Southern Iowa Land For Sale

This rolling 83 acre property in western Wayne County, Iowa is 100% wooded and absolutely loaded with deer and turkey, which I saw in person and the trail camera photos will show. The first time I walked the property in late February I saw 30 deer in just 45 minutes of walking around the property! Wayne County is well known for trophy bucks, but the property’s west line also borders legendary Decatur County, and has some uniquely positive (and uncommon) features for someone looking for a great southern Iowa hunting property, weekend getaway spot, or even a very secluded and quiet home building spot. Located almost equidistant from Leon (11 miles) to the west and Corydon (12 miles) to the east, 30 miles to Osceola and 70 miles to West Des Moines.

Owned by the same family for nearly 100 years, this land is full of memory, of time spent in the woods hunting, playing as kids growing up, and just enjoying nature. As the family members age, though, the property isn’t being used as much anymore and the family has finally decided to pass the torch of land stewardship on to someone who can spend more time on the land and enjoy it for many years into the future.

The property is accessed by an *Owned* lane (*not* an easement) that fronts on Hwy. 2, and that 66′ foot wide lane is the only road frontage for the whole property, creating an unusual amount of privacy, and security for the wildlife. The property is part of a block of woods that is twice as large taking in the neighboring property as well, and the biggest block of woods for nearly a mile in any direction. The nearest road to both the east and west is a mile each direction, and the nearest road due north is *almost 3 miles away*! That’s a lot of quiet, secluded, and uninterrupted wildlife habitat for big bucks to have the security needed to grow old and big. You can see from the trail camera photos and video clips that there are multiple obviously mature bucks spending a great deal of time on the property. All trail camera photos and videos with this listing were taken in early March, 2024.

The owned access lane comes into the southeast part of the property, making for perfect hunting stand access for the prevailing west winds in southern Iowa. There is a good variety of wooded habitat on the property, everything from mature hardwoods to nasty bedding thickets, live water in the form of a 1/2 acre pond on the east side and Hunter Creek on the west side, which even now has a lot of water despite how little rain we’ve had in months. The property slowly loses elevation from east to west, gets progressively thicker the closer you get to Hunter Creek, and there is a good amount of south slope bedding to keep deer on the property through the entire Winter. It was very plain to see from deer trails that Hunter Creek serves as a major travel funnel. Both turkey sightings and evidence of turkey activity was abundant. If you like to bird hunt, I even jumped woodcock in several different thick areas of the property!

With a little bit of clearing work, there are several ridgetop locations on the east side that would work great to put in some food plots to create an even stronger deer draw to the property. It’s a blank slate and only needs some imagination and effort to turn an already special property into something even better!

The cherry on top is a 12×16 log-sided, insulated cabin on the southeast side of the property with propane heat, bunk sleeping for 5-6 people, and it’s wired for electric with a 220 converter plug for a generator on the south exterior wall! It even has an old-fashioned outhouse. This is the perfect little bunkhouse for hunting season or just a weekend getaway the rest of the year. Also, with rural water and electric at Hwy. 2, the property is buildable and the ingredients are present to have a beautiful home building site with ultimate seclusion and privacy!

There has been a very low inventory of good southern Iowa hunting properties on the market in recent months, but this is a great one and there are still plenty of buyers in the market, so don’t hesitate to call or text if you’re interested in having a showing or would like to make an offer.

Please contact Land Specialist Joshua Flournoy at (641) 203-9427 for more information or to set up a showing. Showings by Appointment Only.