Willow Lakes - Brazoria County, Danbury, TX
This beautiful piece of property, located less than an hour from downtown Houston, offers a tremendous variety of outdoor activities for the whole family. There is a fishing lake recently stocked with bass, catfish, perch, and baitfish, 5 duck hunting ponds between 8 and 11 acres each, and a 9-acre hay field or dove hunting field in front.
Location
Topography, Rangeland & Habitat
This is flat prairie country that has had most of the property leveed up into ponds or wetland units. There are 6 different ponds used for both fishing and duck, goose and crane hunting. There is also a field in front of the property that is currently being used as a hay field, but has been used as a dove hunting field planted in millets, milo and sunflowers in the past. Most of the trees on this place are willows and there are large Cypress and Pine trees planted around the ponds.
Wildlife
Excellent waterfowl hunting has been experienced on this ranch and the area is well known as a historic duck hunting area. There are some deer and hogs found on the property. The field at the front of the property can be good for dove hunting. There are also alligators in the area and harvest tags could be obtained from TPWD. The ponds could also be used to harvest crawfish commercially or for personal use. Currently, the property is under Wildlife Tax Exemption.
Improvements
The property has good roads around the perimeter and most of the lakes. There is a small cabin with a deck in the middle of the property but no electricity has been brought to it.
Each wetland unit/pond is built with drainage pipes/boards to manage the water depth of each unit individually.
Water
There is not a current water well on the property, however groundwater is available in this area. Water for the lakes can be purchased from Gulf Coast Water Authority with access to Brazos River Authority canal system.
Electricity
There are electric lines along the county road frontage.
Area History
This area is known for great waterfowl hunting.
This property is surrounded on three sides by a large duck hunting club. This aids the property in holding waterfowl in the area and improves the duck hunting potential for this property.