This property is hands down the most documented property I have had a chance to work within the past 10 years. Premium neighborhood farms get me fired up as much as anything and when you add the sheer volume of documentation and improvement this farm brings to the table, it definitely sets it apart from 99% of the properties out there! I fully expect people to “doubt” the numbers of and quality of the bullet points below but I can tell you that not only from seeing the sheer volume of documentation the owners have accumulated but also the fact that I drive by this farm from my personal property (less than 3 miles away) every time I go to town to get fuel, that this area is no joke. 200”+++ whitetails in the region have become very common on a year to year basis. I have always said this area is “magical” when it comes to genetics but when you add the vast number of acres being managed and the average size of the tracts being managed, this area HAS to be in any debate for the best management/trophy zone in the country. Managed landowner tracts in a 5-mile radius of this property are very abundant in the 600-acre range and the largest push the 4000-acre mark! Call for more details or showing.

Property Features:

- “Turnkey no expenses spared, property located in one of the best neighborhoods in the country in possibly the best managed county in the country�

- 20 minutes from Leon Iowa & 1.5 hours from Des Moines Metro

- ADDITIONAL 5 acres with 7,500 sq. ft lodge available (see WAYNE 5 acre listing)

- ACRES ARE LOCATED IN DECATUR AND WAYNE COUNTY

- Currently 286 acres tillable rented @ $54,340 for 2016 & $61,490 for 2017

- In addition to the 286 tillable there was 55+ acres of food plots left in 2016

- All tillable and food plot acres have been heavily managed with P&K and AG lime

- Approximately 50 acres of native grasses planted could be farmed down the road, this would be up to the new owner

- With food plots, native grasses, and light brush, 100-150 additional acres of tillable could be achieved if so desired and didn’t have the same deer hunting goals as current owner

- Numerous improvements made including, Full TSI on entire farm (all walnuts and white oak left standing), 50 acres of natives drilled in 2015 (frost seeded 25 acres, $5,000+ in seed only in 2016 – Kanlow Switch, and Cave in Rock, to ensure top turn out)

- $13,000 in dirt work including crossings, 10 steel gates and tile & 15 established “kill plots�

- A vast amount of mature walnut and white oak – many of which are near veneer quality, left standing across the property that could be harvested but owner decided to leave and continue to put out acorns and walnuts for wildlife & enhancing future forest structure from the seed)

- 5 large executive shadow hunter blinds with raised platforms, 2 custom built hexagon blinds w/ raised platforms, 2 mobile cart blinds, 35+ tree stands

- 6 custom built mineral stations w/ bins, roofing, & concrete (11,000 lbs of mineral supplements for antler growth and development put out in 2015 alone)

- Surrounding neighbors all own huge tracts ranging from 600-1300 acres of which are all managed with same goals of huge bucks and balanced herd

- Neighbors communicate & work together to watch area and manage for 5+ year old whitetails

- Tremendously unique situation where over 4,000 acres neighboring this farm all have very similar goals:Old, top genetic bucks, patrolling watching over the area, keeping on top of doe populations, shooting management bucks, and allowing bucks to reach full maturity. Countless 8-10 year old documented bucks have been taken each season on this farm and surrounding.

- Owners run 40 cell cams at all times and never caught a single trespasser or poacher! ZERO problems with fence hunters (mostly impossible with cover ownership anyways)

- Documentation of the herd and genetics are 2nd to none

- Multiple 200�+ bucks on camera of which an estimated 210� typical alive and still living on property. (see trail pics)

- Owners have 5 years of trail pic history on file and can show/prove 40+ 4 yr olds made it through 2015-2016 season with 20+ documented 5+ year old bucks on the farm consistently throughout entire 2015 season through current

- Hundreds of trail pics of 150�-185� range from 2012 to 2015

- Camera surveys estimate 40-80 bucks living on property at all times, all pic documentation will be given to new owner

- Management has included 30 does harvested 2015-2016 and 3 management 6+ year old bucks harvested in 2015 season

- 30-50 does have been harvested yearly since 2012

- No bucks under 5 years old have been shot in recent years (potentially up to 8 years).

- 70-120 sheds per year are found with 85 found in 2015 of which one was a typical set that scored 190�

- Tremendously low pressure farm! Bedding areas are walked 1 time per year to shed hunt or habitat work

- Due to landowners harvesting 215� & 205� bucks on other properties this past season, multiple 170�+ bucks were passed on this farm. Many on video and camera. (After harvest of 2 giants, this farm had all great genetic bucks get a pass)

- Land features include, 75% of property has South or SE facing exposure, multiple ponds, creek running through the middle, hardwood drainages that have been TSI and brushy overgrown bedding thickets that have been enhanced with native grasses, along with strong income.

- Cover on this property is off the charts!

- One year vision will reveal 6-8 foot native grasses all over the farm and Timber Stand Improvement areas recently completed that will explode in to a jungle of premium thick bedding area

- Approximately 200 acres of tillable and tree lines connecting the land have a 16 year recorded hunting lease that go with the buyer of this farm. This is legally recorded in deed and is of no cost to the new buyer. Approximately 250-300 acres of tillable was also leased for hunting access. This was a paid fee (mainly for ease of access reasons) that will go at least 3 years the farmer has the farming rights on it. It’s of little hunting value and a mutual/easy agreement should be reached in the future on the tillable there. All together that puts the owner with control of well over 1,200 contiguous acres of management.

- Accessible from every direction, dead end controlled access on North and West sides with South and East access off county road

- Year round food has been left and provided for the deer

- Never lacking, they have had: standing corn, beans, turnips/radish, clover, alfalfa, rye mix, etc left for them for 8 years

- Seller is willing to divide property on a North 447-South 365 acre tracts. Call for details

- Due to extremely low pressure, this property will be shown by appointment only to qualified buyer’s only. ALL buyer’s must show verification of funds or pre approval financing