Historically, some of the best South Texas areas for producing trophy white tail deer have been LaSalle, McMullen, Webb and Duval Counties. The 939 acre JAR Ranch is located right in the middle of this region. You can pull up a map to easily locate this property. It lies a few miles south of where these four famous counties meet. Roughly half of the tract lies in Duval County while the western portion lies in Webb County. This is a prime location for heavy bodied and thick antlered bucks.

The ranch is diverse. To the average person looking at South Texas, all of the properties in this region appear more or less the same — an ocean of brush. However, looks can be deceiving.  As is true throughout the world, river and creek drainages in this region hold the best soils and a good Wildlife Biologist will tell you, “It all starts with the soil.” This is the case on the JAR Ranch. The property has a nice rectangular shape (like a shoe box running east-west). Charamusca Creek enters the tract near the SE corner and angles NW to exit the tract winding its way northward to eventually dump into the Nueces River. Although the Charamusca is not a flowing creek — except during periodic heavy rains — its drainage, over hundreds of years, has created a wide valley that impacts roughly 65% of the ranch. This valley has deeper, more fertile soils than the average ground seen in South Texas. There is no doubt this valley banks moisture better than the more common gravely hills in South Texas and this moisture gives the ranch an edge creating better forb and browse quality for wildlife.

The western portion of the property has shorter brush that is interspersed with natural grass and weed clearings. This creates a mosaic pattern that is open enough for the use of quail dogs and gives a whitetail deer hunter better visibility if he/she wanted to attempt rattling in an old buck.

There are four nicely dispersed deep ponds on the ranch. Water for wildlife is more than adequate.

Besides the creek bottom, the remaining areas of the property are slightly undulating. Any new owner will have more options to construct additional water impoundments if desired.

There is a lot of history here. The JAR Ranch was an old homestead for a pioneering family in the region. The main house along with a separate bunk house and equipment shed, serve hunters nicely. The JAR Ranch is low fenced but neighbors on the SE and SW corners have game fences. There is a very good road system in place.

A recent trip to the property yielded sightings of whitetail deer, feral hogs, one bobcat, hundreds of dove and both bobwhite and scaled quail.  Both species of quail had newly hatched young at their sides.

Here is the chance to invest in a true classic South Texas property in a historic area known for producing trophy deer. Please contact Osage Group Realty for more details.