Texas ranch hit by largest wildfire returns to market for $180 million

Turkey Track Ranch, a historic Texas Panhandle property spanning 77,721 acres, is back on the market, asking $180 million after recovering from the devastating Smokehouse Creek Fire of February 2024.The ranch, which stretches from the Caprock country to the Canadian River, was already up for sale when the wildfire swept through it. The fire burned about 60% of its rangeland, so the owners took it off the market and gave the land time to recover.Now, with vegetation and wildlife returning, 65 miles of new fencing installed and the cattle operation running again, the owners have decided to resume the sale.Getting caught in the largest wildfire in TexasThe Smokehouse Creek Fire was the largest wildfire in recorded Texas history, burning more than one million acres across the Texas Panhandle and into western Oklahoma.Over 46,000 acres of the Turkey Track Ranch were burned in the fire.