This classic hunting property and lodge has it all, offering excellent waterfowl hunting along the South Platte River and ideal habitat for whitetail deer, turkey, dove and quail. The 400-acre wildlife refuge includes approximately 1/2 mile of the South Platte River, numerous warm water sloughs and ponds, open woodlands and approximately 140 acres of corn, providing a diversity of habitat rarely found.
Hunting
- Hunters routinely harvest impressive whitetail deer on the property with a 190+ buck just harvested in 2009.
- The property is in Colorados Game Management Unit 92.
- Ideally located in the Central Flyway, the property brings millions of ducks and geese through the area on their migratory route every year.
- The property and surrounding area, including Jumbo Reservoir, provides a resting place for large concentrations of migratory waterfowl.
- Ducks Unlimited has referred to this property as a "premier example of high quality wetland habitat found along the South Platte River."
- The property is already equipped with an extensive network of sunken pit blinds in the corn fields and numerous other blinds along the river and sloughs.
- The long Colorado hunting season allows for five months of waterfowl hunting annually.
- The area also supports healthy populations of turkey, quail and dove offering even more hunting opportunities.
Recreation
- Jumbo Reservoir, Julesburg State Wildlife Area and Sedgwick Barr State Wildlife Area are all only a few miles away from the property and popular destinations for numerous activities.
- In the summer, Jumbo Reservoir is a hot spot for water skiers and fisherman alike, and there are abundant camping areas along the shore.
- The nearby State Wildlife Areas offer even more opportunities for hunting, hiking or simply enjoying the outdoors.
This property is offered by Mirr Ranch Group, LLC. All information provided by Mirr Ranch Group , LLC or their sales representatives in connection with this property was acquired from sources deemed reliable and is believed to be accurate and reliable, however, we do not warrant its accuracy or completeness. Mirr Ranch Group, LLC recommends that every item of interest to the purchaser (i.e. water laws, mineral laws, zoning, land use regulations, state, federal and private permits) be independently verified by the purchaser's attorney.