101st Street, Lot#WP001 , Winship, SD 57441(Brown County)

We headed north on Highway 281 from Aberdeen, South Dakota, and gawked left and right for half an hour at the ducks and geese paddling in nearly every cornfield depression. Spring never gets old in the Central Flyway! We turned east and followed the gravel and dirt roads approximately 4 miles to the property's southwest corner. As we put the vehicle in park, Pintails, Green Wing Teal, and Mallards took flight from the slough. We began prepping our field gear and spotted the first of 37 Ring-Necked Pheasants that we counted on the property. As we stalked toward the rooster pheasant, a flock of Snow Geese came into view in the southeastern sky and framed the rising half-moon as they flew overhead.The property is a mix of tillable, hayland, prairie potholes, and ancient Cottonwood trees. The sellers enrolled the property in conservation easements with the US Fish and Wildlife Service to preserve the property’s waterfowl habitat for generations to come. Approximately half of the property is enrolled in a grassland easement that can be grazed year-round or hayed each year after July 15th. The entire property is enrolled in a wetlands easement that prevents the alteration of wetlands on the property. Several recently excavated ditch plugs will increase water permanence and waterfowl hunting opportunities on the property. Ditch plugs are small, low head dams that slow water surface runoff and keep more water in wetlands.We spotted three whitetail deer just across the fence line near the northeastern corner of the property. We crouched down and stayed with the dog. We were downwind and wearing Sitka camouflage, so the deer cautiously continued towards us and onto the property. Approximately 100 yards behind us laid the feature pothole on the property ringed with Cottonwoods, likely more than 100 years old. We were finally made when they came around us and sought sanctuary along the edge of that pothole. We turned to see an additional four whitetails that stood up from their bed at the edge of that pothole to join the three new arrivals. The seven deer bounded off together towards the southeastern corner of the property. We stood and continued exploring the northwest corner of the property, which is in bean stubble from the 2021 growing season. We finished our loop by heading south back to the vehicle and enjoyed a stunning sunset.This property promises countless future memories for upland, waterfowl, whitetail hunters, families, and friends. A hunting camp here has the potential to be legendary. Call us to learn more about this property and set up your private showing.