Texas

Oil Prices Spur Investment

Posted on April 6, 2016 by Land Report Editors

Sporting Ranch Capital announces a $100 million, Texas-only ranch fund. Jay Ellis, an investment fund founder, may be the only person in Texas who is giddy about collapsing oil prices. “Oil is $33. Markets are in turmoil. The timing couldn’t…

Tagged with: investment fund, Jay Ellis, land, oil, Republic Ranches, Sporting Ranch Capital, T. Boone Pickens, Texas
Posted in Feature, News Desk, Recreation, Southwest, Texas

Land Report December 2015 Newsletter

Posted on December 15, 2015 by Land Report Editors

There are several fascinating reads in our final newsletter of 2015. But no one is urging you to read them right away. As the year winds down, all of us at The Land Report hope that we set aside our disappointments and focus on the…

Tagged with: Abraham Lincoln, Bill Hewett, Congress, David Packard, Eric O'Keefe, farmland, Jeff Bezos, land auctions, Land Report 100, Murray Wise, New Shepard, Red River, Richmond Ranch, San Felipe Ranch, Sen. David Davis, Terry Hundemer, Texas, USDA, USFS
Posted in Agriculture, California, Cattle, Farming, Illinois, News Desk, Newsletter, Oklahoma, Recreation, Texas, West

The Land Report Fall 2015

Posted on August 15, 2015 by Land Report Editors

Celebrating the American Sportsman is more than just our fall issue’s theme; it’s an eye-opening experience that chronicles the adventures of an American original, Wyman Meinzer. Wonderfully written and gorgeously photographed, it will become a favorite read of anyone with a passion for…

Tagged with: Conservation, Eric O'Keefe, Four Sixes Ranch, Jack Ma, Knox County, Land Report Top Ten, Texas, Waggoner Ranch, Wagonhound Ranch, Wyman Meinzer
Posted in Agriculture, Back Issues, Cattle, Conservation, Dogs, Federal Policy, Great Lakes, Great Plains, International, Midwest, News Desk, Northeast, Pacific, Residential Property, South, Southwest, West

Land Report September 2013 Newsletter

Posted on September 30, 2013 by Land Report Editors

The 2013 Land Report 100 is upon us! At 12:01 a.m., tomorrow morning, we will debut the 2013 Land Report 100 Sponsored by Fay Ranches. Our annual survey of the nation’s leading landowners is chock full of new acquisitions, major moves,…

Tagged with: Asian carp, Dan Wilks, Farris Wilks, Fay Ranches, Greg Fay, Homer's Pond, John Malone, Kerr County, Land Report 100, Martha's Vineyard, Ted Turner, Texas, Y.O. Ranch
Posted in Agriculture, Cattle, Federal Policy, Great Lakes, Hunting, Illinois, Massachusetts, Michigan, Midwest, New York, Newsletter, Northeast, Ohio, Recreation, Residential Property, Southwest, Taxes, Texas, Water

Land Report April 2013 Newsletter

Posted on April 17, 2013 by Land Report Editors

It’s amazing – the yarns that can be shared about certain tracts of real property. Our April Newsletter takes a closer at several standout stories, including one that I am quite confident is destined to end up before the Supreme Court…

Tagged with: and Siuslaw Indians, Confederated Tribes of Coos, Congress, Cow Creek Band of the Umpqua Tribe, drought, Eric O'Keefe, Georgia, Land Report Top Ten, Lower Umpqua, O&C Lands, Ron Wyden, Senate, Tennessee, Tennessee River, Texas, Texas Rainy Day Fund, Texas Water Development Board, Timber, timberland
Posted in Agriculture, Federal Policy, Georgia, Newsletter, Oregon, Pacific, Public Land, South, Southwest, Tennessee, Texas, Timber, Water

Sold! Fortress Cliffs Ranch

Posted on March 29, 2012 by Eric OKeefe

MARCH 29, 2012 POST: Texas Parks & Wildlife voted to sell 2,014 acres of the Fortress Cliffs Ranch adjoining Palo Duro Canyon State Park to Sooter Ranch of Perryton for $2.4 million. The acreage is under a conservation easement held by…

Tagged with: Carter Smith, conservation easement, John Watson, Orvis/Cushman & Wakefield, Palo Duro Canyon, Palo Duro Canyon State Park, Texas, Texas Parks & Wildlife, Trust for Public Land
Posted in Conservation, Eric OKeefe, Feature, Magazine, News Desk, November 2008, Public Land, Recreation, Regional News, Southwest, Topics

T. Boone Pickens: Good Stewardship, Good Business, Good Neighbors

Posted on February 14, 2012 by Land Report Editors

The value of Texas ranches has increased greatly as a result of recreational activity, and Boone was among the first to recognize this potential for landowners in the northern parts of Texas. In fact, Pickens has bought a number of…

Tagged with: Conservation, Mesa Vista Ranch, T. Boone Pickens, Texas, wildlife
Posted in 2011 Winter, Feature

Land Report Top Ten: November 2011

Posted on November 4, 2011 by Land Report Editors

From Hawaii to the Lone Star State, here are America’s priciest properties, led by $175 million Jackson Land and Cattle Ranch, pictured here, which is listed by Hall and Hall. 1. Jackson Land and Cattle: $175 million These 1,750 acres…

Tagged with: Aspen, bears, California, Cattle, Colorado, deer, elk, equestrain, evergreens, Fishing, Hawaii, hunting, Jackson Hole, lake tahoe, Land Report Top Ten, Montana, Nevada, oceanfront, resort community, Rocky Mountains, Santa Barbara, Texas, Wyoming
Posted in California, Cattle, Colorado, Conservation, Equestrian, Farming, Feature, Golf, Hawaii, Hunting, Land Report Top 10, Midwest, Minerals, Montana, Nevada, News Desk, Pacific, Recreation, Residential Property, Southwest, Texas, West, Wyoming

Sold! Texas’s Camp Cooley Ranch

Posted on September 6, 2011 by Land Report Editors

SEPTEMBER 6 UPDATE: Camp Cooley Ranch sold at auction for $28.5 million to Circle X Land and Cattle Company August 4. Twenty-two qualified bidders, along with their families, attorneys, lenders, and consultants, attended the auction, which was held at the Robertson…

Tagged with: Bert Wheeler, Camp Cooley, Hall and Hall, hunting, Klaus Birkel, land auctions, Robertson County, Scott Shuman, Texas
Posted in Auctions, Bankruptcy, Cattle, Conservation, Energy, Farming, Feature, Hunting, Minerals, Recreation, Southwest, Water

For Sale: Canadian River Ranch

Posted on July 11, 2011 by Land Report Editors

Anyone familiar with the history of the American West knows the legend and lore that surrounds the historic XIT Ranch, whose 3 million acres encompassed the bulk of the western edge of the Texas Panhandle. The Canadian River Ranch covers…