This property is absolutely one of a kind! With its large Niobrara chalk rock formations, picturesque views of the Smoky Hills, Big Windy Creek flowing through the bottoms and stunningly beautiful cottonwood trees - the highlights of this property go on and on and on. Mule deer and whitetail inhabit the rugged terrain of this part of the country and have many unique places to hide throughout the creek bottoms, canyons, large pastures, and extensive fields of CRP grass and cropland. A healthy number of pheasants, quail, and turkeys can also be found throughout this area providing even more hunting opportunities throughout the year. With a good perimeter fence in place, wooden corrals, windmill water well and springs throughout the creek bottom, and excellent grass this is a perfect property for grazing your own cattle or continuing to lease to a local tenant. This area is well-known for oil production and all the mineral rights for this property will pass to the Buyer! This land is without a doubt attractive to buyers with many different interests. Whether you are a cattle rancher looking to expand your herd, an outdoorsman searching for a new great hunting spot, or maybe you’re interested in owning a piece of land featuring the incredibly unique chalk rock formations this area is known for – you need to give this one of a kind property a look! 

Property Features:

- This beautifully unique property is located 4 miles north of Utica, KS along Gove 80 Rd in the far southeast corner of Gove County

- Large Nirobrara Chalk rock formations extend from the Northern edge of this property and are incredibly unique to this area. While the rock formations in this area of the State are very popular for sightseers they can also be very rich in fossils and other geological treasures

- Big Windy Creek twists and turns below the large rock cliffs on this property creating an excellent year-round water source for livestock and the whitetail and mule deer that inhabit this area. There are live springs throughout the creek bottom that provide water even during the driest periods

- Large cottonwoods line the creek bottom throughout the southern-most portion of the land creating a very picturesque view from the hillsides

- Many thickets and shrubs are growing throughout the cuts along the chalk cliffs creating great bedding habitat for deer and cover for quail

- The level land along Gove 80 Rd consists of 52.50 acres of CRP grass. These acres are in the CRP program until 9/30/2022 and pay at a rate of $47.11/acre, or $2,473 annually to the landowner

- Excellent soils within the CRP acres! Nearly all Class II Harney silt loam soils

- This area is very well known for its exceptional oil production and the Sellers believe to own 100% of the minerals on this property. All of the Sellers mineral rights will pass to the Buyer at date of closing

- Windmill near the south end of the property provides another trustworthy water source on this land throughout the year