Quail Creek is a finished ranch ready for new management. All the big money improvements are in place and tested allowing the new owner to relax and enjoy South Texas at its’ very best! Purchased in 1999, the owner has owned several ranches prior to Quail Creek and knew just what he wanted and how to best to accomplish it. Drawing from his own experience and that of qualified consultants, he developed this ranch to maximize native wildlife.

Soils are excellent across this ranch. Of the eight soils comprising Quail Creek, just one, at only 6.5% of the total acreage is rated at less than “unlimited” for upland native herbaceous plants by the USDA soil survey. The best soil is the Amphion sandy clay loam, which makes up some 38.8% of the total. Not surprisingly, the superior soils produce superior vegetation. This vegetation has been manipulated for wildlife; stripping brush, clearing large food plots then adding irrigation, and always discing where appropriate to stimulate growth. At the HQ there are some 105 acres of open field, managed for quail hunting and dove/quail food and another 400 acres west of the HQ have been stripped to improve quail hunting. Add to that four irrigated plots, and food is rarely limited on Quail Creek.

At a negotiated sale price, the owner is willing to convey a 1/8 mineral interest.

The owner has managed deer since day one and has not introduced any new genetics. The deer herd is in very good shape and a video taken over the years is available and recommended. The ranch is under an MLDP III permit and records are available. Of course the ranch is currently valued for tax purposes under ag use for wildlife management. As the name suggests, the owner’s first love is quail and development of this ranch has always been in favor of quail. The water, the stripping, even the food plots can all be utilized to maximize Bobwhite quail. Naturally, anything good for quail is good for dove and dove hunting is very good every year. The ponds attract and hold a variety of duck, turkey abound, and fishing is always good in the House Lake.

Some royalty income.

A high point of this offering is the water. The owner drilled four wells into the Carrizo aquifer and received permits for over 700 million gallons of water! In addition, he has buried over 32,000 feet of six and eight-inch PVC across the ranch so the well water can be delivered pretty much anywhere, either into ponds or through one of four pivot systems. There are four smaller wells into a shallower aquifer as well. These wells are either inactive or used for domestic purposes. Surface water is abundant as would be expected. The soils, although sandy on the surface, hold water well in several locations and there are six major ponds; all can be supplemented with the wells.

Gravel county road

All utilities are available and in place. In addition, a large backup diesel generator ensures you will never be left in the dark.

Jim Mullen, Quailpro, LLC 210-260-4946 - view all properties from this agent