Mathis, TX 78368 - Live Oak County

SUMMARY

This rare river/lake frontage property offers the new owner very convenient access, a dense forest of habitat, a planted tree orchard, great hunting opportunities, and a feeling of peacefulness. The ranch has frontage along the lower Nueces River feeding into the north end of Lake Corpus Christi. This great opportunity is ready to enjoy as is, build to your preference, or subdivide.

DESCRIPTION

Located in Live Oak County, 20+/- minutes from Mathis or 45+/- minutes from Corpus Christi, the 81.95+/- acre Nueces River Cove Ranch is an unrestricted property ideal for recreation, hiking, fishing, kayaking, and hunting. It has a one-room portable building cabin, electricity, and a water well. You can also have a place to stay while building to suit or subdivide with adequate road frontage.

LOCATION

Located in Live Oak County, 20+/- minutes from Mathis, 45+/- minutes from Corpus Christi, or 1.5+/- hours from San Antonio, its a paved road up until about the last 100+/- yards, when it turns into an all-weather county road to the gate.

LAND

The property is relatively flat, and the habitat is a combination of typical South Texas brush around the headquarters area, which is higher elevation out of the flood plain transitioning to a tall, dense forest of a variety of hardwood trees, including massive live oaks that the Seller estimates one of them to be 250+/- years old. The owner has installed an irrigation system that includes 70 plus sprinkler heads to maintain a planted and diversified tree orchard on the property. The ranch currently maintains its AG Exemption status with the tree orchard. An estimated 70% of the property lies within the overlaid floodplain map, and as of listing, the lake is about 33% capacity due to extended drought, which may change with the approaching tropical storm.

IMPROVEMENTS

The ranch features a small one-bedroom/one-bathroom efficiency-portable cabin with A/C. A septic system on site services the cabin. Previously, the septic system serviced a 2,000+/- sf home no longer on the ranch. The cabin will convey. There is an older workshop/barn on the property. Electric services the cabin and the barn. Electric also crosses the property in several locations for someone interested in development or subdividing. The property has a low fence along its boundaries, except for the lake and river sections.

WILDLIFE

The property has several box and bow hunting blinds and feeders that attract whitetail deer, wild hogs, and Rio Grande turkeys. The Seller reports that many deer and hogs come to the feeders and that it is convenient to leave work in Corpus and get into the hunting stand.

WATER

The property has a working domestic water well that is plumbed to the cabin, barn, planted tree orchard with 70 plus sprinkler heads, and a small dirt surface tank between the house and one of the game feeders. There is an estimated 1,224+/- ft of lake cove water frontage and 1,173+/- ft of river frontage.

OTHER

The Seller will consider selling the river tract less the cove tract, which is estimated to be about 8+/- acres, but is not interested in selling the cove tract independently of the river tract.