The Land
Located eight miles east of Matador, Texas Red Plains is an iconic piece of the vast Rolling Plains rangeland complete with a 1,020+/- square foot home/hunting camp.
With gently rolling hills, the 329 +/- acre Red Plains is a typical slice of the Rolling Plains ecoregion as its plant community consists of mesquite/shortgrass prairie interspersed with succulent plants like prickly pear and yucca.
On the western part of the property, mesquite brushlands provide adequate wildlife bedding areas and ample food. On the eastern 1/4 of the property, the land changes into open grasslands with silver bluestem, sideoats grama, sand dropseed, and big bluestem as the dominant plants.
Red Plains is unique in that it is ready to hunt with little or no additional improvements. With numerous food plots, senderos, a newly constructed pond, deer blinds, tripod stands, game feeders, a travel tr...
Red Plains is unique in that it is ready to hunt with little or no additional improvements. With numerous food plots, senderos, a newly constructed pond, deer blinds, tripod stands, game feeders, a travel trailer and dry storage cargo box in place, this ranch has all the recreational user or small rancher needs to get off to a fast start.
The Wildlife
Red Plains lies in the heart of one of the hottest hunting regions in Texas. As such, youll find a diversity of both game and non-game wildlife on the property. Game animals include mule deer, cottontail rabbits, whitetail deer, mourning doves, bobwhite quail, Rio Grande turkeys, feral pigs, coyotes, and bobcats.
For the nature watcher youll also see typical grassland bird species found in the region such as western meadowlarks, scissortailed flycatchers, mockingbirds, and others. On the Red Plains, youll also see Texas Horned Lizards, various small mammals such as jackrabbits, and a host of other reptiles and mammals.
Agricultural Practices
While Red Plains currently has no agricultural production, there is 25 acres of cultivation on the property. Additionally, the property has many gates and corner braces in place as well as a supply of t-posts and wire. Once completed, the cross-fencing provides an adequate infrastructure for horse paddocks or an intense rotational cattle grazing program.
Structures/Fences/Improvements/Additional Inventory
Red Plains features numerous improvements and inventory including:
Newly constructed, 1,020+/- sf home
Developed food plots
40 Ocean Freight Storage Container
Box Blinds
Tripod Stands
Feeders
Numerous Ranch Gates
Cross fencing every (some of the fencing has braces but no wire in place)
Extra t-posts and barbed wire
Brush sculpted senderos
Windmill
Well with submersible pump (2-3 GPM)
1/4 acre pond
Good, 5-wire perimeter fencing
Electrical service in two locations
Minerals
With the purchase of the property, seller will convey all of available mineral rights to the buyer.
No wind development projects or water rights issues are in place on the Red Plains.
Price
The asking price for the Red Plains is $526,400 or $1,600 per acre.
Directions
East of Matador, Texas on US Highway 62.
