27,740 Acres in Van Horn, TX - $22,885,500

Because the landscape includes both desert rangelands and craggy, but accessible mountains, the ranch is home to pronghorn antelope, blue quail and some Gambels quail as well as mule deer, aoudad sheep, free-ranging elk and the occasional mountain lion or black bear.

For the past couple of years, the ranch has implemented a protein feeding program using approximately 22 feeders scattered across the property. Working with the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department, the ranch team participates in aerial wildlife surveys.

Historically, used as a working ranch, the property has been rested from cattle grazing for the past few years. Horse Canyon Ranch is a recreational paradise with agricultural infrastructure including three sets of working pens. The ranch is divided into nine main pastures and three traps. The cattle operation could be easily reinstated as an additional income stream and range management tool. In good years, the carrying capacity is 300 to 350 head of mother cows.

In arid areas, water is crucial. The ranch has five working wells, with a mixture of electric submersible and solar pumps, and two non-functional wells. Water distribution to meet the needs of wildlife and livestock has been an on-going effort. The ranch is home to an extensive network of piping, water troughs, storage tanks and wildlife guzzlers.

The main headquarters includes a three-bedroom/two-bathroom ranch house with a full kitchen, living room and central heat and air, a barn, a storage barn and a tack room as well as one of the three sets of working pens.

Horse Canyon Ranch offers a lifestyle as big as the West Texas sky. Here you can get away from it all and rediscover the peace that comes from elbow room and the grandeur of nature.

To experience the diverse, accessible beauty of Horse Canyon Ranch for yourself, call Howard W. Hood at (830) 739-3815. The ranch is listed for $825/acre.