Property Description
A WATER ACCESS REMOTE PROPERTY!
Want PRIVACY?
You got it!
WANT A PROPERTY WHERE YOU CAN COMBINE HUNTING WITH FISHING?
Then, this is your property!
Build your cabin overlooking the river and start preparing to wind down and relaxing and perhaps start enjoying nature again.
160 acres of prime hunting land just northeast of the City of Timmins in Northeastern Ontario.
More specifically the property is located in Matheson Township.
Matheson Township is within the huge boundary of the Municipality of the City of Timmins so it is an ORGANIZED TOWNSHIP.
RIVER FRONTAGE
The Porcupine River flows through the southwest corner of this property.
The property has over 190 meters (over 620 feet) of frontage on the east shore beautiful Porcupine River.
The Porcupine River averages about 80 feet wide along the property and the depth of the river ranges from 5 feet to 10 feet deep depending on where you are at on the river.
You can boat on this river for at least 20 kilometers and more.
THE TIMBER
The mature timber was harvested in about 1999, just 25 years ago and the new growth is now about 25 years old and whatever was too small to harvest in 1999 is now of course 25 years older.
The trees on the property are mostly Poplar trees together with a mix of Spruce trees and Balsam and some Tamarack Trees.
PROPERTY RIGHTS
SURFACE RIGHTS COME WITH THIS PROPERTY
MINERAL RIGHTS COME WITH THIS PROPERTY
TREER RIGHTS COME WITH THIS PROPERTY other than the Pines which are reserved to the Crown.
You own all the other species of trees like Spruce Trees, Balsam Trees, Poplar Trees, Birch Trees, Cedar Trees and others.
ABOUT THE PROPERTY
A small portion of property that is just under 1 acre in size is on the west shore of the river.
The rest of the property is on the east side of the river.
The property is composed of mainly high ground with a swampy area on the east portion of the property and GUESS WHERE ALL THE MOOSE ARE?
On the east portion of the property or course where it is a little swampy!
CROWN LANDS
Crown land borders the property on the south side and on the west side.
HUNT CAMP
Since Matheson Township is ORGANIZED and the property does not front on a municipally maintained road or on any road then you are limited on what you can build here.
You can build a HUNT CABIN which can be no larger than 500 square feet.
There are no services to this property so you will have to go green.
When you build your cabin wire your cabin for generator and solar.
To the west of this property is the GLENCORE CANADA CORPORATION mining operation site.
ACCESS TO THE PROPERTY
There are two ways to get to this fine property;
One way is via water access and the other way is via an old snowmobile trail.
By water it is about a 3.3 kilometers (2 miles) boat ride.
By snowmobile it is about a 3.5 kilometers ($2.2 miles) ride.
It may be possible to get an ARGO along the old snowmobile trial.
ZONING
A review of the City of Timmins Zoning By-Law shows that this property is zoned RD-RU (RURAL).
PERMITTED USES IN THE RURAL ZONE INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING;
Accessory uses, buildings and structures Bed & Breakfast Establishment
Home Based Business Seasonal Dwelling
Adventure Game Agricultural Services
Agricultural Use Animal Shelter
Camp Forestry Use
Kennel Log Hauling Operation
Mine Mine — Aggregate Operation
Portable Sawmill Sawmill or Planing Mill
Shooting Range or Rifle Club Tourist Establishment
Tourist Outfitters Establishment
Like fishing?
You can fish the Porcupine River for Northern Pike and Walleye (Pickeral) and then the closest lake is the Dugwal Pit Lake where according to the “Fish and Bullet” web site that the Species Caught Dugwal Pit Lake are Smallmouth Bass, Northern Pike and Largemouth Bass.
There are numerous smaller lakes close by where you can do more fishing.
Like Hunting?
As we mentioned in the story there is a swamp on the east portion of the property and that is where the moose like to hang out.
If you are a bear hunter then you will also like this property as there are plenty of them to go around.
The small game hunting is also very good in this area.
LOCATED IN WMU 30