Located in southern Pike County, just south of Union along the Pike and Gibson County line, this 50.5±-acre property offers an opportunity for a buyer seeking a recreational, hunting, or land-improvement project in a productive agricultural and wildlife area of southwestern Indiana. With approximately 16.5± FSA acres, Class II soils, ridge-top open ground, mature hardwood timber, multiple utility corridors, and a surrounding landscape of agriculture and secluded woodlots, this property provides a diverse foundation for future habitat management and recreational use.

One of the most important considerations for prospective buyers is the property's current access situation. A former county road that once connected Pike and Gibson counties runs along the eastern boundary of the property, but has been abandoned. Remnants of the former road are still present; however, access will need to be improved. Establishing or confirming legal access along the abandoned county road may require additional legal review and potentially a court judgment. Buyers should conduct their own due diligence regarding legal access, easements, road rights, title matters, and any improvements or legal actions necessary to establish usable access.

For the buyer willing to take on that challenge, the property offers several characteristics that could support a long-term land-improvement and habitat-management plan.

A three-phase powerline corridor approximately 140 feet wide crosses the property. The power company maintains the corridor, creating a consistent area of open, early-successional vegetation. This type of habitat can add diversity and edge to a property that otherwise consists of agricultural ground and hardwood timber. The open corridor also creates a distinct transition between habitat types. It may provide opportunities for wildlife management, strategic travel routes, or hunting locations, subject to all applicable utility easements and restrictions.

In addition to the powerline corridor, two buried gas line clearings intersect the property, generally running north-south. These additional openings further increase edge habitat and create diversity across the tract. The combination of utility corridors, regenerating vegetation, open ridge-top ground, and mature timber provides the property with several distinct habitat types across its 50.5± acres.

Approximately 16.5± FSA acres are located on the property and are predominantly made up of Class II Alford silt loam soils. The agricultural acreage has been left fallow for several years and now contains a dense stand of young poplar saplings across much of the area. These saplings are still manageable and could be forestry mowed, mulched, or brush-cut to reclaim portions of the ground for agricultural production, food plots, wildlife habitat, or other land uses. Any future agricultural use should be evaluated based on current conditions, applicable programs, and the buyer's intended management plan.

The balance of the property transitions off the ridge-top ground and into hardwood timber. The wooded acreage features a mix of red oak, white oak, hickory, and maple species. This combination of hardwoods, regenerating cover, open utility corridors, and former agricultural ground provides a varied landscape that could be further enhanced through habitat improvement projects.

The surrounding Pike County landscape includes large agricultural fields connected to larger blocks of secluded timber and woodlots. This mix of food sources, cover, and wooded habitat is one of the factors that makes the area attractive to buyers seeking hunting and recreational land. With strategic planning, the property could potentially be developed into a productive hunting tract through improvements such as reclaiming open ground, establishing food plots, managing early successional cover, improving internal access where appropriate, and creating carefully positioned hunting locations.

The ridge-top open ground and eastern boundary access potential also offer a hands-on buyer an opportunity to invest time and effort in improving the property's usability. This is not a turnkey hunting farm, and the access situation is a significant factor that must be independently evaluated. However, for someone comfortable taking on a project, the combination of location, soils, timber, habitat diversity, and surrounding agricultural land creates an opportunity to build value over time.

If you have been searching for Pike County hunting land, recreational property, or a southern Indiana land investment with room for improvement, this 50.5± acre tract deserves consideration. Buyers willing to address the access situation and implement a thoughtful habitat management plan may find an opportunity to shape this property around their own hunting, recreational, agricultural, or land ownership goals.