Large Conservation Easement Wildlife Sanctuary
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Summary
Property
- Type
- Recreational Land, Hunting Land
- Road Frontage
- State Highway
- Road Surface
- Pavement
Land Details
- Timber
- Enrolled in Government Program
- Grass
- Open
Distances
- 4 miles to Keokuk
- 6 miles to Hamilton, IL
- 8 miles to Wayland, MO
- 45 miles to Quincy, IL
- 45 miles to Mt. Pleasant
Features/Improvements
- Small Game
- Big Game
- Upland Game
- Predators
- Waterfowl
- Fish
- Creek/Spring
- Wetlands
- Slough
- Tree Stands/Blinds
- Trail Network
- Gated Entrance
- Surface Only
Description
This large wildlife sanctuary consists of nineteen year old, regenerating wetland habitat situated along southeast Iowa's Des Moines River. In 2003, this farmland was enrolled into the Emergency Watershed Protection - Floodplain conservation easement. A combination of bottomland timber and wetland vegetation was planted across the farm, transforming this property into a vast cover block that now holds various wildlife species! Whitetail deer, turkey, waterfowl, predators, songbirds, and the small game now call this property home. There are approximately 210 acres of true land mass.
Drive through the gated entrance, and you'll drop down the hill across the old Des Moines River channel, which was altered in 1946 to redirect the river's course. This area now serves as a low-lying slough that provides a great water source for the neighboring wildlife. There are several established trails for accessing the property and two Muddy tower blinds overlooking open pockets.
Several deer were seen while photographing this property, and there are trail camera images from bucks that were captured this winter. This wetland habitat is attractive to deer because it provides secure bedding, fawning cover, and native browse. Setting up for movement between the farm's timber and the adjacent crop field to the west will undoubtedly offer you successful hunts! If you monitor this property correctly with trail cameras and hunt smart, you'll have a good chance of encountering a target buck. The waterfowl hunting should also be action-packed in the fall, thanks to several pockets of water throughout the property. Call the listing agent for more information.
Details
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281.09 +/- taxable acres
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Approximately 210 acres of true land mass
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Entire property is enrolled in Emergency Watershed Protection - Floodplain conservation easement
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Food plots are allowed on this property according to the seller - consult the listing agent
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Roughly 71 acres were lost due to the river changing course, and avulsion
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Outstanding hunting property with abundant wildlife population
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The most southern acres in all of Iowa
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Adjacent to the Missouri state line
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Access is from a driveway off Highway 61
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Wetland habitat that includes 19-year-old Cottonwood and Soft Maple timber, grasses, and forbs
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Several open pockets will attract cruising deer and strutting turkeys
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Trail system throughout the property
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4 miles southwest of Keokuk, IA
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4 miles northeast of the Great River National Wildlife Refuge - Fox Island public hunting area
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6 miles west of Hamilton, IL
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8 miles east of Wayland, MO
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45 miles north of Quincy, IL
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45 miles south of Mt. Pleasant, IA
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Coordinates
40.3794, -91.4525
Annual Taxes
$1,890
