Prime Texas Ranches for Sale in the Texas Hill Country

Ranches for sale in 'Edwards County'

Edwards County Ranches for Sale

Sunday, August 22nd, 2010

This 3,800+ acre ranch is typical of southern Edwards County and has with flats of grass, big valleys and low rolling hills covered with oak trees and limestone outcroppings. Improved roads and good pasture roads allow convenient 2-wheel drive access to all areas of the ranch. This ranch may be sold as a whole or divided into 9 separate ranches ranging in size from 2225 acres to 775 acres. This great parcel of Edwards County real estate is centrally located just 2½ hours northwest of San Antonio and only 65 miles west of Kerrville. The property lies along the southern edge of the Edwards Plateau and Texas Hill Country.

The land is covered with live oak, walnut, and mesquite trees. Browse plants include Texas persimmon, shin oak, agarita, and mountain laurel, an excellent white-tailed deer food. Cedar has been well controlled throughout the ranch. The property is considered strong grass country with a wide variety of native and improved grasses. Several areas are suitable for grain fields and whitetail food plots. These Edward County ranches are priced from $1,300 to $1,700 per acre and you can contact the real estate agent for more information.

Edwards County Property for Sale - 240 Acres

Monday, February 8th, 2010

This 240 acre ranch is located 13 miles northeast of Rocksprings and 3 miles east of Highway 377 on CR 140 in Edwards County. This unique ranch has county road frontage along the north and east boundary. The topography is typical Edwards Plateau country with broad level areas, scenic low hills and wide valley terrain between hills. The land has a good cover of live oak trees, scattered cedar, agarita, persimmon, mountain laurel and other shrubs native to the area, and this make for great wildlife habitat. There is one water well equipped with submersible pump located near the headquarters.

There are numerous game trails covering the ranch. Blackbuck antelope, axis deer, fallow deer, wild hogs, whitetail and turkey are the prominent wildlife on the property. There are game feeders that provide feed year round for the game. The 240 acres is part of the original 5,000 acre Hal Bradford game ranch. Mr. Bradford fed his game year round long before wildlife feeding became popular. The ranch was one of the first ranches to be stocked with blackbuck antelope and other exotic game animals. The Roberts Ranch joins the original Bradford headquarters along the west boundary.

This land is being offered for sale at $1,895 per acre. Contact the agent for more info.

166 Acre Ranch for Sale - Edwards County

Monday, February 8th, 2010

This end of the road hunting ranch lies in southwestern Edwards County, about 45 road miles southwest of Rocksprings, Texas. To reach this property, head out Highway 377 South of Rocksprings about 30 miles, then about 6 miles down Highway 2523, and finally about 7 miles down a well-maintained caliche road. This is the last ranch on the road with very large neighbors on the west and north boundaries. The only fenced boundary is a game-proof fence on the west side.

Well water (non-potable) is available for container fill-ups at a community well a short distance from the ranch. A small annual fee paid to the landowners’ association keeps the access road maintained. This Edwards County ranch has an excellent cover of native live oak, shin oak and cedar. This area is rated as good grass country, with an exceptional cover of curly mesquite, Texas Winter Grass and other native grasses.

Tree and brush density varies from more open along the high ridge lines with oak species predominating and very little cedar, to moderate and heavier cover with more cedar down in the draws. Topography on the land varies from rougher country down in the deeper draws to gently rolling country in other areas. There are several very high look-out points with spectacular views.

This area of Edwards County is well known for excellent hunting. The abundant whitetail deer, wild turkey, and wild boar are the prevalent species of game animals. During the 2006-07 hunting season, the game taken on this ranch included an 8 point whitetail, a feral hog and three Auodad sheep. Numerous other whitetail and axis have been spotted on the ranch. Priced at $1,400 per acre. Contact the listing agent for more information.

Edwards County Land - 575 Acres

Monday, February 8th, 2010

This land for sale in Edwards County, Texas, is a pristine property nestled among low rolling hills and wide canyons that are covered with high protein grasses and live oak trees. The ranch has a new game-proof fence on two sides, so it could be (economically) entirely enclosed or left low fenced on two sides. The property fronts Hight 377, so access is quick an easy. This property, called the Oak Hills Ranch, encompasses the northeast area of the Panther Canyon Ranch. The asking price per acre is currently $1,695.

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Edwards County Land for Sale - Barksdale

Monday, February 8th, 2010

This Edwards County property is located 13 miles west of Barksdale, which is only minutes by county maintained road. On the way out to the ranch, you’ll drive through scenic large ranches crossed by crystal clear creeks. This excellent wildlife haven is has rolling, heavily-wooded oak-covered Hill Country hills with elevations from 1,850 to 2,200 feet. There are several wet-weather creeks in an area of very large ranches.

This ranch is part of Silver Horn Ranches, which are currently under wildlife management with a professional wildlife biologist available to advise owners. Wildlife water will be piped to all ranches from shared wells. Electricity is supplied by Pedernales Electric Co-op. The wildlife habitat of rolling oak and pinon pine forests are home to axis, white-tailed deer, elk, turkey, dove, quail and mountain lion. A great place for a hunter or a family just looking to relax! $149,950.

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Secluded Edwards County Ranch for Sale

Tuesday, February 2nd, 2010

This Hill Country ranch really is a remote, end-of-the-road, turn key, super hunting property! This Edwards County ranch is 542 acres in size and located about 23 miles southwest of Rocksprings, Texas. The land is located on the southern tip of the Edwards Plateau between the Nueces water shed and the West Prong water shed. The terrain is scattered low rolling hills and limestone outcroppings with a good cover habitat consisting of of live oak, some pinion pine, shin oak, Spanish oak, mountain laurel and cedar.

This is a great piece of Texas land for sale because it’s quiet, peaceful, and adjoins a ranch of 5,700 acres on its north boundary and 66,000 acres on its east and south boundaries! How is that for a little bit of solitude? The area of Edwards County where this ranch is locatd is well known for excellent hunting. White-tail deer, turkey and wild hogs are the prevalent game animals. Varmits include ring-tail cat, raccoon, grey fox and bobcat.

From the county road, an improved all weather road provides access to the property and an integrated water system with several wells supply non-potable water (well water) under pressure. Electricity goes to the new, 1,200 square foot 3 bedroom, 1 bathroom residence (with sepctic) on a hill top with almost 360 degrees of fantastic views!

With two huge neighboring ranches behind low fences an ongoing game feeding program, and being well situated in the transition zone between the Hill Country and South Texas, this ranch truly is a special property. $994.570.

Hunting Ranch for Sale in Edwards County

Wednesday, June 3rd, 2009

This Edwards County ranch is being offered as a turn key hunting and recreational ranch. The property consists of 245 acres of the finest land the Hill Country has to offer. Topography is rolling terrain with amazing hilltop views for miles and great fertile soil in the bottoms for harvesting year round feed for your wildlife and livestock. The ranch has a 3,500 square foot rock exterior main lodge with 5 bedrooms, 3.5 bathrooms, a loft overlooking one of the living areas, two living rooms and dining rooms. There is a large portion of the property high-fenced for deer breeding pens, with multiple high fenced pens on the interior and a high fence around the exterior to transfer game with ease from pen to pen. Each breeding pen is set up with covered shelters for the game to get out of the weather and to protect your investment.

Whether you are interested in whitetail deer management, recreation, or simply a deer breeding operation, check this place out. Priced at $635,000. You can find out more about this great piece of Texas land for sale right here.

Great Ranch for Sale in Edwards County

Wednesday, June 3rd, 2009

This 2,215 acre ranch is located in Edwards County and has one of the strongest live water creeks in Texas. The ranch has approximately 1.3 miles of Cedar Creek, a strong year round constantly flowing creek that runs through the rich fertile bottom land along Cedar Creek. The ranch has huge native pecans, large live oaks and elm trees which decorate the expansive valleys on this exceptional ranch. The ranch was originally purchased by Erhart Guenther during the early 1900’s. He bought land from settlers that populated the area after the civil war era and put this ranch together a piece at a time. This 2,215 acre, more or less, portion of the historic Cedar Creek Ranch is offered for sale for the first time in a century. The ranch has numerous locations where Indian mounds are found and there are caves that obviously had Indians living and working in them that are located on the ranch.

Early Texas pioneers settled this valley in the late 1,800’s and many stories are chronicled about there lives and struggles in this beautiful frontier country. Huge oak trees are scattered throughout the valley and there are large areas with virgin cedar stands which add to the scenic views from mountain tops that populate the ranch. This ranch is truly a rare find and is only 2 1/2 hours from San Antonio, Texas with county road access and the ranch is only 1 1/2 miles from a paved state highway. The fencing is considered to be from good to poor condition over the ranch. There is no fencing along the county road. The ranch has 1 water well. The water well is located near the old barn next to the county road and is equipped with a submersible pump. The ground water depth is reported to be about 350 feet deep to quality well water. There are also creek water diversion and pumping rights associated with Cedar Creek that will convey in a specific portion of the ranch.

The wildlife is abundant including whitetail deer, axis, aoudad sheep, turkey, dove and varmints. The hunting is excellent and photo opportunities are everywhere. The ranch is offered with some minerals. There will be a survey completed soon and it will be available to qualified buyers. The county road runs along the entire south boundary of the ranch. The county road is approximately 3.4 miles across the southern boundary of this 2,215 acres, more or less. Contact the Hill Country real estate agent for more information and go take a look.