Y. O. Ranch Road at Hwy. 41 , Mountain Home, TX 78058(Kerr County)

Captain Charles A. Schreiner, merchant, banker, philanthropist, and pioneer rancher, joined the Texas Rangers in 1854 and served with distinction until 1857, when he entered the cattle business in Kerr County. The Y.O. Ranch, purchased in 1880, became headquarters for the Schreiner Cattle Company, and the Live Oak Ranch, now forming portions of the Y.O., was headquarters for its sheep operations. Throughout 5 generations, the ranch is notable for many firsts, including leasing land for hunting to provide income, establishing a registry for Texas Longhorns that brought the legendary breed back from the brink of extinction, and for introducing exotic hoof stock that earned the ranch a reputation world-wide as Americas Original Game Ranch.

With an established infrastructure, it is a notable destination for native and exotic hunting, Longhorn cattle and animal auctions, ranch tours, social and corporate events, and superb recreation and relaxation. Native wildlife includes whitetail deer, Rio Grande turkey, quail and wild boar. Exotic wildlife includes Scimitar Horned Oryx, Blesbok antelope, Black Wildebeest, Beisa Oryx, Eland, Red Sheep, Persian Ibex, Pere David Deer, Barasingha Deer, Blackbuck antelope, Axis deer, Sika deer, Fallow deer, Aoudad sheep, and Corsican Ram among others. An innovative animal conservation program has assured strength of these herds and made the legendary Y.O. Ranch a world leader in exotic game preservation.

WATER: There are 30 water wells on the ranch, with the majority in the Edwards Lime and the remainder in the Trinity Aquifer. Edwards Lime is found at 300 feet and Trinity at 700 feet. Johnson Fork Creek, a seasonal Creek, holds pools of water in wet times and traverses through the northwest part of the ranch near Headquarters. Besides the abundance of subsurface water, there are a few tanks on the ranch. Water from the ranch drains north into the Llano River. There is one known sink hole in the Middle Pasture that drains south and recharges springs at the headquarters of the Guadalupe River.

IMPROVEMENTS:The entire Y.O. Ranch perimeter is high fenced with 75% of it being recent fencing. There is high/low fencing for 42 pastures/traps. There are 10 miles of paved entrance road with paved roads leading to each residence.

HEADQUARTERS: There are 4 original historic buildings 7 miles from the gate on Hwy. 41. These buildings are enhanced by original log and frame structures that were brought to the ranch from the area and comprise the guest lodging.

Main Lodge: This showplace has a 40 foot ceiling and thick walls of native stone with faded red planking of a Hill Country barn. There is a massive stone fireplace, turn of the century wood bar with mirrored back, and chandeliers fabricated from wagon wheels. A spiral staircase leads to a loft.

Chuckwagon: 140 x 138. Includes restaurant, banquet room with fireplace, offices, 3 half-baths.

Auction Barn with Holding pens: 200x100 includes 80x250 arena plus 10 stalls/pens on east side. Additional pens behind barn. Newer large pens behind barn built for horse breeding facilities.

McMinns Home.

Old Cabins: Crockett. Sam Houston 100+ yr.old school house from Comfort. Boone 1850s stagecoach stop. Wells Fargo 1st post office from Boerne.

FIVE RESIDENCES:

#1 6,000 s.f. 3 Br/3.5 baths. #2 5,000 s.f. 4 Br/4.5 baths.

#3 4,000 s.f. 3 Br/2 baths. #4 3,500 s.f. 4 Br/3 baths.

#5 3,300 sf. 4 Br/3 baths.

Other Improvements: Stables, staff homes, waterfall pool with spa, cabana and bath house, RV campsite, and youth 'Adventure Camp'. Y.O. Ranch airport (XS22) has a 2136 elevation and a 2110 runway.

VEGETATION: Native Live Oak and Post Oak trees, cedar, mesquite. The highest elevation is Gobblers Knob at 2218 feet, with views across 4 counties.

SCHOOLS: Kerrville I.S.D

MINERALS: Negotiable.

TAXES: Agricultural/wildlife exemption.

EXCLUSIONS: All livestock and 'super-exotics'. See Broker for details.

34 PAGE BROCHURE AVAILABLE - SEE 'VIRTUAL TOUR' for this large pdf file. There is also a slide show on YouTube.

Shown by Appointment Please. All Inquiries: ROBERT DULLNIG, Broker Associate (210) 213.9700