This southeast Oklahoma ranch is located in an extremely scenic and peaceful valley well off the beaten path. Access is gained via a county maintained gravel road in southern Pittsburg County. The three ways to access the property by road include coming in near Daisy, OK from the west, near Sardis Lake from the east, or McAlester from the north. The ranch has a perfect mix of approximately 1,250+/- acres of bottom land and scattered hay meadows with 2.5+/- miles of Mud Creek meandering through the valley and the balance of the acreage mostly in timber covered mountains. The mix of grass pasture, hay meadows and wooded creek bottom are all positioned in the middle of two separate mountains within the Jack Fork Mountain range. The Lodge and Conference Center are tucked away amongst mature hardwoods and enormous towering pines just up the south facing slope of the northern mountain on the ranch.

Land:

Native pine and hardwood covered mountains that transition into sandy loam bottoms along the creek

Elevations from 640 ft at the creek to 1,460 feet on the tallest mountain

Magnificent views up and down the valley

Very secluded property with county road access

Approximately 1,250 acres or the ranch lie in between two mountain ranges. The balance of the ranch is timber covered mountain sides which include pine and hardwoods. Most of the mountain land does not have boundary fence but the good news is that trees rarely jump fences. With approximately 2,500 ac of timbered land on the mountains there is an opportunity for additional income by selectively harvesting some pine and possibly hardwood.

Water:

30 ponds are scattered all over the property

2.5+/- miles of Mud Creek travel through the middle of the ranchNumerous wet weather drainages coming off the mountains

Rural Water

Spring Water for a possible additional water source to the Lodge and Conference Center

Improvements:

Lodge

4,047 sqft single story structure of concrete construction with 9 bedrooms and10 bathrooms and a full basement.

Open Porch-overlooks the pool

Conference Center

2,640 sqft with 2 bunk rooms, 2 bathrooms, and a kitchen just off the gathering area

Large gathering area between the bunk rooms good for meeting or could be a game room.

Wrap around porch on three sides

In-ground pool between the Conference Center and the Lodge

37x37 barn

25x33 shop

2-36x72 garages

4 grain silos

Numerous sheds and pole barns including

5 pole barns for hay storage in the hay meadows

The Lodge and Conference center are capable of handling large groups of people. These secluded improvements were originally built to house quests at the ranch who may have come to hunt and fish or simply retreat from the hustle and bustle of city life. Just outside the Lodge is an in ground swimming pool which is overlooked by the wrap around porch of the Conference Center and a recently remodeled deck in front of the Lodge. The Lodge has a total of nine bedrooms and ten bathrooms combined on both the main floor and the full basement. Next door in the Conference Center there are two bunk rooms and a bathroom off each bunk room that include a tub/shower and two toilets in each. In between the bunk rooms is a really nice space that has been used as a common area for hunters relaxing after a hunt. Next to this common area there is also a full service kitchen complete with a serving bar. This makes preparing food and feeding a large group very convenient.

The Lodge and Conference Center are located right next to each other and both are supplied with rural power and water. Rural water lines pipe water to these improvements where its stored in a 1,000 gallon holding tank located in the Lodge. A natural spring on the side of the mountain was used in the past to capture spring water for use at the improvements as well so there are truly two separate sources of water available. Also located at the Lodge are two diesel powered electric generators which were intended to provide an alternative source of electricity. These generators have not been run in several years so their functionality is unknown. Just outside the Lodge are seven propane tanks linked together and used for all gas appliances, heaters and hot water tanks. Down the hill from the Lodge and Conference Center near the main entrance are numerous enclosed shops and barns good for storing tractors, balers, and other various equipment. There are also several open pole barns that could be used to store hay. Scattered throughout the hay pastures are five additional pole barns for very convenient hay storage in the field.

Wildlife/Hunting:

Whitetails

Eastern Turkeys

Wild Pigs

Dove

Ducks

Quail

The hunting is extremely diverse because of the varried terrain. There is very fertile soil along the creek but also some really exceptional food plot locations hundreds of feet up in the Jack Fork Mountains that surround it. Up on the mountains are some very pretty hollows filled with hardwoods. These areas would be beautiful to hunt during the fall as leaves are changing to yellow and gold on those cool crisp October and November mornings. The Whitetails are thick and especially so at dusk down in the bottoms as they emerge from various bedding locations around the creek and filter off the mountain sides. During the cool quiet mornings in the spring there is nothing better than making tracks in the heavy dew while pursuing an eastern tom as his gobble can be heard echoing up and down the valley . After you're done turkey hunting just hop on the buggy that's what I call my UTV and head out to the ponds to catch some fish. If pond fishing isn't enough for you then hook up the bass boat and head about 12 miles east over to Sardis Lake which is a Corp of Engineers reservoir that covers 14,360 acres and has 117 miles of shoreline. Here you can catch crappie, bass and catfish until your heart's content or tube and ski during the summer months. For all year hunting don't forget the wild pigs that are running up and down the creek. While this area is not really known for dove hunting they do migrate through and are a great way to spend a September evening after getting food plots ready for deer season.

Minerals:

Surface only

Taxes:

7230

Property Summary:

This ranch could serve the wants and needs for a multitude of different buyers due to its diverse nature. There are opportunities for you to use the ranch for your family, a ministry tool or turn it back into a working cattle ranch supplemented by timber. A new owner could also commercially utilize the scenic and recreational resources year round by leasing out the facilities for company meetings. Any way you look at it this is a beautiful property in a very productive valley with multiple income streams available and the opportunity for more. If your are looking for a place that could go off the grid for long periods of time, there is great potential here for that. It would require getting the generators operational and the plumbing to the spring back in operation but it could be done.