The Aporia · Texas ranch hit by wildfire returns for $180 million

Turkey Track Ranch, a historic property spanning 77,721 acres in the Texas Panhandle, is back on the market for $180 million after recovering from the Smokehouse Creek Fire that burned about 60% of its rangeland last February. The wildfire was the largest in recorded Texas history, burning over one million acres and destroying numerous buildings while threatening ongoing sale negotiations. Now fully restored, with new fencing installed and cattle operations running again, the ranch, featuring extensive water resources including Canadian River frontage and the Ogallala Aquifer, is being relisted as a rare offering of its kind.

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Turkey Track Ranch, a historic 77,721-acre property spanning from Caprock to the Canadian River in the Texas Panhandle, is back on the market for $180 million. The ranch was severely affected by the Smokehouse Creek Fire in February 2024, which burned over one million acres across the Texas Panhandle and into western Oklahoma. Over 46,000 acres of Turkey Track Ranch were scorched, leading to significant damage including loss of livestock and destruction of about 500 buildings.

The fire began when a utility pole fell and brought down live power lines adjacent to the ranch boundary. Despite these setbacks, the owners have restored the property with new fencing (approximately 65 miles) and restarted their cattle operation. The ranch's history also includes its connection to historical events like the 1864 and 1874 battles of Adobe Walls.

Turkey Track Ranch offers extensive water resources, including the Canadian River running through it for about 26 miles, eight major creek basins, natural springs, and 64 water wells. The property also includes cropland, grazing land, and infrastructure supporting its operations.

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Turkey Track Ranch, a historic Texas Panhandle property spanning 77,721 acres, is back on the market, asking $180 million after recovering from the devastating Smokehouse Creek Fire of February 2024. asserted

Ranch → span → February

The ranch, which stretches from the Caprock country to the Canadian River, was already up for sale when the wildfire swept through it. asserted

wildfire → stretch → it

The fire burned about 60% of its rangeland, so the owners took it off the market and gave the land time to recover. asserted

owners → burn → time

Now, with vegetation and wildlife returning, 65 miles of new fencing installed and the cattle operation running again, the owners have decided to resume the sale. Getting caught in the largest wildfire in Texas The Smokehouse Creek Fire was the largest wildfire in recorded Texas history, burning more than one million acres across the Texas Panhandle and into western Oklahoma. Over 46,000 acres of the Turkey Track Ranch were burned in the fire. asserted

acres → return → fire

It killed thousands of head of livestock, caused two human fatalities and destroyed about 500 buildings across the wider area. asserted

It → kill → area

The fire began after a utility pole adjacent to the Turkey Track Ranch boundary fell and brought down live power lines. asserted

pole → begin → lines

They withdrew the ranch from the market and gave the land time to recover. asserted

They → withdraw → time

The land has come back with renewed strength and vigour, including robust regrowth of native vegetation, pastures and wildlife. asserted

land → come → vegetation

New fencing has been installed across about 65 miles, and the cattle operation is again in full swing. asserted

operation → instal → swing

The managers representing the ranch’s shareholders have now voted to put it back on the market and move ahead with the sale. asserted

managers → represent → sale

The ranch has approximately 26 miles of Canadian River frontage. asserted

ranch → have → frontage

Stretching from Caprock country to the Canadian River, the ranch includes high mesas, open range, sheltered draws and river bottoms. asserted

ranch → stretch → mesas

The property also has eight major creek basins and natural springs, with the Ogallala Aquifer beneath the land. asserted

property → have → land

There are 64 water wells that serve livestock and wildlife across the ranch. asserted

that → be → ranch

There are five irrigation pivots that cover 838 acres. asserted

that → be → acres

Back in the 1950s, when drought struck, the family began building earthen dams to slow runoff and protect the soil. asserted

family → strike → soil

Over the decades, this conservation work continued. asserted

work → continue → decades

In 2016, Turkey Track was named a regional honouree of the Environmental Stewardship Award Program for its land and water management. asserted

Track → name → management

"I have represented some of the great ranches of the American West, and Turkey Track belongs in their company. asserted

Track → represent → company

Nearly 80,000 acres under one fence, a 25 per cent mineral stake and more than a century of family ownership make this a very rare offering. asserted

this → make → ownership

This is a ranch you buy with the next hundred years in mind," Bernard Uechtritz, the founder of the real-estate brokerage handling the sale of Turkey Track Ranch, said. asserted

Uechtritz → buy → Ranch

The ranch also includes the sites of the 1864 and 1874 Adobe Walls battles. asserted

ranch → include → battles

Its brand dates back to 1878, while W. T. Coble acquired the original ranch headquarters in 1916. asserted

Coble → date → 1916

More than 100 years of Coble and Whittenburg family ownership have shaped the ranch. asserted

years → shape → ranch

According to the brokerage firm, the 77,721-acre ranch is a rare opportunity to own a landmark of American ranching and shape its future for generations to come. uncertain

ranch → accord → generations

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