Tucked into the rolling countryside of Iowa County near Blue Mounds,
Wisconsin, lies a recreational property built for one purpose above all others:
hunting and recreation.
This 32.78+/- acre tract just a half hour west of Middleton, is the kind of
property serious whitetail hunters spend years trying to find—a manageable
acreage with exceptional terrain, established food sources, quality hardwood
cover, hunting infrastructure and a documented history of mature bucks. Better
yet, it sits approximately 1.5 miles from one of southern Wisconsin’s great
natural landmarks, Blue Mound State Park.
Instead, you’re tucked away from the road on a completely surveyed
recreational property accessed by a 66-foot-wide easement from County Road K, surrounded by
rolling agricultural country and some of the finest whitetail habitat this
portion of southern Wisconsin has to offer.
32 Acres That Hunts Much Bigger
Acreage alone has never determined the quality of a
hunting property. Terrain does.
And this ground has it.
The property rolls through hardwood ridges, benches, draws, valleys and
elevation changes that naturally compress deer movement into predictable travel
corridors. Existing trails zigzag throughout the tract, providing access while
revealing just how much character has been packed into fewer than 33 acres.
Rather than one simple hillside or rectangular block of timber, the land
folds and rolls upon itself. Those transitions create natural funnels, sidehill
travel routes, bedding opportunities and staging areas—the ingredients an
experienced whitetail hunter immediately recognizes.
That’s precisely why this property hunts big.
The hardwood forest contains a strong oak component while offering quality
understory and security cover. Timber edges meet open food sources, wooded
draws connect different elevations and terrain features provide numerous
opportunities to play prevailing winds throughout the season.
For the hunter who understands terrain, this place is a chessboard.
4.5+/- Acres of Established Food Plots
Perhaps the most impressive hunting feature is the
approximately 4.5 acres of established food plots divided between
two locations.
On a 32.78-acre tract, that’s significant.
These openings provide tremendous nutritional attraction for both whitetails
and wild turkeys while functioning as staging areas between the property’s
wooded sanctuary cover and neighboring agricultural ground. The trail-camera
photographs tell the story better than words ever could: bucks feeding in
daylight, groups of deer pouring into the openings and mature whitetails using
the property throughout multiple seasons.
Two elevated box-blind towers overlook the food plots, creating comfortable,
established hunting locations from day one. This isn’t raw acreage where the
next owner needs to spend several years figuring everything out.
It’s hunt-ready.
Strategically positioned water tubs within the timber add another important
habitat element. When combined with food, cover and terrain, those water
sources create additional destinations and potential ambush locations deeper
inside the property.
The Trail-Camera History Is the Proof
There is hunting potential—and then there is evidence.
The photographs provided with this property document an impressive inventory
of whitetails across multiple seasons. Mature bucks appear along field edges,
inside the timber, near water and across the food plots. Multiple bucks occupy
the same feeding areas, while other photographs show remarkable concentrations
of deer using the property during winter.
Perhaps equally telling is the collection of naturally shed antlers
recovered from the land. Those sheds are more than decoration. They indicate
deer aren’t simply passing through for a few minutes during November. They’re
spending meaningful portions of their annual cycle in and around this
neighborhood.
A Setting That Feels Much Larger Than 32 Acres
Walk onto the property and the first thing you’ll notice
isn’t acreage. It’s privacy.
The easement access pulls you away from County Highway K and into a
recreational setting where the road quickly disappears behind you. From
portions of the property, sweeping agricultural fields, wooded ridgelines, an
old Wisconsin farmstead and silos create the kind of backdrop that belongs on
the cover of a hunting magazine.
There is something distinctly southern Wisconsin about it—rolling farmland
disappearing into timbered ridges, hardwood hollows dropping away beneath you
and deer filtering from the woods toward green fields as evening settles across
the valley.
Bring a camper and turn it into hunting headquarters for extended stays.
Spend September evenings glassing the food plots, October mornings slipping
into the timber and November days perched above one of those natural funnels
waiting for the right buck to make a mistake.
The property is being marketed specifically as vacant recreational land and is not permitted
for residential construction, an important distinction for
buyers. For the sportsman who isn’t searching for another house—but rather a
private place to hunt, camp and disappear for a weekend—that may be exactly the
point.
Approximately 1.5 Miles From Blue Mound State Park
Location takes this property to another level. Approximately 1.5 miles
away is Blue Mound State Park, perched
atop the highest point in southern Wisconsin. The park offers spectacular
vistas and more than 20 miles of hiking, off-road biking and cross-country ski
trails, along with camping, summer swimming and access to the Military Ridge
State Trail.
The Military Ridge State Trail itself stretches approximately 40 miles
through Iowa and Dane counties, connecting Dodgeville and Madison while
traveling through the greater Blue Mounds landscape.
Explore Blue Mound State Park through Travel Wisconsin
For an outdoor-oriented buyer, that’s an exceptional complement to owning
private recreational acreage. Hunt your own ground, then have an enormous menu
of hiking, biking, camping and year-round outdoor recreation virtually in your
backyard.
Property Highlights
32.78+/- surveyed acres
in the Town of Bigham, Iowa County, Wisconsin
Located off County Road K near Blue Mounds
Approximately 1.5 miles from Blue Mound State Park
66-foot-wide easement access
from County Road K
Property has been surveyed
Approximately 4.5 total acres of established food
plots
Two elevated box-blind hunting towers
Strategically placed wildlife water tubs
Hardwood forest with a strong
component of oak
Exceptional terrain featuring
ridges, benches, draws,
valleys and natural funnels
Established trail system
throughout the property
Outstanding documented whitetail deer history
Numerous mature-buck
trail-camera photographs
Impressive history of shed-antler finds
Strong deer and wild-turkey
habitat
Extremely private
recreational setting
Camper use provides an option
for extended recreational stays
Vacant recreational land — residential
construction is not permitted
No government programs
Annual real estate taxes:
approximately $2,246
A Rare
Small-Acreage Hunting Property
Properties like this are difficult to replicate because you
can’t manufacture terrain, and you certainly can’t manufacture location.
What makes these 32.78 acres special isn’t any single feature. It’s how
everything comes together: rolling
hardwood terrain, established food plots, water, mature timber, secluded
access, proven deer history and an extraordinary recreational location near
Blue Mound State Park.
For the bowhunter, imagine slipping into the property on a cold November
afternoon. Leaves crunch beneath your boots as you follow a trail around the
shoulder of a ridge. Somewhere below, a wooded draw disappears toward bedding
cover. Above you sits a food plot where trail cameras have already proven
mature bucks are comfortable moving. The wind settles into your face, daylight
begins disappearing behind the Blue Mounds and somewhere in that hardwood
timber comes the unmistakable cadence of a buck walking through dry leaves.
That’s why you buy a property like this. Not to build another house. You buy it to hunt.
You buy it for opening morning, November vacations, spring gobblers,
shed-hunting weekends and evenings around camp telling stories about the buck
that came through the draw twenty minutes before dark.
At just 32.78 acres, this is a tract that an individual or family can
realistically own, maintain and intensively manage—yet because of its terrain,
food and surrounding landscape, it possesses the hunting characteristics
normally associated with substantially larger acreage.
In a market where quality
recreational parcels near Blue Mounds rarely become available, this is the kind
of hunt-ready property that deserves attention—a secluded slice of Iowa County
deer country positioned beside one of southern Wisconsin’s premier outdoor
destinations.
For the serious sportsman searching for a private whitetail sanctuary rather
than simply another piece of vacant land, this is a rare opportunity.
Contact Joe Nawrot or Brandon Wikman.
For more info contact Wisconsin Land Specialist, Joe Nawrot at 608.381.1627 // Jo**@*****************es.com or
Brandon Wikman at 608.403.6003 Br******@*****************es.com
Joe Nawrot and Brandon Wikman are
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