General: Honey Creek Ranch, original patent date of 1846, is a tranquil property at the top of the hill country with great hunting and grazing opportunities. The ranch home and barn are in a prime setting surrounded by big live oaks. The home's screened-in wrap around back porch overlooks a beautiful bass pond. This top notch ranch is perfect for a comfortable weekend retreat.Location: Honey Creek Ranch is located 6-7 miles West of Hico, Texas with a half mile of frontage on FM 1744. Drive time from Dallas! Ft. Worth is an easy one and a half to two hour drive (70 miles SW of Fort Worth & 105 miles from Dallas).Directions: From Dallas or Fort Worth go south on 135 to Highway 67. Go past Cleburne and Glen Rose on Highway 67 then take Highway 220 South to Hico. Go right on Highway 6 West (Koffee Kup is on the right) until stop light. Take Highway 281 South approximately 1 mile to FM 1744 toward Carlton and go right. Go approximately 5 miles down FM 1744 and turn left on CR 125 until road dead ends into CR 122 (turn right). Honey Creek Ranch is the second home on the right. Address is 2305 CR 122.Terrain: Rolling hills with native grasses, subtle ridge lines, live oak motts, year around Honey Creek, seasonal tributaries of Honey Creek, improved pasture, and plenty of mature trees make this versatile ranch special. 100 feet of elevation change provides plenty of scenic views and settings. HCR is a diverse property with a little of everything.Trees & Grasses: Tree cover consists primarily of live oak, post oak, elm, redbud, hackberry, and cedar. Predominant native grasses are little and big bluestems, silver bluestem, Indian grass, buffalo grass, side oats grama, and Texas winter grass. Elbowbush, greenbrier, wild plum, grape, and redbud are also present and beneficial for wildlife.Improved Pasture & Cultivation: Approximately 45 acres of prime coastal Bermuda is perfect for baling hay or grazing livestock. In a good year, three cuttings and 250 round bales are possible. Kleingrass and bluestem grasses have been established on the property as well. A small wildlife food plot could easily be planted in sunflowers and wheat to enhance dove and deer hunting.Hunting: Deer are plentiful and trophy bucks regularly inhabit this property. Quality whitetail genetics are due to several instances of neighbor' s high game fence being down during heavy floodingof Honey Creek. HCR has good potential to be a high game fence operation, but it is best like it is. Turkey are abundant with creeks, roost trees, and feeding areas. Turkey hunting (only with camera) in the spring has been a favorite past time of the owner. Other game includes dove, quail, feral hogs, ducks, and a variety of predators such as coyotes and bobcats. This ranch has very little hunting pressure and isn't leased so wildlife is in excellent condition.Water: Three wells and five tanks. Owner stocked the three ponds holding water year round. The best pond is located behind the house and stocked with Florida bass and baitfish such as fathead minnows and blue gills. The other two ponds (long tank & tank in woods) were stocked with catfish as well as baitfish.Home: Ranch home has a Victorian influence and was built in 1889. It has been updated and includes two wood burning fireplaces, three bedrooms, two baths, and central heat & air. Home is 1384 square feet with an additional 606 square feet of covered and screened-in porches. Stove and refrigerator convey with sale. Furniture is negotiable.Barn: Two stall horse & storage barn includes tack room, feed storage, wash bay, and workshop. It was built in recent years and is very functional. The barn is a short walk from the ranch home and pond. It is approximately 1200 sq. ft. inside with an additional 800 sq. ft. of c
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