re: Thinking about buying a couple hundred acres of hunting land and living on it

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A few years back, the wife started talking about leaving the city life behind, buying 100 acres or so of secluded land in TN kind of near Nashville, building a house on it and living off the land. I nodded and smiled and kept my mouth shut because I thought it would pass, but it hasn't and the idea has grown on me.
We live on some acreage in Ascension with a barn and some horses, so I get to sort of feel connected with nature, while having major grocery stores within 10 minutes.
If we do it, we'd find some land with a stocked pond/lake, a running creek for hydroelectric power, springs for drinking water, pasture for the horses and probably some cows and woods for hunting. We'd grow/raise our own food and the grocery store would be 30-45 minutes away if we needed anything.
We'd have as much family nearby there as we have here, but would have to make new friends.
If your job/income wasn't a factor, WWTOBD?

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Problem is when the zombie apocalypse comes, there will be a pack of strangers that will want to come live on your farm and then a chinese boy will start banging your daughter and they find out that you have a sheep fetish in your barn and then it all burns down before your eyes.