Abilene, TX 79536(Taylor County)

Located in the northwestern portion of the Edwards Plateau Windmill Game Ranch is a unique & diverse piece of paradise unknown by most. From Interstate 20 you turn due south at Merkel Texas on FM 126 & 2 miles south of town you will come to CR 360 & from here you can see the ranch 12 miles in the distance, because CR 360 is like an arrow pointing straight and dead ending at Buzzard Peak with a Colonial Style brick home resting on top of a 496 hill overlooking Mulberry Canyon. A custom 8 electric gate entrance at the end of the road and bottom of the hill is shaded by mature Post Oak & Live Oak. You have just left the flat mesquite land of West Texas & entered the beautiful diverse vegetation & terrain of the Texas Hill Country. This ranch is covered in Live Oak, Red Oak, Post Oak, White Oak & several varieties of Shin Oak, as well as Ash Juniper which is a preferred species of Juniper. Current owner has participated in several conservation projects over the years & was awarded Wildlife Conservationist of the year 2021, for his excellence in brush management & water conservation. Owner has taken pride in clearing the Red Cedar & leaving all the beneficial trees to make the ranch a wildlife abundant habitat with numerous wild turkeys flourishing & roosting in the large oak trees and deep canyons which have natural springs in wet seasons. Also prevalent is a well managed White-tailed deer population with trophy bucks being harvested of 130 up to 190. The ranch is also home to dove, quail & many song birds like the mockingbird, blue birds, scrub jay, cuckoo birds, cardinals, the endangered Black Cap Vireo, & too many others to mention. Wild hogs

are often seen as well as an occasional Javelina, & free ranging Aoudad. Following the road to the top of the hill you arrive at the centerpiece of the ranch, a large brick home with 3 car garage, 5 bdrm/3.5 bth, 7 porches (4 covered), & near 30 soaring ceilings in the living room sported with over a dozen deer & antelope trophies from all over the world. You feel like youve just stepped into an African safari without ever leaving the house. The house has granite countertops in kitchen, utility & master bath, & crown molding throughout the home with no expense spared, as well as two granite decorated fireplaces & oak cabinets throughout. The home has served as a hunting lodge for hunters since it was built in 1999 and now also serves as VRBO for families to gather & enjoy the beauty & majesty of Windmill Game Ranch.