Buckle L. Ranch

$33,315,480.00

Childress , TX

CountyCottle

Acreage37224 +/-

Status: Sold

The historic Buckle L Ranch is comprised of approximately 37,224 +/- acres encompassing 58 square miles. It is one of the largest famed one-tract ranches left in Texas today. The ranch is situated in Childress and Cottle Counties. The ranch mailing address is the town of Childress, which is about 10 miles north of the ranch main gate. It fronts on US Hwy 83. Childress is about 100 miles from Amarillo, Lubbock 138, Wichita Falls 107, Dallas 240, Fort Worth 220, and Oklahoma City is approximately 200 miles. Besides an entrance on US Hwy 83, the Buckle L also has two additional entrances on the north property line from county roads, being FM 2638 and County Road 13. From the days when the Indians were the only inhabitants of the land, to when the Wild West was settled, through today, the Buckle L has a story to tell.

The ranch is comprised of numerous types of terrain, from rolling plains with excellent ground cover of native grasses and lightly scattered brush to hills and canyons with a little heavier juniper, mesquite and brush cover. Along both sides of the North Pease River the soil is rich and the terrain generally flat. There are over 400 acres of cultivated land within the Buckle L, with literally thousands of acres along the river which could be turned into additional wheat fields and food plots. There are 23 or more food plots.

Seven sets of working pens distributed throughout much of the ranch make for great cattle capabilities. Five of these are full “working pens” with water and electricity. Several traps help in gathering the cattle. The main pens have scales, hydraulic chutes, loading chutes, covered working areas, and a medicine room.

Great farming and ranching with a growing season of 217 days a year. Temperatures are moderate with an average annual temperature of 61.5 degrees and the average rainfall for the year being 23.59 inches.

The ranch has over 23 miles of both sides of the clear running North Pease River. In addition there are over 35 miles of creeks, with nine being named creeks and four of these being live water fed by natural springs. These are Scatterbranch Creek, Shores Creek, Shadow Creek, and Flat Top Creek. The other five are nice wet weather creeks. The ranch has 40 good surface tanks that hold water. Also 12 water wells, 23 water troughs, and miles of buried water lines. The opportunities to further develop the already spectacular water resource is apparent as you tour the ranch.

There are two houses on the property. The owner home features a nice metal roof, 3 bedrooms and 2 baths, completely updated, large open floor plan containing the kitchen, living room, dining room, fireplace and a covered porch. Managers home is across Hwy 83 on a ten acre parcel. It is also a 3 bedroom 2 bath home. Both homes have large attached garages.

The Buckle L is home to a wide variety of native game, including trophy whitetail and mule deer, bobwhite quail, turkey, dove, ducks, geese, hogs, bobcat, and aoudad sheep. With all the food plots and the feeding program, the wildlife stays in fantastic condition. The best whitetail to date is 193 typical with mule deer in the 160s up to 180 B&C so far. The water on the ranch is hard to describe and needs to be seen in person to understand why this ranch attracts and holds such a good number of quality deer.

This is an incredible historic ranch, being one of the largest ranches in the state in an area that has great fascination and mystique from the days of the old cattle drives and Native Americans who inhabited the region. The river frontage on both sides of the North Pease River is just amazing passing the high limestone bluffs and driving across the clear running water. The Buckle L Ranch, although already well improved, offers unlimited possibilities to enjoy and further enhance for generations to come!

Improvements

Main ranch home (3 BR, 2 BTH)
Ranch manager home
Barns with corrals
7 sets cattle working pens
-1 with hydraulic chute, scales, covered working area
Perimeter fence- 42.6 +/- miles
Cross fence- 35.6 +/- miles
Roads- 112 +/- miles well maintained
2 grass runways
Electricity

Wildlife

Whitetail deer
Mule deer
Quail
Turkey
Dove
Duck
Geese
Aoudad
Wildhogs
Great fishing (large mouth bass, catfish, perch)

Vegetation

Hardwood trees
-Cottonwood
-Hackberry
-China berry
Mesquite
Cedar
Native grasses:
-Buffalo, Tobosa, Plains Bristle, Side Oats Gramma, Blue Gramma, Blue Stem, etc.
Forbes:
-Sensitive Briar, Common Sunflower, Globe Mallow, Gay Feather, Illinois Bundle Flower, Indian Blanket, Milk Vetch, Rush Pea

Water

23 +/- miles frontage on Pease River
35 +/- miles of creeks, 9 named creeks with 4 that are spring-fed
40+ tanks
Rural water across ranch
12 water wells
23 water troughs with miles of buried water lines