Vl Summit Rd Leonidas, MI 49066

PRICED AT $450,000

Listing Details

$450,000
MLS# 26056616
Type Land - Farm
Status Active

50.000 acres Lot Size
Colon Local Schools

Description

This 50Â± acre property in St. Joseph County, Michigan offers a unique combination of mature timber, open ground, agricultural potential, established access, and quality wildlife habitat. The property consists primarily of timber, with approximately 35Â± acres of wooded ground featuring maple, oak, walnut, and mixed hardwoods, along with approximately 15Â± acres of open ground that provides flexibility for agriculture, food plots, recreational use, or additional habitat improvements. The propertys location within a productive agricultural landscape is one of its most significant attributes. The surrounding farmland includes irrigated...read more acres producing alfalfa, corn, and soybeans, creating a strong combination of agricultural food sources and wooded cover. This property provides a substantial block of cover within that landscape, offering the type of habitat diversity that can make smaller hunting properties particularly interesting to the recreational landowner. The approximately 15Â± acres of open ground could provide immediate agricultural income potential through a farm lease, subject to lease terms and local agricultural considerations. Alternatively, the open acres could be strategically managed for wildlife habitat. Portions could be converted into destination food plots, staging areas, native vegetation, or other habitat projects designed around the propertys existing timber and travel patterns. The ability to decide how these acres are used gives a new owner considerable flexibility. An established trail system runs through the property and provides equipment access toward the rear approximately 5Â± acre field or potential food plot area. This existing access can be an important starting point for managing the property, moving equipment, developing food plots, maintaining trails, and navigating the wooded acreage. Additional improvements and habitat work can be considered based on the future owners goals. From a hunting perspective, the propertys diversity and surrounding land use create several elements worth investigating. Whitetail deer and wild turkey sign has been observed on the property, and the combination of timber, open ground, agricultural fields, and surrounding cover provides multiple habitat types in a relatively compact area. The surrounding cover and agricultural production also create natural funnels through the tract. Pinch points, transitions between timber and open ground, field edges, and interior travel corridors can all be evaluated as part of a thoughtful hunting and habitat-management plan. The timber itself adds another layer of value and recreational potential. Maple, oak, walnut, and mixed hardwoods provide varied forest habitat while offering potential timber value, subject to a professional timber inventory and the management objectives of the future owner. A qualified forester could help evaluate the stand, determine species composition and merchantability, and develop a long-term timber management plan if desired. Something I would strongly recommend to the next landowner, as well as looking into QFP for potential tax-saving implications if not planning to homestead the parcel. For the recreational landowner, this property offers much more than a place to hunt. The combination of approximately 50Â± acres, wooded cover, open ground, trails, and agricultural surroundings creates opportunities for hiking, wildlife observation, camping or outdoor recreation where permitted, habitat improvement,

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