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Located just minutes from Elk City Lake, this ±30-acre property offers a rare opportunity to own a manageable, purpose-built waterfowl hunting tract in one of southeast Kansas' premier duck hunting regions. Designed with waterfowl habitat in mind, the centerpiece of the property is a managed moist-soil wetland featuring a water control structure that allows the owner to seasonally draw down the impoundment, establish desirable food sources, and reflood the marsh with natural rainfall. This proven management strategy promotes the growth of native moist-soil vegetation while also allowing portions of the wetland to be farmed for additional attraction. While the impoundment is rainfall-dependent rather than supplied by a well or pump, its location places it in the heart of a highly active waterfowl corridor.
Situated only a few miles from Elk City Lake and the Elk City Wildlife Area, this property benefits from consistent duck movement throughout the season. Additionally, the numerous privately owned watershed lakes scattered throughout the surrounding Flint Hills and Cross Timbers landscape provide ideal loafing habitat, creating daily flights of waterfowl traveling between feeding and resting areas directly over the property.
The property offers excellent access from a blacktop road and provides an affordable, highly manageable hunting property that can be actively improved year after year. While deer do utilize the farm, the habitat is best suited for waterfowl and also offers outstanding potential for dove hunting, as many of the same management practices that attract ducks create exceptional dove opportunities during the early season.
Whether you're looking for your first duck property, a place to manage your own wetland, or a convenient hunting retreat near one of Kansas' most recognized waterfowl destinations, this unique tract is ready for the next owner to make it their own.
