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Francitas, TX 77465 (Jackson County)

Size: 627 Acres

Type: Farms, Ranches

Home: 3 beds - 3 full baths - 3 Sq Ft

Overview:

627 Acres of some of the best waterfowl hunting on the Texas Mid-Coast. This property has been meticulously developed and under intensive management exclusively for wildlife. The property includes 11 waterfowl impoundments with 12 aluminum pit blinds and a 5 acre bass pond. This property winters incredible numbers of ducks, geese, and sandhill cranes providing some of the best waterfowl hunting on the Texas Mid-Coast. In addition there is an ever improving native quail population as a result of ongoing upland prairie restoration activities. The property also provides some outstanding dove hunting. Whitetail Deer, and Feral Hogs can be found along the riparian buffer zones and upland cover.

There is a 3,400 sq. ft hunting lodge that includes: 3 bedrooms, 3 full baths, large kitchen, dining room, great room with stone fireplace, bar, mud room/laundry room, commercial ice machine...

There is a 3,400 sq. ft hunting lodge that includes: 3 bedrooms, 3 full baths, large kitchen, dining room, great room with stone fireplace, bar, mud room/laundry room, commercial ice machine, 12' x 70' screened porch, enclosed garage, gun safe, beautiful stone outdoor fire pit, and much more. The property also has a 40' x 60' fully enclosed barn with concrete floor, commercial warehouse shelving, work bench, and attached 20' x 60 open overhang complete with stainless steel wild game cleaning facility.

Location:

The property is located approximately 10 miles southwest of Midfield, TX and 4 miles north of Francitas, TX in Jackson County.

Habitat Type(s):

Wet Coastal Prairie - 64%

Upland Coastal Prairie - 32%

Riparian (woody vegetation) - 2%

Other - 2%

Habitat Improvements:

The property consists of approximately 400 acres of prior converted crop land that has been restored/enhanced into highly productive and intensively managed waterfowl habitat. These 11 independently managed waterfowl impoundments are intensively managed for native moist-soil vegetation. Common vegetation within the impoundments includes: wild millets, smartweeds, panic grasses, sprangletop, etc.

Approximately 200 acres of uplands are currently being restored to native tall grass prairie. Native bunch grasses being restored includes: little bluestem, big bluestem, broomsedge bluestem, gamagrass, windmillgrass, indiangrass, sideoats grama, switchgrass, and partridge pea.

The remaining approximately 27 acres consists of riparian buffer zones along the drainage and water delivery canal system and the lodge facilities. The riparian zones consists of native south Texas brush and includes: live oak, water oak, hackberry, elm, and pecan.

Water:

There is one 12" irrigation well that has just recently been converted to 3-phase electric located on the northwest end of the property. A newly drilled 12" 3-phase electric irrigation well is located on the southwest end of the property. A well maintained water delivery canal system complete with new aluminum water gates provides water management capabilities to the entire property.

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