How far away are you from the nearest large settlement (1000+ people)? This sort of stuff fascinates me, Europe is so densely populated this sort of thing isn't as viable.
Possibility to hunt and fish in the region too?
Possibility to hunt and fish in the region too?
I am right against a TVA lake, which makes for wierd geopolitics. As the crow flys, i am only a mile or so from my nearest neighbors, but between impassible terrain and foliage you have to actually travel 2+ miles. Natural lakes tend to have gentle slopes down to them, but the TVA lakes have many ridges jutting out into the lake and essentially only having 1 access road and cliffs over water on the other 3 sides. Parnoid crazy people like me do tend to like the region because of this. I make a point of spending some time with the neighbours who control the easements, retired vets mostly and they are more than happy to keep and eye on things in exchange for mostly absentee neighbours.
The deer and rabbits are almost at nuisance levels, and like most TVA lakes, the lake has both local fish population and is artificially stocked. Hunters wandering in through the hills or via the lake are my biggest hazard. Sustenance farming+ hunting is common out here.