River Home With Hunting Out Your Back Door

Located just minutes south of Montevideo, this private country home sits not only a good amount of recreational ground but is also situated in the heart of the MN River corridor. Before we discuss the home and outbuildings, just take a moment to look at the pictures, aerial photos as well as click the “interactive map” tab. As you will see, there is a shared driveway that dead-ends at the property (the seller actually owns the property/buildings that the driveway goes through). The home sits on the northern part of the property and was built/designed by the seller who is an avid outdoorsman. With that in mind, it is no wonder that it strategically overlooks the man-made ponds, larger pond/lake, and then the wooded river corridor portion of the property so that the full array of wildlife can be viewed right from the comforts of your own home.

Don’t let the property fool you, it may not look like much from the aerial photo but I’m here to tell you that there are not only a lot of deer in general associated with the river corridor but consistently good mature bucks harvested in the area. Don’t forget the waterfowl hunting that you can have on not only some smaller water but the larger water pond/lake as well. The lake was actually stocked with walleye and utilized as a rearing pond. The seller also states being able to shoot turkeys literally in your yard and I flushed some pheasants as well when I was evaluating the property. All in all, the property itself is an all-around solid recreational property located in a unique overall larger habitat complex. Now, let’s get into some details about the house and outbuildings.

As stated, the house was built/designed by an avid outdoorsman. It has just over 4,200 feet of total space and just under 3,100 feet of total finished space with 3 existing bedrooms and 2 bathrooms. For finished space, I have to start with what I was immediately drawn to and that is the vaulted great room. Not only being vaulted but this room also has 15-foot sidewalls making it perfect for hanging mounts as the seller designed it for. This room itself is magnificent but what really makes it is the full floor to ceiling approx. 26-foot tall brick double-sided “Kozy Heat” fireplace. The main floor also has the newer constructed 4 season porch (2018) with full windows to oversee the property as previously stated. There is then the open kitchen/dining room area, the NW wing which has the main floor bath, utility room, and 2 bedrooms, the loft area which has another bedroom, bathroom, and open sitting area. One thing to note about the house is that both of the tall gable ends have a full length (no splicing) 2” x 8” Norway Pine shipped directly from Washington State vertical framing boards running from floor to ceiling and then 2” x 6” framing for the remainder of the home. There is a full unfinished basement under the main portion of the home which can be converted to whatever or just utilized for storage. There is also an attached 30’ x 30’ two-stall garage. The siding is LP Diamond Coat – Deluxe color and was installed new in 2018 as well as the shingles. The furnace, A/C unit, and hot water heater have also been updated since the initial build. So much more to say about the home that you just have to see. The outbuildings consist of a 16’ x 16’ woodshed, and then the approx. 54’ x 30’ shed/shop with concrete floor and approx. 30’ x 30’ of it is insulated/heated and oh, a nice outdoor dog kennel already in place. 

Montevideo itself is a great community with a little bit of everything for everyone. Feel free to search up the Montevideo, MN area chamber of commerce for more details. I cut my teeth goose hunting in the Montevideo area as there weren’t any other geese in the state and I can tell you that the overall area is a mecca of recreational activities and opportunities. Fishing on the river or Lac Qui Parle Lake and tons of public land in the area as well.

So, if you’re in the market for a very quality home to upgrade into or simply looking to relocate to a great community, why settle for just a house in town when you can have privacy and hunting right out your back door. Maybe you’re just looking to have a family getaway or the main hunting lodge set up for not only hunting on your own property but utilized as a base camp, come and take a look as this property/home would be excellent for that as well. So much more to say so just give me a shout and I’d love to discuss this MN River opportunity further.