La Gloria, TX 78591 - Starr County

The renowned Tecomate Ranch is synonymous with trophy South Texas whitetails and heres your chance to make it your own. The hard work has been taken out of this famous hunting property and all the new owner has to do is maintain the current management practices that put this ranch and its iconic whitetails on the map. This part of the Rio Grande Valley is known for its rich, fertile sandy loam soils and this property already has several food plots cleared and fenced off for growing summer and winter food plots such as Lab Lab and Ryegrass or Oats. Arrowheads and other Native American artifacts have been found on the ranch, plus there is an old hand dug well, 25 feet deep by 6 feet across, that is a unique historical feature.

IMPROVEMENTS: This ranch includes a 5 bedroom/2 bath cinderblock and stucco lodge. The interior is made up of reclaimed cedar wood which gives it a charming South Texas lodge-feel. The house will sleep 15 and has central air conditioning, offering room for all to enjoy this gorgeous piece of South Texas. The current owners have run a brand new El Sauz Water Supply line to the lodge. A high volume water well located near the lodge supplies water through multiple 2 water lines running throughout the ranch that are used provide water for several stock tanks and other water troughs.

RANCH IMPROVEMENTS: The ranch is fully game fenced. The south pasture has four reverse fenced deer food plots.

WATER: The named creek, Remadura de Sandia Creek traverses north to south through the middle of the ranch. City water supplied by El Sauz Water provides water to the lodge, and this city water line also extends to the Tecomate East Ranch for future use. There is 1 water well with electric submersible pump next to the house that supplies water to cattle troughs and ponds. Six lakes/ponds varying in size from acre to 2 acres in size combine with 8 wildlife watering ponds throughout the ranch. All of these watering areas have water lines to them which allow the ability to maintain constant water levels. These constant ponds bring in a large variety of birds to the ranch which in turn has led to several award winning photos taken on the Tecomate Ranch.

WILDLIFE: A combination of supplemental feeding, ample water and ultimately premiere South Texas brush species provide opportunities for this ranch to grow large native Whitetail deer. El Tecomate Ranch has received national publicity for years for its impressive Whitetail Deer herd. The ranch is entirely high fenced but all the deer are native. The largest deer on the ranch harvested was a 197 Score, Boone & Crockett. Outstanding bird hunting includes dove, seasonal waterfowl, quail and turkey plus there is an abundance of beautiful native bird species.

VEGETATION-TERRAIN: These 2158 acres are incredibly diverse with 7 different distinct soil types that make this unique ranch seem like a completely different place at every corner. The property contains the ultimate selection of high protein brush that is important in supporting trophy deer. Along with this, there are several tilled fields bringing exceptional ability to draw in wildlife. Native brush species include guayacan, granjeno, colima, kidneywood, lime prickly ash, cenizo, guajillo, mesquite, whitebrush, black brush, prickly pear and more. The underlying pastureland is established in both native and improved buffelgrass.

CONSERVATION EASEMENT: The South pasture is subject to a Conservation Easement with the Caesar Kleberg Wildlife Research Institute. (See: ckwri.tamuk.edu/ The Tecomate east pasture is not a part of the easement.

UTILTIES: Septic. Medina Electric Coop.

TAXES: Wildlife Exemption.

MINERALS: Seller believes that the South Pasture includes approx. 1,188 acres designated as State Classified Mineral Acreage. The East Pasture is believed to have an estimated mineral interest of 1/8 minerals intact.