Wayne County
Wayne County Hunting Tract With Creek Frontage, Food Plots And Waterfowl Opportunities
000 Co Rd 2500 E Fairfield, IL 62837
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Description
Located in Wayne County, Illinois, this property offers an excellent combination of quality whitetail habitat, established food plots, and diverse hunting opportunities. With a mix of mature hardwood timber, dense bedding cover, creek bottoms, and natural wetlands, this farm has the habitat diversity needed to attract and hold wildlife throughout the year. Whether your focus is whitetail deer, turkey, or waterfowl, this property has plenty to offer.
The timber consists of oak and mixed hardwoods, providing natural food sources and valuable cover. Several established food plots are strategically located throughout the property, offering additional food sources and helping concentrate deer movement. The combination of food, bedding cover, and surrounding agricultural fields creates excellent conditions for attracting and holding mature bucks. The property also benefits from a strong history of quality deer in the surrounding area.
One of the property's standout features is over 2,200 feet of frontage along Little Pond Creek. The creek, combined with multiple sloughs and oxbows, creates a network of natural travel corridors, funnels, and pinch points that provide excellent opportunities for strategic stand placement. These lowland areas also offer valuable waterfowl habitat, adding another dimension to the property's recreational potential.
An established internal road and trail system provides access throughout the property, making it easier to reach hunting locations, maintain food plots, and manage habitat. The layout allows hunters to approach different areas based on wind direction while minimizing unnecessary disturbance to bedding areas and primary travel corridors.
Active row crop farmland borders the property on multiple sides, providing an additional food source for deer and creating natural movement patterns between agricultural fields and the property's timber and bedding cover. This combination of outside food sources and secure interior habitat creates excellent opportunities to intercept deer as they transition between feeding and bedding areas.
Access is provided by a deeded easement from the west, offering a dependable route into the property. The internal trail system provides additional flexibility for reaching different hunting locations without unnecessarily disturbing the heart of the farm.
Beyond the whitetail hunting, the property offers excellent opportunities for spring turkey hunting, along with seasonal waterfowl hunting in the creek bottoms, sloughs, and oxbows. The diversity of habitat and established improvements make this a strong recreational property with hunting opportunities across multiple seasons
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Improvements/Features
Small Game, Big Game, Predators, Waterfowl, Creek/Spring, Wetlands, Slough, Trail Network
Details
- All-seasons hunting tract in Wayne County, IL
- Strong history of quality bucks in the surrounding area
- Excellent natural waterfowl habitat
- 2,200 feet of frontage along Little Pond Creek
- Bottomland timber with areas of mature oak
- Dense bedding and security cover for deer
- Multiple sloughs, oxbows, and water features
- Active row crop farmland bordering multiple sides of the property
- Numerous funnels and pinch points for stand sites
- Deeded easement access
- East access
- Established internal road and trail system
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