Lot 234

A seasonal watercourse threads about 810 ft of this 21.45 acre tract, entering at the north line and working its way to the southwest corner. Call it a draw, because that's what it is when the rains fill it and what it becomes when they don't. Stand in the bed after a good storm and you'll understand why the wildlife in this stretch of Duval County ranch land for sale on Tortuga Ranch keep close to it. The mesquite and thornscrub bunch up along its edges. Where water gathers, the game follows, and this draw gives you a natural corridor from one side of the property clear to the other.

The rest of the land rolls easy. Only about 21 ft of fall spread across the whole tract, so nothing here fights you when you drive it or lay out a plan. Gentle country. It sits at a comfortable working grade, the kind you can rig a set of pens on or park a hunting rig without wrestling the terrain. The rise and dip is subtle, but it's enough to give the draw somewhere to run and enough to keep the flat from feeling dead level.

This is honest South Texas hunting and grazing country, the kind that has carried stock since before this was even a state. Vaqueros worked herds on these Spanish land grants two centuries back, and the same thornscrub that fed those animals now feeds a reputation for whitetail, birds, and thick cover that holds game. You're near Freer and San Diego, in the heart of a county that made its name off what this land grows. Tortuga Ranch sits square in the middle of it.

A word on what's around you, because we don't dress up what a walk will show. There's an industrial tank battery across the road from this tract, so this isn't the far-off, empty corner of the ranch. That's a fair trade for some folks and a dealbreaker for others, and you'll want to see it with your own eyes before you decide. Come look. We'd rather you know exactly what you're buying than be surprised standing on it.

A pipeline easement crosses toward the eastern part of the tract, set out in the recorded documents as is common through this country. Every tract on Tortuga Ranch has been surveyed, and your access on the ranch roads is deeded, so your lines are your own and your way in is written down where it counts. Owner financing keeps the front end simple, with as little as 5% down to get you on the land.

Walk the draw in the cool of the morning after a wet spell and you'll see what this tract can do. Wear boots you don't mind getting muddy. Give us a call and we'll meet you at the gate.