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Blake Hortenstine Discusses Wildfire Mitigation with the Dallas Morning News

The Smokehouse Creek fire, which ignited on February 26 near Stinnett in the Texas Panhandle, has scorched over 1 million acres. Fanned by strong winds, it was among several major fires in the area, tragically claiming lives and causing extensive...

Erath County, The Lake Ranch @ Hico

New Property Boasting What Is Believed to Be the Largest Privately Owned Lake in Texas’s Erath County

The Lake Ranch at Hico Contains a 100-Surface-Acre Lake and Spans Over 780 Acres Total Original Article Posted by PRNewswire DALLAS and HICO, Texas, Feb. 26, 2024 — Hortenstine Ranch...

HRC Sets New Benchmarks In Expansive Water-Centric Properties

Hortenstine Ranch Company Contributed to the Sale of the Largest Private Lake in the United States and Continues to Set New Benchmarks in the Farm and Ranch Real Estate Market...

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HRC to Exhibit at Hunters Extravaganza 2023

Fort Worth, TX –The original Texas hunting show is on deck this month. Beginning August 11, join Hortenstine Ranch Company for the 47th annual Hunters Extravaganza, also known as the...

Summer Internships - Alexander with Blake Fishing

HRC Summer Internships Establish Lasting Connections

A Solid History of Summer Internships Each summer, Hortenstine Ranch Company welcomes a college intern to the team who is willing to jump in and help with office tasks and...

Bret Polk Awarded Top Producer of the Year, Chance Turner Runner-Up

Central Texas’ Bret Polk Awarded Hortenstine Ranch Company’s Top Producing Agent, Chance Turner Runner-Up Central Texas real estate agent Bret Polk has been named Hortenstine Ranch Company’s 2022 Top Producing...

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Why Do I Need a Land Survey?

Thou shalt not remove thy neighbor’s landmark… Deuteronomy 19:14 Why do you suppose the supreme law giver, God, addressed and instructed through Moses in early biblical times that the people...

Texas Hunting Land- Black Brothers Muleshoe Ranch

Historic Breckenridge Texas Hunting Land Featured in Lone Star Outdoor News

As seen in Lone Star Outdoor News Texas Hunting Annual Untapped Texas Hunting Land Steeped in History The Black Brothers Muleshoe Ranch is a high-quality, low fence hunting and cattle...

A Duck Hunt to Remember

The 2021-2022 duck/goose season was a grind for many hunters in the South. The pattern for the last three seasons has been off, and this year was no different. November...

Putting Prescribed Fire to Work on Your Timberland

It doesn’t get much better than winding through a mature stand of timber with a healthy understory and a slight char on the bottom of the trees. These are all...

Casey Berley Gives Back to TAMU College of Agriculture & Life Science

Casey Berley Paying It Forward Casey Berley, broker at Hortenstine Ranch Company, is a proud graduate of Texas A&M University (Class of 1989) with a degree in Animal Science. Nearly...

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