11,759 Acres Offered in 71 Tracts - World-Class Hunting, 24,000,000 Board Ft. of Sawtimber
Saturday, November 8, 10:00 am CST
Union County High School • Sturgis, KY
Owner: Kimball International
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11,759 Acres Offered in 71 Tracts - Union & Crittenden Counties
With The Unique Mixture of Hardwood Forests, Agricultural Crops, & Open Fields, You Can Enjoy HIgh Sighting Rates and an Abundance of Mature Bucks That Regularly Register Over 150 Boone & Crocket Inches!
• Premier World-Class Hunting
• Managed by Game Trails
• Mature Hardwood / Harvestable Timber
• 2,640 Acres Tillable Farmland
• 1,314 Acres Pastureland
• Ohio River Frontage
• Endless Recreational Possibilities
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WORLD CLASS HUNTING
The success of the Sturgis, Kentucky's 11,759 Acre property has been regularly documented on Realtrees Monster Bucks, Bass Pro Outdoor World, Tales of the Hunt, Game Trails, Petersens Hunting and various other television shows. Outdoor writers like Craig Boddington, Dick Metcalf, Wayne VanZwoll, Larry Weishuhn and many others have written articles on the property and the unbelievable quality of the deer and turkey population. Now you have the opportunity to purchase a piece or all of this premier hunting paradise.
Tracts from 15 Acres to 595 Acres Offer Opportunities for Every Type of Buyer:In the Woltz & Schrader Method of Public Auction, anyone may bid on any individual tract, they may combine tracts together, or bid on the entire property as a whole. Purchase the amount of land that best fits your needs and desires.
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Auction Location
Union County High School
From the intersection of US Hwy 60 & St Rd 56 in Morganfield, go southwest on US Hwy 60 approximately 4.4 miles
Address: 4464 US Hwy 60w Morganfield, KY 42437 (Click here to view in Google Maps)
Inspection Dates (CST)
Friday, September 19 • 3:00pm - 6:00pm
Saturday, September 20 • 9:00am - 1:00pm
Friday, October 3 • 3:00pm - 6:00pm
Saturday, October 4 • 9:00am - 3:00pm
Sunday, October 5 • 10:00am - 2:00pm
Tuesday, October 21 • 3:00pm - 6:00pm
Wednesday, October 22 • 3:00pm - 6:00pm
Thursday, October 30 • 3:00pm - 6:00pm
Friday, October 31 • 3:00pm - 6:00pm
Saturday, November 1 • 9:00am - 1:00pm
Friday, November 7 • 12:00noon - 5:00pm
Meet a Woltz & Schrader Representative at the Mobile Inspection Office on Tract 41 for Additonal Auction & Property Information and a Chance to Tour the Property.
Mobile Office Phone: 270-333-4336
Overview
The Sturgis Property is located in the rolling hills of northwest Kentucky, bordering the Ohio River. It consists of 11,759 contiguous acres and is one of the largest private land holdings in the entire state. Flat farmland gives way to rolling hills and pastures. Deep wooded bottoms climb hundreds of feet along the Ohio River and form rock bluffs that Indians used to inhabit as they traded with travelers along the river.
The Tradewater River originates at the Ohio and forms an oxbow through the center of the property and serves as excellent river bottom habitat for the deer and a prime roosting area for the turkeys. Of this property, 8,017 acres are in timberland, 2,640 acres are in cropland and 1,314 acres are in hay and pastureland. The property has a long frontage on the Ohio River.
Nationally Televised Hunting Property Managed by Game Trails
Could this be The best deer hunting property on earth?
There are precious few properties for which one could even ask the question. But we believe this one would be among the finalist for any such title. For years, hunting enthusiasts have watched with envy as this 11,759± acre property known as Sturgis has been featured on such programs as Realtrees Monster Bucks, Bass Pro Outdoor World, Tales of the Hunt, Petersens Hunting, Game Trails and others.
These elite hunters and outdoor writers continue to return for one simple reason: The property is home to one of the worlds best populations of monster bucks. Years of careful management and light hunting pressure, combined with an ideal natural habitat, have resulted in population and productivity levels that are virtually unmatched.
Here are a few of the factors that have made this such a special property for deer hunters:
- A superior gene pool that produces deer scoring over 150 Boone and Crocket inches, with G2 and G3 tines of more than 12 inches.
- World class management. For more than a decade, legendary deer expert Gregg Ritzs Game Trails has carefully managed the land for deer and turkey production. At the same time, owner Kimball International has used the most sophisticated management practices available for the furniture-quality timber, which includes oak, walnut and chestnut trees. In 2006, a dream team of the Quality Deer Management Associations top game biologists and deer experts implemented a management program to make it a proving ground for the best management practices to promote deer and turkey.
- Minimal hunting pressure. Year after year, the owners and managers have kept the harvest to a select number well below the propertys potential, allowing only a limited number of strictly controlled bow and muzzleloader hunts. Even with such strict guidelines in place, hunters have harvested 442 deer including 47 bucks since November of 2007.
- Outstanding success rates. Archery hunters have had a success rate of almost 50 percent, harvesting many deer that score 125 Pope & Young points or more is a remarkable record given that many of the bucks are only 2± years old.
- Nationwide reputation. Because of the large number of television programs and articles about the property, an owner wishing to develop it further for commercial hunts will have a significant head start.
- Ideally diverse landscape. The 11,759 acres feature an ideal diversity, with an optimal mix of heavily wooded areas, pastures, waterfront and wooded fields. Deer revel in a landscape that takes them from the shoreline of the Tradewater River to rocky bluffs far above.
Hunting Lodge, Bunkhouse and Improvements
The Sturgis property has been managed for deer and turkey the last ten years by Game Trails. Game Trails limited the number of mature animals that were harvested each year to ensure quality. Harvest totals are well below the potential of the Sturgis property. T/C, Realtree, Winchester, Hunter Specialties, Nikon, Under Armor, Federal, Bad Boy Enterprises and other corporate sponsors have used the property to host outdoor writers and film television shows to promote and test their hunting products. Information provided by Gregg Ritz - Game Trails.
Hunting Lodge
A complete hunting lodge is equipped with a spacious living room, 2 bedrooms, 1-1/2 bathrooms, kitchen and dining area, storage room, and covered porch.
Deluxe Shooting Range
Archers can sight-in their bows and tune their skills on the 40 yard range. Rifle and muzzleloader hunters have a covered 200 yard range with a professional shooting bench built to sight-in their rifles.
Established Food Plots
Lush, cool-season stands of red clover and alfalfa have been added throughout the Sturgis Property to enhance hunting opportunities.
DEER CENSUS
Here's what the latest census taken in fall of 2006 found. It is important to remember that these results were too early to reflect the benefits of the new management program implemented earlier that year.
- Total deer population of 1,959, including 575 bucks and 258 estimated fawns
- 34% bucks, 66% does
- Maturity. Sixteen percent of the bucks on this land are estimated at more than 5 years of age based on the camera census. An incredible 54% were estimated at 3 1/2 years or older.
- Density levels:
- 6 acres per deer (21 acres per buck)
- 104 deer per square mile
Over 4 Miles of Scenic Ohio River Frontage & 10 Miles of Tradewater River Frontage.
From the rocky bluffs to the 14 miles of shoreline on the Ohio and Tradewater rivers, this property offers an amazingly diverse landscape, with lush foliage, majestic hardwoods, and dozens of lakes and ponds. Each season brings its own drama especially buds of spring, and the explosion of autumn colors, when the hardwoods put on one of natures most impressive shows.
Over 50 Lakes & Ponds
A short drive through the property on its well-maintained roads will reward you with countless visual treats pastoral tilled fields, deep valleys, open fields, pastures and scenic ponds. Its almost impossible to go more than a few minutes without catching glimpses of the deer and turkey. Dozens of ponds and small lakes attract the local wildlife and provide a haven for blue heron and other waterfowl.
8,017 Acres Timberland
For years, furniture giant Kimball International has managed the timber on the Sturgis property to produce vast supplies of fine hardwoods for use in its fine desks and other products. Everywhere you look, youll see huge, mature hardwoods, including white oak, cherry-bark oak, walnut, yellow poplar and chestnut. Thanks to Kimballs state-of-the-art management practices, the property supports an estimated 37 million board feet.
1,314 Acres Hay & Pastureland
2,640 Acres Cropland
Improvements on Tract 41
42x50 barn including lean-to, 36x60 building with steel siding, 40x50 building including lean-to with steel siding, 64x108 building including lean-to on each side, Ranch style home including
Improvements on Tract 20
48x96 Steel building used as a farm shop with concrete floor x 20 doors, 16 height, 50x150 Steel building with cement floor open sides used for grain and or equipment storage, 42x72 Metal sided building with cement floor, (2) 48 Superior grain bins with false floor and 8 unloading auger, 36,000 bu. per bin or 40,000 bu. including cone per bin, (2) 36 Circle grain bins with false floor and 8 unloading auger 20,000 bushel each or 22,000 bu. filled to cone, 30 Chief grain bin with 10,000 bushel storage capacity
Note: Tenant has possession of grain bins until April 1, 2009. The tenant owns the grain drier, wet holding bin, transport augers and small building on skids located at the grain handling site. Theses items will be removed by the tenant on or before April 1, 2009.
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