"The Y.O. Ranch Headquarters tracts gives buyers the opportunity to experience the legacy and history of this iconic Texas ranch for generations to come," Swope said to MySA in an email. With great views, manageable sizes, and access to top-notch amenities, these tracts are perfect for those seeking a balance of adventure and luxury in their rural lifestyle."

Last week, our team had the privilege of meeting with Wildlife Biologist Rick Taylor at Oak Bend Ranch in Medina County. Rick is an expert in South Texas Brush and was able to help us identify over 15 diverse species native to this region.

By Associate Kirk Moody

To say the least, this past year has been hard for many people and one that most of us would like to forget.  With the Covid pandemic, elections, and freezeout of February, thank the good Lord that summer is here, and fall is just around the corner.  And with fall, we can hopefully look forward to an untroubled and uninterrupted hunting season. 

By Rick Taylor, Wildlife Biologist/Associate Broker

Most Texas hunters and landowners want to produce and/or harvest the best bucks they can.  For landowners, the better the bucks, the better the economic return.  For hunters, the ultimate goal of harvesting a record-book white-tailed deer is [...]

By Rick Taylor, Wildlife Biologist/Associate Broker

While reading a Texas hunting magazine recently, I couldn’t help but notice how many Ranches and Outfitters advertised deer management programs while peddling their trophy white-tailed deer hunts.  Unfortunately, some of the “trophy management” applications that many hunting operations, as [...]

The feral hog, Russian boar, Razorback, Rooter, or whatever you prefer to call it, is a topic of campfire banter and heated debate throughout Texas and much of the U.S.  From the boardroom to the bunkroom, no other creature stirs the emotions of so many people.  Sportsmen, ranchers, biologists, ecologists, and even developers have wide and [...]

Hunting season has passed. The leaves have erupted, the grass is growing fast, the lawnmower is tuned, and as usual, the weed eater does not work; a sure sign that spring has arrived.  In the back of my house, in the sunroom of a converted carport, I sit each morning with the rising sun watching the deer at the feeder and the newly arrived [...]

If the white-tailed deer is considered the king of the pasture, surely the bobwhite quail can be labeled the prince.  The mottled brown quail, with its distinctive black and white striped head, can be found throughout most of Texas. Yet, many sportsmen and landowners throughout the state have been asking what’s happening to this popular [...]