0 Golden Rd Unit 23524027 Linwood, KS 66052

Feather & Fin Banks: Premier Riverfront Hunting & Fishing Retreat
Just 30 minutes from Kansas City, tucked just north of DeSoto, Kansas, and only 15 minutes from the intersection of K-10 and Highway 7 to the east, lies a rare find for the serious outdoorsman: Feather & Fin Banks. This 40-acre recreational gem offers a powerful blend of seclusion, access, and opportunity for the hunter, angler, and land steward alike. With over three-quarters of a mile of Kansas River frontage, rich timberland, and fertile bottom ground, the diversity of habitat and potential on this property is as good as it gets.
Property Highlights:
40 total acres: manageable, affordable, and packed with potential
Just 30 minutes from Kansas City and 15 minutes from the K-10 & Highway 7 intersection
Located just north of DeSoto, KS with hard-surface road access to the property
Over mile of Kansas River frontage
26 acres of thick, mature riverbank timber ideal for whitetail and turkey
14 acres of river-bottom crop land great for food plots or lease income
Secluded feel with no highway noise or nearby rooftops
Rare mix of timber, tillable, and water in one tract
A raw, honest recreational property that checks all the boxes
Kansas River Features:
Known for trophy blue and flathead catfish 50+ lb fish are common
Excellent bowfishing for gar, carp, and buffalo
Strong waterfowl activity ducks and geese use the river corridor heavily
Sandbars, backwaters, and timbered edges create diverse hunting setups
River corridor also supports great deer and turkey movement
A natural flyway that holds birds throughout the season
The Kansas River, also known as the Kaw, has long been known by locals and savvy sportsmen as a go-to destination for world-class catfishing, waterfowl hunting, and rough fish bowfishing. Feather & Fin Banks sits on a particularly productive stretch that offers prime conditions for each. The wide, slow-moving bends and backwater pockets make ideal habitat for blue and flathead catfish, many of which push past 50 pounds, with 80-pounders not uncommon. With easy access to the bank and long stretches ideal for setting lines or launching a Jon boat, this place makes it easy to spend your mornings casting and your evenings cooking up the catch.
Waterfowlers will appreciate the consistent duck and goose activity along the rivers edge. The sandbars and nearby cropland create a natural flyway corridor, and the long stretches of uninterrupted bank provide excellent spots to set blinds. Whether its mallards circling at sunrise or Canadas gliding in low over the trees, the shooting opportunities here are outstanding. Add to that the growing popularity of bowfishing for carp, gar, and buffalo, and you've got a full-spectrum fishery that offers year-round excitement.
Step off the river and into the woods, and the magic keeps going. The 26 acres of mature timber that line the riverbank are thick with bedding cover, natural pinch points, and travel corridors. Whitetail bucks use this area year-round, but when the rut kicks in, it becomes a hotspot for chasing, scraping, and big-buck encounters. The cover is thick, the pressure is low, and the deer feel secure. This is the kind of ground where serious hunters put in tree stands early, scout every inch, and count the days until November.
In the spring, that same timber sings with gobblers. Eastern wild turkeys are thick in this stretch of the river, and the tight cover, coupled with open river-edge lanes, makes for exciting, close-range action. There's nothing quite like hearing a tom hammer back at your first call from across the river, then watching him strut right down the bank.
The 14 acres of river-bottom cropland on the property round out the habitat offering. Rich soils make this an excellent place to plant destination food plots beans, corn, clover, or a fall blend to pull deer and birds in close. Or, lease it out for income and let the standing grain and field residue do the work for you. Either way, this acreage boosts the property's utility without sacrificing any of its wild charm.
Even with hard-surface road access, its private. No highway noise. No rooftops. Just the sounds of the river, rustling leaves, and the occasional gobble or splash. Its hard to find that kind of solitude without driving hours into the country, but this place pulls it off effortlessly.
Whether you're looking for a weekend hunting getaway, a basecamp for river adventures, or a long-term land investment with recreational upside, Feather & Fin Banks checks every box. Its not groomed or overly manicured its the kind of honest, hard-hunting ground that rewards time, effort, and experience. It's a place where memories are made: calling geese through the mist, trailing a blood trail through fallen leaves, hearing a click on your limb line right before the fight begins.
For the outdoorsman who values solitude, river access, and truly diverse habitat, Feather & Fin Banks isn't just a property. Its a destination. And its waiting for you to make it your own.