Hunting and recreation use on this property is outstanding. Whitetail and turkey hunting are top-notch with a decent population of pheasant and quail. The habitat is built for a top-end hunting farm with multiple food plots, 3 ponds, existing box blinds and stand sites, dense bedding areas kept as a sanctuary, and tons of hidden pockets, edge, and year-round browse in and outside of the timber. As you tour the property you will notice the farm has several rubs, scrapes, and beat down mineral sites. Turkey numbers on the farm are very strong as gobblers roost all along the northern and western boundaries. The seller had many encounters with 10+ gobblers on the farm this spring season.

The farm consists of 85.53 tillable acres with a mix of silt loam soils with predominately 0-5% slope and a CSR2 average of 54.2 and NCCPI of 71.3. Located on the Decatur and Mercer county line, this geographic area has generally rolling topography. This farm does not fall into the norm with this tract being extremely level to gently rolling all throughout the upland and bottomland acres along Weldon River. The farm lease is open in 2024 and farm bids have been received from local reputable farm operators up to $225/acre. The timber quality on this property is excellent, especially along the Weldon River. The timber contains a healthy amount of walnut and white oak, with approximately 40 walnut more than 16 inch diameter and many others of various sizes.

Another major bonus this property offers is an ideal build site for a full-time residence or weekend retreat. As you enter the gated entrance through the long gravel drive to the west you come to an old barn that is hidden from the road, 300 feet from the entrance where rural water and electricity are available. This would be a picturesque build site overlooking the farm.

The Old Drake, Decatur County 151 is the farm you need to see if you are in the market for an agriculture investment with excellent hunting and recreation, well-maintained, well-draining, and productive tillable land, and utilities on site for a future build site. Call Land Broker Will Wiest to schedule a showing and for additional information.

Property Features

-151 +/- acres in Decatur County, Iowa between Lineville and Pleasanton

-Located in the Morgan Township on the IA/MO state line

-Top-tier hunting and recreational farm

-Excellent productive tillable land

-Gorgeous build site potential

-Weldon River frontage

-85.53 FSA tillable acres

-CSR2 average of 54.2 and NCCPI of 71.3

-45 acres of timber

-Healthy stand of marketable walnuts and oaks

-3 ponds ideal for wildlife

-Gated access from Waterfall Road 1 mile from blacktop

-2024 income bid of $19,244 prior to hunting lease

-Outstanding whitetail and turkey hunting

-Recreational use including camping, fishing, floating, and exploring the river

-Well-maintained tillable land from long-standing farm tenant

-Public water and electric run 300 feet onto the property

-Maintained gravel road frontage 1 mile off blacktop

-1.5 hours from Des Moines, 2 hours from Kansas City

-2022 real estate tax $2,004 paid in full