Savannah Lake
1,423 +/- acres Wild Quail Plantation in the Thomasville and Tallahassee quail belt. Priced at Only $3,360 per acre, which is 32% below 2018 Appraisal. An Unbelievable value for a wild-quail plantation in the Red Hills!
- 1,423+/- acre Red Hills Plantation, Gadsden County, FL
- 7.5+/- acre Lake
- Multiple flowing creeks
- Bordered by River Ridge Plantation, Longview Farms, Coon Bottom Ranch, and Split Pine Plantation
- 15 minutes from Tallahassee
- 35 minutes SW of Thomasville
- Extensive 2-year grassland restoration and selective hardwood reduction for benefit of quail
- One of the most prolific and abundant grassland understories of any plantation of the red hill
- Intensively managed for wild quail, deer and turkey
- Incredible game flow
- Prolific and productive ground cover
- The Prolific Winner of GA/Fl turkey invitation, this is his secret spot
- Exceptional conservation easement opportunity
- Priced 32% below Sept 2018 Appraisal!
Recently Undergone an Intensive habitat re-Capitalization following modern management standards.
A Beautiful, Game-rich Plantation Enhanced for Recreation, Timber Production, and Wildlife under 30 miles to Thomasville and less than 20 miles to Tallahassee!
Savannah Lake Plantation is a 1,423 +/- acre Red Hills wild quail plantation with one of the most prolific and abundant grassland understories of any plantation of the south. Wildlife is a product of rich and diverse grounds cover and this property has it. Just as importantly, it’s bordered by other plantations and quality properties, less than 18 miles to Tallahassee’s Thomasville Road exit, and only 29 miles to downtown Thomasville, Georgia. The location is ideal. With regards to water, Savannah Lake is blessed with a lake and flowing creeks throughout. The topography is exceptionally groomed with beautiful live oaks, well-spaced southern yellow pine over a “sea of grasses”. This is a strategically located beautiful, game-rich plantation enhanced for recreation, timber production, and wildlife.
The plantation has recently undergone an intensive re-capitalization of the quail woods; an extensive 2-year grassland restoration and selective hardwood reduction for benefit of quail. The diverse and productive understory is the key to Savannah Lake’s wealth of wildlife—perhaps one of the best examples of grassland understory of any plantation in the Red Hills. The game flow and hunt-ability is amazing and the plantation has undergone an intensive amount of capital improvement for quail habitat such that it greatly reduces the annual operating cost and increases wild quail. These grasslands have scattered creeks and wetlands harbor exceptional deer and turkey. Ducks frequent the many creeks.
The plantation is bordered by River Ridge Plantation, Coon Bottom Ranch, and Split Pine Plantation and is in the neighborhood of other plantations all contiguous to the main Red Hills Plantation belt. Conveniently situated minutes from the I-10 corridor and also just 5 miles to restaurants in Havana, Florida, less than 18 miles to Tallahassee’s Thomasville Road exit and only 29 miles to downtown Thomasville, Georgia.
The property is managed for high concentrations of quail, turkey, deer, dove, and ducks. The deer have exceptional genetics, and some of the largest deer in Florida are consistently harvested in this area. Aficionados of trophy whitetails have gravitated to this area, with the majority of neighbors also managing their properties under a quality whitetail program. The deer here have the genetics, nutrition, and age to consistently grow trophy size antlers unlike almost any other area in the State of Florida. The wild turkey population is also excellent. In fact, this is the secret hunting spot of a prolific winner of GA/FL turkey invitation. If there is a property “managed” for trophy gobblers this would be it! The flowing creeks and roosting areas are best situated to hold the maximum number of springtime gobblers.
This is an unbelievable opportunity to own a wild quail plantation within the “epicenter” of it all, located between Tallahassee, Florida and Thomasville, Georgia at less than $3,400 per acre.
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Savannah Lake
- 1,423+/- acre Red Hills Plantation, Gadsden County, FL
- 7.5+/- acre Lake
- 15 minutes from Tallahassee & 35 minutes SW of Thomasville
- Exceptional conservation easement opportunity
- Located in a Neighborhood of Other Noted Plantations
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Bruce Ratliff is a retired elected official (Property Appraiser Taylor County). Bruce brings years of experience in ad valorem tax knowledge. His property tax background gives JKA Associates & clients a unique insight into the complicated tax process. Bruce held several positions in the Florida Association of Property Appraisers, including member of the Board of Directors, President, Vice-President and Secretary, and served on the Agricultural & Legislative Committees for the Association. The real estate business has been part of Bruce’s life since childhood. His mother, Shirley Ratliff owned Professional Realty of Perry, Florida and his father, Buster owned Ratliff Land Surveying which Bruce was General Manager of before his political career.
From murky farm ponds to pristine glacier-cut lakes and everything in between, Knox Daniels’ expertise stems from a lifelong fascination of water and the creatures that live in and around it. He recognizes and helps clients appreciate the value water features bring to a property. “My goal is to help buyers realize and sellers maximize the value different water bodies bring to a property, not only in a recreational sense, but also for social storm reasons.” After extensively traveling the country for collegiate BASS fishing tournaments, Knox graduated and worked for the Southeast’s finest fisheries and wildlife biologist, Greg Grimes. With Grimes’ company, AES, Knox managed many of the southeast’s finest private lake estate/impoundment properties, and learned the intricacies of upscale property management. Learning from Greg and other biologists, Knox honed in on the specific conditions and habitat needed for optimal gamefish growth in private lakes. He has also worked as a property manager on several thousand acres and for a commercial developer, facilitating the dirt work and builds of several apartment complexes, but his true passion has always been in the outdoors. “I’ve always had an insatiable fascination with ponds/lakes and am grateful to be able to help to place clients on the properties of their dreams and make their personal fisheries/wildlife goals reality with JKA.” – Knox Daniels
As a landowner of his own family farm, Lick Skillet, along with family land that has been passed down and enjoyed together at Keaton Beach for 40 years, Jon knows what it means to be a steward of the last best places. As a third-generation land broker with more than 30 years of experience in advising landowners in this niche, Jon is known for his innate ability to harvest a land’s unique intrinsic value. Touting several notable sales under his belt, Jon personally closed Rock Creek/Molpus – 124,000 acres of premium timberland at $142,000,000 – which was known as the largest timberland land sale in the Southeast for eight years running. He is a co-founding member of LandLeader and achieved the real estate industry’s highest honor, “2022 National Broker of the Year – Recreational Land Sales,” by the Realtors® Land Institute.
Prior to joining Jon Kohler & Associates, Walter Hatchett served for 30 years as a land manager to several of the south’s most esteemed properties, including Rock Creek. As a former property manager himself, and a consistently ranked “Top Sales Producer” nationwide and achieved “APEX Top 20 Land Broker” multiple times, Walter has a keen eye for the best in habitat management.
With Madison County roots, Lori grew up on her family farm at Pettis Springs along the historic Aucilla River. A love of the land was instilled in Lori very early on by her father who was a local farmer. Lori understands the importance of good land stewardship and has witnessed first-hand how her own father, a former 2-term member of the Florida House of Representatives whose district encompassed many rural counties of the Red Hills Plantation Region, with a little bit of sweat equity, so lovingly worked their own family land. These are core values she carries with her today, and nothing gives her more personal satisfaction than to represent some of the south’s best land stewards.
Hailing from a long line of outdoorsmen, Tim learned a great deal from his father and grandfather. He saw first-hand what it means to be a good land steward. He believes land is so much more than a place to hunt, fish, and grow timber or crops. “It’s an identity, a resting place, a safe haven and a way of life, said Tim.” Tim’s family ties to Alabama run deep. During his grandfather’s first term, Governor James was responsible for signing into law Alabama’s first state duck stamp which helped to ensure funding for the procurement, development, and preservation of wetlands for migratory waterfowl habitat. He also established Alabama’s lifetime hunting license, so it is no surprise that Tim is an avid outdoorsman with a keen eye as to how best to improve habitat for the greater good of its wildlife.
Jason has been assisting landowners for the last 28 years in Georgia and South Carolina obtain achievements the owners did not realize were possible. His degree in Biology from Georgia Southern stemmed from the desire to know how things in nature work. His plantation roots began at just 16 years old outside of Albany, GA and the last 20 years were spent in the Lowcountry of South Carolina. His entire career has been spent developing a global approach to plantation management. That plan included sales. Sales is in Jason’s blood- his mom had a 45-year career as a real estate broker. After college, he chose to pursue his passion of making properties great. In 2011, Jason sold his first plantation. Since then, he has assisted buyers and sellers with over $20 million in sales while most of that time working as a full-time General Manager of a large Lowcountry plantation. Today, he is committed to using his unique skill set and experience to guide landowners through the many challenges of plantation ownership.