Fm 197, Arthur City, TX 75411

The Sanctuary bordering Pat Mayes Wildlife Refuge The Sanctuary is 62.58+/- acres of rolling terrain that borders the 8,295 acres that makes up the Pat Mayes Wildlife Refuge. Imagine you, your family and friends, hunting for trophy bucks, boating and fishing on Pat Mayes Lake, listening to the gobble of a Eastern Turkey or simply enjoying a starry night around the campfire. Whatever way you choose to relax, this property has it all. There is a surprising amount of elevation change with several options for building sites and a nice road system through the meandering creek, mature trees, and food plots around the property. Enjoy the various wildlife that call this property home (whitetail deer, turkeys, ducks, dove, hogs, coyotes and bobcats). The buck harvested in the photo was taken only a few miles from this property. The Sanctuary is situated in the Red River Basin (about 3 miles from the Red River) and in the Post Oak Savanah Ecoregion. All of this and you do not have to sacrifice great proximity to the creature comforts, 19 miles to Paris, TX and only 105 miles from DFW! There are only 50 Wildlife Management Refuges in Texas and this property value will only increase as time goes by. The Facts LOCATION: Lamar county (19 miles north of Paris, TX) Pat Mayse Lake Boat Ramp- 8 miles Paris- 19 miles Sherman- 77 miles McKInney- 90 miles Rockwall- 102 miles DNT/SRT- 105 miles Red River- 3 miles CLIMATE: 45 in. annual rainfall UTILITIES: Electric and city water present at the road, water wells in the immediate area range from 67'-175' in depth WILDLIFE: Whitetail deer, hogs, ducks, dove, turkey MINERALS: Seller will consider with an acceptable offer VEGETATION: The vegetation consists Post oak, water oak, red oak, blackjack, white oak, pecan, loblolly pine, honey locust, cedar, native grasses TERRAIN: 25 ft. Elevation change, massive hardwoods, thick creek bottoms SOILS: Annona loam (58.07%), Guyton silt loam (25.81%), Whakana-Porum complex (11.42%), Wilson silt loam (2.62%), Derly (2.08%) IMPROVEMENTS: Extensive interior road system, build site, and food plots CURRENT USE: Hunting and recreation POTENTIAL USE: Hunting, recreation FENCING: None ACCESS: Paved FM road to 50' deeded easement EASEMENTS: Access LEASES: None Contact at to schedule a private showing