This $12.5 million home in southwest Alabama sits on a hunter’s paradise

In attempting to properly describe the $12.5 million home for sale in Deer Park in southwest Alabama, it’s difficult to know where to begin.

Start with the stunning, 14,000-square foot lodge-style home, complete with five bedrooms, 6 and a half bathrooms, movie theatre, trophy room, gymnasium and more? Or the 1,225 acres of pristine woodlands, complete with whitetail bucks, fallow deer, turkey, dove, quail, ducks and other small game — as well as two 12-acre fishing lakes stocked with trophy bass?

Listed by Clinton Flowers of National Land Realty, the property offers paved frontage roads and more than 30 miles of well-maintained road and trail systems.

The listing notes that among the deer population are trophy deer, including more than 115 bucks with “monstrous Texas genetics.” Over the past 10 years, the property has hosted a breeding program designed to enhance the genetics of the deer population, with five breeder pens on the property.

In 2022, more than $400,000 worth of deer were released. The wildlife habitat is managed with a rotating control burn schedule and a feeding program, with 7-ton and 20-ton silos on the site, according to the listing.

There’s more. There are over 15 food plots, including a 12-plus-acre agricultural field, 13 fiberglass shooting houses, wood-constructed shooting houses and ladder stands throughout the property.

Like to fish? As mentioned, there are two 12-acre fishing lakes, stocked with trophy bass. There’s also 2.5-acre duck pond which hosts wood ducks, teal and other species.

Oh yeah, there’s also the house.

The home, built in 2011, was constructed from limestone brought to Alabama from a quarry in San Antonion, Texas. There’s more than 20,000 square feet of living space, with 14,000 square feet heated and cooled, as well as a separate bunk house and a building which houses equipment bays.

In addition to the trophy room, gym, and movie theatre, other amenities include a craft room, storm shelter, walk-in gun safe, three-car garage and a great room featuring a massive fireplace and hand-constructed hearth. The kitchen features commercial-grade appliances.

Behind the house sits a large swimming pool, with one of the fishing lakes providing the backdrop for entertaining on the sprawling back porch.

The property also has income potential, as mineral rights are included in the sale. The property is located in the Citronelle oil field, according to the listing. Additionally, the professionally-managed timber includes hardwood and pine along with longleaf pine plantations, providing additional income possibilities.

Fun fact: With a down payment of $2.5 million and a 30-year fixed mortgage at 6.95%, the monthly payment on this hunter’s paradise would be $72,160.

Deer Park is an unincorporated community in Washington County, with a population of about 225. Although small, the town offers convenience stores, parks, a community center and a handful of local eateries, according to the Washington County website.

Not that anyone living on this natural wonderland would want to leave it, but as the listing notes, the property is located within an hour drive of Mobile and easy driving distance to Pensacola, Fla., and the Mississippi coast.