Boone and Crockett class whitetails, deafening flocks of waterfowl, $12,762 in annual CRP income, managed timber, and amazing views overlooking the Des Moines River Valley. This farm is the full package, intentionally set up to grow and kill mature whitetails. Look at the trailcam pictures! One feature that separates great hunting properties from good ones is the ease of hunting it throughout the year without educating its herd. Between this farm’s enhanced bedding areas, smart food plot locations, and rolling topography that is nearly ALL south facing, its huntability is an A+. I can show you reliable pinch points that will produce big deer encounters… two 170+ bucks were taken here the last two bow seasons. Much of the upland hardwood timber has been professionally managed with select cut harvest and girdling, allowing promising oaks and walnuts to flourish into future marketable logs. Specific regions have been further enhanced with hinge cutting to maximize deer bedding. Cedar thickets and over 60 acres of native prairie grasses add to the holding power of this premiere hunting property. A combination of eight grain and green food plots provide ample food sources throughout the year. Seven acres of standing corn helped to hold deer on this farm throughout the brutal winter. You should see the tracks and trails! Three interior timber plots were strategically carved for daylight encounters, and two were topped off with water holes - the ultimate magnet. The views of the river valley are remarkable on this property, and two of the best are from hilltop secluded food plots! I can’t imagine watching the world wake up on a frosty November morning, overlooking more than three miles of country in one direction. There are two potential building sites; one would allow a similar mountain top view for the ultimate home or hunting cabin. Between the quality of habitat, income, effective hunting layout, mature buck history, incomparable views, and reasonable drive to larger cities, no other properties in the 200-acre range on the market right now compare to this one. It’s in a league of its own. Call the Listing Agents today for a private showing.

Property Features:

- Exceptional hunting property with excellent habitat near Eldon

- Obvious travel patterns and predictable movement makes the foundation of this property superior

- Approximately 144 acres of timber and 64 acres of tillable (currently in CRP)

- 60 acres in tall native grass CRP pay $12,762/yr through 2020

- Bottomland tillable soil is 77 CSR2, primarily silt loam, could be rented for $215/acre +- once CRP expires

- Tillable income should be around $13k to $14K if CRP is not renewed in the future

- ALL cover has south-facing exposure - tremendous late season cover for whitetails

- Low pressure neighborhood - call for details

- Bucks scoring 174, 172, and 166 were killed on this farm the last three seasons

- Professional Timber Stand Improvement in over 40 acres, managed stands of Oaks

- Hinge cutting that compliments food plots for strategic bedding and predictable movement

- Solid trail system for heavy equipment access

- Abundant pheasant and turkey population

- Massive flocks of waterfowl inhabit the area, owner described last migration as “deafening”

- Prime location for creating a flooded waterfowl plot along the huge bottom field

- Two ideal building sites - one overlooks the entire Des Moines River

- Top shelf deer manager who lives nearby can help with planting plots if needed

- Nearby Fox Hills and Eldon Wildlife Management Areas gives two local public land options

- Located between Agency and Eldon along the Des Moines River

- 11 miles to Ottumwa

- 23 miles to Fairfield

- 1 hour 30 minute drive to Iowa City

- 1 hour 45 minute drive to Des Moines