40 Acres in Benton, IL - $175,000
This small combination farm is located 10 minutes northeast of Benton. Nice roads lead to the farm, which is about 10 minutes off I-57. The farm has a lot a great habitat diversity and is set up great just the way it is for year round recreation opportunities. Hunt trophy whitetail in the fall, waterfowl in the winter, turkey in the spring, and fishing the 2.5-acre lake during the summer. Relax and enjoy the quiet atmosphere that the on-site lodge has to offer after a great day of enjoying the land. The timber stand on this farm has been managed very well and offers the new owner an opportunity to do a valuable timber harvest in the near future if they desire. With the 8.4 acres of high quality tillable land, along with the nice timber, this property will pay you back while you get to enjoy it. Opportunities to hunt the surrounding 6000 acres owned by the current tenant farmer exist as w...
This small combination farm is located 10 minutes northeast of Benton. Nice roads lead to the farm, which is about 10 minutes off I-57. The farm has a lot a great habitat diversity and is set up great just the way it is for year round recreation opportunities. Hunt trophy whitetail in the fall, waterfowl in the winter, turkey in the spring, and fishing the 2.5-acre lake during the summer. Relax and enjoy the quiet atmosphere that the on-site lodge has to offer after a great day of enjoying the land. The timber stand on this farm has been managed very well and offers the new owner an opportunity to do a valuable timber harvest in the near future if they desire. With the 8.4 acres of high quality tillable land, along with the nice timber, this property will pay you back while you get to enjoy it. Opportunities to hunt the surrounding 6000 acres owned by the current tenant farmer exist as well. This is a rare opportunity that you do not see come available very often.
Property Features:
- 10 minutes northeast of Benton; 1 hour 20 minutes southeast of St Louis; 1 hour 20 minutes North of Paducah
- Nice 1400 sq. ft. 4 bedroom, 2 bath lodge set up as deer camp with a 20 X 40 screened in porch
- 8.39 acres of tillable land with a value of $1,000.00 per year income
- 2.5 acre lake stocked with bass, bluegill, catfish, and crappie
- 29 acres of hardwood timber, mostly mature and marketable. The timber stand is loaded with veneer quality white oak
- Entire farm is surrounded by fertile crop fields and has a lot of habitat diversity for a small parcel
- Current owner has been trading farming rights and some lodge rights to the tenant farmer in return for hunting rights on the farmer's 6,000 acres. There is a potential oppurtunity to keep this relationship in place for the new owner
- Great whitetail and turkey hunting area, with most of the neighborhood managed for mature bucks. Waterfowl hunting opportunities also exist
- This an awesome small hunting farm just the way it is that also gives potential for the new owner to have access to much larger hunting area if they desire
- The farm meets the minimum requirements for out of state landowners to get guaranteed IL tags at reduced rate
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