Cherry Creek Road Lot#WP001 , Ottawa, MN 56058(Le Sueur County)

At only 35 acres, this property is loaded with deer hunting potential. Thirty-two acres are woods with approximately 3 tillable acres located in the southwest corner of the property. The woods are made up of deep ravines which run from Cherry Creek Road down to Cherry Creek and back up the south side of this property to the three tillable acres. While walking the property I saw multiple deer rubs and plenty of acorns on the ground. This property is in an excellent travel corridor for whitetail deer moving east and west along Cherry Creek. South and west of this property sits over 150 acres of well-managed woods and native prairie. The diverse mix of wildlife habitat and ag fields surrounding this tract will give hunters plenty of great hunting opportunity. There are currently no government programs or easements on this property, therefore, harvesting timber, cutting trails and any other habitat improvements are permitted. The property is currently owned by Covia Holdings Corporation and they have followed strict restoration guidelines to ensure this property is in pristine ecological health. Covia Holdings Corporation is a member of the Wildlife Habitat Council a certification program for conservation actions on private property.  The Wildlife Habitat Council is an international conservation non-profit organization that has been around for over 30 years. Their mission is to promote and certify habitat conservation and species management on corporate lands. Members are conservation leaders who voluntarily manage their lands to support sustainable ecosystems and the communities that surround them. Since 1988, WHC has certified more than 1,000 sites worldwide and can be found in 47 states and 28 countries. Conservation Certification is the only voluntary sustainability standard designed for broad-based biodiversity enhancement and conservation education activities on private corporate lands. Covia Holdings Corporation has been a WHC member since 1989 and is the fifth longest-standing member organization. Covia currently has 36 certified sites in the US, Canada, and Mexico. The Ottawa, MN site has been certified since 1996. The property has been actively managed for wildlife and habitat including pollinator projects, fish stocking, bird, bat, and duck houses, food plots, tree plantings, brush clearing, native prairie planting and management including prescribed burns and mowing. Multiple local school classes and youth groups have used the property for outdoor education programs. The property has a strong reputation for producing monster bucks and wild turkey and is a foraging gem for morel mushrooms and other wild edibles.

Property Features:

- Approx 32 acres of woods

- Approx 3 tillable acres

- Cherry Creek frontage

- Mature hardwood trees

- Great deer hunting

- Great turkey hunting

- Great morel mushroom foraging

- Approx 5 miles from St. Peter

- Approx 50 miles from Minneapolis