Maine Hunting and Timberland Home Site for Sale
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 9 ก.พ. 2025
- This video found on @richardtheriault7624 follows Your Maine Real Estate Guide as he navigates the 167+- acres of recreational timberland he has for sale in Mattawamkeag, ME. Located on the outskirts of Mattawamkeag, Maine, this surveyed 167 ± acre tract of timberland is a fantastic property for those seeking a secluded retreat or prime hunting grounds, especially for whitetail deer enthusiasts. The land was last commercially logged about 15 years ago and currently features a healthy and thriving inventory of timber, offering future opportunities for harvesting merchantable wood.
The property is accessed via Medway Road, a public highway with electrical utilities available at the street. While most of the acreage lies north of Medway Road, a 75-foot-wide strip of owned land extends southward, providing direct access to the Penobscot River, just downstream from Weldon Dam. This unique feature enhances the property’s appeal with the potential for waterfront activities. Fishing in this section of the Penobscot will yield smallmouth bass and large landlocked salmon for the angler.
Historically, the land served multiple purposes, including as a gravel quarry and the site of a drive-in movie theater that operated from the 1950s until the 1980s. Remnants of the theater, such as elevated parking rows, remain visible and are now gradually being reclaimed by forest. Two former gravel quarries have transformed into spring-fed ponds of 2.75 and 1.25 acres, respectively. These ponds attract river otters and beavers and could easily be developed into private trout ponds.
Evidence of a thriving deer population is abundant, with rubs, scrapes, and tracks found throughout the property, particularly near the ponds and old theater site. This area, rich with oak trees producing ample acorns, serves as a primary feeding ground for deer. The property’s diverse habitat also supports other wildlife such as turkey, river otters, and beavers, making it a haven for nature enthusiasts and hunters.
A gravel road extends from Medway Road to the back of the property. While overgrown in some areas, it can be reclaimed with some effort. Additional tree-lined logging trails traverse the acreage, offering excellent opportunities for hiking and exploration. The 66 acres of relatively flat terrain include the ponds, a stream, and wetland areas surrounded by growing hardwood timber. The remaining 100 acres rise to an elevation of 280 feet above sea level, featuring a mixed wood and softwood forest with thriving stands of hemlock, spruce, and cedar, particularly along the back boundary.
This property offers endless possibilities, whether as a rural homesite near the spring-fed ponds, a tiny home village at the former drive-in theater site, or a premier hunting destination. With its thriving wildlife population, varied terrain, and timber potential, this tract is a magnet for outdoor enthusiasts and investors alike. Schedule your viewing today to experience the beauty and versatility of the Spring Pond Preserve.
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Rick Theriault is a Broker with Keller Williams Realty. Each office is independently Owned and Operated
Great buy and if I as younger I’d be there enjoying life in the wild. Thanks for the video
It sure is a great property! Thanks for Watching.
Very nice tour. Thank you
You are very welcome.
Nice piece of property.👍
It sure is
Awesome property Rick! Yes! I would definitely build a cabin, but not in the hunting area. On the fringes, but off the road a bit.
That is the approach I would take as well..
Thanks
Thanks for watching Ernest.
White pine are the best. Minnesota has a section that was never logged called The Lost Forty …massive hundreds of years old white pine and red pine. It’s worth the drive north!😊
Most if not all of Maine had been logged from the early days of colonization. I have a pine on my property near my home that is probably 200 years old. It is a giant. I have lost large pine trees to lightning strikes in the past. They are often the highest thing in the area, and frequently are taken out by lightning.
If I were to build anywhere on this property I would want to be of minimal impact to the current residents of this slice of paradise. So I’d build closer to the road but just far enough to be tucked in off the road. Like Mother Nature, I’d want to strike some balance.
Great idea. Thanks for commenting and I am with you on that approach.
I build on the highest point of the property that I can get to without disturbing Wildlife trails or deer yards and also keep in mind that I would be building food plots like crazy for the deer and putting up apple trees everywhere
Potential views from the height could be obtained, but power would be a challenge.
nice recreational / hunting property; I wouldn't be too excited about commercial timber potential in current state; looks like mostly multi-stemed forked and crooked trees; would be a fun project property that I'm sure new owner will enjoy.
It does have some decent growing timber on the ridge. It is surprising what a commercial logger will come in and harvest. The timber I saw was growing better than your observation from the video, but I was on the ground which does give a clearer perspective. What is there looks to be growing well. For me, I would let most of it grow with the exception of areas I wanted to clean up for timber stand improvement projects. It is a fantastic wildlife property for sure with a wide diversity of animals traveling through or living on the parcel.
I’ve got 150 acres with a cabin, I find the deer often bed within a hundred yards of the cabin.
Sneaky deer.
Im guessing this is a repost. Or i dreamt this. The other video had some issues. This is a very nice property for the price and taxes.
Yes Dr., I noticed the issues that had happened while the video was rendered in my video editing software, so I had to take down the original video. I did a complete re-edit of a bit shorter length, and then uploaded that one this morning.
Peace
Thanks Uncle.
I would get off the road a few hundred feet at least and clear 2-3 acres, I have 75 acres of hardwoods, those scrapes could be turkeys,
No, they are not turkey scrapes. I know a deer scrape or a buck rub when I see them.
Not a big game hunter here, but an avid upland hunter with bird dogs. How is the property for Ruffed Grouse and Woodcock numbers?
Well I have flushed grouse each time I have been there. Woodcock are all south now, but with the wet areas and the young regen around the lower area between the road and the stream that runs through the property, I would imagine there would be an opportunity for both resident birds as well as flight birds during their migration.
What's the current owners let me metal detect around the old movie theater drive-in theater as I would love to find some old silver quarters and I guarantee you my life on it there's silver dimes and nickels and quarters and possibly half dollars and maybe even dollars in the ground around there
Not sure they are open to that, but you are probably right with the place being in business in the 50's and 60's, that there may be some silver coinage scattered around.
Great fishing story. John Jablonowski...
Previous president of Trout Unlimited....
North Western Ct Chapter
Thanks John. It is a great fishing hole right below the dam.
Build at road. Set up a giant hollow salt lick blind 😊
Well the road part would be ok. Unfortunately for deer "hunting" we can not use mineral licks or bait to hunt over in Maine.
Someday.
Thanks for watching and commenting John.
Looks like the town of Medway is not far up river from the property, and I see a town sewer treatment plant right along the river, I'm sure that treated sewage is discharged upstream and flows down to the property on a daily basis? I know from experience that during really heavy rains most of those older treatment plants get overwhelmed with excess rain water, usually because the storm sewers and the house sewers are the same pipe out in the streets, and during those really heavy rains the plants will discharge raw sewage to prevent a run over situation. I like the property, especially the 2 spring fed ponds, but the location is not desirable to me.
The town of Medway does not have a town sewer plant. Not sure what you are looking at, but it sure is not in Medway. Every business and residence in Medway has their own septic system.
@@richardtheriault7624 I took the map from your website, and I scrolled Westward and within a few miles I found the town of Medway, with square street blocks maybe 150 -200 homes, a school, and a round Catholic church. There is a factory or maybe an old mill across the highway from Medway along the river and East of that there is what appears to be a sewer plant also next to the river. You can see the large treatment tanks/ponds open to the air. If I'm wrong, then I'm wrong, but it sure looks like a sewer treatment plant from above.
@@richardtheriault7624 I just checked the map again, and the town is East Millinocket a short distance from Medway. Look for yourself, are those lined ponds a part of the sewer treatment plant?
@@c.a.martin3029 Well ok. Here is the story there. The ponds you see were part of the now closed and inoperable paper mill. The town of East Millinocket was tied into that system while the mill was operating. When the mill went bankrupt, it created a bit of an emergency for the town which had to have a NEW sewage plant built. Their facility is like 6 or 8 years old, and is not pumping raw sewage into the river.
@@richardtheriault7624 Thank you for the explanation and your time. I would love to buy in Maine, a camp or a place to retire. I read the comments from local people and see them complaining about the prices going up and rightfully so. The housing market in the North East is priced for people outside of Maine's income, and it's the same where I live as well. People from neighboring states pay enormous amounts of taxes and crazy prices for homes, and Maine land even though it's inflated now is still very reasonable to them. Unfortunately these people bring their politics and way of life with them, and attempt to change the locals. I hope the housing market will go down and more locals can afford these properties. I'm keeping my eye open for that right one to pull the trigger on. I know I would fit in well in Maine.
Build a site feet from the pond..
There is a nice spot near the pond.
What are the taxes?
The property is not enrolled in any tax reduction programs like Maine's Tree Growth tax law. The taxes in 2024 were $1621.
Price?
$225,000