Wildlife Sanctuary Along the Des Moines River
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Summary
Property
- Type
- Recreational Land, Hunting Land, Riverfront
- Road Surface
- Pavement
Land Details
- Timber
- Enrolled in Government Program
Features/Improvements
- Small Game
- Big Game
- Upland Game
- Waterfowl
- Fish
- Wetlands
- Slough
- Tree Stands/Blinds
- Trail Network
- Gated Entrance
Description
With a secluded bottomland habitat and the Des Moines River frontage, this property will hold mature bucks while offering waterfowl hunting and prime turkey hunting! Its wetland landscape gives a secluded habitat to all types of wildlife, including deer, turkey, ducks, eagles, owls, songbirds, and other small creatures. It is only one mile from the mighty Mississippi River and four miles from the Great River National Wildlife Refuge - Fox Island, so the waterfowl hunting potential lies in the main flyway!
There are trails across the property, and it has a gated entrance. The old Des Moines River channel is a low-lying slough that serves as a water source for wildlife. Two Muddy tower blinds overlook open pockets and are included in the offering. Food plots are potentially allowed if the future owner works with the region’s soil conservationist to establish a plan. Multiple openings already make natural scrape and travel areas, and the layout should allow mature bucks to feel comfortable living here.
Approximately 218 acres of true land mass exist, though the assessor’s site shows 281 gross acres. Call Ben Harshyne, listing agent for The Southeast Iowa Land Team with Whitetail Properties, if you’d like to call this river bottom sanctuary on your own!
Details
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281.09 taxable acres, approximately 218 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 potentially allowed - contact the listing agent for information
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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 of Highway 61
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Wetland habitat that includes 20 year old Cottonwood and Soft Maple timber, grasses, and forbs
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Several open pockets for potential food plot locations
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Trail system throughout the property, gated entrance
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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, 8 miles east of Wayland, MO
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45 miles north of Quincy, IL, 45 miles south of Mt. Pleasant, IA
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107 miles south of Iowa City, IA
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Taxes in 2023 were $2,100
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Coordinates
40.3811, -91.4529
Annual Taxes
$2,100
The information contained herein is deemed reliable but is not warranted or guaranteed by the Broker, its Agents, or the Seller. Access to property, access to utilities, or any measurements including but not limited to, acreage, square footage, frontage, and mapping boundary lines shared herein has not been independently verified and is for purposes of marketing only. If exact measurements, access to property, or access to utilities is a concern, the property should be independently measured or investigated by the prospective buyer.
Buyer’s agents must be identified on the first contact with Broker/Agents and must accompany the buyer on showings to receive full fee participation. Otherwise, the fee participation will be at the sole discretion of the seller, broker, and Whitetail Properties Real Estate, LLC.
