essup - something about the purchase had me 2nd guessing myself. But guess i main concern was the pond. So with little research we gambled and went for it after searching for couple yrs only to be outbid or find it pending. Hope they don't extend it . It already has a 200' ROW Thanks for the heads up Dave - We also thought powerlines = food plot soil is probably poor and needing help. Doing soil samples now ,waiting on results. Fishin rod - I use the x-hunt ( not the best at it ) but I figure about 30 acres of watershed for the spot we picked for the pond. Never thought about using x-hunt to check other local ponds. Good idea Thanks to all the feedback