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ACREAGE
1029
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CITY
Mountain Home
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COUNTY
Real
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AREA
Hill Country
CATEGORY
- Executive Estate
- High Fenced
- Hunting Ranch
- Improved Ranch
- Recreational Ranch
- Income Producing
DESCRIPTION
Summary
The 1,029± acre Keeney Ranch is an elite, fully turnkey, high-fenced Hill Country exotic and trophy Whitetail operation built for serious wildlife management, luxury living, and multi-generational family legacy ownership. This rare offering features a 7,000± sq ft custom main home, guest cabin, extensive barn and ranch infrastructure, six water wells, four fully lined ponds, MLD-managed Whitetail genetics, and an exceptionally diverse, well-established exotic game herd—all of which will convey with the sale. With its balance of luxury improvements, income-producing wildlife, and full off-grid capability, Keeney Ranch is fully operational and immediately enjoyable for both the sportsman and the end-user family buyer.
Location
Keeney Ranch is located near Mountain Home in Real County with paved access directly off Highway 41, placing it in the heart of the Texas Hill Country. The ranch offers excellent access to Junction, Kerrville, and Leakey for groceries, dining, hardware, medical services, and ranch supplies. San Antonio is approximately 1.5 hours away, making the ranch ideal for weekend retreats, family gatherings, and long-term residency while maintaining total privacy and seclusion. The property is surrounded by large-acreage neighbors on all sides, ensuring lasting privacy and protected viewsheds.
Landscape
The ranch features classic Hill Country rolling terrain with grassy pastures, native cover, oak-dotted ridgelines, and expansive valley views. The property is well balanced between open grazing areas and dense wildlife habitat, offering excellent visibility, hunting opportunities, and long-term habitat sustainability. Native and improved grasses support both livestock and wildlife operations under the MLD program. Extensive cedar clearing has left the ranch nearly cedar-free—an extremely rare feature for this region. Several caliche pits across the ranch provide material for continued road base and infrastructure improvements.
Improvements
Main Residence | 7,000± SF | Built 4 Years Ago
• 4 Bedrooms / 4 Bathrooms
• Elevator
• Expansive indoor and outdoor living & entertaining areas
• Dual HVAC systems (upstairs & downstairs)
• 100kW Generac generator servicing the main home
• 1,000-gallon propane system
• Majority of living room, extra bedroom & outdoor furniture convey
This residence is ideal for full-time family living, guest hosting, and large-scale entertaining.
Guest Cabin
• 2 Bedrooms / 2 Bathrooms
• Detached garage outbuilding
Perfect for extended family, ranch staff, or overflow guest accommodations.
Barns & Ranch Operations Complex
• 5,000± sq ft cottonseed & hay barn
• 6,000± sq ft equipment barn with additional living quarters
Primary Barn & Operations Facility
• Walk-in cooler
• Equipment lifts
• Diesel heater & exhaust fan
• Living quarters
All major buildings on the ranch are fully outfitted for off-grid living, with Generac generators integrated into the main infrastructure and well systems—providing complete redundancy and year-round operational security.
Water Supply
Water infrastructure on Keeney Ranch is exceptional and built for scale, featuring six total water wells supplying the ranch. The property also includes four fully lined ponds, all fed directly from well systems to ensure consistent, reliable year-round water. A dedicated solar well services both soft-release pens. This water system supports wildlife, livestock, irrigation, residential use, and full off-grid functionality across the entire ranch.
Wildlife
High-fenced and operating under the MLD Program (Native & Improved), Keeney Ranch supports one of the most diversified and established exotic wildlife inventories in Texas, paired with a strong, producing trophy Whitetail breeding program. All wildlife will convey with the sale.
Estimated Game Inventory:
• 250+ Whitetail Deer (many 300"+ class)
• 300 Blackbuck
• 20 Female Nilgai + 9 Bulls
• 25 Female Red Stag + 5 Males
• 75 Axis Deer
• 25 Gemsbok
• 80–100 Oryx
• 3 Ibex
• 2 Sable
• 2 Kudu
Hunting Infrastructure:
• ~30 MLD Tags
• 4 Blinds
• 8 Feeders (Corn & Protein)
• 15-Ton Protein Silo
• 2.5 sides of high fence recently replaced
The ranch also offers significant opportunity to expand additional blinds, feeders, and hunting stations, allowing a future owner to further scale the hunting operation or create additional family hunting setups.
Soft Release & Breeding Programs
• (1) 15-Acre Soft Release Pen
• (1) 25-Acre Soft Release Pen
• Solar well supplies both pens
This system supports controlled release programs, genetic management, herd expansion, and sustained wildlife production.
Game Processing & Storage
Keeney Ranch is fully equipped for on-site game cleaning, meat processing, and long-term cold storage, allowing a new owner to operate completely in-house without reliance on off-site facilities—an exceptionally rare turnkey feature.
Conclusion
Keeney Ranch represents a rare opportunity to acquire a fully built, income-capable, trophy-class ranch that also functions as a premier end-user family legacy property in the heart of the Texas Hill Country. With luxury residential improvements, complete off-grid capability, full wildlife conveyance, expansion potential for hunting infrastructure, elite water systems, and long-term privacy created by large surrounding neighbors, this ranch stands apart as a once-in-a-generation hunting, recreation, and investment offering.