SELLER'S AUCTION:
SELLER MUST AUCTION THIS RANCH AND IS REDUCING THE PRICE $50/ACRE ($132,500.00) EACH WEEK BEGINNING SEPTEMBER 1ST! THE STARTING PRICE IS $1595/AC. (WHICH IS $100/AC LESS THAN CURRENT LIST PRICE, AND ALREADY FAR BELOW MARKET). THE RANCH’S 2656 ACRES CAN BE DIVIDED AND WILL BE SOLD ALL OR PART, IN THE CONFIGURATIONS 2038/618 AC, 1523/1069 AC, 2166/413 AC. (CLICK ON “RANCH DIVISION” BUTTON TO SEE DIVISION MAPS). TO ARRANGE A SHOWING OR ATTEND AN OPEN HOUSE EVENT, QUALIFIED BUYERS SHOULD CALL JAMES KING 432-426-2024 OR JOHN HUTTO 830-486-9560. BUT, YOU BETTER HURRY BEFORE SOMEONE ELSE GETS THE RANCH DEAL OF A LIFETIME. THIS RANCH WILL BE SOLD.

OWNER FINANCING AVAILABLE

Why is the Price So Low?
Good question! This property is included in the San Antonio Edwards Aquifer Protection Program. This Program was established to assure that the Edwards Aquifer would be protected and the city of San Antonio would not run out of water. To maintain and enhance recharge from rainfall and runoff, the City of San Antonio purchased certain rights from landowners over the aquifer’s recharge zone. In exchange for these rights, the land owners agreed to not do certain things with, or to the land. These things include limiting how many times the land can be subdivided, limits on minining and drilling, limits how many square feet of the surface can be paved and where buildings can be located, etc. (see attached FAQ for more info and the actual conservation easement document). The bottom line is: None of these provisions impact the recreational enjoyment and livestock attributes of the ranch; such as hunting/fishing/swimming/birding/horse back riding/hiking and just plain outdoor habitat and wildlife enjoyment, as well as raising livestock. It is not suited for subdivision development, or exploitation. To make this investment even more secure, many of the surrounding ranches also belong to the conservation program (see map); assuring that you won’t be surrounded by hundreds of ranchettes, which is the typical fate of large ranches near major metropolitan areas such as San Antonio.

Location
Blanco Springs Ranch is located on Uvalde County Road 336 along Blanco Creek north of Uvalde and Sabinal. The ranch fronts on the west side of CR 336 1.8 miles from the paved road FM 127. The popular summer vacation area of Concan, TX, is only 8 miles away with its many restaurants and recreation activities including Garner State Park. San Antonio International Airport is an hour and a half drive and the Uvalde airport is a 30 minute drive. The ranch is located in a part of Texas that is known for its clear cool spring water, hills, clean rivers, trees clean air and abundant outdoor recreation.

Acreage
2,656 Acres in Uvalde

Description
Blanco Springs Ranch is located in the transition zone or the front range of the Texas Edwards Plateau or Hill Country with amazing topography, beautiful valleys, high limestone bluffs, and wooded streams. This ranch has a Conservation Easement with the City of San Antonio along with 8 neighbors at the upper end of the watershed that creates a protected ranch neighborhood that will remain rural in character and never developed. Blanco Creek is a hidden jewel with its protected landscapes, spring fed waters, green valleys, huge oaks, and limestone hills making this one of the most desirable areas in the Texas Hill Country.

The southern portions of the ranch are rolling open pastures to oak-woodlands with a hint of South Texas vegetation and brush. The has numerous watersheds into Hackberry Creek forming hidden valleys, gentle hills and open pastures. In contrast, the north portion of the ranch rises nearly 600 feet to the highest elevation at 1780 feet, some of the highest points in the county, with magnificent distant views of the rolling hills and the ranch itself. There, the topography changes to steep, dense, limestone canyons and hills carved by the drainages of creeks and springs that emerge from the Edwards Aquifer offering incredible horseback and hiking opportunities.

Blanco Creek crosses the ranch at the north end creating a park like setting with steep limestone bluffs and huge Spanish moss laden Oaks, Pecans and Elms. The crystal clear waters here are spring fed with deep pools, beaches and shallows that creates one of the best water holes in this part of the Hill Country.

Habitat
The Transition Zone of the Texas Hill Country is known for its diversity of vegetation from two eco-regions coming together lifted up by faulting to create huge hills, steep canyons, and lush valleys. Much of the soil tends to be calcareous and moderately alkaline, with gravely clay or clay-loam consistencies. These soils support a diversity of native shrubs, trees and grasses, such as Ashe juniper, Lacey Oak, along with Texas Mountain-Laurel. Grasses on the slopes and in the lower pasture area include a variety of short grass species such as Three Awn, and Side Oats Gramma. In turn, the abundance of established vegetation provides food and habitat for many native wildlife species and a few adapted exotic species common in the Hill country.

The plant community along Blanco Creek is one of the finest examples of mature Oak-Elm-Pecan woodlands in the region. This area of the ranch was an active campsite for Native Americans with its spring water, shade, and abundance of wildlife. The springs that support this unique habitat are year round and productive even in the most severe drought like last year.

Wildlife
Blanco Springs Ranch with its open grasslands, thick woodlands, and limestone canyons are ideal habitat for many of the Edward Plateau and Hill Country wildlife species. Ample white-tailed deer and wild turkey populations along with songbirds, dove, quail, owls, hawks, raccoons, armadillos, bobcat, fox and ringtails are native to the area. Owners have three year-round 1000 pound protein feeders and eight 300 pound timed corn feeders to enhance deer and turkey population and quality. Several deer blinds. Let’s not forget the live water pools along Blanco Creek where you can find excellent native largemouth bass fishing.

Improvements
Several structures located on property are in good condition with lots of charm. The main House has been recently painted, has central heat/AC and a fireplace. The Ranch House could be excellent headquarters. There are three other future building areas allowed in the Conservation Easement providing the new owner with many options of constructing improvements on the ranch. There are additional structures, pens, bunkhouse, two windmills and an additional hunting cabin from times past when the property had agricultural uses.

Improvements include:
Stone Ranch house – 3 bedroom 1 Bath with an adjoining guest quarters with 1 bedroom/bath.
Shop and storage addition, processing room.
Xeriscaping and landscaping around headquarters.
Outlying bunkhouse, additional hunting cabin, and 5 wells.
Excellent new road system throughout the ranch even in the hills.
New fencing with gates and entrances all along both sides of CR336.
1000# protein feeders, fed year round, and at least 8- 300# “corn” feeders on timers and 1 turkey feeder.

Water
One of the major features of Blanco Springs Ranch is a spring fed lake on property at the base of towering limestone cliffs along Blanco Creek. Surrounded by large pecan, oak, sycamore, and elm trees, the natural lake is 200 feet long by 50 feet wide and in places can be as deep as 6 feet. This is one of the few ranches in the area that had plenty of live water during the recent drought. This waterhole provides a place for recreation and relaxation – fishing, floating, swimming, and kayaking. In addition there are 5 water wells, 3 with electric pumps and 2 with windmills. The water systems are suitable for wildlife and livestock supply.

Blanco Springs Ranch is located in the recharge area of the Edwards Aquifer. The City of San Antonio has chosen this particular valley as a high priority conservation area and over the past three years has acquired conservation easements on approximately 10,000 acres covering nine different ownerships. This work has provided for a protected upper watershed here and will forever protect the source both in quality and quantity of this spring fed Creek.

Price
$1,695/acre or $3,454,410.00