Lot 21

Come out here in the early part of a September morning, before the heat sets in, and watch the dove work the brushline. Last week I drove this ground and they were moving in numbers, cutting low over the mesquite and huisache. That's the first thing you'll notice about Tract 21 at 44 Ranch North. The birds like this cover. So do the deer. This is 10.01 acres of ranch land for sale in Duval County, Texas, out in the Freer and San Diego country where the brush has held game for generations.

The cover here is thick. Real thick in places. That's not a knock, it's the whole point of hunting brush country like this, because the heavy mesquite and the huisache are exactly what a mature whitetail wants over his head when he beds down in the middle of the day. You'll find lanes and pockets where the brush thins out, good spots to sit a morning or clear a small opening for a feeder someday. Learn where the game trails run through it and you'll learn this tract in a season.

Getting to it is about as easy as brush country gets. The ranch sits close to Highway 44, and the entrance comes right off the highway through a locked gate, so the place stays behind one point of entry. From there the new ranch roads run back to the tract without any fuss, no crawling through pasture to find your corner. The ground rolls gently across the property, roughly 26 ft of fall from one side to the other, enough to break up the flat and give you a little variety underfoot when you walk it.

Each tract on 44 Ranch North is surveyed, and the survey and title work are what govern the boundary lines, so you'll know exactly what's yours before you sign. Light restrictions keep commercial operations off the ranch, which holds the character of the country you came for. At 1,119 recorded acres total, this is a working brush ranch cut into pieces a hunter can actually handle, and Tract 21 is one of the larger, more manageable of them.

Owner financing keeps it in reach, with as little as 5% down. If you've been wanting your own piece of South Texas hunting ground, call with your questions. Better yet, wear boots that shed the thorns and come walk it with us at first light, when the dove are up and the mesquite is going from gray to gold.