Triple Quail
Madison County, Florida⁞2294± ACRES
High Quality Recreation and Timber Property Located in the Red Hills
- 2,294 +/- acres high quality recreational and timber property in Madison County, Florida
- Located in the Red Hills Plantation Belt - Shares boundary w/ large conservation-minded landowners
- Bordered to the North by famed Madison Oaks Ranch
- Recently renovated Bass Pond with well
- 40-acre irrigation pivot currently planted with Perrenial Peanut #1 summer deer forage “the alfalfa of the South”
- Approximately, 99 total acres of Perrenial Peanut avg yield of 105 bales a year
- 5+ Miles of high-fence on north side- allows deer to reach exceptional age
- Food plot system professionally designed by Bucks of Tecomate
- Intensively managed for trophy deer, turkey, quail and waterfowl
- 9 “Condo” hunting stands, recently rebuilt
- Prolific 5+/- acre floodable duck pond w room for expansion
- One of the highest populations of wild turkey
- Significant timber stands of various age
- Recently remodeled lodge, furnished
- New tiny house with septic and filtered water with a new well pump
- New State-of-the-Art Equipment barn with well, septic, bathroom, and 6-inch floors
- All new high grade water filtration systems on the three smaller wells that are used for drinking
- .5 miles of frontage on Honey Lake Road and 3.6 miles of frontage on NW 85 Ave
- Underground Electric Service
- Managed for the best of both high quality timber and high quality recreation
- Exceptional habitat, eco-tones and roads
- Approximately 40 minutes to both Thomasville and Tallahassee
- Conveniently located near I-10
High-fencing, 40-acres irrigated, floodable duck pond, bass pond, great timber and mature whitetails, gobblers, ducks, dove and some wild quail
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. Located just 40 minutes to both Tallahassee, Florida and Thomasville, Georgia, the property is currently being managed for the best of both high-quality timber 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.
“This is one of those renown places that’s synonymous with all the great things about Madison County. At almost 2,300 acres it certainly has everything folks are looking for.” - Jon Kohler
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.
"I was there back when the high fence was built and Rans, who was then with Tecomate, put the deer program together. It is one of the most professionally developed trophy deer properties in Florida. We have sold several Tecomate managed places and can testify to the extent of the planning and knowledge that went into this place.” - Jon Kohler
“This, along with Deep Creek, is one of the first places to really make headway with not enclosing the entire property with a high fence. It lets the local genetic reach maturity, and the Perennial Peanut provides a low-cost protein to let them reach trophy size. I liked the results so much I did the same thing to part of my place.” - Jon Kohler
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-acre expansion. 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 pond with its own well which 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 that are maintained through a consistent burn regimen.
“Prescribed fire is the #1 most cost-effective thing one can do to improve the value of one’s land. We can show about a $1,200 per acre difference between lands that are consistently burned and those that aren’t. That’s a big return on a $25 per acre cost every other year.” - Jon Kohler
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 is a 40-acre irrigation pivot currently planted in Perennial Peanut to be drought resistant. This makes a total of approximately 99 acres in premium hay and 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 of 105 bales per year. The sale of these bales goes a long way towards paying for the annual operations.
“I first planted Perennial Peanut on Lick Skillet three decades ago. All the promises came true. In fact, I now have 25 acres of it in three different varieties. I use it for deer and cattle feed. It's easy to grow, cost effective, has few pests and is beautiful. There isn't anything better that one can plant once and continue to provide high protein throughout the growing season.” - Jon Kohler
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 new state of the art equipment 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.
“The new equipment barn gets my award for the nicest, largest most well-built equipment barn I have seen in several years.” - Jon Kohler
While approximately 40% of all Red Hills Plantations are protected by a Conservation Easement, this one is not... At least not yet.
“With regards to value, there is currently no conservation easement on this property. The benefits of one being placed on this property are great. There are various Florida Programs that will pay the landowner for these rights as well as many interested land trusts. This is still “Old Florida”, but the path of Florida’s growth is quickly approaching. A conservation easement placed here would be a very profitable way of quickly monetizing the land's future development potential today.” - Jon Kohler
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.
“The window of opportunity when you have the financial ability, health and your family too is ready to share it with you is fleeting. What we see all too often is a businessman waiting so long, working so hard to be successful that by the time they get serious about buying a place, figure out that no place is perfect, they have only about 10-15 years of being able to easily get on and off a horse and good health is still assumed. Kids and puppies are only impressionable for a brief period. Spending time outdoors with your grandkids is a priceless gift both to you, and them. We estimate that for every year that someone waits before they start this adventure, they are cutting their adventure short by on average around 10%. Everyone I know says they wish they had pulled the trigger sooner. Don’t miss sharing these priceless moments with loved ones outdoors. We can help guide you too to easily find success.” - Jon Kohler
A Social Storm™ Ranked Property: Triple Quail and it's Social Storm™ Property Attributes are Highly Ranked. This Social Storm™ property belongs to a unique asset class with key property attributes that investors gravitate to for safety in bad times and buy for a recreation reward in good times.
Why choose a Social Storm® Property?
The Social Storm™ Properties score here is phenomenal. This is exactly the kind of self-sufficient and safe place you’d want to retreat to with your family during the next pandemic or worse.
“If tomorrow brings a better day, these high-quality recreational lands will continue to increase in value. If tomorrow brings a worse day, these lands will be in even higher demand, making them the perfect hedge.” - Jon Kohler
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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.