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Riverfront Hunting Ranch in Big Sandy, Texas for Sale
The Getaway is a convergence of land, water, and wildlife that serious hunters and recreational land buyers spend years searching for. Positioned near US Highway 80 between Dallas and Shreveport, this 863-acre property in Upshur and Wood counties carries nearly two miles of Sabine River frontage, 2.5 miles of Rogers Creek running through the interior, hardwood bottoms stacked with deer, sloughs that hold birds when the migration pushes through, and approximately 150 acres of mature Loblolly Pine plantation that adds both timber value and thick, thermal cover. Five pipeline right-of-ways cut natural shooting lanes through the property. Multiple established shooting houses are already in place. The infrastructure is built. The habitat is dialed in. You show up, hang your coat, and hunt.
Whitetail Deer Hunting | 180-Class Bucks Harvested on This Property
The hardwood bottoms and creek drainages at The Getaway hold the kind of whitetail hunting that keeps serious deer hunters coming back season after season. The canopy is a mix of Post Oak, Willow Oak, Water Oak, Red Oak, Cherry Bark Oak, Shumard Red Oak, Black Hickory, and Black Gum, mature mast producers that draw deer out of the timber and into range during the rut and early season. Rogers Creek and the Sabine River corridor create natural travel routes that concentrate deer movement and make patterning big bucks a matter of patience, not luck.
The property’s track record speaks for itself. 180-class whitetails have been harvested here. Five pipeline right-of-ways function as ready-made shooting lanes and food plot candidates. Multiple shooting houses are in position and ready to hunt. The Getaway has the genetics, the habitat, and the pressure history to produce mature bucks. It does not need a rebuild; it needs new boots!
Duck Hunting on Sloughs, Flooded Timber, and Sabine River Bottoms
When the migration stacks up in East Texas, The Getaway becomes a different kind of place entirely. The sloughs are loaded with Duckweed and Smartweed and ringed by timber that pins birds and keeps them working. Flooded timber and creek bottoms along Rogers Creek and the Sabine produce the kind of natural habitat that holds puddle ducks throughout the season; no pumps, no artificial flooding, just the land working the way it was designed to work. Wood Ducks, Teal, Mallard, and other puddle ducks have been taken here in past seasons. Cleared roads and interior trails provide direct access to every duck hunting area on the property without walking out at dark in knee-deep water.
Sabine River Fishing | Bass, Catfish, Crappie, and Alligator Gar
The Sabine River, which runs along the property boundary, is a working East Texas river fishery, not a supplemental amenity. Largemouth Bass, Crappie, Channel Catfish, Flathead Catfish, Blue Catfish, Bream, Buffalo, Carp, and Alligator Gar all inhabit the river. Rogers Creek adds additional holding water inside the property. Whether you are running lines, throwing a topwater at first light, or fly fishing the creek edges during summer, the water at The Getaway fishes hard across multiple species and seasons without leaving the property. For the angler who wants a base camp with serious river access, the combination of Sabine frontage and interior creek mileage makes this property a compelling setup.
Hog Hunting, Small Game, and Year-Round Opportunities
The Getaway does not go quiet between deer and duck seasons. Wild hogs are active throughout the property, and the creek bottoms and pine thickets provide exactly the kind of rooting, denning, and travel cover that keeps populations moving and huntable year-round. Bobcats, Coyotes, and Squirrels round out the small game and predator opportunities. The diverse habitat, from river bottoms to pine plantations to open fields, supports a full rotation of hunting activity from archery season through late winter, with hogs bridging every gap in between.
Camp Headquarters | Furnished Cabin, Equipment Storage, and Walk-In Cooler
The camp infrastructure at The Getaway was built for working hunters, not weekend glampers. Camp Headquarters includes a fully furnished cabin with one private bedroom, a large bunkroom, bathroom, kitchen, and a living and gathering area with a front porch. Every piece of furniture conveys. Utilities are established; Big Sandy City Water and Upshur County Rural Electric are already in place, backed by conventional septic.
The support buildings are what separate this camp from a cleared lot with a cabin dropped on it. A 30×50-foot insulated equipment storage building with roll-up doors at each end handles gear, ATVs, and other equipment. A separate shed built for tractors, implements, and trailers includes a dedicated walk-in cooler for storing harvested game, the kind of setup that matters when you are stacking deer during the rut or running several hunters through a multi-day camp. The property currently holds agricultural exemption status, which carries meaningful tax advantages for the incoming owner.
Loblolly Pine Plantation | 150 Acres of Timber Value
Four stands of mature Loblolly Pine cover approximately 150 acres of the property. The timber carries real commercial value — pulpwood, sawtimber, and utility pole markets all draw from well-stocked East Texas plantation stands. For hunters, these same stands provide dense thermal cover, solid bedding areas, and natural travel corridors connecting the hardwood bottoms to the open fields.
Big Sandy, Texas | Between Dallas and Shreveport on Highway 80
The Getaway sits on US Highway 80 at Big Sandy, Texas, roughly halfway between Dallas and Shreveport — a location that makes this ranch genuinely accessible for buyers coming from multiple directions. Big Sandy provides immediate access to fuel, supplies, and services, while Tyler and Longview offer full-service medical facilities, retail, major grocery, and dining within a short drive. The surrounding East Texas Pineywoods region supports a strong hunting and outdoor culture, with TPWD-managed wildlife resources, nearby access to Lake O’ The Pines, Caddo Lake, and Sam Rayburn Reservoir, and a well-established community of landowners committed to serious wildlife management.
Drive Times from The Getaway:
- Big Sandy, TX — 5 miles, approximately 8 minutes
- Tyler, TX — 27 miles, approximately 35 minutes
- Longview, TX — 32 miles, approximately 40 minutes
- Dallas, TX — 113 miles, approximately 1 hour 48 minutes
- Shreveport, LA — 87 miles, approximately 1 hour 32 minutes
