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TEXAS YOUTH HUNTING PROGRAM
TECHNOLOGY CHANGES IN THE LAND MARKET
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Mount Ord r a n c h
15,888± Acres in Brewster County Property ID: 12227331
The Mount Ord Ranch, named after the highest peak of the Del Norte Mountain range, is a true legacy ranch and the epitome of a Far West Texas gem. Springs, sky islands, deep canyons, productive grasslands, a prime location, the Mount Ord Basin and extraordinary diversity are some of the many attributes that set this ranch apart from others.
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MOUNT ORD RANCH
At 6,803 feet above sea level, Mount Ord provides a 360-degree view of arguably some of the most revered landscapes in Far West Texas. On a crystal-clear day, the vistas to the south consist of mesas and peaks such as Elephant Mountain, Santiago Peak, Nine Point Mesa and even the Chisos Mountains in Big Bend National Park.
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M&M RANCH
The 465± acre M&M Ranch, located just 10 miles southwest of Kerrville, provides high-style ranch living with easy access to Hill Country hospitality and convenience.
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T WO C R E E K S R A N C H
Nestled in an ecological transition zone, Two Creeks offers the beautiful live water and legacy oaks of the Hill Country and the varied brush that marks superlative wildlife habitat in South Texas. (following page 48)
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B L AC K W I L LOW R A N C H
With plentiful live water, abundant wildlife, unsurpassed productivity and vistas that showcase New Mexico’s high-desert beauty, the Black Willow Ranch beckons pioneering visionaries. (following page 120)
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LIFESTYLE
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TEXAS YOUTH HUNTING PROGRAM: SILVER ANNIVERSARY OF THE NATION’S GOLD STANDARD
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When it comes to recruiting young people into the ranks of educated, safe and responsible hunters who value private land stewardship, the Texas Youth Hunting Program (TYHP) is the nation’s gold standard—and has been for 25 years.
Tips, ideas and topics in the land industry
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SELLING
DEMAND FOR TEXAS LAND LEADING TO RAPID TECHNOLOGY CHANGES
Gone are the days of limited information related to a specific property or the land markets in general. All aspects of the industry have seen technological impacts.
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PUT YOUR LAND TO GOOD USE
Whether it’s your land—or the land of your dreams—consider how to use your property to your advantage and enjoyment.
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The Lands of America Comparable Sales Quarterly Sales Results
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M A R K E T R E P O RT
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Broker Guide U S E T H I S G U I D E TO F I N D A B R O K E R ! BROKER NAME
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Lee, Lee & Puckitt Ranch Sales and Appraisals
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DBL Real Estate
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Liveoak Farms Ranches Homes
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Meek Ranch Sales
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Foster Farm & Ranch Real Estate
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Ranch Investments
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Fredericksburg Realty Group | Texas Ranch Realty Team
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Ranchland Real Estate
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Hayden Outdoors Real Estate
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Republic Ranches, LLC
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Hodde Real Estate Co
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Riley-McLean Land
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HomeLand Properties
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Sotheby’s International Realty | Martha Turner
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Hood Real Estate Inc
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Swan Land Company
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Hortenstine Ranch Company
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Texas LandMen
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Hunt Real Estate
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Texas Ranch Brokers
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Icon Global
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Texas Ranch Sales, L.L.C. Texas Ranches For Sale
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R U S K
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TX Rec Land Real Estate
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Whitetail Properties Real Estate
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The duPerier Texas Land Man
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hanksgiving is upon us. The Alexander clan has a few traditions we like to practice on Thanksgiving Day. First, invite a stranger to the dinner table. Obviously, Covid put the kibosh on this one last year, but I highly recommend the tradition. A stranger at the table keeps everyone on their best behavior. Second, practice gratitude. Like many families, we go around the table and everyone has to come up with at least one thing they are thankful for. Again, gratitude! I have to confess, I’m a podcast junky. Recently, I was listening to a podcast featuring Stanford Professor and Neuroscientist Dr. Andrew Huberman. Dr. Huberman works with highperformance athletes, CEOs and other professionals in critically complex fields. Regardless of their pursuits, his clients all share one vital daily practice: gratitude.
According to Dr. Huberman, research has found that when we express gratitude, the brain releases a surge of serotonin. Serotonin is the key hormone that stabilizes our mood, feelings of well-being and happiness. In addition, serotonin improves immunity and positively affects other brain systems including spilling over to the dopamine system. Dopamine is a neurotransmitter that plays a role in how we experience pleasure. Serotonin's spillover to the dopamine system restores our optimism and sense of what is possible out there in the world. And all it takes to enjoy the benefits of this serotonin surge is to commit to being consciously grateful for 10 to 60 seconds a day. Just imagine the impact one minute (or less) of gratitude could have on us as individuals and collectively as a society.
Unfortunately, many of us will choose to keep our heads down and immerse ourselves in ever-changing, overly stimulating social media. What we consider a harmless distraction neurologically throws our body into a fight or flight reaction. Instead of experiencing the optimistic, joyinducing effects of serotonin, we fall prey to cortisol, our primary stress hormone that triggers feelings of anger, fear, hopelessness and despair. Sometimes you just have to break away. My wife and I recently took our RV to a secluded spot on South Padre Island for a few days of R&R. We disconnected from social media and strengthened our connection with each other. My friend, who is not afraid to enjoy himself, often reminds me that the purpose of rest and recreation is to "re-create" yourself and to reconnect to God and the people around us. We have to break out of the mental and physical ruts we habitually fall into before they break us. Because of my job, I get to claim home on the range periodically and get out where the deer and antelope play. Not long ago, I toured a large ranch in West Texas. The wide open spaces, rugged mountains, fresh air and sunlight delivered a dose of optimism and reinforced a sense of possibility and opportunity. At the end of the day, we were dirty, dusty and dog tired, but spiritually cleansed and mentally renewed. We were grateful for the real possibility of building a legacy ranch for a family to enjoy for generations.
TOM ALEXANDER PUBLISHER TALEXANDER@LAND.COM
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CONTRIBUTORS
DR. CHARLES GILLILAND
BLAKE FARRAR
Lorie has worked as a writer and public relations practitioner exploring the intersection of agriculture, natural resources and public policy for almost 30 years. She is the president of Woodward Communications and co-owner of The Round Top Register, a regional magazine focused on life in the rolling bluebonnet hills of Central Texas where country meets city. Woodward was reared on a ranch near Lexington, Texas, but now makes her home in Brenham, Texas, with her two children, Kate and Will. Find out more→ RoundTop.com
Dr. Charles Gilliland grew up on a cattle ranch and graduated from Regis College in Denver, Colorado. He 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. Dr. Gilliland is a 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. Find out more→ RECenter.tamu.edu
Blake received a Bachelor of Business Administration and a Master of Real Estate degree from Texas A&M University prior to joining Whitetail Properties Real Estate in 2012. Blake was born and raised in Texas with a long-standing family ranching heritage, a deeply-rooted passion for hunting and fishing and nearly a decade of experience overseeing over 500 ranch transactions. Blake now serves as the Texas Sales Manager for Whitetail Properties and is focused on the leading, training and developing of the growing team across the state. Find out more→ WhitetailProperties.com
The Texas Wildlife Association is a statewide membership organization that serves Texas wildlife and its habitat, while protecting property rights, hunting heritage and the conservation efforts of those who value and steward wildlife resources. The organization’s headquarters office is located in New Braunfels, Texas. Find out more→ Texas-Wildlife.org
Headquartered in Austin, Farm Credit Bank of Texas is a cooperatively owned wholesale bank that is part of the Farm Credit System, the nation’s oldest and largest source of rural financing. It provides funding and services to 14 lending co-ops that finance rural real estate, agricultural production and agribusiness. Find out more→ FarmCreditBank.com
Covering 38 states and counting, Whitetail Properties' team of Land Specialists develops a deep understanding of each property they sell. Founded by hunters, farmers and rural landowners, the expert service Whitetail Properties provides reflects the rural lifestyle that defines them. Find out more→ WhitetailProperties.com
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he Mount Ord Ranch, named after the highest peak of the Del Norte Mountain Range, is a true legacy ranch and the epitome of a Far West Texas gem. Springs, sky islands, deep canyons, productive grasslands, a prime location, the Mount Ord Basin and extraordinary diversity are some of the many attributes that set this ranch apart from others.
At 6,803 feet above sea level, Mount Ord provides a 360-degree view of arguably some of the most revered landscapes in Far West Texas. On a crystal-clear day, the vistas to the south consist of mesas and peaks such as Elephant Mountain, Santiago Peak, Nine Point Mesa and even the Chisos Mountains in Big Bend National Park. The viewshed to the west is equally as impressive and possesses iconic landscapes including Cathedral Mountain and the Chinati Mountains on the far horizon.
Location
The entrance to the ranch is located just 12.8 miles south of Alpine, Texas, on HWY 118 South. The Alpine-Casparis Municipal Airport is just a short 20-minute drive from the ranch’s main gate.
Topography, Rangeland & Habitat
About half of the Mount Ord Ranch is mountainous and foothill terrain, while the remainder is rolling and varied terrain with numerous spectacular canyons and water-cut rock features, including the magnificent Panther Hole.
The mountainous portion of the ranch includes the highest peak of the Del Norte Mountains known as Mount Ord. This peak was named after the great General Edward O.C. Ord (1818–1883) who led large numbers of troops stationed out of San Antonio and patrolled as far as the Trans-Pecos region. The Mount Ord summit is 6,803 feet above sea level and towers approximately 2,000 feet over the floor of the entire ranch. Mount Ord is considered a “cuesta” peak because of its gentle slope on its south-facing side and its extremely steep slope (or cuesta) on the north and east sides. One thousand feet below, to the south of the summit, is Mount Ord Basin. The basin is a stunning hidden valley teeming with native wildlife and a concentration of oak, madrone and pinyon pine woodlands. In addition to Mount Ord Basin, much of the other mountainous portions of the ranch have areas associated with the most desirable types of vegetation found in the Trans-Pecos region: high desert grasslands, oak-juniper-pinyon woodlands and riparian woodlands. Traversing through the south-central portion of the property, in the rolling desert grasslands at the base of the foothills, is Ash Creek. This riparian area is studded with large Emory oaks, cottonwoods, Arizona ash trees, desert willows and other riparian vegetation.
Wildlife
The big game and upland bird populations on the ranch are exceptional. This is in part due to the diverse habitat with many springs, dense riparian areas, mountains, canyons, valleys, boulders and overall thermal cover. Game and other huntable species found on the ranch include mule deer, trophy elk, white-tailed deer, Rio Grande turkey, javelina, feral hogs, mourning dove, blue quail and mountain lion. Non-game species include black bear and Montezuma quail. In fact, word of mouth has it there are upwards of 13 different mature black bears calling the Del Norte Mountains home. Over the years, the owners have taken 350-inch to 400+ inch bull elk and have reported resident populations of elk to be exceptional. . . as seen firsthand on our visits! The ranch uses supplemental feed to support wildlife populations, with protein feeders strategically located across the ranch (all within feeder pens). Seasonal migrations of mourning and white-winged dove and waterfowl also provide wing shooting opportunities.
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The Mount Ord Ranch has several homes and barns all within the headquarters located centrally on the ranch. • Main Home: The 4,420-square-foot main home is a 1950s vintage home with four bedrooms, three-and-a-half baths plus separate guest quarters. Our favorite feature of the home is the sweeping covered porch with spectacular views. • Foreman’s Home: The 1,736-square-foot home has two bedrooms and two baths and is centrally located in the headquarters area. • Bunkhouse: This house is 1,128 square feet and can be used for ranch hands or as a hunter’s cabin. • Horse Barn: 4,000 square feet with eight indoor stalls, two tack rooms, round pen and outdoor stalls and turnouts. • Equipment Barn: This 6,750± square-foot equipment barn provides open equipment storage with a portion closed in, originally built for a helicopter hanger. • Shipping Pens: All pipe constructed, loading chute and annually certified livestock scales. Outside of the headquarters area, there are three additional sets of working pens. The ranch’s road system allows good access throughout the ranch.
Water
The ranch is extremely well watered by way of over a dozen water wells, significant water storage, distribution and delivery points. In addition, there is an abundance of springs (some developed), seasonal Ash Creek, stock tanks and header dams, all providing life-sustaining water for livestock and wildlife alike, not to mention for folks enjoying the headquarters! The southern end of Ash Creek has water pockets even during the dry months and is a great feature to count on. The vast majority of the ranch sits above the Igneous Aquifer. Please contact broker for more information. °
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“The Mount Ord Ranch is a true legacy ranch and the epitome of a Far West Texas gem.”
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hen it comes to recruiting young people into the ranks of educated, safe and responsible hunters who value private land stewardship, the Texas Youth Hunting Program (TYHP) is the nation’s gold standard—and has been for 25 years.
“Our goal was to create a program that gets kids involved in hunting while emphasizing wildlife management and land stewardship,” said Dr. Wallace Klussmann, professor emeritus at Texas A&M University, who has been dubbed “the founder” of TYHP. “Obviously, engaging young people in the outdoors is important because they are the leaders of tomorrow.” By all objective measures, the founding visionaries and successive generations of volunteer leadership have hit their initial targets. Since its creation in 1996 through October of this year, the program has impacted more than 76,000 hunters, parents and volunteers through the 3,518 hunts it has hosted. During that time, 27,250 young hunters have been introduced to safe, ethical hunting and come to understand the value of private land stewardship as more than 700 ranches have opened their gates and shared their wildlife resources. Many ranches hold youth hunts year after year. “Texas has distinct advantages—lengthy seasons, liberal bag limits and passionate volunteers and landowners,” TYHP Executive Director Chris Mitchell said. “Even though most of the land is privately owned, generous landowners let strangers come hunt on their farms and ranches because they care about the future of wildlife and hunting.” A typical hunt begins Friday evening when the youth hunters and their significant adults arrive. (Each hunter is accompanied by one family member or guardian.) In short order, the participants undergo a safety and hunt orientation, a game laws, wildlife management and wildlife identification review, and firearm/ammo inspection. The landowner also shares ranch rules and ranch history before the participants are dismissed to the shooting range where leaders ensure everyone can handle firearms proficiently and safely. While
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there, the leaders deliver some hands-on hunter education and wildlife activities. The youth, their significant adult and a volunteer hunting guide take to the field Saturday morning and evening and again Sunday morning. Youth who successfully harvest game learn how to properly process the meat. On Saturday night, stories and experiences are swapped around a campfire, further initiating the novices into the hunting community. After Sunday morning’s hunt, the participants clean up all evidence of their stay, pack their bags and take their meat and memories home. “Our success is built on our large volunteer base and the support of the hunting community,” said Mitchell, noting no upstart program can hope to operate on TYHP’s scale just relying on paid agency or organization staff from a single organization. “Hunters are keen to pass along the knowledge they’ve acquired about the species they like to pursue and bring new people into the tradition to share their passion.” While the majority of TYHP hunts center on whitetails, landowners across the state have made it possible for the young hunters to pursue a wide variety of wildlife in a wide variety of styles ranging from archery and spot-and-stalk to hunting from stationary blinds. In addition to “everyday” species such as waterfowl, dove, feral hogs and turkeys, TYHP participants can claim coveted spots for “exclusive” species such as javelinas, alligators and pronghorns. One of Mitchell’s favorite TYHP stories centers on the first pronghorn hunt in the Panhandle. Unlike most hunts such as those for whitetails where all of the hunters have the opportunity to bag their game on a single ranch, the first pronghorn hunt required 10 landowners to donate a permit to take one pronghorn per ranch. As conceived, TYHP hunters would be granted a doe permit, but at the organizational meeting conversations took an unexpected turn. “As we were discussing logistics, one landowner said, ‘Ah heck, let the kid shoot a buck’,” Mitchell recalled.
“Before it was over, we had nine buck permits and one doe permit. On the hunt, we converted on nine of 10 permits—and would have been 100 percent but one hunter passed on a buck.” He continued, “Our landowners are exceptionally generous. If they weren’t, we wouldn’t have a program.” Over time, TYHP’s reach has extended beyond the Lone Star State as program leaders have shared the TYHP model with interested agencies and organizations in other states. To date, TYHP has inspired similar education and recruitment programs in Oklahoma, Florida and most recently Tennessee. Initial conversations have also taken place with leaders in Mexico. “When we started TYHP, we knew it was an idea that’s time had come,” Klussmann said.
IN THE BEGINNING TYHP was a natural outgrowth of the Texas Wildlife Association’s (TWA) interest in all things hunting; the association, which now serves as an advocate for not only hunting and wildlife but natural resources such as water and open space as well as landowner rights and conservation education, was founded to defend deer management and hunting. “TYHP arose out of our campfire discussions about getting people involved in the things TWA was interested in,” said David K. Langford, TWA Executive Vice President Emeritus. “I don’t ever recall a time when the notion of recruitment wasn’t part of the discussion; it quickly turned to youth recruitment.” TWA leaders wanted to help bolster declining hunting license sales. License sales, along with taxes on sporting goods, pay for the lion’s share of conservation at the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department, the state agency charged with managing Texas’ fish, fowl and game resources. When TWA pioneers began investigating existing youth hunting programs, they were surprised. “We couldn’t find anything that fit the educationand-mentor centric model that we had in mind,” Langford said.
Once they realized that there was not a model worthy of replication, Klussmann along with other volunteers, including Steve Lewis of San Antonio, cast a wider net and looked at successful youth programs in different disciplines. They identified many key elements, such as hands-on education and motivated adult volunteers, that became cornerstones of the TYHP model within the programs of 4-H. “When we talked with county agents, they overwhelmingly supported the idea of youth hunting, but made it clear that their hands were full with existing programs,” Klussmann said. “We knew we needed to create a standalone program that was education based and diverse but didn’t take a lot of time from a single group of people.” One piece at a time, TYHP began taking shape. It was designed as a partnership between TWA and the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department. Like many programs, TYHP suffered some growing pains in the beginning. Several TYHP executive directors came and went. TWA leadership was in the midst of a talent search when Langford got a scratchy phone call in which a disembodied voice introduced himself as Jerry Warden, a retiring Army Colonel, who was returning to San Antonio. He was en route to Fort Sam Houston from Hawaii and wanted to interview for the job while he was in Texas. “The rest, as they say, is history,” Langford said. “Jerry took it and ran with it, creating the education and mentoring framework, volunteer base, the training materials and everything else that became the foundation of the program.” The proverbial they also say, “The best laid plans of mice and men often go awry,” especially holds true as a team is learning as it goes. Brothers Louis Schreiner and Walter Schreiner were early supporters and hosted one of the first TYHP hunts on the famed YO Ranch near Kerrville. By the brothers’ estimate, they could accommodate 30 young people, and agreed to provide all the food, lodging, guides and other necessities. (This was before an adult was required to attend with their youth.) When the Greyhound bus rolled into the ranch around 11 P.M., a blue norther had dropped Hill Country temperatures to 9° F. The students, who were from balmy Houston, got off the bus wearing shorts and t-shirts. There was not a coat or a pair of long pants in the bunch. Charly McTee, legendary Texas outdoor writer who served as TWA General Manager at the time, called Ray Murski, a stalwart TWA supporter from Dallas, and woke him up. Between 11 P.M. and midnight, Murski acquired 30 sets of insulated boots, coveralls, gloves, as well as hats and sleeping bags—and had them delivered late the next morning, thereby saving the weekend.
“This story just shows how much we didn’t know what the hell we were doing,” said Langford, laughing. “We just knew what we didn’t want to be. . . . We wanted to do something that embraced TWA’s philosophy. . . something that left kids, and later adults, better for the experience.” Early on, the TWA team realized that the parents and guardians were as inexperienced and illinformed about hunting and the outdoors as the young people were. They quickly made it a requirement that an adult must accompany each young hunter, thus doubling the program’s educational impact. “We wanted to create a safe, educational, mentored outdoor education program that kids could ‘oh by the way’ bring their guns and significant adults to,” Langford said. Over time, the TYHP team of staffers and volunteers worked out the kinks. When Warden retired in 2014 and handed the reins to Mitchell, who had been serving as the Operations Coordinator in preparation for taking on the Executive Director role, the model was strong and functional; Mitchell and his team have continued to tweak it so that it is more efficient. Gone are days of registering over the phone. Paper spreadsheets have been replaced by websites, online forms and digital paperwork. While still hands-on, Huntmaster Training no longer requires an entire weekend of travel for volunteers. Manuals that used to take days and big dollars to prepare have been streamlined and digitized. Recently, TYHP has expanded its offerings to include adult mentored hunting. These hunts are targeted to people who, unlike youth, are at a stage in life where they can immediately join the ranks of the hunting community. “Youth have so much more competing for their time these days, so we have to be there when they find us,” Mitchell said. “If they miss us when they’re 9–17, we need to be there when they get interested and are able to go independently.” While TYHP has touched lives and changed perspectives for 25 years, it is still as vital today as it was back in 1998. Hunting license sales are still creeping downward. Groups still actively seek to stop hunting. Thanks to technology and urbanization, people continue to be more removed from the natural world. “If we don’t get young people engaged in conservation, wildlife will have no stewards and no defenders,” Klussmann said. “TYHP is going to be important forever if we want to have wildlife on the land forever. °
TYHP’s Mission THE TEXAS YOUTH HUNTING PROGRAM WAS ESTABLISHED TO INCREASE THE NUMBER OF YOUTHS PARTICIPATING IN WILDLIFE AND HUNTING ACTIVITIES AND TO PROMOTE THE HUNTING HERITAGE IN TEXAS.
T YHP ’S GOALS • To preserve the hunting heritage in Texas for present and future generations • To promote the highest ethical standards in hunting • To give our youth an initial, positive, safe, educational, mentored hunting experience • To teach the basic skills, values, techniques and responsibilities of hunting • To instill in youth a basic understanding of practical conservation measures • To encourage wildlife habitat access, enhancement and management • To develop a closer bond between the youth and “their” adult
For more information about participating in a TYHP hunt or hosting one, see TYHP.org, or e-mail TYHP@Texas-Wildlife.org, or call (210) 930-2177 or (800) 460-5494. WINTER 2021
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STEPHEN TURNER Real Estate Agent & Appraiser Turner Country Properties
Where do you live? Just south of Wichita Falls, Texas Where do you work? Turner Country Properties, officing in Wichita Falls, Texas. We cover several counties across North and West Texas. What drew you to ranch and recreational real estate? After graduating college in 2009, I went to work with my father at Turner Appraisal Company. I obtained my Certified General Appraiser License in 2015 and was primarily appraising farm, ranch and recreational properties. Over time, I grew a passion for land. Shortly after, I obtained my Sales Agent license and began selling land. What makes the corner of the world where you work special? The quality and diversity of land still at reasonable prices. What are the three most important tools in a ranch broker’s kit? A side by side or UTV to be able to efficiently tour properties; MapRight, a high-quality mapping software with endless features; being a creative problem solver. If you could call anywhere on the planet home, where would it be? Wichita Falls, Texas; it’s where I was born and raised. It’s where I live and am raising my family. What’s the most profound lesson you’ve learned from the land or its people? Never judge a book by its cover. There are all different types of land and land owners. Listener or talker? Definitely a listener. If you had one extra hour of time per day, how would you use it? I would spend more time with my wife and three kids. Would you rather be without Internet for a week or your phone? I could live without internet; my phone is a crucial part of my business. If you could give one sentence advice about how to live life, what would that be? Be honest; don’t tell people what they want to hear. Describe your perfect work day. Spending all day touring ranches for the first time, whether they’re new listings or if I am showing to a client. What is your most memorable deal to date? The large sales always stand out. A few years ago, I had a Reverse 1031 Tax Deferred Exchange client with a strict deadline of February 14th. I listed their ranch and had very little interest. We finally were able to get the property into contract the first part of February and closed it on February 14th. Every Valentine’s day I remember this deal.
Learn more about Stephen & Turner Country Properties at TurnerCountryProperties.com
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T EC H N O LO GY C H A N G E S STORY BY BLAKE FARRAR
Technology’s Impact on Rural Real Estate
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en years ago, I was taking a ranch tour with a ranch buyer client of ours on a 1,000± acre ranch in Central Texas and will never forget my experience. Anyone who has been in the business for any length of time will always have great stories to share, but this one particularly stuck with me. The listing broker was one of the nicest, downto-earth brokers I had met up to that point, and he naturally had a knack for a ranch tour full of good stories. While we were touring the ranch in his UTV on a hot, dusty day in August, I brought up a question about a boundary line and asked if he had an aerial map handy that may be different than the one I had brought. His next move is what stuck with me. . . . He proceeded to stop the mule and to draw the approximate boundaries of the ranch with his finger in the dust that had settled on the seat between he and the client. While effective to get his point across, we all had a good laugh as I took a picture of the high-quality aerial map with my cell phone!
For anyone that has bought or sold land more than a couple of years ago, it’s humorous to reflect on the lack of resources and access to information that we all had then compared to what we can get quickly today. Gone are the days of limited information related to a specific property or the land markets in general. All aspects of the industry have seen technological impacts including researching land rights and records, land values, mapping, photography, social media, drones. . . . The list is continually growing and new companies are being formed regularly to change the way we have access to this information. Interactive aerial mapping technology with seemingly endless data layers, aerial drone photos/video, and many robust websites dedicated to rural land values have all fundamentally
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changed the way we view, evaluate, and make decisions regarding rural land. What used to require a property tour and hours of research, now can take place in an instant from the comfort of the home office. The meteoric rise of technology has certainly reached rural real estate markets in a big way and has become even more relevant in the last two years. Alex Gyllstrom, Whitetail Properties’ marketing director, noted that the rural land industry is seeing a massive influx of buyer interest over the last two-plus years. “The digital traffic to these listing websites, as well as our own, has increased greatly with no signs of slowing down anytime soon,” he said. The Texas rural land market continues to show strength, driven in large part by buyers seeking a weekend getaway in the countryside and those who see land as an attractive investment. That’s the consensus from land experts with Whitetail Properties Real Estate, which specializes in recreational, ranch and farm properties. Whitetail Properties Land Specialist Aaron Ablondi, who serves northeast Texas, says many of his clients from the Dallas area are buying a rural tract of land for family recreation, such as hunting and ATV riding, or for hobby farming. “We’re starting to see more sellers because prices have gotten so high,” Ablondi said. “Inventory is starting to build because people are hearing about the premiums being paid for land and are willing to offer their property for sale. Right now is an incredible time for land owners to get a great financial return on their property. It’s worth more now than it’s ever been.” Ablondi said many of
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“The Texas rural land market continues to show strength, driven in large part by buyers seeking a weekend getaway in the countryside and those who see land as an attractive investment.”
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“For those that have not evolved with technology, the day of reckoning is much closer than it once was.”
his clients see investing in land as a hedge against inflation and more volatile types of investments, such as stocks. “It’s not only a more stable alternative, but land is also something they can use and enjoy while they are holding the investment.” Similar trends are being seen by Joey Bellington, broker for Whitetail Properties in Texas. “It’s still very much a seller’s market and values are continuing to go up,” he said. “I’m seeing a huge market for recreational land, especially for smaller acreage tracts with homes.” The opportunity for good appreciation is also a factor. “In some of the hotter markets, clients feel their property value has doubled in the last twoand-a-half to three years,” Bellington said. “What they love is not only land as a financial investment,
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but also the time spent with their family and getting out of the big cities. People have seen what land values have done and want to buy a second place. They see it as one of the best things they can put their money in.”
The Technology Challenge
With overall demand for Texas land higher than it’s ever been and land sales websites experiencing massive web traffic increases within the last two years, the real challenge today becomes how to disseminate such a vast amount of information into a format that is easy to understand for the land buyer and seller. Brought on in-part by the early stages of the pandemic with social distancing and stay-at-home requests, buyers and sellers of land have become more comfortable and knowledgeable about the seemingly endless
amounts of information, options and tools at their fingertips. The understanding and awareness of clients is increasing constantly with the webbased tools and resources. If a brokerage is running their business service focused, this is a positive shift. For those that have not evolved with technology, the day of reckoning is much closer than it once was. “We welcome and encourage more information for everyone involved,” said Alex Gyllstrom, Whitetail Properties marketing director. “We have a responsibility to provide the best viewing and searching experience to accommodate this continually increasing interest in the properties we represent. We want every person involved to have a clear, comfortable understanding of the process and expectations. With more information about
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the transaction process, listings that are available for sale and land value information, the education curve has been shortened and everyone should benefit. The challenge is what to do with all the tech advances and giving it all life in an easily digestible format for the land seller and buyer. All that’s left is for companies like ours to provide buyers and sellers with best experience and service possible.” In a response to this critical demand in the industry, Whitetail Properties recently launched a new website with enhanced features for buyers and sellers of rural land. The site offers interactive property viewing with high resolution, detailed photography and engaging video, as well as informative videos and direct, personal contact with agents specializing in different regions. One of the completely new sections in the recent
renovation is the new Knowledge Center. It provides an entire platform of educational and entertaining content, including engaging video, articles and blogs, about land values, habitat improvement, strategies and much more. The new website is part of a larger initiative to help potential buyers find exactly what they’re looking for more quickly, said Gyllstrom. “Our new website is built in a way that connects with the most popular land listing websites, such as Lands of Texas, Landwatch and Lands of America, in a highly visual and interactive way,” he said. “Our goal is to work with these industry leading sites to provide the best experience possible for anyone looking to buy land, as well as offer the best marketing exposure for our clients listing their property for sale.”
While the days of limited access to land information are far behind us, we can be thankful that so much technology exists at our fingertips to make far more educated and strategic investment decisions than in years past. As the land market and the technology associated with it continues to rapidly evolve, getting connected with a trusted professional in the industry is still as critical as it was 50 years ago to help you navigate the process and sort through the information. Even though the days are long gone of drawing aerial maps in the dust, the simplicity of that is something I will miss. I still plan to take a page from that playbook from time to time to get a laugh or a blank stare. . . but I’ll be sure and quickly follow it up with an iPad displaying the interactive aerial map. °
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Chad Foster Reported Sold Price: $10,341,512 3,189± Acres | Wharton County
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Blaine Covington Reported Sold Price: $11,897,800 12,524± Acres | Wichita County
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Pam Cantwell Reported Sold Price: $11,759,500 810± Acres | Bastrop County
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John Dean Reported Sold Price: $9,500,000 275.29± Acres | Burleson County
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Letisha Scharff Reported Sold Price: $9,100,000 502.45± Acres | Blanco County
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30. Ranch Connection LLC
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Reported Sold Price: $8,811,000 3,204± Acres | Goliad County
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33. Herrin Real Estate LLC
Anthony Simpson Reported Sold Price: $12,562,491 2,688.43± Acres | Milam County
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Tyler Thomas Reported Sold Price: $12,500,000 2,200± Acres | Johnson County
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Ken Hoerster Reported Sold Price: $8,700,000 980± Acres | Uvalde County
Coryann Johnson Reported Sold Price: $8,695,000 185± Acres | Grayson County
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37. Ranchman Properties Team Reported Sold Price: $8,441,146 1,453± Acres | Wise County
38. Republic Ranches, LLC
Reported Sold Price: $8,127,600 3,334.4± Acres | Duval County
39. Burgher-Ray Ranch Sales
Briggs Freeman Sotheby’s International Realty David Burgher & Harlan Ray Reported Sold Price: $8,050,000 160± Acres | Tarrant County
40. Ranchland Real Estate
Reported Sold Price: $8,000,000 1,405± Acres | Callahan County
41. SRC Local Markets, LLC
Jessica Dansby Reported Sold Price: $7,458,000 226± Acres | Grayson County
42. Hortenstine Ranch Company, LLC Blake Hortenstine Reported Sold Price: $7,338,750 1,425± Acres | Robertson County
43. Top Guns Land Co Inc
Keith Robertson Reported Sold Price: $7,077,000 570.66± Acres | Grimes County
44. Jim Berry Hill Country Ranch Sales Reported Sold Price: $7,000,000 517± Acres | Burnet County
45. Texas Ranch Sales, LLC
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46. Republic Ranches, LLC
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Sam Middleton Reported Sold Price: $6,825,000 780± Acres | Palo Pinto County
48. Joe David Yates & Assoc.
Todd Liverman Reported Sold Price: $6,800,000 195± Acres | Kendall County
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Butch Fife Reported Sold Price: $6,375,000 256.78± Acres | Grayson County
Tim Riley Reported Sold Price: $6,300,000 279.27± Acres | Bastrop County
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Mark Connally, Broker & Wallace Rogers, Agent Reported Sold Price: $6,250,000 1,000± Acres | Bastrop County
54. Clark Real Estate Group
John McGuire Reported Sold Price: $6,250,000 86.12± Acres | Parker County
55. Century 21 Harvey Properties Rusty Lowe Reported Sold Price: $6,200,000 1,950± Acres | Red River County
56. Rusk Cattle Company
Jeff Rusk Reported Sold Price: $6,059,800 739± Acres | Lee County
57. Republic Ranches, LLC
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58. Newson Realty
Debra Newson Reported Sold Price: $6,025,000 480.55± Acres | Kendall County
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Pam Cantwell Reported Sold Price: $5,889,012 416.6± Acres | Bastrop County
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Sam Middleton Reported Sold Price: $5,887,500 785± Acres | Erath County
62. The Texas Ranch Company, LLC Johnny Cavazos Reported Sold Price: $5,600,000 1,120± Acres | Atascosa County
63. Ranchman Properties Team
Reported Sold Price: $5,400,000 4,765± Acres | Mitchell County
64. Williams Trew Real Estate
Allen Crumley Reported Sold Price: $5,400,000 261.14± Acres | Palo Pinto County
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Sam Middleton Reported Sold Price: $5,250,000 700± Acres | Erath County
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Andy Flack Reported Sold Price: $5,228,821 2,011± Acres | Trinity County
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Sam Middleton Reported Sold Price: $4,150,000 2,562± Acres | Borden County
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Reported Sold Price: $4,150,000 79± Acres | Comal County
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Charlie Ammann Reported Sold Price: $5,000,000 6.22± Acres | Travis County
Chad Foster Reported Sold Price: $4,920,000 1,640± Acres | Wharton County
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Charlie Ammann Reported Sold Price: $4,099,900 163± Acres | Llano County
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W. Kinsell III Ranch Broker, LLC 74. Dan W. Kinsell III Ranch Broker, LLC 91.DanDan W. Kinsel III Dan W. Kinsel III Reported Sold Price: $4,865,000 695± Acres | Burleson County
75. HomeLand Properties
Andy Flack Reported Sold Price: $4,757,408 620± Acres | Montgomery County
76. LandCap Advisors
Charles E. Cammack Reported Sold Price: $4,757,107 6,884.38± Acres | Val Verde County
77. Superior Land Network
Superior Land Auctions Jenni Winegarner Reported Sold Price: $4,730,000 5,751± Acres | Carson County
78. Star Cross Realty LLC
Tina Seeker Reported Sold Price: $4,591,310 313.4± Acres | Washington County
79. HomeLand Properties
Andy Flack Reported Sold Price: $4,556,618 2,712± Acres | Trinity County
80. Chas S. Middleton and Son
Sam Middleton Reported Sold Price: $4,550,000 364± Acres | Parker County
81. Round Top Real Estate
Reported Sold Price: $4,500,000 176.26± Acres | Washington County
Reported Sold Price: $3,995,000 719± Acres | Frio County
92. Kuper Sotheby’s International Realty Amy Dutton Reported Sold Price: $3,975,000 5.83± Acres | Kerr County
93. Burgher-Ray Ranch Sales
Briggs Freeman Sotheby’s International Realty David Burgher & Harlan Ray Reported Sold Price: $3,975,000 530± Acres | Navarro County
94. Republic Ranches, LLC
Reported Sold Price: $3,956,394 889.07± Acres | Jackson County
95. Joe David Yates & Assoc.
Joe David Yates Reported Sold Price: $3,950,999 818.71± Acres | Kimble County
96. Re/Max Trails West
Connie Luedke Reported Sold Price: $3,950,000 139.46± Acres | Austin County
97. Tommy Simons & Associates, REALTORS Tommy Simons Reported Sold Price: $3,900,000 29.76± Acres | Taylor County
98. Whitetail Properties
Bob MacDougall & Gary McClure Reported Sold Price: $3,863,680 415± Acres | Montague County
82. Coldwell Banker
99. TX Ranches Real Estate
83. Republic Ranches, LLC
100. Joe David Yates & Assoc.
Mark Campbell & Associates Reported Sold Price: $4,350,000 729.12± Acres | Mills County
Reported Sold Price: $4,342,296 983± Acres | Hidalgo County
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Jennifer Cohn Reported Sold Price: $3,800,500 1,268± Acres | Palo Pinto County
Tonya Roberts Reported Sold Price: $3,800,000 1,190± Acres | McCulloch County WINTER 2021
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Feverish Land Market Activity Continues T H I R D Q UA RT E R 202 1 STORY BY CHARLES E. GILLILAND, PH.D.
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reliminary third quarter reports indicate continued growth in sales volume up 31.99 percent to a total of 8,789 sales. However, quarter-to-quarter comparisons suggest that growth slowed from the second quarter 2021 levels, suggesting a deceleration in the feverish pitch of the market. That slowing of the rate of growth may signal some push back on high asking prices, however it may also reflect a shortage of listings. Prices soared an amazing 25.21 percent to $3,725 per acre statewide.
All regions experienced double digit price increases with most regions posting substantial increases in the total acres transferred. Market participants reported an abundance of investmentmotivated buyers competing with recreational buyers and urban dwellers seeking a countryside retreat. In addition, farmers and ranchers have enjoyed increases in commodity prices, fueling demand for cropland. This strong base for demand propelled Texas markets to a new record in total dollar volume at $2.77 billion, a 104.55 percent increase over 2020 third quarter totals. At 743,425 acres, total land transfers increased 63.37 percent. This continues to be one of the most active periods in Texas land market history. The typical size dropped 0.78 percent to 1,236 acres. Panhandle and South Plains: Activity moved up only 9.24 percent, moving prices 12.13 percent higher to $1,257 per acre. This increasing trend resulted from 127.25 percent increase in total acres sold, a total of 137,447 acres. Dollar volume increased 154.82 percent to $179.3 million. Far West Texas: Although activity in the oil patch has picked up, it still has not inspired buyers in this market where total acreage dropped 44.03 percent to 25,068 acres. However, prices continued at unprecedented high levels at $1,608 per acre up 171.62 percent. The number of sales dropped 14.38 percent to 21 sales. The few sales at very high prices makes it difficult to establish reliable pricing information. West Texas: Sales activity increased 52.16 percent with a 12.26 percent price increase to $1,886 per acre. Total acreage sold exploded up 110.05 percent to 196,661 acres, driving a 135.08
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percent increase in total dollar volume to $370.9 million. Extremely strong demand is driving prices higher.
Northeast Texas: Volume of sales expanded 21.47 percent, pushing prices up to $6,245 per acre, a 26.88 percent increase. Total acreage increased 26.09 percent to 93,099 acres. Rising prices and increasing acreage drove total dollar volume up 59.99 percent to $581.4 million. Markets reflect continued strong demand throughout the entire region. Gulf Coast – Brazos Bottom: The volume of sales ramped up 46.64 percent from 2020 with total acres sold increasing 28.24 percent. Prices increased a remarkable 19.25 percent to $7,906 per acre. The high price and expanded total acreage produced a 52.92 percent increase in total dollar volume to $365.7 million.
South Texas: Sales activity increased substantially in the region south of San Antonio, rising 57.12 percent to 806 sales. Prices grew 20.03 percent to $4,627 per acre while total acreage expanded by 102.53 percent to 86,926 acres. This activity drove total dollar volume up 143.09 percent to $402.2 million. Austin – Waco – Hill Country: Prices in central Texas soared 29.25 percent to $5,259 per acre. In addition, sales volume increased 28.95 percent. Strong demand expanded total acres sold by 51.17 percent to 152,745 acres. This activity drove total dollar volume up 95.38 percent to $803.3 million. The Future: The stampede to the countryside continued in the third quarter. Investors joined the throng of buyers motivated by the desire to escape cities. In addition to those buyers, farmers and ranchers also have entered the markets. Many observers fear that market activity at these levels cannot last and some brokers report some reluctance to pay asking prices. Nevertheless, brokers also report multiple offers at prices that exceed asking prices for many properties. Thus, nothing on the horizon points to a diminution in demand for land in the countryside. The coming months will likely see a continuing scramble for land with increasing upward pressure on prices. At some point, this feverish demand may wane, but that time has not yet arrived. °
RKET Texas Rural Land Prices 2010–2021
Changes in Texas Rural Land Prices 2010–2021
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Premier Farm & Ranch Real Estate Brokerage in the Heart of Texas
Hood Real Estate Inc. is a premier farm and ranch real estate brokerage located in the heart of the Texas Hill Country. In 1992, Howard W. Hood founded Hood Real Estate Inc. with aspirations to turn his core family values and passion for real estate into a business legacy. Over the past 29 years, he has established a specialty in premier, live water farms and ranches across the state of Texas, though he has also represented buyers from around the world. Howard’s son, Conner W. Hood, and brother, Jeffrey C. Hood, are also a part of the family business, enabling Hood Real Estate Inc. to expand and continue providing unparalleled customer service to clients around the globe. If you are looking for expertise, diligence, and world class customer service, Hood Real Estate Inc. is the best in the business.
Super A Ranch
1,791 ACRES IN KERR COUNTY $24,900,000
830 896 0510 HoodRealEstateInc.com
JEFFREY C. HOOD
CONNER W. HOOD
HOWARD W. HOOD
727.9 acres medina county $16,500,000 | property# 8335380
Two Creeks Ranch
This wing-shooter's paradise has been used as a corporate retreat to entertain up to 24 people per weekend, but it is equally suited as a private family getaway or a rental property. The ranch can also generate income from wildlife and agriculture, including a 500-tree irrigated pecan orchard.
Two Creeks Ranch, 727.9 acres located just 30 minutes west of San Antonio in Medina County, is a memory-making, live-water destination designed to make family, friends or business associates feel right at home in natural Texas. Three separate ranches were combined to create this wing-shooter's paradise that has been used as a corporate retreat to entertain up to 24 people per weekend. It is equally suited as a private family getaway or a rental property for gatherings such as family reunions or workshops. When guests enter the simple, but elegant front gate on County Road 451, they are struck by the oaklined, chip-sealed Knippa stone driveway and the flanking irrigated pecan orchard with more than 500 productive trees.
the land.
Nestled in an ecological transition zone, Two Creeks, as the name implies, offers the beautiful live water and legacy oaks of the Hill Country and the varied brush that marks superlative wildlife habitat in South Texas.
the production.
Each center pivot covers between 50 and 60 acres. One tract is currently planted in coastal Bermuda to grow horse-quality, revenue-producing hay. The other pivot is planted with sunflowers. The crops could be easily switched to other agriculture products.
the wildlife.
While Two Creeks has been managed primarily for doves, whitetail deer, feral hogs, free-ranging exotics and a variety of varmints, small game and nongame species call the low-fenced ranch home. The ranch includes facilities for the handling and release of game birds.
the lifestyle.
Guests can sharpen their shooting skills at the fivestand skeet range outfitted with six movable trap houses. Once the smoke has cleared, they can congregate nearby at the 945-square-foot Gun Room; it includes a wet bar, drink coolers, a sitting area with a 72-inch TV, gun lockers, WiFi and a built-in sound system. For those who prefer to be outdoors, an 1,850-square-foot covered porch area, located between the Gun Room and the skeet range, is the perfect spot.
727.9 Acres — $16,500,000 Propert y# 8335380
accommodations.
Two identical 3,130-square-foot dogtrot lodges crafted from reclaimed barnwood serve as the main compound's focal point. Each lodge sleeps up to 12 people and features spacious front and back porches. The downstairs encompasses 2,072 square feet and includes four bedrooms with private baths. The upstairs features two king suites with private baths. A short walk brings guests to the well-designed 11,600-square-foot Party Barn that puts entertainment, dining, storage and work space under one roof. Two Creeks' second compound, with two homes and a large storage barn, is just a short drive to the west over improved ranch roads.
infrastructure.
The 5,900-square-foot Maintenance Barn houses a covered game cleaning station, a walk-in refrigerator, freezer, restrooms and additional storage. The 800-square-foot Laundry Building is conveniently located near the dogtrot lodges and Party Barn. The main compound also has 3,000 square feet of covered parking. The ranch driveway is chip-sealed Knippa stone; all of the other ranch roads are caliche or improved, built-up dirt roads. The Hangar Barn, located at the second compound, provides storage. All furnishings with the dogtrots as well as the entertainment area and commercial kitchen transfer with the sale. Claim Two Creeks for yourself. It's a one-of-akind destination for making memories that will color your world in the shades of natural Texas.
the water.
Verde Creek, which is a year-round creek, courses through the ranch for about one-half mile on the east, providing private access to both banks. Hondo Creek runs along the south border for more than half a mile. A seven-acre lake is stocked with bass, perch and forage fish for angling fun. In case guests prefer to swim, carefully stacked native rocks create a diving platform. Groundwater is also plentiful. Two Creeks Ranch has four water wells: one is an Edwards Aquifer irrigation well that supplies the two center pivots; one is a high-flow domestic well that can support irrigation; and the other two are domestic wells. Rights to 60 acrefeet of Edwards Aquifer water transfer with sale of the ranch.
727.9 acres | medina county | $16,500,000 | property# 8335380 Learn more at HoodRealEstateInc.com
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High-Style Ranch Living
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he 465± acre M&M Ranch, located just 10 miles southwest of Kerrville, provides high-style ranch living with easy access to Hill Country hospitality and convenience.
Crystalline water, cypress-lined creek banks and groves of pecan and walnut trees with hidden clearings bedeck the landscape. The land includes both spectacular hills and open pastures, all easily accessible by good ranch roads. Numerous springs bubble up from the ground, several impoundments deliver abundant surface water, and a water well with a submersible pump offers additional water for the plentiful wildlife or livestock.
The amenities at the M&M Ranch were designed to celebrate the outdoors. A spring-fed swimming pool and waterfall is the perfect way to while away warm afternoons and summer evenings. A stateof-the-art outdoor kitchen as well as a large outdoor fireplace and a fire pit set the stage for the ultimate in casual dining. The expansive, elevated cherrywood deck that stretches across the back of the three-bedroom, 3.5-bath house provides a seamless transition between outdoor and indoor living. A processing barn boasts both a walk-in cooler and walk-in freezer. There are also two equipment barns, a horse barn and livestock pens. The M&M Ranch is carved from the original Lacy Ranch and is a special place with a special story. Home to the Lacy Oak and birthplace of the Blue Lacy, the Texas state dog, each owner has added a new chapter in the ranch’s history. Write your life here. Leave your mark on the land, because it will surely leave its mark on you. °
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8,100 Acres
camaraderie & privacy.
Jim Hogg & Starr Counties
Estrella Ranch 8,100 Acres — $28,000,000 Property# 30 61902 Recent price reduction. With its combination of rugged South Texas brush and grassland savannahs, the Rancho Estrella, located 42 miles southwest of Hebbronville, is like two ranches in one. Encompassing approximately 8,100 acres in Jim Hogg and Starr Counties, the ranch provides incredible hunting and superlative privacy for its owners and their guests. Water for wildlife and livestock is plentiful. The Rancho Estrella has nine water wells, two of which are run on solar pumps and the remainder on electric submersible pumps. There are also four stock tanks, three of which are supplemented by water from the wells; the other relies on rainwater. Plus, there are more than 30 wildlife waterers scattered throughout the property.
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Managed for wildlife for almost three decades, the Rancho Estrella is home to white-tailed deer, bobwhite and scaled quail, Rio Grande turkeys, javelina, dove and feral hogs. While quail hunting occurs regularly on the ranch, the native population has been supplemented with pen-raised birds to keep the numbers stable. In addition to healthy populations of native game, the ranch has a full complement of desirable exotics: sable antelope, scimitar-horned oryx, axis and zebras, blackbuck, aoudad, eland, buffalo, addax, gemsbok, blesbok and warthogs. In addition to wildlife, the ranch is well-suited for cattle. Rancho Estrella is designed to entertain large numbers of family, friends, colleagues or clients, providing opportunities for both camaraderie and privacy. There are two separate compounds to house guests, one in the Brush Pasture and one in the House Pasture. At each location, there is a combination of a main lodge as well as apartments and casitas. The ranch’s infrastructure is also designed to support ranch work and entertaining. The ranch has been both a hunting destination and a corporate retreat. If the new owner chooses, Rancho Estrella could easily be transformed into a commercial hunting operation. Brush country. Grassland savannahs. Camaraderie. Privacy. Rancho Estrella provides an opportunity for the best of all worlds.
LoMaRo Ranch
925 Acres
huge commercial potential.
Austin & Fort Bend Counties
LoMaRo Ranch, which straddles the Austin and Fort Bend county line, is a productive, diverse, Texas-sized ranch with huge commercial potential. The 925-acre ranch is located less than an hour southwest of downtown Houston near Wallis. Brazos River frontage and fronts Highway 36 for seven-tenths of a mile. An active railroad, a
perpetually
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crossing,
parallels Highway 36 adding another appealing commercial feature. livestock,
wildlife
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commercial investment, the potential is limitless. While LoMaRo is convenient to urban amenities, its a world away when it comes to privacy. The stars still shine big and bright here. Tracing its lineage to the original Stephen F. Austin land grant, the low-fenced ranch has been in the current family since 1871. Early on, some fields were broken out for cotton
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coastal Bermuda pastures and hay meadows. Here, the terrain includes flat meadows and The back portion slopes down into the rich Brazos River bottom. Legacy oaks, pecans and cottonwoods provide shade. Native grasses and brush create superlative wildlife habitat. While the ranch has not been actively managed for wildlife, game abounds. The ranch has never
For a discerning buyer interested in agriculture and
The front portion of the ranch features improved
rolling hills.
The ranch includes more than 1.5 miles of
with
has been cross-fenced into six separate pastures.
been hunted commercially. White-tailed deer, migratory waterfowl, feral hogs and sandhill cranes, as well as small game, are plentiful. Quail have also been spotted. Diversity. Productivity. Proximity. Privacy. Access. Convenience. History. Water. Wildlife. Livestock. Endless opportunities. LoMaRo Ranch is home to it all. Claim its abundance for yourself.
fields, but the LoMaRo Ranch has been a working cattle ranch throughout much of its multigenerational history. Traditional ranch roads provide easy access to the entire ranch which
925 Acres — $8,200,000 Property# 9623553
191 Acres
live water.
Medina County
Verde Creek Farm 191 Acres — $2,101,000 Property# 7971688 Located 30 minutes west of San Antonio, the 191± acre Verde Creek Farm in Medina County offers the best of Hill Country living within easy reach of big city amenities. To make access easy, the ranch fronts on FM 2676. With 1,893± feet of Verde Creek, the low-fenced ranch is home to the sparkle and splash of live water. Overall, the terrain is very gently rolling with several cultivated fields. The fields could be converted to food plots to supplement the native whitetails and dove. In addition to the existing farmhouse, there is an old Alsatian rock house dating to the late 1800s on the property; both could be renovated to modern standards, or a new dream home could be built on sites throughout the ranch. In addition, the ranch includes a small barn with an attached carport and one water well with a submersible pump as well as two Yancey water meters to supply the property.
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388.83 Acres
opportunity on a rare scale.
Kimble County
P. Bode Ranch 388.83 Acres — $2,644,044 Property# 12465498 The P. Bode Ranch offers Hill Country living on a scale that is increasingly hard to find. Although most Hill Country ranches of this size are far off the beaten path, access to the P. Bode Ranch is easy, with the entrance being six± miles from the intersection of I-10 and US-290. The ranch is within easy reach of the small-town amenities of Fredericksburg, Junction and Kerrville, and both Austin and San Antonio are 90± minutes away. The gently rolling hills, covered with native grasses, live oak and cedar, provide a blank canvas of opportunity. Stunning views abound. While it has been used primarily as a
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cow-calf operation, the ranch is home to a variety of native wildlife. A water well with an electric pump and a concrete holding tank serve the needs of livestock and wildlife. For those looking to create a one-of-a-kind life against the beautiful backdrop of the Hill Country, the P. Bode Ranch offers the opportunity on a rare scale. Additional acreage can be purchased at the same price per acre, $6,800.
154 Acres — $1,995,000 Property# 11799878 Looking for your own glorious piece of the Hill Country? Look no farther than this 154± acre ranch, located just five minutes from the Hunt Store in the river-crossed
154 Acres
heartland of Kerr County. Used as a recreational ranch, the high-fenced property is home to a host of exotics as well as native game. The topography has
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just the right rough edge. Hills, covered with a mix of oak, juniper and native brush, rise, flatten and then fall into the draws below. An expansive swimming pool, complete with a sprawling deck perfect for soaking up the sun and the views, is located near the 3,000± square-foot main house. A second 1,700± square-foot house is suitable for guests or staff. The ranch boasts a traditional “big red barn” as well as a pole barn with nine horse stalls. Two water wells supply the ranch’s domestic and livestock needs.
Davis Ranch 92.83 Acres — $1,067,545 Property# 12644008
92.83 Acres
elbow room & accessibility.
Fayette County
Located on 92 acres in the heart of Texas’ “other Hill Country,” Davis Ranch offers country-size elbow room with easy access to small town charm and big city amenities. Davis Ranch, situated near the small community of Cistern in Fayette County and held in the same family for more than six decades, fronts Texas Highway 95. Majestic live oaks stand sentinel over the ranch’s front section where the native brush has been selectively cleared to encourage native grass to grow. The remainder of the ranch boasts untouched wildlife habitat, including scattered post oaks and mesquites. The elevation starts low and gradually rises, creating an ideal home site with an enviable view. Electricity and other utilities are readily accessible. Two ponds provide water for livestock and wildlife. Neither pond, in the family’s collective memory, has ever gone completely dry. Several years ago, the ponds were cleaned and deepened. Now they are primed for stocking which will add an angling option to the land’s outdoor recreational opportunities. While the ranch has been used primarily for livestock, white-tailed deer and feral hogs call Davis Ranch home, and a family friend harvested a large 11-point buck in 2020. The traditional barbed wire fences are in good condition. A vintage,non-functional windmill serves as reminder of an earlier, simpler time. For those looking for elbow room and accessibility, Davis Ranch offers a blank canvas of opportunity.
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PUT YOUR LAND TO GOOD USE From raising longhorns to growing grapes to producing olive oil, three Texas landowners find different ways to enjoy and profit from their land. STORY BY J. HUNTER
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o you find yourself scanning the property listings on Land.com? Maybe you’re eying the stunning ranches in the Texas LAND ads. Or perhaps you already own your perfect piece of Texas.
Whether it’s your land—or the land of your dreams—consider how to use your property to your advantage and enjoyment. Putting the land into agricultural production or following an approved wildlife management plan can significantly lower property taxes. In many cases, it also can support the ecology of the region. With a special use valuation, the land is appraised based on its productive agricultural value, rather than its market value. While many new landowners lease their land for livestock or hay production, others opt to launch an agricultural enterprise themselves. Following are stories of three Texas families who are putting their land to agricultural use in innovative ways they hadn’t considered until just a few years ago.
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Trading the Suburbs for Longhorn Cattle & Rural Living Dean Whitlock used to commute two hours from the Dallas suburbs to his stone business in Erath County west of Fort Worth. Not anymore. Now he and his wife, Sandra, raise longhorn cattle on a ranch they purchased near the quarry. And they don’t miss big-city conveniences one bit. “We’ve even decided we don’t need to travel,” Dean says. “Our place is pure paradise to us.” The couple made the move after becoming empty nesters in 2016. Following a long search, they found 250 acres that featured grassy pastures and stunning views. It also included two houses, two barns and a swimming pool. AG LENDING SPECIALIST At first, they considered a traditional bank loan. Then they heard about a lender that specializes in agrelated financing. “A commissioner here recommended Lone Star Ag Credit,” Dean says. “We closed on the land in March 2017. The next year, when we built our new modern ranch-style home, Lone Star was there for us.” The Whitlocks returned to the rural lending cooperative again in 2020, when they bought 50 adjoining acres. “Everyone at Lone Star Ag Credit is so welcoming and enthusiastic,” he says. “They’re genuine folks who want to help people accomplish their dreams.” SUPERIOR LONGHORN HERD To keep their land in agricultural use and retain their ag-use property tax valuation, the Whitlocks decided to raise longhorn cattle. The Texas icons are prized for their extremely long horns, which can measure 90 inches or more from tip to tip. They’re docile, tough cattle, too. In June 2017, the Whitlocks bought six registered Texas longhorns. Intent on developing a superior herd, they researched the longhorn cattle business and hired a consultant. Today their herd of 60 longhorns boasts high-quality genetics. The Whitlocks have already earned a reputation as outstanding breeders, having won the Texas Longhorn Breeders Association Grand Champion Female Award in 2020 and other awards. “Longhorns are seeing a huge renaissance in activity and prices,” Dean says. “It’s exciting to be a part of that. We also love the camaraderie in this business.”
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A MAGNET FOR FAMILY Slower-paced days and wide-open spaces on the couple’s ranch convinced family members to leave the suburbs, as well. Today, two of their children, Sandra’s parents and two of Dean’s siblings either have homes on the ranch or live nearby. “As a big family, we get together three or four times a week to share a meal or play games,” Dean says. “The country lifestyle is so powerful, real and enriching. It makes all the difference in the world. Sometimes I can’t believe we ever lived in the city.”
Growing Grapes and Making Wine in Ranch Country The Roper family of Muenster, Texas, proves what one can accomplish with the right land and the right vision. In their case, they’re intent on adding their 4R Ranch Vineyards & Winery to the list of popular U.S. winery destinations. Located 90 minutes from downtown Dallas, 4R Ranch is set on nearly 1,200 acres that offer perfect grape-growing conditions and scenic vistas overlooking the southern Red River Valley. Waco dentist W.C. Roper and his wife, Suzanne, purchased the property in 1992, along with sons Walt and Chris, who today run 4R with their wives, Nicole and Nan. REPURPOSED RANCHLAND For 18 years, the family leased the rolling land for cattle ranching. Then, in 2010, they decided to put the property to greater use. They converted three acres to a vineyard, planting two acres of cabernet sauvignon and an acre of viognier grapes. Despite droughts, the ranch’s irrigation system and North Texas location have kept the vineyard thriving. And the Ropers plan to add more grape production.
says. “But to build a winery and tasting room would obviously require a large outlay of cash.” FINANCING FOR A WINERY While attending a Texas Wine and Grape Growers Association conference, Walt and Chris met lenders from Texas Farm Credit. That chance meeting led to a loan to construct the winery’s buildings. “The Texas Farm Credit loan officer working the booth was very knowledgeable about vineyard and winery finance,” Walt says. The winery, which opened in 2016, features a tasting room with a deck overlooking the river valley. Inside is the Vineyard Flea Boutique. The Ropers restored a historic hay barn, turning it into a wine production building and special-events center. They also converted an existing home on the property into a guesthouse for weekend stays. Each family member plays a role in the business. Walt oversees daily operations, while Nicole manages the tasting room, store and events. Chris designs the wine labels and builds lighting, signage and retail fixtures. Suzanne—“the grape boss”—keeps vigil on the vineyard so the younger generation can focus on their Dallas careers. EXTRA REVENUE SOURCES Today, 4R Ranch is a diversified agribusiness that includes cattle ranching and deer-hunting leases. In addition, seven wind turbines generate royalties from an energy company. Mountain biking and outdoor concerts bring extra income, as well. Ultimately, though, it’s about the grapes. “We are blessed with really good topography, and we have put a lot of money and thought into our architecture,” says Walt. “And having hired an experienced winemaker, we are producing some great wine.”
Producing a New Kind of Oil in South Texas The South Texas brush country is a hotbed for oil and natural gas production.
What excites the family most, though, is the property’s potential to become a vineyard destination for weddings and special events.
Now Stephen Coffman and his sister, Mary Rose, and her husband, Michael Paz, are producing another type of oil on their former cattle ranch— Texana Brands olive oil.
“We knew we could be a more commercially viable operation if we sold the wines and hosted events such as weddings,” Chris
“We wanted to do something to put the land back into production and have something to pass on to my daughter and my brother-in-law’s kids,” Michael says. “But we didn’t want to do anything typical.”
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LARGEST TEXAS GROWER AND BOTTLER In 2012, they planted 7,000 olive trees on the 128-year-old ranch between San Antonio and Laredo. But that wasn’t sufficient. “We did our research and traveled to California and Australia, both major players in the olive oil industry,” Michael says. “We quickly found that those 7,000 trees weren’t a big enough operation to compete, so we planted an additional 23,000 trees the next year.” They now manage more than 100,000 olive trees on the 150 acres known as Texana Olive Ranch, and they are the largest grower, buyer and bottler of Texas olive oil. Their extra virgin and infused olive oils are marketed under the Texana Brands label. “We didn’t plant everything at one time,” Michael says. “We planted some in the spring, some in fall, some this year, some that year—we even skipped a year. We’re always going to have something to harvest.” The ranch’s location is a major advantage, offering cool winters while avoiding extreme weather. GROCERY, ONLINE AND RESTAURANT SALES To harvest a crop each fall, the family uses an adapted grape harvester that shakes the olives off the tree and sends them to a mobile olive mill. The mill presses and pulverizes the whole olive—flesh, skin and pits—into a paste. Next, water and oil are removed from the paste. The oil is then transported to the family’s production facility in Kyle, where sediment is removed. Some of the product is infused at this stage, creating flavored oils such as roasted garlic, smokey mesquite and fresh jalapeño. Texana Brands olive oil is sold online, through Brookshire Grocery Company stores and in numerous restaurants and boutiques. TEXAS OLIVES VERSUS MEDITERRANEAN Michael, vice president of the Texas Association of Olive Oil, also promotes and sells the oil at fairs, trade shows and stock shows. “It’s our hope that Texana’s crop will show the industry that commercial tonnage can be grown outside of a Mediterranean climate,” Stephen says. “The extra virgin olive oil produced here can hold Texas a spot on the top shelf with the best olive oils.” Capital Farm Credit, which finances the ranch’s operating expenses, applauds the leadership shown by Texana Olive Ranch—one of about 150 olive growers in the state. “We support all types of agricultural enterprises, and we’re excited to see that olives are another viable crop for this area of Texas,” says Debbie Martinez, relationship manager in Capital’s Jourdanton credit office. ° Submitted by Farm Credit Bank of Texas—FindFarmCredit.com
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Rarely in such a spectacular county does an offering as unique as this ranch become available. This part of the state is known for its rolling hills, excellent water features and big views overlooking cattle lowing in the distance. The Clear Branch Ranch is truly a one-ofa-kind opportunity to own one of the larger tracts in the county and currently one of the largest listings in the Central Texas/Northern Hill Country region. This exceptional property is a prime example of your traditional Texas Hill Country cattle ranch with all the native habitat for wildlife to flourish. The ranch features a varied terrain, breathtaking views, a 35-acre private lake, 20 additional stock ponds, multiple homes, high game fencing surrounding the entire perimeter of the ranch and cross fencing for livestock. A property this rare must been seen to be truly appreciated.
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El Indio Cage Ranch This heritage cattle & hunting ranch has been owned and operated by the same family since 1939 15,963± ACRES IN MAVERICK COUNT Y • PROPERT Y ID: 11758395
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James River Ranch Historic headquarters, grand oaks and spring-fed creeks are highlighted by the James River 6,243± ACRES IN MASON COUNT Y • PROPERT Y ID: 12126567
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BLACK WILLOW RANCH WITH PLENTIFUL LIVE WATER, ABUNDANT WILDLIFE, UNSURPASSED PRODUCTIVITY, AND VISTAS THAT SHOWCASE NEW MEXICO'S HIGH-DESERT BEAUTY, THE BLACK WILLOW RANCH BECKONS PIONEERING VISIONARIES JUST AS IT DID IN 1862 WHEN ENOCH TIPTON STAKED HIS CLAIM. — For more than 150 years, each succeeding landowner has burnished the rare jewel, enhancing its natural features and its infrastructure. Today, the 7,371± acre ranch, located in Mora County just 16 miles from Las Vegas, New Mexico, is one of the finest ranches in the Land of Enchantment. The diverse, mid-sized ranch is surrounded by large ranches, ranging from 40,000 acres to 90,000 acres, stewarded by conscientious managers who are also good neighbors. Black Willow Ranch is—and will remain—cowboy country.
LAND & WATER The Sangre de Cristo Mountains rise on the horizon, forming the ranch’s ruggedly beautiful backdrop. The elevation of 6,000–7,000 feet ensures a temperate climate year-round and perfect weather to explore the bottomlands, fields, foothills and canyons that define the landscape. The Mora River meanders through the ranch for about four miles, providing private access to both banks. The banks are stabilized with the namesake willows and 150-year-old cottonwoods as well as cool-season grasses such as orchard, broom and Timothy. Reclamation work and riparian fencing protect the water quality, which, thanks to 1,000 acre-feet of senior water rights, is used to irrigate about 330 acres of meadows and pastures for wildlife, cattle and horses. The irrigated land produces grazing, hay and food plots for elk and deer. In dry country, water means life. Both livestock and wildlife benefit from the extensive water distribution system that includes gravity flood, gated pipe, custom check gate, pipeline systems, the historic 3.6-mile Tipton irrigation ditch and 20 dirt tanks. Tipton Creek also courses through the ranch. More than 5,000 acres of upland pastures feature high-protein grasses including black grama, bluestem and Buffalo grass, mainstays of productive, native shortgrass prairies. As the elevation rises, the grassland transitions to stands of juniper, Ponderosa pines and piñon pines that provide shelter for wildlife and stunning seasonal color. Miles of all-weather roads and three bridges rated at 70-tons cross the Mora River, making the headquarters and all corners of the ranch easily accessible year-round.
WILDLIFE Abundant food, water and shelter/habitat equals abundant wildlife. Black Willow Ranch, located on a historic wildlife corridor, is home to an elk herd that at times numbers up to 800. The herd regularly produces bulls in the 320-inch to 360-inch class, and 400-inch bulls are not unheard of. As just one example of the attention paid to wildlife, Black Willow’s fences include pipe elk crossings, sited at critical points on their path. The crossings allow the elk calves, which are often born on Black Willow’s meadows, to crawl under the ranch’s fences. Because the calves can travel freely, the adults jump the fences at the intermittent crossings instead of pushing their way through them, saving both money and maintenance headaches and keeping animals safe from injury. Other game species include mule deer, white-tailed deer, upland game birds such as wild turkey as well as migrating waterfowl. Beavers, badgers, bobcats and the occasional black bear or mountain lion are just a few of the ranch’s other wild denizens.
CATTLE & HORSES Throughout history, Black Willow Ranch has been known as a source of outstanding cattle and athletic horses, even serving as an offseason turnout and layover for international polo horses. Today, heritage practices blend seamlessly with modern, convenient, practical and wellplanned livestock handling facilities including pipe shipping pens, corrals with scales and a loading chute. Historically, the ranch has been used as a cow operation, but today, the land benefits from a seasonal yearling operation that utilizes a planned grazing system to maintain and reinvigorate the rangelands. The equine facilities are equally fine. The custom-fabricated, stuccoed main barn features 12 stalls, tack rooms as well as a bunkhouse apartment. Seven horse-fenced, irrigated turnouts round out the offerings. Horses can be put through their paces in the 220’x300’ lighted roping arena, 120-foot round pen/arena or the 50-foot colt pen/arena. Other ranch infrastructure, all stuccoed in territorial style, includes equipment barns, a utility shop and a hay barn.
LIFESTYLE & LIVING Arguably Black Willow Ranch's heart is its historic headquarters, where the Tipton House, which began as a log cabin and as the family's wealth increased morphed into a traditional adobe, and the triple-adobe, gambrel Tipton Barn stand sentinel as they have since 1862. The two structures, painstakingly restored, earned a national historic preservation award—and set the tone for the ranch's architecture. Completed in 2015, the La Jara House now serves as the owners' residence. Built in the territorial style to reflect time and place, the custom home emanates simple, ranch elegance. Touches such as diamond plaster interior walls, imported Italian light fixtures and wide-plank Douglas fir floors elevate the home far beyond the ordinary. A nearby flagstone outdoor living area and well-designed landscaping just extend gracious living outdoors. A spacious ranch dining hall and game room as well as the BW Cantina and "El Bar" expand options for entertaining family and friends. The 2,800± square-foot Ridge House features three bedrooms, 2.5 baths and stunning views. The Roundhouse accommodates staff. While life indoors is comfortable and tasteful, life outdoors is invigorating and fun-filled. Regardless of the season, life on the Black Willow is best enjoyed outside. Kayak under the Mora's canopy of deep shade. Rope, ride and wrangle for sport or alongside the cowboys on spring and summer roundups. Hike or saddle your favorite horse to ride the endless trails. Hunt big game in the high country or test your skills against upland birds and waterfowl. Keep your aim true at the long-range rifle range, the pistol range or the nearby Valmora Butte Trap and Skeet Range. Hop in the car and within 90 minutes or less arrive at one of New Mexico's ski slopes: Taos, Ski Santa Fe, Ski Sipapu, Angel Fire or Red River. Coming and going by plane is easy, too. Nearby Las Vegas has a private FBO and a 5,000-foot airstrip. Of course, Santa Fe and Albuquerque have commercial airports. Property ID: 11203037 History. Home. Wildlife. Water. Land. Livestock. Life. Real living. Black Willow Ranch has it all—and it can be yours. — To stake your claim on one of the finest ranches in New Mexico's acclaimed ranching history and experience Black Willow Ranch for yourself, contact Icon Global at 214.855.4000. The ranch is listed for $16 million.
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THREE WATERS RANCH 195± Acres in Gillespie County | Property ID: 12157957 | $8,150,000 Three Waters Ranch is one of the most well-rounded properties available in all the Texas Hill Country. A stunning home overlooks highly-sought-after Honey Creek which meanders through the ranch with large native pecans lining its banks. Impressive topographical features, intermittent springs, and views that command your attention elevate this ranch to a category of its own. Located within 10 minutes of Fredericksburg, Texas, this is a must-see property!
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BOND RANCH 2,682± Acres in Sutton County | Property ID: 10959545 | $7,500,000 Comprised of 2,682± acres, the Bond Ranch has been improved and managed with the utmost attention to detail. The main lodge and hunter’s quarters were designed for entertaining, and the ranch is very well suited for a family or corporate retreat. The ranch is home to the world record axis buck taken in 2015, which scored a Gold Award 180 inches, as well as the sixth-place axis buck that was harvested in 2019. Large groups of axis deer are commonly seen throughout the ranch.
MOJO RANCH 1,008± Acres in Wilson County | Property ID: 10606905 | $6,495,000 The MoJo Ranch brings a full suite of desirable ranch attributes, including hunting and productive cattle pastures. The ranch is high-fenced and cross high-fenced. There are cross-fenced pastures, improved ranch roads, underground water piping, outbuildings, and a nice front entrance. The main home is situated at the edge of a wooded area and has a great view across the ranch. Nearby is a hunting lodge, and near the front entrance is a foreman’s home and equipment barns.
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NORTH LLANO RIVER RANCH 319± Acres in Sutton County | Property ID: 11301967 | $2,395,000 The North Llano River Ranch has 2,000± feet of river frontage along the North Llano River and includes a nice home and equipment barns. This property is ideal for swimming, kayaking, or tubing and has great hunting opportunities to provide year-round enjoyment.
INDIAN CREEK RANCH 130± Acres in Gillespie County Property ID: 10978074 | $1,820,000 The 130± acre Indian Creek Ranch is a blank canvas ranch
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FLAT ROCK CREEK RANCH 78± Acres in Gillespie County Property ID: 11924666 | $1,475,000 The 78± acre Flat Rock Creek Ranch is a phenomenal recreational property located just minutes from historic Comfort, Texas. The ranch is rich in diversity with a beautiful creek area, a nice field, and views that command your attention. There are endless opportunities for this ranch to serve its next owner as a full-time residence or weekend getaway retreat.
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LADAPAPEEP RANCH 55± Acres in Medina County | Property ID: 12029928 | $1,445,000 The Ladapapeep Ranch is a manicured, ready-to-move-in 55± acre estate for sale in Medina County. This property offers its buyer a very nice country retreat or short commute into San Antonio. The paved entrance road winds through the gently rolling terrain featuring beautiful views. Plentiful mature oak trees dot groomed pastures for grazing livestock and wildlife. A wet-weather creek runs the length of the property into a good-size fishing tank. This tank provides ambiance behind the 2,300± square-foot ranch-style custom-built home with an in-ground swimming pool and two waterfalls. Also, on the property is a barn with a workshop and a 1,200± square-foot trophy/ entertainment room that has an apartment. The headquarters is elegantly landscaped, irrigated, and well shaded. Located within the Medina Valley School District.
COLORADO RIVER RANCH 1,140± Acres in McCulloch County | $3,995,000 Colorado River Ranch is a superb combination of abundant wildlife and live water. The property is predominately high fenced with access to miles of both sides of the Colorado River. The river bottom contains trees that provide thick cover for wildlife. Hilltops above the river provide excellent views. A two-bedroom home and a metal building with a processing area are included.
DUNBAR DRAW RANCH 1,505± Acres in Sutton County Property ID: 12528296 | $3,500,000 Dunbar Draw Ranch is a 1,505± acre property with long-range views and an abundance of game for hunting. Rolling terrain, a wooded draw, and frequent sightings of turkey are highlights of the ranch. The headquarters includes a nice pond, a 2,000-square-foot rock house with two bedrooms and one-and-a-half baths, a guest
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BAR H RANCH 67± Acres in Lee County Property ID: 10484761 | $635,000 The 67± acre Bar H Ranch is ideally located between Austin and Houston, just southeast of the quaint town of Giddings. With a nice roll and wooded areas and a pond, this property is the perfect getaway. Electricity runs through the property in several areas. Perimeter fences are low fences.
BULL MESQUITE RANCH 64± Acres in Atascosa County Property ID: 11996209 | $476,550 The Bull Mesquite Ranch is comprised of rolling terrain with beautiful mature mesquite trees. The ranch is 63.54± acres and is fully fenced. Just minutes away from the quaint town of Jourdanton, a paved county road leads you to this blank-slate property, perfect for your dream home.
COX-MILLS RANCH 2,106± Acres in Crockett County Property ID: 7 721491 | $1,663,900 The Cox-Mills Ranch is the epitome of a beautiful and spacious West Texas ranch. The terrain includes a superb combination of rolling hills and deep canyons that provides unobstructed, picturesque views throughout the ranch. The property is void of any structural improvements, providing a blank canvas to its next owner. The ranch is currently under an ag exemption and has on-site electricity.
HUFF RANCH 21± Acres in Gillespie County Property ID: 12411452 | $899,000 The Huff Ranch is a tremendous opportunity to own 21.5± acres 10± minutes north of Kerrville, Texas. The ranch is covered in a variety of oak trees with beautiful views to the north and west. The property has a two-bedroom, two-and-a-half-bath, 2,200± squarefoot home, along with two barns outfitted with water and electricity. There are several additional building sites with a nice Hill Country view if one wanted to build a larger home or guest quarters.
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11± ACRES BREWSTER COUNTY
LAGARTO R ANCH
FAR FLUNG OUTDOOR CENTER
Lagarto Ranch is one of the top hunting properties in the state of Texas featuring world-class bobwhite quail and white-tailed deer hunting. Lagarto Ranch is 9,446 acres of a highly improved, high-fenced hunting ranch with a focus on wild bobwhite quail, dove, turkey and deer hunting. This is a turnkey sale with an opportunity to walk right into a ranch from day one that has literally been transformed into a hunting paradise and enjoy the decades of meticulous hard work and planning from the previous owners. Property ID: 12592180
For the first time in decades, Far Flung Outdoor Center is listed for sale as a turnkey, complete business opportunity to own, manage and expand on one of the leading outdoor adventure businesses in the state of Texas. The combination of real estate, location, cabins, conference center, pool, infrastructure, adventure equipment, vehicles and a reputable brand known across the country creates an investment opportunity to live the dream but also to own a profitable dynamic business. Property ID: 12090252
$324,360,000 424,000± ACRES BREWSTER COUNTY
BREWSTER R ANCH Brewster Ranch contains a variety of habitats found in Big Bend National and State Parks. Brewster Ranch is an assemblage of seven ranches making up 424,000± acres that includes Dagger Flats Ranch, Dove Mountain Ranch, Rio Texico Ranch, Horse Mountain Ranch, Tesnus Ranch, Matthews Law Ranch, and Y.E. Mesa Ranch which can be sold as one or separate. Established ranching and hunting infrastructure with desert big horn sheep permits given each year by Texas Parks and Wildlife. Property ID: 11213121
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DAGGER FLATS R ANCH Dagger Flats Ranch has a variety of habitats and improvements which start on the north at Tres Hermanos summit on the Shely Peaks at 5,210 feet down into a wide scenic valley where you find the live water section of San Francisco Creek that is cottonwood lined for over five miles. This ranch is part of a 424,000± acre contiguous block of land for sale. Property ID: 11213889
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$28,833,935 34,123± ACRES $80,131,230
BREWSTER COUNTY
102,078± ACRES BREWSTER COUNTY
DOVE MOUNTAIN R ANCH Dove Mountain Ranch is a massive contiguous cattle and hunting ranch at the gateway to Big Bend National Park to the south and is home to a wide array of natural features. If there is one thing that makes this ranch stand out, it is the availability of desert big horn sheep habitats as well as the availability of permits by TPWD. This ranch is part of a 424,000± acre contiguous block of land for sale. Property ID: 11213445
HORSE MOUNTAIN R ANCH Horse Mountain Ranch is located just a 30-minute drive from the Gage Hotel in Marathon, which serves as the gateway to Big Bend National Park to the south. The ranch is divided into two contiguous historical ownerships with the north portion being a wide valley between the Pena Blanca Mountains, Horse Mountain and Twin Peaks, creating an expanse called Lightning Flat where the headwaters of Horse Draw and Pena Blanca Draw are located. The headquarters is located on the north unit adjacent to the Historic Reed Spring which makes a beautiful cottonwood tree-lined lake. This ranch is part of a 424,000± acre contiguous block of land for sale. Property ID: 7598290
$66,421,150
$12,717,950 17,542± ACRES BREWSTER COUNTY
MATTHEWS-LAW R ANCH Matthews-Law Ranch is a combination of two historic ranches and has over 4.5 miles of the Santiago Mountain ridgeline cascading down into Santiago Flats. Rugged, wild, secluded and amazing are just a few words to describe this true mountain ranch. Santiago Peak is just off the north boundary of the ranch and is a sentinel that can be seen from all over the ranch. This ranch is part of a 424,000± acre contiguous block of land for sale. Property ID: 11214584
95,570± ACRES BREWSTER COUNTY
RIO TEXICO R ANCH Rio Texico Ranch is located in the vast expanse between Big Bend National Park and Black Gap WMA to the west, Highway 90 to the north and Mexico to the south in one of the last truly wild landscapes of the Chihuahuan Desert. This ranch has maintained much of the environment and appearance of times past, including the Lower Canyons of the Rio Grande River. Various amenities make this large ranch diverse, interesting, scenic and adventuresome. This ranch is part of a 424,000± acre contiguous block of land for sale. Property ID: 11213918 WINTER 2021
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$25,860,000 34,480± ACRES
TESNUS R ANCH Tesnus Ranch is a cattle and hunting recreation ranch just 45 minutes from Marathon, Texas, and the Gage Hotel yet with an amazing amount of seclusion. This vast, private area is bounded by the towering House Top Mountains on the north and east and Shely Peaks Mesa, where you can look off over San Francisco Creek valley into Mexico, with a series of wooded canyons, mountains, valleys and draws. Tesnus is Sunset spelled backwards, a creative name for a historic railroad town established in 1882 on the Southern Pacific Railroad. This ranch is part of a 424,000± acre contiguous block of land for sale. Property ID: 6996904
BREWSTER COUNTY
Y.E. MESA R ANCH Y.E. Mesa is an elevated high mountain volcanic structure sitting high over Big Bend National Park’s north entrance and includes 10 miles of the Santiago Mountains that form Persimmon Gap to the south. Rugged, wild, secluded and amazing are just a few words to describe this true mountain ranch. This ranch is part of a 424,000± acre contiguous block of land for sale. Property ID: 11214568
$22,000,000
$96,091,250
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VAL VERDE COUNTY
JEFF DAVIS & PRESIDIO COUNTIES
4M R ANCH The 4-M Ranch is a world unto itself with an incredible suite of worldclass improvements including a 5,000-foot paved airstrip, crushed rock roads and headquarters complex. Set miles away on a limestone perch sits a truly remarkable 10,000-square-foot home with infinity pool peering down at the four miles of accessible Lower Pecos River frontage below. Property ID: 9569427
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Y-6 R ANCH This ranch has some of the best all-around hunting opportunities in the West Texas area as it combines the mountain habitats with the grassland and desert habitats. Abundant mule deer, herds of pronghorn, whitetail deer, mountain lion and occasional elk can all be found here. Property ID: 8062130
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$27,904,500 $60,567,075 76,185± ACRES CULBERSON & HUDSPETH COUNTIES
EAGLE & CARRIZO MTN RANCH The Eagle Mountain/Carrizo Mountain Ranches are actually two nearby distinct properties that are connected by an improved caliche county road and miles of a paved/concrete private easement road linking the ranches with easy access. Similar to the Davis Mountains and the Chisos Mountains of the Chihuahuan Desert, this mountain range functions as a sky island habitat, with intermountain ridge lines and valleys serving as corridors for wildlife migration. Property ID: 7684861
47,700± ACRES HUDSPETH COUNTY
PIÑON R ANCH Located west of Van Horn, Texas, in the fifth-highest mountain range in Texas, the Eagle Mountains, the ranch is easily accessed by two county roads. The ranch is a mere 1.5 hours from El Paso International Airport and just 30 minutes from Van Horn Airport which can land jet aircraft. Large, well-established landowner neighbors and excellent game management programs makes Piñon Ranch the perfect grazing, hunting and recreation property. Tucked away into the Eagle Mountains where you have ease of access along with extreme privacy. Ranching heritage abounds as the Overland Trail passes through this ranch where stagecoaches used to stop at Eagle Spring located on the ranch. Property ID: 8126796
$3,149,304
$6,300,000
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TERRELL COUNTY
CULBERSON COUNTY
H BAR H R ANCH
FARMER R ANCH
Located “West of the Pecos,” a region full of history and natural habitat and wildlife, H Bar H Ranch is comprised of rolling hill country and rugged wild canyon country and boasts 1.75 miles of frontage on the Rio Grande, accessible by vehicle. This is a turnkey ranch with a restored, historic furnished home, outbuildings and hunting blinds with feeders. Seller will convey 25 percent of minerals owned. Property ID: 7269910
The Farmer Ranch is one of the original farming operations developed in the Van Horn area, and it is now a working cattle and hunting ranch set within the vast scenic landscape of far-west Texas. The majority of the ranch consists of gently rolling high-desert grasslands, draws and flats with spectacular views of the towering area mountains, providing for excellent hunting opportunities. Property ID: 7582746 WINTER 2021
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BANDER A R ANCH Comprised of some of the most well-cared-for acreage in Far West Texas. With sweeping vistas, plateaus, mountains and canyons, abundant grass, and water, this is Chihuahuan Desert hunting land at its best and a nature lover’s dream. This ranch has it all. 60 miles south of Marfa. Property ID: 9407466
DRIPSTONE R ANCH Dripstone Ranch is uniquely located in the geographic transition area between the rugged Hill Country Balcones Fault, the Chihuahuan Desert and the topography of the South Texas Brush Country. Ranching and nature come together here, with areas of wildlife habitat and river combined with agricultural areas designed into improved pastures, amazing ranch infrastructure and the famous karst limestone caves found on the ranch. Property ID: 10489862
$4,689,997.50
$8,957,300
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BREWSTER COUNTY
PRESIDIO COUNTY
MAR AVILLAS CREEK R ANCH
CHARCO LARGO R ANCH
Maravillas Creek Ranch has recently had a major overhaul of roads, fences, wells, water troughs, dams, tanks and a new private building site up in the hills with electricity. The ranch terrain varies from a nice combination of overflow flats next to igneous rolling hills. The ranch is embedded in a landscape of public lands creating unlimited hunting and recreational opportunities right next door and just down the road. Big Bend National Park, Black Gap WMA and Big Bend State Park. Property ID: 10766014
The Charco Largo Ranch is conveniently located a short drive south of Marfa, Texas. Classic “Cattle Country” of the Old West, Charco Largo Ranch is part of the Marfa Plateau, a mile-high desert grassland of basin range topography between the Davis Mountains to the north and the Chinati Mountains and the Rio Grande River to the southwest. The ranch has excellent groundwater and with a distribution of wells, pipelines and troughs, there is excellent water available throughout the ranch. Property ID: 8063194
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$2,518,550
$1,936,300 578± ACRES JEFF DAVIS COUNTY
FORT DAVIS HEIGHTS Located just east of Fort Davis at the end of Compromise Street is a broad sweeping high grassland with some of the most spectacular views in the entire Davis Mountains. Water is readily available for additional wells with good groundwater. Chihuahua Creek keeps water in pools on the property most of the year. Property ID: 8390005
2,963± ACRES HUDSPETH COUNTY
EAGLE PIÑON R ANCH Eagle Piñon Ranch sits on the southeast shoulder of the Eagle Mountains. 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. An excellent well and a new hunting lodge with six private rooms, each with a private bath, make this a comfortable and functional hideaway. Property ID: 2450171
Under Contract $625,000 400± ACRES PRESIDIO COUNTY
AYERS R ANCH A true oasis kneeling at the foothills of the towering Chinati Mountains; the house at Ayers Ranch offers visitors a one-of-a-kind experience. This off-the-grid, monolithic structure made up of three large, interconnecting concrete domes is partially buried and nestled into the mountainside. The carefully selected location and thorough design of the home opens along a broad rock sunroom and wall of windows gazing out at Chinati Peak and the untouched landscape. Immaculate stonework walls accent the facade of the house, and pathways lead you around a meticulouslydesigned mature landscaping of palms, oleanders, figs and a variety of native desert shrubs, flowers and trees. Property ID: 11682705
$1,105,000 3,400± ACRES TERRELL COUNTY
FLYING BUCK R ANCH Flying Buck Ranch is situated directly across U.S. Highway 90 from the Terrell County Airport (6R6) creating a rare fly-in hunting experience along the transition zone of the western Hill Country into the Trans-Pecos region of Texas, an area rich with history and wildlife. Being three miles west of Dryden, Texas, between Del Rio and Sanderson, the ranch is easily accessed by car from central and south Texas. Property ID: 11535523 WINTER 2021
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Mossy Oak Acres 30.3± Acres | Bexar County | Property ID: 12540014 | $2,100,000 With the exception of a glimpse through the gated brick entry, the frontage on FM 1518 and Woman Hollering Road gives no hint that hidden among ancient oaks, beautiful ponds and native wildlife is a unique home with Bexar County Appraisal District showing 5,131 square feet of living space and about 7,000 square feet under roof overlooking a large pond. Country lifestyle with agriculture tax exemption within minutes of San Antonio and in the Schertz ETJ. Prime location for getting anywhere. It doesn’t get any better from a lifestyle and investment perspective. Shown by appointment only.
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Rockin’ T Ranch 17.7± Acres | Montgomery County | Property ID: 9333507 | Call for Price Seventeen± manicured acres with about 730 feet of frontage on McCaleb Road at Austin McCombs Road. Lovely, spacious three-bedroom, two-bath home overlooking the horse and longhorn pastures. Variety of horse facilities; stables, arena, covered circular wheel. Indoor/outdoor dog pens, tool shed and man cave are among the other improvements on the property. An inviting one-bedroom, one-bath guest house is near the main house and pool. This property offers immense potential for horse owners, recreational buyers or developers. Just 1.2 miles down the road from HWY 105 and Lake Conroe. Will divide, and additional acreage is available. Come see this beautiful property and all it has to offer. Seller is motivated.
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Leon Creek Ranch 91± Acres | Bexar County | Property ID: 7752919 | Call for Price Old family property with over a quarter mile of HWY 16 frontage, about two miles south of Loop 410, just a few miles west of Toyota operations. Building sites 30 to 40 feet above a beautiful section of Leon Creek. Great for recreational use, development, cattle or full-time rural residence.
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66-Acre Development Land in Kenedy 66± Acres | Karnes County | Property ID: 1754872 | $840,000 Development or personal-use land with 600± feet of frontage on FM 1145 and about 0.4 miles of frontage on Highway 181 in Kenedy. All or part.
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ESPOSO FARM
RANCHO VISTA GRANDE
The Esposo Farm is 180 acres located on FM 1986 right outside of La Pryor,
Rancho Vista Grande is a great South Texas high-fenced ranch. The property
Texas, in Zavala County. This is an excellent irrigated farm that could be used
has excellent access and is conveniently located just out of town. On the
for row crops or a cattle program. There is an ideal net wire perimeter fence
highest point of the ranch sits the home, which provides beautiful views to
all the way around this farm to keep your livestock in and hogs out. $873,000
watch the wildlife or enjoy a beautiful sunrise or sunset. Contact for price.
180± ACRES IN ZAVALA COUNTY • PROPERTY ID: 10901108
720.46± ACRES IN DIMMIT COUNTY • PROPERTY ID: 10758279
PALERMO RANCH
LA ESCONDIDA RANCH
This Hill Country ranch is approximately 110 acres. A mile of highway frontage
The La Escondida Ranch is comprised of 1,338 high-fenced acres in the center of
allows for ample possibilities for future development. This ranch is the perfect
Brooks County just north of Encino, Texas. Located in the heart of the South Texas
place for swimming in the Poe Cat Creek, the headwaters for the Pulluim Creek,
Sand Sheet, the La Escondida is situated in the highly-sought-after oak belt with large
hiking, biking, four-wheeling and ample arrowhead hunting. $1,500,000
neighboring ranches surrounding it just west of U.S. HWY 281. Contact for price.
110± ACRES IN EDWARDS COUNTY • PROPERTY ID: 11275675
1,338± ACRES IN BROOKS COUNTY • PROPERTY ID: 7667566
CRUZ VERDE RANCH MOUNTAIN RIDGE RANCH
Located just 30 minutes from fabulous fishing at Port Mansfield and 15 minutes
Located southwest of Montell, Mountain Ridge Ranch has spectacular topography
worlds. Nilgai, whitetails, turkey, hogs and scores of dove and quail. This area
from the H.E.B. in Raymondville, the Cruz Verde Ranch offers the best of both
throughout, boasting large cliffs and deep valleys. The blinds and feeders that
of Texas draws thousands of bird watchers, with over 400 bird species observed
are in use within the significant areas will convey. A road system is in place
throughout the year. This historic property is part of an original Spanish Land Grant
with some areas rougher, making it great for four-wheeling. $1,319,900
with ownership remaining within the same family for generations. $1,856,000
814± ACRES IN UVALDE COUNTY • PROPERTY ID: 11295182
245± ACRES IN WILLACY COUNTY • PROPERTY ID: 12047784
OLIVER FARMS
BIG IRON RANCH
Oliver Farms is a 50-acre secluded farm nestled in the Texas Hill
Located less than 20 miles from the city of Uvalde in the northwest
Country, just north of Hondo, Texas, in Medina County. It is five miles off
corner of Zavala county is the 1,220-acre Big Iron Ranch. This high-
HWY 173 and is one of the most peaceful places on earth. This beautiful,
fenced ranch produces 190-inch whitetail bucks from a superior
modern farmhouse is an ideal setting to get away from the hustle and
ecosystem reflecting 15+ years of MLD management and hosts a
bustle or make your permanent work-from-home oasis. $1,195,000
whitetail herd native only to South Texas genetics. $3,172,000
50± ACRES IN MEDINA COUNTY • PROPERTY ID: 12027592
1,220± ACRES IN ZAVALA COUNTY • PROPERTY ID: 12287527
F O S T E R FA R M A N D R A N C H . C O M CHAD H. FOSTER JR., BROKER • 830-776-3605 • 106 N. EAST STREET, UVALDE, TEX AS 78801 View All Properties: LandsofAmerica.com/member/9982
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STONEWALL RANCH
CATTLEMAN’S RANCH
This 1,722-acre ranch in western Edwards County is the perfect blend of
A cattle operation located at the intersection of FM 187 and FM 140, this
Hill Country scenery and West Texas views with remarkable topography.
property is a great mix of native brush and highly productive tillable
Multiple species of exotic game are found both in the high-fenced
ground. There are multiple older Carrizo irrigation wells on the property
pasture and outside in the larger low-fenced portion. The 4,000-square-
which are not being used at this time. The 700± cultivated acres are
foot main barndominium comes fully furnished. A large deck at the
currently being dry land farmed. This is an attractive property in a great
rear of the home overlooks a beautiful valley below. $2,800,000
area, only miles from Sabinal, Batesville and Pearsall. $2,860,000
1,722± ACRES IN EDWARDS COUNTY • PROPERTY ID: 6657665
880± ACRES IN ZAVALA COUNTY • PROPERTY ID: 2959552
FIRST CAPITAL RANCH
WADSWORTH RANCH The Wadsworth Ranch is a great property that is south of HWY 35, just
In East Columbia, just east of the Brazos River, sits the impeccable
under 10 minutes from Bay City and a 15-minute drive to well-known
First Capital Ranch. First Capital Ranch embraces all the qualities of a
Matagorda Beach. Big Boggy Creek runs through the property and
prime piece of Texas real estate. HWY 35 frontage, open and wooded
provides a great place for duck, dove and deer hunting. The property also
areas, livestock ponds and new homes built each day at the neighboring
has a bridge and low water crossing for easy access to any part of the
Bar X Ranch make this spread ideal for development. $4,300,000
property. Great farmland with rice base and grain base. $4,025,000
680± ACRES IN BRAZORIA COUNTY • PROPERTY ID: 11394502
1,150± ACRES IN MATAGORDA COUNTY • PROPERTY ID: 8442374
SAN TOMAS
J FARM
The San Tomas is the perfect blend of improved grass, manicured
The J Farm is 91.51± acres located just north of Carrizo Springs in Dimmit
pastures and exceptional native beauty. The ranch is a short 45-minute
County, Texas. This superb irrigated farm comes equipped with a working
drive from Edinburg, Texas. A highly improved property in a very
irrigation well and pivot. About 50 acres is under pivot with additional
desirable area, the San Tomas is a rare find. $1,303,200
acreage being dry land farmed. Nice tank. Great dove hunting. $457,500
362± ACRES IN BROOKS COUNTY • PROPERTY ID: 7659169
91.51± ACRES IN DIMMIT COUNTY • PROPERTY ID: 9443683
STEWARD RANCH The Steward Ranch is a 667-acre high-fenced ranch in the heart of the Golden
2M RANCH Conveniently located just 40 minutes from restaurants and shopping in the Edinburg/McAllen metroplex, the historic 2M Ranch provides some
Triangle of South Texas 14± miles northeast of San Diego, Texas, in Duval
of the finest hunting in South Texas as well as income-producing, state
County. With enhanced genetics and meticulous management, this turnkey
classified minerals. The entire property is completely high fenced with
property has an outstanding deer herd, with trophies ranging in the 150–170
miles of well-maintained cross fences, lush Buffel grass pastures with
with the largest on the ranch scoring in at 222. Aside from the whitetail,
strips of virgin brush interspersed and a great well-managed deer herd.
this property also has excellent quail and dove populations. $1,834,250
Quail are everywhere and the dove hunting is fabulous. $5,498,810
667± ACRES IN DUVAL COUNTY • PROPERTY ID: 11724089
1,906± ACRES IN STARR COUNTY • PROPERTY ID: 9300737
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CAMPESTRE RANCH This turnkey game ranch is ready for the new owner to enjoy with family and friends or operate as a commercial venture. A nicely appointed barndominium with six bedrooms, workshop and large garage plus three individual guest cabins provide sleeping quarters for up to twenty. The pasture is home to excellent herds of whitetail and axis deer. Multiple stock tanks, some loaded with bass, catfish and bluegill, along with over a half mile of Burleson Branch Creek provide ample water for the wildlife.
Property ID: 11239085
598± ACRES IN LAMPASAS COUNTY • $4,410,000
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WILDFLOWER RIDGE RANCH An easy one-hour drive from downtown Austin and near Horseshoe Bay, this gorgeous Hill Country ranch has all the benefits of living in a resort community with the privacy and safety of nearly one half of a square mile of land surrounding the custom 5,200-square-foot main house, a custom-built two-story cabin for guests and a large four-bay shop, horse barn and roping arena. The property teams with game, and scattered live oaks along with ash juniper provide cover for the area wildlife.
303± ACRES IN BURNET COUNTY • $11,950,000
Property ID: 11066616
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RANCH INVESTMENTS SINCE 1982 MOUNTAIN RANCH TRACTS The final phase of Mountain Ranch. Stake your claim to your private ranch with 40-mile westward views from the highest ridge line in the county. Largely undeveloped for almost 70 years, Mountain Ranch is a near-pristine tract of natural Texas Hill Country, where wildlife remains abundant, sunsets are spectacular, and horizons are wide. Located minutes from Marble Falls and Burnet, off Highway 281.
11–60 ACRE TRACTS BURNET COUNTY CONTACT FOR PRICING Property ID: 12427842
1500 GREER LANE This gorgeous Hill Country property, located six miles northeast of Burnet, boasts a two-story, 5,354-squarefoot custom home that is ready to be completed by the new owner. From the front porch or two balconies, you can enjoy views of the Texas Hill Country. A 40’x50’ Quonset garage/workshop is a short walk from the house. Several locations across the property have dense cover providing excellent habitat for the abundance of wildlife, including whitetail deer, wild turkey, feral hog and a variety of varmints.
12± ACRES IN BURNET COUNTY $672,000 Property ID: 11681429
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UNMATCHED PERFORMANCE IN FARM AND RANCH SALES WILLOW CITY RANCH ESTATES These tracts are located in the pristine area of Willow City with direct access off paved Ranch Road 1323. This sought-after area brings you within 15 minutes of the quaint town of Fredericksburg. If you are looking for a great tract of land in a peaceful country setting, this is a good one to look at. This tract would be an excellent home site, recreational or horse property.
24–68± ACRE TRACTS GILLESPIE COUNTY CONTACT FOR PRICING Property ID: 11285574
RIO BLANCO RANCH– THE SOUTH PASTURE Protected for decades by a well-known non-profit, this idyllic Hill Country Ranch is being offered for the first time in parcels. The South Pasture of Rio Blanco Ranch offers varied topography with nice, serviceable improvements. Rio Blanco Ranch is located 18 miles west of San Marcos.
251± ACRES IN COMAL COUNTY $5,656,545
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Boerne Estates Kendall County 50± Acres This Hill Country estate is located just 15 minutes from downtown Boerne, Texas. Beautifully maintained grounds covered in oak trees surround this estate. The 6,500-squarefoot main house has large covered porches allowing access to the pool and back yard. The property offers a horse barn complete with cozy apartment and a large 200’x300’ riding and roping arena near the barn. The property’s proximity to Boerne and San Antonio allows it to serve as a weekend retreat or a commuter’s dream. The attention to detail in all improvements sets this property apart from the competition.
Thunder Mountain Ranch Kendall County 268± Acres This 268± acre ranch offers crazy views from the Kendall County landmark known as Thunder Mountain. This historic property was once owned by Hondo Crouch, The Luckenbach Legend. The ranch offers scenic hills, rich fertile valleys and tons of trees. The water on the property could easily be developed into a beautiful lake for both ranching and recreation.
Panther Creek Estates Kerr County 15± Acres Panther Creek Estates is located in Hunt, Texas, off HWY 39 between the Mystic Crossing and the Panther Crossing, fronting the banks of the South Fork of the Guadalupe River. An exclusive community of only eight properties ranging in size from 12 acres to 21 acres, six of which front the Guadalupe River, two of which front Bear Creek.
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Shiner Ranch Lavaca County 52± Acres Located 2.5 miles south of Shiner Texas, off HWY 95. Shiner is known as the “Cleanest Little City in Texas,” and the Shiner Ranch holds true to this expression and is in an ideal location for a vineyard, winery or venue. This property offers great possibilities for an end user or investor. The Shiner Ranch has scattered oaks, an abundance of grass for grazing and a gentle hilltop with mile-long views. The homesite is tucked back in oak trees with a pond sitting about 380 feet away allowing for easy access and the possibility to be transformed into a clubhouse.
River Cottage Kerr County 13.4± Acres This property is 13.4± acres with 250± feet of frontage on the Guadalupe River and Ingram Lake. Secluded yet conveniently located, this 1,850± square-foot, threebedroom, two-bath river home is ready for you to enjoy. Part of a larger riverfront family estate, this is the first time on the market in this size and configuration. Call soon to set up your showing appointment.
Triple 8 Trophy Ranch Live Oak County 602± Acres Triple 8 Trophy Ranch has become known around the nation for its distinguished whitetail herd. Originally started from 12 deer off the famous King Ranch, Triple 8 Trophy Ranch has been carefully managed over the last 30 years and currently is a part of the MLD Level 3 and LMA Conservation Program. This ranch has been utilized for taking wounded veterans on hunting trips through the Patriot Warrior Foundation. PWF has been able to showcase the freedom a ranch provides and the ability to give back to our men and women in uniform.
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Rio Cypress Ranch Kendall County 156± Acres The Rio Cypress sprawls across 156± acres with over 4,600 linear feet of Guadalupe River frontage! The ranch has deep rapids, swimming and fishing holes with ample amounts of wildlife strolling around the entire ranch. If you’re looking for live water in Texas, the Rio Cypress Ranch is it!
Historic Medina Estate Bandera County 37.5± Acres Within the Medina River Valley lies 37.5± pristine, horse-ready acres with private access to the Medina River. First built in the late 1800s, the restored 4,300± square-foot Hill Country manor has four bedrooms and three baths. Other improvements include an eight-stall barn with side cover, a round pen, five paddocks with shade trees and water, a dressage arena and swimming pool as well as a seasonal pond, a spring, three wells, electric gated entrance, the ability to hunt and a private bird shooting area license that allows quail hunting year round.
Quien Sabe Highway 290 Gillespie County 197± Acres In the history-rich Stonewall portion of the Highway 290 corridor, directly across from the serene views of LBJ State Park, extends 197± rolling, green acres of countless post oaks and wildlife. Approximately 2,100 feet of HWY 290 frontage provides abundant development potential. Currently used as a horse rehab facility yet welcoming for what you dream it to be. Perfectly positioned amongst award-winning wineries and vineyards with excellent proximity to town but still secluded for the tranquility this distant view-giving land provides.
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Cool Creek Ranch Bexar County 97± Acres A newly-remodeled four-bedroom, four-bath ranch-style home features up-to-date fresh amenities with a modern farm house, open concept design. The kitchen features large granite countertops, top-of-the-line stainless appliances and detailed finishes. The living area has a large vaulted ceiling with detailed woodwork. The master suite features a large rocked fireplace as well as spacious walk-in closets. A large concreted safe room has been added for storage of valuables. No details have been overlooked nor expenses spared; move-in ready.
Rustic River Lodge Kerr County 19.6± Acres Situated at the junction of the Guadalupe River and Lake Ingram, you’ll find this 5,000± square-foot, two-story rustic lodge overlooking approximately 450 feet of lake frontage and breathtaking sunrises to start your mornings. With four bedrooms, three full bathrooms, plus two half baths and bunk room, this structure will accommodate numerous family members and close friends. Amenities include: a swimming pool with hot tub, outside fireplace with cooking area, tennis court and shop, plus a lakefront gazebo and boat ramp.
River Cabins Kerr County 10± Acres This 10.1± acres with over 400± feet of lake frontage features two original Kentucky tobacco barns that have been exquisitely transformed into two-bedroom, twobath, 1,300± square-foot luxury Hill Country cabins. The setting is inspiring with a view of the lake through a variety of huge hardwood trees. Bring your aquatic toys or a good book. This is truly a one-of-a-kind offering.
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Rocky Ridge Horse Ranch
Walker County Ranchette
47.45± Acres in Madison County
9.07± Acres in Walker County
$1,299,000 • Property ID: 12705184
$635,000 • Property ID: 12398165
Madisonville , Texas 7786 4
Bedias , Texas 77831
This immaculate 47± acre estate with custom residence is turnkey as your new horse or cattle ranch. Enter this private property through the impressive automatic gate to the three-bedroom, two-full-bath home with multiple updates. The home offers an open concept/split plan, featuring stainless steel appliances, granite countertops, built-in wine cooler, pantry, fireplace, Low-E windows and a 22KW whole-house generator. Outdoor amenities include an outdoor shower, large deck, 30’x40’ shop, two-stall horse barn with tack room, run-in shed, Priefort panel round pen, perimeter and cross fence to include Premier One fence, two ponds and mature oaks. Property presents approximately 90 percent open and 10 percent wooded with sloping terrain, good drainage and evidence of wildlife. Located about two minutes from I-45, the Houston-Dallas corridor, 15 minutes from Madisonville, 20 minutes from Huntsville and an hour from College Station; this property is convenient to schools, shopping, restaurants and medical facilities. MLS #76997605
Walker County Ranchette, featuring a custom-built home on 9.07± acres, is located minutes from HWY 30 West. This desirable floor plan offers three bedrooms, two full baths, a split plan, tile/wood grain floors throughout, a large kitchen, granite countertops, an island with butcher block top, custom cabinets, five-burner propane range, a farmhouse sink and pantry. Energy efficient and no wasted space here. From the outdoor patio, you can view the beautiful acreage which features a 30’x40’ workshop with a full bathroom and utility room that was previously used as living quarters, a two-stall horse barn, chicken coop, 24-foot above-ground pool with decking and fence. The acreage is approximately 90 percent open and 10 percent wooded with several large trees for livestock shade. Currently used as a full-time residence/horse property, this property is conveniently located just outside of Huntsville and College Station. MLS #74403654
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Triple Creek Ranch
Butterfield Peak Ranch Coke County • 6,511± Acres • $8,138,750
Fisher & Nolan Counties • 1,311.809± Acres • $2,950,000
Canning Ranch Coke County • 4,102.69± Acres • $4,246,284.15
Sterling Creek Ranch Sterling County • 3,926.68± Acres • $3,936,732
Llano River Ranch Mason County • 771± Acres • $4,587,450
JH Ranch Scurry County • 8,286± Acres • $6,614,400
Wilken Ranch Hudspeth County • 7,780± Acres • $2,995,300
Sims Whitetail Ranch Maverick County • 1,309.8± Acres • $4,939,200
Irion County Ranch Irion County • 1,280± Acres • $2,750,000
Guerin Farm Haskell & Knox Counties • 1,382± Acres • $3,247,700
Sherman Ranch Irion County • 1,283.6± Acres • $2,000,000
Goofy Ranch
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DeWitt County • 347.26± Acres • $3,450,000
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Ruffin Ranch Concho County • 5,472± Acres • $9,900,000
Antelope Springs Ranch Coke & Nolan Counties • 4,573± Acres • $6,630,850
Sutton/Edwards Ranch Sutton & Edwards Counties • 11,160± Acres • $19,678,950
The River Ranch Coke County • 1,030± Acres • Call for Price Reduction
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715± ACRES IN BLANCO COUNTY | $12,950,000
Cypress Mill Vista Ranch is an incredible Hill Country property with stellar views only 40± miles from downtown Austin. The ranch is high fenced and home to a managed deer herd. A three-acre lake will provide ample recreation and hunting experiences. Basic yet quality ranch improvements include good roads, a barn, corral, windmill and cistern in place, leaving the property ready for the new
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owner to select the most desirable building locations. The property has dramatic hilltops with rolling topography dropping to cultivated fields. Property ID: 10467793
361.939± ACRES IN TRAVIS COUNTY | $15,382,407
Bending Oaks is admirably located in-between Dripping Springs and Austin on Highway 290. The property consists of a mixture of wooded and open areas and hilltops at elevations up to 1,100 feet sloping down to 980 feet at Slaughter Creek which bisects the property for 2,371 feet. Improvements are limited to interior fencing and road system. Property is subject to conservation easement which limits impervious cover and allows no more than two subdivisions. This is one of the very few opportunities to own a ranch within minutes of Austin. Property ID: 12447721
Bending Oaks 686± ACRES IN MILAM COUNTY | $3,200,000
The Cameron Duck Club is a sportsman’s dream, conveniently located just three miles from Cameron and 74± miles from Austin. The property boasts over 2.5 miles of year-round Big Elm Creek frontage and six tanks designed by Ducks Unlimited to improve waterfowl habitat. Situated on a high point overlooking the property is a 2,900-square-foot hunting lodge. The land is protected under
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the NCRS Wetlands Reserve Program. In addition to waterfowl, the property has also proven productive for whitetail, hogs, predators and other small game. Property ID: 11274223
93.768± ACRES IN CALDWELL COUNTY | $3,550,000
MC5 Ranch is conveniently located only eight miles north of Lockhart and 33± miles from downtown Austin. The property is very well maintained, allowing for excellent views of the pastures, ponds and woods. The terrain varies between rolling and gently sloping. The home and barn sit on a hilltop overlooking the ponds with great views in all directions. There is one five-acre lake and two stock tanks. Electricity, water, septic and internet are on the property. MC5 Ranch could fulfill various usages including an equine operation, primary residence, getaway, cattle operation and/or investment. Property ID: 12292349
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ZENNER AHRENS ROAD FREDERICKSBURG, TEXAS CREEKWOOD LUXURY ESTATE 3 1. 3 ± A C R E S I N K E R R C O U N T Y $ 2 , 5 9 5 , 0 0 0 • P R O P E R T Y I D : 119 1 8 1 8 1 Beautiful 31.3 acres next to Kerrville, Texas, with exquisite 5,419± square-foot rock home, custom pool and a gorgeous new outdoor cantina. Very nice state-of-the-art fourstall horse barn with guest quarters and lush coastal pasture. Part of an upscale gated ranch community with sensible restrictions. Mark Meek, Broker.
EDWARDS ROLLING 650 6 5 0 ± A C R E S I N E D W A R D S C O U N T Y • $ 2 , 4 4 9, 0 0 0 Offering 650± acres of gentle, rolling hill country loaded with live oak, shin oak and great topography. The ranch offers a great year-round hunting opportunity for whitetail, axis, blackbuck, aoudad and game birds. Conveniently located near HWY 41 along HWY 377 in the northern corner of Edwards County, the property has been a part of a well-managed MLD program to raise great genetics on the ranch. Paved road frontage, water well and electricity on site make this ranch ready to be enjoyed. Marshall Burford, Broker-Associate.
93± ACR E S I N GI L L E SPI E CO U N T Y • CO N TAC T F O R PR I CE Located in Gillespie County with paved road access, this well-groomed 93± acres is just a short drive from Fredericksburg’s wine country. Situated between two valleys lies a newly constructed lake capable of impounding over 500,000 gallons of natural spring water. One large spring produces over 10 GPM with additional seep springs adding volume to the water flow. A prime building site overlooking the lake offers views of the surrounding hills and valleys. A Trinity Aquifer well is in place along with an electrical meter and an improved road system. Marshall Burford, Broker-Associate.
JEFE’S HIDEOUT 4 4 . 0 2± AC R E S I N U VA L D E CO U N T Y $1, 0 5 0 , 0 0 0 • P R O P E R T Y I D : 12 13 0 3 3 3 Jefe’s Hideout has it all. 44.02 acres located only seven miles from Concan and 10 miles from Leakey places this jewel in the heart of an area known for an abundance of beauty and adventures. Perched on top of a hill overlooking Garner State Park sits a threebedroom, two-bath split-floorplan house with high ceilings, fireplace, hardwood floors, stainless steel appliances and countertops, a wrap-around porch, a barn, a pond, hunting blinds and feeders awaiting the fortunate owner. Bill Barton, Broker-Associate.
MEDINA COUNTY - D’HANIS, TEXAS 330± ACRES IN MEDINA COUNT Y $1, 5 8 3 , 0 4 0 • P R O P E R T Y I D : 7 8 0 6 9 8 3 This 329.8 acres in Medina County is located 45 miles west of San Antonio and five miles southwest of D’Hanis on CR 514 just west of Squirrel Creek Road. An excellent hunting retreat with great deer habitat and a great area for dove hunting, it has a 1,600-squarefoot stucco home, barn and wildlife exemption in place with scattered oak trees and good soil. $4,800 per acre. Mark Meek, Broker.
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288± Acres
Property ID: 12397263
Happy Hollow HOUSTON COUNTY | $4,950 PER ACRE
Uniquely located six± miles from Crockett. A wet-weather creek flows through the middle of the property! This is a great, partially-fenced recreational property with huge elevation and large rock outcroppings. Lots of deer, hogs and other wildlife. Several nice homesites that provide a beautiful view. Constructed pond, ready to be filled!
Alto Pine CHEROKEE COUNTY | $2,650 PER ACRE
Off the grid! Nice rolling and wooded old farm. Merchantable pine with mixed hardwood accessed by recorded easement from the end of a county road. Bisected by Walker Creek and nearly surrounded by industry forestland. Excellent recreation and passive future timber income. Mixed open areas for hunting.
396± Acres
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Beyond-the-Lake Ranch HOUSTON COUNTY | $1,995,000
East Texas high-fenced hunting ranch with an eight-acre lake surrounded by managed pine forest. Whitetail, axis, red stag, hogs and other wildlife. Hunting opportunity and timber investment all in one!
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Sand Branch RUSK COUNTY | $3,750 PER ACRE (starting at)
Seven tracts available. First-time open market offering! Recently, selectivelyt and tastefully thinned for tree management and spacing. Tall pines and mixed hardwoods. Ready for recreation and/or homesites. Excellent access. Close to SH 259, just south of the community of Minden, Texas. Beautiful rolling terrain over sandy/red dirt soils.
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THIS IS IT! Located in the most desirable part of our beautiful Texas Hill Country, here is your opportunity to own more than a mile of Sister Creek live-water frontage with a Texas winery and the Guadalupe River as your next-door neighbors! The ranch house, guest cottage, paddock house and horse facilities sit high on a bluff overlooking lush, sunlit grassy pastures and the large cypress tree-lined creek below. Walk to the town of Sisterdale for shopping, dining and two-stepping in the historic Dance Hall! Enjoy as a family ranch or as a fine commercial operation. Call for a tour today!
57± ACRES | KENDALL COUNTY PROPERTY ID: 5577631
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WORKMAN RANCH
275.29± ACRES IN BURLESON COUNTY | $9,500,000
Luxury can be a word that is often overused in real estate today. But for Workman Ranch, located in Somerville, Texas, no other word can truly do it justice. From its location to its improvements, Workman Ranch is truly one of the most premier Central Texas ranches. At only 16 miles from College Station and Texas A&M University, it leaves little to be desired and builds greatly upon one’s wildest dreams! Over 275 acres of prime ranch and hunting land are dotted with large oaks and complemented with pristine pastures, thick woods and plentiful lakes. It features a 7,135-square-foot main home with over 3,000 square feet of covered porches, boasting five bedrooms and 5.5 baths. From game rooms and theaters to full bars and great views, this home has it all. A 125,000-gallon pool is the highlight of the backyard, complete with oil derrick fountain, gas fire pit, island grotto with waterfalls and slides, underwater lighting, swim-up bar, hot tub and several bridges. A guest home, tennis/basketball court, putting green and equestrian barn are in place as well. The ranch features eight ponds and lakes comprising over 13 acres of surface water, great for fishing, wildlife and livestock. The largest is a seven-acre trophy-bass lake. Workman Ranch is truly luxury living at its finest.
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173.48± ACRES IN MILAM COUNTY | $2,700,000
This is a place you just have to see to believe! This property will make a great gentleman’s ranch and also has excellent subdivision possibilities. It is located in a very quiet, peaceful area and is surrounded by mostly large tracts of land. This property is easily accessible via good paved farm-to-market and county roads. Great location, just 15 miles from Elgin and about 30 miles from the Austin/Round Rock area as well as the I-35 corridor. This property has beautiful rolling hills covered in lush grass with scattered huge oak, pecan and other native trees. It also has areas of thick undisturbed woods covered with native brush and trees. Several hilltops offer beautiful views and excellent future homesites.
This stunning property is outside of Cameron, Texas. Kick back and relax in the country with stunning river-bottom views, giant pecan trees and end-of-the-road privacy. An awesome 2,540-square-foot brick home sits atop a large hill at the front of the property. There are multiple barns for livestock or equipment as well as excellent fencing and phenomenal grazing for a cattle operation. A water well, working pens and one pond are in place. This place defines the word "turn-key" and it’s ready to prove that from day one! Whether cutting hundreds of highquality round bales of hay, running livestock or using it as a permanent home or even a weekend retreat, you won't find a better place in a better location!
Property ID: 11732010
Property ID: 8265676
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Rare Opportunity & Incredible Investment
It is a rare opportunity to find 5,000± contiguous acres in Central Texas. Honey Creek Ranch, a part of the original J.P.
Honey Creek Ranch 5,000± Acres Coleman County Property ID: 11535524 $17,500,000
Morris Estate, is a legacy property with lush native grasses, rolling hills with hardwood trees, creek draws and a 14± acre conservation lake. Both grazing and wildlife management have been practiced extensively on the ranch, fostering a habitat for trophy-quality free-range game. Whitetail deer, turkey, ducks and extensive fishing opportunities make this property a hunter’s dream. Honey Creek Ranch is an incredible investment for generations to come.
Charles Chesshir, Broker 325-642-1999 • charles@liveoakrealtors.com
Ted Taylor, Realtor 325-214-0543
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Turnkey Wildlife Ranch
TALPA QUAIL RANCH
RUNNELS COUNTY | 826± ACRES | $2,354,540 Located in Runnels County, the Talpa Quail Ranch is a low-fenced, turnkey wildlife ranch. The ranch is 826± acres that have been well managed for quail habitat/hunting. The brush, grasses and forage support quail, turkey and deer hunting with excellent brush throughout the ranch for quail nesting and enjoyable quail hunting. There are also seven fields on the ranch with six of them planted with native perennial seeds, offering cover and feed for the wildlife around the property. The ranch has a north and south entrance, both of which lead to the ranch house. As of 2018/2019 this newly-remodeled 1,940± square-foot ranch house with three bedrooms and two full baths sits in the center of the property with a 360-degree view of the land. The house also has a large office room, a comfy living room, beautiful kitchen, dining room, walk-in washer and dryer room, a fenced-in front and back yard, a cattle guard on both sides of the house and a garage/covered driveway next to the house. The Talpa Quail Ranch is a one-of-a-kind ranch ready for its next owner for this upcoming hunting season! Property ID: 11204385
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Rarely does a ranch bring together the many desired features the discerning buyer seeks in a Texas Legacy Ranch.
3 Springs Ranch 1 , 2 4 0 AC R E S I N B R O W N C O U N T Y, T E X A S
PROPERTY ID: 12463348
8222 County Road 261, Zephyr, Texas 76890
Three Springs Ranch seamlessly brings together luxury furnished accommodations, rugged but accessible terrain and a secluded location while still being conveniently located near major Texas metros for a full-time residence or quick weekend getaway. The 1,240± acre high-fenced ranch with trophy whitetails and numerous exotics has entertained avid outdoorsman and hosted large-scale charity events for the past several years. Perfect for families, friends and clients, with multiple luxury residences and caretaker homes, the ranch can easily host 25–35 overnight guests while the event pavilion can accommodate up to 500 guests. The main lodge overlooks the beautiful pool, manicured grounds and Olympic-sized skeet range. Water is plentiful with a 14-acre lake, several ponds, wet-weather creeks and scattered water tanks that provide wildlife an abundance of water. With a runway within 30 minutes, the ranch is easily accessible.
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TIM GRIMES
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Lake Whitney Masterfully Designed Home with Water and Cliff Views BOSQUE COUNTY • $1,500,000
Gatesville HWY 36 Prime Commercial 11.4± AC R ES • CORYELL COUNTY • $1,250,000
Located on one of the finest waterfront locations on Lake Whitney. In addition to the main house, there is a separate guest house with four bedrooms and two baths.
Prime Commercial Real Estate in Gatesville, Texas
Property ID: 9918383
Property ID: 11375426
For more information, call 254.675.3818 or visit BosqueCountyProperties.com
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