Chatfield, Livingston, Texas

Description

The Hickman Creek Ranch is a beautiful East Texas property situated amongst 5000+ acres of managed timber holdings. Loaded with character, this timbered ranch has 2 beautiful ponds, several timber openings, a series of trails, and half a mile on the gin clear Hickman Creek.

This property is primed for a great hunting property or to be turned into a weekend retreat offering rural solitude and endless recreation opportunities.

LOCATION:

Located centrally in Polk County, this property is nearly equidistant, about 30 minutes from Livingston, Woodville, and Corrigan, allowing enough breathing room to be considered a true getaway for the woodsman, but plenty close to feel comfortable with access to any and all necessary amenities for the family and friends.

Distances to Texas’ Metroplexes from the front gate are listed below.

Houston: 1.5 hours

Dallas: 3.5 hours

Austin: 3.75 hours

San Antonio: 4.25 hours

TOPOGRAPHY, RANGELAND & HABITAT:

Conservative timber management on this property has allowed for a diversity of healthy mixed timber, including some very impressive mature hardwoods and pines. One thinning in the last few decades allowed for some structural diversity, further benefiting wildlife habitat on the property.

With two ponds, and over 2000’ of creek frontage, this property also offers a significant amount of water resources.

WILDLIFE:

The hardwood bottoms and upland woodlands on this ranch offer high-quality wildlife habitat for whitetail, wild pigs, woodcock, and the suite of native predators, including foxes, coyotes, and bobcats.

IMPROVEMENTS:

There are no significant improvements on the ranch, leaving a blank slate opportunity for a buyer to shape their ranch’s living and working quarters as they prefer.

Directions: From Livingston, take US-59 N to Upper Leggett Road. Continue on Upper Leggett Road Drive to Chatfield.