Ross Range Farm
Ross Range Farm - Located on Maryland’s Eastern Shore, Ross Range Farm is only a 2.0 hours drive from Washington D.C. metropolitan region. Nearby Cambridge, Easton and Salisbury airports offer private and commercial plane service with easy access to New York City, Philadelphia and Baltimore. The Eastern Shore of Maryland is rich in history, dating back from land grants in the 1600’s from King Charles I of England. Comprised of nine counties, the Eastern Shore has more than 1/3 of Maryland’s land area and only 8% of the population. The topography of the area consists of large farms, wetlands, rivers, creeks and beaches. The historic towns of Easton, St. Michaels, Oxford and Cambridge are all within a 20-45 minute drive and offer historic cultural attractions including the Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum, fine dining, golf, sailing and other outdoor pursuits.
Ross Range Property Map
Ross Range Property Map - Rich with wildlife, natural beauty and adventure! "The care of the Earth is our most ancient and most worthy, and after all our most pleasing responsibility. To cherish what remains of it and to foster its renewal is our only hope." Wendell Berry
A FARM FOR ALL SEASONS
A FARM FOR ALL SEASONS
ROSS RANGE CHART
ROSS RANGE CHART
ROSS RANGE CHART
ROSS RANGE CHART
Point looking North
South Side of Point Looking North from Little Choptank River - Unspoiled and Unlimited!
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Point with offshore (picture looking southwest) to Phillips Creek - Drawn by the River - Immersed in the Lifestyle
Ross Range
Ross Range Farm - Entire left side of Phillips Creek in Picture - Field & Fauna - Woodland & Marsh
Point Blind
Point Blind - "Grand ideas can be born in duck blinds, for many of America's leading conservationists found both inspiration and motivation from what they saw and felt as they awaited encounters with wildfowl. Leopold's 'land ethic,' Darling's determination and Teddy Roosevelt's vision likely owe their genesis to the same wetland cathedrals..."
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Ready - Waterfowl, gun dogs, and duck guns are the trifecta that keeps me hunting.
Estate Site
Estate Site by Point (looking South) to Little Choptank River - Boating & Fishing & Hunting Paradise
Main House #1
Main House #1 (picture looking West) - Extraordinary Human & Wildlife Habitat
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Main House #1 (looking South in picture) - Land represents more than simply another asset class to be wedged in our portfolio - Land may form a cornerstone to a Family Legacy. Land often plays a central role in defining who we are!
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Main House # 1 (picture looking East) -The Sporting Life - Whether it is the serenity of a nature walk through the preserve, the challenge of testing your skills in the Dove Field or the excitement in your child's eyes when you help him catch his first Rockfish - Ross Range offers the best outdoor experiences of the Eastern Shore. Our guides are contagious with their knowledge and passion - and driven to inspire you to immerse within the environment. There is no better place to have fun on the water, the marsh, and the woods of the Eastern Shore.
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Main #1 looking South - Quality of life is what is most appealing.
DOG PARADISE
DOG PARADISE
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Main House 1 - Who we are is what we leave behind...
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House #2 (in middle of picture) - Enjoy the moments that matter. Enjoy the way the light filters gently through a centuries-old maritime forest. Drink in the beauty of nature unspoiled. It’s a place that’s truly like no other. It’s Ross Range Farm, the essence of the Eastern Shore. A vast expanse of pristine land bounded by Phillips Creek and The Little Choptank River, set amidst ancient maritime forests and marshes teeming with life.
House #2
House #2
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House # 2 and House # 3 (on right)
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House #2 (looking west in picture)
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House #3 looking North
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House #3
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Property looking South
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Property looking West
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Property looking North
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1 1/2 MILES ROAD FRONTAGE - 454 ACRES - 193 TILLABLE ACRES - 193 WOODLAND ACRES - FOUR PLUS MILES WATERFRONT
ROSS RANGE
Ross Range Farm is one of the most significant hunting and sporting properties located in the Atlantic Flyway on Maryland’s Eastern Shore! This spectacular offering presents a remarkable and rare assemblage of approximately 454 acres offering natural beauty, tremendous privacy and unparalleled recreational and sporting opportunities. This property is carefully managed to encourage the widest possible variety of native wildlife and provide access to the unique sporting lifestyle that the Chesapeake Bay region has to offer. Taxes $9766
MAIN
Located on Maryland’s Eastern Shore, Ross Range Farm is only a 2.0 hours drive from Washington D.C. metropolitan region. Nearby Cambridge, Easton and Salisbury airports offer private and commercial plane service with easy access to New York City, Philadelphia and Baltimore. The Eastern Shore of Maryland is rich in history, dating back from land grants in the 1600’s from King Charles I of England. Comprised of nine counties, the Eastern Shore has more than 1/3 of Maryland’s land area and only 8% of the population. The topography of the area consists of large farms, wetlands, rivers, creeks and beaches. The historic towns of Easton, St. Michaels, Oxford and Cambridge are all within a 20-45 minute drive and offer historic cultural attractions including the Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum, fine dining, golf, sailing and other outdoor pursuits.
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Location - centrally located - strategic and accessible - close to power centers with great wealth/easy access to major metropolitan areas - unique and picturesque - airport/ILS - Dominated by Chesapeake Bay/sailing capital/marine activity - great natural resources - hunting and fishing - golf - exploration/adventure - privacy!!! Thirty minutes from Easton – Fifteen minutes to Cambridge.
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Ross Range Wetlands - Orange is water - Green is marsh or wet
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AN EXCEPTIONAL OPPORTUNITY! Discovery ~ Conservation ~ Wildlife ~ Privacy ~ Accessibility ~ Diversity ~ Value ~ Harmony - Ross Range Farm is a 454 acre farm bordered by two creeks - Phillips Creek to the East and the Little Choptank River to the South. The property includes over 190 acres of agricultural lands, over 190 acres of woodlands, four miles of shoreline with no erosion and miles of walking trails. Ross Range Farm offers a best-in-class sporting and outdoor experience, a unique location; and has conservation importance and authenticity. The property includes three houses, plus several barns, outbuildings, boat docks, and a pier for canoe launches. Farm fields and meadows make up about 40 percent of the land; forests of loblolly pine, holly, willow oak, and sweet gum account for another 40 percent. The balance is ponds and wetlands. Wildlife, it seems, finds this enticing. A recent survey identified many kinds of resident animals, ranging from wild turkeys and great blue herons to deer and foxes as well as turtles and salamanders. Every spring and fall the farm, which lies directly along the Atlantic Flyway, becomes a green stopover magnet for migrating birds, including ducks, hawks, and warblers.
Labs
We are Home - Lifestyle - Lifestyle Upscale ~ unique ~ diverse ~ superb hunting ~ fishing ~ sailing ~ boating ~ golfing ~ for lovers of sporting traditions ~ metropolitan amenities and services ~ culinary and culture ~ lively arts ~ recreation ~ endless opportunities!!
House
Recognized as the place to live - appreciation - economical tax structure - distinctive properties - as assets go, incomparable - ultimate waterfront havens family friendly communities - quaint downtowns - expansive waterfront estates historic homes so majestically grand, they hold a new way of life!! - And lasting camaraderie. Over great cuisine. And uncommon spirits. United by a common code – a love of people and family, and a passion for nature defined by a desire to protect and preserve it.
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Chesapeake Delicacy
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Off the Dock
Clams
Clams
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Evening Stroll
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DOCK
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Bay Boat
Rock
Nice Catch!
SHORELINE
LAND REPRESENTS MORE THAN SIMPLY ANOTHER ASSET CLASS TO BE WEDGED IN OUR PORTFOLIO. LAND MAY FORM A CORNERSTONE TO A FAMILY LEGACY. LAND OFTEN PLAYS A CENTRAL ROLE IN DEFINING WHO WE ARE...
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Fun
ROSS FIELD
ROSS RANGE FARM IS A SPORTSMAN’S AND NATURE LOVERS PARADISE AND OFFERS INDIVIDUALS AND OR CORPORATIONS AN EXTRAORDINARY OPPORTUNITY TO EXPERIENCE THE FINEST SPORTING LIFESTYLE THE EASTERN SHORE HAS TO OFFER.
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THROUGH EAGLES' EYES - Land is timeless and scarce, and its value is governed by the higher principles of supply and demand. Supply is dwindling and the number of people that recognize this are rising. Land takes us back to a simpler time and to a more perfect place. It grounds us so that we may, at least momentarily, extricate ourselves from a world wound too tightly. So many share stories of returning home to enjoy a glass of wine and to sit quietly and enjoy their bounty. It is land as therapy, a concept more important than ever before. I think we should all feel good about owning land that required exceptional ability honed by effort and perseverance. It reminds us of the value of a good work ethic and discipline - a message our children need to understand.
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Turkey
TURKEY
TURKEY
TURKEY
TURKEY- IN THE SPRING WE STRUT
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Quail
ROSS RANGE
FIELDS - Conservation - When the land does well for its owner, and the owner does well by his land; when both end up better by reason of their partnership, we have conservation.” Aldo Leopold. 1939
DEER
White Tail Deer - IN THE FALL WE RUT!
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Sika Deer - Sika deer differ in looks from native white-tailed deer as they are much shorter in stature. Their coat tends to be reddish brown during summer months, and dark brown to black in color during winter. Even as adults they have white spots, mainly running parallel down their back. Stags generally have a dark, shaggy mane running down their neck, and their antlers are narrow and sweep backwards rather than forwards like the white-tail's antlers.
IMPOUNDMENTS
IMPOUNDMENTS - Ross Range is one of the best natural hunting locations on the Eastern Shore. In addition A Regulated Shooting Area (RSA) will be created to hunt captive-raised pheasant, bobwhite quail, chukar partridge, Hungarian partridge, and mallard ducks.
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The Original
WATERFOWL
WATERFOWL - THE SHOW GOES ON!
Greenheads
Greenheads
greenheads
"To the avid waterfowler, no moment of truth can match the instant when a flock first responds to his call and decoys, the time when this wild, free bird of unsurpassed grace begins a descent from the sky down to gun range. It is a stirring spectacle..."
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"I do not hunt for the joy of killing but for the joy of living, and for the inexpressible pleasure of mingling my life, however briefly, with that of a wild creature I respect, admire and value."
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Out of Sight
Evening Shoot
"Out of small game came flights of...ducks, and I came to see, through them, that my attraction was not, above all else, to the killing, but to the sighting of the animal, the 'reading' of his flight, the knowing of where he would be..."
TIDAL PONDS
TIDAL PONDS
DUCKS
"...the magic visitation of ducks from the sky to a set of bobbing blocks holds more of beauty and heart-pounding thrill than I have ever experienced afield with rod or gun."
Teal
Teal
pintails
Pintails
Cans
Cans in Offshore
Sea Duck
CAST & BLAST, a combination Hunting and Fishing. Hunt in the morning for sea ducks and fish in the afternoon.
ACCESSIBILITY
A Sporting Property - Ross Range Farm can be a regulated shooting area (RSA), managed to encourage the widest possible variety of game native to the region. The natural wetlands, forest and farmland habitats are intensively cultivated to produce a variety of food and cover plants to meet nutritional and habitat needs of the resident migrant waterfowl population. Expect Mallard, Pintail, Wood Duck, Teal and Canadian Geese. In addition there can be an upland game hunting operation with Dove, Pheasant, Quail, Hungarian Partridge and Turkey. The farm supports White Tail and Sitka deer populations. You’d be hard pressed to find a better location for hunting and sporting activities.
GEESE
“A goose represents the rebel in all of us and because they’re wild and free, they have a certain quality that shines out and makes us wish that we were not bound to labor in life, but rather that we could drift as they do with the seasons.”
Ponds
Ponds
Hedgerows
Hedgerows
SUNFLOWERS
SUNFLOWERS
DOVE
DOVE
DOVE
DOVE
River
River
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THE CLEANEST LINE - IT'S THE ARC OF A WAKING DRY AS IT SKATES ACROSS BRACKISH GREEN WATER. THE PRECISE MEND THAT SLIDES A #22 ROSS RANGE ON A DRAG-FREE DRIFT INTO THE LANE. THE ARROW-SHAPED LOOP OF A GOOD CAST DRIVING THE FLY UPWIND INTO THE PATH OF A TAILING STRIPER. THE CLEANEST LINE. "THE CLEANEST LINE IS HOW WE ASPIRE TO MARK OUR PASSAGE AND PRESENCE ON THE WATERS THAT HOLD OUR DREAMS." THE CLEANEST LINE IS ALSO A WAY OF DOING BUSINESS AND, BEYOND THAT, HOW WE SEE OUR PLACE IN THE WORLD. IT MEANS LEAVING AS LIGHT A FOOTPRINT AS POSSIBLE, AND DOING WHAT'S RIGHT SIMPLY BECAUSE, WELL, IT'S RIGHT. THE CLEANEST LINE, THEN IS MANY THINGS. BUT MOST OF ALL, IT'S HOW WE LIKE TO EXPERIENCE OUR TIME ON THE WATER - WAIST DEEP. TREADING LIGHTLY AND LOOKING TO THE HORIZON.
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House # 3 looking West
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House #3 looking North
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House #3 looking South
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Property looking South (entire right side of picture)
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Property looking North
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Property looking North