Location

The ranch is located along Highway 16, approximately 26 miles south of Hebbronville, Texas, and about a three-hour drive from San Antonio.  It is easily accessible via the Jim Hogg County Airport in Hebbronville or the ranch’s own 4,500-foot private airstrip (not currently in use). 

Topography, Rangeland & Habitat

Over 80% of the Randado Ranch is comprised of Brennan, Copita, and Delmita sands, which are characteristic of the South Texas Sand Sheet.  These deep, sandy soils occur primarily in the bottomland areas with very little topographic relief, creating ideal habitat for both cattle and wildlife.  A distinctive escarpment rises along the northern section of the property, offering a noticeable change in elevation and providing impressive long-range vistas—a rare feature in this part of Jim Hogg County.

Three creek bottoms traverse the property and carry water during periods of substantial rainfall.  Los Tanques Creek Bottom, the most significant of the three, runs through the center of the ranch and serves as a defining natural feature.  The other two drainages provide similar ecological value and further enhance the ranch’s habitat diversity.

The ranch contains a well-established caliche quarry that produces quality material used for building and maintaining the extensive system of ranch roads.  This resource is a long-term operational benefit.

Divided into 12 well-managed pastures, the ranch supports an efficient rotational grazing system for the cattle operation.  The range supports a healthy variety of native grasses. The main introduced grass is buffel. Nominal, if any, tangle head grass is believed to be present on the property.  This balance creates ideal conditions for both livestock productivity and native wildlife diversity.

The habitat on the ranch is a diverse mix of unmolested native brush and areas of old regrowth from earlier brush work designed to enhance quail hunting opportunities.  The resulting mosaic provides ideal conditions to support the ranch’s balance of game and livestock operations.  Dominant brush species include prickly pear, guayacán, granjeno, kidneywood, coma, Texas ebony, mesquite, and guajillo, among many others typical of the South Texas brush country.

Across the property, a total of 19 high-fenced fields and 18 low-fenced fields have been strategically established, with 23 of these fields (83 acres) used to plant winter oats annually each fall.  

Wildlife

White-tailed Deer

High-fenced since 1966, the all native whitetail herd has been managed for decades, consistently producing exceptional trophy-class bucks.  A comprehensive supplemental feeding program was introduced in 2009, initially featuring protein pellets and later incorporating cottonseed, to promote herd health and maximize antler development.  The result is one of the most balanced and genetically desireable native whitetail deer populations in South Texas.  The herd consistently yields a high fawn crop and maintains an ideal age class structure, with a healthy number of bucks in each age class.  White-tailed deer hunting is limited to family and friends and is accomplished through the use of thirty-seven hunting blinds located throughout the ranch.

Quail

Northern Bobwhite and Blue Scaled Quail: One of the first things noticed when entering the property is the exceptional grassy cover throughout the property.  The careful management of the grasses along with the extensive water development produces a high number of quail.  The current owners have not maintained all of the habitat created for hunting quail; however, it would take minimal effort to reclaim and create a significant amount of habitat for hunting quail via multi-dog strings and quail rigs.  As it is, there are plenty of locations to drop a dog or two and walk/buggy hunt.

Mourning & White-wing Dove

The property offers outstanding Mourning & White-winged Dove hunting in part due to its abundant food and 60 earthen tanks distributed across the ranch.  Mark Matthews assisted in flying the early October aerial game survey and noted seeing more mourning and white-winged doves in the helicopter survey than ever seen in his 44 years of flying game surveys.

Improvements

The majority of improvements are situated within the headquarters compound near the center of the property.  The main house consists of a spacious living area, a well-appointed kitchen, and gun room with large safe.  The two-bedroom, two-and-a-half-bath main house is surrounded by four casitas, providing ample lodging for family and guests.  Together, the main house and casitas offer six bedrooms and six-and-a-half baths.  The main house was remodeled in 2024, blending modern comfort with traditional ranch style.

Additional headquarters improvements include a manager’s house, storage modules, a deer processing area with a walk-in cooler, barn, and multiple covered equipment sheds.  A reverse osmosis (RO) water treatment system with 1,000 gallons of storage is housed in its own dedicated shed, ensuring high-quality water throughout the compound.  There is also on-site fuel storage, including 500 and 2,000-gallon diesel tanks and a 1,000-gallon unleaded gasoline tank, providing ample fuel reserves for vehicles and equipment.

For livestock and operational efficiency, the ranch features three sets of cattle pens strategically located across the north, central, and southern portions of the property, as well as a horse arena.  For target practice, there is a 100-yard shooting range plus a dedicated 1,000-yard long-range.

The rectangular-shaped ranch is easily accessible via an extensive, well-maintained road system, regularly graded with a motor grader/maintainer.  Pasture travel is seamless thanks to cattle guards connecting nearly all pastures—no gates need to be opened, even when livestock are present.

Water

The property has 17 electric water wells, 60 earthen tanks, and 13 water troughs/pilas. Thirty-one of the earthen tanks and all water troughs can be filled from one or more water wells through miles of extensive piping.  There are multiple water sources in every pasture, limiting the distance wildlife and cattle must travel for water.  Even in drought years, the ranch has the ability to put water in all pastures.  The water wells were located throughout the ranch back when management engaged in planting lablab fields (food plots) with underground drip irrigation in its 19 high fenced fields.  The property also has 3 operating windmills for water.

Electricity

Randado Ranch is well-serviced with an electrical infrastructure that provides power access throughout the property. Electricity is supplied by Medina Electric Cooperative and Reliant Energy, ensuring service across all operational areas of the ranch.

There are currently 17 active electric meters distributed to support the headquarters compound, water wells, equipment areas, and remote improvements.  In addition, there are 6 locations where electrical service has been previously disconnected, which could be reestablished if desired.

Minerals

Minerals are not available for offer on this ranch.  A portion of Randado Ranch, totaling approximately 1,280 acres, is Mineral Classified.  The owners are not conveying royalties on state-owned minerals. 

Existing mineral production is primarily concentrated within a few designated pastures, much of it occurring on the Mineral Classified portion of the ranch.  Currently, there are 11 active gas well sites.