Hypothetical question to pass the time

If you could inherit any big land owners land, whose would it be?

Probably Portland Landing from about 20-25 years ago.

John Malone

The McGowan’s ( union camp ) 30 years ago

The Marton Ranch in Wyoming

The current Delaney's family holdings.

Ted Turner

Walt Disney

Go big or go home, I concur. However, closer to home would no doubt be Raymond Jones.

Johnny Morris

Yep.

King Ranch in Texas

I'd be completely satisfied inheriting Ray Jone's holdings ...

Uncle Sam and I'd kick all ya'll out !

Samuel Upchurch, an attorney in Birmingham, called Grey Rocks. Perfect layout, flat, all game, some history, and close enough to home I wouldn't have to move.

I’d like to hunt out there for sure. But if I had to inherit any land in the state of Alabama. I’d have to go with Ben Russell. Just because he owns so much and a lot of it borders lake martin

Sure, there are much bigger and better places. But I have elderly parents and they aren't moving so neither am i. This is by far the best I know of within a reasonable every day driving distance. A lot plays into what an individual seeks in a property and it is personal to them. I'd take Grey Rocks over any other property in the US for my personal wants. And I am probably the only person in the US to say that.

Bill Busbice

2 of you beat me to it.

TED TURNER

Only a few acres, but Hugh Hefner's place would suit me as long as a fresh stock of does are maintained...

how bout jimmy ranes heard he is the richest man in alabama….I know he owns thousands of acres in henry county alone..

Small pen, huh, John G.?

Now would be Darren Metropolous place. 33 year old has bought and sold a bunch of companies. Owns PBR

Rather have the former richests Harberts place.

Old Sedgefield Plantation in Bullock

Sehoy plantation.

Yep. Close to the house. Looking at piece down there now.

What you got against Enon?

Jake Peavy's place was one heck of nice retreat!

Mark Drurys Farm in Iowa.

The Bend.

Nothing against Enon but Sehoy is about 10 times bigger.

It was once all owned by Cam Lanier and was 26,000 acres total.....Parcels have been sold off though. Now I believe what is considered Sehoy is around 5,000 acres and Enon is something like 4500...I think that's close anyways

Sehoy, Enon, or Wynn creek plantation would all be good with me lol

The Drummond's land on the Alabama River

Don't know if its still owned by Drummond but when I was a kid there was a stretch of river my Grandfather and I used to crappie fish that had a fence put up with a black tarp. It looked like one of those high fence operations but the fence wasnt all that tall. I heard it was the Drummond's personal hunting property and they put the fence and black tarp up so that no one could come in by boat and poach. The idea behind the tarp was so that people couldn't see through the fence and shoot from the boat. The fence was right on the river bank for a good long ways.

This was almost 20 years ago though.

Parker Island isn’t anything to sniff at

I've tracked several deer for them....That's probably my favorite place to go.

I think owning and hunting on Parker Island would be awesome.

This. I'll take that ranch right outside Bozeman, thanks.

John Hendrix land in Colorado. He start the discovery channel.

The ferry would get old 🙄

all of Montana

Weyerhauser, Gulf States Steel, Westervelt

The McGowin's still own a good bit of land. And all of them are the nicest people you could know. Back when Floyd was alive, he was to the point and some thought that he was being an ass. But he was just Floyd and he was a very interesting man to talk to. He wrote a book (The Forest and The Trees) before he died and it is a good read into his life and the WT Smith lumber co.

The King Ranch for nation wide.

Ono Island for Alabama.

Gene Taylor

Queen Elizabeth II, I think she owns around 6 and a half billion acres

Milliard Cox Jemison

Any of Ted’s properties but if I had to pick one, then Vermejo Ranch.

Richard King's ranch. Just the areas along the river would do just fine. I wouldn't need it all.

Ted Turner

I’d take Westervelt’s. Cut enough pine to pay property taxes and replant long leafs. Burn every inch except for hardwoods, and dare somebody to cut another hardwood tree off of any of it. If there are any left.

Why would you not cut any hardwood?

Because, if you look at timber company property, it’s all but gone. I know, “it’s only useful for a short period” as far as game goes. Turkeys say different. There’s plenty of scratching that is made daily in the few spots of hardwood that I’m allowed to hunt. Also, it creates more diversity than just them golden pine trees and would be a big part in my dream property.

That would be terrible timber management or wildlife management. Not all hardwoods are mast producers. If managing for strictly wildlife, the best oaks would need to be identified then released. Clear cutting is not necessary but removing the less desirable hardwoods to release the best only makes sense.

Thanks for your opinion. If I ever end up with all of westervelts property I’ll ask for it ....actually, I probably won’t. I’ll do what I know and learn is right. Until then, I’ll work, try to kill a few deer and turkeys off the lease I can afford and answer hypothetical questions and try not to derail threads. 😉

Man, I was just carrying on a friendly conversation. Why don't you take some Midol and carry your little biotch a$$ to bed.

Slow down the name calling there keyboard cowboy. Speaking of bitches and midol.....I just answered a question and you go all scientific biologist on me.
My point was, that there’s very few hardwoods left on timber co. property. That’s it. There’s plenty of them pretty pine trees to burn and create good habitat. Good lord.

Rayonier.