seasonal creek, three wells, dam on the seasonal creek to provide a great water feature next to the cabin and a small 1.5± acre tank. The views are exceptional in all directions and super views of Enchanted Rock.

There are many types of native grasses and trees. There is not a lot of cedar on the property. Seller has cleared about 100 acres of bee brush, cactus and other miscellaneous scrubs and planted food plots for dove, turkey, and deer.

There is also a clay pit for road base and to line additional tanks. Cabin is approximately 1,000 square feet. Road system throughout the ranch is good.

Ranch is currently under a wildlife exemption. Price: $3,919,149

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CITY LOT | GILLESPIE COUNTY | FREDERICKSBURG Three-bedroom, two-bath, 2,042-square-foot American craftsman-style main home, one-bedroom, one-bath guest house with a full kitchen, 1,450-squarefoot and oversized double garage 540 square feet are available two blocks from Main Street, Fredericksburg. Home has been totally renovated with top of the line appliances, additions, and many extras. Great gourmet kitchen, large master bedroom and bath, walk-in closets and a large climate controlled cedar closet in the downstairs of the guest house, workout room, laundry room, and additional lighting to name a few. The home features lots of natural light, hardwood floors throughout and great outdoor living area, fireplace, seating etc. Price: $895,000

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96.1± ACRES | KERR COUNTY | PROPERTY ID: 2643668 This is a great ranch/property located in a rural subdivision. It consist of four tracts of approximately 25 acres each. It may remain as a whole or divided into the four tracts. Seller is selling the property as a whole. The property has fantastic trees, live oak, post oak, blackjack oak, pecan, walnut, wild cherry.

Grasses are native with many varieties. Draws and springs are present with many building sites with great views. The ranch is high-fenced and good water wells are close by. This property would be the perfect place to build your Hill Country home with easy access to Fredericksburg or to IH 10 to San Antonio. Price: $763,995

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2.54± ACRES | GILLESPIE COUNTY Early Fredericksburg-style rock home: high-end custom features, spacious kitchen with granite counter tops, lots of work space, top appliances, extra large pantry, wet bar, and dining area all close by. Large master with wood burning fireplace, large closet and bath. Two en suite bedrooms upstairs with spacious den. Elevator shaft in place. Guest house includes fire place, roomy bath and kitchenette. Spacious great room has large wood burning fireplace and tall ceilings. Unique beautiful wood floors throughout and lots natural light. Back patio provides outdoor kitchen in a natural setting. Staging and furniture was provided by Rustic Elegance of Kerrville. Price: $1,800,000

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Rancho Viejo 18,240± ACRES | PRESIDIO COUNTY | PROPERTY ID: 2260412 This very private, remote West Texas ranch is not for the weak of heart. It is three hours west of Marfa by road and about 20 minutes by air. Rancho Viejo is a rugged, high desert mountain ranch ranging from low rolling greasewood country up to canyons and mountains around 5,000 feet. It is watered by strong natural springs and is adequately improved including a comfortable lodge and an airstrip. Game include high desert mule deer, aoudad sheep, and blue quail. PRICE REDUCED: $9,000,000

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Live Water Equestrian Ranch 172± ACRES | KERR COUNTY | PROPERTY ID: 2507808 2,100 linear feet of waterfront on each side of Lower Turtle Creek, 10foot deep water, 126 feet wide, two rock piers, and bulkhead. Three-acre lake. 7,628± square-foot home with impeccable detail, four-bedroom, four full baths, and two half-baths. Four interior fireplaces, one exterior fireplace, and one fire pit. Three-car garage, heated and cooled. Loggia, courtyards, balconies, roof top patio, back patio. Indoor heated lap pool in a 1,396-square-foot pool house. 11-stall horse barn with wash rack with hot and cold water, tack room, feed room. Pub room for informal break area near the barn. Horse laundry room with restroom and shower. Covered riding arena 168x50 with viewing area. Three-rail pipe fence in turn-out areas and lanes. High and low-fenced. Cottage: one-bedroom, one-bath, living and kitchenette, 800 square feet with covered parking. Foreman’s House: two-bedroom, two-bath, 1,196 square feet. Workout room. Green house and garden. Four storage rooms. Two separate workshops. Asphalt drive.

Wildlife: whitetail, axis, blackbuck, ducks, geese, blue birds, road runners, black-bellied whistlers and many others. Beautiful hardwood trees. Half of the minerals convey. Ag. exempt. Price: $5,199,000

Modern Recreational Ranch 223± ACRES | KERR COUNTY | PROPERTY ID: 2540702 Recreational ranch located approximately two-and-a-half miles east on HWY 39 from the Hunt Store. Main home: 6,805 square feet of living space, three bedrooms, three full baths, and three half-baths. Three stories plus a basement, accessed via elevator. 2,580 square feet of outdoor porches and decks.

Beautiful exterior of the home constructed with a combination of limestone and stucco. Custom Spanish cedar front door and floor to ceiling windows with a fantastic view to the covered patio and the hills beyond. Six-foot in-line fireplace and a floor to ceiling Spanish cedar bookcase. Custom wide-plank walnut flooring. Bar/butlers pantry and separate caterer’s kitchen. Office, craft room, exercise room and bonus room. Attached two-car garage. Two laundry areas. Pool and hot tub. Cozy wine cellar, bar, and lounge. Guest rooms and private suites. Sitting area with 360-degree views. Guest house/office suite with attached stables. The three-acre lake has an amazing party barn perched on the edge of the water. Waterfalls and bass await. Aside from the lake, there is a small swimming hole and an additional waterfall. Native and exotic species of deer, turkey, and the occasional boar. There is a riding arena attached to the horse stables. The ranch is fenced and cross-fenced. ATV and horseback trails exist throughout the property. The property is very private and has an alternate access point from the top of the property. Ag. exempt. Price: $5,900,000

Future Commercial Development 35± ACRES | GUADALUPE COUNTY | PROPERTY ID: 2628159 Cabin, apartment, workshop, high-fenced, exotics, and senderos. Great little ranch set-up with an ag. exemption while considering your options. Exceptional tract in Seguin on the loop to FM 725. About two miles from IH-10 and about one mile from Highway 46. Annexed by the City of Sequin and zoned “future development” with two city water connections two-and-a-half inches each along Nauman Road. Sewer just across the road, GVEC three phase power, pond/ tank, nice level development tract with frontage on two sides. There is new high fencing around the majority of the property with native whitetail deer and axis.

Other features include: a 1,500-square-foot cabin/office with two bedrooms, two full baths with central air and heat, a 2,625-square-foot, two bay workshop with additional covered equipment or truck-port (not included in square footage), a 1,100-square-foot workshop apartment with two bedrooms, one full bath, loft and central air and heat, two conventional septic tanks and a barn/shed.

Price: $985,000

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Steven J. Bilicek, Broker • steve@texasagrealty.com • (281) 615-8117

Le’River Ranch 1,867.69± ACRES | MAVERICK COUNTY | PROPERTY ID: 2383252 This ranch is a dream for the avid hunter and outdoorsman. It includes both tremendous deer and bird hunting (fabulous dove, duck, and quail hunting), great fishing, and in an area renown for producing trophy whitetail bucks. It is currently enrolled in MLD III program with quality genetics. The ranch is ready-to-go with high game fence, a controlled access electric entry gate, lodging facilities, seven private apartments, a good network of roads, blinds, feeders, and tremendous water features including a 20-acre lake, 12-acre reservoir, and an annual allocation of canal water. Price: $2,250 per acre

156 Acres in Needville 156± ACRES | FORT BEND COUNTY | PROPERTY ID: 2483790 Great development or investment tract that is unrestricted and currently ag. exempt. This property would make a great homestead.

There is one water well and a septic system. The property has 1,375 feet of frontage on FM 442. Great location within Needville ISD. The owner has no minerals so this is a surface only sale. The property is currently leased for livestock grazing. Price: $6,000 per acre

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The Darling Ranch 77± ACRES | HAYS AND BLANCO COUNTIES | PROPERTY ID: 2549546 Located in Cypress Mill, Texas with approximately 2,800 feet of the Pedernales River. Visit www.MarkFoxRealEstate.com for more information.

Cypress Creek Ranch 400± ACRES | BLANCO COUNTY Located in Cypress Mill, Texas. Contact Todd Fox for price and details at (512) 755–4433 or Todd@MarkFoxRealEstate.com.

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Hunters Dream River Ranch 1,760± ACRES | ZAVALA COUNTY | PROPERTY ID: 2549041 This outstanding south Texas ranch has it all! Two high-fenced pastures and one low-fenced pasture with three-and-a-half miles of Nueces River. Intensively managed white-tailed deer herd with 200 inch Boone and Crockett bucks, turkey, quail, dove and hogs. White rock, four-bedroom, three-bath lodge overlooking a beautiful lake stocked with bass. Entertainment camp house nestled in beautiful large oaks on the river. Deer pens, two irrigation wells, barns, walk-in coolers, cleaning station, blinds, feeders, excellent brush, excellent ranch! Some minerals! Price: $6,075,450

High-Fenced Hunting Ranch 778± ACRES | KINNEY COUNTY | PROPERTY ID: 1914220 High-fenced, turnkey hunting ranch. Intensively managed, genetically improved whitetail deer, under the Managed Lands Deer Permit (MLDP) Program. Also axis deer, blackbuck antelope, turkey, quail and dove abound! Watered by private water supply, numerous troughs and three stock tanks. Comfortable, rustic camp, two metal equipment sheds, metal storage container. Deer blinds, corn feeders, cottonseed feed stations, quail feeders, tractor, shredder and box blade. Ready for immediate enjoyment, just bring food and clothes! Some minerals. Price: $1,552,110

Hunting and Entertainment Paradise 790± ACRES | UVALDE COUNTY | PROPERTY ID: 2669027 Commercial, corporate or private entertainment, this high-fenced ranch has it all! With an elegant 5,850-square-foot, five-bedroom, five-bath bath lodge with commercial kitchen, a master suite upstairs, adjoining barn/storage facility. Pool with hot tub. Large cantina/party house. Large covered pavilion with cooking area. Manager’s house.

Managed, genetically enhanced white-tailed deer herd, turkey, quail, dove, and fish in two nice lakes. Irrigation well, center pivot, three domestic wells, hay/food plot, barns, overhead bins, great roads, excellent brush, close to Uvalde, much more. Minerals available.

Price: $4,000,000

Buck Laning Broker | Rick Taylor Broker | Sherry Herndon Agent (830) 278–3612 | SWLandCo@sbcglobal.net

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Gary Helmcamp, Broker O: (979) 725–6006 | F: (979) 725–9424 | Office@TriCountyRealEstate.com 707 South Eagle, PO Box 123, Weimar, Texas 78962 | View All Properties: LandsofTexas.com/member/4107

The End of The Road Mountain Ranch 1,000± ACRES | OURAY COUNTY | COLORADO | PROPERTY ID: 2298261 The End of The Road Mountain Ranch is an exclusive, all natural wildlife preserve with 1,000 scenic acres located near Montrose, Colorado. It is home to one of the largest elk herds near the Billy Creek Wildlife Preserve as well as world class mule deer, turkeys, bear and grouse. The ranch has multiple spring-fed watering areas—with water rights dating back to the 1900’s—as well as two ponds stocked with trout and a fresh creek pond with wild native brown trout. Two log cabins, one with facilities, provide unique living quarters. Bordered by Cimarron Ridge, the ranch provides breathtaking panoramic views of Montrose, the Uncompahgre River Basin and the San Juans. The ranch is well protected by large parcels to the east and west as well as some rugged BLM lands to the north and south. The ranch’s dense timber could provide valuable income through harvesting while also facilitating improved wildlife habitat.

Co-Broker: Ponderosa Real Estate, Tate Rogers, (970) 729–2366. Price: $5,400,000

Stillwell Ranch 6,500± ACRES | BREWSTER COUNTY | PROPERTY ID: 2581069 Welcome to Stillwell Ranch, this legendary West Texas landmark located in the Chihuahuan Desert is rich in history. This 6,500± acre ranch is located 45± miles south of Marathon and about seven miles north of Big Bend National Park’s entrance on FM 2627. Elevation ranges from 2,200 feet to 2,500 feet throughout the ranch offering distant panoramic views of Stillwell Mountain and Santiago Peak. Maravillas Creek aimlessly traverses through the ranch for approximately four miles. The Creek and Big Brushy Canyon contain a variety of trees, brush and grasses native to the Desert creating a perfect wildlife habitat. The ranch contains a variety of wildlife including desert mule deer, javelina, dove and quail for your hunting enjoyment as well as a variety of varmints. Improvements include Stillwell General Store and RV Park, Hallie Stillwell Museum and comfortable housing accommodations. Neighboring Black Gap Management Area and Big Bend Park provide additional opportunities to hunt, explore and enjoy scenic West Texas. Price: $5,450,000

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COUNTRY CONNECTION ™ Brian Smith Broker, ALC, CIPS Accredited Land Consultant, Wildlife Ranch Owner, 38 Years Experience 2011 Lone Star Land Steward Award Recipient

www.CountryConnection.com (972) 588–8300 | Brian@CountryConnection.com

AN EBBY HALLIDAY COMPANY 6025 Luther Lane Dallas, Texas 75225

TEXAS WILDLIFE ASSOCIATION | AMERICAN QUARTER HORSE ASSOC. | REALTORS LAND INSTITUTE | INT’L REAL ESTATE SECTION

Twin Mills Ranch 555± ACRES | VAN ZANDT COUNTY | PROPERTY ID: 1999175 A highly productive and beautiful 555-acre ranch. Excellent improved coastal Bermuda and Tifton 85 pastures. Gorgeous rolling terrain with great views, 12 ponds and four fantastic stocked lakes full of bass, catfish and black crappie.

Three-bedroom, one-bath main home, 140x108 covered cattle working barn, 270x150 outdoor arena, 48x30 equipment barn and 30x30 workshop.

500-foot well. Fenced, cross-fenced. Excellent fishing lakes, deer and hogs; only minutes to Canton. Price: $2,975,000

Three Falls Ranch 213± ACRES | MONTAGUE COUNTY | PROPERTY ID: 2324554 Cozy four-bedroom, three-and-a-half-bath country farmhouse nestled among live oaks of the North Texas Hill Country near Forestburg. Abundant wildlife, rolling topography, unique wooded canyon with creek and waterfalls.

Home features chef’s kitchen, breakfast area with fireplace, large family room with fireplace, dining room and huge master suite with fireplace. Upstairs are three bedrooms, two baths, game room with fireplace and balcony. 32x16 shop, 48x24 equipment barn, greenhouse and chicken coop. 650-foot and 200-foot water wells and backup generators for wells and house. Four ponds, cattle pens and gated entrance. Will divide. Price: $1,500,000

840 Panoramic Acres 839.96± ACRES | ERATH COUNTY | PROPERTY ID: 2692695 Welcome to nearly 840 acres in an area of large ranches, high mesas, elevation change and plenty of wildlife, all just 95 miles from downtown Dallas.

Enjoy panoramic views, four-wheeling, jeep trails and exploring. Two ponds, a windmill and six watersheds throughout. Many fossils to be discovered.

Kids will love this ranch. Available pasture for 25–30 head. Property has not been hunted in over 15 years. 1950s farm house needs work, but could be remodeled. Private and peaceful. Price: $2,350,000

CB Whitetail Ranch/Resort 317± ACRES | BOSQUE COUNTY | PROPERTY ID: 2718380 317 high-fenced acres in Bosque County south of Clifton. Excellent wildlife habitat, currently under a TP&W Level 3 MLD program. 20 doe / 10 buck permits in 2014. Ranch was stocked in 1998 with bred does from South Texas, 150–160 Boone and Crockett common. Satterwhite log structures include main home, manager’s home, two cabins, a fantastic saloon, office and metal equipment barn. Two deep ponds for fishing. Three-stall barn and 860-foot water well.

Sells furnished. Minerals available. Price: $2,100,000

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The McAnally Ranch 1,193± ACRES | EASTLAND COUNTY | PROPERTY ID: 2723000 1,193 acres featuring beautiful live oak country with good surface tanks!

Dewayne Elston, (254) 595–0587. Price: $2,976,535

Burkett Ranch

The Mustang Ranch

481± ACRES | COLEMAN COUNTY | PROPERTY ID: 2658504

Scenic ranch with historic blue hole, great hunting and nice improvements!

Brian Haile, (254) 485–1827. Price: $6,000,000

This ranch has tall grasses and nice woods, interesting topography and a beautiful creek running through it. Three ponds offer additional water and exceptional wildlife habitat. South of Cross Plains and I-20. Ridge Taylor, (817) 313–0941. Price: $865,319

Palo Pinto Ranch

Cattle Ranch

172.27± ACRES | PALO PINTO COUNTY | PROPERTY ID: 2637642

758± ACRES | GRAYSON COUNTY | PROPERTY ID: 2635430

Scenic ranch with easy access from Fort Worth and Dallas between I-20 and Mineral Wells, west of Weatherford! With rolling terrain, views of the surrounding mountain range, sandy loam soils this property offers recreational/hunting opportunities as well as a great horse or cattle ranch!

Bernard McGuire, (307) 331–0296. Price: $646,000

Beautiful cattle ranch north of Dallas/Fort Worth in a scenic region near Lake Ray Roberts! This ranch can be divided to fit your needs! Lovely custom home, guest house and covered working pens. A wildlife management area is neighbor to the north and offers exceptional privacy. Pretty tanks and rolling topography add to the beauty. Cynthia Inman, (817) 366–3850. Price: $7,995,000

3,400± ACRES | CONCHO COUNTY | PROPERTY ID: 2267663

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Scenic 52-Acre Ranch 52± ACRES | SAN JACINTO COUNTY | PROPERTY ID: 2585984 Country paradise! This 52-plus acres is at the end of a private drive leading to a large pasture area surrounded by woods for seclusion. It is a beautiful custom stone home trimmed in cypress wood, sitting on the top of a hill with a view of rolling terrain. The home is 4,000 square feet with three to four bedrooms and three-and-a-half bathrooms with many custom details.

The property also has a barn, shop with air conditioning and heat, and an apartment for your guest or rental income. Approximately 45 miles from Houston airport. Price: $1,350,000

114-Acre Cattle and Horse Ranch Secluded 104-Acre Ranch 104.58± ACRES | LIBERTY COUNTY | PROPERTY ID: 2600584 The best of both worlds! This country home sits on 50± acres of wooded area as well as 50± acres of open pastures. This provides plenty of room to raise livestock, hay and enjoy the woods for hunting or riding through the trails. The house is three-bedroom, two-bath with an open spacious floor plan. There is also a guest house with another three bedrooms and two bathrooms. The property also has a swimming pool, large pond, barn and storage area for equipment. Located approximately 35 miles from Houston airport. Price: $965,000

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114± ACRES | LIBERTY COUNTY | PROPERTY ID: 1702414 Texas-sized country living! This stunning four-bedroom, five-bath has all the designer touches! Soaring ceilings, open concept, wood and slate flooring, granite counters, custom kitchen cabinets, huge luxury dining room with custom built-in, and beautiful grand entry that sets tone for the house!

114-plus acres has scattered trees, fenced and cross-fenced for horses and cattle. Has barn and huge covered area with unlimited possibilities.

Approximately 30 minutes from Houston airport. Price: $1,250,000

116-Acre Timber/Hunting Property 116± ACRES | LIBERTY COUNTY PROPERTY ID: 1570694 116 acres in Liberty County that is heavily wooded and secluded.

Would make an excellent timberland investment or use for recreational purposes such as hunting or fourwheeling. Located just one hour from Houston. Price: $324,800

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Ranchito de Venado 41.15± ACRES | MASON COUNTY | PROPERTY ID: 2657713 Welcome to Ranchito de Venado, a showcase Hill Country property located 12 miles south-southwest of Mason, Texas. Mere words cannot do justice! This truly remarkable residence/ranch consists of 41± pristine acres and an exquisite sanctuary that includes a stunning main house, 925 square-foot guest house, 575-square-foot study/office, greenhouse, and workshop thoughtfully integrated by one-half acres of stone patio and beautiful landscape with heated pool and water feature. Ranchito de Venado is a very special place that exudes Old-World charm with an elegant Hill Country flair, mindful of the large courtyard of a Spanish hacienda or Tuscan villa with raised flower beds, stone fire pit, wrought iron fence, wooden gates, and a presidio styled rock wall in the surround. The breathtaking two-bedroom, twobathroom main house of 2,595 square feet consists of metal roof, austin stone, porte co-chere, granite counter tops, pella windows, hardwood floors, and a magnificent great room with 20-foot ceilings, exposed beams, and stone fireplace. Everything is top-shelf! Other amenities include a safe room, security system, travertine and slate floors, sprinkler system, 3,000-square-foot, six-bay barn/garage with separate climate controlled storage area, pass-code protected rock entrance, two water wells, pila, and pond. Once visited you will not want to leave this exceptional property! Ag. valuation in place for current owner. Abundant native game including whitetail deer with great local genetics. Price: $1,150,000

Conveniently located to Fredericksburg Shopping!

Arthur Mandry, Jr, Agent amandry@wildblue.com

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341 Junction Highway, Kerrville, Texas 78028 Tel: (830) 496-2298 view all properties: LandsofTexas.com/member/45264

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Ranch 101 101.35± ACRES | ERATH COUNTY | PROPERTY ID: 2612531

Shadow Creek Ranch 80± ACRES | BOSQUE COUNTY | PROPERTY ID: 2677677 Great weekend getaway or country living in Bosque County, 80 acres that drives like its 200! Perfectly manicured with a variety of topography including three large tanks, one stocked with catfish and bass with a covered dock for entertaining. This property is highly recreational with a seasonal creek and several trails to drive an ATV. The property features a 100-yearold 3,200-square-foot five bedroom, two-bath farmhouse that has been beautifully remodeled with a large outdoor entertaining area under the trees.

The back deck is covered and extends to the three-car carport. An abundance of deer, turkey, dove and pigs meander the property. This property has it all for the size! Price: $745,000

The property is located an hour and 45 minutes from Dallas/Fort Worth, Austin, Possum Kingdom and Lake Whitney and just 15 minutes from Historic Hico. Wildlife includes deer, doves, turkeys, hogs, rabbits and squirrels. This log home with a metal roof features three spacious bedrooms and each has a full bath. The master bedroom has a direct vent gas fireplace, a beautiful view looking out over the land with a door exiting to the covered front porch. The master bath has a shower, jet tub, his and her sinks and walk in cedar closet.

The Bunk House includes two custom sets of double size bunk beds and a king size bed. There is a concrete shelter fortified for a storm that includes a wet bar, dance floor and theater area. The drive through garage is equipped with an RV electrical hookup and sewage outlet. There is approximately a 50/50 ratio between open fields and wooded area. Price: $1,380,000

Pecan Wells Ranch

Slick Rock Ranch

200± ACRES | HAMILTON COUNTY | PROPERTY ID: 2267534

95.66± ACRES | HAMILTON COUNTY | PROPERTY ID: 2450229 Enjoy the peace and tranquility of country living on this 95.66-acre ranch located just minutes from downtown Hico, Texas. Parts of this ranch are wooded with a wet weather creek and a substantial four-acre lake stocked with fish. The remaining part of the ranch is clean and cleared, mostly open with sandy loam that has been seeded with native grasses. The property features a 2,200-square-foot custom home, a horse barn and a shop/guest apartment with one-bedroom, one-bath and a kitchen. Price: $895,000

This secluded ranch is located just 17 miles west of Hamilton and 12 miles east of Goldthwaite. Solitude and privacy await you on this 200-acre ranch located in Hamilton County. The ranch offers a beautiful 2,700-square-foot, four-bedroom, three-and-half-bath custom rock home overlooking views of rolling terrain covered in wildlife. Several established food plots have been scattered throughout the property providing easy feed for the turkey and whitetail deer. The deer camp is located close to the main house and has RV hook-ups. The property is currently under Pecan Valley Wildlife Management, providing bonus deer tags for the property. Price: $1,129,000

Stefanie Cobb Ranch Broker, CNE ® REALTOR® Tai Cobb-Klam Ranch Sales/Office Manager, CNE ® REALTOR® (972) 989–5220 | (254) 253–0157 | Stef@CobbRanchProperties.com

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C OALSON R EAL E STATE Mac A. Coalson, Broker | www.Coalson.com Mac@Coalson.com | (817) 925–3333 7801 New Authon Road, Weatherford, Texas 76088 view all properties: LandsofTexas.com/member/32197

Rocking W Ranch 1,435.75± ACRES | PARKER COUNTY As unique as Texas and loaded with diversity! Only 45 miles west of Fort Worth via IH-20. Rolling with native hardwood timber and abundant game. Park-like meadows with scattered hardwoods and good grasses. Beautiful Brazos River frontage and large ponds stocked with fish! Mineral and water rights with production. 250 acres in lush coastal Bermuda. An incredible fully customized 4,000 plus square-foot main home on a scenic ridge with gorgeous views. Guest and laborers’ quarters, a nice 23-stall horse barn, covered arena, shops, barn, many horse and cattle paddocks. Privacy gate and an extensive paved driveway. Price: $19,750,000

Fortune Bend 4,416.58± ACRES | PALO PINTO COUNTY | PROPERTY ID: 1544301 This awesome river paradise lays in a tear drop south of Possum Kingdom Lake with approximately 45,000 feet or eight-and-a-half miles of pristine river frontage with water rights. The river is wide and deep for miles.

Native rolling land with pecan, live oak, mesquite, and cedar are home to abundant deer and turkey which have not been hunted in years. A beautiful rustic three-bedroom, three-bath lodge overlooks the river and high sandstone river bluffs. Extremely private on a dead-end road. All minerals owned and some water rights conveyed. Price: $6,500 per acre or purchase the northern 2,123 acres at $5,750 per acre.

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GREG TOM REALTY SELLING TEXAS RANCHES FOR OVER 40 YEARS

Uno Mas Ranch 1,330± ACRES | BANDERA COUNTY | PROPERTY ID: 2254029 Beautiful secluded ranch with easy access, large neighbors, high-fenced, nice lake with great building site, spring-fed creek. Abundant wildlife including elk herd, aoudad, axis, wild turkey, whitetail, etc. Nice pioneer home that has been remodeled, barndominium with two sleeping quarters.

Tremendous views from hilltops with a lot of water potential. This is a rare find and priced to sell. Located about 30 minutes northwest of Bandera near Tarpley. Call for price.

Pedernales River Ranch 92± ACRES | GILLESPIE COUNTY | PROPERTY ID: 1188067 Beautiful 92 acres with Pedernales river access. Great location close to Austin, San Antonio, and historic Fredericksburg. Near LBJ National Park and Hill Country Wine Trail. Great for vineyard, horses or investment. Old windmill and a drilled well that is not equipped. Seller may sell one-half. Price: $10,950 per acre

207 Mulberry Lane, Boerne, Texas 78006 | view all properties: LandsofTexas.com/member/12918 Greg Tom, Broker

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www.ranchesandrivers.com Austin Maddux, Agent | (512) 263–2244 view all properties: LandsofTexas.com/member/520

Lake Travis Ranch 103± ACRES | BURNET COUNTY | PROPERTY ID: 1129195 One of the finest waterfront tracts left on the south shore of Lake Travis. Over 5,600 feet of gentle sloping frontage make for a rare tract that is becoming extinct on Lake Travis. Multiple incredible building sites looking up and down Lake Travis. The property is mostly unrestricted.

Waterline in front of property with taps available for development. Located off of Country Road 410, three miles north of Spicewood and Opies Barbecue. Price: $3,500,000

Drift Along Ranch 42.5± ACRES | HAYS COUNTY | PROPERTY ID: 2572242 This is a fabulous tree-covered ranchito sitting on the banks of Onion Creek. The property boasts beautiful building sites overlooking 10 acres of fertile bottom land, covered with giant live oaks, pecan trees, and cypress trees. Excellent horse pasture and riding area, with recreational swimming, fishing, paddle boarding and kayaking on Onion Creek. The property boasts over 1,000 feet of frontage on year-round Onion Creek, one of the finest spring-fed creeks in Central Texas. Located only 30 minutes to downtown Austin and only 15 minutes to Dripping Springs, Wimberley, Buda, and Kyle. Price: $1,785,000

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2025 North Highway 35, Port Lavaca, Texas 77979 | view all properties: LandsofTexas.com/member/56763

Shell Beach Ranch

Red Fish Lake

232± ACRES | CALHOUN COUNTY | PROPERTY ID: 2714521

200± ACRES | JACKSON COUNTY | PROPERTY ID: 1053838 Newly platted subdivision with 23 waterfront lots on Red Fish Lake with views of Lavaca Bay and Lavaca River and West Ward/Kerran Ranch electricity will be brought to site, buyer must drill well and install septic restricted subdivision, homes of at least 2,000-square-foot including garage pier permits available through Corps of Engineers Lot sizes vary from five to 11-plus acres, being sold at $15,000 per acre. Contact for a spreadsheet with prices and lot sizes.

This unique property includes 232± acres on Carachua Bay with a 180-degree views! Pristine natural waterfront location in Calhoun County. Three hours from Houston, Austin, and San Antonio and five hours from Dallas/Fort Worth. Large older barn on site. Grazing land now with meandering stream to saltwater duck pond. Fantastic fishing and duck hunting location! Even bird watchers will be amazed! Fencing and cross fencing for cattle. Owner also has an adjoining 25± acres with three-bedroom, two-and-a-half-bath, twocar garage house with metal roof for $999,000. Price: $1,392,000

Victoria Barge Canal 94± ACRES | CALHOUN COUNTY | PROPERTY ID: 1947900 This is a great investment opportunity and located in an ideal area on the corner of Highways 185 and 35 which makes convenient access on two sides.

This acreage has 1,000 feet of barge canal frontage and would be perfect for commercial/industrial development. The property is fenced and has two pipelines across the front with one pipeline crossing Highway 35. Minerals have been previously retained. Price: $1,500,000

Pelican’s Landing 0.15–0.25± ACRE LOTS | CALHOUN COUNTY Waterfront lots in Pelicans Landing, complete with bulkhead, two permitted boat stalls and a common walkway shared with neighboring lot. Underground utilities and private road. Ideal spot on which to build a vacation home or a place to retire.

If you enjoy offshore fishing, hunting and beautiful sunsets, this is idyllic for you.

This property is being sold in six lots. Price: $325,000 per lot

LOT 2 PROPERTY ID: 2712496 LOT 3 PROPERTY ID: 2712537 LOT 4 PROPERTY ID: 2712540 LOT 5 PROPERTY ID: 2712542 LOT 6 PROPERTY ID: 2712551 LOT 7 PROPERTY ID: 2712554

www.russellcain.com (361) 552–6313

Russell Cain, Broker rc@russellcain.com

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Gore Ranch 17,480± ACRES | MESA COUNTY | COLORADO | PROPERTY ID: 2714965 With 17,480± deeded acres, the Gore Ranch represents a rare opportunity for ownership/stewardship of a true legacy big game hunting ranch, livestock operation and wildlife preserve here in Western Colorado. A true diamond situated in the beautiful rugged sandstone canyons, natural arches, spires and alcoves of both the McInnis Canyons Natural Conservation Area—123,400 acres—and Black Ridge Canyons Wilderness—5,200 acres—on up to the higher elevations of Pinon Mesa with its beautiful Alpine setting of aspen, oaks, and gorgeous mountain meadows. The ranch carries on a year-round basis 350–400 cow/calf pair and is managed in conjunction with the wildlife to always improve the habitat. With 45,000± acres of BLM livestock grazing permits and 7,000± acres of a National Forest livestock grazing permit of which these BLM and National Forest permits are contiguous to the 17,480± deeded acres which gives this legacy ranch over 70,000± contiguous acres (Deeded, BLM, National Forest lands). It truly creates a vast wilderness of sandstone canyons, mesas, and premier big game hunting opportunities. Several abandoned pioneer homesteads and Indian hieroglyphics sites are found on the ranch. The majority of the deeded lands have been in the Gore family for over 65 years—with some original family homesteads dating back 85 years. Big game hunting is exceptional on the Gore Ranch. Located in the renowned game management unit number 40—well-known for world-class elk hunting and huge mule deer. The ranch typically receives four to five bull elk landowner vouchers, plus six to eight mule deer buck vouchers each year. The ranch offers fully guided big game hunts and turkey hunts. Many trophy bulls in the 330 inch to 400 inch class have been taken on the ranch. Monster mule deer, bears and lion have been taken as well. Water is abundant on the ranch with creeks, springs, ponds and mud tanks throughout. The ranch headquarters are accessed year-round via a paved county road and include a nicely maintained managers home, working pens with scale, 100± acres irrigated and in hay production with excellent water rights. A four-bedroom, three-bath lodge/cabin is well situated above 9,000-foot elevation in the aspens with spectacular views. Less than a 40 minute drive to downtown Grand Junction and the regional airport from the ranch headquarters. Call for pricing.

www.MasonREColorado.com Brian Mason, Broker | BrianMason@Reagan.com (970) 874–9968 | (970) 234–3167

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H.B. Mason, Broker Associate | (970) 314–3326

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263 Main Street, Delta, Colorado 81416 view all properties: LandsofAmerica.com/member/32235 LANDSOFAMERICAMAGAZINES.COM

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FM 1624 FRONTAGE 403± ACRES | LEE COUNTY PROPERTY ID: 2267117 Beautifully maintained farmland centrally located between Austin and Houston in Lee County. Impeccable hay production with great returns. Lincoln and Lee County water, plus multiple tanks/ponds. Improved open land with high-quality coastal grasses, perfect for continued hay production with income, horse or cattle grazing. House, two barns, horse walker and more. Water rights convey.

Christen S. Steen, Broker christen@TxRealEstatePeople.com

TXRealEstatePeople.com | (512)-589-1315 | 1601 E. Cesar Chavez #107, Austin, TX 78702

David Stewart, Realtor | david@liveoakrealtors.com

Charles Chesshir, Broker/Owner

RHW Ranch 743± ACRES | COLEMAN COUNTY | PROPERTY ID: 2693249 This ranch was designed and custom built for sportsmen, complete with your own lighted 5,400-foot runway and fully equipped 3,500-square-foot hangar that is approved for jet aircraft. The ranch has five residences, including two lodges. Each lodge is complete with a fireplace, commercial-style kitchen, large mesquite top bar area with ice machines and wine cooler, laundry room, plus sleeping quarters with full baths, and two additional half baths. The main house has three bedrooms, three-and-a-half baths, two fireplaces, and granite countertops. The backyard oasis is complete with saltwater pool and separate spa area, accented with waterfalls and beautifully landscaped. This 743 acres is a working cattle ranch with deer, duck, dove, quail and hog hunting. Two wing shooting arenas behind lodges, spacious enough for the entire family or a company outing. Several deep ponds and a large lake for fishing or duck hunting. Contact for price.

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ATASCOSA RIVER OAKS RANCH 276± ACRES | ATASCOSA COUNTY | PROPERTY ID: 2627618 MANICURED AND WILD ALL-IN-ONE! 3,800-square-foot main house, custom pool and hot tub, 1,000-squarefoot guest house, 40x50 enclosed metal barn with full apartment. Atascosa River frontage on both sides of river.

Asphalt roads throughout the property. Thousands of majestic live oaks with grade A reinforced pipe high-fence and working pens. Four-stall horse barn and arena. Main house includes elevator, upstairs indoor bar and grill that opens to outdoor covered deck area overlooking pool and hot tub. Also includes three large living areas for entertaining, three custom rock fireplaces, firewood lift, storm shelter and a stainless walk-in cooler. Exotics on the property include aoudad, axis, bersingha, black buck and fallow breeds. Sales includes all of the executive mineral rights, 50 percent of the royalty mineral rights and all of the water rights!

Chad Edwards • 512.350.3532 • www.PremierRanchProperties.com VIEW ALL PROPERTIES: LANDSOFTEXAS.COM / MEMBER / 23175 BROKER 5 Star Country Properties Adkins and Associates Ahern Ranches Bill Johnson & Associates Real Estate Company Briggs Freeman Sotheby’s International Realty Cameron Real Estate Campbell Farm and Ranch Century 21 Harvey Properties Chas S. Middleton and Son Chip Cole, Ranch Broker Coalson Real Estate Cobb Properties Country Connection and Dave Perry-Miller Real Estate Davis Vernon Real Estate Deitra Robertson Real Estate Foster Farm and Ranch Fredericksburg Realty LLC Frosty Miller Ranch Realty, Inc Greg Tom Realty Hall and Hall HomeLand Properties Hood Real Estate J. Gruber Properties Jacobs Properties Jim Berry Hill Country Ranch Sales Jones Ranch Realty Keller Williams Kerrville King Land & Water Kuper Sotheby’s International Realty - Amy Dutton Kuper Sotheby’s Int’l Realty - Dullnig Ranch Sales Kuper Sotheby’s International Realty - Kevin Manner La Gloria Land Company Land & Ranch Realty Land InvesTex, LLC LANDTX

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BROKER Liveoak Realtors Mark Fox Real Estate Markham Realty Martha Turner Sotheby’s International Realty Mason Real Estate Inc Meek Ranch Sales Phyllis Browning Company Premier Ranch Realty Property Connections Real Estate Ranch Connection Ranch Investments Ranches And Rivers Realty RE/MAX Real Properties Reata Ranch Realty Reno Realty Group Republic Ranches Russell Cain Real Estate Southwest Land Associates, LLC Superior Farm & Ranch Realty LLC Tejas Properties Texas AG Realty Texas First Real Estate Texas Heritage Brokers Texas Land & Ranch Company Texas Land Men Texas Ranch Brokers Texas Ranch Land For Sale Texas Ranches For Sale Texas Sporting Properties The duPerier Texas Land Man The Texas Ranch Company LLC Tri-County Realty, LLC TX Real Estate People Vester Ranch Sales Western Hill Country Realty

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DALLAM COUNTY

SHERMAN COUNTY

HEMPHILL COUNTY

11,120± Acres | Property ID: 1867116 Dalhart Real Estate (806) 244–6431

9,422.8± Acres Chas S. Middleton and Son Page 209

5,771± Acres | Property ID: 2267436 Republic Ranches Page 175

PRESIDIO COUNTY

PRESIDIO COUNTY

TERRELL COUNTY

18,240± Acres | Property ID: 2260412 Chip Cole, Ranch Broker Page 238

12,500± Acres | Property ID: 1555099 King Land & Water Page 201

10,800± Acres | Property ID: 2613536 King Land & Water Page 200

REGION 2 FAR WEST TEXAS

BREWSTER COUNTY

6,500± Acres

Property ID: 2581069

Tri-County Realty, LLC

Page 243

HUDSPETH COUNTY HUDSPETH COUNTY HUDSPETH COUNTY JEFF DAVIS COUNTY

10,000± Acres 6,300± Acres 2,963± Acres 2.83± Acres

Property ID: 2673605 Property ID: 2327690 Property ID: 2450171 Property ID: 1914284

Briggs Freeman Sotheby’s International Realty Hood Real Estate King Land & Water King Land & Water

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REGION 3 WEST TEXAS

VAL VERDE COUNTY

VAL VERDE COUNTY

KNOX COUNTY

20,944± Acres | Property ID: 2614059 Dullnig Ranch Sales/Kuper Sotheby’s Page 126

19,202± Acres | Property ID: 1962900 Hood Real Estate Page 26

17,984± Acres | Property ID: 913616 Tejas Properties Page 220

COKE COUNTY

3,000± Acres

Property ID: 2585415

Texas Land Men

Page 109

CONCHO COUNTY CONCHO COUNTY CROCKETT COUNTY EDWARDS COUNTY EDWARDS COUNTY EDWARDS COUNTY EDWARDS COUNTY EDWARDS COUNTY EDWARDS COUNTY EDWARDS COUNTY FOARD COUNTY FOARD COUNTY KING COUNTY KING COUNTY KING COUNTY KINNEY COUNTY KINNEY COUNTY KINNEY COUNTY KINNEY COUNTY

3,400± Acres 651± Acres 11,420± Acres 4,107± Acres 2,880± Acres 2,031± Acres 1,194± Acres 528.11± Acres 300± Acres 114.4± Acres 8,325± Acres 2,480± Acres 4,332± Acres 4,130± Acres 2,102± Acres 6,000± Acres 2,447± Acres 1,832± Acres 917± Acres

Property ID: 2267663 Property ID: 2052240 Property ID: 1779585 Property ID: 1187338 Property ID: 1188314 Property ID: 1978274 Property ID: 2679901 Property ID: 2253929 Property ID: 2638620 Property ID: 2637791 Property ID: 2251018 Property ID: 2675789 Property ID: 2522154 Property ID: 2672087 Property ID: 1998971 Property ID: 957617 Property ID: 2328623 Property ID: 2016559 Property ID: 2612166

Ranch Connection LANDTX King Land & Water Hood Real Estate Texas Land & Ranch Company Meek Ranch Sales Western Hill Country Realty Western Hill Country Realty Western Hill Country Realty Western Hill Country Realty Davis Vernon Real Estate Davis Vernon Real Estate Republic Ranches Davis Vernon Real Estate Davis Vernon Real Estate Meek Ranch Sales Ahern Ranches Dullnig Ranch Sales/Kuper Sotheby’s Int’l Realty Tejas Properties

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KINNEY COUNTY

778± Acres

Property ID: 1914220

Southwest Land Associates, LLC

Page 242

KINNEY COUNTY KNOX COUNTY RUNNELS COUNTY RUNNELS COUNTY STEPHENS COUNTY STEPHENS COUNTY STONEWALL COUNTY SUTTON COUNTY SUTTON COUNTY SUTTON COUNTY SUTTON COUNTY TAYLOR COUNTY TAYLOR COUNTY VAL VERDE COUNTY VAL VERDE COUNTY VAL VERDE COUNTY VAL VERDE COUNTY VAL VERDE COUNTY VAL VERDE COUNTY VAL VERDE COUNTY VAL VERDE COUNTY VAL VERDE COUNTY VAL VERDE COUNTY VAL VERDE COUNTY VAL VERDE COUNTY YOUNG COUNTY YOUNG COUNTY

435± Acres 12,158± Acres 743± Acres 320± Acres 4,000± Acres 160± Acres 11,262± Acres 5,000± Acres 4,264± Acres 2,617± Acres 247± Acres 1,233± Acres 373± Acres 14,035± Acres 13,200± Acres 13,200± Acres 8,600± Acres 7,800± Acres 5,650± Acres 4,046± Acres 2,141± Acres 1,124± Acres 1,032± Acres 872.60± Acres 302± Acres 393.5± Acres 191± Acres

Property ID: 2121270 Property ID: 1994779 Property ID: 2629350 Property ID: 962316 Property ID: 2671640 Property ID: 1761142 Property ID: 2440160 Property ID: 2719357 Property ID: 2329223 Property ID: 2434095 Property ID: 2434095 Property ID: 2118597 Property ID: 2543984 Property ID: 1758641

Tejas Properties Vester Ranch Sales Dullnig Ranch Sales/Kuper Sotheby’s Int’l Realty Texas Sporting Properties Briggs Freeman Sotheby’s Int’l Realty Campbell Farm and Ranch Chas S. Middleton and Son Texas Ranches For Sale Texas Ranches For Sale Texas Ranches For Sale Texas Ranches For Sale Briggs Freeman Sotheby’s Int’l Realty Briggs Freeman Sotheby’s Int’l Realty Republic Ranches Meek Ranch Sales Tejas Properties Texas Land & Ranch Company King Land & Water Dullnig Ranch Sales/Kuper Sotheby’s Int’l Realty Phyllis Browning Company Tejas Properties The Texas Ranch Company LLC Ahern Ranches Hood Real Estate Ahern Ranches Campbell Farm and Ranch Campbell Farm and Ranch

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Property ID: 1418933 Property ID: 2522054 Property ID: 2031943 Property ID: 2003505 Property ID: 2329085 Property ID: 125937 Property ID: 2665481 Property ID: 920683 Property ID: 951942 Property ID: 1058599 Property ID: 2229759 Property ID: 2239783

REGION 4 NORTHEAST TEXAS

PALO PINTO COUNTY

FRANKLIN COUNTY

WISE COUNTY

4,416± Acres | Property ID: 1544301 Coalson Real Estate Page 249

4,337± Acres | Property ID: 2672188 Republic Ranches Page 175

2,476± Acres | Property ID: 1650495 Hall and Hall Page 235

ANDERSON COUNTY

645± Acres

Property ID: 2108667

Republic Ranches

Page 178

ANDERSON COUNTY COLLIN COUNTY COOKE COUNTY DENTON COUNTY DENTON COUNTY DENTON COUNTY DENTON COUNTY FANNIN COUNTY FRANKLIN COUNTY GRAYSON COUNTY LAMAR COUNTY MONTAGUE COUNTY MONTAGUE COUNTY PALO PINTO COUNTY PALO PINTO COUNTY PALO PINTO COUNTY PALO PINTO COUNTY PALO PINTO COUNTY PALO PINTO COUNTY PALO PINTO COUNTY PALO PINTO COUNTY PARKER COUNTY RED RIVER COUNTY RED RIVER COUNTY RED RIVER COUNTY RED RIVER COUNTY SOMERVELL COUNTY SOMERVELL COUNTY TYLER COUNTY VAN ZANDT COUNTY

600± Acres 753± Acres 122± Acres 623.21± Acres 111± Acres 50.28± Acres 15± Acres 659± Acres 327± Acres 758± Acres 2,100± Acres 1,330.9± Acres 213± Acres 650± Acres 570± Acres 570± Acres 518± Acres 175± Acres 172.27± Acres 150± Acres 108± Acres 1,435.7± Acres 1,576± Acres 1,225± Acres 889.1± Acres 200± Acres 1,337± Acres 360± Acres 180± Acres 555± Acres

Property ID: 2529211 Property ID: 1589085 Property ID: 1178363 Property ID: 2124972 Property ID: 2535255 Property ID: 2632423 Property ID: 2227996 Property ID: 1780710 Property ID: 2505931 Property ID: 2635430 Property ID: 2464053 Property ID: 2436035 Property ID: 2324554 Property ID: 2268051 Property ID: 2268786 Property ID: 2268075 Property ID: 2269016

Republic Ranches Republic Ranches Briggs Freeman Sotheby’s Int’l Realty Briggs Freeman Sotheby’s Int’l Realty Briggs Freeman Sotheby’s Int’l Realty Briggs Freeman Sotheby’s Int’l Realty Briggs Freeman Sotheby’s Int’l Realty Century 21 Harvey Properties Century 21 Harvey Properties Ranch Connection Century 21 Harvey Properties Republic Ranches Country Connection and Dave Perry-Miller RE Briggs Freeman Sotheby’s Int’l Realty Briggs Freeman Sotheby’s Int’l Realty Briggs Freeman Sotheby’s Int’l Realty Briggs Freeman Sotheby’s Int’l Realty Briggs Freeman Sotheby’s Int’l Realty Ranch Connection Briggs Freeman Sotheby’s Int’l Realty Briggs Freeman Sotheby’s Int’l Realty Coalson Real Estate Century 21 Harvey Properties Century 21 Harvey Properties Century 21 Harvey Properties Century 21 Harvey Properties Republic Ranches Briggs Freeman Sotheby’s Int’l Realty Ranch Investments Country Connection and Dave Perry-Miller RE

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Property ID: 2637642

Property ID: 2268429 Property ID: 2268418 Property ID: 2596884 Property ID: 2472359 Property ID: 2613554 Property ID: 2383272 Property ID: 2543544 Property ID: 1999175

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MATAGORDA COUNTY

LAVACA COUNTY

WHARTON COUNTY

3,000± Acres | Property ID: 2625011 Property Connections Real Estate Page 164

1,558± Acres | Property ID: 2585925 La Gloria Land Company Page 236

1,090± Acres | Property ID: 2381600 Property Connections Real Estate Page 164

AUSTIN COUNTY

202.31± Acres

Property ID: 2678297

Bill Johnson & Associates Real Estate Company

Page 198

AUSTIN COUNTY

114± Acres

Property ID: 2328674

Texas First Real Estate

Page 222

AUSTIN COUNTY

93.8± Acres

Property ID: 2631949

Bill Johnson & Associates Real Estate Company

Page 199

BRAZORIA COUNTY

145.45± Acres

Property ID: 1067304

Martha Turner Sotheby’s Int’l Realty

Page 231

BRAZORIA COUNTY

86.67± Acres

Property ID: 2055413

Martha Turner Sotheby’s Int’l Realty

Page 231

CALHOUN COUNTY

232± Acres

Property ID: 2714521

Russell Cain Real Estate

Page 252

CALHOUN COUNTY

94± Acres

Property ID: 1947900

Russell Cain Real Estate

Page 252

CALHOUN COUNTY

75± Acres

Property ID: 2482144

Republic Ranches

Page 179

CALHOUN COUNTY

0.26± Acres

Property ID: 2712496

Russell Cain Real Estate

Page 252

CALHOUN COUNTY

0.25± Acres

Property ID: 2712537

Russell Cain Real Estate

Page 252

CALHOUN COUNTY

0.24± Acres

Property ID: 2712540

Russell Cain Real Estate

Page 252

CALHOUN COUNTY

0.23± Acres

Property ID: 2712542

Russell Cain Real Estate

Page 252

CALHOUN COUNTY

0.22± Acres

Property ID: 2712551

Russell Cain Real Estate

Page 252

CALHOUN COUNTY

0.15± Acres

Property ID: 2712554

Russell Cain Real Estate

Page 252

COLORADO COUNTY

224± Acres

Property ID: 2557409

Deitra Robertson Real Estate

Page 165

COLORADO COUNTY

150± Acres

Property ID: 2558725

Texas First Real Estate

Page 223

COLORADO COUNTY

92± Acres

Property ID: 2662299

5 Star Country Properties

Page 167

DEWITT COUNTY

301± Acres

Property ID: 2039599

La Gloria Land Company

Page 236

FAYETTE COUNTY

89± Acres

Property ID: 1983654

Texas First Real Estate

Page 222

FORT BEND COUNTY

186± Acres

Property ID: 2328855

Tejas Properties

Page 221

FORT BEND COUNTY

156± Acres

Property ID: 2483790

Texas Ag Realty

Page 240

FORT BEND COUNTY

104± Acres

Property ID: 2627823

Tejas Properties

Page 221

GONZALES COUNTY

410± Acres

Property ID: 2613967

Republic Ranches

Page 176

GRIMES COUNTY

28± Acres

Property ID: 2302109

Markham Realty

Page 230

HARRIS COUNTY

10± Acres

Property ID: 1803460

5 Star Country Properties

Page 167

JACKSON COUNTY

200± Acres

Property ID: 1053838

Russell Cain Real Estate

Page 252

JEFFERSON COUNTY

130± Acres

Property ID: 2291733

Land InvesTex, LLC

Page 124

LIBERTY COUNTY

116± Acres

Property ID: 1570694

Cameron Real Estate

Page 246

LIBERTY COUNTY

114± Acres

Property ID: 1702414

Cameron Real Estate

Page 246

LIBERTY COUNTY

104.58± Acres

Property ID: 2600584

Cameron Real Estate

Page 246

MADISON COUNTY

1,023± Acres

Property ID: 2716416

Jacobs Properties

Page 162

MATAGORDA COUNTY

200± Acres

Property ID: 2326161

Property Connections Real Estate

Page 164

MATAGORDA COUNTY

55.1± Acres

Property ID: 1095074

Meek Ranch Sales

Page 213

MATAGORDA COUNTY

55.1± Acres

Property ID: 1095082

Meek Ranch Sales

Page 213

MONTGOMERY COUNTY

928± Acres

Property ID: 2676445

Jacobs Properties

Page 161

MONTGOMERY COUNTY

176± Acres

Property ID: 2383958

Jacobs Properties

Page 160

MONTGOMERY COUNTY

166.9± Acres

Property ID: 2657659

HomeLand Properties

Page 228

MONTGOMERY COUNTY

25± Acres

Property ID: 2660450

Land InvesTex, LLC

Page 125

SAN JACINTO COUNTY

101± Acres

Property ID: 2602898

HomeLand Properties

Page 228

SAN JACINTO COUNTY

52± Acres

Property ID: 2585984

Cameron Real Estate

Page 246

VICTORIA COUNTY

633± Acres

Property ID: 2329689

La Gloria Land Company

Page 236

WALKER COUNTY

549± Acres

Property ID: 2718496

Markham Realty

Page 230

WALKER COUNTY

305± Acres

Property ID: 2672099

HomeLand Properties

Page 228

WALKER COUNTY

64.58± Acres

Property ID: 2580544

Markham Realty

Page 230

WALKER COUNTY

18± Acres

Property ID: 1801851

Markham Realty

Page 230

WALKER COUNTY

384± Acres

Property ID: 2268002

Martha Turner Sotheby’s Int’l Realty

Page 231

WALLER COUNTY

24± Acres

Property ID: 2447389

5 Star Country Properties

Page 167

WASHINGTON COUNTY

941± Acres

Property ID: 2302157

Markham Realty

Page 230

WASHINGTON COUNTY

297± Acres

Property ID: 2302194

Markham Realty

Page 230

WASHINGTON COUNTY

70± Acres

Property ID: 2452484

5 Star Country Properties

Page 167

WASHINGTON COUNTY

50.94± Acres

Property ID: 2591846

Martha Turner Sotheby’s Int’l Realty

Page 231

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WEBB COUNTY

MAVERICK COUNTY

UVALDE COUNTY

10,844± Acres | Property ID: 2541837 Republic Ranches Page 174

7,200± Acres | Property ID: 2053854 The duPerier Texas Land Man Page 99

5,753± Acres The duPerier Texas Land Man Page 99

ATASCOSA COUNTY

822± Acres

Property ID: 1631172

Land InvesTex, LLC

Page 121

ATASCOSA COUNTY

445± Acres

Property ID: 2088117

Dullnig Ranch Sales/Kuper Sotheby’s Int’l Realty

Page 128

ATASCOSA COUNTY

297± Acres

Property ID: 2634772

Dullnig Ranch Sales/Kuper Sotheby’s Int’l Realty

Page 128

ATASCOSA COUNTY

276± Acres

Property ID: 2627618

Premier Ranch Properties

Page 255

BEE COUNTY

500± Acres

Property ID: 2505577

Dullnig Ranch Sales/Kuper Sotheby’s Int’l Realty

Page 128

BEXAR COUNTY

145± Acres

Property ID: 2042434

Texas Ranches For Sale

Page 141

COMAL COUNTY

307.5± Acres

Property ID: 2567837

Republic Ranches

Page 177

COMAL COUNTY

70± Acres

Property ID: 2591490

RE/MAX Real Properties

Page 197

COMAL COUNTY

25± Acres

Property ID: 2588024

RE/MAX Real Properties

Page 197

COMAL COUNTY

13± Acres

Property ID: 2537036

Texas Ranches For Sale

Page 141

DIMMIT COUNTY

2,721± Acres

Property ID: 2574738

Dullnig Ranch Sales/Kuper Sotheby’s Int’l Realty

Page 59

DIMMIT COUNTY

696± Acres

Property ID: 2516276

Texas Heritage Brokers

Page 232

DUVAL COUNTY

1,010± Acres

Property ID: 2523210

Texas Ranches For Sale

Page 138

DUVAL COUNTY

540± Acres

Property ID: 1420353

Texas Land Men

Page 107

FRIO COUNTY

1,529± Acres

Property ID: 2639402

The Texas Ranch Company LLC

Page 193

FRIO COUNTY

1,330± Acres

Property ID: 2597132

The Texas Ranch Company LLC

Page 193

FRIO COUNTY

996± Acres

Property ID: 1623357

Phyllis Browning Company

Page 147

FRIO COUNTY

874± Acres

Property ID: 1927119

La Gloria Land Company

Page 236

FRIO COUNTY

510± Acres

Property ID: 2623226

The Texas Ranch Company LLC

Page 192

FRIO COUNTY

158± Acres

Property ID: 2637349

Texas Land Men

Page 106

GUADALUPE COUNTY

300± Acres

Property ID: 2382700

Dullnig Ranch Sales/Kuper Sotheby’s Int’l Realty

Page 132

GUADALUPE COUNTY

107± Acres

Property ID: 1932716

Republic Ranches

Page 179

GUADALUPE COUNTY

35± Acres

Property ID: 2628159

Kuper Sotheby’s International Realty

Page 239

JIM WELLS COUNTY

3,061± Acres

Property ID: 2516047

Republic Ranches

Page 174

JIM WELLS COUNTY

525± Acres

Property ID: 2134648

Phyllis Browning Company

Page 148

KARNES COUNTY

463± Acres

Property ID: 2273995

La Gloria Land Company

Page 236

KARNES COUNTY

66± Acres

Property ID: 1754872

Land InvesTex, LLC

Page 125

KARNES COUNTY

46± Acres

Property ID: 2045561

Land InvesTex, LLC

Page 125

KARNES COUNTY

9.5± Acres

Property ID: 2256247

Land InvesTex, LLC

Page 125

KLEBERG COUNTY

625± Acres

Property ID: 2251167

Ranch Investments

Page 186

LA SALLE COUNTY

2,367± Acres

Property ID: 2464166

Texas Heritage Brokers

Page 232

LA SALLE COUNTY

2,002± Acres

Property ID: 2721874

Hood Real Estate

Page 41

LA SALLE COUNTY

2,002± Acres

Property ID: 1433103

Vester Ranch Sales

Page 185

LA SALLE COUNTY

1,857± Acres

Property ID: 2128155

Texas Heritage Brokers

Page 232

LIVE OAK COUNTY

2,097± Acres

Property ID: 2505595

Dullnig Ranch Sales/Kuper Sotheby’s Int’l Realty

Page 127

LIVE OAK COUNTY

1,642± Acres

Property ID: 2483033

Dullnig Ranch Sales/Kuper Sotheby’s Int’l Realty

Page 128

LIVE OAK COUNTY

32± Acres

Property ID: 1735442

Ranch Investments

Page 186

MAVERICK COUNTY

4,590± Acres

Property ID: 1535349

Dullnig Ranch Sales/Kuper Sotheby’s Int’l Realty

Page 127

MAVERICK COUNTY

1,867.69± Acres

Property ID: 2383252

Texas Ag Realty

Page 240

MCMULLEN COUNTY

1,008± Acres

Property ID: 2101643

Republic Ranches

Page 179

MEDINA COUNTY

3,000± Acres

Property ID: 2588088

Republic Ranches

Page 177

MEDINA COUNTY

725± Acres

Property ID: 1728538

J. Gruber Properties

Page 214

MEDINA COUNTY

721± Acres

Property ID: 2509646

J. Gruber Properties

Page 215

MEDINA COUNTY

602± Acres

Property ID: 2679241

Phyllis Browning Company

Page 143

MEDINA COUNTY

600± Acres

Property ID: 2101469

J. Gruber Properties

Page 215

MEDINA COUNTY

440± Acres

Property ID: 2059607

Texas Land & Ranch Company

Page 116

MEDINA COUNTY

370± Acres

Property ID: 2302049

Texas Land & Ranch Company

Page 115

MEDINA COUNTY

316± Acres

Property ID: 2691297

J. Gruber Properties

Page 215

MEDINA COUNTY

283± Acres

Property ID: 2266738

J. Gruber Properties

Page 214

MEDINA COUNTY

214± Acres

Property ID: 1749504

Texas Land & Ranch Company

Page 116

MEDINA COUNTY

200± Acres

Property ID: 2550942

Texas Land & Ranch Company

Page 116

MEDINA COUNTY

172± Acres

Property ID: 1437574

J. Gruber Properties

Page 215

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128± Acres

Property ID: 2447552

Land InvesTex, LLC

Page 124

MEDINA COUNTY

110± Acres

Property ID: 2100307

Texas Land Men

Page 108

MEDINA COUNTY

100± Acres

Property ID: 2082054

Texas Ranches For Sale

Page 139

MEDINA COUNTY

76± Acres

Phyllis Browning Company

Page 149

STARR COUNTY

695± Acres

Property ID: 2267738

The Texas Ranch Company LLC

Page 194

UVALDE COUNTY

4,223± Acres

Property ID: 1055622

Republic Ranches

Page 178

UVALDE COUNTY

2,268± Acres

Property ID: 2266587

Foster Farm and Ranch

Page 210

UVALDE COUNTY

1,200± Acres

Property ID: 2477134

Dullnig Ranch Sales/Kuper Sotheby’s Int’l Realty

Page 129

UVALDE COUNTY

1,180± Acres

Property ID: 2504067

Land InvesTex, LLC

Page 125

UVALDE COUNTY

1,055± Acres

Property ID: 1720806

Dullnig Ranch Sales/Kuper Sotheby’s Int’l Realty

Page 129

UVALDE COUNTY

790± Acres

Property ID: 2669027

Southwest Land Associates, LLC

Page 242

UVALDE COUNTY

672± Acres

Property ID: 177125

Texas Land & Ranch Company

Page 117

UVALDE COUNTY

500± Acres

Property ID: 1766993

Dullnig Ranch Sales/Kuper Sotheby’s Int’l Realty

Page 129

UVALDE COUNTY

425± Acres

Property ID: 177099

Texas Land & Ranch Company

Page 117

UVALDE COUNTY

384± Acres

Property ID: 1681585

J. Gruber Properties

Page 214

UVALDE COUNTY

333± Acres

Property ID: 1145930

Foster Farm and Ranch

Page 210

UVALDE COUNTY

34± Acres

Property ID: 2053749

Dullnig Ranch Sales/Kuper Sotheby’s Int’l Realty

Page 129

UVALDE COUNTY

10± Acres

Property ID: 2649358

Foster Farm and Ranch

Page 210

UVALDE COUNTY

7.29± Acres

Property ID: 2537031

Land & Ranch Realty

Page 226

WEBB COUNTY

5,600± Acres

Property ID: 1456120

Vester Ranch Sales

Page 183

WEBB COUNTY

4,666± Acres

Property ID: 1999111

Dullnig Ranch Sales/Kuper Sotheby’s Int’l Realty

Page 127

WEBB COUNTY

3,845.15± Acres

Property ID: 1780776

Foster Farm and Ranch

Page 211

WEBB COUNTY

1,232± Acres

Property ID: 2677535

Dullnig Ranch Sales/Kuper Sotheby’s Int’l Realty

Page 127

WILSON COUNTY

521± Acres

Property ID: 2700797

Phyllis Browning Company

Page 145

WILSON COUNTY

257± Acres

Property ID: 2457045

Land InvesTex, LLC

Page 122

ZAPATA COUNTY

1,192± Acres

Property ID: 1925268

Foster Farm and Ranch

Page 211

ZAPATA COUNTY

1,000.34± Acres

Property ID: 2551941

Foster Farm and Ranch

Page 211

ZAVALA COUNTY

1,760± Acres

Property ID: 2549041

Southwest Land Associates, LLC

Page 242

ZAVALA COUNTY

767± Acres

Property ID: 1548861

The duPerier Texas Land Man

Page 102

ZAVALA COUNTY

713± Acres

Property ID: 1927018

Foster Farm and Ranch

Page 210

ZAVALA COUNTY

376± Acres

Foster Farm and Ranch

Page 211

ZAVALA COUNTY

1,300± Acres

The Texas Ranch Company LLC

Page 192

Property ID: 2018310

REGION 7 HILL COUNTRY

GILLESPIE COUNTY

GILLESPIE COUNTY

GILLESPIE COUNTY

100± Acres | Property ID: 2557980 Padgett Real Estate (830) 889–5263

16.8± Acres | Property ID: 2024236 Padgett Real Estate (830) 889–5263

13.68± Acres | Property ID: 2505456 Padgett Real Estate (830) 889–5263

BANDERA COUNTY

1,510± Acres

Property ID: 2686396

Texas Ranches For Sale

Page 134

BANDERA COUNTY

1,350± Acres

Property ID: 2701785

Texas Land Men

Page 106

BANDERA COUNTY

1,330± Acres

Property ID: 2254029

Greg Tom Realty

Page 250

BANDERA COUNTY

1,131± Acres

Property ID: 2090611

Texas Ranches For Sale

Page 136

BANDERA COUNTY

624± Acres

Property ID: 1163912

The duPerier Texas Land Man

Page 101

BANDERA COUNTY

458± Acres

Property ID: 1600901

Texas Land & Ranch Company

Page 116

BANDERA COUNTY

357± Acres

Property ID: 2632705

Meek Ranch Sales

Page 212

BANDERA COUNTY

335± Acres

Property ID: 1547552

Ahern Ranches

Page 69

BANDERA COUNTY

327± Acres

Property ID: 2638313

Texas Land & Ranch Company

Page 113

BANDERA COUNTY

320± Acres

Property ID: 2464187

Phyllis Browning Company

Page 147

BANDERA COUNTY

310± Acres

Property ID: 2629288

Reno Realty Group

Page 182

BANDERA COUNTY

308± Acres

The duPerier Texas Land Man

Page 103

BANDERA COUNTY

306± Acres

Property ID: 2059549

Texas Land & Ranch Company

Page 114

BANDERA COUNTY

304± Acres

Property ID: 2696961

Texas Land & Ranch Company

Page 118

BANDERA COUNTY

304± Acres

Property ID: 2677908

Land InvesTex, LLC

Page 118

BANDERA COUNTY

185± Acres

Property ID: 960021

Texas Land & Ranch Company

Page 115

BANDERA COUNTY

185± Acres

Property ID: 2616944

Land InvesTex, LLC

Page 119

BANDERA COUNTY

185± Acres

Property ID: 2684148

The Texas Ranch Company LLC

Page 194

BANDERA COUNTY

156± Acres

Property ID: 2673076

Ranch Investments

Page 188

BANDERA COUNTY

47.28± Acres

Property ID: 1777300

Land InvesTex, LLC

Page 124

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BASTROP COUNTY

368± Acres

Property ID: 2304504

Phyllis Browning Company

Page 146

BASTROP COUNTY

234± Acres

Property ID: 2455585

The duPerier Texas Land Man

Page 101

BELL COUNTY

1,252± Acres

Property ID: 2267666

Dullnig Ranch Sales/Kuper Sotheby’s Int’l Realty

Page 130

BELL COUNTY

533.77± Acres

Property ID: 1033759

Texas Ranch Brokers

Page 189

BELL COUNTY

168± Acres

Property ID: 2721649

Phyllis Browning Company

Page 149

BELL COUNTY

43± Acres

Property ID: 2326236

Ranch Investments

Page 186

BLANCO COUNTY

831± Acres

Property ID: 1380169

Briggs Freeman Sotheby’s Int’l Realty

Page 153

BLANCO COUNTY

831± Acres

Property ID: 1938852

Dullnig Ranch Sales/Kuper Sotheby’s Int’l Realty

Page 130

BLANCO COUNTY

561± Acres

Property ID: 2553943

Dullnig Ranch Sales/Kuper Sotheby’s Int’l Realty

Page 130

BLANCO COUNTY

400± Acres

Mark Fox Real Estate

Page 241

BLANCO COUNTY

242± Acres

Property ID: 2030397

The Texas Ranch Company LLC

Page 192

BLANCO COUNTY

100± Acres

Property ID: 2660441

Adkins and Associates

Page 159

BLANCO COUNTY

94± Acres

Property ID: 2637578

LANDTX

Page 172

BLANCO COUNTY

77± Acres

Property ID: 2549546

Mark Fox Real Estate

Page 241

BLANCO COUNTY

20± Acres

Property ID: 2382740

Phyllis Browning Company

Page 146

BOSQUE COUNTY

3,745± Acres

Property ID: 1126304

Briggs Freeman Sotheby’s Int’l Realty

Page 153

BOSQUE COUNTY

317± Acres

Property ID: 2718380

Country Connection and Dave Perry-Miller RE

Page 244

BOSQUE COUNTY

80± Acres

Property ID: 2677677

Cobb Properties

Page 248

BURNET COUNTY

2,244± Acres

Property ID: 1751264

Texas Ranch Brokers

Page 190

BURNET COUNTY

1,315± Acres

Property ID: 920666

Texas Ranch Brokers

Page 191

BURNET COUNTY

693± Acres

Property ID: 2614358

Texas Ranch Brokers

Page 191

BURNET COUNTY

640± Acres

Property ID: 2259275

Ranch Investments

Page 187

BURNET COUNTY

414± Acres

Property ID: 1016766

Jim Berry Hill Country Ranch Sales

Page 204

BURNET COUNTY

248.93± Acres

Property ID: 1762622

Texas Ranch Brokers

Page 191

BURNET COUNTY

230± Acres

Property ID: 2611391

Texas Land & Ranch Company

Page 114

BURNET COUNTY

206± Acres

Property ID: 1793932

Jim Berry Hill Country Ranch Sales

Page 204

BURNET COUNTY

182.92± Acres

Property ID: 2450098

Texas Ranch Brokers

Page 190

BURNET COUNTY

178± Acres

Property ID: 1881054

Jim Berry Hill Country Ranch Sales

Page 205

BURNET COUNTY

157± Acres

Property ID: 2636319

Jim Berry Hill Country Ranch Sales

Page 205

BURNET COUNTY

150± Acres

Property ID: 1437571

Jim Berry Hill Country Ranch Sales

Page 205

BURNET COUNTY

103± Acres

Property ID: 1129195

Ranches And Rivers Realty

Page 251

BURNET COUNTY

100± Acres

Property ID: 2016390

Jim Berry Hill Country Ranch Sales

Page 205

BURNET COUNTY

80± Acres

Property ID: 1165846

Jim Berry Hill Country Ranch Sales

Page 205

BURNET COUNTY

70± Acres

Property ID: 2597007

Texas Ranch Brokers

Page 190

BURNET COUNTY

56± Acres

Property ID: 2675806

Jim Berry Hill Country Ranch Sales

Page 204

BURNET COUNTY

46.77± Acres

Property ID: 2251197

Texas Ranch Brokers

Page 191

BURNET COUNTY

30± Acres

Property ID: 1511221

Texas Ranch Brokers

Page 191

BURNET COUNTY

26± Acres

Property ID: 2326687

Ranch Investments

Page 188

BURNET COUNTY

25± Acres

Property ID: 2612631

Texas Ranch Brokers

Page 189

BURNET COUNTY

16± Acres

Property ID: 1868717

Ranch Investments

Page 186

COLEMAN COUNTY

6,200± Acres

Fredericksburg Realty LLC

Page 110

COLEMAN COUNTY

743± Acres

Property ID: 2693249

Liveoak Realtors

Page 254

COLEMAN COUNTY

481± Acres

Property ID: 2658504

Ranch Connection

Page 245

COLEMAN COUNTY

475± Acres

Property ID: 1474874

Texas Sporting Properties

Page 219

COLEMAN COUNTY

351± Acres

Property ID: 917803

Texas Sporting Properties

Page 219

COLEMAN COUNTY

330± Acres

Property ID: 2554714

Texas Sporting Properties

Page 219

COMANCHE COUNTY

1,150± Acres

Property ID: 2045502

Dullnig Ranch Sales/Kuper Sotheby’s Int’l Realty

Page 131

EASTLAND COUNTY

1,193± Acres

Property ID: 2723000

Ranch Connection

Page 245

EASTLAND COUNTY

320± Acres

Property ID: 1666661

Campbell Farm and Ranch

Page 234

ERATH COUNTY

1,500± Acres

Property ID: 1180765

Briggs Freeman Sotheby’s Int’l Realty

Page 157

ERATH COUNTY

1,042± Acres

Property ID: 2526304

Briggs Freeman Sotheby’s Int’l Realty

Page 152

ERATH COUNTY

839.96± Acres

Property ID: 2692695

Country Connection and Dave Perry-Miller RE

Page 244

ERATH COUNTY

737± Acres

Property ID: 2585670

Campbell Farm and Ranch

Page 234

ERATH COUNTY

101.35± Acres

Property ID: 2612531

Cobb Properties

Page 248

FALLS COUNTY

951± Acres

Property ID: 2050591

Briggs Freeman Sotheby’s Int’l Realty

Page 154

GILLESPIE COUNTY

1,318± Acres

Property ID: 1183699

Ranch Investments

Page 187

GILLESPIE COUNTY

950± Acres

Property ID: 2722682

Ahern Ranches

Page 64

GILLESPIE COUNTY

927± Acres

Property ID: 1921310

Texas Land Men

Page 105

GILLESPIE COUNTY

562± Acres

Fredericksburg Realty LLC

Page 110

GILLESPIE COUNTY

520± Acres

Property ID: 1702408

Fredericksburg Realty LLC

Page 110

GILLESPIE COUNTY

490.2± Acres

Property ID: 2670364

Jones Ranch Realty

Page 237

GILLESPIE COUNTY

162± Acres

Property ID: 2267269

Fredericksburg Realty LLC

Page 111

GILLESPIE COUNTY

151± Acres

Property ID: 2696739

Texas Ranches For Sale

Page 134

GILLESPIE COUNTY

131± Acres

Property ID: 1408111

Texas Ranches For Sale

Page 140

GILLESPIE COUNTY

100± Acres

Property ID: 2457271

Reata Ranch Realty

Page 225

GILLESPIE COUNTY

92± Acres

Property ID: 1188067

Greg Tom Realty

Page 250

GILLESPIE COUNTY

65± Acres

Property ID: 2662618

Dullnig Ranch Sales/Kuper Sotheby’s Int’l Realty

Page 132

GILLESPIE COUNTY

61± Acres

Property ID: 1702346

Fredericksburg Realty LLC

Page 111

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28± Acres

Property ID: 2719046

Texas Ranches For Sale

Page 136

GILLESPIE COUNTY

23.18± Acres

Property ID: 2680537

Reata Ranch Realty

Page 224

GILLESPIE COUNTY

21± Acres

Fredericksburg Realty LLC

Page 111

GILLESPIE COUNTY

12± Acres

Property ID: 2686100

Reata Ranch Realty

Page 225

GILLESPIE COUNTY GILLESPIE COUNTY GILLESPIE COUNTY

7± Acres 5± Acres 2.54± Acres

Property ID: 2510364 Property ID: 2457249

Texas Ranches For Sale Reata Ranch Realty Jones Ranch Realty

Page 140 Page 224 Page 237

GILLESPIE COUNTY

City Lot

Jones Ranch Realty

Page 237

HAMILTON COUNTY

2,675± Acres

Property ID: 1725616

Dullnig Ranch Sales/Kuper Sotheby’s Int’l Realty

Page 131

HAMILTON COUNTY

750± Acres

Property ID: 1758832

Dullnig Ranch Sales/Kuper Sotheby’s Int’l Realty

Page 131

HAMILTON COUNTY

434± Acres

Property ID: 2657722

Briggs Freeman Sotheby’s Int’l Realty

Page 155

HAMILTON COUNTY

200± Acres

Property ID: 2267534

Cobb Properties

Page 248

HAMILTON COUNTY

95.66± Acres

Property ID: 2450229

Cobb Properties

Page 248

HAYS COUNTY

855± Acres

Property ID: 2660413

Adkins and Associates

Page 75

HAYS COUNTY

528± Acres

Phyllis Browning Company

Page 142

HAYS COUNTY

42.5± Acres

Property ID: 2572242

Ranches And Rivers Realty

Page 251

HAYS COUNTY

32.56± Acres

Property ID: 2493656

RE/MAX Real Properties

Page 196

HAYS COUNTY

18.50± Acres

Property ID: 2591156

RE/MAX Real Properties

Page 197

HAYS COUNTY

15.61± Acres

RE/MAX Real Properties

Page 196

HAYS COUNTY

12.5± Acres

RE/MAX Real Properties

Page 196

HAYS COUNTY

12.05± Acres

Property ID: 2591654

RE/MAX Real Properties

Page 197

HAYS COUNTY

6.76± Acres

Property ID: 2682950

RE/MAX Real Properties

Page 195

KENDALL COUNTY

3,160± Acres

Property ID: 2705323

LANDTX

Page 168

KENDALL COUNTY

1,053± Acres

Property ID: 2554390

The duPerier Texas Land Man

Page 100

KENDALL COUNTY

801± Acres

Property ID: 2487688

Texas Ranch Land For Sale

Page 202

KENDALL COUNTY

645± Acres

The duPerier Texas Land Man

Page 98

KENDALL COUNTY

621± Acres

Property ID: 2483110

Texas Ranch Land For Sale

Page 203

KENDALL COUNTY

347± Acres

Property ID: 2582837

LANDTX

Page 173

KENDALL COUNTY

247± Acres

Property ID: 2124993

Texas Ranches For Sale

Page 138

KENDALL COUNTY

189± Acres

Property ID: 1696611

Reno Realty Group

Page 182

KENDALL COUNTY

170± Acres

Property ID: 2632445

Texas Ranches For Sale

Page 137

KENDALL COUNTY

127± Acres

Property ID: 2267157

Texas Ranches For Sale

Page 139

KENDALL COUNTY

123± Acres

Property ID: 2031978

Land InvesTex, LLC

Page 120

KENDALL COUNTY

109± Acres

Property ID: 2134647

Phyllis Browning Company

Page 148

KENDALL COUNTY

106.94± Acres

Property ID: 1984932

Kuper Sotheby’s International Realty TX Hill Country

Page 133

KENDALL COUNTY

66± Acres

Property ID: 2042420

Texas Ranches For Sale

Page 140

KENDALL COUNTY

65± Acres

Property ID: 1535363

Texas Ranches For Sale

Page 141

KENDALL COUNTY

51± Acres

Property ID: 2500374

Texas Ranches For Sale

Page 140

KENDALL COUNTY

43± Acres

Property ID: 2507720

Texas Ranches For Sale

Page 136

KENDALL COUNTY

29± Acres

Property ID: 2504920

Land InvesTex, LLC

Page 124

KENDALL COUNTY

8.32± Acres

Property ID: 1670858

Land InvesTex, LLC

Page 125

KERR COUNTY

1,791± Acres

Property ID: 2035263

Hood Real Estate

Page 8

KERR COUNTY

1,205± Acres

Property ID: 2035263

Dullnig Ranch Sales/Kuper Sotheby’s Int’l Realty

Page 130

KERR COUNTY

851± Acres

Property ID: 2689002

Reno Realty Group

Page 180

KERR COUNTY

806± Acres

Property ID: 2118515

Texas Ranches For Sale

Page 138

KERR COUNTY

552± Acres

Property ID: 2053846

The duPerier Texas Land Man

Page 98

KERR COUNTY

431± Acres

Property ID: 1349648

Texas Ranch Land For Sale

Page 203

KERR COUNTY

405± Acres

Property ID: 1064333

Texas Land Men

Page 107

KERR COUNTY

396± Acres

Property ID: 2031761

The duPerier Texas Land Man

Page 97

KERR COUNTY

356± Acres

Property ID: 2100307

Texas Land Men

Page 108

KERR COUNTY

300± Acres

Property ID: 2053842

The duPerier Texas Land Man

Page 102

KERR COUNTY

297± Acres

Property ID: 1729735

LANDTX

Page 170

KERR COUNTY

296± Acres

Property ID: 2033654

Reno Realty Group

Page 180

KERR COUNTY

291± Acres

Property ID: 1023133

The duPerier Texas Land Man

Page 100

KERR COUNTY

287± Acres

Property ID: 2053838

Texas Land Men

Page 104

KERR COUNTY

223± Acres

Property ID: 2540702

Kuper Sotheby’s International Realty

Page 239

KERR COUNTY

200± Acres

The duPerier Texas Land Man

Page 103

KERR COUNTY

172± Acres

Property ID: 2507808

Kuper Sotheby’s International Realty

Page 239

KERR COUNTY

160± Acres

Property ID: 1184449

Reno Realty Group

Page 181

KERR COUNTY

153± Acres

Property ID: 2260333

Texas Ranches For Sale

Page 137

KERR COUNTY

136± Acres

Property ID: 1813113

Reno Realty Group

Page 180

KERR COUNTY

117± Acres

Property ID: 2268335

Reno Realty Group

Page 181

KERR COUNTY

110± Acres

Property ID: 2568570

Texas Ranch Land For Sale

Page 203

KERR COUNTY

108± Acres

Property ID: 2100307

Texas Land Men

Page 109

KERR COUNTY

96.10± Acres

Property ID: 2643668

Jones Ranch Realty

Page 237

KERR COUNTY

69± Acres

Property ID: 1187419

Hood Real Estate

Page 44

KERR COUNTY

62± Acres

Property ID: 2387022

Reno Realty Group

Page 182

KERR COUNTY

15± Acres

Property ID: 2456724

Dullnig Ranch Sales/Kuper Sotheby’s Int’l Realty

Page 132

KERR COUNTY

10.44± Acres

Property ID: 2330758

Meek Ranch Sales

Page 213

KERR COUNTY

4± Acres

Property ID: 2466025

Reno Realty Group

Page 181

KIMBLE COUNTY

793± Acres

Property ID: 920404

Ahern Ranches

Page 68

KIMBLE COUNTY

400± Acres

Property ID: 2612259

Fredericksburg Realty LLC

Page 110

KIMBLE COUNTY

295± Acres

Property ID: 1780873

Texas Ranches For Sale

Page 141

KIMBLE COUNTY

96± Acres

Property ID: 2614363

Texas Ranches For Sale

Page 139

LAMPASAS COUNTY

777.90± Acres

Property ID: 2330001

Texas Ranch Brokers

Page 190

LAMPASAS COUNTY

458± Acres

Property ID: 2585169

Texas Land Men

Page 104

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LAMPASAS COUNTY

167± Acres

Property ID: 2710162

Texas Land Men

Page 105

LEE COUNTY

1,053± Acres

Property ID: 2472282

Republic Ranches

Page 177

LEE COUNTY

403± Acres

Property ID: 2267117

TX Real Estate People

Page 254

LLANO COUNTY

4,500± Acres

Property ID: 2259692

Republic Ranches

Page 177

LLANO COUNTY

180± Acres

Property ID: 2070173

The duPerier Texas Land Man

Page 103

LLANO COUNTY

150± Acres

Property ID: 2581158

Reata Ranch Realty

Page 224

LLANO COUNTY

50± Acres

Property ID: 2698361

Reata Ranch Realty

Page 225

LLANO COUNTY

77 to 250 Acre Tracts

Property ID: 2590573

Texas Land Men

Page 107

MASON COUNTY

1,711± Acres

Property ID: 2616611

LANDTX

Page 171

MASON COUNTY

447± Acres

Property ID: 2382754

LANDTX

Page 170

MASON COUNTY

305± Acres

Property ID: 2696031

Fredericksburg Realty LLC

Page 111

MASON COUNTY

41.15± Acres

Property ID: 2657713

Keller Williams Kerrville

Page 247

MCCULLOCH COUNTY

1,336± Acres

Property ID: 1102637

Texas Sporting Properties

Page 218

MCCULLOCH COUNTY

891± Acres

Property ID: 1181517

Ahern Ranches

Page 68

MCCULLOCH COUNTY

602± Acres

Property ID: 2304582

Texas Ranches For Sale

Page 137

MCCULLOCH COUNTY

461± Acres

Property ID: 2638585

Dullnig Ranch Sales/Kuper Sotheby’s Int’l Realty

Page 132

MCCULLOCH COUNTY

301± Acres

Property ID: 1608212

Frosty Miller Ranch Realty, Inc

Page 233

MCCULLOCH COUNTY

625± Acres

Property ID: 2499700

The Texas Ranch Company LLC

Page 194

MENARD COUNTY

1,844± Acres

Property ID: 1559024

RE/MAX Real Properties

Page 196

MENARD COUNTY

200± Acres

Property ID: 2690947

Land InvesTex, LLC

Page 123

MILAM COUNTY

1,034± Acres

Property ID: 1946013

Briggs Freeman Sotheby’s Int’l Realty

Page 152

MILAM COUNTY

810± Acres

Property ID: 1191122

Ahern Ranches

Page 68

MILLS COUNTY

765± Acres

Property ID: 1923385

Texas Sporting Properties

Page 218

MILLS COUNTY

388± Acres

Property ID: 1720651

Frosty Miller Ranch Realty, Inc

Page 233

MILLS COUNTY

131± Acres

Property ID: 2612183

Frosty Miller Ranch Realty, Inc

Page 233

NAVARRO COUNTY

25± Acres

Property ID: 2571334

Briggs Freeman Sotheby’s Int’l Realty

Page 155

REAL COUNTY

3,100± Acres

Property ID: 2526656

Hood Real Estate

Page 32

REAL COUNTY

2,000± Acres

Property ID: 2638534

Land & Ranch Realty

Page 227

REAL COUNTY

1,650± Acres

Property ID: 2638506

Land & Ranch Realty

Page 227

REAL COUNTY

1,000± Acres

Property ID: 2638546

Land & Ranch Realty

Page 227

REAL COUNTY

828± Acres

Property ID: 1919335

Texas Land & Ranch Company

Page 115

REAL COUNTY

754± Acres

Property ID: 914150

Hood Real Estate

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REAL COUNTY

544± Acres

Property ID: 1886645

Tejas Properties

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REAL COUNTY

500± Acres

Property ID: 2638492

Land & Ranch Realty

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REAL COUNTY

300± Acres

Property ID: 2638537

Land & Ranch Realty

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REAL COUNTY

230± Acres

Property ID: 2638488

Land & Ranch Realty

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REAL COUNTY

203± Acres

Property ID: 2080426

Reno Realty Group

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REAL COUNTY

2.40± Acres

Property ID: 2638534

Land & Ranch Realty

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SAN SABA COUNTY

1,080± Acres

Property ID: 2531031

Texas Sporting Properties

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TRAVIS COUNTY

106.78± Acres

Property ID: 2680299

Texas Ranch Brokers

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WILLIAMSON COUNTY

673± Acres

Property ID: 1815776

Superior Farm & Ranch Realty LLC

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NATIONAL LAND LISTINGS

COUNTIES BY STATE COLORADO

NEW MEXICO

La Plata Mesa Ouray

Rio Arriba Socorro

MONTANA

WYOMING

Missoula

Johnson

LA PLATA COUNTY, COLORADO

88.55± Acres

Property ID: 2052170

Hall and Hall

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MESA COUNTY, COLORADO OURAY COUNTY, COLORADO MISSOULA COUNTY, MONTANA RIO ARRIBA COUNTY, NEW MEXICO SOCORRO COUNTY, NEW MEXICO SOCORRO COUNTY, NEW MEXICO JOHNSON COUNTY, WYOMING

17,480± Acres 1,000± Acres 1,396± Acres 3,400± Acres 44,804.04± Acres 7,520± Acres 8,713± Acres

Property ID: 2714965 Property ID: 2298261 Property ID: 1369130 Property ID: 2679098 Property ID: 2053919 Property ID: 2456080 Property ID: 2572982

Mason Real Estate Inc Tri-County Realty, LLC Hall and Hall Chas S. Middleton and Son Chas S. Middleton and Son Chas S. Middleton and Son Hall and Hall

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