Ocmulgee Lodge
The culmination of a renown doctor's four decades of hard work (and hard play) to create a friends and family recreational trophy property!
- 182+/- acre Recreational & Social Storm™ Property in Pulaski County, GA
- 1/2 mile of frontage on the Ocmulgee River
- One 2.5-acre pond – stocked with bass, brim and shell cracker
- 1,892 sq. ft. 3 BR/2.5BA cabin with wrap around screened porch
- 8/10-mile paved drive and gated entrance
- Exceptional trophy deer and turkey
- 58+/- acres newly planted Longleaf Pine
- Hundreds of irrigated Sawtooth Oaks and planted White Oaks and other fruit and nut-producing trees for deer
- New 2,400 sq ft Quonset Hut for storage
- Great Social Storm™ aspects - lodge tucked away at the back of the property and fortified against flood or any other potential natural occurrence
- In an area of large landowners w opportunity to lease adjoining acreage
- 16 acres irrigated food plots and permanent sprinkler heads
- 8 inch irrigation well w 3 phase power
- 1 hour to Macon, GA & 2 hours to Atlanta, GA
You’re going to love this story and seeing what this doctor did to make this one spectacular place!
Located in Pulaski County, Georgia, just three miles southeast of Hawkinsville, is Ocmulgee Lodge, a 182+/- acre recreational trophy and Social Storm™ property.
It has been a lifelong dream of of the current landowner, Dr. Roberts, to own a recreational hunting showplace worthy of sharing with friends and family. He has accomplished that goal in spades. His passion for the land, wildlife, and people to share it with is infectious.
“Dr. Roberts had both the time, talent and treasure to take this great property and turn it into a modern-day recreational showplace. He did what most of us only dream of doing...” - Jon Kohler
There is exceptional open water with nearly a 1/2 mile on the Ocmulgee River itself, a 2.5-acre pond as well as control of another two thirds of another pond. The fishing is incredible with the Ocmulgee River holding the record for the largest bass in America at 22 lbs 4 oz. Boating opportunities abound on the 255-mile Ocmulgee.
Most of the food plots as well as the sawtooth and white oak plantings are irrigated from a centrally located 8 inch well.
"The irrigation system for the wildlife here is one of the most comprehensive I have ever seen. There are no excuses here when it comes to growing deer nutrition. If I had that much irrigation on low cost 3-phase, I think I would go ahead and irrigate a dove field and build a small, flooded wood duck pond as well. It wouldn’t take much.” – Jon Kohler
The forest consists of a great mix of open and park-like mixed pine and hardwoods, river cypress and newly planted Longleaf pine. The habitat is diverse, exceptional, and beautiful. The hardwood bottoms have an open and grassy understory making exceptional turkey habitat. Two former farm fields of about 58 acres, which were later planted to loblolly, have just been converted over to Longleaf pine. This will be even a further improvement for wild game.
“This is one of those well-situated properties that’s on a major game corridor that hunts 10 times its size. If someone did want more hunting neighboring leases may be available.” – Jon Kohler
“If I had to say just one thing about this place it would be “ecotone.” This place has it and the secret to why it produces what it does.” – Jon Kohler
"The driveway back to the lodge is one of the most unique entrances I've seen in my 30+ year career. What Dr. Roberts built here sets the tone. Everyone knows they are in for an adventure." – Jon Kohler
“I’ve seen about every type of wildlife program there is. With its irrigated food plots and hundreds of mast trees this place is as polished as a place can be.” - Jon Kohler
Conveniently situated in the middle of the property is a storage compound complete with a new ($150,000) 2,400 sq ft Quonset Hut storage shed. There is 3-phase power at the equipment shed an 8 inch well, as well as a 60-gallon air compressor.
Tucked away at the back of the property behind a gated entrance, on the banks of the Ocmulgee River, is the custom built "family camp." One accesses it from the main entryway which opens up into a beautiful clearing at the water’s edge. The 1,892 square foot, 3-bedroom, 2 ½-bathroom home is smartly built up above any potential flood line, yet right on the banks of the river. Great for entertaining, the lodge hosts 30+ people Thanksgivings! A tankless hot water heater supplies the family camp (and Quonset Hut), and the home has a full home generator. The house has a signature wrap around screened porch that are 10 ft wide, and it has a detached carport.
The porch is comfortable and inviting, offering views from all sides. There is ample space for outdoor entertaining, dining, relaxing and for the kids and grandkids to race completely around the house. Inside is an open floor plan with the living room, dining area and kitchen open to vaulted ceilings and a second-floor landing that runs the full length of the house. The master bedroom and bath are located on the first floor with a half bath available for guests. Upstairs, along the landing are two more bedrooms and an additional bathroom. This is a spot made for memories – for the next landowner to add their happy times to those experienced by the current owners.
Nearby Hawkinsville offers an abundance of resources for daily needs such as grocery stores and a regional hospital facility. Founded in 1830, the town is named for Benjamin Hawkins, delegate to the Continental Congress and appointed by President George Washington as the U.S. Indian Agent in the Southeast. Today, Hawkinsville is known as the Harness Horse Capital of Georgia. The largest harness racing training facilities in the country operate from here. Each spring, the town hosts the Harness Horse Festival.
Just one hour north is Macon, Georgia with more restaurant and cultural options plus a historic music scene. Another hour north of Macon is Atlanta with the largest international airport in the world and all the amenities of a major city. While all this is available in close proximity, Ocmulgee Lodge certainly gives off the comfortable feeling of stepping back in time when recreation and life moved at a slower pace.
The Social Storm™ aspects of this property are incredible. This is exactly the kind of place one would take their family to spend the next pandemic, or worse. This property will prove to be an exceptional investment. As we write this, we are closing a 1,000+/-acre property on the Flint River for over $8,000 per acre! This is almost twice what we are offering for the river component here. As a Social Storm™ Property, if the world is a worse place, it will dramatically increase in value, and you wouldn't sell it at any price. If tomorrow is a better day, it will also increase in value as a High-Quality Recreational Property. Either way, this property goes up in value.
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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.