This farm offers excellent hunting and solid income in an area of southeast Iowa that is a top producer of monster whitetails. Big deer live on and travel through this farm. When looking for a top-end hunting farm, you should key in on those with cover in the middle. With the timber in the center and open pockets on the outside, you can access different areas without educating the deer. We love the layout that allows access from the north/south/east/west, which is what differentiates great from good hunting properties.This area in Van Buren County is known for growing many 190 + whitetails. There are giant, highly managed farms in the neighborhood. Deer travel several miles, especially when the crops are harvested. You never know what giant buck will appear out of nowhere come fall as he checks this farm for an estrous doe. It's a natural travel corridor with the creek that runs north/so...
This farm offers excellent hunting and solid income in an area of southeast Iowa that is a top producer of monster whitetails. Big deer live on and travel through this farm. When looking for a top-end hunting farm, you should key in on those with cover in the middle. With the timber in the center and open pockets on the outside, you can access different areas without educating the deer. We love the layout that allows access from the north/south/east/west, which is what differentiates great from good hunting properties.This area in Van Buren County is known for growing many 190 + whitetails. There are giant, highly managed farms in the neighborhood. Deer travel several miles, especially when the crops are harvested. You never know what giant buck will appear out of nowhere come fall as he checks this farm for an estrous doe. It's a natural travel corridor with the creek that runs north/south. Review the trail camera images to see proof of the bucks that have been here.The south road has minimal traffic because it turns into a level B dirt road once you pass the property to the west. The timber is exceptionally thick in certain areas, and the creek running north to the south provides a natural corridor for deer to travel and bed. Key locations ideal for leaving crops stand for a late-season food plot, and there are also two small archery food plot locations.Call the listing agents Jeff Propst or Ben Harshyne if you are interested in owning this awesome hunting property in Van Buren County!
Property Features:
- Acre Breakdown: 87 timber, 34 tillable, 13 CRP
- Total annual 2022 income from crops and CRP is $9,857
- 34 acres m/l of tillable with 53.27 CSR2 rented at $210/acre or $7,140/year
- 13.05 acres in CRP pays $2,717/year through 2026
- Excellent area for trophy whitetails near Birmingham, Keosauqua, and Stockport
- Trail camera photos prove the strong deer history
- Very thick old pasture and creek bottom timber, also has White and Red Oaks
- Two interior fields for secluded stand sites or food plot locations
- Tremendous travel corridor north/south along the creek
- Excellent pinch points and terrain funnels to encounter cruising bucks
- Large, highly managed farms in the general area
- Standing grain was left in 2020 and 2021 to hold deer through winter
- Several nice building sites
- Two blinds, feeder, and game cameras do not convey with the property
- Property taxes in 2021 were approximately $1,006