5178 FM1985, Anahuac, TX 77514 - Chambers County

WE ARE PROUD TO OFFER THE 844 ACRE HISTORIC TEXAS CATTLE AND HUNTING RANCH: THE PRESERVE AT OYSTER BAYOU! IN THE HEART OF WHERE IT ALL BEGAN, HUNDREDS OF YEARS AGO, THIS SPECIAL PIECE OF PROPERTY WILL TAKE YOU BACK TO A TIME OF SIMPLICITY AND TEXAS ROOTS!

LET US GUIDE YOU THROUGH THE HISTORY OF THIS HISTORIC RANCH. DATING BACK TO THE ORIGINAL SPANISH LAND GRANT, THIS RANCH HAS ONLY CHANGED OWNERSHIP ONCE IN THE ENITRE HISTORY OF TEXAS. THE PROPERTY HAS A HUGE 75 ACRE FRESH WATER RESERVOIR THAT STAYS FULL AND WAS FORMERLY KNOWN AS JACKSON RESERVOIR.

***THIS RANCH HAS A VERY SPECIAL FEATURE; THE RANCH OWNS APPROXIMATELY 875 ACRES FOOT OF WATER RIGHTS PERMITS THROUGH THE STATE OF TEXAS. THE PRIORITY RIGHTS DATE BACK TO 1914! IN ADDITION TO THIS, THERE IS A CANAL SYSTEM COVERING THE ENTIRE RANCH DESIGNED TO FILL THE RESERVOIR AND EARTHEN TANKS, AND THE DUCKS UNLIMTED PONDS. THERE ARE 200-300 ACRES OF MAN-MADE DUCK HUNTING PROJECTS AND PONDS THAT CAN BE FLOODED AT ANY GIVEN TIME. 804 ACRES OF THE 844 ACRES ARE CURRENLTY IN A TEXAS ACTIVE GRASSLANDS RESERVE PROGRAM RESTRICTING ANY FARMING AND/OR DEVELOPMENT ON THE 804 ACRES. THIS ENSURES THAT THIS HISTORIC GRASSLANDS PROPERTY WON'T BE CHANGED IN THE FUTURE AND THE RANCH WILL MAINTAIN A HIGH QUALITY OF GRASSLAND FOR THE CATTLE AND WILDLIFE IN THE AREA. HOWEVER, 40 ACRES ALONG OYSTER BAYOU WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE GRP PROGRAM AND CAN BE DEVELOPED AS DESIRED WITH NO RESTRICTIONS AT ALL.

THE RANCH IS UNDER FULL AG EXEMPTION AND HAS BEEN A VERY SUCCESSFUL CATTLE OPERATION FOR THE LAST 100 YEARS. IF INTERESTED IN PURCHASING THE CURRENT HERD OF CATTLE ON THE PROPERTY, THAT OPTION CAN BE DISCUSSED. THE OWNER WOULD PREFER TO SELL TURNKEY WITH EVERYTHING INCLUDED. THE RANCH IS FULLY FENCED AND CROSS FENCED AND HAS A FEW SMALL SECTIONS WITH ELECTRIC WIRE. THE RANCH CAN EASILY ACCOMMODATE 200-250 HEAD OF CATTLE. A MIXTURE OF NATIVE GRASSES THROUGHOUT THE RANCH INCLUDE LONGTOM, JAPANESE AND GOLDEN MILLET, MEADOW BARLEY, AND SMART WEED. THE HAY FIELDS HAVE ALL BEEN PROFESSIONALLY LASER LEVELED TO ENSURE PROPER DRAINAGE AND MOBILITY FOR THE TRACTORS.

GATOR GATOR GATOR!!! THIS RANCH OFFERS ONE-OF-A-KIND TEXAS TROPHY ALLIGATORS. EACH YEAR THE STATE OF TEXAS PROVIDES THE OWNER 7 TAGS TO HARVEST AND HUNT THE GATORS. THE OWNER CAN USE THESE TAGS OR SELL THE HUNTS. THE HUNTS CAN SELL FOR UP TO $150 PER FOOT OF GATOR HARVESTED. ADDITIONALLY, TEXAS BIOLOGIST COME ONTO THE RANCH EACH YEAR AND REMOVE GATOR EGGS. THEY TAKE THE EGGS BACK TO THE LABRATORY AND INCUBATE THEM. IT IS A GREAT PROGRAM AND THE RANCH IS PROUD TO BE A PART OF IT. TEXAS PAYS ABOUT $1500 A YEAR TO THE OWNER FOR THE GATOR EGGS.

DUCK DUCK GOOSE!!! THE RANCH IS KNOWN FOR ITS AMAZING WATERFOWL HUNTING. THIS STRETCH OF TEXAS ABSOLUTELY LOADS UP WITH DUCKS DURING THE WINTER MONTHS. IN THE PAST, THE RANCH HAS BEEN LEASED OUT TO CORPORATE COMPANIES FOR THE DUCK SEASON AT A RATE OF $28,000-$35,000 A YEAR. THAT ALLOWS 6 HUNTERS ON THE RANCH AS A GROUP. THE RESERVOIR HOLDS DUCKS ALMOST YEAR-ROUND AS THEY USE IT AS A ROOST. THE DUCKS AND GEESE WILL STAY ON THE RESERVOIR AND VENTURE ONTO THE RANCH'S DUCK PONDS AND SLOUGHS. THE PROPERTY HAS BEEN PROFESSIONALLY SET UP WITH HIGH CLASS DUCK HUNTING BLINDS STRATEGICALLY PLACED THROUGHOUT THE RANCH TO PROVIDE THE BEST HUNTING AROUND. THE RANCH'S CANAL SYSTEM IS ONE-OF-A-KIND AND PROVIDES WATER DURING TIMES WHEN MOST OTHER RANCHES CAN'T GET WATER UNLESS A WELL IS USED. WITH THE CURRENT CANAL SYSTEM AND WATER RIGHTS, YOU CAN FLOOD AS MUCH OF THE RANCH AS YOU WOULD LIKE DURING WATERFOWL SEASON. OVER THE PAST 10 YEARS THE HUNTERS HAVE HAD A VERY HIGH SUCCESS RATE ON LIMITS EACH MORNING. ANOTHER SPECIAL FEATURE OF THIS AREA IS THAT THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND TEXAS PARKS AND WILDLIFE OWN THE SURROUNDING LAND AROUND THIS RANCH PROVIDING WATERFOWL HABITATS ON OVER 30,000 PRIVATE ACRES. THIS IS A WATERFOWL HUNTERS DREAM PROPERTY. THE INFRASTRUCTURE IS SET UP AND IN PLACE. THIS IS A TURNKEY TROPHY WATERFOWL DESTINATION THAT PROVIDES THE OPPORTUNITIES TO SHOOT OVER A DOZEN SPECIES OF WATERFOWL ON ANY GIVEN DAY. WE HAVE PERSONALLY HUNTED THIS RANCH AND I CAN PERSONALLY SAY IT IS SECOND TO NONE IN COMPARISON TO SOME OF THE TOP WATERFOWL HUNTING OPERATIONS AROUND THE COUNTRY.

HERE PIGGY PIGGY!!! THE RANCH OFFERS GREAT HOG AND PREDATOR HUNTING. THE RANCH CURRENTLY HAS AN OUTFITTER WHO RUNS CUSTOM THERMAL HUNTS AT NIGHT. IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO KEEP THE OPERATION IN PLACE IT GENERATES INCOME FOR THE RANCH.

THE RANCH INCLUDES A VERY NICE 2 BED/ 2 BATH COUNTRY LODGE THAT SITS DIRECTLY ON THE BAYOU WITH A HUGE PORCH OFFERING THE MOST AMAZING VIEWS MORNING OR EVENING. THE WELL SITS IN A NEWER WELL HOUSE AND HAS A REVERSE OSMOSIS FILTER SYSTEM RUNNING TO THE LODGE. IN ADDITION, THERE IS A 500 GALLON HOLDING TANK. THERE IS A NICE LARGE POLE BARN TO STORE ANY EQUIPMENT OR HAY. A METAL CARPORT SITS NEXT TO THE LODGE FOR BOAT AND ATV PARKING. A NEWLY REBUILT PARTY KITCHEN/PAVILLION SITS JUST OFF THE BAYOU AND PROVIDES A GREAT ENTERTAINMENT AREA FOR FAMILY AND FRIENDS. THERE IS A GOOD WORKING SET OF CATTLE PENS AND A CHUTE THAT WILL STAY WITH THE RANCH AS WELL. ON THE BACKSIDE OF THE LODGE, A NEWLY CONSTRUCTED FISHING PIER PROVIDES GREAT FISHING. THE PIER HAS A FULL FISH CLEANING STATION WITH POWER AND WATER ALREADY HOOKED UP. THE PIER PROVIDES AMAZING NIGHT FISHING FOR TROUT AND REDFISH DURING THE HOT SUMMER DAYS. A BOAT HOUSE COULD EASILY BE ADDED TO THE PIER TO STORE YOUR BOAT.

THE RESERVOIR PROVIDES GREAT FISHING FOR BASS, CATFISH, CRAPPIE, AND BRIM. THE WATERFOWL HUNTING IS ABSOLUTELY FANTASTIC WITH LIMITS TAKEN ON NEARLY EVERY HUNT.

THIS 844 ACRE RANCH HAS 2 1/2 FULL MILES BORDERING THE FAMOUS OYSTER BAYOU. THE BAYOU IS VERY LARGE AND WIDE. THE BAYOU IS A NAVIGABLE WATERWAY WHICH YOU CAN TAKE YOUR BOAT DOWN ANYTIME. YOU CAN BE FISHING IN EAST GALVESTON BAY IN JUST MINUTES. THE BAYOU IS KNOWN FOR ITS GREAT FISHING FOR REDFISH, FLOUNDER, AND TROUT AS WELL AS TROPHY ALLIGATORS! THE ENTIRE EAST BOUNDARY OF THE PROPERTY BORDERS THE BAYOU FROM TIP TO TIP. PROPERTIES OF THIS SIZE WITH THESE TYPES OF WATER FEATURES ARE VERY RARE IN TODAY'S MARKET.

THE RANCH HAS BEEN FEATURED IN SEVERAL MAGAZINES, TV SHOWS, BOOKS, AND HAS HAD MANY FAMOUS AND HISTORIC TEXANS TRAVEL THROUGH AND ENJOY THE GREAT HUNTING AND FISHING THIS PROPERTY HAS TO OFFER.

-FEATURED IN RK SAWYERS, "A HUNDREND YEARS OF WATERFOWL HUNTING" DATING BACK TO THE LATE 1800S AND EARLY 1900S, THIS RANCH IS STILL KNOWN TODAY FOR ITS TREMENDOUS WATERFOWL HUNTING. THE RANCH SITS NEXTDOOR TO AND BORDERS THE FAMOUS DUCK CLUB AT OYSTER BAYOU.

-THE SPECIAL FLOOD PROGRAM THIS RANCH HAS BEEN PROVIDED WAS FEATURED IN THE FEBRUARY 2019 EDITION OF THE CATTLEMAN MAGAZINE. THE FAMOUS RANGE AND PASTURE ISSUE WAS A BIG HIT AND EXPLORED THE BENEFITS OF PROPER GRASS MANAGEMENT AND CONTROL THROUGH FLOODING TECHNIQUES. THIS TECHNIQUE HAS BEEN PICKED UP AND USED ALL OVER SOUTH TEXAS.

THE RANCH COMES TURNKEY WITH EVERYTHING INCLUDED ON THE PROPERTY EXCEPT FOR THE BOAT & CATTLE WHICH CAN BE NEGOIATED AND SOLD WITH THE RANCH FOR AN ADDITIONAL PRICE.

PLEASE FEEL FREE TO CALL, EMAIL, OR TEXT WITH ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT THE PRESERVE AT OYSTER BAYOU!