1,840.5 Acres in Lawrenceville, IL - $3,654,864

Every whitetail hunter’s dream is to raise and hold deer on their farm and never have a reason for them to leave. In many cases, this just isn’t possible due to the amount of land it takes to keep them “home.” Any serious whitetail hunter will agree, deer need food, cover, and water to reach full maturity. The habitat diversity on this farm is second to none I have ever been on. It has been strictly managed for the last 18 years, and only a couple bucks have been shot the last 2-3 years. The owners take great pride in getting their bucks to reach their full potential. Several Boone and Crockett bucks have been taken off this farm over the years. There are many acres of warm season grasses and thick brush for deer to bed and turkeys to nest in. Several areas of the farm feature your typical big timber woods with oaks, hickory, and other nut-bearing trees. This farm offers many different locations where you can plant food plots ranging in size from ½ acre to 10 acres, with diverse habitats around them. The farm also has multiple water control structures on it that provide roosting and feeding areas for ducks and geese. Main travel corridors on the farm include the Embarras River, Dead River “Old Embarras,” and Brushy Creek. A power line and gas line also run through the property allowing for great access and travel. The main farm is over 2 miles long, north to south, and has over 15 miles of established mowed trails to allow for easy and quiet access. The west side of the farm is accessed off 1050E and the east side is accessed off 1350N, along with a few other easement locations. The farm offers multiple locations that are not included in the WRP to allow for building a cabin or a shed to store equipment. The main farm, “Brushy Creek,“ is so large and diverse that the possibilities are endless. North of the largest farm sits a smaller acreage parcel. The majority of this land is not enrolled in WRP making it not only another hunting option but a possible building site. There are some utilities visibly present in the area of this parcel that would likely make a build very feasible. The farm just east of Brushy Creek is known as Otter Pond and is a waterfowler’s dream, boasting several acres of water stretching almost 1.5 miles long. The layout of this farm allows for a portion of the land to be hunted while leaving other areas for the birds to roost and feed undisturbed. Otter Pond is known to hold several thousand ducks and geese during the migration period. A diversity of cover with several acres of warm season grasses and a nice block of timber can be found on the north end of the property. The combination of Brushy Creek and Otter Pond is truly an outdoorsmen’s paradise, from waterfowl hunting in the morning to bow hunting whitetails in the evening, all while never hindering the other hunt in the process. Brushy Creek and Otter Pond are truly the “once in a lifetime” farms that rarely come up for sale on the open market. Don’t pass up a chance to own this big buck and waterfowl dream.

Property Features:

- Big total acreage all close together

- Tremendous trophy whitetail history and management

- Extensive history of big bucks with harvest and trail cam photos

- Incredible waterfowl hunting and habitat

- Thriving turkey population seen in photo history

- Extremely secluded parcels with no public through roads

- Several access points

- Water containment structures

- 75 +/- acres set aside for food plots

- Several miles of established trails

- Still and flowing bodies of water