A rare find – your own duck hunting mecca

Gather your group of waterfowl-hunting friends — this property is for you.

Many duck hunters struggle with access, and many grow weary of the crowds, nearby decoy spreads and sky-busting at public hunting waters.

The Duck & Dove Farm, also called the Calhoun 310, is the perfect answer. Located in Calhoun County, next door to the Powderhorn Ranch, it includes 196 acres of managed moist soil improvements divided into four ponds. The impoundments each have large levees and aluminum flashboard risers to regulate water levels. Mounds, nipples and peninsulas are built throughout for easyaccess hunting locations.

The ponds are seeded with a variety of duck foods designed to mature for teal season through the spring departure. And, canal water from the Guadalupe-Blanco River Authority available for purchase from August to February for waterfowl habitat. The current cost is $98 per acre, and Habitat Land Services (HLS), the current owner, spent about $10,000 for water last season.

Hunters unfamiliar with moving water or management of pond water levels needn’t worry. As a bonus with the purchase, HLS will oversee the existing water management. Consultation will cover water flow from the GBRA canal system to the timely draining of ponds; moist soil vegetation (duck food) management; control of invasive plants; and any dirt work construction oversight for adding hunting mounds, peninsulas, walkways or nipples.

There’s more than just ducks at the Duck & Dove Farm. Food plots attract solid numbers of dove, along with a growing population of bobwhite quail.

“It’s ideally set up for waterfowl hunting,” said Tim Soderquist of HLS. “And it can be a good location for both mourning dove and whitewings. It’s not easy to find 300 acres of premier waterfowl habitat anymore.”

The seller will provide a recent survey and title policy, and HLS has a specialist to help buyers who want to take advantage of conservation easement opportunities. These allow the owner to continue managing the property for wildlife conservation and farming, while also enabling them to obtain 20-30 percent in tax credits from the certified appraised market value.

The price? At $5,450 per acre, the total for your duck hunting piece of heaven would be $1,689,500 — a manageable number for a group of hunting friends. With power and water, adding a few prebuilt custom MBRK Cabins from MB Ranch King will create the perfect hunting camp in plenty of time for the teal opener.

Habitat Land Services

Tim Soderquist

☎ (281) 814-5442 tim@habitatlandservices.com