Owl Ranch | 2,025 Acres | Texas Hill Country Ranch For Sale | Kimble Co

Описание: PROPERTY OVERVIEW: The Owl Ranch is a 2,025 +/- acre property that sits perched above the North Llano River, with direct access to the Interstate 10 frontage road and a short 10-15 minute drive west of Junction, TX. The ranch offers scenic terrain with dramatic topography and big views, three separate and distinct ecosystems, numerous potential building sites, mature hardwoods, miles of spring-fed creeks, onsite utilities, and a history of renown. Primary features include two miles of the nearly year-round & spring-fed North Creek and over a mile of the seasonal Cedar Hollow Creek, 350+/- ft. of elevation change, outstanding diversity of habitat, strong native grasses, abundant hardwoods & incredibly scenic building sites.

LOCATION & ACCESS: 9+/- miles west of Junction, in western Kimble County; 65+/- miles northeast of Kerrville & Fredericksburg; 120+/- miles to San Antonio; and 150+/- miles to Austin. The main entrance to the ranch is found at the end of the Interstate 10 Frontage Road, where the county road turns into a private access road for this property and 4 additional neighboring landowners to the north. Interior roads are found throughout the ranch, in varying conditions, but almost all are passable & accessible in an ATV, and most in a truck.

WATER FEATURES: North Creek is a mostly year-round creek that flows north-south through the property for just over 2 +/- miles, creating the main valley on the ranch, before draining into the North Llano River. There are at least nine separate draws, hollows, canyons or drainages on the ranch that drain water into North Creek, plus the springs held within each. On the western side of the ranch, Cedar Hollow Creek begins on the property, also draining south, and moves through for another 1.35 +/- miles before exiting towards the North Llano River valley. A smaller set of stock ponds near the front of the property completes the surface water onsite.

TERRAIN & SOILS: Elevation changes in this region of the Edwards-Plateau, specifically the Live-Oak & Mesquite Savannah Sub-Region, west of Junction, are intense. Elevations on the Owl Ranch range from ~1,790' near the southern boundary to ~2,140' near the northwestern corner, to for a total change of ~350'. The land is marked by a scenic valley formed over the millennia by North Creek, with limestone bluffs, ridges & cliffs climbing hundreds of feet over the valley floor on either side. Innumerable scenic points & ridgelines provide views across every direction of Owl Ranch, the North Creek valley and into the North Llano River valley. Primary soils on the ranch include Shep clay & clay loams soils in the valley, while shallow & stony clay soils are found along ridgelines & throughout the canyons, and sandy loam soil types found on the upland plains.

TREE COVER & WILDLIFE HABITAT: Approximately 50-55% of the Owl Ranch is heavily wooded, with most species found here being Live Oak, Texas red oak, Shin Oak, Post Oak, Spanish Oak, California Oak, Valley Oak, Chinquapin Oak, Ashe-Juniper (Cedar), Mesquite, several pecan species, several walnut species, Texas Mountain Laurel and Texas Persimmon. Cottonwood, sycamore & other more water dependent species can also be found in the valley along North Creek. Brush and beneficial browse for wildlife include persimmon, agarita, elbow bush, sumac and other native species - with the acorn crop from the diverse set of oaks here serving as supplemental feed sources. The diversity of vegetation, cover, reliable water sources, and natural travel corridors created by the landscape all combine to provide top-tier wildlife habitat.

WILDLIFE & HUNTING: The array of wildlife on the Owl Ranch is a unique asset, and leased out by current ownership. The whitetail deer herd in this region regularly produces bucks scoring in the 130-140 B&C class. As part of the area’s history, the sheep ranching and high-fence game industries in this part of TX have created populations of free-ranging exotics in the area to include audad sheep, black buck, axis deer, fallow deer and more. In addition to the deer & sheep, Rio Grande turkeys are numerous in this part of Kimble County. Feral hogs, dove, ducks, bobcats, coyotes, varmints, reptiles, a variety of songbirds and predatory birds all thrive within the impressive wildlife habitat found throughout the property.

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