2,297 Acres Box Canyon Ranch, Kinney County
Hwy. 90
Uvalde, TX
Description: The impressive acreage traverses from wide valleys with rich soils to stepped rugged mountain tops that provide breathtaking views. Beautiful box canyons, good brush, and large oak trees make this a very unique property. Ideal seclusion, large neighboring ranches and a good water supply make this a game paradise with the potential of having very large white-tail bucks. The ranch has part of the Anacacho Mountain range which has 1500 ft. elevations. The valley elevations is approx. 1150 feet, so there are dramatic slopes.
Improvements: A comfortable main residence has a vaulted living room/dining room/kitchen with fireplace, and includes 3 bedrooms, 1 bath, utility room and front screened porch. It has central air and heat and a private phone line. 3 metal barns for storage and vehicles. Low fencing plus some high fencing on the west property line. 2 sets of working pens. All weather caliche entrance road, graded roads throughout the ranch plus 4-wheel drive mountain & mesa roads.
Water: The ranch features 6 water wells and several earthen tanks. Three wells have electric pumps including 2 that service the main headquarters and 1 near the middle of the ranch and 3 have windmills. Each well is approximately 150-200 feet deep and produces adequate drinking water. One of the tanks is fed by ‘Sleeping Spring’ and has been a permanent water source. This geographical area also has a 23 inch annual rainfall.
Vegetation: Natural brush includes guajillo, black brush granjeno, guyacan, cenizo, sumac & yaupon that are intermixed with native trees such as live oaks, shin oak, white brush and hackberry among others. The live oaks produce abundant acorns, basic nutrition for numerous birds and smaller animals.
Wildlife: Perfect South Texas Hunting with native deer. Ranch has had limited hunting in cooperation with the game department and feral hog control in place. Fertile valley hand has been plowed and reseeded for food plots to encourage growth of deer and turkey with evidence of Trophy class white-tail deer. Located in a white wing dove flyway, the ranch also has bobwhite and blue quail and turkey.
Minerals: Seller will convey 25% of owned minerals
Taxes: Approx. $2,200/yr. Agriculture exemption.
Location: South of US. Hwy. 90 via a 4.2 mile deeded easement. This ranch is 25 miles west of the city of Uvalde, approximately 115 miles west of San Antonio.
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