Legend has it that Al Capone would come and stay at this lodge and duck hunt the property and take those ducks back to Chicago! The lodge is still here, it has been well taken care of and updated, and the land has been improved for holding and shooting ducks! This is a 776 acre property +- of wetlands, levied-planted ponds, mature timber and thick buck brush located in Cass County between the Illinois river and the Sangamon river, which is the central flyway, but what makes the duck hunting really good is the approximately 35 acres of corn and sorghum that has been flooded! The waterfowl hunting is great, but this is West Central Illinois, and all that food and cover combined with Illinois genetics, makes it an awesome deer hunting property! There are also a few acres of soybean planted. Lots of big water for fishing too! The owners have made great road systems making every part of the p...
Legend has it that Al Capone would come and stay at this lodge and duck hunt the property and take those ducks back to Chicago! The lodge is still here, it has been well taken care of and updated, and the land has been improved for holding and shooting ducks! This is a 776 acre property +- of wetlands, levied-planted ponds, mature timber and thick buck brush located in Cass County between the Illinois river and the Sangamon river, which is the central flyway, but what makes the duck hunting really good is the approximately 35 acres of corn and sorghum that has been flooded! The waterfowl hunting is great, but this is West Central Illinois, and all that food and cover combined with Illinois genetics, makes it an awesome deer hunting property! There are also a few acres of soybean planted. Lots of big water for fishing too! The owners have made great road systems making every part of the property accessible. There are several blinds that stay and there is also a 16 ft Allweld boat with a Mercury 50 hp motor, a barge, a Yamaha rhino, A Caterpillar D60 dozier, a 16 ft Cristafuli pump and a John Deere 4430 tractor, all that stay with the property. The club house has 7 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms and 2 kitchens, an updated den with wood burning stove and an updated main kitchen, lots of room for a hunting club. There is an attached garage and 25x32 metal outbuilding with concrete floors. This Historical hunting club is 30 minutes from Springfield, 3.5 hours from Chicago and 2 hours from St Louis. Ducks, geese, whitetail deer, turkey, the lodge, the land, the water, the blinds and the equipment, this is a great opportunity at a great price. If you have questions or would like to see the property call Cabot Benton 217-371-2598 or email me atcbenton@[link removed].
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