Iowa Hunting Land For Sale Ringgold County Listing 174 Acres
Mark and Terry Drury and Whitetail Properties
Since Mark and Terry rely on their hunting land to produce results every year its no wonder they trust the guys at Whitetail Properties. The very success of their video products are on the line if the land can not produce. In addition to the high quality land listings you can find listed with Whitetail Properties our group at Whitetail Trophy Properties is the finest group of land professional from the outdoor industry assembled in one company. When you are looking for Iowa hunting land trust the guys at Whitetail Trophy Properties, the same agents that sell hunting land to the top in the industry personalities. Whitetail Properties TV SponsorsWorking with Whitetail Trophy Properties and Whitetail Properties TV means the ability to work with great sponsors for the TV show. Below I've listed our current sponsors and the great products they offer. When you watch Whitetail Properties TV you'll notice we use many products from these companies and they are top notch. My business is selling Iowa hunting Land, helping you to acquire the perfect hunting property or farmland and learning how to manage it for Whitetail Deer hunting. While I can get you started and make you a landowner, these guys produce the products that get you in the field and help you to be successful. From land financing to shooting products each one of their websites provides useful information on a wide variety of things. You'll find every topic from food plots to game cameras covered. Click on the logos below to visit their websites to look at their high quality helpful products that are going to put meat in your freezer and a head on the wall this year.
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Real Estate Agents Ticketed For Sellers Messy Yard?Ignorance can be an amazing thing. I spent almost 20 years of my life as a police officer and I used to have a saying that was very handy "Life is tough, and its even tougher if you are stupid" Believe me in that time I ran into some people that did some stupid stuff. Recently at the June 20th, 2008 city council meeting of the City of Missouri Valley Iowa an interesting conversation occurred with the city council, and keep in mind, these are people that are actually running a city. For 10 of the years I was in law enforcement this was the exact city I worked for. During their discussion about messy yards and tall grass a city councilman asked if real estate agents could be held accountable for the messy yards. Well, hey thats a fair enough question, I mean after all this guy is a city councilman and who would expect him to have a very very very basic understanding of the law anyway? It was the response to the question that nearly made me choke, but the city clerk responded with "we already tried that, it just doesn't work" How in the world are these people running a city? Could you imagine planting your sign in some sellers yard and then being responsible for their behavior, errors or ommissions? Certainly its always good advice to tell a seller to keep the yard clean, but if they don't could you imagine being ticketed by the city for it? I have a hard enough time keeping track of myself, let alone the actions of others. Below is a copy of the conversation from this website http://www.missourivalleytimes.com/main.asp?Search=1&ArticleID=123&SectionID=2&SubSectionID=2&S=1 VEXING HIGH GRASS Whitetail Properties TV and Barna Log Homes Special Cabin Designs
Log cabins fit perfectly into the Loess Hills rugged timbered landscape and can offer you many years of memories, as well as increased value in your land. There is something about the warmth of the wood in these cabins and the peaceful serenity of nature that can turn a weekend off into a relaxing getaway. If putting together your own Loess Hills hunting retreat is your dream, we can make it a reality. For more information contact me at 712-646-2061 or on my cell phone 402-250-1006. Iowa Hunting Land For Sale 550 Acres in the Loess Hills of Western Iowa
The seller has submitted these photos of deer harvested from the property.
How To Buy An Iowa Hunting Farm, In Simple Terms
The words hunting land, hunting property, farm, hunting farm, hunting land, recreational land all refer to rural property or land when I use them. Each is as unique as a snowflake but common in the fact they usually contain a mix of timber, open pasture areas, tillable crop areas, creeks or ponds and may even have a dwelling, outbuildings or livestock infrastructure on it. I'm going to put my thoughts into simple terms about the purchase of a farm and work from very general to specific. The real answer to how someone can afford a farm is that farms generate income. When you look at the price of a farm property I have listed you might be overwhelmed with the price tag if you have no background with farming or land investing. Looking at a listing with a price tag of $700,000 may seem like a lot of money but you have to consider 3 benefits of land ownership. Tax Advantages-Now certainly I don't give tax advice but if you have an understanding of taxes you'll understand your farming operation is a business and certain exemptions apply to agricultural operations. What farming operation? Yep, you are buying a farm and you'll understand more when you read further. There are some attractive tax advantage to land owners that you should talk with your tax advisor about. Land Appreciation-Even if you purchase land for recreational purposes it's still doubles as an investment. After all you are going to put alot of money into your Iowa farm purchase so you want that money to grow like it would have in the bank. How has your 401K been doing lately? Let me tell you what has happened with land appreciation and where savvy people have had their money. With the economy in poor shape you may not have noticed but land has appreciated, in fact land has doubled in value in the last 5 years here in Iowa. A great place to find information on Iowa land values is at the Iowa State University Extension. Has your 401 K doubled in value in the last 5 years? Had you purchased that $700,000 farm just a short 5 years ago you could be looking at a return of $700,000 on that farm in ONLY 5 years. When the rest of the real estate market has absolutely tumbled land is still appreciating. Here in Iowa land auctions for tillable land have been well attended and big events for the past 3 years which you might note was a turning point in our economy. Commodities have a direct connection to the land used to grow them and provides a secure investment that can weather tough economic times. Income Potential-Here is how you can afford to purchase Iowa land right here and the most overlooked aspect of farm ownership by those with no farm background. When you are driving down the road and you see rows of corn and beans it is probably pretty easy to figure out that crop will be sold for money and its the most common form of farm income. Tillable farmland is the most valuable land but there are many potential income sources of farm income. The most common are crop production, pasture rent, grass and hay sales, hunting leases, timber sales, livestock sales, and income from government programs such as the Conservation Reserve Program (CRP), Wetland Reserve Program (WRP), Grassland Reserve Program (GRP) and the list goes on an on. With government programs the government essentially rents portions of your property for conservation and water quality programs which results in an annual income to you. Do you realize when you drive through the country and you see many of the new ponds going in that a government program called the Environmental Quality Incentives Program has paid for up to 50% of those structures for the land owner? The government often cost shares such projects because a clean environment and water benefits everybody, while the land owner agrees to abide by certain restrictions in exchange for the cost share. These restrictions are conservation restrictions, often welcomed by conservationists that are purchasing land to improve the wildlife habitat on the property. Income can come from many other sources as well. Using small pieces of the property for specialty farming can yield a higher income per acre, and if you become involved in the farming you'll also keep more of the money in your own pocket. I was by a farm the other day that was 80 acres of planted trees. The landowner claims a $100,000 per year income from the property by selling sapling trees to landscapers in the Omaha area. This tree farm had started off as a recreational hobby farm. In many cases when a person purchases a farm they will rent parts to other farmers, cattlemen or hunters. Renting to others is often the easiest way to make income from the farm. Some may opt to have their farm "custom farmed" in which case they actually manage the crop production, but hire somone to do the work such as tilling, planing, spraying and harvest. Custom farmers usually charge by the hour or acre and are paid for their work and use of their machinery. In Iowa custom farming rates are available to give an idea of what this may cost you. Owning a farm is no different than owning a business, other than you will get much more enjoyment out of a farm. You'll want your farm to turn a profit so your input costs must be less than your income realized at the end of the year. The difference between the two are your profit for the year. With land purchases you'll often hear of a capitalization rate, as with any investment property this is a way to measure what your Return on Investment ROI will be. The "cap rate" is the measurement of the ratio between cash flow from a farm and its original cost paid when you purchased the land or you can use its current market value. Calculating the cap rate is not complex. When you have figured the net operating income which is the amount left over after fixed and variable costs have been subtracted from the annual figure divide it by either the original purchase price or the current market value. If your farm purchase is $500,000 and your annual income is $50,000 it would look like this. Net Operating Income / Original Cost (or Market Value) = The Cap Rate In this case the result would be .10 or 10% At 10% it will take 10 years for this investment to pay for itself. 10 years X 10% = 100%. If the result were 20% it would take 5 years for it to pay for itself. Not all recreational properties are going to "pay for themselves" but some do better than others so a thorough analysis should be a priority for you. Purchasing a propertyWhen you consider a farm purchase you'll likely look at its income potential against its recreational value to you to find the right mix that fits your budget. The Land Specialist at Whitetail Trophy Propertiesshould always be your first choice when buying or selling land. Our commitment to helping you make your dream a reality comes with our expertise in evaluating properties that will fit you, your interests and budget. If you want to learn more about how to acquire and manage land watch Whitetail Properties TV where you can pick up a few great tips and learn about buying, selling, owning, and managing recreational ground, along with featured property listings. Building Natural Blinds for Deer and Turkey HuntingBuilding Deer and Turkey Hunting Blinds One of my favorite ways to hunt during the whitetail muzzleloader season here in Iowa is from a natural blind that I've set up during the spring and summer months. Hunting from a natural blind gives you a little better sense of nature and to me allows a better view. Maybe it doesn't keep the snow and rain off of you like a Double Bull does so the trade off in view is there. When building a blind we always use dead fallen timbers and sticks that are already worn and weathered but we don't stop at just timber. We always throw in anything laying around that may help stabilize the structure including old rolls of wire, sisal rope, old farm metal and dirt. Whatever we can find to stack up and build walls will work for us. As you near the top of your blind you'll want to make sure you have a shooting window you can shoot out of without standing up and revealing yourself. I always use sisal rope to tie timbers together and ensure my window stays in place. Continue to build above your shooting window to a height that will be above your head while seated. Your shooting window will double as a viewing window to spot game while hunting. Test it to make sure it fits you well. If you plan to use binoculars make sure you can easily stay seated or kneeling while using your binoculars to view your surroundings. We always start at a standing tree and build our blind at the base of the standing tree. Doing this gives you some cover overhead and the tree makes a nice backrest to lean against when sitting for long periods. If a tree is not available you can always place one of those comfortable nylon lawn chairs inside for a backrest. Since sent will be more of an issue when you are on the ground we try to build our blinds close to cedar trees that we can cut when we hunt and place them in the blind. They provide additional cover from movement as well as a natural cover scent. Freshly cut cedar has a strong aroma and when mixed with great scent control on your part you can be every bit as effective from the ground. One of my favorite cover scents is fresh dirt and by hunting in a blind you always have access to the dirt. While hunting in the blind I will scoop dirt from the ground and scoop handfuls of it around the logs to release its fresh earthy scent. I also keep a mesh bag with me that I will scoop decomposing leaves and material from the forest floor, place it in the bag and then hang it in the blind with me. This decomposing material always gives off a very natural odor that game is used to smelling. Placement of your blind will have to be close to game activity. While blinds are better suited for gun hunting you can also bow hunt from them and many have successfully hunted from them. Place your blind in close proximity to a food plot, entrance or exit to pinch points, funnels or bottlenecks. Consider prevailing winds in the area and try to set your blind up so that the sun will not be in your eyes. Remember, this is not a portable blind and you can't move it quickly, if at all. Where we hunt on our farm in the Loess Hills of Western Iowa we prefer blinds in higher areas where thermals are more likely to work in your favor. Building them in low cool spots is possible but you are at a disadvantage. We always try to be south and east of game activity when possible to avoid northerly and westerly winds giving us away. Each place will be different, and even in the Loess Hills we often deal with swirling winds that enter a hollow and swirl when they hit the hill faces. I'll leave you with a few photos of one of our blinds that Nicole and I put together. Managing your own farm for whitetails and hunting experiences is easier than you think. Acquiring your own affordable hunting property in Iowa and managing it yourself can provide many great rewards. This is what we call our upper blind that sits on an open 10 acre piece in the upper timber. The blind easily fits two people and has a large elm log inside that was sawn in half the long way to make a nice bench to sit on. As you can see from this photo at 15 yards from the blind Nicole is seated and below the top of the blind. Here Nicole continues to stack old logs and sticks on the blind after having given it a try once she knows where it needs more cover. Viewing inside the blind before before the seat was placed, look cozy enough to sit for a few hours in the winter? The Loess Hills State Forest in Western Iowa Public HuntingThe Loess Hills State Forestis located in Western Iowa with the majority of it sitting in Harrison and Monona Counties, and a small portion in Pottawattamie County. The State of Iowa began acquiring land for the Loess Hills State Forest in the 1990's and today it has grown to over 11,600 acres, with another 8000 acres of acquisition planned in coming years. The majority of the forest is located on the western edge of the Loess Hills which are more rugged with radical elevation changes. The reason for this is because when the loess was initially lifted from the Missouri River Valley and transported east by prevailing winds the largest particles of Loess were deposited on the western edge of the hills. At one time there was only a solid mass of loess, but over the years rains have eroded the hills to their beautiful contours today, creating the peaks and valleys you see. You'll notice if you study the hills closely using aerial photography that water flowing through the Loess has cut river valleys westward toward the Missouri River Valley. The forest itself is somewhat unnatural, and if you were to look at aerial photos from the 1930's only small spots of timber existed back then. Today 80 years later much of the hills are covered in hardwood forests. This is due to the fact that as humans settled in the hills and implemented farming in the areas they also controlled the fires that onces inhibited the growth of trees in the hills. When trees were allowed to grow you see the result of that today in beautiful, wildlife filled forests of western Iowa. The Loess Hills State Forest consists of 4 different units including
Pisgah Unit -The Pisgah Unit is located east of Pisgah, as well as Northeast and Southeast of Pisgah. A large continious tract of timber Southeast of Pisgah remains one of the largest continuous pieces. Access to this tract of timber can be difficult during wet times as the road on the east side, Kelsey Avenue is a dirt road, mud when its wet. The Pisgah Unit is closing in on 3500 acres with additional land acquisitions planned for this unit. The Pisgah Unit is a popular deer hunting location for bow hunters. This unit is located farther east of the western edge of the hills and the elevation changes are not as extreme as some of the western faces are. Mondamin Unit -The Mondamin Unit of the forest is over 1000 acres of mostly timber and croplands. This unit lies Northeast of Mondamin between Hillside Avenue and Loess Hills Trail and is somewhat triangle shaped with no roads running through it. Access from the west side is easy with several parking lots, however access from Hillside Avenue is only possible from one parking lot on the Northeast corner of the park. To access other locations from the east you must have permission from private landowners which has been difficult to get. The Mondamin Unit is better known for its excellent turkey hunting, while deer hunting the unit is somewhat difficult due to the long walking distances and access issues on the east side of the unit. The farm we live on borders the Mondamin Unit on Hillside Avenue. Preparation Canyon Unit-Southwest of Moorhead Iowa in Monona County is the Preparation Canyon Unit and the Preparation Canyon State Park. Often referred to in the area as Prep Canyon for short this unit consists of nearly 5000 acres of Loess Hills forest and grasslands and is one of the most scenic and virgin parts of the state forest. The Prep Canyon State Park is a separate 340 acre park that offers hiking, overlooks, primitive camping and picnic areas. The park has been developed for recreation and viewing of other parts of the forest. West of the entrance of Prep Canyon State Park is a very nice overlook called Mann Hollow which offers a nice place to sit and gaze out at all of the wonder of the hills. From this location you can also see the Missouri River Valley. The Preparation Canyon unit is well know for deer hunting and can become a bit crowded during the rut. If you are looking for a place to hunt the rut far away from others this may not be the best choice as you'll find you'll have plenty of company and competition for better locations. Often you'll also find other hunters walking into you while you are hunting. I've even found other hunters in my stands when I arrived to hunt. There is a reason for its popularity as this unit produces trophy class deer and it is attached to 1800 acres of the most dense timber of the Little Sioux Boy Scout camp that has always acted as a sanctuary for mature bucks that have a tendency to wander during the rut. For maps of specific units take a look at the Iowa Department of Natural Resources website. While many public hunting opportunities exist in western Iowa, there also exists the possibility of owning your own hunting land in the Loess Hills as well. Owning your own piece of the Loess Hills is probably easier than you think, and at Whitetail Trophy Properties we understand your desire to own land. Teaching new land owners about acquiring and managing land for their specific purpose is one of the greatest reward in my career. Getting to stomp around new farms and hunting properties every day isn't bad either! Best of luck in the field and if you are coming to the Loess Hills to do some hunting make sure you drop me a line if you have any questions. Loess Hills Hunting Land Magnolia Iowa $720,000
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Jason Smith Iowa Hunting Properties and Farm Land Mondamin, IA More about me… Whitetail Trophy Properties Office Phone: (712) 646-2061 Cell Phone: (402) 250-1006 Email Me
Iowa Land For Sale. Whitetail Properties TV pro staffer and Whitetail Trophy Properties agent Jason Smith sells hunting land, farmland and farms by listing or auction. See Jason's tips on whitetail deer, land management and the unique habitat of the Loess Hills of Western Iowa.
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Little Sioux Unit -At last count the Little Sioux Unit which lies directly east of Little Sioux Iowa and west of Pisgah consisted of over 4000 acres. The Little Sioux Unit offers great hiking opportunities and in the Northwest corner of this unit you will find Murray Hill, well known for its hike to the top and view of the Missouri River Valley. Its hard to find a better view of the valley than from this location where you can see many miles over into Nebraska. The Little Sioux Unit has some exceptional deer hunting and ranks second in popularity for deer hunting, second to the Preparation Canyon Unit. Hunting this unit is fairly easy with several access roads into it including Fulton Avenue, 138th and 143rd Streets. While deer hunting off of Fulton is popular, it can be difficult during wet times as this road is a dirt road and inaccessible while wet. In fact, if it begins raining while you are hunting, you may be walking out as the road can quickly become impassable.
Magnolia Trophy Factory When you talk about whitetail farms this is exactly what you are talking about. This is one of the most exceptional farms I've ever been on. This farm already has trophy class deer and will continue to produce them. This farm sets itself apart from others because it has barely been hunted in 20 years and the neighbors do not allow hunting. Attached to a large timber tract and thousands of acres of timber in the area this place sits right in the middle of it all. You'll find mature timber, very thick and barely accessible areas, high ridges and low valley's on this property. The elevation changes make many things possible. With access from the south or east you'll be able to hunt almost any wind condition. You'll also find plenty of room for your foot plots right inside the timber or on the edges. Many small open spaces inside the timber will give you the ultimate in plot placement. A spring fed waterway across the property flows almost all of the time and the possibility of harnessing that for a pond exists. Building on this propety would be a breeze as two water wells and electricity already exist.
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