INCREDIBLE South Texas Hunting Ranch | The Covenant Ranch | 8,988 acres in Webb County
The Covenant Ranch is a magnificent South Texas hunting ranch that is well-known for producing great quality, trophy whitetail deer. The 8,988-acre ranch is designed to offer the very best when it comes to hunting and recreation. The land has been exceptionally well managed, with many improvements added over the years to enhance the quality and quantity of the wildlife. The iconic main lodge overlooks Biel Lake, a 300-acre cultural reservoir that is believed to be the largest privately owned lake in South Texas. With its incredible history, top-notch lodging, high-quality wildlife, and well-designed improvements, this massive South Texas property is an opportunity to own a unique ranch of exceptional quality.
Wildlife:
The Covenant Ranch is located in the heart of Texas’ famed south Texas brush country in northeast Webb County, only a few miles from the home of the famed Muy Grande deer contest in Freer, Texas. The whitetail deer have been actively and intensely managed for over twenty years and currently under TPWD’s Managed Land Deer Program. The intense deer management of genetic breeding utilizing their 5 DMP pens, selective harvest, maintaining adequate age structure and doe per buck ratios, coupled with excellent high protein brush has created some of the best trophy hunting in the state. As a supplement to the excellent browse available, whole cottonseed is distributed throughout the ranch. Proper habitat management has also provided outstanding populations of bobwhite quail, scaled quail, mourning dove, javelina, hogs, coyotes, bobcats, and many resident and migrating non-game species. The lakes on the property attract migrating waterfowl, providing occasional waterfowl hunting as well. Besides the excellent hunting available, several of the smaller tanks provide fishing opportunities.
Improvements:
The main lodge is 6,400 sf and has 10 bedrooms, 9.5 bathrooms, a large dining hall, a game room, and a commercial style kitchen, all designed with entertainment in mind. The main lodge overlooks Biel Lake and creates a picturesque setting for guests of the ranch.
The Covenant has 10,000 square feet of ranch headquarters, that includes a 3-bedroom, 2-bathroom apartment, a ranch-operations office, a well-designed, game cleaning room complete with a walk-in cooler and freezer, and plenty of large equipment storage with five overhead doors. There is also a helicopter bay and an equipment maintenance shop on site. The Covenant also has an 1,800-sf house near the ranch’s headquarters that would make for a great guest or foreman’s house.
Other improvements on the ranch include two additional storage barns, a horse barn, and covered dog kennels. The helicopter pad and an older 4,000 ft paved runway provide easy access to the ranch. The ranch is entirely high-fenced and there is a 1,500-acre pasture near the front that is separately high-fenced, that was used for bow hunting only. There are five DMP pens scattered throughout the ranch, for the purpose of natural deer breeding. The ranch is being sold as is.
Disclaimer:
Broker does not make any representations, warranties or covenants of any kind or character, whether expressed or implied, with respect to the quality or condition of the property, the suitability of the property for any and all activities and uses which Purchaser may conduct thereon, compliance by the property with any laws, rules, ordinances, or regulations of any applicable governmental authority, or habitability, merchantability, or fitness for any particular purpose, and specifically, Broker does not make any representations regarding hazardous waste, as defined by the Texas Solid Waste Disposal Act and the regulations adopted thereunder; or the United States Environmental Protection Agency regulations or disposal of any other hazardous or toxic substance in or on the property; or the Endangered Species Act of 1973; or for live oak decline, oak wilt or any other natural phenomena. All information furnished is from sources deemed reliable, but no warranty or representation, expressed or implied, is made to the accuracy thereof, and is submitted subject to prior sale, withdrawal, or other changes in price and or terms without notice.
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