17154 Fm 1025
Batesville, TX 78829
Land For Sale · 977.23 AC

Description: Well the name says it all. Red Sand Ranch. It’s well known that the red sandy loam sand of Zavala county produces some of the finest whitetail hunting in Texas. This ranch has been owned by the same family for 21 years and has never been commercially hunted for deer. Located 10 miles south of Batesville with over 2 miles of frontage on FM1025, this ranch is very conveniently located. The ranch has been high fenced for 9 years with a high quality deer herd and all the South Texas animal species including wild boar. Several bucks over 160 B&C have been harvested over the years and the age structures are all intact on the ranch. Genetics have been released onto the ranch. If your looking for an awesome ranch to fulfill your dreams, here it is. Land: The ranch is compromised of 997.23 acres of primary native south Texas brush country. The terrain is flat, and the soils are red sandy loam. The ranch roads are very user friendly in wet weather. All the native brush species exist on the ranch. There is approximately 45 acres of fields used for food plots for wildlife. This is a hunting/cattle ranch. The grass is like no other ranch available. Improvements: Along with a relatively new high fence (9yrs), there are two homes nestled on the south side of the ranch. One newly remodeled 3 bedroom/3 bath home with a fenced yard. There is a 20 x 20 Gazebo with built in fire pit and stone walkway. There is another home that is 30x40 with a 12x40 porch. This home has 4 bedroom/ 1 bathroom and is used to sleep guest. This home is set up to accommodate up to 13 guests. In all, the homes can comfortably sleep 20. There is a 20 x 120 covered equipment shed to the left of the main home that includes a walk-in cooler, cleaning area and a work area for all your tools. There is a 10x20 storage building in the rear of the homes for storing feed or personal belongings. There are 8 deer breeder pens located on the ranch as well. All have water stations. There is a 15-acre high fenced pasture that is used to plant sunflower for the dove and birds. This fence is less that 3 months old. There are 9 Blinds and feed stations throughout the ranch. All blinds and protein feeders will convey. The ranch is fenced and cross fenced for cattle. There are a few small areas that would need attention, but if your wishes were to run cattle on the ranch, it is ready. It even has a complete set of pipe working pens with fenced alleys leading to the working pens. Water The entire ranch is fed by a Carrizo well that is over 1400 feet deep with a 5hp pump set at 800 feet deep. The well feeds a large cistern as well as 11 concrete water troughs spread out throughout the ranch from one end to the other (It also feeds the 8 troughs in the deer pens). The well can easily produce 60 gallons per minute and handles the ranch very easily. There are five ponds/lakes on the ranch that are naturally fed. Water is piped to two of them but has not been utilized in several years. Only two hold water. The lake in the front of the property has never gone dry even in the roughest times. The lake in the back will go dry during a bad drought but maintains good water most of the year. Don’t hesitate to grab this ranch! It will not last long. There are not many like this out there!!