Jay was born, raised and currently lives in Laredo, Texas, where his family has resided since the 1860s. He has earned a bachelor’s degree in Business Administration and a two-year wildlife management degree and is fluent in Spanish. He is a wildlife enthusiast with over two decades of field experience in Texas wildlife management, habitat management, wildlife breeding, game capture, and hunting operations. Jay is a trusted consultant to new and longtime landowners and managers statewide. Growing up he always knew land and wildlife were to be the career path he was to pursue, so he volunteered at ranches near his home in southern Texas to learn the craft of the land and wildlife management alongside private land biologists. Fascinated by Africa with its diverse wildlife, Jay’s adventurous spirit first led him to the African continent in the year of 1999. Since that first season, he has been traveling to various African countries every year since. His years of international experience often give him an edge on the norm and a view from outside the box. Jay greatly believes in giving back to his community and sits on various boards and committees including but not limited to Dallas Safari Club- South Texas, Trinity Oaks Foundation, International Professional Hunters Association and the Laredo Chamber of Commerce’s Cola Blanca Contest.
Broker Insight
There’s never been a better time to sell your farm or ranch, and here’s why: Low inventory levels combined with a large number of eager buyers are resulting in increased demand for premium recreational, operating, and hybrid ranches across the state.
Now is the time to make a move.
Email Jay to get a valuation of your property or schedule a call to discuss your options.
Little Victory Ranch offers 51± acres of high-fenced hill country landscapes just outside of quaint Harper, Texas, within Gillespie County. The property resides near the far western boundary of the county and has excellent paved access off Barker Rogers Road, which intersects Highway 290. County elevations vary between 1,100 and 2,250 feet, with Little Victory sitting on the high side at 2,100 feet.
Additionally, the property features a solar-powered water well, storage tank, two water troughs, and a small barn/shed, making it turnkey for recreational use, livestock, or wildlife operation. The property has gentle rolling terrain with mature oak canopies, open pastures, and a seasonal creek that helps support wildlife. Electricity is nearby, and the property’s perimeter is fully high-fenced, enhancing its use for game management or limited agricultural purposes. One could even develop the property into a small community with acreage and/or short-term rentals. Currently, the land is partially utilized as a breeding facility for a world-class red deer herd.
The ranch is a comfortable one-hour and twenty-minute drive from San Antonio. Simple conveniences can be found less than five minutes from the ranch gate in Harper. However, should you wish to enjoy the many attractions Gillespie County has to offer, just a short twenty-five-minute drive is the wildly popular Fredericksburg, Texas. Rich with its own unique Germanic-influenced culture, the destination town offers ample shopping, fine restaurants, wineries, vineyards tours, horseback riding, dozens of live music performances weekly, and so much more! Affectionately known as “Fred,” it is also home to more than 400 festivals and special events each year. A few highlights would be Oktoberfest, Fredericksburg Food and Wine Fest, Hill Country Film Festival, Stonewall Peach JAMboree and Rodeo, the ever-fun grape stomps at local wineries, and the Light the Night Christmas Parade down Main Street. Fredericksburg is also known for the National Museum of the Pacific War and Enchanted Rock State Natural Area.
Ideally located near Fredericksburg and San Antonio, Little Victory Ranch is scenic and an easy-to-access retreat that has vacation home and investment appeal in an exciting region and county.
Exceptional location and opportunity for multiple uses on 42± acres. Mostly open pastureland with 1,460± feet of frontage on Highway 79. Just 1.4 miles north of the Highway 7 intersection in Marquez.
Cripple Mill Ranch is a sprawling 9,967± acre ranch near historic Marfa, Texas. Mesas overlooking the Alamito Creek Valley and numerous canyons, caves, springs, and habitat types make a rare combination.
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