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Proven Skunk River Hunting Farm With Attractive Income
Acreage
220 ±
County
Henry
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Address TBD 200th Street Mount Pleasant, IA 52641
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This income-producing hunting farm along the Skunk River near Mount Pleasant generates an attractive return across a diverse landscape where deer, turkey, quail, ducks, geese, and pheasants thrive. It’s a wildlife paradise, but it makes over $30,000/year! The next owner will enjoy an excellent return on a property with even more income upside soon.
Two contracts that began in 2010 provide $26,038 annually through 160 acres in CRP. Newly re-enrolled CRP contracts seem to be paying a bit more per acre, so there are strong odds of increasing the income when it's time to renew next year. For example, a recent contract in Henry County was renewed for $263/acre, compared to the old contract that paid $156/acre.* The grain bin is rented for $2,500/yr, and there is also a hunting lease this year for $4,000. Call the listing agent for details.
A creek runs through the property, which is a fundamental feature for wildlife. The entire creek bottom is timber, and several of the CRP areas are riparian buffers with trees–phenomenal edge habitat–and there are tree plantings as well. The main CRP contract has native grasses, which provide bedding/travel cover for whitetails and great bird habitat. Imagine arrowing a big buck in the morning and shooting hunting pheasants along the Skunk River in the afternoon!
This land has trail camera history proving the quality of deer that live here. The property features four food plots and several heated tower blinds on 15-foot towers. The location of these plots encourages the deer to travel in a route inside the farm. Studying the map, you'll see this property is in a prime location for deer movement along the river valley.
The farm has multiple access points from the west, north, and east. Potential building sites are on the north part of the property along 200th St. The heart is accessed down a gated and locked class C road, shared only with the neighbor to the east.
A mowed trail system provides easy access throughout the property to the river on the south end and the food plots in the center. You can also access the gravel road on the west side to hunt the areas west of the creek that goes through the property. The grain bin site near the entrance off 200th St. would be a place to build a cabin or park an RV.
We’re big on this property and its upside. Someone might choose to farm some of the bottom as well because there is a subtle plateau of good soil in the middle of the property. Putting this into crops would diversify the land even more and be a major attractant to wildlife in the summer.
Properties with this good of hunting and this kind of return on investment don’t last long! Showings are by appointment only with advanced notice. Contact the listing agent, Ben Harshyne, with The Southeast Iowa Land Team for Whitetail Properties Real Estate. *CRP contracts are administered from the USDA Farm Bill, and eligibility is not guaranteed. Financial projections are based on current information and may vary.
Details
- Skunk River hunting property with great income
- Deer, turkey, quail, ducks, geese, and pheasant
- Documented history of many mature, trophy bucks (see trail camera images)
- Over $30,000/year from CRP, grain bin rental, and hunting lease
- CRP: 159.78 total acres in two separate contracts pays $26,038/year
- CRP expires in 2025, could renew into a higher paying CRP contract*
- CRP contracts are USDA-administered, with eligibility not guaranteed. Financial projections may change
- $2,500/year from grain bin rental
- $4,000/year archery hunting lease
- The property has wind lease option - call listing agent for details
- Habitat includes creek, warm season grasses, forbs, sloughs, willow thickets, and mature timber
- Four food plots and heated tower blinds
- Very secluded in a deer travel corridor along the Skunk River
- Multiple access points from west, north, and east
- Building site with electricity at the entrance
- Locked gate access down a dirt road
- 10 miles from Mount Pleasant, Iowa
- 53 miles from Iowa City, Iowa
- 75 miles from Cedar Rapids, Iowa
- Taxes should be around $5,000/year
Summary
Feeds
Trulia, Zillow, Lands of America
Roads
Road Frontage, Road Access
Fishing
Catfish, Panfish, Walleye, Bass
Land Type
Hunting and Recreational, Ranch and Farm
Waterfowl
Duck, Geese
Wild Game
Upland Game, Small Game, Big Game
Waterfront
Creek, Wetlands, Slough, Frontage, River
Land Details
Timber, Tillable, Enrolled in Government Program, Open
Road Surface
Gravel
Property Type
Farms, Recreational Land, Hunting Land
Road Frontage
County Road
Nearby Features
Public Fishing, Boat Ramp, RV Park
Government Programs
Conservation Reserve Program (CRP)
Improvements/Features
Small Game, Big Game, Upland Game, Predators, Waterfowl, Fish, Creek/Spring, Wetlands, Slough, Food Plot, Tree Stands/Blinds, Trail Network, Internal Road System, Gated Entrance
Activities on Property
Hunting, Fishing
Tillable/Production Areas
Tillable
Land and Farm Property Types
Agriculture - Farm, Land - Hunting, Land - Recreational
Recent Property Improvements
Food plot, Trail network, Tree stand/Blinds, Internal Road Network, Gated entrance
Other Property Details
Coordinates
41.0096, -91.6592
Annual Taxes
$0
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