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Located in the Red Hills Plantation belt,Triple Quail is a 2,294 +/- acre high quality recreational and timber property in Madison County, Florida. It was formerly a portion of the historic Honey Lake Plantation and has recently been highly recapitalized.Locatedjust 40 minutes to both Tallahassee, Florida and Thomasville, Georgia,theproperty is currently being managed for the best of bothhigh-qualitytimber and high-quality recreation.This is a great chance to own a large, high-quality recreational and timber property in the Red Hills. It boasts exceptional beauty, managed timber, and abundant wildlife, including mature whitetails, gobblers, ducks, doves, and wild quail.Buck Warrior Hill
Triple Quail shares a boundary and is in a neighborhood of large conservation-minded landowners. It borders to the North by the famed Madison Oaks Ranch known for producing beef for the famous “Bubba Burgers.”
The property is managed for trophy deer, turkey and waterfowl and has wild quail. Triple Quail is renowned for having one of the highest populations of wild turkeys in the region. A former owner, Bob Williamson, went about high fencing the entire north and west property lines. He then hired Tecomate Wildlife Systems to turn the property into a whitetail deer hunting paradise. No expense was spared including a 40-acre irrigated “food plot” which is planted in Perennial Peanut as well as a historical dove field. There are a total of 99 acres of Perennial Peanuts strategically scattered throughout the property. The current owner has also performed extensive habitat work, building this place into one of the top trophy deer properties in Florida. In fact, the seller has rebuilt nine “condo” hunting stands, positioning them throughout the land for optimal hunting opportunities.
Triple Quail is nestled along the Aucilla and Little Aucilla River flyway and has a 5-acre floodable duck pond with room for a 5-acreexpansion. The duck pond is fed from the irrigation well, keeping the water levels just right for hunting season. There is also a highly designed bass pondwithits own wellwhich makes this a year-round multi-purpose recreational property.
One thing that makes Madison County so special is its diversity. From recreational property, timberland ranches and farms, this property too has it all. It features rolling topography, exceptional habitat, diverse eco-tones, and roads throughout. From a timber perspective it is well stocked. There are significant timber stands of various ages thatare maintained through a consistent burn regimen.
Madison County has a great farm infrastructure and farming culture. It’s also the Perennial Peanut capital of Florida. Not only is the forage great for wildlife, but it’s highly regarded as horse hay and very lucrative to the landowner. There isa 40-acre irrigation pivot currently planted in Perennial Peanut to be drought resistant. This makes a total of approximately 99 acres in premium hayand wildlife forage production. We call this “the alfalfa of the South,” while expensive and time consuming to establish, it is cost effective to grow.The landowner projects an average yield of105 balesper year. The sale of these bales goes a long way towards paying for the annual operations.
Triple Quail has a Lodge formerly known as the "Smokehouse" that was recently remodeled and taken down to the studs. It’s located on Honey Lake Road and US 90. This cozy place has three bedrooms with a two-car garage. The original wood fired “smokehouse” is still there and functional.
By the bass pond, stands a new “tiny home” with septic and filtered water and a new well pump. There is also a newstate of the artequipment barn with well, septic, bathroom, and a 6-inch concrete floor. This enclosed barn will store every piece of equipment you need or even thought about needing to operate this 2,300+/- acres. The three water drinking wells recently received all new high grade water filtration systems.
While approximately 40% of all Red Hills Plantations are protected by a Conservation Easement, this one is not... At least not yet.
Today’s real estate world is changing rapidly. Florida, particularly this part of Florida, is experiencing tremendous appreciation and growth it hasn’t seen before. Florida is the “beacon of light” of which many of the 138M tourists a year choose to be one its 22M permanent residents. This area is still “Old Florida” and one of its last best places. The habitat here, the wildlife here, the improvements here can never be duplicated. The fact that there is not yet a conservation easement here allows one the option to monetize this extra value when they see fit without having to sell the land. This is an ideal opportunity to capitalize on both recreation and investment. It is one of those rare opportunities to be able to step in, with everything already done, with no-deferred maintenance and begin enjoying.
Directions: Follow I-10 E to Co Rd 257 in Jefferson County. Take exit 233 from I-10 E25 min (29.8 mi) Continue on Co Rd 257. Take US-90 E and NW 367 Loop to NW White Wing Dove Dr
