1,180 Acres, Encino, TX 78353

1,180 Acres

Encino, TX 78353

Price: $3,304,000
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Rancho del Norte

Rancho del Norte Located less than 20 miles south of Falfurrias off of Highway 281, near the town of Encino, lies Rancho Del Norte. With a great composition of open quail country and mixed brush canopy, this ranch is designed to be a wonderful combination hunting ranch to suit both the big game and bird enthusiast. The high fence, long-term wildlife management plan, habitat and available water have sustained generations of family recreation and will surely be sustainable for years to come. LOCATION The ranch is located eighteen miles south of Falfurrias at the dead end of County Road 304 just west of Encino. The Brooks County Airport is less than 23 miles from the ranch entrance. TOPOGRAPHY, RANGELAND & HABITAT Rancho Del Norte is located in the South Texas Plains ecosystem in the middle of the sand sheet and is primarily grasslands with mixed brush, mesquites and oaks. The ranch is almost entirely made up of Nueces fine sand and Sarita fine sand complexes. This fine sandy soil is famous for creating what is likely the best bobwhite quail habitat in the entire country and the forbs produced in this country not only develop excellent seed banks for quail but also produce spectacular flowers in the spring. There is a combination of live oak and mesquites found throughout the ranch with majestic oaks dominating portions of the ranch creating beautiful scenery and excellent turkey roosts. Portions of the ranch have thicker brush creating great deer habitat, while other portions of the property are more open Mott country excellent for running dogs for quail. Besides the oaks and mesquites, other brush species on the ranch include hog plum, guayacan, acacias and black brush. All creating excellent cover and food sources for the native wildlife. Throughout the property, there are tall native prairie grasses including primarily bluestems and paspalums providing great nesting cover for the wild Bobwhite Quail population. Good clay can be found beneath the

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