Lot 235

Roll in off the ranch road and the horizon holds low and even, the way South Texas does. You'll feel the heat first. Then you'll see the wall of green scrub that gives this part of Duval County its character, and somewhere in the middle of that scrub sits Tract 235, 17.27 acres of ranch land for sale on the Tortuga Ranch. The approach is easy going. The land settles in front of you as you come off the road and lets you take your bearings.

Once you're standing on it, the first thing that registers is the wildlife in the air. In early September, when the birds start moving, this place gets busy overhead. Dove work the openings and the edges here, and a hunter who knows what he's looking at will read the flight lines in a single evening. That's the reason a lot of folks in this part of Texas keep a piece like this in the family. Opening morning is a tradition out here, and a spot with birds flying is a spot worth owning.

The scrub grows dense on 235, honest to goodness South Texas thornbrush, and it runs hot in the summer months. No sense pretending otherwise. That same heavy cover is exactly what holds game and gives the birds a reason to funnel through. Clear a lane or two, set up where the flight crosses, and you've got yourself a hunting spot with nobody's shoulder against yours.

The terrain rolls gently, with roughly 35 ft of fall spread across the tract. Enough to keep the water moving and the views changing as you cross it, not so much that a truck struggles on it. You can drive most of it, glass it from the high spots, and figure out where you'd want a stand or a blind of your own.

Every tract on this ranch has been surveyed, so your corners are set and your lines are recorded lines. Access comes by way of the ranch roads, spelled out in the deed and plat rather than left to a handshake. Restrictions stay light, the kind that protect your investment without telling you how to enjoy your own dirt. Owner financing runs straightforward too, with as little as 5% down to put your name on it.

This is brush hunter's ground in the Freer and San Diego country, land that has carried herds and game for two centuries. Bring water and a good hat if you come in summer, or wait for a cool September evening and watch the birds work the sky. Either way, we'll ride it with you and show you where they cross.