Location: 44 Sattler Rd., Spring Branch, Tx 78070 – This 26+/- acre retreat is located in eastern Kendall county, just a few miles from the Comal and Blanco county lines. It is convenient to Hwy. 281, just 10 minutes from Blanco and 30 minutes from north San Antonio. Paved county road road frontage make access easy and quick yet this quiet location is surrounded by other large properties ensuring solitude and privacy. All this and only 15 minutes to HEB, Walmart, Home Depot and all the conveniences of Spring Branch.
Improvements: The ranch improvements will impress even the most discerning buyers. After entering through the automatic gated entry, a paved road winds across Spring Creek and meanders through the oaks all the way to house compound. The highly customized main house contains 3,239 square feet and has 4 bedrooms and 3 bathrooms. The exterior is clad with stone and board and batten siding as well as a standing seam metal roof. The oversized three car garage is attached to the home with a breezeway that bypasses shady decks, flagstone walkways, an outdoor kitchen, and an elaborate outdoor living area with 22’x18′ screened patio with fireplace and TV. The owner’s suite and guest bedroom and bath are both located downstairs, while the other two bedrooms are upstairs. The master bath is a retreat which includes an oversized closet, a walk through shower with three shower heads, double granite vanities with many built in cabinets and all this leads out to a private patio screened with stone walls which house the outdoor shower and hot tub, which will convey with the home. The guest home, built with the same attention to detail and quality as the main home, is 1,125 square feet and has 2 bedrooms and 2 bathrooms and is encompassed within the 70’x45′ insulated metal shop. This multi purpose building has a stone wainscot, three drive though bay doors, built for RV access, and a massive covered stained patio. There is an additional 45’x20′ lean to on the side for parking trailers, tractors, etc. Inside of the metal building there is a storage loft over the entire living area of the guest home. Finally, besides the quality water well, there is a professionally built and installed 40,000 gallon water catchment system which collects and maintains an abundant supply of clean rainwater, and either can be used in the homes.
Land: Breath taking is the best way to describe this classic hill country property. Although Spring Creek is seasonal, during times of average rainfall, it runs crystal clear with a rock bottom. There are literally thousands of big beautiful oak trees and enough of the cedar and underbrush has been cleared to promote lots of grass growth. The homes are on top of a hill, tucked back in the trees, completely hidden from the road. There are lots of whitetail deer, as well as turkeys and occasionally Axis deer are seen. The fences are in excellent condition and the land would be great for horses or to graze a few cows or goats. The property carries the benefits of an agricultural tax exemptions so taxes are relatively low.
Summary: This Kendall county listing is very unique with so much to offer…26+/- acres of beautiful hill country, total privacy, amazing homes and improvements, and convenient location. The 4 bedroom 3 bathroom hilltop home and accompanying guest house are tucked out of sight and surrounded by giant oaks and manicured grounds. The oversized and insulated metal shop provides all the space one needs to store an RV, vehicles, tools, toys, etc. Never worry about water with the utilization of not only a great water well, but also a 40,000 gallon rain water catchment system. Spend evenings watching the abundant wildlife from the outdoor living area that includes an outdoor kitchen, shaded decks, and a screened patio with TV and fireplace. The entire property has been meticulously maintained and all the work has been done. There are very few properties like this available and it will not last long on the market.
Price : $1,395,000… SOLD
Acres: 11.675+/- ac.
Location: This may be the “funnest” location in all of the Texas hill country. Conveniently located in Gillespie county, right in the middle of Fredericksburg, Blanco, and Johnson City, only 15 minutes from each. As an added bonus, the cool little community of Albert, with its famous ice house and dance hall, are just over one mile away and Luckenbach is right around the corner. Several famous wineries, vineyards, and distilleries are located in the immediate area. And to top it off, the big city luxuries of Austin and San Antonio are only one hour away. From FM 1623 in Albert, just turn southwest on paved Schumann rd. and go 1.2 miles to the property on the right.
Description: A beautiful and unique Hill Country property with so much to offer. With paved road frontage on Schumann Rd. and electricity onsite, just choose one of the many hilltop building sites under the canopy of giant Live Oaks, or along the private creek bottom. Excellent soils with little rock and a terraced pasture await your small vineyard. Wildlife is abundant and varied with loads of axis, whitetail, and turkey. Property is ag. exempt so taxes are extremely low and Indian artifacts have been found in the area.
Remarks: This is a rare Gillespie County offering… A beautiful tract of ag. exempt land just an hour from Austin or San Antonio….paved road frontage leads you right to hilltop home sites covered in enormous Live Oaks with expansive views across Williams Creek valley. This diverse ecosystem is home to trophy axis deer, abundant whitetail herds, and flocks of turkeys. Come build your dream home and plant your vineyard here, right in the heart of the Texas wine country. This tract as well as the surrounding neighbors are lightly restricted to protect property values.
Price: $249,500 SOLD
Acres: 105 +/-
Location: 360 PR 2321. – The ultimate in privacy and security…the ranch is located on a private road just behind an automatic gated entry in northern Medina county. Convenient location only 15 minutes from Hondo, 10 minutes from Tarpley, and one hour from San Antonio.
Description: Perfect ranch for full time living or weekend retreat. 105 +/- acres of classic hill country land with beautiful ranch home surrounded by monster live oaks. Great property for hunting, ranching, or just peaceful solitude.
Wildlife: Hunter’s paradise with abundant whitetail deer, turkey, hogs, dove, quail, and occasional axis.
Improvements: The 3 bed /2 bath, 1,769 square foot ranch home fits perfectly within the hill country landscape. Stone and cedar exterior with expansive covered porches, metal roof, beamed and vaulted ceilings, and a wood burning fireplace create a perfect gathering place for friends and family. A large storage building and metal equipment shed will store all the feed, atv’s, tools, and items necessary to run the ranch. There is also a great water well, troughs, a pond, and excellent perimeter fencing.
Remarks: A 105 +/- acre Medina county recreational ranch that is move in ready. The manicured grounds around your Hill Country Classic home will invite memories to be made by friends and family. Plenty of native wildlife, songbirds, foxes, and occasional exotics will keep the wildlife enthusiasts happy. And the prime location, excellent privacy, and close proximity to San Antonio make this a great all around ranch.
Price: $745,000…Priced to sell!! SOLD
Acres: 13 +/- acres to be surveyed out of a larger tract.
Location: In Atascosa county, just 5 miles from Poteet and 30 minutes from San Antonio. From Poteet, take FM 476W, then go left (south) on FM 1333, then left (east) on W. Tank Hollow rd. Property is on the left with approximately 500′ of paved county road frontage.
Description: Excellent multi use property that is ready for your dream home, horse ranch, hay production, hunting, and other recreational activities. In previous years, because of the fertile sandy loam soils, this land was used extensively for vegetable crop farming and hay production. More recently, it has been used to graze cattle with alternating coastal bermuda pastures and annual plantings for grazing and hay. A monster live oak tree, a small pond, and rolling pastures create the perfect backdrop for your dream property.
Wildlife: Although mostly open country, it is not uncommon to see deer, turkey, hogs, quail, and of course the dove hunting can be fantastic.
Improvements: Besides extensive paved county road frontage, electricity extends the entire width of the tract and there is a Benton City water line along the road but it is the buyer’s responsibility to confirm availability and costs to connect.
Remarks: Productive Atascosa county 13+/- ac. tract ready for your personal touch. Build your permanent dream home, horse ranch, farm, or weekend getaway (Some restrictions apply). Fertile soils, paved road frontage, native wildlife, excellent privacy, and close proximity to San Antonio make this a great all around ranch.
Price: $104,000 SOLD
Acres: 399+/-
Location: Right in the heart of the Hill Country and great access with over 3500′ of Hwy. 290 frontage, just 12 miles west of Harper and three miles east of I-10, in Kimble county. Only 30 miles from Fredericksburg, 30 miles from Kerrville, and 90 miles from San Antonio.
Description: Absolutely gorgeous classic Texas hill country rolling landscape covered in Live Oak, Red Oak, Post Oak, and other hardwoods, with very little cedar. The views are abundant and long range, and access is great throughout the ranch. Due to the gentle roll of the pasture, minimal rock, and absence of livestock, the grass and ground cover is lush. There are two water wells, one with a submersible pump with storage tank and several water troughs and the other that is a windmill, which pumps into a trough, then into an overflow pond. The ranch is clean and all the work has been done, just come out and start enjoying it today.
Wildlife: This ranch is ready to hunt and is loaded with native and exotic game. There is a healthy native whitetail herd that has been managed for years as well as abundant axis deer and blackbuck antelope. Lots of turkey call this ranch home and dove hunting is good around the water hole. Just making a loop around the ranch, you will likely see many trophy animals.
Improvements: This ranch is high fenced around the perimeter as well as a high cross fence with several gates should the new owner wish to separate pastures for hunting or management opportunities. There are two water wells, troughs, an implement type barn, an elaborate set of pipe pens with several high fenced traps and several quality blinds and feeders. The ranch has over 3500′ of paved highway frontage and a nice entry.
Remarks: Fantastic high fenced hunting ranch ready for your own personal touch. All of the hard work has been done……high fencing, water wells, barns and pens, blinds and feeders, cedar cleared, and loaded with trophy whitetail, axis, and blackbuck. Easy access with paved road frontage, and just a short drive from Fredericksburg, Kerrville, or San Antonio make this a perfect candidate for full time ranch living, commercial hunting, or hill country showplace.
Price: $3,995 per acre or $1,595,000. SOLD
Acres: 515 +/-
Location: For a true hunting ranch, this one offers the best of both seclusion and city conveniences. Located in Nolan county and only 10 miles from Sweetwater, which offers fine restaurants, hotels, big box stores, and local attractions. The ranch has county maintained frontage on a very lightly traveled road but unbelievably is only four miles from the Sweetwater municipal lake, park, golf course, and recreation area. And best of all, DFW is just a quick 2.5 – 3 hour drive right down I-20.
Description: This is a turnkey trophy whitetail and wildlife ranch offering including 515 high fenced acres of rolling wildlife habitat resembling both the Hill Country and Brush Country of central and south Texas. Brushy bottoms give way to gravelly hills topping out on flat plateaus, offering wide surrounding views. Throughout the ranch, 35 acres of food plots and senderos are flanked by high end hunting blinds, spin cast corn feeders, and free choice protein feeders. The windmill water well, troughs, and surface tanks keep the wildlife well watered and a community water tap supplies the home with reliable clean drinking water. The recently remodeled home is clean, comfortable, and can easily sleep 10. It is made up of 2 bedrooms, one bathroom, and a sleeping loft.
Wildlife: The ranch has established herd of trophy whitetail deer with superior genetics. There are many outstanding trophies and the younger generations of impressive bucks promise tremendous potential for the future. There is an onsite TPWD approved DMP pen and the ranch is classified as a Category 1. Turkeys are plentiful and several years of great weather conditions and proper management have led to an outstanding quail population and dove hunting can be excellent from year to year.
Remarks: For the buyer looking for a family friendly hunting ranch that is completely ready to go, this could be the one. Literally all of the work has been done…high fence, roads, food plots, lodging, genetics, etc. Even the John Deere tractor and furnishings may be negotiable, just bring the family, show up and enjoy! And remember, golf is 5 minutes away, and civilization and shopping is just 10 minutes away.
Price: REDUCED..$1,195,000…SOLD
Acres: 540 +/-
Location: Conveniently located only 2 miles from Stamford, Tx, 40 miles from Abilene, and less than three hours from DFW. This ranch has great privacy and seclusion while offering excellent county road frontage access. Go highway 277 to Stamford, then go west on CR 124, to the Coop. Take a right and go north on CR 199. When it turns back to the west, it becomes CR 474. Go about a mile and the ranch is on the right (north side of the road).
Description: The Stamford ranch offers 540 acres of high fenced recreational paradise. Thick brush and sandy loam soil with big bull mesquite give way to areas of lower, less dense canopy perfect for working the quail dogs. Approximately 150 acres of cultivation create the perfect food plot areas for deer as well as fields that attract the unbelievable dove population. This turnkey offering includes a brand new hilltop 2000+ sq. ft. lodge with 3 bedrooms and two bathrooms as well as carport and front and back patios. Stainless appliances, granite counter tops, a wood burning stove, and fine furnishings that are included will keep the whole family happy. Several surface tanks scattered throughout the ranch provide ample water for the wildlife as well as habitat for dove and migrating waterfowl. Stamford Ranch also includes several high end hunting blinds, spin cast corn feeders, and free choice protein feeders.
Wildlife: The ranch has been set up for growing trophy whitetail bucks. An healthy herd of does originating back to the famed Chapparosa ranch in south Texas were matched with quality breeder bucks sporting large typical frames. The ranch has a TPWD approved DMP pen and is classified as TC-1. Turkeys are plentiful and the quail and dove population is outstanding. A special remark has to be made about the dove hunting….. In over 25 years of selling ranches throughout all of Texas, I have never seen such a sustained population of dove. There are hundreds, if not thousands of doves in and around the fields in the afternoons. If bird hunting is high on your priority list, you really need to check this place out, you will not be disappointed!
Remarks: For the buyer looking for a true hunting ranch that is completely ready to go, please put this one on your list. From September dove through February deer and quail, this ranch is ready to enjoy. Throw in a few exotics and hunt year around. Literally all of the work has been done…new home, high fence, roads, food plots, tanks, super genetics, etc. And no need to drive 7 hours from DFW to get to south Texas. This ranch looks, feels, and hunts just like south Texas but is less than three hours from the Dallas / Ft. Worth or Midland / Odessa.
Price: REDUCED…$1,385,000…SOLD
Acres: 104.44 +/-
Location: This Hill Country gem is in a great location, only two miles off of IH-10, far enough away for privacy and seclusion but close enough to quickly access Kerrville just 45 miles away, Boerne 75 miles away, and San Antonio less than 100 miles away. To access the recreational paradise, just travel IH-10w, then exit at the Segovia truck stop, take a right and head north on FM 2169 and travel less than two miles to the entrance. Travel down a short easement to the gate of the property.
Description: Water, water, water….1500′ of BOTH sides of Johnson Fork Creek, a main tributary of the Llano river. Ten pound catfish and five pound bass can be seen in the clear water where a concrete crossing separates the deep pools from the lively rapids. When you get tired of reeling in the big ones, set up in a deer blind and watch whitetail, axis, and turkey cross the senderos that have been cleared. After you bag the big one, scramble up the Texas mountain and catch the greatest views that the Hill Country has to offer…..all on just over 100 acres.
Wildlife: This recreational paradise offers whitetail deer in abundance, herds of axis, an occasional blackbuck and fallow, flocks of turkeys, and 1500′ of both side of Johnson Creek full of catfish, bass, perch, carp, and gar. The hardwoods along the river banks provide roosts for turkeys, the middle of the ranch is very thick brush representative of both South Texas and the Hill Country, and there is one big “Texas Mountain” covered in oaks and cedar which provide game with a view and breezes from the river valley below.
Remarks: It would be difficult to find another property with this much recreational value for this price, in the Texas Hill Country. The property currently maintains an agricultural exemption and some of the seller’s minerals may be negotiable.
Price: $769,000 SOLD
Acres: 82.18+/-
Location: Situated in both Kendall and Blanco counties, this central location is close to everything wonderful in the Hill Country. Paved and quiet Crabapple road frontage leads right to Kendalia to the south and Blanco to the north, both are within 10 minutes. The big cities of Austin and San Antonio are each less than an hour away, making this a dream getaway location.
Description: This little ranch has it all….abundant live water, grand hilltop views, lush grass pastures, dense pecan bottoms, and enormous scattered oaks. The property is accessed from paved county road frontage through the private gated entrance. There are multiple small pastures with deep dark fertile soil that currently contain great stands of Coastal Bermuda and native grasses. The entire width of the ranch is split by not one, but two clear live water creeks that converge in a beautifully scenic area surrounded by giant live and red oaks. The new owner can enjoy the privacy and scenery of over 3300 feet of BOTH sides of these two creeks, creating unlimited potential for constructing a live water paradise. Above the creeks are easily accessible hilltops covered with stately live oaks and other native hardwoods, brush, and vegetation. Because of the diverse habitat, native and exotic game is abundant. Whitetail deer and turkey flourish along the creek bottoms and axis deer and wild hogs are very common in this area as well.
Remarks: This is a rare opportunity to own a Hill Country property that truly has all the right ingredients to create a once in a lifetime ranch. Just over 82 acres that is jam packed with scenery, habitat, and wildlife that cannot be duplicated. The centerpiece consists of approximately 3300′ of two constant-flowing, clear water creeks that converge right in the middle of the ranch. Owning both sides of both creeks allow the opportunity to construct an amazing water feature. There are hardwood bottoms, coastal fields, and hilltop home sites, all within an hour of San Antonio or Austin, just 10 minutes from Blanco or Kendalia. So whether you desire a creekside cabin under the oaks or a grand estate overlooking the large surrounding ranches, this one has it all. Imagine sitting on your covered front porch watching the fields full of deer, turkeys roosting along the creek and fish jumping in the water. This can all be yours so hurry before it gets away.
Price: $22,500 per acre or $1,845,000….SOLD
