16301 (144 ac) Us Highway 183

This turnkey 144 acre hunting and deer breeding ranch is for sale in Goliad County, Texas. Cothern's Trophy Oaks Ranch is impeccably manicured and highly improved with resort-style amenities. The property is located just 10 miles north of Refugio, 15 miles south of Goliad, 45 minutes to Rockport, and about an hour and 45 minutes to San Antonio. Just inside the property's impressive, gated entrance on US Highway 183, there is a paved drive lined with palm trees that leads straight to a 5,039 square-foot custom home. Inside the white limestone and stucco home, you will find elegant, rustic designs over stained concrete floors. The house was completely remodeled in 2016 and features four bedrooms, three bathrooms, a bar, home gym, a camera and security system, and so much more. The luxurious backyard offers several relaxing and entertainment areas including a custom in-ground pool with a waterslide, a hot tub, outdoor cabana area, 750 square-foot screened-in outdoor chef's kitchen, a pool house, all surrounded by tropical landscaping. There is also a large pond with a tiki-themed pier directly in front of the home. A 1,700 square-foot guest house with two bedrooms and two bathrooms provides additional accommodations. There are two separate living areas and kitchens on the lower level and two separate bedrooms and bathrooms on the upper level. In addition, there is a foreman's home and a hunter's cabin with a laundry room attached. Additional improvements include a game cleaning area with a skinning rack and walk-in cooler, as well as three shops, one of which is air conditioned with an office space. Excellent ranch roads provide access to the entire high-fenced and cross-fenced property. The roads on the back half of the property have been raised up to still allow access after heavy rains. The ranch is MLDP qualified with four deer breeding pens on the property. Numerous hunting blinds and feeders are strategically placed across the ranch. There is an outstanding Whitetail herd as well as axis, turkey, black buck, fallow, lechwe, mouflon, and sable. Three 160 foot-deep electric wells supply the improvements on the ranch and three ponds provide ample drinking water to wildlife. Single phase and three phase electricity are in place and there is a Generac backup power system. AT&T has a tower on the property with a contract that pays the owner approximately $750/month (per seller). The utility easement that runs along the southern fence line is high fenced with its own separate gated entrance. Cothern's Trophy Oaks Ranch has an extraordinary variety of high-protein brush species, thick native grasses, and highly improved pastures, along with good water and incredible amenities in place, which create an ideal South Texas property for your recreational and hunting vision.