400 acres that is only 25 minutes from downtown Corpus Christi and just off of Port Bay in Aransas Pass, San Patricio County, Texas.

It encompasses Spears Lake. Two drivable concrete spillways create approximately 120 acres of freshwater which is home to tilapia, largemouth bass (stocked in 2004), sunfish (stocked in 2002) and alligators!

The lake's proximity to vast marshlands, the winter home for migratory waterfowl, makes it a world-class hunting ranch for snow geese, speckled bellies, Ross geese and a plethora of ducks and shorebirds.

In 2004 a comprehensive wildlife management plan was enacted after the erection of a game-proof fence. Twenty-five bred whitetail does were imported and released.

Feral hogs offer other sporting opportunities!

Historically, three to five landowner permits are issued annually for the harvesting of alligators. These are highly sought after permits.

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