Land for Sale in Mountain Home, Texas

Ranch Offerings:

Lot 1, of 10 ranches, being offered within the gates of the Y.O. Ranch Headquarters. The ranches range from 105 to 161 acres and are a rare find in a beautiful part of the Texas Hill Country. The tracts are located between the main Y.O. Ranch Headquarters entrance and the Y.O. Ranch Headquarters main lodge and facilities. There is a POA membership, monthly fees, rules and restrictions that apply to each ranch. Each property has paved road access, numerous building sites, and on-site electricity. Most feature a stunning mix of rolling limestone hills, breathtaking vistas, native cover for wildlife, Live Oak flats, scenic creek bottoms, and high vantage points with long views. Easily accessible to numerous Texas cities. Located roughly one hour from Kerrville, one hour and twenty minutes from Fredericksburg, two hours from San Antonio, and two hours and thirty minutes from Austin. A rare opportunity to own a piece of the historic Y.O. Ranch history. These ranches are ideal for those seeking a family legacy ranch, wildlife sanctuary, recreational getaway, or a hunting property. Controlled entry through the main Y.O. Ranch gates. A distinctive lifestyle experience in the Texas Hill Country ranch market.

Wildlife:

The Y.O. Ranch Headquarters is home to a large variety of exotic animal species introduced in the 1950?s as part of conservation, tourism and hunting operations. Today, the ranch hosts dozens of exotic species many from Africa, Asia, Europe, and beyond. Common exotic animals include Axis, Aoudad, Blackbuck Antelope, Elk, Fallow, Arabian Oryx, Nyala, Ostrich, Painted Desert Sheep, Red Stag, Kudu, Thompson?s Gazelle, Sika, Giraffe, Water Buffalo, Camel, Zebra and many more. Alongside the exotics, the ranch also supports native Texas wildlife. The most notable are whitetail deer, hogs and turkey. These exotic animals are often free-ranging across the ranch?s grasslands and can be found in various pastures. A premier, world re-known, wildlife habitat.

Y.O. Ranch Headquarters Amenities:

With a property purchase, and POA membership, members will have special access to the Adjacent Y.O. Ranch Headquarters Amenities. Some of those amenities include: historic cabins: Boone, Crockett, Sam Houston, and the Wells Fargo dating back to the 1850's. A 16-room boutique hotel, and remarkable old lodge. A resort quality swimming pool, hot tub, tennis and pickleball courts that all overlook the giraffe and wildlife pasture. There is a stocked fishing lake, the chuckwagon dining hall, outdoor amphitheater concert venue, indoor/outdoor rustic bars, access to guided tours of exotic animals, horseback riding, and select recreational facilities. Additionally, there are guided hunts, skeet and rifle ranges, wildlife tours, a petting zoo, adventure camps and classes. These amenities provide you and your family with an abundance of entertainment, recreation, physical activity, or just relaxation, you decide.

History of the Y.O. Ranch Headquarters:

Founded in 1880 by Texas Ranger and Hill Country pioneer rancher, banker, philanthropist, Captain Charles A. Schreiner. Captain Schreiner purchased the ranch, its cattle, and the Y.O. brand from Taylor & Clements, using profits from driving over 300,000 longhorn cattle to the Dodge City railheads, from Texas. His holdings became part of a large ranching and business empire including banking, retail, wool, and livestock. In the 1950?s Charles Schreiner III, began introducing exotic wildlife species to the property, turning the ranch into a pioneering site for exotic game conservation in Texas. Over six generations, quite the legacy was created from establishing the Texas Longhorn Breeder?s Association, and a registry to revive the endangered breed, broadening revenue streams by leasing land for hunting, to the introduction of exotic wildlife herds, have earned the ranch recognition as one of the country?s earliest and most notable game ran