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Top End Hunting Preserve And Conservation Focused Property With Renovated Lodge And Custom Outbuildings
Acreage
544.72 ±
County
Eaton
SOLD
Address 5750 Messenger Hwy Olivet, MI 49076
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We are excited to bring to market South Walton Farms, an exceptional turn-key hunting property in quality and magnitude, providing unmatched hunting opportunities that cannot be found anywhere else in southern Michigan! This end-of-the-road property is extremely secluded yet still close to local amenities and within driving distance of major cities. Brimming with wildlife, including whitetails, turkeys, waterfowl, and upland game, this diverse tract is a hunter and conservationist’s paradise!
QDM and conservation practices have been in place for over 40 years, allowing you to step into a superior whitetail age structure and habitat that has been designed to increase the carrying capacity of all wildlife in a uniquely natural setting. An established shooting preserve is in place, allowing for “put and take” shooting 9 months out of the year. This is coupled with a custom Laporte 8-station clay target trap course to make this a next-level shooting sports getaway. It also classifies the property as agricultural, which helps keep the taxes manageable.
Full of heavy security cover, native grasses, forbs, mixed timber (including oak, pine, maple, and walnut), Battle Creek River frontage, wetland with water control structures for ducks and geese, strategically placed hunting blinds, and miles of manicured road system create an incredible tract! This property has gated access with a circle drive at the renovated main lodge, guest quarters, also known as the Bear Den, outbuildings, and a sporting clay range. Contiguous tracts of this size are rare, and they have some of the best habitat and land features for growing and hunting some world-class deer in southern Michigan. If you are looking for a one-of-a-kind property for deer, turkeys, and waterfowl, let us know. We would love to spend a day showing you around South Walton Farms!!
Details
- Licensed Shooting Preserve – allowing bird hunts to take place 9 months of the year
- Over 8500 ft or 1.65 Miles of Battle Creek River Frontage
- Conservation Practices include TSI, Prairie Restoration, Pine Plantings for Thermal Cover, Native Grasses
- Habitat Improvements in Process with Cost Share Programs in Place
- Potential ROI - Timber Value
- Potential ROI - Tillable Acres
- Forest Stewardship Plan to be completed - Cost Share Approved
- Fully renovated 9 Bedroom Lodge
- Bear's Den (Outbuilding with Lockers, Game Room, Bar, Restroom, and Guest Bunks)
- 40'x60' Pole Building for Equipment Storage with Cement Floor
- Custom Laporte 8 Station Sporting Clay Range
- Over 10 Miles of Manicured Trails
- 12 Shooting Houses/ Blinds
- Caretaker Residence
- Wetland Features Water Control Structure Designed for Waterfowl
- Established Food Plots
- Superior Age Structure
- QDM Practiced for Nearly 40 years
- 300 yds Rifle Range
- Adjacent to I-69
- 544.72 +/- Contiguous Acres
- Well Maintained
- Turnkey Hunting Operation
- Extremely Diverse Habitat
- RV Parking Spot - Slab with Water and Electric
- Fire Pit
Summary
Fencing
Partial
Land Type
Hunting and Recreational, Home on Acreage
Land Details
Pasture, Timber, Tillable, Enrolled in Government Program, Grass, Open, Pond
Outbuildings
Metal, Barn, Garage
Road Surface
Pavement, Gravel, Dirt
Property Type
Recreational Land, Residential Land, Timberland, Hunting Land
Road Frontage
Interstate, County Road
Improvements/Features
Small Game, Big Game, Upland Game, Predators, Waterfowl, Fish, Creek/Spring, Wetlands, Food Plot, Tree Stands/Blinds, Water Control Structures, Trail Network, Internal Road System, Gated Entrance, Seller's Mineral Rights Convey
Land and Farm Property Types
Land - Hunting, Land - Residential, Timberland - Natural
Other Property Details
Housing
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#1 Lodge
9BD / 2BA / 1HB
2742± sqft
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#2 Outbuilding
2BD / 1BA / 0HB
1200± sqft
Additional Addresses
- 5750 Messenger Hwy, Olivet, MI, 49076
- 5750 Messenger Hwy, Olivet, MI, 49076
Utilities
- electric: onsite
- propane: onsite
- sewer: onsite
- water: onsite
Coordinates
42.466, -84.948
Annual Taxes
$11,068
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