Zapata County




Laguna Venado

1397 acres
Price: $2,025,650

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.

Santo Niño Ranch - SOLD

7200 acres
Price: $14,400,000

This outstanding ranch is exceptional hunting country and very well improved. The ranch is totally high-fenced with one 1300-acre pasture separately high fenced. The ranch has been improved for the best deer and quail habitat. A good portion of the ranch has 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 MLD III permit and DMP pens. The Santo Niño Ranch has 9 tanks and water piped throughout the ranch from the Rio Grande River. City water is piped to the awesome headquarters compound.

The main house has 5404 square feet of living area with 1210 sq. ft. of covered porches and 1144 sq. ft. of enclosed garage. The main house features a beautiful game room and bar along with 4 bedrooms and 4 baths. The adjacent 2-bedroom/2-bath guest house with porches and carport is approximately 2,000 sq. ft. There is also an 800-sq.-ft. apartment, a 364-sq.-ft. outdoor kitchen, a 1500-sq.-ft. pool house, and a gorgeous swimming pool.

Other improvements are a 3-bedroom hunters' house, a barn with a huge walk-in cooler and another apartment, 2 sets of pipe cattle pens, 8 deer blinds, 19 deer feeders enclosed by pens, and goat pens. The ranch does have oil and gas production, and the seller does not own any minerals.

The Santo Niño Ranch is an exceptional cattle and hunting ranch.