Looking for hunting property for sale in Cher? The department offers two kinds of ground. In the north-west, the Cher side of Sologne, between Vierzon, Aubigny-sur-Nère and Argent-sur-Sauldre, combines woods, heathland and ponds in large single-ownership blocks: this is big game country, with hunting estates of several dozen or several hundred hectares. In the south and east, the Boischaut, the Pays Fort and the Champagne berrichonne offer smaller hunting woods and open farmland shoots. This page brings together the hunting estates for sale in the department, from a large estate with a lodge to a wooded shoot or a small hunting ground, listed by private sellers, estate agents and notaires.
To help you assess an offer, you will find below the forest and pond prices recorded in Cher, the state of game populations as shown by official game bags, and what to check before signing, starting with fence compliance. If Sologne appeals to you, our article why buy a forest property in Sologne introduces the area, its landscapes and its market.
A hunting estate is rarely valued with a single figure: its price adds up the value of the woodland, the ponds, the buildings and the shooting facilities. The statistics below give benchmarks for wooded land and ponds, based on sales actually recorded.
According to the ma-propriete.fr forest price observatory, built from sales recorded in the French DVF land registry database, the median price of a hectare of forest in Cher was €7,276/ha in 2025*, across 34 sales, with an average of €8,901/ha. That puts the department above the Centre-Val de Loire median (€5,803/ha) and above the national median (€4,936/ha). Compared with 2024, the median changed by +23.6%, a movement to interpret with care given the number of sales. Over the more robust 2020-2025 period, 188 sales give a median of €5,727/ha for a median plot size of 5.1 ha.
| Indicator | Cher (18) | Centre-Val de Loire | France |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median price 2025 | €7,276/ha* | €5,803/ha | €4,936/ha |
| Average price 2025 | €8,901/ha* | €6,714/ha | €6,214/ha |
| Number of sales 2025 | 34 | 342 | 6,329 |
| Change in median 2024 → 2025 | +23.6%* | −3.3% | +1.9% |
| Median price 2020-2025 | €5,727/ha | €5,588/ha | €4,778/ha |
| Number of sales 2020-2025 | 188 | 1,867 | 35,100 |
Nationally, the price per hectare rises with size: the large properties that appeal to hunters sell for more per hectare than medium-sized woods.
| Size of forest sold (France, 2020-2025) | Median price | Number of sales |
|---|---|---|
| 10 to 20 ha | €4,010/ha | 3,161 |
| 20 to 50 ha | €5,330/ha | 1,850 |
| 50 to 100 ha | €6,810/ha | 581 |
| Over 100 ha | €7,361/ha | 320 |
Ponds, which often make much of a shoot’s value, trade at a very different level: a median of €22,613/ha for the 47 ponds sold without buildings in Cher between 2020 and 2025*.
On the listings side, 12 hunting properties are offered on ma-propriete.fr in Centre-Val de Loire as of 2 October 2026, 2 of them in Cher. Their median asking price is €1,362,500 for a median size of about 98 ha. These are asking prices for complete properties: they describe the supply on offer more than the average price of a wooded hectare.
* 30 to 99 sales: indicative value. Source: DVF (French tax authority), processed by ma-propriete.fr; forests of 1 ha or more, cadastral type woodland; ponds without buildings of at least 2,000 m²; July 2020 to December 2025; Moselle, Bas-Rhin and Haut-Rhin are not covered by DVF. Listings recorded on ma-propriete.fr on 2 October 2026.
The game bag records published by the French Biodiversity Agency (OFB) measure hunting pressure and, indirectly, the presence of big game. In Cher, 1,877 red deer were taken in the 2024-2025 season, about 2% of the national total, alongside 10,486 roe deer and 17,987 wild boar.
| Species | 2021-2022 season | 2024-2025 season | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red deer | 1,749 | 1,877 | +7% |
| Roe deer | 13,849 | 10,486 | −24% |
| Wild boar | 21,874 | 17,987 | −18% |
Source: OFB, wild ungulates network, departmental big game bags (total culls, data published on data.gouv.fr).
In Sologne, the value of a hunting estate lies in the combination of woodland, water and quiet. Oak, pine and birch woods hold red deer, wild boar and roe deer; ponds draw duck and snipe; heathland and game crops complete the picture. Estates are hunted by driven shoots or stalking, often have a hunting lodge or keeper’s house, and a network of rides and high seats whose upkeep carries a real cost. The A71 motorway puts the Cher side of Sologne less than two hours from Paris, which sustains demand from Paris-based buyers and from families who pass their shoot down the generations.
Having the land in one block matters as much as the number of hectares: a fragmented ground, crossed by a road or hemmed in between fenced properties, is hard to hunt well. Look also at water quality and the number of ponds, the game density seen over recent seasons and relations with neighbouring shoots.
Outside Sologne, Cher lends itself to other kinds of hunting. In the Boischaut, to the south, hedgerows and medium-sized woods hold roe deer and wild boar; the hillier, more wooded Pays Fort extends that landscape towards the Sancerre hills. The cereal plain of the Champagne berrichonne, around Bourges, is better suited to small game. Areas are smaller, prices more affordable, and properties often come as a wood of a few dozen hectares or a hunting ground attached to a farm.
The first issue in Sologne is fencing. The act of 2 February 2023 requires fences in natural areas to be set 30 cm above the ground, stay below 1.20 m and let wildlife through; fences put up during the thirty years before the act must be brought into line before 1 January 2027. Our article on the fencing act covers the exceptions and procedures; have the work costed before settling on your price. Then check hunting leases, any guns sold for the current season and the cull plan allocations for red and roe deer, which determine what you will be able to take. Finally, ask about game damage to neighbouring crops: a ground where big game is under-hunted can be held responsible for that damage.
Hunting property listings for Cher on ma-propriete.fr come from private sellers, specialist agents and notaires; you can filter them by size and price, and set up an alert to receive new estates as they come on the market. If woodland is your priority, see also our forests for sale in Cher and lakes and ponds for sale in Cher; to widen your search across Sologne, see the hunting estates for sale in Centre-Val de Loire.
