Ridgetop Hunting With Ag Field And Borders 5507 Acres State Land
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Summary
Property
- Type
- Recreational Land, Timberland, Hunting Land
- Road Frontage
- Township Road
- Road Surface
- Gravel
Land Details
- Timber
- Open
Distances
- 7 mil to DeRuyter
- 26 mil to Cortland
- 1 hr to Ithaca & Binghamton
- 3.5 hr to George Washington Bridge/NYC
Utilities
| Electric: | None |
Features/Improvements
- Small Game
- Big Game
- Upland Game
- Predators
- Creek/Spring
- Food Plot
- Trail Network
Description
Sweet spot for hunting or vacation getaway: this large property sits atop a ridge, making an ideal habitat and runs for whitetail and wild turkey while sharing its entire west border with Cuyler Hill State Forest with its 5507 acres for additional hunting, hiking, camping, snowmobiling, and fishing. With an 11+ acre open field planted to a clover and orchard grass mix, there is ample area to park, leave your RV, camp, or build your own off-grid cabin or home. Mostly wooded, there is a nice trail system that takes you throughout the property, where there is a mix of hardwoods, including maple, cherry, oak, ash, beech, and softwoods. Apple trees are located sporadically around the property, providing an additional attractive food source for deer, turkey, and area wildlife, in addition to the acorn mast and browse. Not surprisingly, there were abundant deer and turkey signs when the property was recently walked. Potential income sources on the property could include leasing the ag field to area farmers and future timber harvests. Surrounding farms and croplands enhance the diversity of the habitat and are a draw for Whitetail to traverse the property as well as use it for cover, browse, and bedding. This area of Central New York is renowned for excellent wildlife conservation with its many NYS Forest preserves. Cuyler Hill State Forest, which borders this property, has 15 freshwater streams totaling 7 miles in length and abound with Brook Trout for some fun fishing. In addition to summer recreation, winter sports are top-rated in this area with miles of nearby snowmobile trails and ice fishing on area lakes, as well as skiing at Labrador Mountain, only 12 miles away, and Greek Peak Mountain Resort is a half-hour. Within 15 minutes, you can be at Dorchester Park and the 1200-acre lake at Whitney Point Reservoir, which offers outstanding fishing opportunities and a public beach and boat launch. Closer to this base camp, amenities are available in DeRuyter, only 7 miles away. Cortland is a 30 minutes drive, and Binghamton is less than 1 hour. This property is located 3.5 hours from NYC/George Washington Bridge. More adjoining land could be available to add onto this large property, if interested. Some subsurface gas rights do not transfer.
Details
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Sweet spot for hunting or vacation getaway
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Ample area to park your RV, camp or build an off-grid cabin
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Abundant deer and turkey sign
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Mostly wooded with 11+/- acre clover & orchard grass active ag field
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Nice trail system throughout from former logging roads
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Future timber income potential with maple, cherry, oak, ask, beech
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Apple trees sporadically around property, in addition to the acorn mast and browse, provide attractive feed for deer, turkey and area wildlife
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Entire west border adjoins Cuyler Hill State Forest with 5507 acres for additional hunting, hiking, camping, snowmobiling and fishing
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Wet area for potential future pond site
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Top of ridge runs north/south offers natural deer run
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Surrounding farms and cropland enhance diversity of habitat
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Area is known for excellent wildlife conservation with many NYS Forests
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Cuyler Hill State Forest has 15 clear freshwater streams, totaling 7 miles in length, abound with Brook trout.
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Amenities available in DeRuyter 7 miles away
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Skiing and winter sports Labrador Mountain 12 miles and Greek Peak Mountain Resort 30 miles
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Whitney Point Multiple Use Area, 4157 acres of NYS Lands for hunting, hiking, camping - 20 mins
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Dorchester Park and 1200 acre lake at Whitney Point Reservoir - public beach and boat launch - 15 mins
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Cortland is 30 minutes and Binghamton less than 1 hour
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NYC/George Washington Bridge is 3.5 hours away
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Much more adjoining land could be available if interested
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Subsurface gas rights on some of the property do not transfer
Area Info
Other
Coordinates
42.6964, -75.8873
Annual Taxes
$2,670
