Lonesome Hollow Ranch North

Menard County Hunting Ranch — ±316.748 Acres, Western Edwards Plateau Some places you have to want to get to. This ±316.748-acre ranch sits at the end of a long private easement on the western Edwards Plateau, and that access is the whole point: no through traffic, no close neighbors, no one passing by. It's a rare find in this part of Texas — genuine end-of-the-road seclusion, on a tract that hunts far bigger than its acreage. The land is classic western Hill Country. Gently rolling limestone terrain carries live oak, red oak, and cedar over native grasses and brush, with a seasonal creek and drainages threading through the property. Elevations run from roughly 2,010 to 2,045 feet — enough relief to shape the drainages and open up views without ever turning severe. The dominant Tarrant soils are the same shallow, rocky limestone soils that make this stretch of Texas some of the best native quail country in the state. Game is the headline. The ranch holds a strong native population of white-tailed deer, Rio Grande turkey, bobwhite and scaled quail, and dove, and it sits squarely in the Central Flyway. Perimeter fenced and quietly tucked away, it's well suited to a family hunting retreat, a wildlife-management program, or a low-key recreational holding — and like much of the surrounding country, it carries potential for free-ranging exotics such as axis deer. Improvements are honest and ready to use. A turnkey hunting camp anchors the property: two converted units — one outfitted as a kitchen, the other as a bunkhouse — joined by a covered deck that ties the camp together and gives you shade and a place to gather after a hunt. Two water wells serve the property, a separate barn (see survey) handles equipment and storage, and an electric line crosses the eastern portion of the tract. It's a practical setup — everything you need to hunt and stay, nothing you'll pay a premium to maintain. A word on access, because it matters: the ranch is reached by a long recorded easement. Getting in means passing through two automatic gates and two ranch gates, and the final segments of the easement require a high-clearance four-wheel-drive vehicle. This is not a property you'll reach in a sedan — but that same access is exactly what protects the privacy, security, and quiet that define it. The two wells are the reliable water; the creek and drainages carry water seasonally after rains. The property lies outside any FEMA-mapped flood zone, and it is currently under a wildlife management plan and taxed at agricultural (1-d-1 open-space) valuation — a meaningful tax advantage already in place, which a buyer can maintain by continuing the wildlife management use. Menard County sits in the heart of Texas hunting country on the western Edwards Plateau — within reach of San Antonio, Austin, and the Hill Country hubs, yet worlds away once you're through the gates. Ranches with this combination of seclusion, native game, water, a ready-to-hunt camp, and an established ag valuation don't come along often here. Offered by Legacy Broker Group, Land & Ranch Division. Shown by appointment only; buyers and buyer’s agents must be accompanied by the listing broker. High-clearance 4WD required for site access. Price upon request.