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You buying 100 Acres
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Buying at Ocmulgee
Banks
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Purchase Price
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$250,000-500,000
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$225,000
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Land
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Ownership
of 100 acres
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Ownership
of 5-acre lot, plus joint ownership of about 2,400 acres
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Hunting
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100-acres
of hunting land
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Almost 2,400
contiguous acres of professionally managed hunting land
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Fishing/Boating
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May or
may not include fishing/boating opportunities.
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3.6
miles of frontage on Ocmulgee
River
- where world
record large mouth bass was caught.
Concrete boat ramp for river access adjacent to Ocmulgee Banks
property
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Amenities
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Structures
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Must
purchase and construct facility or immediately transport harvested game
to
local facility (which usually requires waiting your turn).
The most basic, inexpensive of facilities
cost $2,000-5,000.
They typically cost
$20-$40 per square foot to construct.
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New,
secure 3,200 sq. ft. insulated metal barn with a full bathroom, plus
4,000
sq. ft. covered storage for farm equipment, ATV's, etc. Well lighted
deer/hog
cleaning facility, including professional walk-in cooler as well as hot
and
cold water for a safe and proper game care area. Now we have a new 1600
sq.
ft. clubhouse with complete kitchen, 2 restrooms, big screen T.V.,
fireplace
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Roads
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Owner
must pay for road construction.
All
weather gravel roads typically cost $1 to $2 per foot to construct.
ATV trails cost $.25 to $.50 per foot
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Nine
miles of all-weather gravel roads, plus over 31 miles of improved ATV
trails.
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Utilities
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Utilities
are dependant on many factors, but could cost $3,000 for a cabin and
shed.
(Fiber-optic cable and broadband
[high-speed] internet would probably not be an option).
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Ocmulgee
Banks has state of the art underground utilities in place, including
underground fiber optic cable to each lot.
This utility includes DSL internet service,
cable TV, phone service, and home security.
The electric service is completely underground. |
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Shooting
Range
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Must be
constructed at owner's expense.
Will
reduce available acreage for hunting on small property.
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150 yard
rifle-range with a covered shooting-station with two benches, a 7
station 3D
archery range, and a wobble machine (one station sporting clay
launcher).
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Home/Cabin Construction
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Unless
it has been previously paid for and inspected, the landowner must
arrange for
a septic inspection and well inspecting.
Building will depend on the site passing such inspection.
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Exclusive,
5-acre lot provided with each property purchase.
Each lot at Ocmulgee Banks has been
inspected by the Pulaski County Health department and approved by them
for
septic and well installation.
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Security
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Electric
gates and necessary electrical service are expensive to install.
Being an absentee owner invites security
problems.
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Two
electric, pass-code operated entrance gates at Ocmulgee Banks and
on-site
property manager.
Security for you and
your family is designed into the project.
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Food Plots
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Acreage
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Probably
no food plots available.
Food plots
will need to be created at owner's expense.
May require considerable heavy equipment use at $100-150/hour.
Once created, food plots typically costs
$130-$160/acre/year to plant and maintain, excluding labor.
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220+
acres of food plots already prepared and planted at no additional cost
to
property owners.
All food plots limed
and fertilized to recommendations.
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Management
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Guesswork
as to what to plant, or hire professional assistance at more than
$1,000/day.
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Warm and
cool season annual and perennial food plots designed and implemented by
wildlife professionals.
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Maintenance
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You're
on your own.
All food plot work must
be accomplished by the landowner requiring many trips per year, or must
hire
professional assistance.
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Professional,
full-time manager that knows and understands farming and has the time
to
accomplish all the tasks involved with running and managing a "working
farm",
equipment maintenance, road maintenance, security, etc. |
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Equipment
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Needed
food plot equipment will cost $11,000 for ATV and food plot implements
or
$50,000 for high-quality tractor and all required implements.
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All new
food plot/farming equipment to maintain our 220 acres of food plots
including
90 hp 4wd cab tractor, Great Plains no-till drill, 10-foot Tuff Line
disk,
Bush-hog rotary mower, 25-foot 300 gallon boom sprayer, etc. (value
exceeding
$100,000), included with community!
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Timber
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The
property owner usually owns the timber.
They may or may not own enough timber to attract a professional
harvest crew.
They may or may not have
the budget to clean up after the timber harvest.
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The
acreage and timber of Ocmulgee Banks is completely owned and controlled
by
the property owners.
The timber is to
be managed solely for wildlife habitat improvement.
All funds generated from timber harvests go
to the property owners association, to be used to benefit its
membership.
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Wildlife
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Wildlife Populations
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Success
of wildlife management is dependent on neighbors - deer and turkey home
range
size averages much larger than 100 acres, hence all deer and turkey
will be
using neighbors' properties as well.
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Large
enough contiguous property to manage deer herd and other wildlife
species.
Many animals, including deer,
will spend their entire lifetime living on the Ocmulgee Banks property.
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Management Assistance
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Must
hire professional wildlife management services, often exceeding
$1,000/day.
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Property
management by professional wildlife biologist at no extra cost to
property
owners.
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