Iowa Hunting Land For Sale

We manage property, hunt, and sell hunting parcels full-time. The gist is this: WE KNOW hunting and wildlife Land! Let us help you find or sell your Iowa dream property! NOTE: If we don't have what you are looking for at the moment, call Rich at 641-919-9026 and we will try to find it for you!

Rich Waite is a licensed Realtor in Iowa and works for and through Miller Realty LLC as a Wildlife Habitat Specialist. Rich is a member of the Southeast Iowa Board of Realtors, The Iowa Association of Realtors and the National Association of Realtors.

Income: $16,000 -$22,000 (CRP and Tillable); CRP contract = 28.3 acres x $144 per acre thru 2012 (should be able to re-enroll at over $200 per acre, according to owner). Tillable is 92 acres x $130 per acre (should be able to easily raise this to near $200 per acre based on soils quality/type, according to owner).

*This straight from the landowner* Best genetics I have ever seen. We’ve killed, seen or found sheds from dozens of bucks over the years from 165” to 220”. You can also see the sheds we’ve found. 200” typical 11 point in trail cam pic was taken across road BUT was seen several times on this farm & his shed was found on this farm. 213” shot across road to southwest. 190” 4&1/2 killed in youth season, 182” 15 point with 24” spread, etc, etc. 190” across road in 2009. Sheds from several other 200”+ bucks. I could go on and on. I can verify all deer shot, sheds, trail cams or pictures are from this land or immediate neighbor. 232” (net score - NT) Jefferson county monster was killed 3-4 miles from here in 2008 (In North American Whitetail Magazine).

Crop and CRP field areas are feature high quality and fertile soils that help grow big bucks fast! Soils average in the 60-80 CSR range in many areas! (that is high-grade crop ground that can sell for $4,000-$6,000 per acre, or more, on it's own!)

Timber Stand Improvement project carried out on nearly all forested acres to maximize acorn production (7-10 times normal oaks) and double speed of growth. Property has high quality red and white oak along with a host of other hardwood species. Marketable timber on this farm!

Farms sets up very well with lots of funnels and travel corridors -- there are tracks, trails, dropping, rubs and scrapes all over the place on this farm -- and the buck/doe ratio is 1:1 - 1:2 according to owner! I personally kicked up deer everywhere I walked on this place! Turkeys too!

Kick back on the 3/4 wrap around deck of this rustic cabin and watch nature all around! Great 1.3 acre wooded lot, with up to 8 more acres available! Cabin sits on a 240 acre m/l private area (that you can hunt on and is LOADED with deer) and includes full access to a stocked 25 acre lake as well as 4 other ponds! (This is a lightly developed area with just a few other homes and cabins on the area). Enjoy hundreds and hundreds of acres of top-quality public land in the adjacent state forest for anything you like to hunt -- deer and turkey are very abundant and big bucks come off these areas every year! State land is just a few yards from the cabin door!

Very rare plant communities here consisting of 10-20 acres of native tallgrass prairie (less than .1% of the state's original native prairie communities remain) and diverse wetland plant communities along the river. Big bucks absolutely LOVE bedding in thick native prarie grass!!!

(This one comes with over $100 per acre in annual income for the next 9 years! Sure you can buy a $3500 per acre farm field that produces that much income but which one would your rather hunt? Which one has NO farmer/tenant headache issues? Don't let this property slip past you! Fantastic income plus Fantastic hunting!)

Rich's Comments: On one trip here this spring, I jumped 800-1,000 mallards off the wetland. There were also 3-4 dozen Canada geese. Wood ducks, divers, shovelers, widgeon, teal and even some snow geese and white pelicans were there too! I also saw 20-30 whitetails and there were several gobblers and hens in the food plot. With the super productive soils, various clovers seeded nearly everywhere, native grasses and abundance of water, this place supports and attracts a phenomenal amount of wildlife. I have seen 250 acre farms with much less wildlife than this one offers! All ths and being in the heart of a large managed area for trophy whitetails

Great area for huge deer (Farm lies in the heart of a large area managed from trophy bucks. We've seen many big bucks on this parcel. We have shut the gate on the buck harvest here for the last couple of years. Why? because we simply don't have enough time to hunt all of our parcels! Check out Wapello county in the record books -- net typicals up to 200 inches! They are on this one folks!)

Price: $3550/acre (Compare this price to farm ground that is cash renting for $90-$130 per acre, per year and selling for 4-7 K, and more, per acre and you'll see this a good price. And you don't have management headaches with this one -- just hunting)! Contact rich@iowahabitats.com for your showing or with questions on this parcel.

Forest areas consist of dense oak/hickory stands (white oak, black oak, red oak, shingle oak, burr oak, swamp white oak, black cherry, black walnut, bitternut hickory, shagbark hickory and eastern red cedar, examples...) Excellent species for mixed variety acorn/nut/soft fruit/ production for deer, turkey, and a variety of other wildlife species

Can you say heavy cover! This place has it in spades! This is an ideal farm to hold and hunt mature whitetail bucks. There are some park-like areas of mature oaks, having limited forest-floor growth; but, there are also lots of ultra-thick areas that big bucks CRAVE and NEED to live to that old age, giant rack category!

This parcel crams about as many quality features into 100 acres or less as can be done! It's a killer whitetail property that sets up great for hunting and is in an area with a rich past of trophy deer production: The big ones are here!

Very nice CRP seeding of tall native grasses featuring Indiangrass and Big bluestem. These grasses are a key habitat component that enhance big buck attractivness to an area and provide vital bedding, chasing and security cover to all age classes of deer throughout the seasons. Tall native grasses also make ideal nesting and brooding habitat turkey, quail, pheasant and many species of songbirds.

Over 70 acres of timber. Much of this timber is high-quality white oak timber that is very valuable and getting bigger and more valuable every day! A professional Forest Management Plan is in place and work is underway to maximize the mast (acorn) production of the various oak species, to speed the growth of oak, cherry, hickory and walnut and to maximize the quality of these species.

All parcels immediately below -- rustic-style house and all lots -- are part of a 240 acre private area in Appanoose county, Iowa. This area is forested, with open fields, ponds, a private 25 acre lake, and a private air strip! Any property owner within this area has rights to use ALL of the property. Deer and turkey are very abundant, and trophy class animals do exist -- and hunting is allowed! This is a very lightly developed area. Parcel owners may hunt anywhere they wish within the area so long as other property owners do not object. This area is surrounded by HUNDREDS and HUNDREDS of acres of remote public state forest land and big bucks come from this area every year! The area is just a few miles from Lake Wapello State Park and Refuge and not far from the brand new Honey Creek Resort Complex near Lake Rathbun. A fantastic opportunity awaits!

Two bedroom, 1.5 bath, log style house. Gorgeous yellow pine flooring in kitchen area; oak and log ceiling, and hickory kitchen cabinets! Enjoy a hot beverage on snowy evenings with the warmth of the big and beautiful stone fireplace on your side! A metal roof sheds the elements and is practically maintenance free. Relax on the huge porch and take in an incredible view of the lake and surrounding forested hills and meadow! Wildlife galore! Expect to see ducks, geese, deer and turkey out your window and can catch big bass, crappie and catfish in the lake! End of the road privacy, yet easy access! Surrounded by hundreds and hundreds of acres of public state forest land! What more could one ask for? And al for a fantastic value!

Lot # 2 ==3.56 acres. Beautiful oak and hickory forest covers this parcel that offers a south facing slope. This parcel will have a portion of a 3-4 acre pond that is in the works. Gorgeous places to build that cabin or home of your dreams! Rural water, power and phone. $25,000

13 acre, HEAVILY WOODED parcel! HUGE white and red oak trees, some with veneer trunks -- timber value here! Deep ravines and gorgeous flat-topped ridges. Outstanding building locations for that dream cabin! Easy access through the center of parcel and out to nearby gravel road. Rural water and power at gravel road. Easy access (gravel road on one side). Deer and turkey galore! Right across the road from Stephens State Forest and hundreds of acres of remote public hunting. This is an excellent big buck area! This fantastic parcel is located less than 1 mile from the rest of the lots above and is NOT located within the private 240 acre parcel described above. Priced at $47,500

LOTS of Marketable Timber, Too-- A Great Investment! * Full timber inventory growth projection shows 60-85K in markable timber on this parcel in just 5 years!!! If elected to do so, IWHS will show you how a timber harvest will actually improve your hunting!) Let the trees pay off most of your mortgage! *

Unbelievable waterfowling opportunities here! Thousands and thousands and thousands of Canada geese and mallards winter on and around this parcel! (I know, because I see and photograph them around this parcel every fall and winter!) Even when the migration is not "on", there are at least some birds winging around here, between the river and the refuge right next door. You can see from the aerial why the birds like to fly over here: they short-cut the point of the river and see all the water in the refuge, plus the oxbow shoot that cut's through this parcel!

Catch fish -- some of the biggest in the state -- along some of your very own Des Moines River frontage! This section is in the downstream tailwater area of the lowhead dam in Ottumwa and stays ice free most winters. Some of the biggest walleye and saugeye in the state come from here (state record saugeye caught below the dam).

A breathtaking hilltop view from this spacious four-bedroom ranch-style home situated on 117 Acres. Many details and much thought put into this one. Beautiful hardwood floors, custom oak cabinets, trim, and doors, ceramic tile, and five fireplaces throughout. Enjoy the master suite with a wonderful view of the rolling pastures and trees, double walk-in closets and jetted whirlpool tub. 48'x40' heated pole barn, machine shed, pond, and five fenced pastures.

We sell carefully selected properties in key areas with certain goals in mind, i.e., big buck production, upland birds, turkeys, etc. All IWHS owned properties are managed from top to bottom by us. Remember: we are full-time professional wildlife land managers -- not just someone here to sell you a property! We want to see and help you, if desired, turn your property purchase into the dream wildlife parcel you've always wanted! And there is so much more to trophy buck and wild gamle management than just food plots!!!! We hope you'll shop around. If you do, you'll notice other properties around the state advertised for as much or more than ours and, by and large, are totally unmanaged. Many are simply a number on a list to a real estate agent. When you buy an IWHS property, you don't get a "plain jane" piece of unmanaged, over-grazed ground off a list, but rather a turn-key hunting and wildlife parcel managed from timber to prairie to food plot! (# sign next to listing indicates that property is an IWHS property)

NOTE: All # listings also designated with **symbols adjacent the listing header are owned and managed by IWHS and come with our FREE extensive, comprehensive, wildlife consulting plan prepared by our staff (includes written plan and video). Iowa Wildlife Habitat Services (IWHS) gurantees, which may be verified by inspection, the aucthenticity of the photos representing it's properties!

$$$ Payment Estimate feature is meant for payment estimations only and is in no way a guarantee of actual numbers. However, numbers used are actual from farm data provided to us. Terms/rates used as examples can and do change from lender to lender and depend upon various borrower specific and farm specific factors. However -- numbers given to represent bank loan terms are meant to reflect current market conditions and rates that may indeed be likely. Further, estimates given are estimates only but are meant to be as accurate and as current as possible to provide a realistic example of probable mortgage expense as related to farm income. Not all payment estimates include real estate taxes. Real estate taxes are included in examples where real estate tax data has been supplied to us. Also note: farm income may be shown as monthly instead of annually in some cases. However, actual payments may occur only on an annual or semi-annual basis. Income may be shown as paid monthly to make an easier comparison to monthly mortgage payments. Also note that annual or semi annual mortgage payments, instead of monthly, are fairly common as well.

Rich Waite, owner of IWHS, is a licensed Realtor in Iowa and works for and through Miller Real Estate, LLC as a Wildlife Habitat Specialist. Rich is a member of the Southeast Iowa Board of Realtors, The Iowa Association of Realtors and the National Association of Realtors.

Important note: Properties with an * or ** next to the listing header indicate an IWHS owned and managed property. Properties with a # sign next to the listing header are those listed by and through Miller Realty LLC; Rich Waite and IWHS, make no claim to be an independent seller of properties so indicated with the # symbol.

Note: Timber cruise estimates of marketable timber value are generally quite accurate-- but are estimates only. Actual inventory numbers are the most accurate for indicating marketable timber value. Total inventory of all marketable tree species within the next 10 years on tracts soon to come.

Note: Information on this page deemed reliable and accurate to the best of our knowledge. However, we are not responsible for inaccuracies and prospective buyers should verify property details first-hand. All estimates of timber value are estimates only. Actual board foot showing quantity (quantity) requires a more thourough analysis.