186 Acres with Hunting Game, Barn, Overhead Feed Bins, Home, Lodge in Edwards County, Rocksprings, Texas

Jerry and Kiki Warden, co-owners of the Wardens’ Eagles’ Nest Ranch in Rocksprings, Texas, have been living their dream on 185.6 acres in the Edwards County, which is located 100 miles west of San Antonio.  The county encompasses 2,120 square miles of the Edwards Plateau region. The elevation varies from 1,500 feet to 2,410 feet. The average annual rainfall is twenty-two inches. The temperature ranges from 34° F to 62° in January and 71° to 97° in July; the growing season lasts 250 days, beginning in mid-March and ending in late November. The eastern section of the county has generally rolling terrain, with many hills and caves. The western region is typically flat. The county is situated upon a major limestone deposit surfaced with dark, calcareous stony clays and clay loams that principally support oak, juniper, persimmon, mountain laurel, plum, sotol, mesquite, agarita and cedar, as well as prairie grasses such as curly mesquite, wintergrass and grama grass. Edwards County has more than fifteen natural springs that flow year-round; the headwaters of the Llano, Nueces, and West Nueces rivers are in the county. The vegetation, temperature, and abundant water supply make this an ideal area for many types of game animals, including white-tail deer, javelina, turkey, and quail. The area is rich in iron ore and sulfur and has some silver deposits, though these have not been mined or developed. The Warden’s revamped the ranch with a remodel of the home and addition of a barn and storage buildings, then began building their herd of exotics based on superior genetics.  The management program involves feeding protein year-round and alfalfa in dry spells. Corn is available during hunting season and peanut hay is utilized when available. WENR offered Spring and Fall turkey hunting, whitetail deer hunts under Texas Managed Land Deer Permits as well as Fallow, and Blackbuck Antelope. Axis deer hunts are offered year-round with varmint hunts on an arranged basis. Hunts include overnight lodging and meals, ranch transportation, comfortable blinds, electric skinning rack and a walk-in cooler.  The Wardens cater to trophy and/or meat hunters and offer non-hunting visits to the ranch. There are 5 feeders and 5 blinds, strategically placed, throughout the ranch.  A stock tank is kept full with well water serving as a dependable water source for wildlife. The owners are constantly improving the ranch and recently have pushed cedars that will be burned and did dirt work to enhance the capture of rainwater in the shallow draws. Improvements to the ranch include a spacious 3 bedroom, 3 bath home with additional bunk room and bath and a full bath in the adjacent equipment barn.  The home has a kitchen complete with electric stove and oven, dishwasher and microwave plus a large island and two areas with dining tables and available seating. The living room opens to two porches: a screened side porch, offering great views of the countryside and mountain range and a front porch offering incredible views of the countryside and mountain range. A…

Hunting Game, Barn, Overhead Feed Bins, Home, Lodge, Game-Proof Fence, Pond, Water Well, Electricity, Wildlife Feeders, Work Shop, Cabins

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Rocksprings, 78880 Texas

County: Edwards