Brooks Road , Monticello, FL 32344(Jefferson County)

Each tract is immediately adjacent, or in close proximity to the new 11,000+ acre State land purchase which consists of a large State Park and Wildlife Management Area (WMA). In addition, existing large WMAs are already in the general area. The Nature Conservancy maintains the Fanlew Preserve, a nature preserve, on the south side of the tract.

Direct access to the properties is by short, well-maintained County graded roads connected to major paved roads. The area is not highly developed nor is it remote. Several small farms, ranches and homesteads share boundaries with the properties ensuring County maintenance that allows car usage, and places power on the boundary or within reach of each tract.

Tract sizes / Internal access

The tract sizes of the WoodVest offerings are designed to be affordable but still large enough to provide the privacy land owners desire. Individual tract details are below, and maps are available in the downloads section of this page.

All tracts have had extensive, pushed firelines and access paths established around stand boundaries. This provides significant opportunity for internal access, exploring and setting up of remote hunting sites.

Land qualities

The land has been used for timber production for over 50 years. The upland soils are productive and have been used to grow planted pine for the active local timber market. Pastures and hobby farming are a common use on adjacent properties. The lowland soils have significant mature pine, hardwood and cypress timber.

Several ponds are on the property, the largest being Hardy Sink, an attractive and well-known local landmark. Limestone Creek and its tributaries also cross the tract in several places. A flooded 1.5-acre borrow pit holds water year round. The lowlands are generally clean and open inside their canopies.

The road system is extensive and provides good access to all tracts. Wide fire lines have been pushed along the upland/lowland boundaries giving good walking and ATV type access to the interior of the parcels.

High ground suitable for a building is located on all parcels.

Timber qualities

The upland planted pine was largely harvested by the prior owner. Some mature planted pine still exists but the majority of the uplands are being professionally reforested to high production, planted slash pine stands. Final planting will occur sometime in December through February. These newly established stands are designed for fast growth, productivity and a high rate of return. Tract prices include this professional reforestation work.

The lowland timber is largely mature pine, hardwood and cypress of significant volume and quality. Lowland sites include mesic hammock (seasonal) and hydric hammock (non-seasonal).

Hunting

It is hard to overstate the desirability of the hunting on the property. Given the large number of un-hunted or lightly hunted acres surrounding the property, the game populations and amount of undisturbed habitat are very high. Deer and turkey numbers are far above the norm. Hogs feed in the wetland borders and wood ducks are common in the ponds, depressions and creeks. The hunting in this area speaks for itself.

The new 11,000+ acre State land purchase (Big Horn Springs) is directly to the west, the Nature Conservancys Fanlew Preserve is directly south and the Aucilla WMA is located a short distance to the east. Each of these large areas either provide additional hunting opportunities, or adjacent land with low to zero hunting pressure.

Recreation

In addition to hunting the land and fishing the ponds the property lends itself well to ATV-type riding and exploration, horses and wildlife viewing.

Recreational opportunities off the tract are numerous with the new State Park which will include hiking, kayaking and other activities in and around the multiple large springs it contains (Big Horn Spring is the most noteworthy) and in the WMA that will surround the park and be immediately accessible to the WoodVest tracts.

The headwaters boat ramp and swimming area of the Wacissa River is a short 10 minute drive from the property. The crystal clear Wacissa includes Blue Springs, a large, beautiful spring and swimming area accessible by watercraft. The pristine river, an Official Florida Waterway (OFW), continues south all the way down to Goose Pasture in Taylor County and serves as one of Floridas best paddling routes.

Twenty minutes south of the tract down highway 59 and 98 is the entrance to the internationally known and acclaimed St. Marks National Wildlife Refuge along the coast. The Refuge includes a boat ramp for coastal fisherman and boaters, hiking, biking, fishing, a historic lighthouse and pretty much anything applicable to a beautiful and unique natural coastal setting.

Individual Tract Descriptions

North Tract

The North tract consists of 136.3 acres (MOL) of prime timber and hunting land. Direct access and frontage is from Limestone and Brooks Roads and is just one mile from Tram Road (CR 259). The property is mostly surrounded by large hunting tracts.

Soils are excellent for growing timber and the uplands have been professionally reforested to high quality, profitable planted pine. The natural wetlands include a portion of Limestone Creek and well stocked, seasonally flooded hardwoods.

Much of the adjacent property is high-fenced. Several areas on the tract lend themselves well to building. Power is readily available.

This tract represents a solid land and timber investment as well as premier hunting.

Limestone Creek

Named after the seasonal Limestone Creek that runs through a portion of the tract, the diversity of this piece is immediately evident. The property includes 148.2 acres (MOL) of professionally reforested planted pine, upland pine/hardwood hammock, fully-stocked hardwood and cypress wetlands and even a portion of the old Connell Tram leading up to the beautiful and unique creek bottom.

This tract includes three parceled out building lots of 3-6 acres along Brooks Road and power is readily available. Hunting is superb. Direct access and frontage is from Brooks Road.

This is a property full of character, diversity and great investment potential.

Hardy Sink: SOLD!!!

Hardy Sink is a well-known, local landmark featured on many Florida maps. The creek-fed Sink is beautiful, deep and great for fishing, and the surrounding area features multiple hunting opportunities. It is a rare and truly unique feature of the natural landscape.

In addition, this tract features a mature stand of planted pine and a professionally reforested newly planted stand. As such the timber resource provides for cash-flow in the short-term and significant value growth in the long-term. Total tract acreage is 96.3 acres (MOL).

Wetland timber is seasonally wet hardwood and cypress.

The hunting is nothing short of excellent.

There are multiple locations for buildings/camps and power is immediately available off Brooks Road.

Connell Tram: UNDER CONTRACT!

The Connell Tram tract is 102.4 acres (MOL) that shares a boundary with the Hardy Sink tract and is accessed along significant road frontage off of Connell Tram Road. High uplands with mature oaks occurs along Connell Tram and could serve as a building site.

The professionally completed planted pine stand represents a significant timber investment opportunity. Excellent soils attribute to the high growth the area is known for culminating in solid returns.

This tract is a great for hunting, riding ATVs and investment. The nearly 2,000 feet of road frontage would also allow for future property splits for a mini-farm development or other smaller tract uses. Pairing this tract purchase with the Hardy Sink tract would make for an exceptional large all-recreation investment.

About the WMA and NC Preserve Tracts

The WMA and NC Preserve tracts, so named because they share common boundary with the new Big Horn Springs State Park and Wildlife Management Area and/or the Nature Conservancys Fanlew Preserve, represent hard-to-find, affordable opportunities to own unheard-of hunting AND solid land and timber investments.

Having access to and the benefit of the 11,000+ acre State purchase right-next-door is a rare find just in itself. Having it in an affordable, profitable turn-key timberland investment is simply exceptional.

North WMA

This 149.9 acre (MOL) tract shares its western boundary with the new State lands. This tract has both high uplands and coastal flatwoods along with well-stocked, seasonal wetlands that are open and clean where mature hardwoods and cypress occur. Live oak hammocks and the open landscape provide excellent hunting and building sites, and the newly established pine stand represents strong future investment potential.

Access is directly from Connell Tram and the tract has a good boundary road.

South WMA

This 146.7 acre (MOL) tract shares its western boundary with the new State lands. The tract is similar to the North WMA (above), has road frontage on Connell Tram Road and a wide graded interior road on its south border (the boundary is the center line of the road).

Both tracts represent quality timber investments with exceptional hunting, and immediate access to all that the new State lands will offer.

NC Preserve West

This 271 acre (MOL) tract borders the new State lands to the west and Nature Conservancys Fanlew Preserve to the south. It represents the best in hunting and timber investment. The tract contains professionally reforested planted pine, mature planted pine, fully-stocked, seasonal wetlands and narrow seasonal drains that serve as great wildlife habitat and water sources.

Access and frontage is from Connell Tram and along a wide graded road. The boundary is the center line of the road.

NC Preserve East

This 160.3 acre (MOL) tract borders the Nature Conservancys Fanlew Preserve to the south and has over 1,500 feet of road frontage on Connell Tram Road. It includes a 1.5-acre pond on its SE corner, well-stocked seasonal wetlands and a turn-key excellent timber investment.

Isolated upland islands along the tracts west border provide unique and isolated hunting opportunities along the seasonally wet drains that serve as wildlife corridors and habitat. Interior access is established along the pushed firelines bordering the stands.

To set up your showing of these premier timber and hunting properties, please give us a call today. Shown by appointment to qualified buyers only.