Wright Family Ranch

The 643 +/- acre Wright Family Ranch is located in eastern Wilbarger County, TX, just a few miles from the town of Electra and approximately 1/3 of a mile south of Highway 287. With roughly 80% in native pasture and 20% in cultivation, it the perfect mix for hunting. The ranch joins the historic 535,000 acre Waggoner Ranch along its whole south side; with no hunting pressure on the north, east, or south sides, and management minded neighbors on the west, the Wright Family Ranch is perfect for growing monster bucks! HUNTING: This ranch joins the northern Grayback Pasture of the famed 535,000 acre Waggoner Ranch for a full mile along its south side. The Grayback Pasture is known for its big bodied deer and high wildlife numbers. The property on the east side is 1,222 acres large and is owned by Mobil Oil Corp; it is not hunted. On the west side are 320 acre and 160 acre tracts privately owned; the south 320 acre is mostly a large wheat field, and it’s not abnormal to see 100+ deer grazing on it during the wintertime. This 320 acres is hunted but they are trophy-only hunters. The property to the north is 498 acres is mostly a field and has little very hunting on it too. 150″ class bucks are common here; the owner harvested a 185″ buck in 2020. The property has five food plots on it, plus a 107 acre wheat field on its north end: 22.4 acres 8.6 acres 1.3 acres 1.2 acres 1.0 acre The food plots and field have all been sewed in wheat. The large 22 acre plot (with the six acre watershed) and the 107 acre field are fenced off separately so you can control how cattle graze these areas. Ten feeding stations supplement the crops; most of these stations have at least one spin feeder for corn (some have two) and a gravity feeder for protein, but a few have just a spin feeder. Lots of other game will be found here as well, including feral hog, javelina, bobcat, coyote, a few Rio Grande turkeys and bobwhite coveys! A large six acre watershed by the 22 acre plot attracts hundreds of ducks during the winter, and there’s always dove hunting in the Fall. Sandhill crane have been seen on the ranch as well. Nine other water tanks are scattered across the ranch, several of which were dug out in the last few years and hold water well. The ranch has 10 tower blinds, 4 box ground blinds and one duck blind! They are strategically positioned with shooting lanes, and a few are on elevated terrain to provide long views. PASTURE: The land is primarily covered in thick mesquite trees, with native grasses. The soils in the fields are clay loam and best suited to grow winter wheat, but one of the food plots that is sandier has been planted in alfalfa before. The ranch is easy to get around, as there are interior roads going all through it. The perimeter is fenced with a barbed wire fence, with pipe corners and metal t-posts, and is in very good condition. The ranch can carry around 25 cows year annually. The owner currently has the ranch leased to a local farmer who sews the fields in wheat and runs stockers on the property after the winter deer hunting season; the tenant also upkeeps any fences needed. This is a trade situation, which keeps the fields clean and an ag tax exemption on the place. He also has the right to harvest any crops. IMPROVEMENTS: Just off the county road on the north side of the ranch is the headquarters, where three trailer houses, an equipment barn and set of pipe working pens are. This whole area has gravel, as does the road coming in from the front entrance gate. While they have never had a break-in, the owner has a cellular security system with cameras to monitor the facilities from a distance. The bunkhouse trailer is one open interior space and comes furnished with three bunkbeds and four full size beds , sleeping 10; a small kitchenette is in the corner and there is a wood burning stove as well. It has a metal carport over it and a covered porch, which creates a great area cook and hang out. A separate bathroom, with shower, toilet and sink, can be accessed from the porch. The owner uses a 550 gallon black poly tank to supply the bathroom facility, which he hauls in water to fill up. Two 550 gallon water tanks on a trailer for transporting water from Electra to the ranch will be included with the sale. The ranch has no underground water and a rural water line isn’t accessible, so other than bringing it in like the owner does, you would need to build a rain collection system off the roof to get water. Two additional FEMA trailers are also here, with a large covered connecting porch between the two. They are very clean, each with two bedrooms, a small kitchen and bathroom with septic; they have a 1,550 gallon water system to supply both of them. The owner recently rewired the bunkhouse trailer and put in all new panels and underground mains to all three. Most of the metal siding around the trailers is new or recently updated too. The quonset barn measures 30′ x 50′ and has a metal frame, metal siding and a concrete floor. It has two tall roll-up doors, so you can easily pull vehicles, etc. through it, and there’s plenty of room for parking ATVs. In one corner is a cleaning station, so you can dress a deer out of the wind or cold. A 20′ storage container is on site too, for storing feed. EQUIPMENT: In addition to the beds and trailer furnishings, the ranch comes stocked with the following equipment: Branson 4815h open cab tractor with front end loader (comes with implements: disc plow, box blade with rippers, shredder, pallet forks and a seed spreader) 2018 Otis 800 CC ATV – 5 seater JD Z245 zero turn mower The barn is also stocked with a deep freezer, various tools, heaters, etc. MINERALS: The owner doesn’t own any mineral rights, and there is production on roughly 1/3 of the property. The oil company accesses the ranch from the adjoining property on the east, so they never use the main ranch entrance off of the public road where the headquarters is. Per the owner, the oil wells don’t affect the deer hunting on the property, as they have been here so long that the animals are accustomed to it. This part of the ranch is more used for cattle grazing. ASKING PRICE: $1,950/acre | $1,254,903 total CONTACT: It is not very often that such a superb deer hunting property comes available in North Texas, especially one that joins the Waggoner Ranch! For more information on this property, contact agent Benjamin Belew at cell phone (940) 357-9940.