Good Luck with the move, property sounds interesting. I had 3 relatives murdered there in 1863 and have always wanted to see the small monument. I've visited the Hill Country but didn't know of the massacre then. Desolate but beautiful area.
Relocating the entire farm...
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That sounds like an interesting story, I must hear more now.
Where did you visit? I don't really see it as desolate at all, lots of hardwood variety (we'll have live oak, red oak, Mexican white oak, pecan, peach, sycamore, cherry, black walnut, Spanish oak, post oak, hackberry, Huisache, China berry, and others along with the ubiquitous cedar), tons of springs, creeks and rivers (the Medina is just 3 miles from the new land, the Frio, Nueces, Sabinal, Llano and several others have their headwaters in the hill country) and lots of wildlife. The ground had a good bit of rock so there are areas without much grass or ground cover as you get up the hills but the area around Bandera, Real, Kerr and Gillespie counties is pretty green and diverse, especially the bottom land.
Edwards, Uvalde, Val Verde, Kimble and the other Western counties stay pretty dry and sparse/scrubby.
Texas is such a diverse state in terms of geography and ecosystems/micro climates, especially in the hill country, the terrain and flora can change drastically in just a few miles.
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I've got a 26' deck over with dovetail and 16,000# capacity, a 20' GN dump trailer with 16,000# capacity, a 14' GN stock trailer and an F450 to pull them all. I'm going to look at a 40' GN with 25,000# capacity on Monday for the couple of pieces of equipment I had to have delivered because they were too heavy for my trailer. So, I've got the trailers and vehicle to move everything, it's just a matter of the effort and time to do it all.
The fencing won't be terrible either, I've got a post driver for the skid steer and made an attachment to unroll and stretch field fence with the skid steer also, again it's just the time and, hoping I can drive deeply enough without hitting rock where I want to put pastures, I think I can.
I'm probably going to have to break down and hire some help in Bandera to get it done in a reasonable time frame. I'm just so used to working alone, I'm not sure I can work well with others anymore.View attachment 662138View attachment 662139View attachment 662140
I've seen some guys do fencing in the limestone. They had a particular sized carbide bit drill on a hilti hammer drill with a big generator. They'd buzz the holes and the T posts fit with just some slight taps, but rock solid.
Sounds like you have plenty of equipment.
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The owner of my company has a big place on 337 between Vanderpool and Leakey.
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Very nice, we looked at a few properties in there. We decided against them for various reasons, the biggest being not much flat space for animals, lots of solid rock that would be a monster to fence in and 0 cell service in the valleys. The no cell service is great for a vacation place, not so good for full time living.
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I was born and raised in West Texas and boy was it flat and sparse. Moved to Alaska at 11 and have never looked back. Visited family in Camp Wood, Kerrville, San Antonio, Lometa and Lampasas. I liked all those areas and would also consider relocating. Finally, after 57 years I am weary of the cold, snow and darkness of winter. I am also ready for trees other than spruce.
I was born and raised in West Texas and boy was it flat and sparse. Moved to Alaska at 11 and have never looked back. Visited family in Camp Wood, Kerrville, San Antonio, Lometa and Lampasas. I liked all those areas and would also consider relocating. Finally, after 57 years I am weary of the cold, snow and darkness of winter. I am also ready for trees other than spruce.
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That's a pretty horrific story, it's a shame the perpetrators never faced justice.
Most of the areas you mention are pretty dry and scrubby with the exception of Kerrville and some of San Antonio. We looked at some properties in Camp Wood, it's on the edge of where the terrain changes from green and diverse to dry scrub.
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BE BRUTAL!!!!!
So much of the junk you will move is junk you may never have any need for. Six years after my move, I regret all the stuff I packed. A lot of it is still packed.
So much of the junk you will move is junk you may never have any need for. Six years after my move, I regret all the stuff I packed. A lot of it is still packed.
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The last 2 times we moved, the first thing I did was call for a dumpster to be dropped off and emptied weekly. There were a few disagreements about what was needed but nothing serious. The dumpster rental was the best money we spent.
If I relocate, it will be with a suitcase and an airplane. We will have our favorite photos and wall art shipped after we find a place. At my age I no longer need all the tools and equipment that's been accumulated over the past 70 years. Footloose and fancy free to find an area we like. We will rent and not buy, no more tenacious roots to tie us down.
