If you are searching for a recreational hunting property that offers a combination of wildlife habitat, fishing opportunities, established food plot areas, timber, and an existing farmhouse, this property deserves a closer look. With a diverse mix of open ground, rolling hardwoods, mature pine cover, and a stocked pond, this property provides the features that many hunters and outdoor enthusiasts look for in a manageable recreational tract. Whether you are looking for a weekend hunting retreat, a base camp for additional hunting properties in the area, a year-round residence, or a potential future homesite, this property offers several options for enjoying the outdoors.

The property features an older farmhouse built in 1936 with approximately 1,208 square feet of living space. The home includes two bedrooms, one full bathroom, a kitchen with an eating area, and a family room with a fireplace. The farmhouse provides a comfortable place to relax after a day in the woods, prepare meals, and gather around the fireplace during the hunting season. The home is connected to rural water and uses electricity for its interior utilities. For buyers who own or lease additional hunting ground nearby, the existing farmhouse could serve as a convenient hunting headquarters, eliminating the need to travel back and forth during the season.

In addition to the farmhouse, there is a 24x36 pole barn with a concrete floor. This building provides approximately 864 square feet of space for storing tractors, ATVs, hunting equipment, fishing gear, food plot implements, and other outdoor equipment. The pole barn could also provide a practical location for handling harvested game after a successful hunt. Having an existing outbuilding on a recreational property adds convenience when it comes to maintaining food plots, managing habitat, and storing the equipment needed throughout the year.

One of the standout features of this property is the stocked pond. The pond offers an opportunity to enjoy fishing without leaving the property and provides an additional recreational activity outside of hunting season. Whether spending an afternoon fishing, enjoying the water during the summer, or simply relaxing along the shoreline, the pond adds another dimension to the property. It also contributes to the overall diversity of the landscape by providing an established water feature.

Just north of the pond is approximately eight acres of open ground that has previously been managed with food plots, switchgrass, and natural succession habitat. This area offers considerable flexibility for future wildlife habitat improvements. Portions could continue to be maintained in native grasses and early successional vegetation, while other sections could be expanded into additional food plots. The size of this opening provides the opportunity to establish larger agricultural-style food plots, including corn and soybeans, depending on soil conditions and management goals. A combination of seasonal food sources, screening cover, and bedding habitat could make this area an important component of a long-term deer management strategy.

A second open area, located just east of the farmhouse, measures a little over one acre and provides another location for food plots, native grasses, or other wildlife habitat improvements. Having multiple open areas creates options for establishing different food sources and managing the property throughout the hunting season. These openings also provide flexibility when planning hunting access, stand locations, and habitat improvements.

The majority of the wooded acreage lies north and east of the farmhouse. This portion of the property consists of rolling hardwood timber that provides a natural setting for deer hunting, wildlife observation, and exploring the property. The varied terrain and timber cover offer opportunities to evaluate deer travel routes, potential stand locations, and habitat management projects. Doyles Creek runs near the eastern boundary of the property, adding another natural landscape feature to the surrounding area. The proximity of the creek, hardwood timber, and open food plot areas creates a diverse habitat setting.

Along the eastern edge of the larger field is an established planting of mature pine trees. This pine stand provides valuable thermal cover during colder weather and is positioned near the existing food plot area. The relationship between food sources and protective cover is an important consideration when managing hunting properties, particularly during the late season. The pine planting also adds habitat diversity by providing evergreen cover alongside the surrounding hardwood timber and open ground.

For buyers interested in wildlife habitat management, this property offers a foundation of existing features that can be maintained or further developed. The combination of open fields, food plot locations, switchgrass, natural succession areas, hardwood timber, pine cover, and a pond provides multiple opportunities to improve habitat and recreational use. The existing openings allow for a variety of planting strategies without requiring extensive initial clearing, while the wooded areas provide opportunities to evaluate timber management and hunting access.

Beyond its hunting and fishing opportunities, the property could also appeal to buyers looking for a rural homesite with recreational land. The existing farmhouse provides immediate utility, while the surrounding landscape offers potential options for a future residence, subject to applicable building requirements, site conditions, and approvals. A buyer could continue using the farmhouse as a hunting cabin, make improvements to the existing home, or explore constructing a new residence while maintaining access to the property's recreational features.

Properties that combine an existing residence, equipment storage, fishing water, established habitat openings, and hardwood timber offer a wide range of recreational uses. This tract provides an opportunity to hunt, fish, manage wildlife habitat, maintain food plots, and enjoy the outdoors from one location. Whether your primary interest is deer hunting, fishing, habitat management, or establishing a rural retreat, this property offers existing infrastructure and landscape features worth exploring.

Contact Adam Crumrin, land specialist, for more information or to schedule a time to see the property. 217-276-2334