Once you turn off County Road B and follow the private blacktop driveway, you'll arrive at the 3,544-square-foot, 2-story home. This serene abode features three spacious bedrooms, three bathrooms, an attached 3-car oversized garage, a fully finished walkout basement, and more. The house offers panoramic views of the pond, prairie, and sunrises, all within a privately secluded setting with a barrier of White Pine and Spruce trees. Once you enter the home, youll be greeted by an open floorplan with beautiful custom finish interior woodwork made of Butternut, Walnut, Red Elm, Pine, Oak, Cherry, Weathered Barn Board, and Sanded Barn Board. The home also features a Brick Front, a Standing Seam Steel Roof, a fenced-in garden, and a large oversized Trex deck with a lower walkout patio.

Just above the home is a 40 X 64 Cleary pole shed built in 2000. It has a concrete floor and a large overhead garage door. The shed has ample storage for cars, tractors, ATVs/UTVs, tools, and more. The additional space within the shed can be used for a workshop, woodworking, or man cave. The shed includes a large workbench, cabinets, and a warehouse-style stack rack shelving system.

The Land

This exceptional 288.01 acre property has been meticulously developed over three decades to create a natural paradise in the heart of Iowa County. Known as the "Crown Jewel" of the region, the property features a 720 sq ft Cabin built in 2012 with forced air/heat, a permanent pier, concrete boat landing, a fully improved heated outhouse, and a 360 sq ft storage shed built in 2015. The cabin is perfectly situated on the bank of a well-stocked pond with Bass, Bluegills, and Perch. The property also offers stunning views of summer sunsets reminiscent of Northern Wisconsin Lakes.

For hunting and wildlife enthusiasts, the property includes two strategically placed permanent Tower Stands with insulated walls, metal roofs, siding, heavy-duty metal stairs, and interior pine paneling. One of the towers, the "Power Tower," is fully electrified with a ceiling fan, electric heat, and a TV. There is also a modern Banks Blind tower stand for hunting and observation.

The property features strategically placed food plots, wildflowers, apple trees, pine, spruce, cedar, oaks, plum, dogwood, cranberry, hazelnut, and approximately 25,000 other carefully selected plants, trees, and shrubs. Additionally, there is a meticulously crafted Rifle Shooting Range with 100-yard and 200-yard targets for marksmen and enthusiasts.

Notably, the property is designated within the coveted Core Area of the DNR Southwest Wisconsin Savanna, transforming agricultural land into protective prairie and waterways. It also features freshwater springs and marshlands and serves as a migration flyway for an array of avian species.

The property is home to a wide variety of wildlife, including majestic Bald Eagles, Rare Songbirds, elegant Sandhill Cranes, elusive Whitetail Deer, Wild Pheasants, Turkey, Badgers, and many other species. It is also known for being home to some of the very first F1 Reintroduced Wild Pheasants in the State of Wisconsin. The Laxey Creek Watershed, designated as a Class 1 Trout Stream, runs through the entire length of the property.

Access to the property is convenient from County Road B, which has abundant road frontage. The property's unique terrain and stunning vistas, including views of the Belmont and Platteville Mounds, make it a perfect setting for various activities. Whether you enjoy vehicle access, ATV/UTV rides, hiking, biking, horseback riding, snowmobiling, or cross-country skiing, the fully improved trail system with a three-mile-long main outer trail, two creek crossings, and one bridge has you covered.

Attractive land is available for further development to the west of the blacktop driveway. This space includes a modern wellhead that could be used as a potential water source. Possible uses for this space include a fencing enclosure for livestock or horses, a shelter shed for livestock or horses, an additional pole shed for storage, and/or crop rental income.

Furthermore, the property is a financial haven for outdoor enthusiasts looking to capture an intelligent investment. It generates a substantial $40,000 plus annually from the Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) and Agricultural Rent Income, providing the owner with a reliable and steady source of income. The farm has three CRP contracts expiring in 2032, with an annual income of $27,520. The first contract consists of 7.70 acres, with an annual payment of $2,274 or $295.26 per acre. The second contract consists of 60.74 acres, with an annual payment of $19,128 or $314.91 per acre. The final CRP contract consists of 24.59 acres, with an annual payment of $6,118 or $248.82 per acre. Additionally, there are 64.58 tillable acres leased out to a local farmer. Contact the listing agent for lease details.

The Living and Recreation

The property offers excellent versatility and is set up very well to cater to a new owner's many hobbies. Nature and outdoor enthusiasts will be thrilled by the property's potential for various activities. They can watch the property come to life in all four Wisconsin seasons, with trees blooming and wildflowers popping in the spring; enjoy the trails, gardening, and grilling on the large back deck in the summer; watch the trees change to beautiful colors in the fall; and enjoy the snowfall and phenomenal hunting opportunities in the winter.

The property is ideal for hunting Whitetails, Turkey, Pheasants, and other small game species for outdoorsmen and hunters. With open areas for food plots, diverse cover, water, heavily timbered draws, and years of Quality Deer Management practice, this property is guaranteed to produce consistent success and hunting memories. Multiple access points and the topography would allow a bow hunter to get in and hunt numerous setups with various wind directions. Gun hunting is sure to be excellent with the implementation of food plots and strategic placement of tower blinds.

Be prepared to fall in love. Don't wait to capitalizeyou can count the opportunities presented like this one in Iowa County, Wisconsin, on one hand. Consider yourself lucky, as real estate of this stature rarely reaches the market.