5005 Old Dennis Road, Weatherford, TX 76087 - Parker County

The River Bluff Ranch is an exceptional 1463-acre Parker County ranch just west of Weatherford, Texas, and less than 45 minutes from Fort Worth. Large private ranches border River Bluff, and the main gate is just 6 miles south of I-20 on Old Dennis Road. This historic ranch has been the host of celebrities and royalty and is a treasure trove of Comanche artifacts that have mainly included a multitude of arrowheads. Proper grazing management has been strictly enforced by the current owner, and only organic products have been used since 2008. These management practices along with others have helped keep this ranch in excellent range condition with thick and deep stands of native grasses. Fences and cross fences are in good to excellent condition and 5 well-watered pastures support a rotational grazing system for yearling or cow-calf operations.

Abundant surface and subsurface water exist through 11 surface ponds, 23 water wells, 2 wind mills, and Brazos River water rights. 9 of these ponds have been extensively renovated and stocked in consultation with Bob Lusk of Pond Boss. The owner's lodge sits in a 15-acre fenced area and hosts 6 bedrooms with 5 bathrooms. This rambling ranch style home is full of original custom finishings and has been very tastefully and thoroughly redone with modern touches. Within the 15 acres is a high-fenced organic garden and orchard that have supplied bountiful amounts of fruits and vegetables. This main home is private but convenient from the ranch headquarters where the day-to-day operations are overseen. A foreman's home and ranch hand home are a short walk from the barns where all needed equipment and livestock feeds can be stored covered and dry. These original structures are a charming reminder of the ranch's history.

This is a fee simple offering that includes title to 1468+/- acres, Brazos River water rights and 93% of the mineral estate which has current production. This incredible property is ready for the next owner to carry on the legacy of this proud Texas ranch.

For more information:

Allen Crumley 817.480.9502

Martha Williams 817.570.9401

Ranch History

Previous owner William Marshall Fuller purchased the land, part of the larger River Bluff Ranch, in November 1965. Mr. Fuller conveyed an undivided one-half interest to his daughters Adelaide Fuller Biggs and Marcia Fuller French in 1979. He conveyed the remaining one-half interest to them in 1989. Marcia Fuller French conveyed all of her interest to Adelaide Fuller Biggs in 1993. In 1995, Ms. Biggs conveyed all of her interest to The Phoenix Family Group, Ltd. As a private ranch, it hosted celebrities and royalty. The Phoenix Family Group sold to the current owner in 2008 and 2009. The current foreman has found 30+ Comanche arrowheads on the property. The ranch is bordered by pristine, large private ranches and road frontage on Old Dennis Road. Wildlife includes turkeys, whitetail deer, bobwhite quail, dove, ducks; 3 secluded deer blinds are on the property.

Improvements

-Owners lodge on 15 fenced acres (at distance from headquarters and completely remodeled in 2009-2010) with new standing seam roof, 6 bedrooms, 5 marble baths (master with steam shower), kitchen with Wolf appliances and stainless steel counters, large living room with native stone fireplace, sprinkler system, MosquitoNix system, security/fire alarm system, heavily treed with live oak and pecan trees, native stone fence and gazebo, electric main gate with intercom system

-2 acre fenced organic garden/orchard with 7 raised native rock beds, 10 high game fence on 4 deep concrete footer, apple and peach trees; metal garden shed (approximately 30x24) with plumbing and electric; irrigation system supplied by 2 water wells

-Large metal barn (approximately 75x75) with spray foam insulation; includes commercial kitchen, walk-in freezer, walk-in refrigerator, ranch office, upstairs loft, plumbing and electric

-Rock barn (approximately 90x40) with plumbing, electric, hay loft, and tack room

-3 metal outbuildings with plumbing and electric (hen house with 20 Rhode Island Reds producing organic eggs, hunting dog kennel, pig pen)

-Workshop (approximately 50x30) on slab

-2 2010 below ground tornado shelters (Headquarters and Lodge)

-2 commercial standby generator systems (at Headquarters and Lodge)

-1 mile paved road

-2.4 miles new fencing

-5 grazing pastures with bull wire cross fences

-Foremans house on slab (4 bedrooms, 2 bath

-Limestone rock hands house, (2 bedrooms, 1 bath

Water

11 ponds, 10 of which are stocked

Thomas Excavating renovated ponds 1-9 in 2009: mucked ponds, removed waste materials, installed clay liner, installed large native rocks for fish habitats, stockpiled clay at Pond #3, basic core work, cleaned/dressed slopes on dams. Consulting for stocked ponds with Bob Lusk of Pond Boss magazine

Pond #1 avg depth 25, stocked with Bluegill, Large Mouth Bass, Catfish

Pond #2 avg depth 22, stocked with Bluegill, Minnows Pier and solar panel systems

Pond #3 avg depth 20, stocked with Bluegill, Large Mouth Bass Pier and solar panel systems

Pond #4 avg depth 15, stocked with native Catfish, Large Mouth Bass, Bluegill

Pond #5 avg depth 15, stocked with native Catfish

Ponds #6 A,B,C avg depth 8 each, stocked with only Bluegill (feeder ponds), windmill aeration system

Pond #7 avg depth 12, stocked with Large Mouth Bass and Bluegill

Pond #8 avg depth 12, stocked with Large Mouth Bass and Bluegill

Pond #9 avg depth 12, stocked with Bluegill

Pond #10 avg depth 8, not stocked

Pond # 11 avg depth 12, stocked with Large Mouth Bass, Bluegill, Grass Carp (concrete spillway retains fish in pond)

4 sediment ponds designed to collect runoff silt to prevent silt buildup in ponds

Water rights to 25.5 acre feet of Brazos River water (approximately 8,300,000 gallons per year)

2 working windmills with troughs, one dated 1921 on stone base

23 water wells between 150 to 320 deep, averaging 250 deep, with one located at highest point on property near a group of live oaks

North pasture was survey in 2010 for an 80 acre lake which was researched by Freese and Nichols but not built

Ranch management

Ranch has used only organic products since 2008

5 separate fenced grazing pastures

Strong Blue Stem and other native grasses

Proper grazing management has been strictly enforced by current owner with no overgrazing

Average rainfall approximately 33 per year

Minerals

Seller owns approximately 15/16. Enervest holds 466 acres in production. Westridge holds 520 acres in production. 477 acres are unleased.

Year Total Average Monthly

2011 $114,016 $9501

2012 $79,636 $6636

2013 $44,822 $3755

2014 $70,043 $5836

2015 $50,029 $4169

2016 Jan-Feb total $4859