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The 17,132± acre Rancho Agua Grande, located<br />
25 miles northwest of Uvalde where South<br />
Texas, West Texas and the Hill Country meet,<br />
is one of largest live water ranches for sale in<br />
Texas. Year-round Live Oak Creek, fed by<br />
more than 30 springs, bisects the ranch from<br />
north to south for about seven miles. The line between Uvalde<br />
and Kinney counties is on a similar north-south axis.<br />
The shady pecan bottom along the creek stands in contrast<br />
to the rugged hills and deep canyons that characterize the<br />
transitional landscape. Rancho Agua Grande is home to Boiling<br />
Mountain, the highest peak in Uvalde County, and Salmon<br />
Peak, the highest point in Kinney County.<br />
Because three ecoregions converge on the Rancho Agua<br />
Grande, the vegetation is diverse ranging from pinon pines to<br />
live oaks and mesquites, huisache, guajillo and black brush. It’s<br />
a feast for human eyes and a natural buffet for wildlife.<br />
Live Oak Creek is a calling card for the ranch’s native and<br />
exotic wildlife. They gather to drink and loaf under the trees<br />
making it easy to view some of the more than 40 species<br />
of game from around the globe that roam the property. It’s<br />
possible to see kangaroos, camels, zebras, gemsbok, sable,<br />
water buffalo, white bison, Iranian red sheep, scimitar-horned<br />
oryx and waterbucks—just to name a few—in a single<br />
afternoon. Whitetails, turkey, dove and a limited population of<br />
quail are native to the ranch. More than 50 miles of high-fence<br />
encircle the perimeter keeping the desirable managed wildlife<br />
inside and the free-ranging game out.<br />
Currently, it’s run as an exclusive commercial hunting<br />
operation, and as such has served as the backdrop for<br />
numerous high-profile hunting shows. The ranch is managed<br />
under an MLDP Level III permit and features 30-plus feeders<br />
and hunting blinds located to make the most of the extended<br />
season.<br />
Because both banks of Live Oak Creek are within the ranch’s<br />
borders, the access is completely controlled and completely<br />
private. The only tubers, kayakers or anglers enjoying the<br />
crystalline, rock-bottomed stream will be those you invite.<br />
The creek’s flow is slowed and pooled by 10 dams strategically<br />
placed along its route. Numerous lakes, some large enough to<br />
jet ski on, dot the landscape. Catfish, bass and bream swim in<br />
the clear water. The groundwater is as plentiful as the surface<br />
water and there are many water wells distributed over the ranch.<br />
In an arid climate, water has long been the land’s most highly<br />
valued asset. Native Americans relied on the life-giving water
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