Overview & Facts

• Established duck hunting property in the 1940s and has been improved and managed over the years to provide some of the best waterfowl hunting on the Great Lakes
• Property borders the 620-acre St. Clair National Wildlife Area (no hunting) that during the fall migration has one of the highest concentrations of mallards in the Great Lakes region. This neighboring refuge holds 10,000 to 12,000 Canada Geese and 20,000+ dabbling ducks of which 75% are mallards.
• 286 surveyed acres that consists of 150 acres diked marsh, 25 acre woodlot, 25 acres agriculture, and almost 100 acres of Lake St Clair shoreline
• Most accessible highest quality mallard hunting for those residing in the eastern United States
• Long, generous seasons – 100+ days that begins the fourth Saturday of September and ends the second week of January. With warming trends, hunting has been very productive in January over the last several years. Peak migration usually occurs third week of October to third week of November, but there is good hunting from the start of the season.
• Six duck daily bag limit of which all can be mallards. Property’s typical annual harvest is 75% mallards, 15% teal, and the balance is black ducks, wigeon, gadwalls and wood ducks. Annual harvest is typically 800 – 1,000 ducks with impressive averages per hunter. Also harvest about 100 geese per year, but more opportunity exists as current owner doesn’t pursue geese too often.
• Offered turnkey with fully furnished lodge, all hunting equipment, 25-year veteran property manager, guides, and wonderful chef. Current owner has used it to entertain countless business colleagues, friends, and family.
• Bonus - great diver hunting in the area as Lake St. Clair is one of the largest staging areas of Canvasbacks
• Very comfortable and well-appointed 7,600 sq ft lodge built in 2016 with five bedrooms, six full bathrooms, two half bathrooms, oversized wood fireplace, mudroom, guide area, office, exercise room, great internet service, walk-in cooler in kitchen, and views of the marsh. Perfectly-designed lodge for hosting any type of guest.
• Other structures include an all-in-one shop, garage, and six run dog kennel.
• Neighboring 600 acres of agricultural fields are leased and provides sensational opportunities for dry field hunting ducks and geese, which is currently underutilized.
• Location is southern edge of Ontario on the banks of Lake St. Clair, just north of Lake Erie and only 50 miles due east of Detroit, Michigan. Only 20 minutes to Chatham-Kent, Ontario, which has a population of 100,000 and only 3 hours from Toronto.
• For private aviation, Chatham-Kent Municipal Airport is only 30 minutes away and the Windsor International Airport is 50 minutes away. Windsor has customs and Chatham-Kent does not. However, the corporate CanPass program allows you to access the closer Chatham-Kent airport with expedited clearances for low-risk, pre-screened travelers. Corporate aircraft carrying no more than 15 pre-approved, low-risk passengers (including the crew) can report to the CBSA by telephone before arriving in Canada. Detroit’s commercial airport is also only 90 minutes away.
• Property offers a nice variety of hunting scenarios with most hunts occurring within the controlled marsh that is easily accessed by shallow water mud boats. Current program is two hunters plus a guide in a blind and can hunt up to two or three blinds at the same time. Property also offers flooded corn field and dry field hunting.
• Issued by the Canadian Wildlife Service, the operation includes two permits that authorize you to deposit bait for migratory birds. Hunting is restricted within a quarter of a mile from bait stations.
• Many of the migrating Canada Geese originate on the Akimiski Island Migratory Bird Sanctuary, 1,300 square miles, within James Bay, and the duck come from as far west as Alaska and as far east as Quebec.
• Ideal property for a single owner or a small group of acquaintances to own it together.