This sprawling South Texas ranch is exceptional hunting country and very well-improved. The ranch is completely high-fenced. The ranch has been improved and managed by a game biologist allowing for some of South Texas’s best deer and quail habitats. The quail habitat and population is some of the best in South Texas. Approximately half of the ranch is consists of sandy soil and natural mott country, making it very suitable for quail hunting with dogs. Other areas of thick brush have been cleared in strips and are now covered in grass and forbs. The brush diversity is excellent. The ranch has a well-managed deer program, with an MLD III permit and DMP pens.

The property has nine tanks and water piped throughout the ranch from the Rio Grande. Since the ranch has property that goes to the river it has water rights for livestock. There is a pump on the river and a pump midway into the ranch and these pumps, combined with a series of tanks and pipelines, send water throughout the ranch and fill up the tanks. City water is also piped to the astonishing headquarters compound.

The gorgeous main house has approximately 5,404 square feet of living area, with an additional 1,210 sq. ft. in covered porches, perfect for those South Texas nights. The main house features a beautiful game room and bar, along with 4 bedrooms and 4 baths. The adjacent 2-bedroom/2- bath spacious guest house, with porches and carport, is approximately 2,000 sq. ft. There is also an additional 800-sq.-ft. apartment, a 364-sq.-ft. outdoor kitchen, a 1,500-sq.-ft. pool house, dog pens, and a gorgeous swimming pool. This ranch is not short of amenities!

The present owner, who is also a chef, designed and converted the approximately 1,200 square foot garage attached to the house into a custom high-end kitchen with numerous pieces of highquality cooking equipment, perfect for the experienced chef, or novice culinary dabbler. Some of the items are: 12-burner American Range gas stove, with grill and double ovens, large gas pizza oven, another set of double ovens, giant double refrigerator with double freezer drawers, custombuilt cabinets, with features like pull down spice racks and refrigerator drawers, granite countertops, walk-in cooler, and extensive walk-in pantry, with rolling ladder, to get to the highest shelves. The kitchen has a huge flat screened TV and a remote controlled gas log fireplace, as well as an extensive amount of custom tile work throughout the kitchen. This kitchen is hard to describe in words -- it’s truly a must-see!

Other ranch improvements include a 3-bedroom hunters' house, a combination-barn with a giant walk-in cooler on one side, and a hunting lodge on the other side, a one bedroom hunters’ lodge, an additional small barn, a remodeled camp kitchen with fireplace, two sets of pipe cattle working pens, eight deer blinds, 19 deer feeders enclosed by pens, and goat pens. The present owner has also, in the last three years, built a large team roping arena with return alley—all out of pipe and sucker rod, round pen for horse breaking, four stall horse barn with stall runs, tack room, and 40' by 60' dog kennels.

The ranch does have oil and gas production, and the seller does not own any minerals.

This property is highly-improved and an exceptional cattle, recreational, and hunting ranch -- a true Texas ranch!

Excellent deer and quail combination ranch. The ranch has been very lightly hunted by a few family members only. Located 8 miles northeast of Zapata on Highway 16, then 7 miles north on Jennings Ranch Road.

Tract I is 759 acres of big mesquite and very good diversity of all brush native to South Texas. Tract I also includes an extra-large manufactured home, covered with an all-metal roof. The home also has a concrete patio, barbeque chimney, and separate covered storage room.

A rural water system furnishes water to the house and several water troughs on the ranch. There are 3 water meters on the property for future waterline expansion. The ranch also has 4 stock tanks.

Tract II is approximately 638 acres. Predominately sandy loam country, this is good-looking country for quail and deer. The ranch has been lightly grazed and has a good cover of native grass. Tract I and Tract II are connected by a deeded easement (approximately 1900 feet between the two tracts). The owner would consider selling only the 638-acre portion of the ranch.