This beautiful property, very secluded on a seasonal use road, offers nice whitetail, wildlife & waterfowl opportunities with options for a hunting camp or great vacation getaway. This mostly-level property provides several choices for parking, camper, or cabin locations. A central trail system provides access into the property through the meadows. Two streams provide a water source with 1627’ of water frontage and several natural beaver ponds. The woods consist of a mix of young hardwood stands, hemlock, pine, and various softwoods. Wild apple trees dot the landscape, providing additional food for deer, turkey, and other local wildlife. The former ag fields could be brought back into active production or made into food plots, further enhancing whitetail hunting. With the woods surrounding the multiple open areas, there are many different choices for locating deer blinds and tree stands ...
This beautiful property, very secluded on a seasonal use road, offers nice whitetail, wildlife & waterfowl opportunities with options for a hunting camp or great vacation getaway. This mostly-level property provides several choices for parking, camper, or cabin locations. A central trail system provides access into the property through the meadows. Two streams provide a water source with 1627’ of water frontage and several natural beaver ponds. The woods consist of a mix of young hardwood stands, hemlock, pine, and various softwoods. Wild apple trees dot the landscape, providing additional food for deer, turkey, and other local wildlife. The former ag fields could be brought back into active production or made into food plots, further enhancing whitetail hunting. With the woods surrounding the multiple open areas, there are many different choices for locating deer blinds and tree stands strategically. The property is located just ¾ mile down the road from the 9000 acre Pharsalia Woods State Forest, which offers additional hunting, cross-country skiing, mountain biking, snowmobiling, hiking, and wildlife observation. A nine-mile truck trail passes atop a forested plateau and offers visitors many great views, an elevated covered viewing platform overlooking the 90-acre Round Pond wetland complex. That contains several protected plants, including the carnivorous pitcher plant, and habitat to many wetland bird species, including sandhill cranes, rare visitors to New York State. In addition, there are 11 miles of the NYS Snowmobile Trail systems in this State Forest, as well as 6 miles of the Finger Lakes Trail System. Located in this area of NYS dedicated for decades to wildlife conservation and management, in addition to the thousands of acres of the adjoining Pharsalia Woods State Forest, nearby open areas provide an attractive food source for whitetail turkey and other small game on this property. There was abundant whitetail sign on the property when recently walked, as well as several grouse were kicked up. You could use this property as a base camp, with additional outdoor activities are found year-round, with nearby Dorchester Park only a half-hour away. Which offers a public boat launch, beach, and picnic grounds on the Whitney Point Reservoir, a 1200 acre lake with outstanding year-round fishing for pike, bass, and panfish, adjoins the Whitney Point Multi-Use State Land. Winter or summer, you can enjoy Greek Peak Mountain Resorts for skiing, snowboarding, zip-lining, and mountain biking within 40 minutes. A private location yet close to amenities in nearby Norwich, only 8 miles away or 30 minutes to Whitney Point. More entertainment, shopping, and restaurants are available in less than an hour to Oneonta or Binghamton, while Cortland is less than 45 minutes. NYS/George Washington Bridge is 3 hours 20 minutes. This diverse property is an ideal spot for the avid hunter and outdoorsman/woman, with potential great whitetail hunting and wildlife enjoyment on your own land or centrally located for amazing activities nearby. Subsurface rights do not convey, but timber rights do convey with the property.
Property Features:
- Private diverse habitat with 50/50 woods to brush/meadows on seasonal use road
- Multiple locations for hunting camp or vacation getaway
- Former ag fields could be brought back to ag use or food plots if desired
- ¾ of a mile from NYS Pharsalia Woods State Forest (9000 acres) offering hunting, six miles of Finger Lakes Trail for hiking, 11 miless of NYS Snowmobile Trail system, mountain biking, logging trails, and 90 acre Round Pond wetlands area for unique native wildlife observation.
- Nice, mostly level, trail system provides access throughout
- Lots of deer sign and several grouse kicked out when walking the property last
- 1627’ water frontage on 2 streams with multiple natural beaver ponds
- Property lays mainly level w/ a central trail through main open meadows
- Mostly wooded, young timber of mixed hardwoods (maple, oak, cherry, ash), hemlock and pine with wild apple trees as well
- Excellent whitetail habitat bedding and forbs, as well as grouse habitat with brushy undercover
- Area managed and renowned for wildlife diversity & great Whitetail, wild turkey and grouse hunting
- Downhill skiing, snowboarding, zipline, mountain bike at Greek Peak Mountain Resort, just over a half hour away.
- Snowmobile on nearby club maintained and NYS public trails in the Pharsalia Woods State Forest.
- Amenities and shopping available 8 miles to Norwich or 30 minutes to Whitney Point.
- Less than an hour to Oneonta or Binghamton for more entertainment, shopping and restaurants, while Cortland is less than 45 minutes as well.
- Only 3 hours 20 minutes to NYC/George Washington Bridge.
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