The McCrory Woods is a diverse recreational and agricultural property consisting of 259.0+/- acres located in Woodruff County, Arkansas, just south of the town of McCrory.
The land consists of 100.0+/- acres of impounded and water-controlled green tree reservoir (GTR) and 87.0+/- acres of tillable cropland, with the remaining acres consisting of deer and duck food plots, bottomland hardwood timber, levees, roads, and ditches.
The property is ideally situated between the Cache River (1.25+/- mile west) and Bayou Deview (5.0+/- miles east) flyways. Neighboring the land are numerous agricultural fields and wetlands managed for ducks and hunting, with notable duck clubs such as Penn Bay, the Coca-Cola Woods, Stait Lake, and others within the general area. The expansive Cache River National Wildlife Refuge is just west, and the Black Swamp Wildlife Management Area is southwest of the proper...
The property is ideally situated between the Cache River (1.25+/- mile west) and Bayou Deview (5.0+/- miles east) flyways. Neighboring the land are numerous agricultural fields and wetlands managed for ducks and hunting, with notable duck clubs such as Penn Bay, the Coca-Cola Woods, Stait Lake, and others within the general area. The expansive Cache River National Wildlife Refuge is just west, and the Black Swamp Wildlife Management Area is southwest of the property.
The GTR consists of mature willow oaks, water oaks, and red oaks, providing a consistent mallard duck food source. Portions of the GTR have been mulched to provide easy hunting and access, and other areas have been left as thick thermal cover to supply an area of sanctuary for ducks. A dedicated 10-inch diesel well and power unit supply suitable water to the GTR, and there is a 10.0+/- acre food plot within the GTR on the north. This food plot has previously been planted in milo and millet for ducks. All of the water on the landscape is controlled via flashboard boxes and screw gates and easily drains to Mill Ditch.
Of the 87.0+/- acres of cropland, 40.0+/- acres adjoining the GTR on the east were leveled to zero grade in October 2024. The intent of leveling this field is to allow standing rice next to the GTR for duck season and more efficient rice production. The recent land improvements and infrastructure enable the property to hold 160.0+/- acres of surface water. Of the 160.0+/- acres, approximately 70.0+/- acres can be utilized as duck food plots. All of the floodable acreage can be artificially flooded before duck season.
The ability to artificially flood the duck hunting land offers great benefits during dry years when water is scarce, and ducks are looking for a place to call home in the early season. The property also offers excellent trophy deer hunting opportunities. Wild turkeys have been reported on the landscape during the fall and winter, presenting the potential for spring turkey hunting. One box deer stand and two sled duck blinds are conveyed in the property sale.
An excellent farmer is in place and farms the tillable cropland on a 75/25 crop share. The farmland is irrigated via two 8-inch diesel wells and is traditionally cultivated in rice, soybeans, and corn. An additional 20.0+/- acres of cropland to the east of the Mill Ditch could be utilized as a dedicated duck food plot, with 25% of the farm crop left standing for duck food. This acreage will naturally flood with minimal rainfall or may be artificially flooded with one of the wells.
Access to the property is outstanding via Woodruff County Road 620 on the north boundary and Woodruff County Road 626 on the south boundary. Woodruff County Road 626 is a paved blacktop road with county water and three-phase power running parallel. The road and utilities offer to the south portion of the land an excellent location for constructing a lodge with access to the lands interior.
An area resident assists with overseeing and managing the acreage, and the persons services could potentially be retained.
Please contact Scott Hilburn at 501-519-3336 of Alluvial Land Company, LLC, with any questions or to schedule a tour.
DISCLOSURE: Scott Hilburn holds an ownership position and is the listing agent of the subject property delineated within this offering prospectus. Mr. Hilburn is an Arkansas Licensed Attorney and Principal/Principal Broker of Alluvial Land Company, LLC.
Region: Northeast Arkansas (Woodruff County, Arkansas), Coordinates: 35.22505 N, 91.22519 W
Address: CR-626, McCrory, AR 72101
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The property has excellent main access from the north and south via Woodruff County Road 620 (north) and 620 (south). Recent improvements to interior roads, trails, and levees provide ideal access throughout for land managment and efficient travel to all hunting locations.