Overview
This incredible 914.56 acre ranch is a completely turnkey South Texas hunting ranch with outstanding whitetail deer hunting. The ranch has been intensely managed for superior whitetail deer for the past 25 years by the current owners with enhanced native Texas deer genetics being introduced into the herd. With a gorgeous lodge/barn dominium, equipment barn, breeder pens and Carrizo water well, this ranch has everything you need to own and enjoy the South Texas hunting experience.
LOCATION: The ranch is located at the intersection of Hwy 97 and Hwy 72 near Fowlerton, Texas approximately 70 miles south of San Antonio. The property has extensive road frontage with 2,920 feet of Hwy 97 frontage, 11,000 feet of Koon Hill Road frontage and 5,400 feet of Natus Road frontage.
IMPROVEMENTS: The ranch is completely high fenced and there is also a 10 acre deer breeding pen with water. The Barn Dominium is 60’ X 80’ with the Lodge portion of the Barn Dominium being a two story residence of approximately 2,400 sq. ft. that has been tastefully finished and furnished consisting of 5 bedrooms and 4.5 baths, large kitchen, great room with fireplace and loft. All appliances and most of the furniture convey with the sale. The owners recently spent over $250,000.00 drilling, completing and establishing a 3,240 foot deep Carrizo Water well. The well is cased with 8 5/8” steel casing and equipped with a 20hp submergible pump set at 400 feet with a 5,000 gallon storage tank. Water is piped to the lake in front of the lodge and to the yard irrigation system. There is also a 30’ X 80’ equipment barn on concrete slab with electricity, a Conex storage container, 20 ton feed/protein storage silo, walk-in-cooler, 6 executive deer blinds, 7 corn feeders and 7 protein feeders that all convey with the sale. Seller will consider the sale of all of the other rolling stock, implements, and other equipment under a separate agreement.
WATER: In addition to the Carrizo well, there are 2 additional water wells on the property. One well is on a solar powered submergible pump that feeds water into one of the stock tanks. The other well is on an electric submergible pump that has also been used to supplement stock tank water. There are also 8 concrete wildlife watering troughs located throughout the ranch supplying water from the Carrizo well. There are also 8 strategically located stock tanks on the property with several of them being supplemented with water from the Carrizo well. The house lake is stocked with bass, bluegill and catfish.
WILDLIFE: In addition to the fantastic whitetail deer hunting, the ranch is home to lots of bobwhite & blue quail, Rio Grande turkeys and fantastic dove hunting.
HABITAT: In addition to managing the wildlife population the owners have carefully managed the habitat as well which is evident when you see the amount of grass and diverse vegetation that has responded to their stewardship for the past 25 years. Species of brush include but are not limited to Guajillo, Blackbrush, Mesquite, Tasajillo, Prickly Pear, Granjeno, Agarito, Desert Yaupon, Vine Ephedra, Condalia, Palo Verde, Cenizo, Whitebrush, Guayacan & Texas Persimmon. Species of grass include Buffelgrass, Kleingrass, Arizona Cottontop, Curley Mesquite, King Ranch Bluestem and many other native south Texas grasses and forbs.
TAXES: Ag Use Value ($50/acre LaSalle Co.)
COMMENTS: The sellers previously received two unsolicited offers from 3rd parties and have completed the sale of two parcels of the property. A 55.66 acre tract was sold on Hwy 97 for $18,000 per acre and a 33 acre tract on Natus Road was sold for $11,000 per acre.
DIRECTIONS: From the intersection of Loop 410 South and IH-37 in San Antonio take IH-37 south 24 miles to the Hwy 97 exit at Pleasanton (Exit 109). Take Hwy 97 and go south through Pleasanton, Jourdanton and Charlotte for approximately 45 miles to the intersection of Hwy 97 and Hwy 72. The ranch is on the right at this intersection.
