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South Platte River Bottom For Sale 1.5 Miles

By Eric West

Real Estate Sales Representative with Hawaii Life

June 03, 2010 06:23 AM

Hwy 138 Julesburg, CO 80737

MLS #: 436354634

$695,000

bedrooms 0.00 bath

The BBD Ranch is 277 acres and offers over 1.5 miles of one side of the South Platte River bottom, numerous trees, heavily used bedding areas and a sub-irrigated hay field. This property is not only a wildlife magnet but has been meticulously managed for whitetail for many years. The current owner regularly passes on 150" class deer and is ridiculously cautious about how and when the property is accessed throughout year as to not disturb the deer population. In over 3 years of scouting both the South Platte and Arkansas River Bottom's I have never encountered as many deer on one parcel as this one! Additionally the property is located in of the best flyways for both geese and ducks in NE Colorado. Literally thousands of ducks and geese fly over, feed, or rest on this ground before, during and after the hunting seasons. With very close proximity to the town of Julesburg and the Nebraska State line, you will enjoy not only the amenities of town, but also hunting opportunity in the neighboring state and, of course, the occasional trip to Cabela's (only 40 minutes away off I-80). Being the 2nd to last property to the Stateline offers some very unique water right opportunities. The property has 3 wells in process of full augmentation offering the owner a chance to provide recharge services to local farmers and/or to create fish and additional waterfowl habitat with the proposed fish hatchery. The existing beaver ponds are no doubt Mother Nature’s way of creating the perfect habitat for ducks and geese lighting in for a brief (or permanent!) rest. If you have never hunted unit 92, let me tell you, it is one of the best kept secrets in Colorado. The unit is regularly under subscribed for personal deer tags! Not to mention with over 160 acres, your land owner voucher tags will provide additional deer license opportunities year in and year out.

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