Wandering Star Ranch – Country Home And Acreage

Located just 3 ½ miles southeast of Luray, KS, Wandering Star Ranch offers a picturesque country home in a serene setting with over 60 acres of incredible land along a wooded creek bottom in the Smoky Hills Region of Central Kansas. The property showcases a beautifully remodeled 4-bedroom, 2-bathroom brick home, along with several other amenities and improvements.

COUNTRY HOME

The home itself spans over 2,000 sq ft and has undergone extensive remodeling in recent years. Updates include new windows, doors, roof, wood trim, and flooring. Countertops, cabinets, dining room, and bedroom walls have all been refinished, giving the home a fresh and modern look. New appliances, a new septic system, an R/O system, a water heater, and a newly drilled water well (2022) have also been added, providing top-notch living conditions for the new owner. The bathrooms have also been remodeled, with the 2nd full bathroom being newly constructed in 2023. Luxury vinyl flooring can be found in the living room, kitchen, dining room, laundry room, and bathrooms, while the bedrooms and hallways boast newly refinished oak wood floors. Additional updates include new storage cabinets and wall insulation in the back porch, HVAC upgrades, a Mitsubishi mini-split cooling/heating unit, and plumbing updates to protect against freezing. The front porch features a Trex deck and Western-style antique ceiling tile, adding a charming first impression of the home. The farmstead has been completely fenced to prevent any intrusion by livestock. New shutters have been installed on the house's south face, and the property also benefits from excellent windbreaks that protect the entire farmstead.

BUILDINGS & IMPROVEMENTS

In addition to the home, Wandering Star Ranch offers several outbuildings and gardening features. The garage provides space for one car and includes a garden nursery room with new windows, door, insulated walls, and ceiling. The stone barn features 2-3 stalls for horses and a tack room. It has had trusses, guttering, and a metal roof replaced in 2019. Windows and Dutch doors have also been installed. There is a round corral, a dry lot, and two hydrants associated with the stone barn. The red barn serves as storage for equipment, while the machine shed/hay barn was newly built in 2021 and had additional panels added on the west side in 2022. The property also includes a covered dog pen with a cement floor and an exterior dog run.

For those interested in gardening, Wandering Star Ranch offers high tunnels and an incredible garden area. There is a 36' x 24' attached nursery room (2019 Farm Tek), a 35' x 48' high tunnel (2020 Farm Tek), a 30' x 72' high tunnel (2023 Tunnel Vision Hoops), and a 16' x 60' fruit hoop (2023 Farmer's Friend) for growing raspberries, rhubarb, gooseberries, and honeyberries. The property also has a sweet cherry and pie cherry tree. A gravity flow rain catchment system with a capacity of over 3000 gallons is in place, along with a blackberry trellis and an onion & garlic drying shed. Well-developed growing beds, comfrey and horseradish beds, and fruit trees complete the garden area.

AGRICULTURE/LIVESTOCK

With its excellent pasture and hay ground, Wandering Star Ranch is ideal for both beef and pork production. The pig yard is fully fenced and divided with woven wire, hog panels, and electric fencing. It can accommodate 6-10 feeders and features a natural wallow for the pigs. The property also includes a bulk self-feeder, cargo truck housing, and a self-watering system. The pastures have been well improved with brome and alfalfa mixtures, and there are approximately 30 acres of hay ground. Two water hydrants are available in the corral, and in normal years, there is live water along the creek. The property is cross-fenced and includes an older shelter area on the north side of the creek, as well as good shade trees along the creek. A catch corral is also present for easier livestock management.

HUNTING & RECREATION

In terms of hunting and recreation, there are ample opportunities at Wandering Star Ranch. The heavily timbered creek bottom and surrounding flats provide excellent opportunities for whitetail deer, turkey, and quail hunting. The property is known for trophy whitetail deer hunting, with several potential treestand locations throughout the creek bottom. The area also boasts great numbers of Rio Grande turkeys and strong quail populations, making it an ideal location for upland bird hunting. Additionally, the property is conveniently located only 7 miles from Wilson Lake and Wilson State Park, offering over 9,000 acres of surface water for fishing, boating, and other water sports activities. The reservoir is known for its excellent bass, crappie, and walleye fishing. Over 8,000 acres of public hunting land surrounds the reservoir within the Saline River valley.

SUMMARY

With its beautifully remodeled country home, spacious and updated outbuildings, one-of-a-kind garden area and improvements, livestock facilities, and hunting opportunities, Wandering Star Ranch presents a unique country property that offers a blend of comfort, productivity, and recreational enjoyment. This incredible property will not last long, so don't miss out on this incredible opportunity. Contact the listing agents today to schedule your personal tour of the property!

HOME

• 2,000+ sq ft brick country home and buildings on over 60 acres along wooded creek bottom

• 4 bed, 2 bath home with dining room, breakfast nook, mudroom and laundry room

• Extensively remodeled and renovated in recent years! Home has been completed remodeled with new windows and doors, new roof, and wood trim and flooring

• Refinished all countertops and cabinets, dining room and bedroom walls

• New septic, R/O system and water heater

• All new appliances were purchased between 2018 and 2020

• New water well drilled in 2022

• 1st bathroom completely remodeled with new toilet, sink, shower, counter, lights and flooring

• 2nd full bathroom was newly constructed in 2023!

• Luxury vinyl flooring throughout the living room, kitchen, dining room, laundry room, and bathrooms

• Oak floors in the bedrooms and hallways have been completely refinished in recent years

• Back porch storage cabinets and wall insulation completed in early 2024

• HVAC completed in 2019, along with Mitsubishi min-split

• Plumbing updates to protect against freezing

• Front porch Trex deck and Western style antique ceiling tile

• Many landscaping improvements

• Yard fenced to prevent damage from cattle grazing

• New shutters on South face of house

• Excellent windbreaks protecting the farmstead

GARAGE

• One car space in the garage

• Garden nursery room with new windows, door, insulated walls and ceiling

• Guttering and electrical upgrades

STONE BARN

• 2-3 stalls for horses

• Tack room

• Replaced trusses, guttering, and installed metal roof in 2019

• Repaired stonework

• Installed windows and Dutch doors

• Round corral and dry lot

• 2 hydrants

RED BARN

• Storage for equipment

MACHINE SHED / HAY BARN

• Newly built in 2021

• Added panels on West side in 2022

• Covered dog pen with cement floor and exterior dog run

HIGH TUNNELS & GARDEN

• 36’ x 24’ attached nursery room – 2019 Farm Tek

• 35’ x 48’ 2020 Farm Tek

• 30’ x 72’ 2023 Tunnel Vision Hoops

• 16’ x 60’ Fruit Hoop – 2023 Farmer’s Friend: Raspberries, rhubarb, gooseberries, honeyberries

• 1 sweet cherry, 1 pie cherry bearing age

• 3000+ gallon gravity flow rain catchment

• Blackberry trellis

• Onion & garlic drying shed

• Well-developed growing beds throughout

• Comfrey and horseradish beds

LIVESTOCK

• Excellent property for both beef and pork production

• Pig yard fully fenced and divided with woven wire, hog panels, and electric. Adequate for 6-10 feeders with a natural wallow during normal years. Bulk self-feeder, cargo truck housing, and self-watering system

• Pastures well improved with brome and alfalfa mixtures – 30 +/- acres of hay ground

• 2 water hydrants in corral

• Live water along creek in normal years

• Cross fenced

• Older shelter area on North side of creek and good shade trees along the creek

• Catch corral

HUNTING AND RECREATION

• Excellent whitetail, turkey, and quail hunting along the heavily timbered creek bottom and surrounding flats

• Trophy whitetail deer hunting area with several good potential treestand locations throughout the creek bottom

• Great Rio Grande turkey numbers in this area

• Strong quail numbers in this area and this farm has excellent upland habitat

• Only 7 miles from Wilson Lake and Wilson State Park! With over 9,000 acres of surface water, Wilson Reservoir is one of the top lakes in Kansas for bass, crappie, and walleye fishing – as well as all other water sports activities! Over 8,000 acres of public hunting surrounds the reservoir throughout the Saline River valley.