Mccrory, AR 72101 - Woodruff County

AVAILABLE FOR ACQUISITION: Flight Lane Reserve is an outstanding and proven duck hunting property. The land rests on Bayou DeView and has been restored to ideal waterfowl habitat by Ducks Unlimited biologists and habitat engineers. The property offers 20 diverse hunting locations from fields, flooded green-timber, and an old Bayou DeView channel. There is an ideal location for the development of a hunting lodge with fishing lake. The land offers excellent whitetail deer hunting as well.

Flight Lane Reserve is an opportunity to acquire an outstanding turn-key and proven duck hunting property in one of the best waterfowl wintering areas in Arkansas. The property is in Woodruff and Poinsett Counties and comprises 931.90 +/- total acres. The hunting land is two connected tracts totaling 891.90 +/- acres. 40 +/- acres are located a few miles southwest of the hunting land, which is ideal for the development a hunting lodge and compound with fishing lake.

The land provides a diverse duck hunting environment, from shallow, moist-soil vegetation fields, sloughs, and potholes to tree-lines, bottomland green-timber along Bayou DeView, and the old bayou channel oxbow. The property is a quintessential Arkansas duck hunting environment, with prairie land reminiscent of a David Maass northern marsh painting. The hunting land is very secluded and positioned directly on the notorious Bayou DeView duck flyway (hence the name Flight Lane Reserve).

The Cache River is just a few miles to the west, and legendary duck hunting properties such as Strait Lake, the Coco-Cola Woods, and several others are nearby. Thousands of acres of adjacent land are managed for waterfowl in the autumn and winter, which contributes to holding large concentrations of ducks in the immediate area. Corn, millet, and milo could be planted in several locations to establish exceptional feeding areas for ducks. 87% of the hunting land is wetland terrain. However, 120 +/- acres are upland topography, which is conducive to possibly establishing a quail population for future hunting. Excellent deer hunting is also available along the Bayou DeView corridor and the upland acreage.

In 2018, the property was enrolled in the USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) Wetlands Reserve Easement (WRE) wetlands restoration program. Ducks Unlimited managed the WRE restoration project, which included the development of eight moist-soil units, major levee construction, and water-control improvements. 128,000 trees were planted in strategic areas to restore the natural forest. The property and adjacent land are considered a substantial area of focus for The Nature Conservancy in Arkansas in their effort to restore the Bayou DeView basin to its natural state.

More often than not, Bayou DeView supplies sufficient water to flood the land for duck hunting. The water control systems are designed so that when Bayou DeView swells, the pipes can be opened to allow water to flow onto the hunting land. When the water reaches a certain level, the pipes can be closed, trapping the water. The water control pipes have spillways, which maintain the water at a level best for ducks and hunting. The duck hunting land can also be artificially flooded via an electric well tied to underground piping, which delivers water to four risers.

The property has private gated access and an excellent road and levee system for travel throughout. All major points of interest are easily accessible via a four-wheel drive vehicle or ATV/UTV, depending on conditions. There are many hunting locations, which are also accessible by boat.

Flight Lane Reserve is a superior recreational hunting property, which must be seen to appreciate. The landholding is offered for sale at the price of $8,500,000.00. Qualified buyers should contact Chuck Myers of Myers Cobb Realtors at 501-830-5836 with questions or to schedule a property tour.