CR 142 , Electra, TX 76360(Wilbarger County)

The land has been enrolled in the MLD (Managed Lands Deer) program since 2002, and it has been classified as Level III since 2005. (For more information on the MLD program, please click HERE.) Since this time, three bucks have been taken that score over 200. The estimated deer herd on the ranch is around 50. The property has four food plots on it (23, 8, 2, and 1 acre in size), numerous other smaller plots, plus a 108 acre wheat field on its north end. Seven spin feeders and one large trough provide year around corn to supplement the crops. The extended season allowed by the MLD and the consistent culling of the owner has benefited the deer harvest tremendously too.

Lots of other game will be found here as well, including feral hog, bobcat, coyote, Rio Grande turkey, and bobwhite quail! A large six acre watershed by the 23 acre food plot attracts ducks and geese during the winter, and theres always dove hunting in the fall. Five other water tanks are scattered across the ranch, some of which were dug out in the last few years.

This property has one tripod stand and six blinds (three tower, three on trailers), two of which are big enough to sleep in! The two large ones are basically small storage buildings that were raised up ten feet in the air. They are situated where you can see deer moving from any direction, across the fields and pastures.

PASTURE:

The land is primarily covered in mesquite thickets, with native grasses. Some areas of the ranch are thinner than others. The soils are clay based and best suited to grow winter wheat, but one of the food plots that is sandier has been planted in alfalfa before. The ranch is easy to get around, as there are roads going all through it. The perimeter is fenced with barbed wire low-fencing; the 108 acre wheat field and 23 acre food plot are fenced off separately too, so you can keep cattle off of them during the hunting season. The ranch can carry 25 cows year around.

The owner currently plants the field and food plots himself and runs his owns cattle, but if a buyer did not want to do so, there is a neighbor who will lease the property. This would then provide a small income from the property (roughly $5,000/yr), while ensuring your food plots are kept up for hunting.

IMPROVEMENTS:

Just off the county road on the north side of the ranch is the headquarters, where two trailer houses, an equipment barn, and set of pipe working pens are. This whole area has gravel, as does the entrance road coming in from the gate. The main trailer house is one open space and comes furnished with bunkbeds and couches and can sleep six; a small kitchenette is in the corner and there is a wood burning stove. It has a metal carport over it and the large decked porch, which creates a great area cook and hang out. A separate bathroom, with shower, toilet, and sink, can be accessed from the porch. The owner uses a 375 gallon water tank to run the bathroom facilities, which he hauls water to fill up. Per the owner, even during the busiest time in the hunting season, this water tank lasts at least two weeks. Portable water tanks for transporting water from Vernon to the ranch will be included with the sale. This area has no underground water and there isnt a rural water line close, so other than bringing it in like the owner does, you would need to build a rain collection system off the roof to store water here.

An additional trailer is on sight underneath the barn lean-to. It is very clean, has two bedrooms, a small kitchen, and a bathroom (not hooked up to the water system).

The barn measures 30 x 50 and has a wood frame, metal siding, and concrete floor. It has two tall roll-up doors, so you can easily pull vehicles, etc. into it, and theres plenty of room for parking ATVs. A 20 storage container is on site too, for storing feed. A set of pipe cattle pens and a small horse shed are by the headquarters too.

MINERALS:

The owner doesnt own any mineral rights, and there is production on roughly 1/3 of the property. The oil company accesses the ranch from the adjoining property on the east, so they never use the main ranch entrance off of the public road (where the headquarters is). The oil wells do not affect the deer hunting on the property, as they have been here so long that the animals are accustomed to it.

ASKING PRICE:

$1300/acre (reduced from $1350/acre)

CONTACT:

It is not very often that such a superb deer hunting property comes available in Wilbarger County, especially not one that joins the Waggoner Ranch. For more information on this property, call land agent Ben Belew at cell phone (940) 357-9940.