No. 34 Killam Family 255,000 acres Nearly half the family’s holdings consist of Duval County Ranch near the South Texas town of Freer, a once-distressed ecosystem that David Killam has worked tirelessly to restore. Abundant wildlife includes whitetailed deer, wild…
No. 20 Holding Family 400,000 acres Heirs of Robert Earl Holding, who launched an empire in 1952 with the purchase of an interest in a 24-hour gas station located in Little America, Wyoming, own land in that state as well…
123-acre Simi Valley estate listed for $75 million in 2007, sold for $33 million in 2015. Only a few years have passed since Hummingbird Nest Ranch was being fast-tracked to become Simi Valley’s first five-star resort, complete with a 105-room…
To commemorate one of the greatest years for quail, Boone Pickens invited a Who’s Who of wingshooters to his Mesa Vista Ranch. Text by Henry Chappell | Photography by Wyman Meinzer & Russell Graves T. Boone Pickens drives down a…
Ever heard of a wind tax? Probably not. That’s because only one state has one: Wyoming. Although the Cowboy State claims to be a low tax haven, it imposed the nation’s lone tax on power generated by wind turbines in 2012. Not…
No. 42 Kenedy Memorial Foundation 235,000 acres NEW TO LIST This vast ranch owned by the Kenedy Memorial Foundation was created by Sarita Kenedy East in honor of her parents, John Gregory Kenedy Sr. and Marie Stella Turcotte Kenedy. The…
No. 22 Malone Mitchell 3rd 384,000 acres In 2006, this West Texan sold his interest in Riata Energy to Chesapeake Energy cofounder Tom Ward for $500 million. Riata was renamed SandRidge, and the company then acquired Carl Icahn’s National Energy…
A Texas landmark with a matchless legacy changes hands for the first time in history. Original photography by Wyman Meinzer It’s one thing to get a chuckle out of the state’s highest elected official. But it’s an entirely different situation…
CHRIS SOULES IS NOT LOST. Considering the setting of this exclusive Land Report cover shoot by Jason Walsmith — an Iowa cornfield — the reality TV star actually feels quite a home. That’s one of the many insights about America’s most famous farmer that…
No. 15 Wilks Brothers 500,000+ acres (up 152,500 acres) Texas-based brothers Dan and Farris Wilks earned their fortune in fracking. In 2011, they sold their 70 percent interest in Frac Tech to a partnership led by Singapore’s Temasek Holdings for…
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