Tilden, TX (McMullen County)

The large ranch house (accessed by an all weather road from the front gate to the ranch headquarters) is perfect for family get-together's or for housing clients for a commercial hunting operation. The house has a number of rooms with hardwood floors, a large kitchen, the living area has a fireplace and is the perfect location to watch the huge number of deer and turkey that feed near the house. There are a number of barns and workshops that are perfect for vehicle storage or game processing areas. This ranch is "High Game Fenced" and cross fenced with a lane through the middle of the ranch allowing for cattle to be easily moved from pasture to pasture. The ranch has a very nice set of cattle working pens. The open areas are perfect for riding horses and/or grazing cattle. The ranch is a versatile year round recreational property. The property has a diverse brush coverage with about 50-60%, more or less, of the property in native cover and the remainder in grass fields with re-growth at various stages. The property is perfect for all types of hunting including whitetail deer in the heavy native brush areas to dove and quail hunting in the open areas. Turkey are abundant on this property. The ranch has a parcel of land, which is available to the owner for use, of about 28+- acres. This land is owned by the state of Texas and is located between the river and the south boundary of the ranch. The ranch is 595.29 acres but has a total of 623.29 acres of useable area. There are two locations where the owner of this ranch can access the river and these are recorded in the Deed Records of McMullen County and run with the land. The river offers year round fishing opportunities including white bass, catfish, gar, crappy, bass and many more. The river actually backs into a slough that enters the ranch on the south boundary line and is just like a stock tank on the property. The slough has great fishing along with another stock pond located on the south end of the ranch. This ranch also has 123 acre feet of pumping rights to the river. This water can be utilized by the ranch for filling stock tanks, irrigation or other uses owner deems appropriate. The ranch is offered with equipment for pumping out of the river at the asking price. Also there are no leases, hunting, oil, grazingin effect but a grazing lease could be arranged with a reliable and localfriend currently running a few cattle on the ranch to keep the ag exemption in effect.There are 3 electric meters and power/waterare at all buildings as well as the ranch house. There is a 1999 deluxe camping trailer under cover which is included in this sale.

WATER:

The larger well flows year round and flows through the property into a stock tank area and then free flows down a draw. Wildlife and cattle drink the water and ducks and geese migrate to the pond during their seasons. Drinking water is supplied by the neighbor's water well and owner believes this arrangement can continue. The owner pays a monthly fee to the neighbor for the water. The water is pumped to the 2000 gallon waterstorage/pressure pump and tank and is utilized by the house and headquarters area. There are two flowing water wells on this ranch. Both have a lot of mineral content in the water. Also there is an artesian well at the windmill which would be perfect for a reverse osmosis fresh water system if so desired. There are a couple of smaller ponds near the house that hold water in rainy periods or could be maintained in dryer periods with the 123 acre feet of water pumping rights, from the Frio River, that are included in this sale. The river backs up into a slough that enters the property on the south boundary. The owner has a recorded document that grants the owner of this ranch the right to access the river from the his property. The stock tank is above the slough and both are loaded with fish.