Location

The ranch is located 10 miles northeast of Hebbronville, Texas. It has frontage on FM 359 (3,800’), County Road 263 (2,700’), and County Road 262 (8,200’). 

Topography, Rangeland & Habitat

Soils on this ranch are dominated by fine sandy loams of the northwestern sand areas of South Texas (primarily Delmita and Delmita Bruni complexes). These soils are slightly tighter than some of the sugar sands found further south but have the ability to retain moisture better during drier periods common in South Texas.

The ranch is a mixture of more open native grasslands along with brush species commonly found in this region of Texas including catclaw, black brush, mesquite, and guayacan.

The land generally has gently rolling topography with over 50’ of relief between the high and low points of the ranch. There are a few minor drainages that run through the property, and there are multiple ponds, and watering holes.

Wildlife

Northern Bobwhite Quail:
The primary quarry for hunters on the ranch is bobwhite quail. Much of the ranch is committed to maximizing quail habitat and production through rotational grazing, prescribed burning, and mulching quail strips. The ranch is parceled into 5 separate pastures to allow for managing the cattle herd to promote consistently high-quality quail populations. Water is distributed efficiently throughout the ranch with nowhere on the property further than a 1/4 mile from a water source. These practices coupled with naturally productive soils, grasses, and brush provide some of the highest quail production you will find.
The Farias ranch has developed a system balancing open grasslands and brush conducive to these types of soils that has created what is likely the most consistent wild quail ranch in South Texas.

White-tailed Deer:
The Farias Ranch is low-fenced and while little deer hunting has been done on the ranch, it has an abundant population of deer on the ranch with excellent habitat for them.

Rio-Grande Turkey:
Turkeys are abundant on the ranch, with enough large mesquites and hackberries to provide plenty of roost areas.

White-wing & Mourning Dove:
Dove hunting on the ranch is strongly supported by multiple ponds that are edge manicured to provide outstanding dove hunting opportunities. Both white-winged and mourning doves are abundant on the Farias.

Agriculture

The Farias Ranch is also an outstanding cattle ranch. With the rotation of the cattle through the ranch’s 5 pastures promotes soil health and new growth of forbs and grasses. Three sets of cattle pens are located strategically throughout the ranch. 

Improvements

There is a 3 bedroom, two bath house on the ranch with several barns, dog pens, and a fenced back horse pasture behind the home. There is also a set of overhead grain bins for corn/milo. There are three sets of cattle pens on the ranch. 

Water

The ranch sits on the Gulf Coast Aquifer and most of the water wells are around 320’ deep and all produce significant water volumes between 30 gpm and 75 gpm.

There are 7 electric wells on the ranch and over 7 miles of water lines to distribute the water to ponds and water troughs.
8 ponds on located on the ranch both for watering wildlife and cattle. They are all outstanding dove holes.

Electricity

Electricity is found at various places throughout the ranch.

Minerals

There is no production on the entire ranch. Some minerals may be negotiable.

The Farias Ranch is co-listed between and Republic Ranches, LLC and Dan W Kinsel III Ranch Broker.