JK Timberland
Stewart County, Georgia⁞1,841± ACRES
High Quality Recreational Property
- 1,841+/- acre high quality recreational property in Stewart County, Georgia
- 26 meticulously maintained food plots
- 3.5 +/- miles of frontage along Hannanatchee Creek
- 23+/- miles of interior roads
- 10 (ten) 1,000 lb mineral feeders
- 300-yard covered rifle range
- 2 hunter’s cabins - 5BD / 2 BA total - slept at many as 16-18 people
- Creekside “Cook Shack” with outdoor fireplace
- 2,400 sq. ft. equipment barn
- 17 years of extremely selective buck harvest and management
- Averaging 3 trophy bucks harvested per year over the last decade
- Exceptional wild turkey population and good waterfowl
- 1/3 of property per-year prescribed fire rotation
- 1,776+/- merchantable timber acres
- Loblolly pines, and hardwoods (Red Oak, White Oak, and Cypress)
- 1,441 +/- acres of merchantable loblolly pine with an average 65 basal area
- 335 +/- acres of mature hardwoods
- 56 +/- acres of limed and tested food plots and open areas
- 180 feet of elevation change
- 7 +/-acres of beaver ponds for waterfowl habitat
- 3+ miles on Hannahatchee Creek a major tributary to Chattahoochee River
- 8+ miles of clear flowing interior creeks
- 4+/- miles north of Providence Canyon State Park - “The Grand Canyon of the South”
- 18 min to Lumpkin, GA, 30 minutes to Eufala, AL, & 38 Min to Columbus, GA
- Exceptional Social Storm Property ™
Exceptional deer hunting, timberland and Social Storm™ property
Well capitalized and exceptionally well managed
Welcome to JK Timberland. For those of us who have ever dreamed of owning a trophy deer hunting property, where you can bring friends and family, where you can manage the deer herd without having to high fence you are going to enjoy hearing about what has been created here.
“This is one of those rare properties where the second you arrive you realize it’s well capitalized and exceptionally well managed. You know you are somewhere special.” Jon Kohler
This is the culmination of a lifelong dream and almost 20-year development into one of Georgia’s largest, most heavily managed trophy whitetail deer properties.
The 1,841 acres are 100% managed for whitetail deer consisting of 26 food plots spread out across almost 50 acres, 22 insulated box stands, and 10-1,000lb mineral feeders all accessed by over 23 miles of graded interior roads. An average of 8,000 lbs of protein are fed a month year-round. A system of 28 trail cameras allows for impeccable record-keeping.
Those of us who love raising and hunting trophy Whitetails understand the biggest threat to any well-managed deer property is making sure neighbors and even guests aren’t setting back the program. Here, the way the topography lays, size, and the strategies in place, JK Timber has proven to do what few low-fenced places can do, and that is consistently harvest an average of 3 trophy bucks a year over the last decade. Some years as many as 5 have been harvested.
“I've seen it only a few times before. This is the kind of place, so well managed, where they watch each buck for years, give them names and when the opportunity comes to harvest the trophy buck (the size of which most would never have a chance in a lifetime) the owner lets it walk or even lets it walk three different times…” - Jon Kohler
"We have a rule at JK Timber. If you shoot a trophy deer here, you have to bring it up there and hang it on the wall for two years and then you can come back and get it and do whatever you want to with it. It's kind of a pride thing. It's you know, who shot the biggest deer? Well, there's mine. Where's yours? That type of bantering back and forth that goes on in hunt camp" - Jimmy Keys, Landowner, JK Timberland
One of the things that made JK Timber such a successful program is its mature hardwood bottoms. Covering 335 acres they are spread out across the property along the edges of 8+ miles of clear spring-fed creeks. The food plots are strategically placed mainly at the top of the ridges and stands positioned for minimal disturbance. Most of the stands are made by Hunter’s Comfort in North Carolina and one of the best box stands made. The location and size has been perfected over time.
"Those hardwood bottoms, they're beautiful. There's, especially, a few magnolias that'll make you stop and say, "holy cow I didn't know a magnolia could get this big." There's just some beautiful trees and they're just showering acorns. Sometimes you can't hear yourself think down there, 'cause the acorns are dropping so hard." - Jimmy Keys, Landowner, JK Timberland
The loblolly timber stands consists of all mature timber primarily saw-timber and chip-n-saw averaging a basal area of around 65 which is the ideal balance between deer/turkey management and timber value. There are exceptional timber markets in this area. There is a current timber cruise. The timber is managed with prescribed fire on a three-year rotation. Again, the ideal rotation to maximize deer and turkey habitat.
The improvements are specifically designed to provide the feeling of a “hunting camp” which encourages people doing things outside with others. Not surprisingly, the main feature is a creekside outdoor cooking area with fireplace overlooking Hanahatchee Creek.
“I 100% understand and agree with the hunting camp feel. Huge lodges are great but really my best memories are the camaraderie of a hunting camp. Erica and I have worked hard at Lick Skillet to create the same feel, to have campfires, cook outside, and be outdoors as much as possible.” - Jon Kohler
The two Keystone log cabins were built in 2007, with 5 bedrooms and 2 bathrooms between the two; both are fully furnished. They have slept as many as 16 people for large family events.
The expansive 2,400 square foot concrete garage offers ample space to store all your outdoor gear - from ATVs to hunting equipment - and tools with ease. There is also a covered 300-yard rifle range.
The property is located just 18 minutes to Lumpkin, Georgia, 30 minutes to Eufaula, Alabama, and 38 minutes to Columbus, Georgia.
The property also has a very high Social Storm Properties ™ score. This is exactly the kind of property one would want to bring friends and family to during the next pandemic…or worse.
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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.