Sandy Creek Ranch

1,653± Acre Premier Recreational Ranch

Located in south-central Texas and ideally positioned within two hours of Houston, Austin, and San Antonio, this exceptional 1,653± acre ranch offers a rare blend of premier hunting, fishing, abundant water resources, and first-class infrastructure. Thoughtfully developed with the serious outdoorsman in mind, the property delivers a turnkey recreational experience with amenities for wildlife management, whitetail deer, hog, turkey, sandhill crane, and waterfowl hunting, along with outstanding fishing and year-round enjoyment.

Imagine welcoming friends or clients by flying directly into your private ranch airstrip, followed by an exhilarating helicopter hog hunt, then finishing the day casting a line along the banks of your bass and crappie-stocked pond while watching a spectacular Texas sunset.

Road access is also very convenient, with roughly 1 mile of County Road 19 frontage, while good perimeter fencing and improved interior ranch roads make travel throughout the property easy.  The ranch’s northern boundary features more than a mile of scenic West Sandy Creek, lined with towering hardwoods and serving as a natural water source and wildlife corridor.

The ranch’s operational headquarters is the 5,496-square-foot steel-frame utility barn with (4) electronic overhead roll-up doors, allowing two-directional pull-thru use, built in 2015. The utility barn offers a commercial-style game processing facility – complete with a meat trolley, rail system, and walk-in cooler that provides a professional setup for processing harvests after the hunt. Wrapped in covered patios, wired, and plumbed with ample space for work and equipment storage.

Sandy Creek Ranch is distinguished by its exceptional amenities, highlighted by an FAA-recognized landing strip (72TS), known as Galaxy Ranch. Measuring an impressive 3,335 feet in length and 100 feet in width, this private airstrip offers both convenience and prestige for aviation enthusiasts.

The property also features a premier 7-trap, five-stand shooting course, ideal for sporting clays and refined entertaining. Each thrower is housed in a secure, lockable portable sled unit, thoughtfully equipped with solar battery maintainers to ensure effortless operation, reliable performance, and ease of storage.

At the heart of the ranch sits a comfortable 2-bed, 2-bath main home highlighted by an expansive wrap-around porch, raised slate patio, and fire pit, shaded by intertwined 200-year-old majestic live oak trees – an ideal setting for relaxing after a day outdoors.  Just steps away, a charming guest cabin offers two additional bedrooms and a bath.  All bathrooms have recently been remodeled.  With views overlooking a 2+ acre pond stocked with mature largemouth bass, the homes provide a welcoming retreat for family and guests.  

Water is abundant across Sandy Creek Ranch, with numerous stock ponds and access to existing viable water wells in multiple locations. Waterfowl enthusiasts will appreciate the Ducks Unlimited–quality duck pond, complemented by a reservoir pond designed for rapid flooding, creating ideal habitat and hunting conditions during waterfowl season.

Sandy Creek Ranch currently operates under a Level II Managed Land Deer Permit (MLDP) program through Texas Parks and Wildlife, which allows for a Wildlife Exemption on property taxes and over five months of deer hunting (late September through the end of February).  Currently, the ranch receives approximately 50 deer tags annually, thereby supporting a well-managed, healthy whitetail population. Hunting infrastructure is already in place, including 14 deer stands paired with corn and protein feeders, enabling immediate use and ongoing wildlife management.  Sandy Creek enjoys a long-standing relationship with an established wildlife biologist who has conducted annual deer censuses and wildlife management programs on the property.

Ranches of this size, quality, and location within the “Golden Triangle” of Houston, Austin, and San Antonio rarely come to market.  Combining scale, water resources, wildlife management, and premier recreational amenities, Sandy Creek Ranch represents a rare opportunity to own a large-scale, turnkey sporting ranch in one of Texas’s most desirable regions.  A true Texas sporting property!