Mill Creek Ranch

Landscape: Mill Creek Ranch is a highly improved ranch located in northeastern Red River County on CR 3335. The property is very scenic, encompassing approximately 1,253 acres of rolling hills along Mill Creek. The pastures are in improved summer and winter grasses and cross fenced with travel lanes for year-round rotational grazing. The herbage will carry approximately 250 mother cows and cut hay, with approximately 80 acres in hay production producing 600,000 pounds annually. Pastures are well watered for livestock with three lakes and seven ponds.

Improvements: The gated entrance leads to an attractive 5,000 square foot ranch-style main residence that is strategically located between four large ponds at the end of a long drive which provides an exceptionally picturesque setting. The main residence has a large patio, a glass-enclosed master bedroom suite, and is attractively landscaped. A 1,200 square foot manager’s residence is located at the gated entrance on the county road. A 2,200 square foot double wide guest house and a smaller manufactured home guest house are situated on an attractive 80 acre tract of the ranch just across the county road.

A large 7,400 square foot barn with 20 foot center aisle, concrete floor, automotive hoist, and loft is used for hay storage. Two additional metal buildings (one 1,500 square feet and the other 1,200 square feet with concrete floors) are used as a shop, for equipment storage and as a hunting/fishing equipment headquarters.
Adjacent to the main barn is a state-of-the-art set of cattle working pens that will hold about 100 head at a time. These pens are equipped with a modern working chute capable of being operated by a single ranchhand.

Water is supplied to all buildings through a public water project and utilities are underground.

Hunting/Fishing/Recreation: The 6 deeper water impoundments are all stocked with fish and provide excellent fishing. One lake has a large pier with elevated observation/lounging platform with a check valve to allow flooding of about 35 acres. Mill Creek carries water year-round and is bordered by large trees which harbor wildlife. Approximately 40 acres of shallow flooded wetlands have been created in cooperation with The East Texas Wetlands Project/Ducks Unlimited to attract and harbor migratory and resident Neotropical birds. Over 40 acres are flooded in winter for migrating waterfowl. There is a high hill consisting of about 120 acres with spaced hardwoods, one of the highest points in Red River County, which provides very scenic views.

White-tailed deer, eastern wild turkey, waterfowl and other small game are abundant. The ranch is managed to enhance wildlife habitat and is under Texas Parks and Wildlife Level I Management which allows for an extended deer hunting season. There are 8 exquisite deer stands with telephone poles for corners spaced appropriately that allow up to 4 people to comfortably hunt/view the wildlife.
About 10 acres, located on the side of a hill in view of the residence, is game fenced with an independent water supply and populated with exotic animals such as elk and red stag deer.

Price: $3.395 million