Bryan, TX 77808(Brazos County)

REDUCED- FROM $7500 an acre to $6800 an acre. Owner will divide, contact Broker for tract map. This extraordinary, sprawling sportsmans mecca/retreat/working cattle ranch is situated 15 miles due north of Bryan-College Station, Texas along the historic Old San Antonio Road. Bee Creek meanders through this stunning property; home to an abundance of wild game, expansive views of oak dotted hills, clear creeks, and lush coastal pastures. Whitetail deer freely tend to a robust fawn crop, hawks soar overhead, and wild hogs range in the wooded habitat areas. Numerous ponds and 8-acre lake teeming with bass and crappie attract a bounty of waterfowl in the fall including mallards and wood ducks. Since 1985, there has been no deer hunting on the ranch, which marries this Texas wildlife oasis to an authentic, highly productive Texas working cattle ranch, just 24 miles from dining, shopping and Texas A&M's famed Kyle Field.

Location/History:

The ranch is situated near the small communities of Wheelock and Franklin in a quiet, rural area. The ranch has over 1/2 mile of paved road frontage on the OSR, which been used as a county line since the founding of the Republic of Texas, and historical marker #43 is near the ranch entrance. Historical records indicate Spanish explorers reported encountering Bidai and Tonkawa Indians, and it is well documented that the Apache and Comanches hunted buffalo in Brazos County well into the 1800s. This unique ranch is enriched by this history as arrowheads and artifacts await discovery within its soils and creeks.

Offerings of this size and quality in the DASH (Dallas/Austin/San Antonio/Houston corridor are few and far in between. Bee Creek Ranch is located approximately 116 miles from Houston, 104 miles from Austin, 75 miles from Waco, 176 miles from San Antonio, 160 miles from Fort Worth/Dallas. Easy access from OSR to Highway 6, I-45, and I-35 makes this property desirable to anyone looking for a sportsmans retreat, ranch operation, or as a future development investment.

Improvements:

The brick entrance and winding drive lead you to the 1900+ sq. ft. 3-bedroom, 3 bath brick ranch house/office/guest house with fireplace and in-ground swimming pool which greets you as you enter the property. The house was built in the 1950s and completely remodeled in 2001 down to the studs with new low e windows, sheetrock, wiring, raised ceilings, ceramic tile flooring, and interior upgrades.

Ranch facilities include the 1800 sq. ft. metal shop area, well-built and designed steel cattle handling pens which hold up to 600 head, hydraulic squeeze chute, and hydraulic sorting gates, scale house, livestock barns, equipment sheds, 9,800 sq. ft. stable/barn with office, show cattle/sales area with viewing pens, hay barn, concrete water troughs, feed bunks, fuel tanks, 30-ton grain bin, a secondary set of working pens and more. The property is fenced and cross fenced into 17 pastures, all of which have irrigated concrete water troughs and or stock ponds.

Land/Water

Bee Creek Ranch has high yield improved coastal bermuda hay fields and grazing pastures of coastal and common bermuda, bahia, seeded winter rye and scattered ball clover, and a network of well laid out interior iron ore ranch roads, low water crossings with pipe culverts, and cattle guards The infrastructure of interior roads provide easy access to all pastures.

The ranch is well watered with Bee Creek flowing through the ranch on the southern side from east to west. There are three good water wells on the property. Buried irrigation lines provide water to the pastures in concrete water troughs, along with numerous ponds. The gorgeous 8 acre lake and numerous ponds offer ample recreational opportunities for fishing, kayaking, bird watching, and duck hunting. Bee Creek Ranch is truly a sportsmans dream, and one of the finest cow/calf and yearling ranches in Texas and beyond.

Topography and Homesites:

The ranch offers numerous spectacular homesites for anyone seeking a canvas upon which to build a custom home, hunting lodge, corporate retreat or family compound. Power and water lines run throughout the ranch for ease of future construction. The front of the ranch is noted by cleared, improved coastal pastures with wooded areas increasing as you transition toward Bee Creek. Across the creek, the landscape rises upward into a 370' breathtaking ridge nicknamed Shotgun Hill, with coastal and common Bermuda pastures, mature hardwood trees and stunning views. The 8-acre lake where waterfowl and fish flourish offers recreational water activities including fishing and kayaking, along with fine fishing in the numerous ponds scattered throughout the ranch.

Development Potential:

The property is well-positioned for future development with significant road frontage along the Old San Antonio Road, an access easement to the SW that connects with Shadow Creek Trail, as well as frontage and access from the east along Deep Well Road.

The coveted location, recreational opportunities, agricultural income, development potential, numerous homesites, and natural beauty of this ranch are unrivaled.

Property shown by appointment only, agents must accompany clients for all showings.