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ES CA PE R A NC HK E N A N S V I L L E , F L O R I D A

Bi l l ings, Montana off ice: (406) 656-7500 • www.hal landhal l .com • emai l: info@hal landhal l .com

E x E c u t I V E S u m m A Ry

The Escape Ranch consis ts of 13,952 acres front ing on U.S. Highway 441 about 40 miles southeast of Orlando at the town of Kenansvi l le . I t i s considered to be one of the f inest quai l plantat ions in the southeast . I t has been aggressively managed for wi ld quai l for many years using every known management technique with no expense spared to maximize populat ions of wi ld birds . Ninety three (93) miles of wel l -maintained internal dir t and grass roads provide complete access to the quai l courses . The ranch also of fers outs tanding hunt ing for trophy qual i ty deer and turkey. In addi t ion, there are 2 wel l -designed ponds and extensive marshes and wet land areas of fer ing great waterfowl hunt ing. The classic 6-bedroom lodge is new and beaut i ful ly designed with spacious sui tes and comfortable publ ic areas. There is a 2-bedroom guest house and al l of the working faci l i t ies and s taf f quarters are in excel lent condi t ion. The ranch has the capaci ty to run up to 2 ,000 cows that help to maintain the quai l habi tat and absorb some of the expenses . I t i s being of fered basical ly turnkey including furnishings, equipment , dogs, l ivestock, and vehicles . 11,768 acres of the property is encumbered by a conservat ion easement granted to the St . Johns River Water Management Distr ic t . I t a l lows for the construct ion of addi t ional lodges and does not appear to be unduly restr ic t ive and 2,184 acres do remain unencumbered. Outstanding and experienced s taf f is in place al lowing one to begin hunt ing and enjoying the property from the day of c losing.

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L O c At I O N

The Escape Ranch l ies approximately 40 miles southeast of Orlando front ing on the east s ide of U.S. Highway 441 in the unincorporated vi l lage of Kenansvi l le . Fel lsmere Road, a secondary unpaved r ight of way, crosses the property. Yeehaw Junct ion l ies 15 miles south of the property where one can access the Flor ida Turnpike. The ranch is less than a 2-hour dr ive from the Palm Beaches and Flor ida’s Gold Coast and contains two grass a i r-s t r ips (4 ,000 feet and 2,000 feet) ; a l lowing easy access for most pr ivate propel ler dr iven aircraf t .

Major commercial a i rport hubs within close proximity include Orlando Internat ional (45 minutes) , Palm Beach Internat ional ( less than 2 hours) and there is a f ixed-base operat ion at Kissimmee (about 30 minutes) .

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L O c A L E

The Escape Ranch is located in an area of Flor ida that is home to some of the largest cat t le ranches and hunt ing plantat ions remaining in the s ta te . The neighbors to the north, east and south are a l l large ranches – some even larger than Escape. There is some smaller acreage development a long U.S. Highway 441 – par t icular ly to the west .

Fortunately i t i s within easy dr iving range of important hubs such as Melbourne and Vero Beach to the east about 40 miles , Orlando to the north about 40 miles , the Tampa/St . Petersburg area to the west about 110 miles and the Palm Beach and associated communit ies to the south about 120 miles . At the same t ime i t i s not subject to the development pressures that come with being more closely associated with those communit ies . I t i s , as the name indicates “an escape.”



G E N E R A L D E S c R I p t I O N

One cannot help but be impressed as one leaves the bi ts and pieces of c ivi l izat ion along U.S. Highway 441 and turns onto Fel lsmere Road that passes through the ranch. The fencing is good along the road and the diverse countryside has a wild natural feel to i t . As one watches on the r ight for the ranch entrance one soon becomes aware that one is approaching an important ranch headquarters as the fencing changes to brown post and panel and a tas teful overhead gate panel announces “ESCAPE RANCH”. Behind the gate is a long road f lanked by the grass a i r s t r ip on the lef t and a row of pines on the r ight . A fork at the end of this road takes one to e i ther the lodge or the main hunt ing headquarters .



A c R E A G E B R E A K D O w N

The total deeded acreage is es t imated to be 13,952 based on mapping provided by the St . Johns River Water Management Distr ic t . Based upon this same information approximately 2/3 or 9453 acres are considered uplands and the 1/3 or 4499 acres are considered wet lands. The wet lands consis t of a wide band of land running north-south through the center of the property. They consis t of wet prair ies , bay heads, cypress swamps, and open bodies of water. I t goes without saying that these wet areas shr ink and expand depending upon moisture cycles . They offer except ional habi ta t for the wide var ie ty of wildl i fe that the ranch supports .



Approximately 11,768 acres are encumbered by a perpetual conservat ion easement in favor of the St . Johns River Water Management Distr ic t . I t i s recorded in Off ic ia l Records Book 1370, Page 2160, Publ ic Records of Osceola County, Flor ida. Complete easement documents are avai lable a t the off ices of Hal l and Hal l or The Atlant ic Western Companies . The intent ion of the easement is to maintain the property in i ts current s ta te in accordance with approved management plans that permit the current uses of hunt ing, recreat ion, and cat t le ranching. The easement a l lows the encumbered t ract to be divided into 5 parcels and i t a l lows a s ignif icant amount of addi t ional construct ion of lodges, houses , barns , ponds etc . When combined with over 2 ,000 acres that are unencumbered, i t i s hard to imagine a use of the property that would not be permit ted except for real es ta te development which would not be reasonably expected in this area at anyt ime in the foreseeable future . This leaves approximately 2,184 acres unencumbered. The unencumbered lands l ie in the northwest quadrant of the ranch front ing on U.S. Highway 441.When one considers the s t rong ownership of large ranches in the surrounding area and the qual i ty of the hunt ing, i t seems l ikely that the die is cast for many generat ions to come that the Escape Ranch wil l remain precisely what i t i s today – an except ional wild quai l plantat ion.


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I m p R O V E m E N t S

The Escape Ranch is except ional ly wel l improved in every way that one could imagine. Beginning with the main lodge, guest house and i ts beaut i ful , natural ly landscaped grounds, to the wonderful road system which provides wel l drained access to vir tual ly every corner of the property, to the thoughtful ly designed horse and dog faci l i t ies and the ful ly adequate s taff housing and l ivestock compounds, i t comes dangerously close to perfect ion without being ostentat ious. The improvements are br ief ly descr ibed in the fol lowing table:

Several of the ranch improvements cal l for special ment ion:



Main Lodge:This ten year old elegant and understated s t ructure is set amongst the enchantment of large oaks draped with Spanish moss on extensive natural ly manicured grounds. One wakes each morning to sandhi l l cranes and deer feeding outs ide the window – not to ment ion the songs of a myriad of local birds . In keeping with the t radi t ion of the Deep South the house is s ided with wide planks of cypress and has metal roofing. There are 5 covered screen porches with quarry t i le f looring al lowing each main f loor bedroom and the great room to have immediate access to the outdoors .

On the main f loor there are 3 corner bedroom sui tes with large ceramic t i led bathrooms featur ing double vani t ies , Jacuzzi tubs, separate shower and a wet bar. There are two smaller bedrooms with ful l baths and there is a half bath off the great room. Custom f looring throughout includes laminate , t i le , and carpet ing where appropriate . The great room has f lagstone f loors , a 2-s tory f i replace, cypress panel ing, and cei l ing fans. There is a comfortable dining area and this room accesses screened porches on each s ide. I t current ly funct ions as a t rophy room for a magnif icent col lect ion of Afr ican and local game animals . ( I t i s not known at this t ime i f these t rophies and some of the ar t wil l remain) . The separate ki tchen is ful ly equipped to cook for the guests who gather there . The s ixth bedroom is accessed by a set of s ta i rs f rom the great room which cl imbs to a balcony overlooking the dining and l iving areas . This is a large bedroom with ful l pr ivate bath. There is a lso a nicely paneled separate pr ivate dining room which has doubled as a recreat ion room.

The lodge has i ts own emergency generator a l lowing i t to operate even during major power outages.



Other Faci l i t ies of Note:The guest house i s a funct ional 1 ,200 square foot modern home with 2 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, a comfortable l iving room, a small ki tchen and front and rear screen porches.

The dog kennel was bui l t 4 years ago and is a 5 ,000 square foot concrete block bui lding with a comfortable dry wal led ranch off ice and a feed room in the front and extensive chain l ink kennel ing in the rest of the bui lding. The off ice has heat ing and air condi t ioning. This is a s ta te of the ar t faci l i ty that ref lects the importance of the dogs to the quai l shoot ing operat ion.

The cook house contains 1 ,425 square foot and was bui l t in 1985. For many years this s t ructure was the focal point of the ranch operat ions before the main lodge was bui l t . With i ts paneled wal ls i t s t i l l holds the ambiance of a men’s hunt ing camp where many ta l l ta les were told.

Other bui ldings: Every bui lding on the ranch was bui l t for a purpose and has been wel l maintained and used for what i t was intended. Every s t ructure is needed and is in good condi t ion.



G E N E R A L O p E R At I O N

There are two very separate and dis t inct operat ions going on at Escape Ranch – hunt ing and cat t le .

Catt le operat ions – The ranch is ra ted to carry 2,300 animal uni ts and in fact the conservat ion easement cal ls for a minimum carrying capaci ty of 1 ,350 animal uni ts which is approximately where the ranch is s tocked as this brochure is being wri t ten at yearend 2009. The ranch recent ly sold down their cat t le herd and is in the process of res tocking at this t ime. Flor ida is general ly considered to be one of the most prof i table places in the U.S. to run cat t le and has one of the highest populat ions of cat t le of any s ta te in the U.S. The cat t le operat ion here however, plays second f iddle to the hunt ing operat ion. I t i s a cow/calf operat ion run by a cat t le foreman and 2 cowboys. The cat t le are concentrated on a more open par t of the ranch (approximately 4,500 acres) during the quai l season and then are used in the off season to keep the quai l courses f rom get t ing overgrown. They also provide a modest source of income to offset the expense of the hunt ing operat ion. The current owners are not act ive l ivestock operators , and the cat t le operat ion has the potent ia l to generate higher re turns .



The hunt ing operat ion by contrast is being operated at the highest level possible . Over 50% of the ranch is managed with rotated control led burns in the off season, roads are maintained, there is a ful l t ime predator control person, food plots are seeded and maintained, and the birds are offered supplemental feed to maximize populat ions. Escape Ranch has worked extensively with Tal l Timbers Research Stat ion (www.tal l t imbers .org) to inst i tute the best pract ices to enhance the habi ta t on the ranch. While the ranch concentrates on wild birds , they have set as ide a small preserve near the main lodge where raised birds are put out each year to a l low heavier hunt ing pressure and a higher covey count . The manager of the hunt ing operat ion is a re t i red professional dog t ra iner so the dogs are of the highest cal iber. I t i s a great pleasure to watch these animals do what they were bred for and there is no room for debate that they love what they do.



w I L D L I F E R E S O u R c E S

The Escape Ranch is r ich in wildl i fe due to the divers i ty of vegetat ive systems throughout the property. The species of pr imary commercial interest are quai l , whi te- ta i l deer, turkey, and waterfowl. The hunt ing for these species is considered to be about as good as i t gets and the ranch is managed to maximize these hunt ing experiences for the owners and the owner ’s family and guests . Of lesser interest there is a lso a populat ion of wild boar on the property that can be hunted though the species is considered somewhat of a nuisance. Due to their destruct ive nature the populat ion of boar is kept to a minimum.

However, in addi t ion to the huntable species , the ranch hosts a wide cross sect ion of other wildl i fe f rom sandhi l l cranes and burrowing owls to species of special concern such as the red cockaded woodpecker, wood s tork, crested caracara , and whooping crane and predators such as fox and bobcats . The wet lands areas are home to al l igators and a var ie ty of birds to numerous to l is t here .

At this point i t seems appropriate to address the quai l hunt ing on Escape Ranch. One of the owners , who has been quai l hunt ing for s ix decades al l over the southeast including many of the most renown plantat ions in the famous Thomasvi l le , Georgia area, feels that Escape Ranch is absolutely as good as i t gets when i t comes to wild quai l . He has a lso commented that the wide divers i ty of wildl i fe species on Escape Ranch make i t a much more interest ing place to hunt and the consis tency of the experience is unequal led anywhere.



Under the current ownership Escape has a lways been ut i l ized pr imari ly by family and fr iends. Some choose to hunt in the t radi t ional way on horseback and others avai l themselves of the custom bui l t t ruck with wel l -padded bench seats . Harvest records are not maintained on the ranch but we understand that 20 covey days are not uncommon and our br ief but personal experience hunt ing the ranch bears this out . They have maintained a s t r ic t l imit of 24 birds when hunt ing the wild quai l and i t i s very rare for good shooters to have any diff icul ty in reaching the l imit .

An added asset to Escape Ranch is i ts proximity to three of the f inest large mouth bass f ishing lakes in Flor ida. Lake Marian and Lake Kissimmee l ie immediately to the west of the ranch and Blue Cypress Lake l ies a few miles to the southeast . These locat ions are a l l open to the publ ic and there are top qual i ty guide services avai lable to provide an exci t ing day of f ishing to supplement the ranch’s act ivi t ies . The ranch also has i ts own small bass pond near the lodge.



tA x E S

Based upon past his tory the taxes are es t imated at $41,500 annual ly.

m I N E R A L R I G h t S

All minerals appurtenant to the ranch and owned by the sel lers wil l be t ransferred to buyer a t c losing.

B R O K E R ’ S c O m m E N t

In addi t ion to being arguably one of the f inest wi ld quai l plantat ions in the southeast , Escape Ranch is ful ly and tasteful ly improved, completely operat ional , compet i t ively priced and located in an area that is convenient to the most sought af ter winter communit ies on the east coast of Florida. In addi t ion i t i s a place that “just feels r ight”. One of the owners summed i t up when asked what was special to him about Escape Ranch. He said “the whole ranch is special as are the people who work on i t .”


NOTICE: Offer ing is subject to errors, omissions, pr ior sale, change or withdrawal without not ice, and approval of purchase by owner. Information regarding land classi f icat ions, acreages, carrying capacit ies, potent ia l prof i ts, etc., are intended only as general guidel ines and have been provided by sources deemed rel iable, but whose accuracy we cannot guarantee. Prospect ive buyers should ver i fy al l information to their sat isfact ion. Prospect ive buyers should also be aware that the photographs in this brochure may have been digita l ly enhanced.


p R I c E

$35,000,000 This pr ice ref lects a “ turn key” pr ice including al l l ivestock, furnishings, suppl ies , dogs, vehicles , equipment and any other personal property essent ia l to the operat ion of the ranch. The owner ’s personal belongings including cer ta in ar t work, guns and cer ta in t rophies are excluded from the offer ing. A complete inventory shal l be provided within a reasonable t ime af ter the acceptance of a purchase agreement and said agreement shal l be subject to the approval of the inventory by the prospect ive buyer.

t E R m S

Sellers require an earnest money deposi t of $1,000,000 upon the execut ion of a purchase agreement and the balance of the purchase pr ice shal l be due in cash at c losing.



A D D I t I O N A L S E RV I c E S O F F E R E D B y h A L L A N D h A L L

MANAGEMENT SERVICES – Hal l and Hal l ’s Management Divis ion has a very 1.clear mission – To represent the owner and to ensure that his or her experience is a posi t ive one. Services are customized to sui t the owner ’s needs. They of ten begin with the recrui t ing and hir ing of a sui table ranch manager or caretaker and are fol lowed by the development of a management or operat ing plan along with appropriate budgets . Ongoing services include bi l l paying, ranch oversight , and consul t ing services as needed. Even the most sophis t icated and experienced ranch owners appreciate the value of a management f i rm represent ing them and providing advice on local area pract ices and costs . Wes Oja and Jerome Chvil icek at (406) 656-7500 or Randy Clavel a t (303) 861-8282 are avai lable to descr ibe and discuss these services in detai l and welcome your cal l .

RESOURCE ENHANCEMENT SERVICES – Increasingly the value of a ranch is 2 .measured by the qual i ty of each and every one of i ts resources . Coincidental ly the enhancement of a ranch’s resources a lso increases the pleasure that one der ives f rom the ownership of a ranch. Our management services have included the assessment of everything from wildl i fe habi ta t to bird habi ta t to water resources and f isher ies and the subsequent oversight of the process involved with the enhancement of these resources . Wes Oja or Jerome Chvil icek at (406) 656-7500 are avai lable to descr ibe and discuss these services in detai l and welcome your cal l .

SPECIALIZED LENDING - Over the past 59 years Hal l and Hal l has created a 3 .legacy by eff ic ient ly providing capi ta l to the intermountain west . In addi t ion to t radi t ional farm and ranch loans, we special ize in understanding the unique aspects of placing loans on ranches where value may be inf luenced by recreat ional features , locat ion and improvements and repayment may come from outs ide sources . Our extensive experience and s t rong relat ionships with our lenders a l lows us to quickly te l l you whether we can provide the required f inancing.

Competi t ive Pricing ● Flexible Terms ● Eff ic ient Processing In-House Appraisals ● Common Sense Underwri t ing

Dave Roddy ● (406) 656-7500 Mike Hal l , Judy Chir i la , or Randy Clavel ● (303) 861-8282

Monte Lyons ● (806) 698-6882


ATLANTIC WESTERN REALTY CORPORATION

Atlantic Western Realty Corporation is pleased to be co-listing the Escape Ranch with Hall & Hall. Based in Wellington, Florida, Atlantic Western has provided brokerage and asset management services on land and commercial development projects for over 25 years with an industry recognized expertise in equestrian and recreational orientated agricultural properties throughout the State of Florida.

Atlantic Western’s commercial division has completed over $1.5 billion in asset management, advisory and brokerage transactions to institutional and privately held real estate, statewide.

Tours of the Escape Ranch are available through prior appointment with Atlantic Western.

ATLANTIC WESTERN 3500 Fairlane Farms Rd. Suite 9 Wellington, Florida 33414 561-832-3400

Brad Scherer, PresidentCell: 561-308-2746 [email protected]

Jules “Jay” Romfh, Jr., Director of Investment Sales Cell: 561-252-1971 [email protected]


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