Mountain Home, TX 78058 - Real County

Summary

The 1,029 acre Keeney Ranch is an elite, fully turnkey, high-fenced Hill Country exotic and trophy Whitetail operation built for serious wildlife management, luxury living, and multi-generational family legacy ownership. This rare offering features a 7,000 sq ft custom main home, guest cabin, extensive barn and ranch infrastructure, six water wells, four fully lined ponds, MLD-managed Whitetail genetics, and an exceptionally diverse, well-established exotic game herdall of which will convey with the sale. With its balance of luxury improvements, income-producing wildlife, and full off-grid capability, Keeney Ranch is fully operational and immediately enjoyable for both the sportsman and the end-user family buyer.

Location

Keeney Ranch is located near Mountain Home in Real County with paved access directly off Highway 41, placing it in the heart of the Texas Hill Country. The ranch offers excellent access to Junction, Kerrville, and Leakey for groceries, dining, hardware, medical services, and ranch supplies. San Antonio is approximately 1.5 hours away, making the ranch ideal for weekend retreats, family gatherings, and long-term residency while maintaining total privacy and seclusion. The property is surrounded by large-acreage neighbors on all sides, ensuring lasting privacy and protected viewsheds.

Landscape

The ranch features classic Hill Country rolling terrain with grassy pastures, native cover, oak-dotted ridgelines, and expansive valley views. The property is well balanced between open grazing areas and dense wildlife habitat, offering excellent visibility, hunting opportunities, and long-term habitat sustainability. Native and improved grasses support both livestock and wildlife operations under the MLD program. Extensive cedar clearing has left the ranch nearly cedar-freean extremely rare feature for this region. Several caliche pits across the ranch provide material for continued road base and infrastructure improvements.

Improvements

Main Residence | 7,000 SF | Built 4 Years Ago

4 Bedrooms / 4 Bathrooms

Elevator

Expansive indoor and outdoor living & entertaining areas

Dual HVAC systems (upstairs & downstairs)

100kW Generac generator servicing the main home

1,000-gallon propane system

Majority of living room, extra bedroom & outdoor furniture convey

This residence is ideal for full-time family living, guest hosting, and large-scale entertaining.

Guest Cabin

2 Bedrooms / 2 Bathrooms

Detached garage outbuilding

Perfect for extended family, ranch staff, or overflow guest accommodations.

Barns & Ranch Operations Complex

5,000 sq ft cottonseed & hay barn

6,000 sq ft equipment barn with additional living quarters

Primary Barn & Operations Facility

Walk-in cooler

Equipment lifts

Diesel heater & exhaust fan

Living quarters

All major buildings on the ranch are fully outfitted for off-grid living, with Generac generators integrated into the main infrastructure and well systemsproviding complete redundancy and year-round operational security.

Water Supply

Water infrastructure on Keeney Ranch is exceptional and built for scale, featuring six total water wells supplying the ranch. The property also includes four fully lined ponds, all fed directly from well systems to ensure consistent, reliable year-round water. A dedicated solar well services both soft-release pens. This water system supports wildlife, livestock, irrigation, residential use, and full off-grid functionality across the entire ranch.

Wildlife

High-fenced and operating under the MLD Program (Native & Improved), Keeney Ranch supports one of the most diversified and established exotic wildlife inventories in Texas, paired with a strong, producing trophy Whitetail breeding program. All wildlife will convey with the sale.

Estimated Game Inventory:

250+ Whitetail Deer (many 300"+ class)

300 Blackbuck

20 Female Nilgai + 9 Bulls

25 Female Red Stag + 5 Males

75 Axis Deer

25 Gemsbok

80100 Oryx

3 Ibex

2 Sable

2 Kudu

Hunting Infrastructure:

~30 MLD Tags

4 Blinds

8 Feeders (Corn & Protein)

15-Ton Protein Silo

2.5 sides of high fence recently replaced

The ranch also offers significant opportunity to expand additional blinds, feeders, and hunting stations, allowing a future owner to further scale the hunting operation or create additional family hunting setups.

Soft Release & Breeding Programs

(1) 15-Acre Soft Release Pen

(1) 25-Acre Soft Release Pen

Solar well supplies both pens

This system supports controlled release programs, genetic management, herd expansion, and sustained wildlife production.

Game Processing & Storage

Keeney Ranch is fully equipped for on-site game cleaning, meat processing, and long-term cold storage, allowing a new owner to operate completely in-house without reliance on off-site facilitiesan exceptionally rare turnkey feature.

Conclusion

Keeney Ranch represents a rare opportunity to acquire a fully built, income-capable, trophy-class ranch that also functions as a premier end-user family legacy property in the heart of the Texas Hill Country. With luxury residential improvements, complete off-grid capability, full wildlife conveyance, expansion potential for hunting infrastructure, elite water systems, and long-term privacy created by large surrounding neighbors, this ranch stands apart as a once-in-a-generation hunting, recreation, and investment offering.