514 Acres in Exline, IA - $1,333,830

This is property is growing and holding some incredible bucks! Check out the recent trail cam pics from 2016! It is also currently producing approximately $36,000 of annual income (see income breakdown below). I don’t know of another property that has so many acres of thick cover, much of which is in the riparian buffer tree CRP program and is income producing. This CRP is a mixture of cedars, pines, and hardwoods and is some of the best thermal cover you’ll ever find. The late season holding capacity of the cover on this property is second to none. A large majority of this cover is located right in the center of the farm, so keeping deer within the boundaries during shotgun and late season will be very possible with strategically located food plots. This is a big deal when it comes to getting bucks to older age classes. In addition to the incredible holding capacity of the property, a big bonus is that approximately 295 acres of the property are income producing. There is great access throughout the property. The owners have built roads along the south side of the property and have cleared and planted numerous food plots along the road system. There is a nice 30 x 60 pole barn built in 2012 with water and electric run to it on the north side of the property. There are also several unreal building sites for a house or cabin that would provide great views of the property and food plots. There is nothing like watching your property out your back window with a spotting scope! If you’re looking for a large income producing property that’s got the potential to grow and hold giant bucks and has great building sites, you need to check this farm out.

Property Features:

- Large managed property located about 5 minutes southeast of Exline

- Check out the trail cam pics - incredible

- Approximately 200 acres of tillable currently in alfalfa hay and another 92.5 acres of CRP

- Incredible habitat with some of the thickest cover you’ll ever find on a property

- Several outstanding building sites with power and water already on the property

- 5 ponds and several seasonal creeks on the property. 1 pond is stocked

- 200 acres alfalfa hay currently rented for $120/acre or $24,000 per year with an average CSR2 of 33.2 and some 50 CSR ground on the ridges

- 92.55 acres riparian buffer tree CRP has just been enrolled for another 15 years and pays $7330/year - this tree CRP is some of the best whitetail cover you’ll ever find and it’s enrolled through 2030

- The owners currently lease the farm to 2 hunters for second shotgun season for a total of $5000/year, and, according to the owners, this lease could be continued if desired

- Current total income of $36,330 (including shotgun lease) with potential for more if some of the hay ground is farmed

- The farm is broken up nicely and has road access from the entire north side, the west 40 and from the southwest corner - see topo map at end of pictures to see how the farm lays

- There is a nice trail system that provides access to the entire south side of property where multiple food plots have been cleared and planted along this trail system - see map of trails and food plots

- There are two 18’ tall tower blinds that come with the property

- 30 x 60 pole barn on north side of the property was built in 2012 and has water and electric run to it, perfect for storing tractors, implements, 4 wheelers, hunting equipment, etc. and provides a place to get out of the weather in between hunts

- There are hundreds of additional acres of managed properties in the neighborhood near this property so you’ll also be benefiting from the management of others

- This property has the potential to be an outstanding cattle farm with miles of new fence surrounding the CRP buffer strips - it would be very easy to convert this to a cattle farm without having to install fences

- 245.4 acres of the property are currently enrolled in forest reserve and aren’t taxed

- Taxes are currently $2188 year