{"id":8974,"date":"2023-07-07T13:23:00","date_gmt":"2023-07-07T17:23:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nationalland.com\/blog\/?p=8974"},"modified":"2024-11-13T16:46:46","modified_gmt":"2024-11-13T21:46:46","slug":"the-ultimate-hunting-property-jimmy-rileys-27-year-masterwork","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nationalland.com\/blog\/the-ultimate-hunting-property-jimmy-rileys-27-year-masterwork\/","title":{"rendered":"The Ultimate Hunting Property: Jimmy Riley\u2019s 27-Year Masterwork"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" height=\"150\" width=\"640\" style=\"border: none\" scrolling=\"no\" src=\"https:\/\/www.podbean.com\/player-v2\/?share=1&amp;download=1&amp;rtl=0&amp;fonts=Arial&amp;skin=1&amp;btn-skin=7&amp;multiple_size=315&amp;square_size=300&amp;order=episodic&amp;filter=all&amp;limit=1&amp;season=all&amp;tag=all&amp;i=chx4w-144fb0d-pb\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Experience counts when it comes to land management. Land improvements take time and it takes a lot of knowledge to understand what will work and what won\u2019t in the years to come. Today Mac Christian is talking with Jimmy Riley, Hunting Club Manager of Giles Island for 27 years and now an agent with us at National Land Realty. For those of you who are not familiar with Giles Island, it is the premier hunting destination of Mississippi and one of the top pieces of hunting land in the United States. Our friend Jimmy is responsible for what this island is today. He is here to tell the story of developing Giles Island and to share his knowledge gained over 27 years of land management.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/nationalland.com\/real-estate-agent\/jimmy-riley\">Talk with Jimmy Riley about land sales!<\/a>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/nationalland.com\/\">Buy, sell, or lease land.<\/a>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Experience counts when it comes to land management. 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