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Bear Wallow Ranch Positioned in a private valley west of Glenwood Springs, Bear Wallow Ranch is an opportunity to own one of the premier blocked-up and contiguous ranches on the Continental Divide.

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Located four miles outside of Carbondale in the heart of Colorado’s central Rocky Mountains, Tybar Ranch is situated in the Crystal River drainage area, along Prince Creek at the foot of Mount Sopris. More details on page 25.

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Located four miles outside of Carbondale in the heart of Colorado’s central Rocky Mountains, Tybar Ranch is situated in the Crystal River drainage area, along Prince Creek at the foot of Mount Sopris. More details on page 25.

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Tybar Ranch

Located four miles outside of Carbondale in the heart of Colorado’s central Rocky Mountains, Tybar Ranch is situated in the Crystal River drainage area, along Prince Creek at the foot of Mount Sopris. More details on page 25.

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COVER BEAR WALLOW RANCH Positioned in a private valley west of Glenwood Springs, Bear Wallow Ranch is an opportunity to own one of the premier blocked-up and contiguous ranches on the Continental Divide. More details on page 24.

INSIDE COVER TYBAR RANCH

Located four miles outside of Carbondale in the heart of Colorado’s central Rocky Mountains, Tybar Ranch is situated in the Crystal River drainage area, along Prince Creek at the foot of Mount Sopris. More details on page 25.

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OUR PICKS Our selection of intriguing properties featured on LandsofAmerica.com

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The Roaring Fork Valley consists of approximately 50 miles stretching from Aspen to Glenwood Springs in Colorado.

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SPORTING CLAYS IN MOONSHINE COUNTRY WITH THE NEW RUGER RED LABEL: PART TWO

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NORTH TEXAS HORSE COUNTRY North Texas and southern Oklahoma have become popular locations for the equine industry. The three main draws of the area for the equine community are sandy loam soil, climate and proximity.

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“UNDERSTANDING” BUYING WESTERN RANCHES As with any lucrative investment, the ability to recognize the potential in any asset and also conceive and execute a plan for transforming that potential into a valuable investment is the key to success.

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RON SCHARA Outdoor writer and television personality Ron Schara, creator and star of Minnesota Bound, is a product of nature and nurture. “Words and wildlife have always been a big part of my life,” said Schara, who is the founder of Ron Schara Productions based in Minneapolis-St. Paul.

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SAM MIDDLETON

Irwin Greenstein spent two days with Charlie Mincey zigzagging the wooded back roads between Dawsonville, Georgia and Atlanta, where moonshine was king to evaluate the secondgeneration Ruger Red Label on sporting clays.

For Lubbock, Texas real estate broker Sam Middleton, the dust still hasn’t settled from his co-brokerage earlier this year of west Texas’ famous W.T. Waggoner Ranch, the largest contiguous ranch property sale in the country.

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MARLO DILL

In 1988, Joel Leadbetter became a partner at Hall and Hall where he has been instrumental in completing complicated, high-profile deals such as the recent sale of Texas’ historic 512,000-acre Waggoner Ranch.

If you’re in central Oregon Hill Country this winter and happen upon someone on a snowmobile scouting ranch property, it could very well be Marlo Dill. The rural appraiser is doing what she loves best—working close with the land and agriculture.

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The Best Of What Might Be

TOM ALEXANDER LAURET JARVIS

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ELIZABETH STONE

As a little girl who loved the outdoors, I longed for summer. The school house doors flung open and released us for a sweet season of freedom. In the South, summer was oppressive heat and ice cold sweet tea…blinding sun and dappled shade…mosquitoes and lightning bugs. It was fishing from the creek bank with a cane pole and plunging into a pond from the dizzying heights of a rope swing. It was making homemade ice cream on the front porch and eating sweet peaches directly from the backyard tree. It was walking barefoot on molten black top and cool, emerald green grass.

Mostly, though, it was a chance to escape from the stranglehold that scheduled activities put on my life. For a brief period every year, my days played out on my time. The frantic march of life slowed down. Lying on the grass under a tree, listening to the murmuring of a stream or watching the clouds float across the sky was never a waste of time. Rest, as I came to learn, is not idleness but reinvigoration.

In my experience, nowhere is more restful and therefore more invigorating than in the outdoors. Whether it’s in the high desert, the expansive plains, the coastal lowlands, the gentle foothills or the rugged mountains, nature’s restorative powers are enhanced when the experiences are shared with family and friends in the privacy of your own retreat.

As you’re taking a breather from the hectic pace of the rest of the year, take a long, careful look at our pages.

You’ll find the best retreats, ranches and country estates the nation has to offer. And you’ll likely find the place that invites you to get away from it all with the people you cherish.

Summertime—and land ownership— offer the best of what might be.

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On the Road Again: Why RV Sales Are On a Roll Summer is the season for road trips, and if you’re looking to plan a vacation, you might want to consider your options on wheels. Numerous reports reveal that more and more Americans are hopping into camper trailers and mobile homes, with the RV industry growing for seven straight years. According CEO and industry expert Gigi Stetler, it’s a trend that won’t go away any time soon. “My company nearly drowned when the recession hit,” says Stetler. “But we continue to generate more profit, as RV shipments skyrocket to record-breaking numbers. In order to stay on top, we’re looking at new ways to grow.”

John Roman Illustrated Maps John Roman is an illustrator specializing in illustrated maps, architectural art, and technical drawings. His clients have included Time, Inc., The National Park Service, The Massachusetts Audubon Society, Marriott Hotels, King Features Syndicate, Golf Digest Magazine, and The Thoreau Society. Find out more at JohnRomanIllustration.com 8

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AN OPPORTUNITY YOU MIGHT HAVE THOUGHT LOST, IS HERE AGAIN. Conventional wisdom would have you believe that all Colorado ski-in/ski-out locations have been more or less developed.

The Ridge at Prospect is living, growing, breathtaking proof that the conventional wisdom is wrong – and all to your benefit.

Photos: Tom Stillo, Tom Vulich, Chris Segal, Trent Bona

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Wyoming Whiskey

A Grain-to-Glass Bourbon for the Ranch A company founded and operated out of Kirby, WY by 4th generation Wyoming cattle ranchers, Wyoming Whiskey offers traditional bourbon from an untraditional place. It is made using classic bourbon distilling methods with nonGMO ingredients sourced exclusively from the Big Horn Basin in central Wyoming. Hand-selected corn, wheat and barley are all grown locally in Kirby, Byron, Thermopolis and Riverton. Water for the recipe is sourced from a mile-deep, limestone aquifer that hasn’t seen the light of day in over 6,000 years. Wyoming Whiskey bourbon is as authentic and as American West as it gets. Find out more at WyomingWhiskey.com

Sprinkles: Creating Awesome Experiences Through Innovative Service

by Chip Bell

While the real estate market is finally reemerging, agents and builders face many challenges including tighter credit, more conservative appraisals, wary customers, and steep competition. Chip’s tips will inform readers on how to offer personalized service that empowers the buyer or seller. His expertise will allow agents and builders to not only meet their customers’ ever-changing needs and expectations but far succeed them—driving them to come back for more and tell their friends. Available at Amazon.com and other booksellers.

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The Antique Barn Company

See our inventory of old barns we have available at www.AntiqueBarns.net The

Antique Barn Company Our company specializes in the preservation of antique timber frames. These structures can be used as homes, great rooms, horse stables, swimming pool houses, wedding halls, hunting lodges, restaurants, etc. Have a piece of our heritage relocated to your homestead.

Our Inventory Includes: • True Round Barns • New World Dutch Barns • Center Aisle Gable Entrance Barns • German Fore Bay Barns • English Threshing Hay Barns

• Bull Beam Barns • Monitor Barns • Traditional Churches • Japanese Minkas • New Timber Frame Structures • Yurts

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The Last Stop: Vanishing Rest Stops of the American Roadside

Road-tripping along historic Route 66 is a wanderer’s dream. With its open stretches of blacktop and vast vistas, the route from California to Texas epitomizes the overwhelming spirit of the American Southwest. While embarking on this epic journey, photographer Ryann Ford was struck by the multitude of humble, solitary mid-century rest stops built during the nation’s golden age of car travel. The Route 66 trip left Ford wanting more, so she set out on a quest to document as many of these locales as possible, all across the country.

It was a race against time: with countless commercial options at nearly every highway exit, many feel that these old rest stops are no longer necessary, and many were being closed and scheduled for demolition. Ford’s photographs take us on a memorable ride across the United States, visiting more than 75 different locales along the way. Included in the book are rest stops in Texas, New Mexico, Arizona, California, Nevada, Utah, Illinois, Kansas, Montana, Mississippi, Wyoming, North Dakota, South Dakota, Oklahoma, Nebraska, Minnesota, Iowa, and Missouri. With The Last Stop, Ford does far more than capture the remarkable, effective design of our nation’s road stops, she preserves a moment in the American travel experience when the journey was just as important as the destination itself. Published by powerHouse Books.

by Ryann Ford

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Life as I Lived It: Small Town Country Living

by Richard W. Block

Colonel Richard W. Block’s new book, “Life as I Lived It: Small Town Country Living,” shares over 100 short stories celebrating small town, America. “The book’s goal is to bring a smile to the face of readers and make them want to read more and more,” Block said. From learning to hunt to reminiscing on youth and small town living, Block provides readers with plenty of short stories they can find joy in and learn from. With so many different topics, readers of all ages and lifestyles can find something that appeals to them. Available at Amazon.com and other booksellers.

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LAND / Contributors ASFMRA, founded in 1929, provides members with the resources, information, and leadership that enable them to provide valuable services to the agricultural community. The focus of the ASFMRA is providing education and networking opportunities for a professional group of members providing farm and ranch management, rural and real property appraising, review appraisal, and agricultural consulting services to the private and public sectors and to the governmental and lending communities. Find out more at ASFMRA.org.

LORIE WOODWARD CANTU has worked as a writer and public relations practitioner exploring the intersection of agriculture, natural resources, and public policy for almost 30 years. Her career, which has included stints in the public and private sector, has taken her across the country and around the world, where she has been enthralled by the people of the land and their stories. She is the president of Woodward Communications and co-owner of The Round Top Register, a regional magazine focused on life in the rolling bluebonnet hills of central Texas where country meets city.

Woodward was reared on a ranch near Lexington, Texas, but now makes her home in San Angelo with her two children, Kate and Will.

DAVID FISHER is the managing partner for Creative Real Estate Strategies, a national firm that specializes in deferring the capital gains tax, state tax and depreciation recapture on the sales proceeds of investment and residential properties without a 1031. David can be reached at (713) 702-6401. His email address is 14

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IRWIN GREENSTEIN is the publisher of Shotgun Life, the first online magazine dedicated to the best in wing and clays shooting.

LISA MODEN is a prestigious Accredited Land Consultant of the REALTORS® Land Institute and has been a Broker for Ebby Halliday REALTORS® for over nine years. Lisa’s experience and passion for equine has helped her become an expert in farm and ranch real estate. In addition to farm and ranch, she also specializes in lake properties and investment land.

DAN MURPHY has called southwestern Colorado home his entire adult life. His dedication to understanding issues at the heart of western Colorado has been exemplified through his service in numerous arenas. Dan’s work commitment, positive outlook, and approach on wildlife and domestic issues have brought forth progressive, positive, and life altering changes. He has spent a lifetime understanding rivers, western lands, wildlife, and the issues they face. He is currently the Owner/Broker of Team Murphy Realty and M4 Ranch Group a division of Team Murphy Realty, specializing in ranch and recreational properties in Colorado and New Mexico.

THE REALTORS® LAND INSTITUTE (RLI) is a membership organization created for land experts and by land experts. Our organization is dedicated to building knowledge, building relationships, and building business for our members–the extraordinary real estate professionals–who broker, lease, sell, develop, and manage our most precious resource: the land. Find out more at RLILand.com.

SHOTGUN LIFE is the first online magazine devoted to the great people who participate in the shotgun sports. Their goal is to provide you with the best coverage in wing and clays shooting.

That includes places to shoot, ways to improve your shooting and the latest new products.

Everything you need to know about the shotgun sports is a mouse-click away. That’s because Shotgun Life is your dynamic resource for the most current and useful information as it becomes available. Shotgun Life is free and you can see it at ShotgunLife.com.

KAREN SUTHERLAND joined Mason & Morse Ranch Company as the in-house marketing professional in 2011. She has over 15 years of marketing, graphic design and advertising expertise with 11 years dedicated to luxury/ ranch real estate and has managed projects totaling over $750 million worth of real estate.

Having directed the company’s cuttingedge marketing programs and branding, she manages all in-house print and web resources to produce marketing pieces for the company.

Karen is dedicated to introducing creative tools, strategic campaign development and execution, thoughtful media buying, digital marketing, print marketing, graphic design, event marketing, and branding. She earned her Bachelor of Arts at UW-River Falls, with emphasis in graphic design and photography.

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OCONEE COUNTY GEORGIA Brookwood Equestrian Center is a 25-acre fully functioning equine training/boarding facility located less than 12 minutes from downtown Athens and the new University of Georgia equine medical facility.

Brookwood is conveniently located on Union Church Road with excellent access to several major thoroughfares and a five minute drive to major shopping. The property is also positioned within a five minute walk from the 70 acres recently purchased by the Oconee County Board of Education for a future school.

$1,575,000 | PROPERTY ID: 862690 CROWN INVESTMENT PROPERTIES, LLC LANDMAGAZINES.COM

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HAYS COUNTY TEXAS Welcome to Patron de Paz. At 96 acres, this manicured, waterfront estate is a private, breathtaking property with an unbelievable Hill Country setting. It carries over 2,600 feet of Fitzhugh Creek, which feeds from Barton Creek. Beautiful water views are present from the main estate. This is an amazing luxury Hill Country property to be enjoyed for generations

$7,495,000 | PROPERTY ID: 3119684 DMTX REALTY, DAVE MURRAY, BROKER

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JACKSON COUNTY NORTH CAROLINA This Galvladi mountain residence is located in Sylva, North Carolina, 45 minutes west of Asheville, the de-facto cultural center and geographic hub of western North Carolina. This 9,500-square-foot masterpiece, situated within a 245acre wooded enclave at 4,000 feet in elevation, is a composite design that incorporates the structural feature of post-and-beam construction with the rustic elegance of a log home. The home is comprised of three floors: the mail level, lower level, and upper level. Nice distributed throughout those three levels are six bedrooms, seven full baths and two half baths.

$2,690,000 | PROPERTY ID: 3141673 UNITED COUNTRY - CAROLINA MOUNTAIN PROPERTIES, LLC

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MENDOCINO COUNTY CALIFORNIA The historic Biaggi Ranch is situated on Mendocino’s pristine coast between the coastal hamlets of Manchester and Elk. In the same family since 1938, a ranch of this caliber rarely comes to market.

Comprising of over 1,540 acres, the ranch rises from almost sea level rolling grassland pasture to over 1,600 feet elevation with towering redwood forests. Intermixed in this diverse topography are lush mountain meadows, spring-fed draws and building sites with big unobstructed coastal views.

Contact California Outdoor Properties, Jim Martin, (707) 272-5507, info@caoutdoorproperties.com, californiaoutdoorproperties.com.

$7,800,000 | PROPERTY ID: 3217227 CALIFORNIA OUTDOOR PROPERTIES

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Bear Wallow Ranch 2,600± ACRES GLENWOOD SPRINGS, COLORADO PROPERTY ID: 1141798 $24,950,000

Positioned in a private valley west of Glenwood Springs, Bear Wallow Ranch is an opportunity to own one of the premier blocked-up and contiguous ranches on the Continental Divide, also bordering the White River National Forest.

The ranch is ideally located in one of western Colorado’s most desirable and appealing areas, known as the Roaring Fork Valley. This 2,600± recreation and cattle ranch boasts quality improvements, end-of-the-road seclusion, a five-bedroom, three-and-a-half bath home, guest house, lodge, equipment barn, hay sheds, cattle handling facilities, senior water rights, numerous ponds, direct-private access to public land, abundant wildlife, and excellent hunting; all within an easy 15-minute drive to the Garfield County Airport. Bear Wallow Ranch offers a unique opportunity to experience ownership of western Colorado’s great treasures, along with an opportunity for personal, family and corporate recreation and enjoyment.

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Tybar Ranch 600± ACRES CARBONDALE, COLORADO PROPERTY ID: 1646348 $24,795,000

Located four miles outside of Carbondale in the heart of Colorado’s central Rocky Mountains, Tybar Ranch is situated in the Crystal River drainage area, along Prince Creek at the foot of Mount Sopris. The ranch consists of 600± acres of irrigated hay fields and irrigated pastureland surrounded by native woodlands and shrubs that provide important seasonal and winter forage for livestock and big game. Improvements include a main home, employee housing, an equipment shop, three hay sheds, numerous corrals and two barns that include the 22,000-squarefoot barn with an indoor arena. Tybar Ranch is secluded, yet close to town and includes panoramic views, features spectacular hunting, offers numerous recreational opportunities, and has extensive water rights.

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Lazy CF Headquarters 320± ACRES SOMERSET, COLORADO PROPERTY ID: 1511287 $3,900,000

Tucked away within the Gunnison National Forest and on the headwaters of West Muddy Creek, the Lazy CF Ranch Headquarters consists of 320 acres of mostly irrigated land, 10 spring-fed ponds, one of which supports a strong trout population, and early water rights from the Twin Spruce Ditch and 65 shares from the Ragged Mountain Water User’s Association. The ranch borders another ranch on the eastern boundary with National Forest on the remaining three sides. Lazy CF improvements include a historic fourbedroom log residence, two guest cabins, a bathhouse, large two-story barn, and a 3,000-foot grass runway. This ranch combines the authentic Old West with a sportsman’s paradise, for hunting deer, elk and bear.

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Overland Trail Ranch 1,060± ACRES LIVERMORE, COLORADO PROPERTY ID: 2838425 $3,100,000 Located along the historic Overland Trail and at the end of Old Ranch Road, you will find a gated entry where Overland Trail Ranch begins. This inspiring ranch consisting of 1,060 acres deeded and 640 acres of State of Colorado agricultural lease has a beautiful southwesterly view shed with the Continental Divide in the backdrop and a small spring-fed creek trickling through the ranch.

The property is appropriately complimented with a functional working headquarters and a warm and inviting country-style home along with a guesthouse and manager’s house.

Centaur Mountain Ranch 456± ACRES EVERGREEN, COLORADO PROPERTY ID: 3245182 $6,900,000 Centaur Mountain Ranch consists of 456 acres and is one of the few remaining large ranches left in the Evergreen, Colorado area. The ranch is a combination of lush grass hay meadows, rock outcroppings and forests of Ponderosa pine and aspen trees. The easily traversed hillsides offer an excellent selection of the 26 county approved building sites, many with views of Mount Evans, Longs Peak, and the surrounding mountainous areas. The ranch offers plenty of room for horseback riding; in the meadows, on trails and on the old logging roads. Formerly operated as a boarding stable and currently as a small cattle operation, the ranch has possibilities for many uses incorporating the conserved open space and ideal habitat for deer, elk, and other wildlife, many of which you will see while riding on the property.

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Snowy Range Fishing Lodge 250± ACRES LARAMIE, WYOMING PROPERTY ID: 2781506 $4,000,000 Snowy Range Fishing Lodge boasts two-and-a-half miles of trout fishery located on the Little Laramie and West Fork Rivers framed to the west by the Snowy Range Mountains.

The recreational and income producing operations center around first-class fly fishing and lodging along with a working cattle and hay ranch. The fishing operations include the Homestead Lodge, bunkhouse and log cabin in a pastoral setting among a grove of cottonwood trees on the banks of the Little Laramie River and parallel tributary, West Fork of the Little Laramie. Cattle and Hay operations are conducted on rich productive irrigated native meadows and pastures.

The entire property comprises 250 deeded acres with historic water rights located 22 miles west of Laramie and just 15 miles from Centennial, Wyoming.

Ponderosa Ranch 3,400± ACRES CRAWFORD, NEBRASKA PROPERTY ID: 2937483 $1,800,000 Ponderosa Ranch is a 3,400± acre working cattle and premier hunting ranch located in Northwestern Nebraska approximately eight miles southeast from Crawford and 30 miles southwest of Chadron, Nebraska. The ranch consists of 1,457 acres of deeded lands and the remainder state, federal and private lease land. The lands offer excellent grassland with scattered Ponderosa Pine Tree forests.

There are adequate improvements including a large ranch home, a small cabin, barn, shop and working facilities and corrals. The ranch is currently leased for grazing and hunting to a solid tenant who runs about 270 pairs for six months plus outfits for mule deer and turkey hunting. The offering represents an opportunity to purchase a beautiful Pine Ridge area ranch with excellent grassland and premier hunting characteristics.

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High Point Ranch 2,402± ACRES HARRISBURG, NEBRASKA $2,815,000 The High Point Ranch is a premier winter/calving operation located in western Nebraska just south of Scottsbluff, Nebraska. The ranch consists of 2,402 acres of deeded lands consisting of grasslands, tillable CRP and pivot irrigated lands with an abundance of winter protection consisting of deep draws and protected canyons lying along the south side of the Wildcat Hills. The ranch has been improved with new or remodeled facilities consisting of two homes, commodity barn, large calving shed with pipe corrals, machine shed, shop, excellent fencing, multiple stock wells with a pipeline water systems and frost free drinkers. The property is capable of wintering and calving 500–600 bred heifers with two employees. The property is in three tracts with one including a springfed private three-acre lake.

Hudson Farm 31,739± ACRES ELECTRA, TEXAS $4,921,875 The A. B. Hudson Estate consists of 31,739± acres of ranch land located in northcentral Texas near Wichita Falls. The ranch properties lie in the heart of big Texas ranch country and are in excellent condition. The area is growing in popularity for hunting/recreational pursuits due to its proximity just over two hours from the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex. The fences and corrals are excellent and the water is very adequate. Long time tenants currently lease the ranches for grazing and a qualified outfitter leases the hunting rights. The ranch lands are in two tracts and being offered in any of eight parcels or in its entirety for the surface only.

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ocated in western Colorado and consisting of approximately 50 miles stretching from Aspen (on the southeast end) to Glenwood Springs (on the northwest end) the Roaring Fork Valley includes the communities of Aspen, Snowmass, Basalt, Carbondale and Glenwood Springs. Surrounded by a mountain range and defined by three rivers, which include the Roaring Fork River, Crystal River and the Frying Pan River; the valley is characterized by an average of 240 days of sunshine, low humidity, mild winters, comfortable summers, and amazing views which creates a very sought after place.

At a distance of approximately 50 miles long and ranging in width between one and five miles wide, the Roaring Fork Valley is surrounded by mountains on all sides, in particular on its southwest edge by the Elk Mountain range. This is the location of the Aspen and Snowmass ski resort, which is the main economic force for this valley. The ski industry drives tourism, hospitality, construction, real estate, professional services and all other industries. Although the ski industry forms the foundation, many other activities contribute to the culture and entertainment that make this area unique.

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Originally, Aspen was founded as a mining camp during the silver boom and later named Aspen because of the abundance of aspen trees. The city thrived during the 1880s, and crashed when the silver market collapsed. For a half-century, the population steadily declined and Aspen almost became a ghost town. Then in the mid-20th century, a ski resort was developed on Aspen Mountain, which was the start to Aspen’s ski industry. By the late 20th century, Aspen became a popular retreat for celebrities and today property values in Aspen are one of the highest in the country.

At an altitude of 7,815 feet and located at the southeast end of the Roaring Fork Valley, Aspen is a cultural mountain town commonly known for its ski resort. It is the home of the Aspen Institute, Rocky Mountain Institute, Santa Fe Ballet along with the Aspen Music Festival and Music School, which offers cultural events that attract visitors year-round. The Aspen and Snowmass ski resort consists of four separate ski areas, all offering a variety of terrain and consist of Aspen Mountain, Aspen Highlands, Buttermilk and Snowmass.

In the early 20th century Snowmass Village was part of a ranching community that consisted of a handful of different family ranches, and would be considered the countryside to Aspen. When Aspen continued to grow, land was sold and by late 1960s, Snowmass ski area was developed. Snowmass has been growing ever since and now not only is it the largest ski area in the valley it also consists of mountainside luxury homes, condominiums, hotels and offers a wide range of terrain for everyone with incredible views, top-notch restaurants and many other activities.

Basalt began as a railroad town and is located about 20 miles north of Aspen, at the confluence of the Roaring Fork and Frying Pan Rivers. It currently is well known for its Gold Medal trout fishing, and in the past ten years has grown tremendously and now consists of mountain townhouses, luxury homes, hotels, and great restaurants. Living or staying in Basalt is a “more affordable” luxury option of experiencing the Roaring Fork Valley.

Carbondale is known to be a ranching and farming community, and only in the past 15 years has developed into a “hip and trendy” mountain town.

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Glenwood Springs) Carbondale’s valley floor is mostly privately owned, but the surrounding highlands are within the White River National Forest, which are a source of recreation for hiking and mountain biking. The 12,953-foot Mount Sopris is the town’s icon and creates amazing views throughout the town. Although to this day, cattle drives are led downtown Main Street each spring and fall, this quaint little town now offers cute boutique shops, trendy restaurants and breweries, and don’t forget the Carbondale Rodeo offered each week throughout the summer!

Rounding out the last of the five cities that make up the Roaring Fork Valley, Glenwood Springs is located at the northwest end and sits at an altitude of 5,768 feet. Due to the location of this city, as well as railroad and highway access, Glenwood Springs didn’t experience the “bust” that most mountain towns endured due to the silver mining crash of the 1880s. Unlike most mountain towns, Glenwood Springs focused on hospitality and since its foundation

has continuously grown. Today Glenwood Springs is one of the most sought out places to visit in Colorado and offers downhill skiing at its own ski resort Sunlight Mountain, whitewater rafting on the Colorado River, boutique shops, restaurants, breweries and much more.

The Roaring Fork Valley is a perfect year-round setting for recreation, culture, landscape and activity. From music festivals, concerts, ballets, galleries, high-end restaurants and boutiques, or its outdoor activities such as flyfishing, whitewater rafting or kayaking on the three rivers, sightseeing or hiking near the Maroon Bells and many other wilderness areas, enjoying the caverns and hot springs in Glenwood Springs, skiing/snowboarding one of the five mountain resorts, cross-country skiing and snowshoeing in Aschroft ski area, or road biking the Rio Grand Trail, a 44mile multi-use trail from Aspen to Glenwood Springs. The adventure and activities never stop in this 50-mile valley!

This is a place not to miss!

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SAN ANTONIO COMMUTER ESTATE 182± ACRES • COMAL COUNTY, TEXAS • $2,950,000

This spectacular low-fenced Hill Country estate is nestled away on 182 acres in Comal County, not far from Bulverde, Texas. A short drive to either Highway 46 or 281 makes this the perfect private Hill Country estate. This ranch has multiple uses, it can be used as a commuter estate, family retreat where the parents want to raise their family away from the hustle and bustle of big city life or simply a full-time residence, except your backyard consists of 182 sprawling acres loaded with an abundance of wildlife. For the family with school aged children, the school system (Smithson Valley) that the ranch is located within is ranked amongst the top in the state. Property ID: 2886124

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PRAIRIE HILL FARM

104± ACRES • WASHINGTON COUNTY, TEXAS • $1,480,000 This beautiful 104± acre property in Washington County is being offered for the first time in 30 years. This property is conveniently located between Austin, Houston, and College Station, but retains a quiet and peaceful atmosphere. Perched on a hilltop to the rolling pastures, the restored two-story house while largely modernized, retains a quaint feel that is true to the historic architecture, and blends seamlessly with the surrounding countryside providing ample natural lighting and great views of the property. Other important features of the home include a heated pool, wrap-around porch, and a glassed-in observation deck on the third floor with retractile ceilings. This property includes a two-bedroom, two-bath ranch hand house, two barns, one tank, and is cross-fenced. Property ID: 3225453

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KNIGHT & HALE

680± ACRES • TRIGG COUNTY, KENTUCKY PRICE JUST REDUCED A personal private sanctuary where game calls and outdoor television started.

This 680± acres is one of the most well-known properties east of the Mississippi where everyone from Hank Williams Jr., John M. Montgomery, Aaron Tippin, Little Jimmy Dickens, and John Anderson (just to name a few) and most all of the top hunting television hosts have hunted at some point and time. This is truly a once in a lifetime opportunity to own one of the top hunting properties that’s ever been on the market. As you enter this magnificent private sanctuary up the winding blacktop drive you come by the beautiful log cabin overlooking your very own private lake completely stocked with big bass. As you continue your beautiful drive up to the magnificent 5,000± square-foot home/lodge, you will see one of the most breathtaking views you have ever seen. The beautiful home looks back over the lake and cabin where at anytime you can see deer and turkey crossing the fields with ducks and geese coming into the lake, this is a must-see property.

All I can say about the hunting is it’s everything you could ever imagine and more, giant rubs all over the property, numerous covered protein feed stations that are muddy with deer tracks and trails, miles of nice access trails through the beautiful hardwood timber, and several shooting houses overlooking lush food plot fields.

This farm always has and will continue to produce record book bucks every year.

If you are looking for your own private retreat this is it with too much to list you must see what words can’t describe! This is your chance to own a piece of history when your talking about the outdoor industry. Property ID: 2983198

SCOTT MEREDITH • (270) 791-2538 • SCOTTMEREDITH@KW.COM WWW.LANDANDFARMINVESTMENTS.COM

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PARADISE FARMS

900± ACRES • LIVINGSTON COUNTY, KENTUCKY • $3,800,000 Beautiful lodge on 900 acres (approximately 500 acres tillable, great income) with separate cabin, both overlooking your own private stocked lake, and two huge metal shop buildings to store your equipment and four-wheelers. This incredible farm is just off the Ohio River bottoms and is producing some monster bucks, we have some great trail camera pictures of some giant bucks, it also has waterfowl with places setup to flood for the ducks and geese, numerous flocks of wild turkeys and it’s no problem to get your limit of big gobblers every year. There are several food plots and nice tower stands with other ladder stands throughout the farm. Don’t miss out on this beautiful property! Property ID: 2119466

ADDITIONAL LISTINGS 600± ACRES • LIVINGSTON COUNTY, KENTUCKY • $1,965,000

748± ACRES • TRIGG COUNTY, KENTUCKY • $1,043,460

600 acres with 400± tillable (2–4 percent return). Property ID: 2689784

Great hunting. Priced to sell at $1,395 per acre. Property ID: 2329148

177± ACRES • TRIGG COUNTY, KENTUCKY • $261,625

392.3± ACRES • CHRISTIAN COUNTY, KENTUCKY • $1,018,018

Minutes from Lake Barkley. $1,495 per acre. Property ID: 2329029

Incredible hunting! Property ID: 2701652

593± ACRES • CHRISTIAN COUNTY, KENTUCKY • $1,395 / ACRE Serious Quality Deer Management (QDM) area and very private.

112± ACRES • HOPKINS COUNTY, KENTUCKY • $156,240 Won’t last long! Property ID: 2676630

Several other properties available from 5–5,000 acres. Some available with owner financing. Great Western Kentucky hunting leases available from 50–1,000 acres. Call Scott now for a list of incredible properties NOT on the market for a private showing!

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2625 STAGECOACH TRAIL

4150 FM 920

1.472± ACRES • PALO PINTO COUNTY, TEXAS • $685,000

Home is made for a large or extended family. Features three balconies and has three separate living quarters including three kitchens. Seven bedrooms, five full baths and three half-baths. 31.081 beautiful acres. Uniquely equipped with nine geothermal wells for energy efficiency. Five water wells and 6,000 gallons of water storage. Irrigation pipes run throughout property for orchards, etc. Also includes a four-stall barn. Property ID: 2930488

Nestled on a hilltop with million dollar views. 20-mile views overlooking Palo Pinto Lake and valley below. Resting on an engineered slab with three large downstairs bedrooms and three-and-a-half bathrooms, gourmet kitchen with breakfast bar. Granite counter tops, premium GE appliances, gas cooktop. An amazing home with a home theater complete with 12 media lounges. Sevenperson saltwater spa to watch the gorgeous sunsets in. Built for entertaining and the resort lifestyle. Property ID: 3285760

31± ACRES • PARKER COUNTY, TEXAS • $1,650,000

BRIDGEPORT RANCH

18± ACRES • WISE COUNTY, TEXAS • $625,000 Gorgeous ranch on over 18 acres with a large 4,200-square-foot home with four bedrooms and two-and-a-half bathrooms. Features a unique watch tower for those beautiful sunsets or to watch storms roll in. Also, includes a pool for entertaining and indoor spa to use for relaxation after a great workout. Excellent facility for horse training and land that will produce your own horse quality hay.

It is a must see. Property ID: 2789886

10801 COUNT Y ROAD 1108 80± ACRES • JOHNSON COUNTY, TEXAS • $675,000

Beautiful land with beautiful views. A recreation, cattle or hunting retreat; you decide! Has a deep trinity well and a large shop 30x30, as well as a 60x30 covered pavilion. The featured pavilion has a metal roof and could be converted into a home. Lots of deer, turkey and other wildlife. Includes a beautiful view of Bee Mountain. Bring your cattle, horses, and your family. Property ID: 2930536

JOE POTTS • (817) 774-8223 • JOE@JOEPOTTS.COM • WWW.JOEPOTTS.COM

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CRYSTAL LAKE RESORT

SUNRISE RANCH

40± ACRES • JEFFERSON COUNTY, COLORADO • $1,990,000

247± ACRES • TELLER COUNTY, COLORADO • $4,990,000

A fisherman’s paradise with a private mile of the North Fork of the South Platte River. Bed and breakfast, restaurant, event pavilion, and eight-acre lake all within 45 minutes of Denver and bordering Pikes Peak National Forest. Visit CrystalLakeResortForSale.com for information and video. Property ID: 2123406

One of the finest Colorado luxury ranches in the region! With over 16,000 square feet of improvements within the main home, three guest houses, and shop, there is plenty of room to spread out in this exquisite retreat! Visit SunriseRanchForSale.com for more information and video. Property ID: 2852265

BEAR BONES RANCH

SHAVANO RANCH

215± ACRES • CUSTER COUNTY, COLORADO • $1,300,000 Storied to once be a summer camping spot of the local Native American tribes, this is an ultimate Colorado ranch to bring family and friends to retreat on thousands of acres with amazing affordability. The headquarters hosts two homes and barn as a base to access 640 acres grazing lease, 2,250 acres private recreation access and 858 acres BLM for nearly 4,000 acres of mountains and trails. Visit BearBonesRanch.com for information. Property ID: 3286149

12± ACRES • CHAFFEE COUNTY, COLORADO • $800,000 Set at the foot of majestic 14,000-foot peaks among Pinon Pines and a mature apple orchard the Shavano Ranch overlooks rich irrigated pastures and the Arkansas River Valley just outside of Salida with prime access to fishing, hiking, horseback riding, rafting, and skiing. Visit CountryMeadowEstate.info for information and video. Property ID: 3209117

YOUR COLORADO RESOURCE KELLER WILLIAMS FOOTHILLS REALTY, LLC – WHEN REPRESENTATION AND EXCEPTIONAL SERVICE MATTER BILL DAVIS • (970) 390-8617 • BILLDAVISPROPERTIES@GMAIL.COM

NORTH AMERICA’S MOST INFLUENTIAL GROUP OF LAND PROFESSIONALS. KW Farm and Ranch is the rural land division of Keller Williams Realty with a nationwide network of land brokers working together for you. KW Farm and Ranch agents are local, accomplished experts in land sales and acquisitions, including: agricultural land, timber land, ranch land, recreational land, equestrian estates, land development, hunting land and other specialties. The land specialist at KW Farm and Ranch are the clear choice when buying or selling rural property in North America.

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THE IMUS RANCH

3,400± ACRES • SAN MIGUEL COUNTY, NEW MEXICO • $29,900,000 NEW PRICE: $19,900,000 The ranch was founded 16 years ago to create an authentic working cattle ranch with the sole purpose of providing the experience of the great American cowboy to children suffering from cancer. The objectives were to encourage a sense of achievement, responsibility, and self esteem, and help restore their dignity, as these kids learn just how much they are able to accomplish. The Imus Ranch is a 501 (c)(3) non-profit organization. Just 40 short minutes from historic Santa Fe, the property consists of over 3,400 acres in the Pecos River Valley. There are expansive views from Rowe Mesa to the Santa Fe National Forest and the Sangre De Cristo Mountains. Over 29,000 square feet of living quarters in 11 structures and an additional 35,000 square feet of barns, garages, greenhouses and sheds in another 10 different structures. Within the ranch, there are miles of connecting roads to various meadows, pastures, stock tanks, and stocked fishing ponds. The entire property is fenced. The ranch is totally and completely environmentally pure. No pesticides or synthetic chemicals of any kind are used in the gardens, greenhouses, or farming. The Old Western Town rivals any movie set in Hollywood.

Go to: www.ImusRanchForSale.com for a complete view of all the amenities. Property ID: 2325782

CRAIG HUITFELDT • CRAIGSANTAFE@GMAIL.COM OFFICE: (505) 988-2428 • CELL: (505) 660-1108 WWW.BELLTOWERSANTAFE.COM

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GALLATIN VALLEY FARM LAND 220± ACRES • GALLATIN COUNTY, MONTANA • $2,500,000

Building site or development property in the fastest growing area in Montana.

Just outside Bozeman and Belgrade this 220± acreage fronts on three paved roads for easy access but very private. Outstanding view, southern exposure and the property sits below the Bridger Mountains minutes from downtown Bozeman and the airport. Abundant wildlife includes deer, antelope, elk, pheasants, and partridge. Property ID: 3253043

CANYON FERRY ROAD

78± ACRES • LEWIS AND CLARK COUNTY, MONTANA $1,950,000 This 78± acre oasis is enhanced by a running creek, ponds, and fantastic trout fishing. A uniquely designed 3,720-square-foot home overlooks the property and Canyon Ferry Lake. The home has four bedrooms, four bathrooms, a gourmet kitchen and a wraparound deck. Also included throughout the acreage is a nine-hole golf course, a restaurant, bar and full liquor license. A great family compound, development property or business. Property ID: 2872253

ADDITIONAL LISTINGS GATED RANCH COMMUNIT Y 25±

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26± ACRE LOTS • GALLATIN COUNTY, MONTANA STARTING AT $259,000

Montana lifestyle; wide open skies and vista, rolling meadows that will take your breath away. This pristine, private, gated community borders the Flying D Ranch. Property features horse facilities, nature and riding trails, paved roads and a full-time ranch manager. Conveniently located not far from Bozeman, the airport and Big Sky. Property ID: 3241110 and 3241109

SPRINGHILL COMMUNIT Y

4.72± ACRES • GALLATIN COUNTY, MONTANA • $400,000 In the shadow of Ross Peak near the one-room Springhill School House sits 4.72-acre parcel with a creek and trees. This property is a gem.

Great building site with a fantastic mountain view. Minutes from Bozeman.

Property ID: 2675327

SPRINGHILL RANCH

152.5± ACRES • GALLATIN COUNTY, MONTANA • $2,500,000 Mountain bench just below Ross Peak in the Gallatin Valley where “A River Runs Through It” was filmed. Minutes from downtown Bozeman and the Gallatin International Airport. This coveted 152.5-acre parcel in Springhill has an ideal home site and is close to an access to the Bridger mountains. Ideal horse property or gentleman farm. Property ID: 2975881

KELLER WILLIAMS MONTANA REALTY TOM S. CLARK • (406) 581-2829 • TOMSREALTY@KW.COM

NORTH AMERICA’S MOST INFLUENTIAL GROUP OF LAND PROFESSIONALS. KW Farm and Ranch is the rural land division of Keller Williams Realty with a nationwide network of land brokers working together for you. KW Farm and Ranch agents are local, accomplished experts in land sales and acquisitions, including: agricultural land, timber land, ranch land, recreational land, equestrian estates, land development, hunting land and other specialties. The land specialist at KW Farm and Ranch are the clear choice when buying or selling rural property in North America.

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12665 SAINT JOHN ROAD

34± ACRES • DENTON COUNTY, TEXAS • $2,298,000 A unique, spacious, Arizona-styled home. Open with rock stucco, tin roof, and a large patio made for relaxing. Two wells on-site, and some great trees surrounding a pond to create a nice, natural setting. House has granite countertops, travertine tile floors, a fabulous cook’s kitchen, and a split bedroom floor plan. Cave rock and rattlesnake rock throughout the property and home. Custom-built Joe Taylor designed door handles and incredible Guatemalan doors. Screened porch/sunroom is gorgeous and perfect for enjoying your porch year-round! Six-stall show barn with turnout arena. New 10-stall mare barn with 14x16 stalls and two guest houses on the property as well. Property ID: 3300433

11952 FM 428

28.89± ACRES • DENTON COUNTY, TEXAS • $999,000 Beautiful location, right in the middle of Horse Country, USA. 28.9 acres of sandy loam with a four-acre track. Scattered trees and a tank create a fabulous natural setting. Perfect for building your dream home! Fenced property with coastal hay that produce excellent quality bales. Has a landing strip and an airport hanger. Beautiful piece of property suitable for either development or a horse. Property ID: 3159961

DONNA MORGAN • (940) 367-3555 • DONNAHMORGAN@YAHOO.COM • WWW.TXRANCHLIVING.COM

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NORTH STAR RANCH

575± ACRES • RIO ARRIBA COUNTY, NEW MEXICO • $1,200,000 This is the most beautiful high mountain ranch in New Mexico. Modern/rustic mountain home and cabins on 575 lush acres at 10,000 feet. Brazos River flows through the land as well as a tributary creek that runs the length of the property supporting trout filled ponds. Both the river and creek are habitat to healthy populations of Brook Trout. The ranch is a turnkey operation, fenced and gated, completely furnished and ready to operate as a small summer cow/calf operation, recreational headquarters or big game lodge. Property ID: 3243322

RANCHO VALLECITOS

THE DOVE RANCH

18± ACRES • RIO ARRIBA COUNTY, NEW MEXICO • $500,000

180± ACRES • RIO ARRIBA COUNTY, NEW MEXICO • $795,000

Beautiful 18-plus acre mountain property overlooking the Rio Vallecitos and abutting Carson National Forest. An historic restored barn has become a newly constructed home with radiant heat, open concept, all services and gorgeous views. The property is fully fenced and gated with power, phone and fiber optic internet. The property is very accessible located an hour north of Santa Fe and fifteen minutes from Ojo Caliente Hot Springs Resort. This is a full service permanent home with carport, storage and outbuildings and also convenient for weekend recreational use. Property ID: 2238005

In a perfect world there would be a ranch house high on a hill, a red barn down the lane, white-railed fences with big roans and pintos grazing emerald pastures, a winding creek in the valley and tall pines gracing the hillsides. All this settled in a private northern oasis. Eagles patrol the skies, elk, deer, turkey and all manner of wildlife visit with the passage of days and seasons. Every morning brings perfection in Northern New Mexico to The Dove Ranch. Property ID: 2577208

THE VERY BEST SANTA FE TEAM – KELLER WILLIAMS, SANTA FE DALE HEINEMANN • (505) 920-3464 • DALE@PRIVATEWATERFLYFISHING.COM

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9055 SANTA FE TRAIL

24.84± ACRES • COLLIN COUNTY, TEXAS • $1,620,000 Beautiful rolling hills with a two-acre stocked pond, a custom home with a commanding view for miles, four-stall barn, and large swimming pool.

Property ID: 3289720

KELLER WILLIAMS PLANO SHAWN M. KEEFE • (972) 998-4709 • SKEEFE@KW.COM • SHAWNKEEFE.KWREALTY.COM

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Sporting Clays in Moonshine Country With the New Ruger Red Label PART TWO WRITTEN BY IRWIN GREENSTEIN

IN PART ONE, WE MET CHARLIE MINCEY, FORMER GEORGIA MOONSHINE RUNNER WHO WOULD BE OUR HOST FOR EVALUATING THE NEW RUGER RED LABEL ON SPORTING CLAYS COURSES THAT WE VISITED IN A RESTORED 1939 FORD SEDAN MOONSHINE CAR.

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he black 1939 Ford Sedan powered up hills through the wooded back roads of Georgia moonshine country centered around Dawsonville. Occupying the passenger seat, 82-year-old Charlie Mincey recounted his adventures of “trippin’ moonshine” at the tender age of 14.

He started driving in Atlanta at age 10 by shuttling cars for his daddy’s body shop. At 12, he received a driver’s license and within days got smacked with a speeding ticket for driving 85 behind the wheel of a 1935 LaSalle. Charlie loved to drive fast and would soon find a way to make money at it.

Charlie Mincey and the 1939 Ford Sedan moonshine car at Barnsley Gardens Resort.

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In fact, the spacious back seat I occupied with the 12-gauge Ruger Red Label, along with the passenger seat, would have been removed in Charlie’s souped-up `39 to accommodate anywhere from 50 to 200 gallons of hooch in gallon steel cans.

The 60-mile sprint along Route 9 from Dawsonville to Atlanta would take about an hour “if no one was chasing you,” he said.

“I was lucky. I never got caught.”

The refurbished gray mohair interior resonated with drive-train gears and the throaty combustion of eight pounding cylinders.

Charlie, his son Chuck who owned and drove the car, and myself were motoring to the Foxhall Resort and Sporting Club in Douglasville—first of three sporting clays courses where we shot the second-generation Ruger Red Label.

“My daddy knew I was trippin’ moonshine, but he didn’t approve of it,” Charlie recounted during the ride.

Maybe that’s because his father, who attended Georgia Tech University, was a race-car driver.

The Ford’s high, curved roofline provided generous views, and listening to Charlie you could see deep into the woods where secret copper-pot stills once converted corn mash into potent, clear liquor. The stills would be stashed in hollars, barns and even underground to evade tax-collecting Revenue Agents.

Arriving at Foxhall is a far cry from the backwoods life of moonshiners. You enter down a path lined by pristine white horse fences and brilliant green pastures. The resort’s 1,100 acres include a world-class equestrian facility, a 15-station sporting clays course, two 5-stands and a wobble trap, an archery range and 3-D course, 16 lakes for boating and fishing opportunities, guided ATV trail rides, and more than 15 miles of biking, hiking and horseback riding trails. A two-mile stretch along the Chattahoochee River encompassed bocce ball, croquet, volley ball, golf driving range and other sports.

The sporting clays course has been endorsed by the Beretta Trident Program.

After checking in at the quaint, stone Visitors’ Center, we loaded the golf cart and headed to the sporting clays course. The long trail there bestowed spectacular vistas of the property.

The Foxhall sporting clays course is assimilated into the hills and lakes—immersing you into the leafy habitat with minimal intrusion from other groups. Various stations, perched atop a prominence, threw crossers and quartering outgoers into 50

The 12-gauge Ruger Red Label at a sporting clays station at the Foxhall Resort and Sporting Club.

a shallow basin below. The last presentation hurled clays over a lake. For a family resort course, the challenge proved higher than you would expect.

Three aspects of the 12-gauge Ruger Red Label became immediately apparent: tight wood-to-metal fit, trigger creep and surprisingly neutral handling.

S eve ral shots we re re quire d u ntil the 14 1/2-inch o r so of slack in the trig g e r bec a me ma nag eable. I n a subse qu e nt conve rsation with Ru ge r Re d L ab e l p rodu ct ma nag e r C raig Cush ma n, he said that no trig g e r slack should have be e n p rese nt. I n a ready positio n o n the sta nds, the natu ral solutio n was to slightly de p ress the trig g e r. I estimate d the pull ave rag e d 4½ pou nds with a co mfo r table g rade of resista nce.

Just as trigger slack was integrated into my pre-shot routine, the auto-safety required consideration after closing the loaded shotgun as well. There’s always that learning curve where you go for the shot to discover the safety still on.

Overall, though, by the third station I could focus on the dynamics of the Ruger Red Label.

The pistol grip felt a tad too narrow. The 14½-inch length of pull and auto-safety suggested the shotgun was meant for field use with a jacket and probably gloves. In that case, the pistol-grip radius would probably be just right.

Of the five flush chokes standard with the Ruger Red Label, improved cylinder and modified worked well at Foxhall. We’ve always seen superb patterns with B&P shotshells and the factory chokes seemed to retain those expectations.

I started with 1 1/8-ounce Rio target loads rated at 1,150 feet per second. The recoil was shocking, especially to the face, prompting a change to 1-ounce B&P shells at 1,200 feet per second. The B&P shells produced near-zero felt recoil, dramatically enhancing the Ruger Red Label experience.

After 100 rounds of sporting clays we climbed back into the 1939 Ford Sedan. By now Charlie’s stiffer movements revealed the effects of flipping several cars while running moonshine and racing stock cars plus the innumerable times he crashed into track walls—decades of banging about finally requiring back surgery in 2010.

The easy-open system cocked the action, eliminating the struggle to force open the gun as we often find on new shotguns that have a so-called “breaking in period,” which serves as pseudonym for lousy manufacturing tolerances.

Several design elements of the shotgun fell into the category of personal preferences. For off-the-shelf dimensions, I’ll take a shorter length of pull over one that’s longer. At 14½ inches, the Ruger Red Label shouldered smoothly. The plain, screwless, stainless steel receiver with rounded bottom edges and forward rake where it joined the stock appealed to my minimalistic aesthetic. Everyone appreciates exquisite engraving, but the sleek, burnished quality evocative of aircraft got my vote.

Charlie Mincey with the new Ruger Red Label on the Barnsley Gardens Resort sporting clays course.

Wood grade was perhaps the most obvious indication that the Ruger Red Label lists for $1,399. However, the matte oil finish, figuring and blued grip gap with gold Ruger logo appeared more noble than other over/unders in the price range. The slender, tapered forend aided gun swing with a nice feel. Vented 28-inch over/under barrels enriched appearance and performance.

Ruger reported that the balance point of the new Red Label had been moved back—addressing a long-time gripe of muzzle bias on the original. The new Ruger Red Label swung with neutral grace along the line of the targets. If muzzle bias were to manifest it would have been on the stations where fast targets flew lower than the station.

At 7.7 pounds with 28-inch barrels you could argue the 12 gauge is still too heavy for hunting over dogs. Interesting, though, is that while many inexpensive over/unders don’t possesses that material mass to inspire the control and confidence of pricier shotguns, the Red Label swings more like a premium model through its redefined balance and inherited heft. You’d never mistake it for a Perazzi; nevertheless it rivals handling of shotguns costing $1,000 more.

His moonshine calling lasted five years. At 16 he and Carolyn married. It took three years before she could convince him to stop (they’re still together).

It was understandable. “Any time I got run by the law, I never went home that night,” he recalled from the front passenger seat. “She said I could race cars, but no more moonshine.”

He never did drink the stuff. “Moonshine was for selling, not for drinking.” Making a buck per gallon as the driver, he spent the proceeds on “cars, fun and fancy clothes and partying.”

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`34, `37 and `39 Ford coupes powered by tweaked-out V8s based on the engine under the hood of the car that brought us to Barnsley Gardens Resort.

The 12-station sporting clays course and covered 5-Stand of the SpringBank Sporting Club is a quick drive from the Barnsley Gardens Resort. The magnificent gardens and remarkable manor-house ruins date from the mid-1840s, built

by Englishman Godfrey Barnsley who accumulated his fortune in shipping and cotton. He had purchased the 4,000 acres to build a mansion for his wife, Julia who unfortunately died during construction. Barnsley stopped the project but several years later he dreamt that Julia visited him in a formal garden, where she instructed him to finish the estate for their children and future generations.

The house and gardens were ravaged during a Civil War battle on the property. In 1906, a tornado destroyed the roof on the remaining structure. Descendants of Godfrey and Julia occupied the estate until it was auctioned in 1942. The gardens and manor house fell into disrepair over the ensuing years.

In 1988, Prince Hubertus Fugger of Bavaria purchased the estate, reviving and expanding the historic gardens. The manor house ruins were restored. He constructed luxury guest cottages modeled after a Bavarian village.

Activities include golf, horseback riding, tennis, fly fishing and boating. The SpringBank Sporting Club hosts the Caesar Guerini Wings & Clays School—the only of its kind in the country.

Seasonal quail hunts are available.

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The SpringBank Sporting Club holds approximately 10 National Sporting Clays Association tournaments per year and so the targets from a recent one were in place during our visit, giving a chance to push the Ruger Red Label harder than at Foxhall.

A bit of muscle was required to wring out the instinctual capabilities of the Ruger Red Label. The move-mount-shoot of faster birds benefitted from the The estate house ruins improved balance yet the weight and partial gardens at the required particular determination Barnsley Gardens Resort. in shouldering it while swing execution was smooth and even punctuated by a mental cue about trigger slack.

Progressing through the stations started to bring comparisons with a semi-auto. Certainly semi-autos have a huge fan base, but wing and clays shooters often purchase one because an over/under is priced out of their reach.

Considering a street price of some $1,100, the Ruger Red Label proved a favorable alternative for price-conscious enthusiasts who opted for a semi-auto strictly on cost. The Red Label handled better and in some cases the trigger was comparable or better. When it came to gas semi-autos, the Red Label would be easier to clean, with an inclination toward greater reliability.

Now, with our first day shooting the Ruger Red Label done, and 200 rounds of sporting clays behind us, we formed initial impressions that it’s a commendable shotgun for the money. We would have liked to see the 12 gauge shaved down to 7 pounds (or slightly lighter) accompanied by a crisp trigger. Given Ruger’s overhaul of the new model, those improvements could have been budgeted into up-front developments and amortized over its life cycle—especially considering the original Red Label had remained in production for more than three decades.

In our upcoming third and final installment of “Sporting Clays in Moonshine Country With the New Ruger Red Label,” we drive the 1939 Ford Sedan moonshine runner into the hills and deep ravines of Etowah Valley Sporting Clays. We’ll visit the Georgia Racing Hall of Fame Museum to see the display devoted to Charlie Mincey and also throw back some Dawsonville moonshine.

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Joel Leadbetter WRITTEN BY LORIE WOODWARD CANTU

In the mid-1980s, early in his ranch real estate career, Joel Leadbetter found himself sitting in a back seat of the Hall and Hall plane. At the time, Leadbetter was co-owner of the Leadbetter Land Company. The group was flying from Montana to Pinedale, Wyoming, to visit a ranch owner whose children had attended Cal Poly San Luis Obispo.

Leadbetter, a Cal Poly graduate and rodeo athlete, had been included because of his friendship with the children. Future colleagues Jim Taylor and Doug Hart, brokers at Hall and Hall, were discussing their upcoming schedules and hiring a helicopter to fly a potential buyer prospect over a ranch.

For a moment, Leadbetter, a ranch kid from Ennis, Montana, began to question whether he was over mounted. Then, the chatter on the headphones was drowned out by his dad’s voice delivering a piece of time-tested cowboy wisdom.

“Never yell whoa in a bog.”

Leadbetter knew, then, it was up to him to make things happen. His ability to turn challenges into opportunities and to move deals forward has become a hallmark of his 30+ year career.

“I’m not much of a process guy,” he said. “I tend to be a results guy—and most everybody I work with is hard-wired that way, too.”

In 1988, he became a partner at Hall and Hall where he has been instrumental in completing complicated, high-profile deals such as the recent sale of Texas’ historic 512,000-acre Waggoner Ranch. He represented the buyer, Stan Kroenke, in a transaction that essentially settled a 24-year-old-lawsuit. He also worked with Kroenke, in 2004, to acquire the Douglas Lake Cattle Company, the largest ranch in Canada, which at the time was an asset in the largest corporate bankruptcy in U.S. history. They had to negotiate with Alix Partners, a workout firm from Chicago, and the corporate bankruptcy attorneys while getting approval of the sale by a federal bankruptcy court in New York State.

“Typically in the ranch brokerage business deals that complex are very rare,” Leadbetter said. “We tackled these because Stan has incredible experience dealing with complicated deals in his business arenas. Every day, every deal I learn a lot from him. It has been invaluable.”

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Leadbetter grew up on the Valley Garden Ranch, a commercial cattle operation encompassing 8,000 deeded

“My dad had lights in the barn,” Leadbetter, whose job was to wrangle and grain the horses in the morning before the cowboys arrived, said. “We were ‘strongly encouraged’ to be the first one to the barn and do more than our share.”

His work ethic served him well as he left the ranch to attend college at Cal Poly. He was drawn to the school’s rodeo team and its agriculture program.

“Cal Poly was to rodeo what Notre Dame was to football,” Leadbetter, who competed as a team roper and a calf roper at the collegiate level, said. “Plus, its ag school is topnotch—and at the time I planned on running one of the major agribusiness corporations.”

Interviews with a couple of corporations taught him a thing or two about himself.

acres near Ennis, Montana, population 650. While he learned the principles of agribusiness from the ground up, he also learned to think independently.

“When I was a kid, my dad used to say, ‘Move those 300 cows to that pasture,’” Leadbetter said. “That was the sum total of the instructions. It taught me to be a problem solver.

“Growing up, I used to joke that my whole goal in life was finding the easiest route between Point A and Point B. Depending on your perspective, it could either be considered efficient or lazy,” he said, laughing.

In reality, lazy wasn’t an option. An old cowboy who made his living working on Montana’s big spreads once told Leadbetter that he chose his employers based on whether or not they had lights in their barns. According to the cowboy, lights in the barn meant the hands were expected to start work before daylight and keep working way past sundown. The cowboy jokingly said he tried to avoid the places with lights.

“I discovered quickly through the interview process that I wouldn’t like politically correct corporate politics and a staid business environment,” Leadbetter said.

He returned to the family ranch in 1980 and spent his time moving cattle, irrigation pipes and doing all the other chores expected of ‘entry level’ ranch hands. In 1981, Leadbetter ventured into a real estate. It was not foreign territory. His mother worked at a local brokerage and his maternal grandfather had been one of the first licensed real estate brokers in Montana. He joined the firm where his mother worked, but within two years they left to open their own brokerage.

“It was 1983. I was 26 years old,” he said. “I went off and started my own company, Leadbetter Land Company, with my mother.”

In 1987, the Leadbetter Land Company became an affiliate office, of Hall and Hall. One year later, Leadbetter joined Hall and Hall as a partner.

While the challenge of the deal invigorates him, it’s the neverending parade of people that keeps Leadbetter engaged in the ranch real estate business. In any given week, Leadbetter may fly around the country in a private jet with a Forbes-recognized businessman and sit down in the kitchen of an 80-year-old rancher to drink coffee and discuss the sale of his legacy ranch.

“I work with people from every walk of life and every income standard,” Leadbetter said. “Regardless of their bank accounts, character is character. I’m blessed to work with good, good people.”

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Hall and Hall: The Model All partners at Hall and Hall share in each other’s successes.

Expenses are taken off the top and then all commission income is divided among partners based on partnership shares. The number of shares per partner is determined by seniority and other factors.

“There is no other brokerage in the ranch real estate world of our size and scale that operates in this model,” Leadbetter said.

“While we get jokes about our ‘socialist model,’ it’s incredibly effective for our clients and customers. Everyone on our team operates at a very high level—no one wants to be the guy who doesn’t deliver.”

Celebrating its’ 70th anniversary in 2016, Hall and Hall is built on a longstanding tradition of delivering superlative service for its clients. Henry Hall Sr. and his sons, Warren and Henry Jr., founded Hall and Hall Mortgage Company in 1946 as the exclusive correspondent for the Connecticut Mutual Life Insurance Company, a major lender to the agricultural community at that time.

They headed west seeking opportunities in the booming optimism of post-World War II America, eventually choosing Denver as their new home base. In 1954, Warren moved to Billings, Montana, opening an additional location of the thriving business, while Henry Jr. continued with his father in Denver.

These businesses operated independently until 2000 when the Montana office recognized a need to expand into the southern Rockies and Plains states. Instead of operating in overlapping territories, it made sense to merge the two firms creating an expansive, effective umbrella. Today, there are 13 offices located from Ketchum, Idaho, to College Station, Texas, performing under the Hall and Hall brand.

Through the years, the company added complementary divisions to meet the needs of their growing client base. Over time, it developed into a ‘one-stop shop’ for people who

are interested in land as an investment and an enterprise.

Today, the service lineup of Hall and Hall includes: traditional brokerage, auctions, finance, appraisal and farm and ranch management.

“They’re all complementary, fee-based businesses,” Leadbetter said. “Each one carries risk of not being successful if the division doesn’t deliver the high-quality services that generate more business.”

The small risk is mitigated by the benefit of having multiple points of entry into the business for potential clients. For instance, clients purchasing a ranch, even if they’re using another broker, may take advantage of the finance services offered by Hall and Hall, which can potentially generate business for the appraisal division and the management division. By the time, the clients are ready to invest in more land or divest of those holdings, they’ve already done so much business with Hall and Hall that the next transaction is a natural progression in the relationship.

“Once we get clients in the door—no matter which door—we do everything in our power to provide the type of service that keeps them there,” Leadbetter said. “Constant contact through all of these enterprises keeps us top of mind.”

The ongoing relationship between Hall and Hall and its clients is initially built on responsiveness.

“In this day of immediate communication, business people have to respond — not a day later, not two days later, but as soon as possible,” Leadbetter said. “People don’t want to wait.”

The other and even more crucial element of building an ongoing relationship is trust.

“I was taught a man’s word is his bond—and I still believe in the binding power of a handshake,” Leadbetter said. “At Hall and Hall, we operate on old-school principles because our clients deserve—and expect—honesty, integrity and personal accountability. Our brand is built on trust.”

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Hall and Hall: The People In ranch real estate, experience counts.

“One of the incredible aspects about our partnership is the amount of experience it represents,” Leadbetter said.

“Our 19 partners have 470 years combined experience.”

The average is 24.7 years and eight of the 19 partners have 29 years or more experience, he said.

“Typically, when we have partners come in, they stay in,” Leadbetter said. “Our business model works for the people who make the grade and enjoy the benefits of the team approach to this business. Hall and Hall has done a great job on building its brand and it gives people a platform to rise to their highest capability.”

Agriculture provides common ground. Leadbetter estimates 100 percent of his personal business is agrelated to one degree or another, even for the recreationalbased owners. Many of his clients want the properties to pull their own weight from a financial standpoint, so a viable agriculture operation is an obvious income stream. Plus, wellmanaged agriculture is good for the land, water and wildlife.

“Whether it’s grass, a dryland or irrigated farm, the land produces a commodity,” Leadbetter said. “If you don’t sustainably harvest it you’re not taking care of the land.”

Because understanding the land and the lifestyle is an important asset, many of the partners and employees at Hall and Hall come from a ranching or farming background. Plus, their upbringing has imbued them some skills that are crucial in the business world.

“Even though they probably don’t realize it, ranch and farm kids grew up solving problems and thinking independently,” Leadbetter said. “They bring practical solutions to the table and a work ethic that is increasingly rare in today’s world. We want people who make things happen.”

Hall and Hall: The Relationships Technology has changed ranch real estate drastically. The proliferation of websites and easily accessible information makes all brokerages look equal at first glance, which is why Leadbetter stresses the importance of building and maintaining relationships.

“A ranch broker’s job doesn’t really begin until you get in a truck with somebody,” Leadbetter said. “When you spend four days in a truck together, you discover what drives them and begin to understand their family. That’s the important stuff.”

On his first trip with new clients, Leadbetter tries to establish the framework for their working relationship by explaining how the process could work best for everyone.

“I tell them that I’m going to give them my unvarnished opinions,” Leadbetter said. “I make it clear that I’ll respect their opinions, but I view my role as an advisor, so I’m going to provide my perspective, whether or not they agree with it. We can argue about it and we can 56

discuss it, but I’m going to share my thoughts.”

Obviously, the ultimate decision is the client’s, but Leadbetter feels compelled to give them the facts based on his 30+ years of experience.

“A lot of high wealth individuals are used to having smoke blown at them because people either want to ingratiate themselves or cash a check,” Leadbetter said. “I don’t operate that way because I need to be honest and credible. Truth builds trust. Trust builds relationships.”

Strong personal relationships are good for business.

Leadbetter estimates that historically 80 to 85 percent of the brokerage’s annual sales come from Hall and Hall’s other enterprises, referrals and repeat customers.

“Do a good job and get referred,” Leadbetter said. “Your success will build on itself. At Hall and Hall, we’re not one and done.”

His own network, which includes Stan Kroenke and Ted Turner as well as many other entrepreneurs whose business accomplishments have also qualified them for the Forbes list, was built on word-of-mouth. Those working relationships are now measured in decades.

“We’ve done business for years because they know when we talk, I’ll be straight up with them,” Leadbetter said.

“They’re confident I’ll tell them what I think they need to know, not necessarily what they want to hear.”

Leadbetter remembers another piece of advice that his dad gave him about business relationships. His dad was completing a cattle deal with a buyer who couldn’t be trusted, which prompted Leadbetter to ask how his dad could do business with an obvious cheat.

His dad answered, “It’s alright to grab a rattlesnake if you grab it by the head.” Translation? It’s possible to do business with anybody as long as you know who you’re dealing with.

“In all my years in this business, I’ve rarely had to grab a rattlesnake by the head,” Leadbetter said. “I’ve been fortunate in my career to deal with really great people on really good properties—and every day I get up anxious to see what’s next.”

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North Texas Horse Country WRITTEN BY LISA MODEN

COURTESY OF REALTORS® LAND INSTITUTE

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Driving down a Texas highway north of the Dallas/ Fort Worth metroplex, you see one horse ranch after another. Visitor’s think, “I wonder why all these horse ranches are here?” The equine enthusiast thinks, “Man I wish I could live here!” The equine industry has exploded in the North Texas corridor traveling north on Highway 377 leading out of the DFW Metroplex from Aubrey to Whitesboro. It is a constant draw for all aspects of the equine industry. There are days the trucks and trailers outnumber the cars, from the normal bustle of horsemen and horsewomen hauling their horses to a trainer, a vet, another farm, to a lesson, delivering a sale horse, buying a horse, riding with a friend, going trail riding, moving mares to another farm, competitions and even the traditional life of just going to check and gather cattle.

North Texas and southern Oklahoma have become popular locations for the equine industry. For years Aubrey and Pilot Point Texas were considered one of the most highly esteemed equine areas in the United States. At that time the growth of horse ranches was moving north up the Highway 377 corridor. Now the entire corridor from Aubrey to Whitesboro is populated with horse ranches. This attraction has been going on for some time. “What is it that attracts the horsemen?” you ask. The three main draws of the area for the equine community are sandy loam soil, climate and proximity.

Sandy Loam soil is a must if you are a horseman moving to Texas. If a person isn’t knowledgeable about soil they can be fooled by location. The Sandy Loam Corridor is only thirty miles wide and runs from the Red River in Cooke and Grayson Counties, south two-hundred miles. The eastern boundary of the sandy loam soil is just a few miles east of Highway 377 and can turn to black land very quickly. The black land is good for farming but most horsemen don’t care for it and will insist on the sandy loam. The sandy loam has such great density and base that after heavy rains the soil will dry quickly. The density and base of the sandy loam soil is what makes it so incredible for footing in a riding arena and also a great composition for growing Coastal Bermuda grass. Coastal Bermuda grows best in sandy loam as it is drought tolerant and can handle heavy grazing and close defoliation. It is also the most economical forage to feed as it is readily available and the next step up in protein value is alfalfa which nearly triples in price.

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enthusiasts have moved to Texas. They come from all over the United States, possibly where winters are harsh and harder to keep horses trained and ready for competition. Winter in North Texas is inviting with average high temperatures in the fifties and average low temperatures in the thirties. However, there is that occasional snowfall or ice storm that will bring us to a standstill; but, never fear, the sun generally comes out and temperatures rise again in a timely manner.

Location! Location! Location! Many of the largest equine breed shows and specialized events, not to mention race tracks, are located in Fort Worth, Oklahoma City, Tulsa and surrounding areas. All of these cities are a reasonable driving distance from North Texas and on any given weekend you will find breed shows, reining, cutting, halter, working hunter, barrel racing, roping, cowhorse, mounted shooting, team roping, rodeo, racing and ranch horse versatility events at one or all of these outstanding facilities.

The proximity makes it an easy day trip to spectate or compete! In November and December these facilities hold some of the most prestigious events in the Western Equine industry hosting the American Quarter Horse World Show, American Paint Horse World Show, Appaloosa World Shows, National Reining Horse Futurity, National Cutting Horse Futurity and the National Barrel Horse Futurity. That is two full months of outstanding competition from the best in the industry.

During the fall, in these major events, you will find that the international presence is overwhelming.

Nationals from Japan, Brazil, Australia, all of Europe and more will travel to the Dallas-Fort Worth area to spectate and also make purchases, both from the equine and retail side of the industry.

The Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport is within seventy miles and an easy drive for those flying in or out of North Texas. Equine buyers, both international and domestic, will fly to Texas to look for their next great prospect or show horse. The horse population in North Texas is unsurpassed. A serious buyer can leave the DFW Airport and drive in a one-hundredmile radius and access Weatherford, Gainesville, Whitesboro, Tioga, Pilot Point, Aubrey, Denton—and all points in between—to view all the horses that they want in a day!

The breeding business is one entity of the equine industry that keeps traffic flowing. Each breed and discipline are well represented by world-class stallions

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Horse trainers in Texas are considered to be some of the best in the world. The combination of horse trainers and North Texas’ amenities draw owners along with Non Pro, Youth and Amateur competitors, from afar to be a part of the equine community. and producing mares. The pedigrees and records from the breeding progeny are exceptional. Outstanding breeding derives prospects that are of the highest quality for sale and creates even more traffic. Equine breeding and training entities go hand-in-hand as many of the popular stallions and mares are still being shown successfully. With the modern-day technology of embryo transfer, mares can continue to be successfully shown and have recipient mares carry their embryos, which is a very big business in the area.

Horse trainers in Texas are considered to be some of the best in the world. Enter any given barn and find numerous trophies and buckles on display for World Champions, Futurity Champions, Derby Champions, National Finals Rodeo Champions, and the list goes on. The combination of horse trainers and North Texas’ amenities draw owners along with Non Pro, Youth and Amateur competitors, from afar to be a part of the equine community.

The reasons for wanting to be—and the types of people who want to be—part of this area are endless.

Horse trainers who move to the area from other states will also have a following from their customers who will also make the move and buy property. Many horse owners are retirees who still have horses to compete or breed with. People who work from home will relocate to get closer to a trainer or the community. Many will purchase a second home for a place to stay when they come to ride with their trainers.

The equine industry is paramount to economic development in so many ways that have been unrecognized by society. Along with successful equine industry you have the supporting services that makes the industry successful, including but not limited to farriers, veterinarians, feed companies, tack stores, clothing stores, truck and trailer sales, and of course Realtors!

Another reason that people covet the North Texas area is the sense of community and fellowship. There is nothing like being able to share your love of horses and the sport with your neighbors and friends who appreciate and understand the industry. Many times your neighbor may have an interest in a different equine discipline since the equine industry is so vast.

However, it’s the camaraderie that makes it fun to “cheer” for your neighbor. Horsemen stick together through thick and thin, win or lose. It’s knowing that if you need help your neighbor is there to help and they know horses. It’s the cowboy way of life!

I moved to Whitesboro, Texas nineteen years ago as a professional in the equine industry. I worked at a ranch as a trainer, breeding manager and ranch manager. I love the equine industry and I am still active as a professional judge for the American Quarter Horse Association, American Paint Horse Association, National Reining Horse Association and the National Snaffle Bit Association, along with being a Professional Horseman with AQHA. I have been a REALTOR®, with Ebby Halliday REALTORS®, for the past nine years and work primarily Farm and Ranch sales. I have my own horses that I raise and show and enjoy them immensely. I will always be a part of the Equine industry that I love as a horseman and a REALTOR®.

They go hand-in-hand for me today. Peers from the equine industry respect me for my knowledge in real estate. My experience has helped me become an expert in farm and ranch real estate as I understand the function of land and structures that horsemen are looking for. My true passion is ranch real estate with a hint of equine.

As my brother-in-law, who is a native Texan, says, “She wasn’t born here but she got here as fast as she could!”

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BUCKHORN MOUNTAIN RANCH

Colona, Montrose & Ouray County, COLORADO / $29,975,000

Just 14 miles south of Montrose, Buckhorn Mountain Ranch spreads across 6,573.41Âą deeded acres and 6,003Âą leased BLM acres at the base of Storm King Peak. Off US Highway 550, the ranch has magnificent views of the San Juan Mountains 20 miles to the south. This exceptional property is both a working cattle ranch with a full complement of livestock facilities and a superb hunting retreat with excellent habitat for mule deer and elk. The ranch is in Colorado Game Management Unit 65 and has a well-earned reputation for trophy-sized mule deer and large elk.

The ranch also has two lovely, custom-built homes, in addition to guest facilities and staff housing and there are 400 acres of irrigated pastures and hay meadows, as well as a 3-acre organic garden with greenhouses and irrigation. While the Buckhorn Mountain Ranch offers seclusion, it is conveniently close to Ridgway, Ouray and the slopes at Telluride.

LONE EAGLE LAND COMPANY Joey Burns | 970.249.4300 | office@eagleland.com | EagleLand.com

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D & B RANCH

Madisonville, Madison County, TEXAS / $14,750,000

Conveniently located between Dallas and Houston in Madison County, this ranch features 1,023 rolling acres brimming with opportunities for enjoyment or investment. The D & B Ranch is equipped to manage cattle and exotic livestock with 47,000 feet of high fencing, an equipment barn, horse barn, five breeding pens and two catch pens. The property has three stocked lakes, three water wells and an artesian well. The 4,965-square-foot main home is designed for comfort, relaxation and hospitality. 7,600 square feet of flagstone patio with a full-featured outdoor kitchen make entertaining for any number a breeze. Your guests can stay overnight in one of three one bed, one bath bungalows. Perfectly situated and beautifully designed, D & B Ranch is a versatile property, prime for use as a private ranch, exotic game ranch or corporate retreat.

JACOBS PROPERTIES Larry Jacobs | 936.597.3301 | TXLand.com

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THE PRESERVE AT LASALLE RANCH

Port O’Connor, Calhoun County, TEXAS / $10,950,000

SEIZE THIS RARE OPPORTUNITY TO PURCHASE PROPERTY ON THE TEXAS INTRACOASTAL WATERWAY... Nestled in nature, these exceptional, 2,232 acres shelter a lush array of plants and animals on land and in water. This is your chance to purchase one of the last remaining large, unencumbered pieces of land in the area. With a diverse population of wildlife ranging from deer, turkey, dove, quail, hogs and 400+ species of birds, this property is ideal for the hunter or conservationist. Known for fishing, hunting, birding and kayaking, this peaceful area is a sportsman’s delight, with some of the best duck hunting on the Texas coast. Port O’Connor offers a relaxing, laidback atmosphere and numerous boating venues. With the largest and deepest bay on the Texas Gulf Coast, Port O’Connor offers many opportunities for the avid fisherman. Close proximity to the Gulf provides excellent fishing for red snapper, king, ling and jack fish, and the opportunity for deep-water fishing for sailfish, mahi-mahi and Wahoo. A short ride across Madagorda Bay lays Madagorda Island, which is now a national preserve for a large variety of endangered migratory birds. This entire are is rich in both wildlife and recreation—perfect for the outdoor enthusiast. Just a few hours from the major metropolitan areas of Houston, Austin, San Antonio and Corpus Christi, The Preserve at Lasalle Ranch is often touted as the “Best Kept Secret on the Gulf Coast.” The ranch is conveniently located within hours of big-city amenities like fine dining and shopping, major medical centers and airports, as well as numerous art, sports and cultural events. The property includes plentiful native pasture grass, a fresh water well, electricity recently installed, great access from the highway on an all-weather road and a newly installed private gated entrance for better access. The nearby development offers many amenities to the owners. Call today to reserve your time for a full property tour.

SUPERIOR FARM & RANCH REALTY LLC Rick Doak | 800.275.3892 | jrdoak@mac.com | SuperiorFarmandRanchRealty.com

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CAMP FARM

Magnolia, Montgomery County, TEXAS / $1,800,000

Camp Farm is that special property tucked away on a quiet road 45 minutes from Houston and 10 minutes from The Woodlands. The elegant architecturally designed farmhouse boasts 7 bedrooms, 5 baths along with a screened-in porch with a hurricane-force, roll-up screen. The saltwater lap pool, tennis court, fire pit, overnight camp house with bunkbeds and playhouse for the kids complete the property.

It also has a horse barn with 2 oversized stalls, a tack room, an art studio along with a one-bedroom studio apartment. The lush turn-out paddocks with three-board fencing make this a haven for your horses. This property is surrounded by high-end horse farms. Come see this one-of-a-kind estate!

DEITRA ROBERTSON REAL ESTATE Deitra Robertson | 832.642.6789 | Deitra@IKnowRanches.com | IKnowRanches.com

WILDCAT CREEK QUAIL HUNTING RESORT

Detroit, Red River County, TEXAS / $6,500,000

WCR is only two hours form the Dallas/Fort Worth Metroplex and boasts 1,000 acres, an incredible 7,000+-square-foot main residence plus a turn-key hunting/resort business. WCR features “The Lodge� and guest quarters with 10,000+ total square feet on the bank of a 16-acre lake. Amenities include a restaurant, Pro Shop, game tables, satellite, high-speed Internet, kennels, equipment and more. Quail, pheasant, duck dove and wild hog hunting, fishing, archery, sporting clays and target shooting at the shooting range designed for sighting rifles. Yearround services include off-season lodging and meeting and party facilities to accommodate weddings, receptions, corporate retreats, family reunions, etc.

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MAURER RANCH

Clarno, Wasco County, OREGON / $25,000,000

The Maurer Ranch, in eastern Oregon, consists of 44,000Âą acres. Of these 44,000 acres, just over 26,000 acres are deeded, with an additional 11,000 acres of BLM and 7,000 acres of USFS leased lands. This property has been in the same family for over 90 years. The business operation has been in cattle, sheep, grain, hay, and recreation. With over 8 miles of deeded river frontage on the lower John Day River, fishing for bass, trout, and steelhead is exceptional. Within the deeded acreage are 9 large pastures. Each of the pastures is fenced and has good stock water. The stock water is provided from springs that have been developed throughout. The balance is native range land. The topography provides good shelter from the elements. The ground cover is a mixture of native grasses, shrubs, and juniper trees. The ranch is about 70 miles southeast of The Dalles, which is 75 miles east of Portland. There is a paved state highway all the way to the ranch, which is within the counties of Gilliam, Sherman, Wasco and Wheeler.

THE WHITNEY LAND CO. 541.278.4444 | WhitneyLandCompany.com

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Matagorda County, TEXAS / $12,467,618

This is prime agricultural land in one of the best farming areas in Texas. This property has been in row crop or pasture for many years. Grain sorghum, cotton and corn will be the primary crops for 2015. Cattle and hay production is an option, as the farm is of a good soil type and well drained. The two tracts may be sold separately or together.

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CUMMINGS LATIR MOUNTAIN RANCH, LLC

Taos County, NEW MEXICO / $17,500,000

In the heart of Elk Country, bordering the Carson National Forest in the Sangre de Cristo Mountains of northern New Mexico sits the Cummings Latir Mountain Ranch, LLC. This ranch is one of the most beautifully unique mountain properties you will ever find, with approximately 6,100 deeded forested acres and approximately 589 State Lease acres. The ranch is wonderfully diverse with high country privately owned forest, pristine alpine meadows and, at the base of the 12,708-foot Latir Mountain, irrigated pasture paddocks. Near the top of Latir Mountain, you will find a self-sustained High Country hunting cabin with a large deck that overlooks the meadow and the Latir Creek, which runs throughout the property. Latir Creek and various lakes and ponds provide stunning waterscapes that create a peaceful existence on this property. Abundant elk, mule deer, big horn sheep, mountain lions and bear roam the ranch, providing a worldclass hunting experience. Many vantage points across this ranch offer majestic views and a network of well-maintained roads provides good access throughout the ranch. The main house and other improvements make this ranch suitable as your private estate, an outfitter property or corporate retreat property.

CLIFT LAND BROKERS Eric Turpen, Qualifying Broker | 806.679.6206 | Eric@CliftLandBrokers.com | CliftLandBrokers.com

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BIG GAME HUNTING LODGE IN URUGUAY

Isla Patrulla, Treinta y Tres, URUGUAY / Price Upon Request

Private and secluded, the main residence has eight bedrooms and eight bathrooms (currently used to lodge the hunters, visitors and friends) and beautiful views. Practical building, constructed with local materials, assures comfort without losing charm. The main living room has a traditional fireplace, perfect to create a cozy atmosphere. Adjacent to panoramic "Quebrada de los Cuervos", it has beautiful views that can be enjoyed from main house. In addition to hunting (its main purpose) the property lends itself to a range of recreational and tourism activities; trekking, fishing, horseback riding etc. Uruguay, is a country starting to distinguish itself as one of the finest hunting destinations in Latin America. Isla Patrulla is in the heart of the department of Treinta y Tres. The area is full of hills with countless water courses and natural forests covered with beautiful indigenous vegetation. Various game species have been introduced to the reserve such as Red Deer (350), Axis Deer (400), Fallow Deer (400), Mouflons/Cimarrones (200), Wild Boars (700) and Chivos (200). The reserve is fenced with a game fence of 2.2 meters (7.2 feet) high. Water buffalos have been recently introduced. There are 1,500 hectares (3,706 acres) of rolling hills and true high country terrain.

MAGIC SAFARI LODGES Laurent Huwart | Mobile: +32 478 247 942 | laurent@huwart.com

HUNTING AND WILDLIFE VIEWING IN SOUTH AFRICA Northern Cape Province, SOUTH AFRICA / Price Upon Request

Situated on Northern Cape Province, the biggest and most secured province with the lowest population, this gorgeous hunting property lies on the Botswana border and the dry Limpopo Riverbed. The Kalahari bushveld offers red sand dunes, acacia thorn and about 80 species of mammals with approximately 240 species of birds. This is one of the few registered 4-star lodges and is composed of six spacious rooms equipped with air conditioning, Satellite TV and dressing rooms. The farm is fenced for two wide hunting camps and three breeding camps.

On the farm, you will find a wide diversity of game with very high-genetic-quality animals. The farm is equipped by a large number of water points, butchery facility, workshop and different staff houses. There is a daily flight to Sishen, which is a two-hour drive away.

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MORRO BAY, CA $10,000,000 / 2,240 Acres sAn Luis ObispO cOunty A rare find! 2,240 acres of land in Morro Bay, San Luis Obispo County only 3.5 miles from the ocean; some areas with views of Morro Rock and the blue water bay. Rolling grass-covered hills with oaks, sycamores, bay, pepperwood. 60 +/acres of Class 2 soil. Multiple highly productive springs and domestic well. Small older home, 2 barns, shop and corrals. Runs up to 200 pair year-round. Fenced and cross-fenced. Good hunting for deer, turkey, quail. Forest service permit. Development possibilities.

California Outdoor Properties Todd Renfrew, (707) 455-4444 Todd@caoutdoorproperties.com

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OLD ELK PARK RANCH, CO $6,489,000 / 548 Acres LArimer cOunty At the Old Elk Park Ranch you will find limitless views of the surrounding mountains, open pastures full of wildlife and abundant water.

Rich in history, this area is known for its inspiring ranching pastime. You will find some of the best hiking, horseback riding and big game hunting.

Contact: Hayden Outdoors, Zack Wiese, (970) 889-3142, Zack@haydenoutdoors.com.

SOUTHERN CATTLE COMPANY, FL $55,000,000 / 8,991 Acres DeeDeD JAcksOn cOunty Southern Cattle Company is one of the finest Cattle Ranch Operations in the South featuring one of the most researched and respected cattle herds in the Country. With highly desirable genetics, outstanding water and some of the finest farming lands in the Southeast!

Contact: Jon Kohler & Associates, Jon Kohler, (850) 508-2999, Jon@jonkohler.com.

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GOVERNOR BOND LAKE, IL $998,000 / 12 Acres bOnD cOunty Your escape begins at the Trails End. This is your family retreat or year-round home nestled in the middle of 12 acres of private woods.

Leave the stress behind! Your secluded, endof-the-road lakefront property offers gorgeous views of 775-acre Governor Bond Lake at the deepest and most desirable part of the lake.

It is a truly unique piece of nature, offering towering trees, gentle hills and ravines, rolling grass areas, and over 1,500 feet of shoreline – a recreational paradise. Enjoy the outdoors exploring the woods, climbing trees, spending time with kids in the playhouse, and of course boating, skiing, and fishing. At the end of the day, unwind in your sauna on the lake. And in the winter, do not miss your opportunity for the exhilarating Polar Bear Plunge!

Tarrant & Harman Travis Tarrant, (618) 974-9259 Travis@tarrantandharman.com

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$990,000 / 2 Acres schOOLcrAft cOunty Upper Michigan Executive Retreat with frontage on two lakes for sale! This property is located on Deep Lake and Corner Lake in Inwood Township, in west-central Schoolcraft County in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula! This is the best U.P. “Secret Resort” areas. Contact: Great Lakes and Land, Tim Keohane, (906) 524-6288, Timandlinda@greatlakesandland.com.

TRELEY FARM, MS $1,490,000 / 383 Acres frAnkLin cOunty Treley is a turnkey recreational property offering year round family recreation opportunities, from hunting and fishing to horseback riding, hiking or entertaining in the luxurious accommodations. Contact: Sartain's Heritage Properties, Jacob Sartain, (662) 836-6048, Jsartain@sartainsheritage.com .

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WEIL FAMILY FARM, MO $1,800,000 / 156 Acres FrAnklin county Absolutely beautiful Franklin county Missouri farm between Washington and Union, Missouri and only a short drive under 30 minutes from St. Louis County. Gently rolling and level 156 acres with a 5 acre lake and two additional ponds plus a 3700 square foot 70x54 pole barn with concrete floor and a small office.

The 2032 square foot charming and rustic 1.5 story house overlooks the main lake and sits in the middle of the farm. This outstanding farm would make the excellent weekend retreat or a full time residence. This farm would make for a picture-perfect equestrian farm or facility or great for livestock.

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MULE SHOE BAR RANCHES, NE $20,500,000 / 22,962 Acres GArden county The Mule Shoe Bar Ranches are made up of three separate ranches all within two miles of each other and all with direct access to county roadways. Each ranch can be operated separately, or if desired, operated as one ranch. Excellent groundwater in coveted native grassland. Contact: Lashley Land, Mike Lashley, (308) 530-0134, Mike@lashleyland.com.

J & J FARMS, NY $4,500,000 / 975 Acres steuben county New York land with ponds, lodge, three houses, food plots, barn, for Sale: This fantastic 974.64 acre property has been meticulously designed for the ultimate hunting experience while also providing for maximum comfort & unparalleled recreation &relaxation. Contact: Timberland Realty, Brian Bullard, (716) 962-9935, bbullard@timberlandrealty.net

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CABLE CREEK RANCH, OR $24,000,000 / 61,497 Acres umAtillA county This Deeded 34,497+/- acre working cattle ranch is nestled in the Blue Mountain Range of Northeast Oregon. In conjunction with the additional 27,000+/- acre forest service grazing allotment, the 61,497+/- acre operation has historically maintained 500 Mother cows, 1500 +/- yearlings, 300 feedlot and 450 Bred heifers annually. Bordered on 2 sides by National Forest, the ranch is non contiguous by design; primarily sectioned North and South by adverse elevations and climate. It's not uncommon to dry feed only 3-4 months a year.

This ranch is undoubtedly affected by the warm Pacific storms that march up the Columbia River Gorge, providing a much longer growing season than most of Eastern Oregon and other areas of the country.

Land and Wildlife Garrett Zoller or Tim O'Neil, (541) 944-8821 Garrett@landandwildlife.com

BLUE BONNET FARMS, TX $989,000 / 218 Acres montAGue county Fishing is the focus of Blue Bonnet Farm’s wildlife component. There are three ponds; two have been stocked with both bass and catfish. One pond has a dock and a 1200 square foot concrete slab that is just waiting for a structure to be built on it. Contact: No Fences Land, Brandon Azuelo, (866) 800-5263, Info@nofencesland.com.

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any of us dream of owning a western ranch, fishing on our own trout streams or chasing elk across our own backyards.

But in today’s world, most of those who are able to invest in ranch property have done so through hard work within a nonranching industry. As with any lucrative investment, the ability

to recognize the potential in any asset and also conceive and execute a plan for transforming that potential into a valuable investment is the key to success.

Similar to standard-fare housing, “fixer-upper” ranches can provide significant opportunity as investment vehicles, and understanding a few key components of personal aspirations and ranchland valuation can help kick-start a rewarding, ranchland restoration journey.

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IDENTIFY YOUR GOALS AND VALUES Before beginning your search for a ranch, clearly identify your motivation for wanting to purchase a ranch property. What does success mean to you, your family and your investment in becoming a ranch owner?

SET YOUR PRIORITIES Is it finding a long-term, secure investment, building a family legacy or getting back to life’s more simple and tangible moments? For many people, owning a western ranch means privately and exclusively relaxing on a covered deck enjoying peak views or fly-fishing for huge rainbow trout just off the back porch or hearing elk bugle in your own hay meadow. Or do your ranch ownership priorities lean toward productivity such as hay production, controlling senior water rights, producing an exceptional herd of cattle? Perhaps a ranch could serve as a business need for entertaining clients or as a recreational escape from the break-neck pace of the city?

Similar to considerations when purchasing a home or a business, note your wants and needs for location and amenities. Rather than considering the strength of a particular school district or criminal activity within a particular area, a ranch purchase requires consideration of surrounding land elevations, seasonal temperature ranges, property access issues, and access to air travel/FBO’s, travel times for accessing shops, restaurants, medical care and community events. Would you prefer to own a ranch with high peaks or foothill terrain that overlooks rivers or streams? Establishing and noting this type of criteria will help you to pinpoint the geographic parts of the country that best fit your goals. Once you have a handle on your ranch goals, regional preferences and the surrounding property attributes that you value, you are ready to begin your search.

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RANCH WITH FISHERIES If your ideal ranch property must have the potential to support a strong trout stream with a healthy trout population, focus your search on properties that provide as many raw attributes as possible.

• Live Water - How much existing live water does the ranch control? Is the stream exclusively private or does it have public sections?

• Water Quality - What is the “bug life”? Does the stream have healthy water to support fish? Will it grow big fish?

• Instream Flows - How strong are stream flows during dry years? If you buy this ranch with fishing recreation as a priority, will that low flow support a strong healthy trout population during dry years?

• Late Season Water Temperatures - Has the ranch historically seen high, late summer stream temperatures on dry years that could ultimately jeopardize your trout and your investment?

• Upstream Users - Understand your water; how many times has the water in your stream come on and off irrigated ground above your fishery. Investigate whether or not the area’s water rights are truly first-come/first-serve.

• Senior Water Rights - What is meant by “wet”? Many ranches have water rights on paper, but understanding the priority of the water right and timeframe-of-use relative to water right decrees determines your ability to maintain or build enhancements on historic ranches. What are your water rights, how can they be used and are they wet?

• Natural Terrain – One of the most important issues when considering a fishing ranch is whether or not the topography of the ranch could sustain a river enhancement project. Does the ranch have visible historic stream beds? Can more “live” water be added by returning the live stream to historic stream beds that have been manipulated for pasture production?

• Fall Rate – How much elevation does the stream drop from the start to finish? Does the drop allow you to move and

manipulate that live water? Can you make it longer, slow it down, and build better habitat?

• Material Availability –Does the ranch itself, the nearby areas, or adjoining regions have stone, trees, and raw materials that can be used for stream improvements? What does your trucking cost for materials look like?

Explore the issues and attributes of any ranch property you would like to purchase relative to your motivation and goals for ranch ownership. Partnering with a team of experts who can assess ranchland functionality and potential can save you money, time and sanity in the long run. If you invest in building and nourishing the habitat, the fishing population will grow!

RANCH WITH HUNTING If you define ranch quality by its wildlife populations and the health of its big game herds, your list of considerations would focus on wildlife attributes such as these: • Leverage Big Game Data – Each big game area of the west establishes game counts, game management and criteria for managing game.

• What are the post-season herd estimates?

• What is the ratio of bucks-to-does and bulls-to-cows?

• What is the area management goal of herd compositions?

• What are the historic hunter success rates?

• What are the post-season counts on mature bucks and bulls?

• Hunting Licenses – Having plenty of tags and nothing to hunt is not a good plan: What are the overall tag numbers offered in the area? If you are a ranch owner who prioritizes quality hunting, and have a vested interest in cultivating a quality big game herd, buying a ranch in an area with an abundance of big game tags in a poorly managed big game unit is not what you are looking for.

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Understand Your Neighbors – How big is your back yard?

Who else can easily play in it? To what extent—public or private—does the ranch back into public lands? Do those public lands provide the ranch owner with access to additional quality grounds with limited public access?

Topography – What type of terrain does the ranch offer, does the ranch have easier access quality hunting areas to take advantage of with young or ageing sportsmen?

Public Pressure – Where does it come from and how difficult is the access?

Pasture Mitigation – Does the terrain of the ranch enable dry land pasture enhancement? Do the natural and irrigated water and water rights lend themselves to pasture enhancements? If the ranch is the greenest thing in the area, animals will come!

Migration Patterns – Does the ranch have historic migration patterns? What seasons do those migrations come through or onto the ranch? Is the property contributing winter habitat?

There are a multitude of ways a ranch owner can maximize a western ranch’s investment potential; the opportunities to enhance ranchland are limitless, depending on each ranch’s unique characteristics and your passions, interests and goals.

Building both daily enjoyment and increasing property value comes in finding a ranch with good “bones”, located in an area that best suits your criteria. Much like building a thriving shopping center, remodeling a house, or investing in the right company, understanding your end goals relative to the ranch’s capabilities is critical to ensuring a positive ownership experience.

M4 Ranch Group can help you locate and better understand these and many more considerations in identifying, buying and then building a plan for transforming the right ranch into a gem of a nest egg!

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TAYLOR CANYON RANCH

Sidney Peak Ranch is a gated shared-amenity ranch in the sought-after

Taylor Canyon Ranch, located 14 paved miles north of Steamboat Springs in

valley floor just south of Steamboat Springs. Central water, miles of groomed

the coveted Elk River Valley, consists of 133 acres bordering the Routt National

equestrian/hiking/biking trails, paved roads, and a comfortable two-bedroom

Forest. The meticulously maintained improvements include a home built in

bunkhouse are part of the amenities shared by 32 owners. Only seven miles

1986 overlooking the valley, a rustic cabin, a historic barn and a small lean-to

from the slopes. Christy Belton, 970.734.7885, Christy@RMABrokers.com.

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1,500 ± ACRES | ROUT T COUNT Y | STEAMBOAT SPRINGS, COLORADO

133 ± ACRES | ROUT T COUNT Y | STEAMBOAT SPRINGS, COLORADO

PROPERT Y ID: 3275807 | PRICE: $ 649,000

PROPERT Y ID: 3275853 | PRICE: $ 2,4 49,000

MYSTIC HILL RANCH

DEEP CREEK RANCH

Mystic Hill Ranch is the epitome of a dream-ranch in the Colorado Rockies—

Offered for sale for the first time in 40 years, the Deep Creek Ranch in the scenic

end of the road privacy, live water, snow-capped Continental Divide views, and

Elk River Valley north of Steamboat Springs is diverse with open grassland and

a custom log home. Featuring water rights, ponds, irrigated meadows, springs,

alfalfa fields at the southern end of the ranch, irrigated meadows along the

diverse terrain and some minerals, the ranch is extremely private and a haven

easily accessible county road and upland grazing at the northern part of the

for big game. Christy Belton, 970.734.7885, Christy@RMABrokers.com.

ranch. Christy Belton, 970.734.7885, Christy@RMABrokers.com.

1,300 ± ACRES | ROUT T COUNT Y | STEAMBOAT SPRINGS, COLORADO

3,884± ACRES | ROUT T COUNT Y | STEAMBOAT SPRINGS, COLORADO

PROPERT Y ID: 3275761 | PRICE: $7,800,000

PROPERT Y ID: 263854 4 | PRICE: $16,500,000

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C LAZY J RANCH

GYPSUM CREEK RANCH

This working cattle ranch consists of three blocks of deeded land plus state

The Gypsum Creek Ranch boasts a 4,154-square-foot, completely self-

and federal grazing permits. The headquarters area, featuring Savery Creek,

sufficient custom home in the Vail Valley. The home and elaborate equestrian

consists of about 180 acres in a park-like setting and is the site of the home,

facilities are tucked into the White River National Forest just minutes from the

equipment sheds, shop/apartment and hay meadows. A pond winds from the

Eagle/Vail airport. A quaint yurt sits in a pine grove overlooking a cascading

house toward Savery Creek. Ron Morris, 970.535.0881, Ron@RMABrokers.com.

creek. Jack Kavanaugh, 303.909.1706, Jack@RMABrokers.com.

1,058 ± ACRES | CARBON COUNT Y | SAVERY, W YOMING

65.05 ± ACRES | EAGLE COUNT Y | GYPSUM, COLORADO

PROPERT Y ID: 2638283 | PRICE: $ 2,850,000

PROPERT Y ID: 3276094 | PRICE: $ 5,200,000

PAINT ROCK CREEK RANCH

SAN MIGUEL CREEK RANCH

This fly-fishing gem lies in the shadow of the Big Horn Mountains and the

A scenic, well-balanced cattle and trophy hunting ranch that showcases the best

Cloud Peak Wilderness Area. Paint Rock Creek, which is a major tributary of

of Southern Colorado. It encompasses 7,820 total acres with abundant water

the Big Horn River, flows through the ranch for nearly a mile-and-a-half. There

and is fenced into seven pastures. Carrying capacity of around 175 cow/calf

is excellent hunting on the ranch for upland game birds, water fowl, whitetail

pairs year-round. The owner’s residence has amazing views. There are two other

and mule deer. Jack Kavanaugh, 303.909.1706, Jack@RMABrokers.com.

homes on the ranch. Duane Daskam, 719.942.3734, Duane@RMABrokers.com.

160 ± ACRES | BIG HORN COUNT Y | TEN SLEEP, W YOMING

7,820 ± ACRES | L AS ANIMAS COUNT Y | TRINIDAD, COLORADO

PROPERT Y ID: 3276002 | PRICE: $1,250,000

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ARK ANSAS RIVER VALLEY RANCH

INYANGA RANCH

This is an exceptional ranch property that combines outstanding wildlife

530 acres of private river frontage, ponds, meadows, and contemporary home

opportunities for the avid sportsman with excellent natural resources for

protected by steep granite cliffs that rise up to the Flat Tops Wilderness in

farming and ranching. This beautiful and diverse land borders the famous

western Colorado. Two miles of Canyon Creek flow through the ranch providing

Arkansas River for over seven miles, with irrigated farmland, and grazing

excellent fishing and abundant water rights for nine ponds and generous

pastures. Duane Daskam, 719.942.3734, Duane@RMABrokers.com.

irrigation. Billy Long, 970.948.1333, Billy@RMABrokers.com.

2,868 ± ACRES | CROWLEY COUNT Y | OLNEY SPRINGS, COLORADO

530 ± ACRES | GARFIELD COUNT Y | GLENWOOD SPRINGS, COLORADO

PROPERT Y ID: 2564230 | PRICE: $ 5,500,000

PROPERT Y ID: 2329013 | PRICE: $ 23,000,000

VISTA RIDGE ESTATE

HILLSIDE RANCH

Absolute privacy with amazing views and bordered on two sides by national

Hillside Ranch is located in the pristine Wet Mountain Valley near the small

forest, with all the conveniences of nearby Denver. Impeccable architecture

community of Hillside, Colorado, and just nine miles from the scenic mountain

and craftsmanship utilizing reclaimed timbers and dimensional wood, hand

town of Westcliffe. This high-quality executive ranch features outstanding

cut moss rock imported from Montana, and hand-forged custom ironwork

360-degree views ranging from 14,000-foot peaks to open pastures, foothills

throughout. Ron Morris, 970.535.0881, Ron@RMABrokers.com.

and meadows. Ron Morris, 970.535.0881 or Duane Daskam, 719.942.3734.

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19.25 ± ACRES | JEFFERSON COUNT Y | EVERGREEN, COLORADO

580 ± ACRES | CUSTER COUNT Y | HILLSIDE, COLORADO

PROPERT Y ID: 327604 3 | PRICE: $ 6,800,000

PROPERT Y ID: 2510334 | PRICE: $ 2,900,000

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SIERRA MADRE RANCH

COTTEREL FARMS

Just inside the Medicine Bow National Forest, this ranch is bordered on two

Bordering Highlands Ranch Backcountry Wilderness, just three miles north of

sides by national forest and the other two sides by BLM lands. The property

Sedalia. Cotterel Farms features gently rolling terrain at an elevation of 5,835

includes abundant water, various terrain, and winter range for many species

feet, with frontage on US Highway 85. High-quality 18-stall modern horse barn

of wildlife. There is excellent fishing in the nearby Encampment River.

with two 1,952-square-foot caretaker houses, previously used as a polo horse

Ron Morris, 970.535.0881, Ron@RMABrokers.com.

training area. Ron Morris, 970.535.0881, Ron@RMABrokers.com.

320 ± ACRES | CARBON COUNT Y | ENCAMPMENT, W YOMING

414.28 ± ACRES | DOUGL AS COUNT Y | SEDALIA, COLORADO

PROPERT Y ID: 3060969 | PRICE: $ 3,500,000

PROPERT Y ID: 3276073 | PRICE: $10,000,000

VALLEY PARK RANCH

NORTH PLATTE RIVER VALLEY RANCH

Just under 1,200 acres with grand views of the nearby Pikes Peak, this

Five miles west of the historic settlement of Fort Laramie, these 7,254 deeded

convenient yet private ranch retreat is within one hour of Colorado Springs.

acres with 1,160 BLM and state leased acres have one-and-a-half miles of

A restored ranch house and guest cabin provide comfortable living and the

frontage on the North Platte River and modest improvements. The ranch provides

ranch’s spectacular four-season scenery can be explored on horseback, foot or

excellent livestock grazing and has been owner operated running 350 cow/calf

mountain bike. Ron Morris, 970.535.0881, Ron@RMABrokers.com.

pair or 600 yearlings. Ron Morris, 970.535.0881, Ron@RMABrokers.com.

1,200 ± ACRES | TELLER COUNT Y | DIVIDE, COLORADO

8,414± ACRES | GOSHEN COUNT Y | FORT L ARAMIE, W YOMING

PROPERT Y ID: 2677471 | PRICE: $7,995,000

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Cielo Vista Ranch 83,368± Acres in Costilla County, Colorado

Wasatch Peaks Ranch

The 83,368-acre Cielo Vista Ranch is one of the largest, most pristine private properties in North America. This is, quite simply, an opportunity to own one of the most distinctive properties in the West. Dramatic snowcapped vistas not only form the backdrop of Cielo Vista, the peaks are indeed a part of the ranch itself. The top of the Sangre de Cristo Range, including the 14,053-foot Culebra Peak—the highest privately-owned peak in the world—along with 18 peaks over 13,000 feet, besets the eastern boundary of the property for over 23 miles.

Resplendent with its beautiful forest canopy, miles of creeks, imposing peaks and ridgelines, meadows, and aspen groves, it is impossible to fully convey the grandeur of this property. Contact Jeff Hubbard or Pat Lancaster.

Stretching 11 miles along the ridge of Utah’s Wasatch Mountains lies 20 square miles of the most spectacularly pristine recreational property in the West.

Consisting of 12,740± acres, the Wasatch Peaks Ranch is 35 minutes from Salt Lake City. The ranch controls a continuous ridgeline of 24 peaks, 15 bowls, and adjoins national forest. Recreation includes fly-fishing along 1.75 miles of the Weber River and many other recreational pursuits on 80-plus miles of trails.

Enjoy a private sanctuary, exclusive mountain club, or consider the development potential. Contact Ken Mirr.

$105,000,000

$46,000,000

Property ID: 2806040

Property ID: 2690397

Black Bear Ranch

Whitten Ranch

902± Acres in Garfield County, Colorado

338± Acres in Whitten County, Colorado

Resting high above the Roaring Fork Valley lies the pristine and private Black Bear Ranch. This recreational ranch offers a wilderness setting adjoining public lands, yet is only 15 minutes from Glenwood Springs. Fed by two streams, the 20-acre private lake has valuable water rights and is a sanctuary for wildlife including the resident swans, moose, trophy elk, and deer. Set on a protected knoll above the lake, the home provides southern exposures and panoramic views of Mount Sopris and the Raggeds Wilderness, affording direct access to thousands of acres of forested lands for summer and winter recreation. Contact Ken Mirr.

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12,740± Acres in Morgan County, Utah

Situated just three miles west of the town of Jefferson, Colorado, the Whitten Ranch lies in the northeastern corner of the scenic South Park Basin. The ranch is characterized by its high elevation pastoral setting and affords easy year-round access. Featuring private fly-fishing on a half-mile of the expertly restored Michigan Creek and historic improvements. Whitten Ranch directly adjoins Michigan Creek Ranch and presents the unique opportunity to reassemble a historic South Park Ranch, which together would offer more than one mile of creek frontage and almost 600 total acres. Contact Daniel Carter.

$6,990,000

$885,000

Property ID: 1039376

Property ID: 3267874

Info@MirrRanchGroup.com Office: (303) 623-4545 • Toll Free: (877) 623-4545

Big Creek Ranch 5,034± Acres in Routt County, Colorado Sitting in a serene, secluded valley only seven miles north of the resort town of Steamboat Springs lies the Big Creek Ranch. With 5,000-plus acres, this is the largest property of its kind in the U.S. near a major world-class ski resort. The ranch is practically surrounded by hundreds of thousands of acres of the Routt National Forest. Boasting over five miles of private fishing along the enhanced Big Creek, the ranch offers several other creeks, springs and ponds, abundant wildlife, and elegant improvements. Contact Ken Mirr.

Hardscrabble Mountain Ranch 1,516± Acres in Eagle County, Colorado As one of the last remaining unbroken ranches in the Vail/Eagle River Valley, the 1,516± acre Hardscrabble Mountain Ranch offers the full spectrum of sought-after ranch attributes: two-and-a-half miles of private fishing, big game hunting, productive agricultural operations, water rights and 7.75 miles of shared BLM border. Positioned directly between the town of Eagle and Frost Creek— formerly Adam’s Mountain Country Club—the ranch is ideally located seven miles from the Eagle County Municipal Airport, 24 miles from Beaver Creek, and 33 miles from Vail. Contact Ed Roberson.

$46,000,000

$20,000,000

Property ID: 1896664

Property ID: 2441657

Boswell Ranch

Ula Meadows Ranch

142± Acres in Albany County, Wyoming

178.2± Acres in Custer County, Colorado

Within a scenic sub-alpine setting surrounded by the Medicine Bow National Forest in the Snowy Range Mountains, lies the Boswell Ranch, a 142-acre National Forest inholding. The property is a rich high-mountain sanctuary, complimented by a half-mile of Boswell Creek, and surrounded by dense Pine and Aspen forests, Granite rock outcroppings, and lush mountain meadows. Located approximately 40 miles southwest of Laramie and a few miles east of Mountain Home, Wyoming, the Boswell Ranch is arguably one of the most pristine complete in-holding parcels left in the Snowy Range. Contact Jared Souza.

A unique conservation acquisition opportunity, the beautifully situated 178.2acre Ula (U-lay) Meadows sits right in the heart of Colorado’s renowned Wet Mountain Valley. Forever assured its historic rural setting, the meadows property abuts the 10,000-acre Wet Mountain Valley Ranchland Preserve, a complex of six historic and conserved working ranches. Located not five minutes west of the scenic town of Westcliffe, this mountain property is well-watered and offers prime grazing land with both irrigated and upland pasture. Contact Woody Beardsley.

$700,000

$545,000

Property ID: 3173611

Property ID: 3209201

915 South Pearl Street Denver, Colorado 80209

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Marton Ranch 69,550± Acres in Natrona & Carbon Counties, WY The Marton Ranch, located in central Wyoming, is a significant working livestock ranch with an extraordinary recreational resource that is without comparison in this part of the Rocky Mountain Region. The ranch consists of approximately 69,550 total acres, and includes an array of rangeland habitat, along with an approximate eight miles of incredible river frontage on the North Platte River. The balance of the ranch consists of native grass and sage/grass flats, foothills and coulees, with some limited coniferous and deciduous tree habitat at the higher elevations. Contact Duffy Brown.

$28,000,000 Property ID: 3267923

Burro Mesa Ranch 2,308± Acres in Las Animas County, Colorado The 2,308-acre Burro Mesa Ranch is, acre for acre, one of the best elk and mule deer hunting properties in the Rocky Mountain region. The listing brokers have personally harvested bulls in excess of 350” and bucks in excess of 180” on the property. It is just one of those special places that holds large numbers of trophy bulls and bucks year-in and year-out. Contact Jeff Hubbard or Pat Lancaster.

$4,200,000 Property ID: 3267900

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Porcupine Ridge Ranch 8,818± Acres in Routt County, Colorado This classic Colorado mountain working ranch lies in the Yampa River Valley, at the base of the Flattops Wilderness Area. The 8,818± acres offer an investment opportunity to own one of the largest blocks of privately owned land with senior water rights in the Colorado and Yampa River basins. The ranch is nine-plus miles long and includes 50 miles of streams, reservoirs, wetlands, lush irrigated hay fields, grasslands, treed hillsides and sagebrush range. Significant conservation values with water resources, wetlands and habitat for big game and sage grouse, annual farm income, stream/fishery enhancements, and 95 CFS of direct flow rights and 3,560 acre feet of storage. Contact Ken Mirr.

$18,000,000 Property ID: 2930260

Mydland Ranch 373± Acres in Sheridan County, Wyoming The Mydland Ranch is a beautiful and diverse ranch property located within minutes of the famous western town of Sheridan, Wyoming. The property is approximately 373 deeded acres with Soldier Creek running through the entire length of the ranch. Offering a great combination of irrigated meadows, wooded riparian habitat, and cedar breaks, this is fantastic habitat for a diversity of wildlife including upland birds, whitetail deer, mule deer, and pronghorn.

Contact Duffy Brown.

$2,000,000

Property ID: 2806000

Info@MirrRanchGroup.com Office: (303) 623-4545 • Toll Free: (877) 623-4545

K-T Ranch 725± Acres in Rio Blanco County, Colorado Tucked away in northwestern Colorado lies K-T Ranch, a one-of-a-kind private sporting property situated along the banks of the prolific White River. Lying just east of the town of Meeker, the K-T is an exceptional world class fly-fishing ranch, containing over four miles of the White River and an additional three miles of spring creeks and beaver ponds. This is the sister fly-fishing river operation to the acclaimed Orvis endorsed High Lonesome Ranch. The 725-acre property includes an elegantly restored 4,200-square-foot Victorian home, historic water rights, irrigated hay fields and trophy elk hunting on the neighboring White River National Forest. Contact Ken Mirr or Daniel Carter.

Rocking Bar MB Ranch 338± Acres in Hinsdale County, Colorado The 338± acre Rocking Bar MB Ranch is a rustic luxury retreat tucked deep inside the San Juan Mountains with Continental Divide views. Nestled on a small bench adjoining national forest lies a ranch compound of exquisitely designed homes, barns and cabins, clad in weathered rough hewn timbers, and stacked atop indigenous rock. 80 percent is irrigated by historic water rights and includes three large stocked fishing ponds. While remote, the property has year-round access with world-class fishing and hunting, hiking, horseback riding, mountain biking, and cross-country skiing. Contact Ken Mirr.

$8,500,000

$7,900,000

Property ID: 3173457

Property ID: 2911518

Elk Creek Ranch Flat Rock Ranch 198± Acres in Larimer County, Colorado Featuring a historic homestead, updated cattle and horse facilities, resident wildlife, and a picturesque pond, the 198-acre Flat Rock Ranch is a true all-around Rocky Mountain retreat. Located just 13 miles from the ranching community of Livermore and 34 miles from the university city of Fort Collins, the ranch balances privacy and seclusion with easy year-round access and usability.

2,850± Acres in Rio Blanco County, Colorado This private sporting club is one of the most exclusive fly-fishing and hunting communities in the world. Tucked away in northwestern Colorado and along the banks of the legendary White River, Elk Creek Ranch is comprised of 2,850 total deeded acres and has access to more than 25 miles of pristine and private trout water. Membership is included with unparalleled luxury and club amenities.

Offering three distinct properties. Contact Ken Mirr or Daniel Carter.

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$1,990,000

$1,700,000

Property ID: 2676947

Property ID: 2686583, 2686276, and 2686553

915 South Pearl Street Denver, Colorado 80209

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Ron Schara

A PRODUCT OF NATURE AND NURTURE

SHARING S TO R I E S F R O M T H E G R E AT OUTDOORS WRITTEN BY LORIE WOODWARD CANTU

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Outdoor writer and television personality Ron Schara, creator and star of Minnesota Bound, is a product of nature and nurture.

“Words and wildlife have always been a big part of my life,” said Schara, who is the founder of Ron Schara Productions based in Minneapolis-St. Paul.

His Grandpa Clate Dickens was a pipe-smoking story teller who began regaling Schara with tales, some of them tall, when the boy was still small enough to sit in his lap. His Grandmother Blanche and his parents were avid anglers who whiled away summer afternoons on the banks of the Mississippi River pursuing fish destined for the frying pan. In the spring, they foraged for morel mushrooms. In the fall, they gathered walnuts.

His mother’s brothers were fly fishermen who taught Schara how to handle a fly rod at the age most kids were learning to ride a bike.

“My family spent time outdoors together,” Schara said. “I learned from their example and their passion.” It is a tradition that he carried on with his daughters Laura and Simone.

Schara’s childhood playground was northeastern Iowa in the fields and woodlands around Postville, a town with a population of about 1,500.

“When people think of Iowa, they think of flat cornfields with the smell of hog manure hanging in the air, but where I grew up there were not only fields but limestone bluffs, trout streams and vast timber—and it was all just a few miles from the Mississippi River,” Schara said. “I could walk out my back door and hunt for deer, wild turkey, rabbits, squirrels and pheasants. I hunted every chance I got.”

While he hunted a variety of species growing up, squirrel hunting looms large in his memories.

“I spent many a sleepless night anticipating the opening day of Iowa’s squirrel season,” Schara said. “I always told people I was the best squirrel hunter in Allamakee County.”

He credits his father, who was a carpenter, with introducing him to the ethics of responsible hunting on their trips to the woods in search of squirrels.

“My dad didn’t have a chance at a high school education, but he was very intelligent when it came to life and nature,” Schara said.

His dad instructed Schara to hunt squirrels with a single shot .22 because “each shot needed to count.” He also taught Schara to shoot squirrels on the limb and not in the nest so the squirrels would fall from the tree and the meat wouldn’t be lost because it couldn’t be retrieved. Schara learned to immediately clean the animals as soon as they hit the ground so the meat would be ready for his mother to prepare for the family.

According to his father taking an animal’s life was a serious responsibility and wasting meat was disrespectful.

“My dad used squirrels to teach me all the big lessons about hunting,” Schara said. “I have no patience for people who call them ‘tree rats’ and dismiss them as lesser game. They are the 102

ideal species to introduce kids to hunting and the outdoors.”

Over time, he graduated to bigger game. When Schara was a senior in high school, he wanted to hunt deer. To challenge himself, he set out to become a bow hunter. He bagged a buck—five years later.

“I knew teaching myself to bow hunt would be a challenge, but I didn’t think it would take me that long to get a deer,” he said laughing.

At the same time Schara was developing his outdoor skill set, he discovered he also had a passion and talent for music. As a high school senior, he sang in a local night club earning $45 per week. His repertoire included standards from the 40s and 50s as well as early Elvis Presley.

“I would sing at the night club and then go fishing during the day,” he said. “It was the best of both worlds.”

He was also working as a Ford dealership flunky changing oil and pulling in another $45 per week.

“As a high school senior in 1960, I was earning $90 per week,” he said. “I’ve never been richer in my life.

Although he earned a vocal music scholarship to Minneapolis’s MacPhail College of Music, he chose to attend Iowa State University and study fish and wildlife biology. He planned to become a wildlife biologist or game warden until he took a writing course required for all wildlife majors. A light bulb went off when Schara realized that as an outdoor writer he could tell people what he was learning in his wildlife classes, but the young man wasn’t sure he had the communication chops necessary to be a journalist.

“I asked the professor if he thought I could write,” Schara said. “He assured me I had the ability to become journalist.”

As a land grant university, Iowa State offered a technical journalism program that allowed students to pursue a journalism degree while declaring a minor in a specific field such as engineering, political science or, in Schara’s case, fish and wildlife biology.

“The coursework gave you a basic journalism degree and an area of specialization so you had something to say,” Schara said.

FROM PRINT TO TELEVISION

In January 1968, after a stint at the South Dakota Game and Fish Department, Schara joined the staff of the Minneapolis Tribune as its first full-time outdoor editor. Tasked with writing the Sunday outdoor page and a mid-week column, Schara traveled the countryside getting to know the people and places that define Minnesota.

“Minnesota by geologic accident is positioned over two northern wildernesses that run into Canada,” Schara said.

“When the glaciers retreated they left thousands of natural lakes in their wake. Minnesota is home to deciduous forests, hardwood forests and pot hole pocked short grass prairie.”

In addition, the state boasts limestone bluffs, trout streams and the Mississippi and St. Croix rivers. Unlike the southern states, Minnesota has four distinct seasons each with its own invigorating characteristics.

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“Minnesota has a variety of habitats and a variety of opportunities,” Schara said. “When you add it all up, it makes Minnesota a great place to live.

“Of course, I don’t say that in February—ice fishing is not one of my favorites,” he deadpanned.

The veteran newspaperman had 20-plus years print experience under his belt when the news director at KARE, the local NBC affiliate, called. The conversation changed the course of Schara’s career.

The news director was a hunter and angler who wanted to enhance coverage of those traditional pursuits, but he knew his sports reporters lacked the knowledge to do the subject justice.

He also knew hunting and fishing were such an integral part of the state’s history and culture that the viewers wouldn’t tolerate mistakes, so he reached out to an expert. He asked Schara to do to two, two-minute segments per month.

“Coming from print, I relished the opportunity to do television,” Schara said. “In print, I had words, quotes, still photos and color to tell the stories. In television, I had my words, their words, moving pictures with which I could show scenes instead of describe them as well as sounds and music. It was a much more dramatic way to bring stories to life.”

With all these new tools at his disposal, the newspaperman began telling stories for the camera. The viewers responded so positively that he was encouraged to pitch the idea for a 30-minute weekly show called Minnesota Bound. The station manager, who was not an outdoorsman, initially turned it down because he underestimated the interest—and advertising support—available.

Then, he reconsidered and asked Schara if he could produce the show.

“I lied and said, ‘Yes,’” Schara said laughing. “I didn’t even know how to turn on a tv camera at the time.”

Although Schara hadn’t yet mastered the skills of television production, he was confident in his ability to tell stories and in his ability to perform.

“I watched outdoor television from its beginnings,” Schara said.

“Because of all those years performing in night clubs, I just felt like I could connect with an audience better than some of those guys who had their own shows.”

From the outset Minnesota Bound set itself apart because it was a scripted show that focused on people and places not just the act of catching a fish or harvesting an animal.

“I have always been a fan of 60 Minutes because they tell compelling stories with enough diversity that there is something for everyone,” Schara said. “On Minnesota Bound, we may lead with a hunting or fishing story, but it may be followed up by a story about an interesting state park or the ‘wounded’ behavior of a killdeer protecting its nest. We try to engage people with different interests by offering different stories.”

While the outdoors provides the context for all of the stories, Schara has never forgotten that people respond to people.

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happen to catch a fish or two, then that just makes the whole thing better.”

In his career, guests have included the astronaut Wally Schirra, the actor Jack Lemmon and baseball legends Ted Williams and Billy Martin.

Schara has also been able to nurture relationships with his guests and interview subjects which have led to additional opportunities.

For instance, Schara’s outdoor calendar business, which is managed by his daughter Simone, came from a discussion with Schirra. At the time Schirra went fishing with Schara, the astronaut served on the board of directors of the nation’s largest calendar company that was based in the Twin Cities.

The Back Roads with Ron and Raven, Schara’s show on ESPN2, sprang from a conversation with Jerry McKinnis, a pioneering television angler who Schara had interviewed for the Minneapolis Star-Tribune. When their paths crossed again at a trade show Schara mentioned that they were in the same business now because he had a regional television show.

McKinnis asked for a tape and was so impressed with what he saw that he shared it with the decision-makers at ESPN. The broadcasters called Schara with an offer for a show with the caveat that Raven, Schara’s black lab be included.

People also tune in to watch Raven, who Schara characterizes as the true star of the shows. There have been three Ravens in Schara’s 20 year run, but her initial inclusion in broadcasting was a happy accident. According to Schara, it was a cold day in February 1995 and he was shooting wraps, the closing segment of Minnesota Bound #1, at his house. A lifelong fan of black labs, he had the young dog in the house out of the weather.

“I named her Raven because she was black, birdy and smart just like a raven,” Schara said.

The camera man, Schara and his wife were brainstorming the composition of the closing shots, when Schara’s wife suggested including Raven. Schara called the dog over. The camera man took a test shot and declared, “She looks like a black blanket with eyes,” and asked if Schara had something colorful to put on the dog.

Schara recalled thinking that the camera man, who was

a city boy from Pittsburgh, had lost his mind and thought that Minnesotans dressed their hunting dogs in costumes.

Nonetheless he made a pass through the house and a red farmer’s handkerchief hanging on a hat rack caught his eye. He tied the bandanna around Raven’s neck adding a pop of color and birthing a canine star.

“It was a magical moment and neither one of us knew what we were creating,” Schara said.

At one point Raven became so popular that when Schara decided to raise puppies with the original Raven, he created a raffle to give people a chance to own one. In order to be considered, viewers had to make a donation to a conservation cause.

“Raven raised more than $80,000 for conservation,” Schara said.

Then the donation was matched by two grants from Pheasants Forever for a total of $250,000. The money, along with other donations, was used to purchase the 700-acre Two Rivers Wildlife Area. Raven is listed on the thank you placard along with all of the other donors.

Raven’s conservation contribution is just one of the many stories in Schara’s repository. He had the privilege of taking his father on his last fishing trip. He was a guest on a fishing boat skippered by a man who had no arms nor hands, but had learned to use his feet to do everything necessary to guide fishing excursions including starting the motor, casting the line and taking fish off the hook. Schara has watched the sun rise in the Amazon River basin and the sun set on the African plains.

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He continued, “I’m still on the air because we get ‘eyeballs,’ if you don’t do that in television you’re gone—and if you don’t keep doing what you love doing then you quit living.”

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In the heart of the Colorado Rockies lies a unique opportunity to own both a spectacular property and a piece of rock & roll history. Introducing the Joe and Pam Cocker Estate, the MAD DOG RANCH, home to the famed rock & roll artist since 1994.

The 1,500 sq. ft. master suite is the perfect place to unwind, featuring 13 foot beamed ceilings, stone fireplaces, seating areas, a spa like bath, his and her walkin closets, a coffee bar and private balcony to experience the Colorado scenery.

Located within easy driving distance to Aspen, Telluride, and the world-renowned Black Canyon, the estate sits on over 240 acres that back to BLM Land and includes irrigated pastures, landscaped lawns, manicured gardens, lush forests, and an acre sized swimming pond.

The stunning interior is matched only by the tremendous views throughout. Built with entertaining in mind, all main floor rooms have access to the exceptional rear terrace overlooking the grand lawn, pond, and gardens.

At the heart of the property rests the grand English Tudor style manor with 8 bedrooms, 9 baths, and a private guest suite set in almost 16,000 sq. ft. As you enter, a stunning foyer with a sweeping staircase and custom inlaid marble floor medallion greets guests.

Exquisite Brazilian cherry floors extend throughout the main entry, gallery and many of the formal rooms. Fine finishes continue throughout the home, including the library’s custom cherry paneling, a formal dining room that seats 18 and billiard room with full sized bar.

The property’s grounds are nothing short of spectacular, including manicured lawns, floral beds, raw Aspen, scrub oak and evergreen forests, pastures gardens and water features.

There is a fully equipped 7-stall barn with turnouts, a silo, Quonset, large outdoor arena, and 80 acres of irrigated pasture.

If gardening is your passion, there are 2 fully outfitted commercial greenhouses and an outdoor vegetable garden.

This estate is simply spectacular, and is perfectly located for privacy, scenery, and access to the most sought after skiing, hiking, and fly-fishing in the Colorado.

Listing Agent: Mandy Nadler

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SCRIFFINY FAMILY RANCH 1,445± ACRES | DELTA COUNTY | COLORADO With 1,445± deeded acres, the Scriffiny Family Ranch represents a unique opportunity for ownership of an existing livestock/cattle ranching operation here on the Western Slope of Colorado. It is situated in the beautiful Harts Basin area of Eckert and is one of two large ranches that encompass approximately 90 percent of this very private and pristine basin setting, surrounded and protected by natural mesa benches to the north, west, and east, with Fruitgrowers Reservoir to the south.

With approximately 1,000± acres irrigated, of which 600± acres are irrigated by side roll sprinklers and 400± acres irrigated via gated pipe and open ditches. The ranch has excellent water rights and is currently in both hay and pasture with with hay production averaging 3 to 3.25± tons per acre. Improvements are numerous and include four homes, horse barn with an office and apartment, grain elevator, several outbuildings, feedlot setup, livestock chute, 50,000-pound scale, riding and roping arenas, and more. Excellent potential as an equestrian setup. Enjoy the wildlife with waterfowl, upland birds, small game, mule deer, and more. Located in GMU 52 for big game hunting.

Contiguous to the Harts Basin Ranch below.

$5,100,000

HARTS BASIN RANCH 1,855± ACRES | DELTA COUNTY | COLORADO Sweetly nestled in Harts Basin, a beautiful and very secluded area known for trophy mule deer, pheasant, quail, chukar, water fowl, plus mild winters and cooler summers at an elevation of 5,600 feet. This 1,855± deeded acres is currently a working livestock ranch, averaging 350 AUMs, with 237± irrigated acres in both hay/pasture, managers home, working pens, scale and a USFS livestock permit for 394 AUMs. Located in GMU 52 for exceptional mule deer, pheasant, and quail hunting. Could be the perfect setting for an equestrian setup as well. End of the road privacy, your very own wildlife sanctuary, excellent water rights and yet only minutes to both Cedaredge and Delta. Harts Basin Ranch is contiguous to the Scriffiny Family Ranch above.

$3,100,000 | Property ID: 1814825

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GORE RANCH 15,880± ACRES | MESA COUNTY | COLORADO A stunning, picturesque, 15,880± deeded acres situated on Pinon Mesa and adjacent to the McInnis Canyons Natural Conservation Area (123,430 acres) with its beautiful sandstone canyons, natural arches, spires and alcoves. A year-round livestock operation running 350– 400 AUMs and includes 49,000± acres of both BLM and National Forest Livestock Grazing Permits. Glade Park is renowned for its trophy-class elk and deer hunting via GMU 40, and the Gore Ranch is well known for huge bulls and bucks. Elevations range from 6,500–9,000 feet. With 65,000± contiguous acres (deeded and permit lands) you truly are in your own wilderness! Only 30 minutes to Grand Junction. Other purchasing options available.

$33,000,000 | Property ID: 2714965

BEAVER CANYON RANCH 320± ACRES | SAN MIGUEL COUNTY | COLORADO Very private, pristine, and beautiful 320± mountain acres situated between Placerville and Norwood in San Miguel County. A true wilderness feeling is what this gorgeous 320± acres offers. Adjoins and controls access into a huge portion of Beaver Canyon and is just southwest of Beaver Mesa. Very pretty alpine setting with a nice mix of spruce, ponderosa pine, aspen, oaks, mountain meadows, and exceptional views of both Little Cone and Lone Cone Mountains. Goat and Beaver Creeks traverse the ranch and are excellent trout fisheries.

Vehicle/foot access to both Beaver Creek and Beaver Canyon is controlled by owner via a locked gate on the ranch and give’s the owner private access to hundreds of acres of gorgeous BLM lands. Located in GMU 70 with excellent big game hunting and over-the-counter tags in some seasons. Convenient to both Placerville and Norwood, and approximately 45 minutes to Telluride and world-class skiing.

$3,200,000

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NOCKS RANCH 144± ACRES | GARFIELD COUNTY | COLORADO

AVARITTE HORSE RANCH 70± ACRES | DELTA COUNTY | COLORADO

Stunning picturesque 144± acre ranch with approximately 60± acres irrigated with sideroll sprinklers and in both hay and pasture. Enjoy this newer gorgeous custom built rancher 4,172± square-foot, four-bed, three-bath with a full walkout basement, wrap-around porch, lovely custom kitchen with hickory cabinets, living room, and family room in the basement. Beautiful mountain and valley views in all directions.

Excellent livestock setup with pastures, barns, corrals, heated shop, hay barn, and much more. Borders BLM and is located in GMU 42 for excellent big game hunting or elk, deer, turkeys, and more, with overthe-counter tags for some seasons.

Exquisite 70± acre equestrian property with 46± acres irrigated in hay and pasture. Custom-built home with 3,950± square-foot, walkout basement and overlooks the Gunnison River and the valley floor.

Main horse barn is 144x96, insulated and includes an indoor arena, apartment, wash/vet rack area, tack room, stalls, and more. Outdoor arena is 150x375, plus a smaller 24x60 barn with hay storage, stalls, etc. Enjoy the Mountain and valley views, wildlife with deer, waterfowl, small game and excellent trout fishing via the Gunnison River. A turnkey setup!

$1,495,000

$1,490,000 | Property ID: 1817964

SCENIC CRAWFORD RANCH 98.24± ACRES | MONTROSE COUNTY | COLORADO

DARNER RANCH Very private and pristine livestock setup with 134± acres, of which 50± acres are irrigated and in hay/pasture. Partially remodeled four-bed, three-bath main home has 4,000± square feet. Smaller second home, two oversized garages, horse barn with tack room, and living quarters.

Views, wildlife, privacy, and only minutes to town.

Very private country setting on the 98± acres with gorgeous views of the West Elk Mountains. Beautiful, newer log home with 4,250± squarefoot, five bedrooms, three baths, views from every window, living room with vaulted ceilings, walkout basement with family/recreation room, covered deck, two-car garage, beautiful landscaped yard, RV hookup, and more. A recreational paradise surrounds this ranch with the Gunnison National Forest, West Elk Wilderness, Black Canyon National Park, Crawford State Park, and Blue Mesa Reservoir. Located in GMU 63 for big game hunting and only minutes south of Crawford.

$1,399,500 | Property ID: 1817993

$1,450,000

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GORGEOUS MOUNTAIN RETREAT 500± ACRES | GUNNISON COUNTY | COLORADO Gorgeous, pristine, private 500± mountain acres located 12 miles southeast of Paonia in the West Elk Mountains. Breathtaking views of Gunnison mountain and the West Elks from your front porch. Enjoy this wildlife paradise with excellent big game hunting for elk , deer, bear, and turkey in GMU 53 with over-the-counter tags for bull elk.

Plus your very own trout pond and creek located near the main cabin.

Beautiful, well-maintained three-bed, one-bath log cabin, plus a smaller log bunkhouse in a beautiful alpine setting with a nice mix of aspen, spruce, and oaks throughout the ranch at an elevation of 9,000 feet. The property borders the Gunnison National Forest.

Enjoy two homes, a bunkhouse with kitchen, apartment plus another bunkhouse, horse stalls, hay barn, corrals, and so much more on 69± gorgeous, private, and irrigated acres! 65± acres in hay production with an average of four tons per acre. USFS and BLM special use permits (outfitting and recreation) that can be purchased separately.

Turnkey with all mineral rights are included!

$1,500,000 | Property ID: 2685478

$1,075,000

FANTASTIC BED & STALL SETUP 69± ACRES | DELTA COUNTY | COLORADO

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FLATIRON RANCH 240± ACRES | MESA COUNTY | COLORADO

HUNTER’S PARADISE 80± ACRES | GARFIELD COUNTY | COLORADO

A very secluded and private setting with 240± picturesque acres with breathtaking mountain and valley views, abundant wildlife, small pond, and a year-round creek. There are 100± irrigated acres in hay production and 60± irrigated acres in pasture. Custom 3,800± squarefoot home with five bedrooms, four bathrooms, large family room with vaulted ceilings, stone fireplace, beautiful upgraded kitchen, and so much more! Detached 2,000± square-foot garage and machine shop, older barn/calving shed, and other livestock shelters. Wildlife paradise with elk, deer, bear, turkey, and an occasional moose (GMU 421).

Secluded mountain getaway! 80± acres located in the Bookcliffs about an hour drive north of Loma, Colorado and bordered on two sides by BLM. Property has a 576± square-foot rustic cabin with breathtaking views! Property has all you need as a big game hunter. Lying within GMU 30 this property provides excellent opportunities to harvest elk, deer, bear, lion, and more all from the comfort of your own mountain cabin. Adjoining 160± acres available as well.

$1,780,000 | Property ID: 3173630

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$4,750,000

SALISBURY CANYON RANCH The captivating Salisbury Canyon Ranch is a recreational paradise and working cattle ranch encompassing 2,121± acres with stunning vistas of Salisbury Canyon and Los Padres National Forest and unparalleled views of the Sierra Madre and the Caliente Mountains of Carrizo Plain National Monument. Easily accessed via public road, the ranch offers unprecedented access to abundant wildlife, hiking, backpacking, and horseback riding in the adjoining forest and backcountry of the Los Padres National Forest. Situated near the southern edge of New Cuyama, within the northeastern corner of Santa Barbara County, Salisbury Canyon Ranch is an outdoorsman’s paradise improved with a historic 1927 adobe ranch house, adobe laundry/office building, two guest houses, hay barn, and appurtenant structures. Water is supplied via one well which is underground-fed to three 10,000-gallon storage tanks. Comprised of 15 certificated parcels, Salisbury Canyon Ranch is ideal for cattle operation, hunting, or a recreational retreat and offers the opportunity to own a piece of history in the picturesque Cuyama Valley.

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NORTH FORK CATTLE COMPANY A portion of the historic Rancho Cuyama Number One Land Grant, the North Fork Cattle Company Headquarters comprises 3,065± acres of grazing land and rolling grasslands in the picturesque Cuyama Valley and is situated in both San Luis Obispo and Santa Barbara counties. A working cattle ranch, the North Fork Cattle Company Headquarters is improved with main house, manager’s house, hay barn, shop, and storage building, plus a complete set of working corrals with concrete feed bunks, loading chute, and livestock scale. The picturesque headquarters is situated south of the river at the mouth of Powell Canyon.

Additionally, there is an arena with pens and roping chute, lights, grandstand, and announcer’s booth. Water is plentiful with two wells and over two-and-a-half miles of the Cuyama River running through the ranch. Ideal for cattle operation, hunting, or recreation, the North Fork Cattle Company Headquarters offers the opportunity to own a piece of California history.

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NEW NEVADA LANDS Positioned within the perimeter of the historic 26 Ranch are the vast 60,171± deeded acres of New Nevada Lands. Spanning across Humboldt, Lander, and Eureka Counties, New Nevada Lands is adjacent to the Humboldt River with the Railroad and Interstate 80 traversing the southwestern border making the ranch easily accessible. Currently leased by 26 Ranch, these unimproved, fee-owned acres are ideal for grazing land.

$ 9,100,000

60,171± ACRES | NEVADA | PROPERTY ID: 3250247

CALIENTE RANCH The sprawling Caliente Ranch comprises 7,297± acres, stretching five± miles east to west and north to south. Situated on the eastern edge of Walker Basin in eastern Kern County, Caliente Ranch is approximately one hour east of Bakersfield. Presently utilized as a working cattle ranch, Caliente Ranch is complemented by a rustic log cabin and partial fencing. Water is supplied via a water well, storage tank and springs. Sale is subject to Conservation Easement.

7,297± ACRES | CALIFORNIA | PROPERTY ID: 2728067

$ 2,198,000

BIG CREEK RANCH Nestled at the base of the Pine Forest Range, north of Winnemucca, the 1,275± acre Big Creek Ranch is comprised of 675± acres irrigated land, which includes 545± acres of alfalfa ground under two pivots, and 350± acres water-righted land.

Bisected by Big Creek, the ranch is an outdoorsman’s paradise presenting abundant wildlife including deer, antelope and trout.

Complemented by a private, nine-hole golf course and 4,000foot air strip, Big Creek Ranch is improved with an expansive Spanish-style main home, guest residence, horse barn, shop, and sheds.

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or Lubbock, Texas real estate broker Sam Middleton, the dust still hasn’t settled from his co-brokerage earlier this year of west Texas’ famous W.T. Waggoner Ranch, the largest contiguous ranch property sale in the country.

“We’re still getting calls and a lot of attention from the sale because of the size of the ranch and its notoriety,” says Middleton, who, along with cobroker Bernie Uechtritz of Dallas’ Briggs Freeman Sotheby’s, was entrusted with the sale.

At more than 510,000 acres, the Waggoner Ranch sprawls over six counties in an area southwest of Wichita Falls and is equal in size to about threefourths of the state of Rhode Island. The property had been owned by the same family since 1849, and features 30,000 acres of farmland, winding creeks, recreational lakes and hundreds of horses and cattle. As a favorite destination of some of America’s icons, such as Teddy Roosevelt and Will Rogers, it’s no wonder some called the property the last of the True West.

“We didn’t want to just make the sale to anyone to parcel out,” Middleton says. “It was always about legacy and finding the right buyer to steward the land – someone who understood ranching and the heritage of the property.”

Sam and Bernie were the real estate advisors to the sellers to market and secure a buyer for the ranch. There were hundreds potential buyers and interested parties that came forward, and the team spent 18 months painstakingly vetting the inquiries, managing the screening process and conducting property tours. It came down to five finalists, and the decision was made to sell the land to billionaire Stan Kroenke, owner of the Los Angeles Rams and Denver Nuggets.

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“Stan was the perfect buyer,” Middleton says. “He understands the ranch’s legacy and is going to carry it on and not subdivide it where it would lose its identity, and will also stay loyal to the ranch employees. At the end of the day, the buyer and seller parties were very satisfied. It was a win for everyone.”

FAMILY LEGACY Legacy is something that Middleton knows well. His grandfather, Charles, started Charles S. Middleton & Son in 1920 as a cattle and ranch sales company. Today, the company has added services such as rural appraisals and covers a wide geography in Texas, New Mexico, Kansas, Colorado and Oklahoma. Sam Middleton has enjoyed a 48-year career and is now grooming his son Charlie to take over as the fourth generation.

In many ways, the W.T. Waggoner sale is indicative of much of the company’s appraisal and real estate work. In the case of the Waggoners, Middleton says it was a years-long family dispute among the heirs of Tom Waggoner that compelled the current owners to sell the ranch. One side wanted to sell the ranch and divide its assets. The other insisted on leaving the ranch intact but dividing it up equally.

“It was a difference of opinion within the family, and it’s very common in a lot of the large ranches even today,” Middleton says. “We do an extensive amount of estate appraisals and sales. A lot of it is undivided interest work, where an heir owns a portion of a property and we determine what a reasonable discount is for an undivided interest sale.”

Another area includes ranch partitions, where a family member decides to divide a family ranch into various units. Middleton is hired to propose equal partitions, taking into consideration water, land use and capital improvements on the property. Since

his firm offers both appraisal and brokerage services to provide historical data and current market values, Middleton and his staff can provide a broader perspective on trends for a rural property.

“The American Society of Farm Managers and Rural Appraisers (ASFMRA) is another great source for us to get information and data by networking with other member colleagues. We work with a lot of other member ARAs (Accredited Rural Appraisers); otherwise, it would take a lot longer to dig up the information that we need for an accurate appraisal,” Middleton says.

After getting involved in the rural appraisal business in 1971, Middleton earned his ARA accreditation in 1977. New appraisers who have joined the company have also earned their accreditation and are recognized by customers for the training and education. property. The Middletons are avid travelers and enjoy a few family fishing trips together every year.

“Looking back, I learned more from my dad than anybody,” he says. “I used to follow my dad around the business for many years and pick up his skills and ways of doing things. I feel fortunate that I fell into a long-established company with great contacts, and I have tried to pass that along to my sons.”

Reflecting on the W.T. Waggoner sale earlier this year, Middleton believes that the interest in the property speaks volumes for the investment stability of land ownership. Despite the ups and downs in the market, it’s still a solid investment and you can’t beat the “romance and the legacy” of having a ranch.

FIRST LOVE Middleton, a self-professed workaholic—“My first love is still my occupation,” he says—but he and his wife, Patricia, also enjoy their four grandchildren, particularly on get-away trips to the family ranch near Dickens, Texas, east of Lubbock. His other son Jed, operates the ranch and also leases other ranch

“With the Waggoner sale, I personally showed that ranch to at least 50 people,” Middleton says. “About 15 were foreign prospects, and only one of that group – an Argentinian family – really understood the dynamics of the ranch and ranching. When I asked the others why they were interested in the property, a ranch that they knew nothing about, every one of them would say the same thing. They told me that investing in real estate in the United States is still the best place to invest their money.”

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The Goshen Rim Ranch is a 25,377± deeded-acre ranch and sporting property located in western Goshen County, Wyoming southwest of Torrington and southeast of Wheatland, and on the Platte County Line. The ranch is 93 percent deeded and is further benefitted by an additional 1,440± state of Wyoming lease acres, 440± BLM lease acres, and 160± private lease acres. This is the quintessential legacy cow/calf /hunting operation. The ranch is watered by dozens of prolific year-round natural springs, developed springs, and solar wells. The dramatic panorama of the Goshen Rim rises 600–800 feet in elevation above the improvements with summer pastures on top of the rim and winter grass and protection throughout the lower elevations in heavily timbered box canyons with live water in dense riparian draws.

Boxelder Creek is a spring creek that originates on the property and generates volume from multiple springs as it f lows down the canyons and through the improvements, which are situated at the base of incredible canyon walls. The ranch topography is as diverse as its wildlife and offers tremendous recreation benefits for hunting elk, mule deer, whitetail deer, antelope, upland birds, turkeys, and other wildlife species. This ranch represents Wyoming’s raw, rugged beauty and is a rare opportunity to own one of the best, low-overhead cow/calf operations in the state of Wyoming. This ranch very private and is located at the end of the well-maintained county road.

GOSHEN RIM RANCH 25,377± Acres Goshen County, Wyoming Property ID: 2751655 Offered at $24,440,000

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DEER HAVEN RANCH 7,600± Acres in Goshen County, Wyoming • $8,360,000 The Deer Haven Ranch is a remarkable property consisting of 7,600± deeded acres, 560± state of Wyoming lease acres, and 280± BLM lease acres for a total of 8,360± contiguous acres. Located along the Goshen Rim, this ranch represents some of the best cow/calf and recreation country Wyoming has to offer, with steep, rugged canyons; tree-covered hills and valleys; gently sloping summer and winter pastures; and approximately 1,800 acres of improved summer grass formerly in CRP and improved hay meadows along the creek.

The creek bottom is lined with deciduous trees creating a riparian habitat for wildlife species in addition to nourishing forage and protection for livestock.

Property ID: 2751653

CANYON VIEW RANCH 17,777± Acres in Goshen County, Wyoming • $18,220,000 The Canyon View Ranch is one of the finest naturally suited year-round, self-sustaining cattle ranches in Wyoming. The entire ranch consists of 17,777± deeded acres and 880± acres of state of Wyoming lease. The ranch is sufficiently watered by many prolific natural springs, developed springs, and solar wells. This property provides excellent ranching opportunity and has historically sustained approximately 750 cow/calf pairs on native range grasses with no supplemental feed required. There are miles of protected canyons along the Goshen Rim which serve as outdoor calving barns due to the water, forage and protection in the canyon walls and pockets. Trophy wildlife abounds! Property ID: 2751654

CANYON SPRING RANCH 3,360± Acres in Goshen County, Wyoming • $5,000,000 The Canyon Springs Ranch is an excellent cattle operation and hunting property. It has adequate improvements and working facilities and is an ideal family-sized operation. It consists of 3,360 deeded acres, 720 acres of state of Wyoming lease, and 80 acres of BLM lease acres. There is a comfortable two-bedroom home that was built in 1988, and has various outbuildings located along Lane Canyon Spring beneath the dramatic uplift of the Goshen Rim. Lane Canyon Springs runs approximately 40–50 gallons per minute and provides year-round live water throughout the ranch. From a recreation standpoint, the elk, mule deer, and antelope hunting is phenomenal.

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WILLOW CREEK RANCH 195± Acres in Park County, Wyoming • $1,875,000 The Willow Creek Ranch is nestled in the fertile South Fork Shoshone River Valley, overlooking Buffalo Bill Reservoir and the Absaroka and Carter Mountain Ranges. The ranch holds 195± deeded acres with excellent irrigated production, incorporating two fields under center pivot planted to timothy and alfalfa. Also included are a very nice set of working improvements comprised of a home, barn, shop, and corrals. This is an excellent opportunity to own a working agricultural unit in the most desired location in Cody, Wyoming.

Property ID: 3281174

COTTONWOOD CANYON RANCH 50,000± Acres in Big Horn County, Wyoming • $3,995,000 The Cottonwood Canyon Ranch is expansive, cascading from high-country meadows and timber in the Big Horn Mountains through deep canyons and well-sodded mesas to irrigated fields adjacent to the Greybull River. This legacy property encompasses nearly 50,000 acres that include Forest Service, BLM, and state of Wyoming grazing leases that compliment the 1,900± acres of deeded range and farm ground. With sufficient hay production and summer grazing, the outfit is owner-rated between 300–400 year-round cow/ calf pairs. Historically qualifying for landowner tags, the property holds abundant wildlife including elk, deer, antelope, and game birds.

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Improvements include a 4,067-square-foot home, 1,320-square-foot high bay shop, and a 3,132-square-foot barn with a recreation room, stalls, and tack spaces. The ranch is adjacent to thousands of acres of BLM and is a gateway to beautiful public lands to view from the patio of this astonishing home.

Property ID: 3156255

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Considering Ocala?

AS FAR AS THE EYE CAN SEE... AND FARTHER Privacy abounds in this ultimate equestrian facility nestled in 104+ bucolic acres. Stunning architectural details enhance coaches, horse trailers, tractors, and prized automobiles.

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Additional 876 acres available with desirable elevations. Very close to town – just past Golden Ocala on Highway 27.

For this and other properties, visit JoanPletcher.com for information, videos and more choices.

Due to the privacy and at the discretion of my clients, there are additional training centers, estates, and land available that are not advertised.

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Considering Ocala ?

Inspired By Nature

123 +/- Acres is a unique waterfront get away with your own private lake. Adjoins mood in the great room. Just 5 minutes to the grocery store.

$1,899,000

Greenway Crossings

105 +/- Gorgeous acres with spectacular views overlooking the sparkling lime rock quarry reservoir. The property adjoins the Marjorie Harris Carr Cross Florida Green ways and Trails. In all its glory, this phenomenal property has centurion Live Oaks, nature trails galore and occasional wild turkeys. $2,500,000

Location! Location! Location! Ready For You Conveniently located with road frontage on 3 sides including: US Hwy 27, Hwy 225

overlooking pond with magniďŹ cent sunset views. The property is currently

is an established income producer.

Located just minutes to Golden Ocala Golf and Equestrian Club. $582,610

$5,900,000

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Florida Sienna Farm

Lucky Warrior

One Of A Kind

Padua Stables

283 +/- Acres - Lush green pastures, pond, granddaddy Oaks, with 3/4 +/- mile irrigated track, 8 barns - 227 stalls, paddocks, round pens, and office. Main residence, 4 employee homes and 2 maintenance buildings. Property is conveniently located between Ocala and The Villages with easy access to I-75. $4,900,000

The nearly 11,000 SF estate exudes casual elegance and is the perfect home for many lifestyles. Exterior bonuses include: lighted, clay tennis court, guest-house, equipment building plus expansive building for your motor coach. Enjoy fishing in the private

is currently configured as a training facility featuring 3/4 +/- dirt track, 2 CB barns 60 stalls, metal building with 112 stalls , 4 apartments, 2 guest homes, office, plus maintenance building with 3 roll up doors, 2 open bays & storage area. $6,300,000

769 +/- Acres of rolling, gracious countryside is rich in sunlight, spring fed ponds, towering Oaks and limestone rich soil. The features are truly state-of-the-art and unrivaled. Main Residence overlooks Lake Lotus, where you can catch your own

Joan Pletcher Licensed Real Estate Broker

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KNIPE LAND COMPANY PREMIER RANCHES • FARMS • REAL ESTATE Strategically located to serve the Northwest, Knipe Land has the personnel and experience to solve your real estate and your farm and ranch needs, from marketing to brokerage to management.

Our sales team is experienced in both real estate and the agricultural community. We can offer you the expertise of our own staff, consultants, as well as a network of qualified ranch brokers throughout the nation.

We are well versed in 1031 exchanges and can assist in this process for both buyers and sellers. Additionally, we now offer auctions for our sellers. Knipe Auctions also offers estate and farm equipment sales to further assist in our seller’s needs. For assistance in selling, locating, purchasing or exchanging an agricultural, commercial, or recreational property, call John Knipe, Board Certified Land Broker at (208) 345–3163, or visit www.KnipeLand.com.

PENDING, Boise River Ranch, Idaho, $6,977,000

GOING STRONG FOR OVER 70 YEARS AND COUNTING!

PENDING, New Meadows Ranch, Idaho, $829,000

When you are ready to buy or sell, call the professionals, John Knipe and team at (208) 345–3163 www.KnipeLand.com

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PENDING, Boise River Hunting Ranch, Idaho, $1,197,000

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KNIPE LAND COMPANY “The Trusted Brand for Over 70 Years”

(208) 345–3163 • www.KnipeLand.com • Info@KnipeLand.com Three Mile-Payette River Ranch

$15,000,000

Beautiful 1,103± acre river ranch near New Plymouth, Idaho affords the owner miles of Payette River frontage. A live water tributary also traverses the property and provides almost free irrigation water. Abundant wildlife, fishing, and recreation. Includes three homes, cattle working facilities and other outbuildings. Currently used as a first-class cattle operation. Exceptional bird hunting and ranching. Potential for development or may work well for conservation easement.

1,103± ACRES | PAYETTE COUNTY | IDAHO PROPERTY ID: 2529935

7 Lakes Ranch

$10,000,000

4,285± deeded acre ranch with 35,000± acres of BLM permitted land. 2,800± acres are irrigated, of which 800± acres are currently farmed. Under existing management, the ranch runs about 800 AU. If the farmland were to be converted to alfalfa, the seller feels a new owner could run about 1,600 AU’s or more. This property has several homes, barns, and other out-buildings. The ranch has a large private lake, and according to the owner, controls the irrigation water from about a half dozen lakes. Price includes equipment and 550 head of cattle.

4,285± ACRES | KLAMATH COUNTY | OREGON | PROPERTY ID: 3261171

Midvale Farm

$8,000,000

780± acre farm in Midvale, Idaho north of Weiser. Currently used as hay farm, the property consists of 524± acres, irrigated with pivots, gated pipe and sprinklers. Structures include two homes, barn, machine shop and other out buildings. With over a half-mile of river frontage on the Weiser River, the property also has abundant wildlife and great hunting potential.

780± ACRES | WASHINGTON COUNTY | IDAHO PROPERTY ID: 2946026

River Hay Ranch

$8,000,000

760± acre cattle and hay ranch with two± miles of Umatilla River frontage, and three± miles of freeway frontage. 500± cultivatable acres are irrigated under pivots. The property includes a nice 5,500± square-foot owners home with a full basement and two kitchens, four other homes, sale barn, hay storage, shop, corrals and large pond. This ranch is currently used as a hay farm, but was previously used to run 500 head of purebred cattle. May also work well as a row crop farm or vineyard. Great steelhead and salmon fishing!

Ranch grossed seven-plus percent last year.

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(208) 345–3163 • www.KnipeLand.com • Info@KnipeLand.com North Portland Legacy Ranch

$5,000,000

Peaceful acreage in Warren, Oregon. Fields blending with ponds, pastures, wooded areas, gardens, and a crystal-clear lake. A creek also meanders through this beautiful acreage.

The property includes two old farmhouses, barn, shop, and has been raising premium grass hay and grass-fed beef for over 40 years. Just 30 minutes northwest of Portland, you can enjoy a relaxing rural lifestyle and endless recreational opportunities with an easy commute to the city.

97± ACRES | COLUMBIA COUNTY | OREGON PROPERTY ID: 2820606

Hot Springs Ranch

$2,800,000

Little Salmon River traverses this stunning 115± acre ranch.

The property includes 160-degree natural geothermal hot water and irrigated summer pasture. Take in the views from the large windows of the lovely four bedroom log home, or invite company to stay in the two bedroom guest home. A large shop and barn are also included. This incredible fishing, hunting, and recreation property is also near skiing, golfing, and minutes to McCall, Idaho.

115± ACRES |ADAMS COUNTY | IDAHO PROPERTY ID: 1660294

Harper Valley Ranch

$1,975,000

Beautiful 401± acre cattle ranch in Harper, Oregon west of Vale. Ranch provides a good mixture of pasture and farm ground for a year-round livestock operation. Willow Spring Creek runs through the ranch providing water for livestock. The property includes four homes, corrals, feedlot, barn, machine shed with enclosed shop, new well and more. Approximately 376± acres is under irrigation, with 103± acres under pivot.

401± ACRES | MALHEUR COUNTY | OREGON PROPERTY ID: 2382528

Oregon Coast Ranch

$1,950,000

Enjoy dramatic Pacific Ocean views from this beautiful 300± acre ranch in Langlois, Oregon. Pasture and timber land that attracts wildlife including deer, elk, turkey, bobcats, and fox.

Includes three ponds, three springs, and a 1,800± square-foot, three bedroom, two bath home. Currently used as pasture ranch, with a portion of the property timbered. Abundant recreational opportunities in area includes fishing, golfing, hiking, and crabbing. 120± acres also available for $960,000.

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300± ACRES | CURRY COUNTY | OREGON PROPERTY ID: 2815628

Pine Creek Ranch

$1,700,000

Private and secluded 165± acres surrounded by the SalmonChallis National Forest near Shoup, and close to Salmon, Idaho. Find recreational adventures right out your back door, including hiking, horseback riding, hunting, fishing, wildlife watching and more. There’s room for everyone with multiple cabins, sleeping lodges, a dining hall and bath house. The property also includes a garage/shop, two barns, corrals, and plenty of storage. Use as a private get-away, corporate retreat, dude ranch, church camp, or other business venture.

165± ACRES | LEMHI COUNTY | IDAHO PROPERTY ID: 2382538

Spokane Getaway Ranch

$1,500,000

170± acre ranch with a serene, park-like setting. The property includes a remodeled ranch home, manufactured home, 2,000± foot paved runway, airplane hangar, large machine shed, small shop, creek, timber, pasture, and pond. The beautiful Palouse area is renowned for its rich wheat production. Just 22± miles south of the Spokane airport, and 35± miles to stunning Coeur d’Alene Lake. Can be purchased without the 40± acre parcel for $1,330,000.

170± ACRES | SPOKANE COUNTY | WASHINGTON PROPERTY ID: 1660269

Soda Springs Ranch

$1,200,000

Beautiful 586± acres of open pasture and timber near Soda Springs, Idaho. The property has been dry land alfalfa farmed in the past. Surrounded by timber and BLM ground, and just minutes from Alexander Reservoir, you’ll find amazing recreational opportunities. A pond, spring, well and septic are all located on the property. Lots of big game and wildlife visit the ranch including, deer, elk, moose, and cougar.

Conveniently located close to town, this could be a perfect place to build your dream home, or corporate retreat!

586± ACRES | CARIBOU COUNTY | IDAHO PROPERTY ID: 2759307

Caldwell Equestrian Property

$1,199,000

PRICE REDUCED! Fully functional horse property located off I-84 in Caldwell, Idaho. The property includes both indoor and outdoor arenas, breeding barn, hay storage, and several other buildings. The facility boasts 42± indoor stalls, including oversize stallion stalls and foaling stalls. There are also 16± partially indoor stalls, covered outdoor stalls and paddocks. A 1,782± square-foot manufactured home placed on a full basement is also included with the property. Bring your animals and your family and enjoy the privacy! The current owner owns the mineral rights and the property is located in the middle of a natural gas find.

These rights will be passed on to the new owner. Owner may carry, OAC. 77± ACRES | PAYETTE COUNTY | IDAHO | PROPERTY ID: 3015322

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The REALTORS® Land Institute

TO THE RESCUE WRITTEN BY DAVID FISHER

I

It was a brutally cold, windy, and overcast morning in the Dakotas Territory. The year was

1871. The air exhaled by every living creature immediately turned into vapor from the freezing temperature. We were soldiers in the 7th United States Calvary Regiment and on this particular morning, we were not singing “Gary Owens.”

Thousands of settlers were flocking to the territory and our job was to protect them. This very morning, many of the settlers were being threatened by the bad guys and we were preparing to ride to their rescue.

working their ranch or farm with their own hands, taking huge risks every day, paying for everything retail but having to charge wholesale for their products, having made huge sacrifices for decade after decade, and who are now ready to retire find their ability to sell and defer their huge tax liability in question.

Section 1031 is now under more scrutiny than ever by Congress as a tax loophole and that’s probably not a good thing. All of the appropriate organizations, including the RLI, are lobbying Congress to leave 1031 exchanges alone and for the right reasons. But this is Congress and that means that this issue will probably become a huge political football. I have no inside Commanding F Company was the American icon Capt. John information but based on being Wayne. His second-in-command in practice since the late 70s, my was WWII Hero Lt. James Stewart. gut feeling is that 1031 exchanges Work with me here. We were will be modified to some extent. divided into two wings. On the Perhaps, the first 500K in capital left, 1st Squad was manned by the gains can be passed on to a new legendary Virginian Sgt. Randolph AND NOW THE BAD GUYS ARE replacement property and the rest Scott and 2nd Squad was led by SOME MEMBERS OF CONGRESS is taxable or something along those the incomparable Sgt. Errol Flynn lines may be the final result. (before he became Custer.)

LANDOWNERS ARE UNDER ATTACK

The right wing was led by the 3rd Squad’s fearless Sgt. Glenn Ford, who later helped defeat the Japanese navy at the Battle of Midway Island, and 4th Squad was led by yours truly, straight out of “The Point.” Again, work with me. The battle lines were drawn and we were ready for action. Capt. Wayne gave the order and the bugler belted out the Calvary Charge. The horses leaped into action, our swords at the ready and at that very moment...my alarm went off and it was a Wednesday morning in 2016. Another missed opportunity to ride to the rescue. Or was it?

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So assuming that Section 1031 is changed in some fashion, how can RLI members ride to the rescue to still help their clients defer capital gains taxes, state taxes where applicable, depreciation recapture, the Obama Care tax, and possibly the alternative minimum tax when selling a clients’ property. Actually, there are options now and you don’t even need a 1031 to defer taxes. Let’s turn a negative into a positive.

I recognize that mentioning the following is like talking to Noah about the flood but, as all of you know, one of the biggest concerns that a prospective selling client has is the ability to find a great replacement property within the time constraints in

completing an exchange. Imagine being able to tell a prospective client that, even if Congress makes changes to Section 1031, you will still be able to defer their various taxes on their hard earned sales proceeds and can do so without concern for the 45 day ID period or any other 1031 limitations. That’s right.

For example, you bring a great offer to your seller but he doesn’t accept the offer because he doesn’t feel confident that he will be able to identify a replacement property in the time frame from his closing date plus the 45 days. Well, there’s good news. You can have your seller accept the offer, close the deal, get paid, still defer taxes and at some point in the future even if more than 45 days, still be able to help your client purchase another property.

Now, imagine this scenario. You have a seller whose family has owned their property for several decades and now the landowners want to sell their property and retire. You’re in competition with another broker. The other broker makes his listing presentation and tells the prospective client why he will do a great job of selling his property. Now, it’s your turn and you make an equally compelling presentation but at the end, you ask the prospective seller one final question. “Mr. Seller, you mentioned that your family wants to sell and retire. Have you given any thought to your tax liability on your sales proceeds?”

The prospective seller says he has but there are no options other than to pay the 25–30%+ tax liability You respond by telling the prospective seller that in fact you can defer that tax liability to the next generation and turn his sale into a 5–6% retirement income and he can pass that income to his heirs if he chooses to do so.

Who do you think will get the listing. That’s right. You. Because the other broker can’t do the same. And without a 1031 exchange.

Now consider this opportunity. Many older land owners refuse to

sell their property because of the large tax liability that a sale will create because a 1031 isn’t appropriate and, instead, will use the stepped up basis to pass the property on to his heirs. This is not necessarily a bad strategy unless you sell real estate. Here is an idea. Since you can defer taxes without a 1031, this prospect is now in play. You can explain to the older land owner that, in fact, he can sell his property, defer his capital gains tax, state tax where applicable, and depreciation recapture on his hardearned sales proceeds, generate about 5% appreciation on his proceeds at the same time, and, instead of that appreciation being on paper, it’s in his savings account. The bottom line is that you, the RLI member may have the ability to show the land owner why he is better off by letting you sell his property now instead of using the stepped up basis at some point in the future. Everyone wins.

The great thing about the Realtors Land Institute is the sharing of ideas and strategies—and that’s why RLI members and ALCs tend to be more successful and have higher incomes than most non-members. I certainly hope that Congress doesn’t make any changes to Section 1031 but, if they do, we can still ride to the rescue of our clients without having to be John Wayne. Let’s turn a potential negative into a positive now by recognizing that there are other innovative ways to defer taxes that also provide opportunities to sell more real estate. By doing so, you will help your sellers keep more of their hard-earned sales proceeds in their pockets and sending less to Washington D.C. and 43 state capitals. Your clients will thank you with more referrals for caring about them even after you have received your commission.

Happy selling and deferring taxes until we visit again.

Contact David Fisher at David@CRESKnowsRealEstate.com or (713) 702-6401 for more information.

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This “client-first” philosophy has served it well since its inception in 1992, evidenced by many successfully brokered transactions and a host of satisfied customers. Harrigan Land Company specializes in selling high-quality fishing, hunting and recreational ranches throughout the Rocky Mountains. Harrigan Land Company provides a personal and comprehensive service to buyers and sellers, with unsurpassed knowledge of fishing and hunting ranches in the states of Colorado, New Mexico, Utah and Wyoming.

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Alligator Springs Ranch

Wakara Ranch

LINCOLN COUNTY | NEW MEXICO

RIO BLANCO COUNTY | COLORADO

27,563± ACRES • PROPERTY ID: 2905304

26,365± ACRES • PROPERTY ID: 3074815

With a vertical relief of 6,000 feet, the Capitan Mountains create some of the most ecologically diverse habitats in the West. The 27,000-acre (11,563 deeded) Alligator Springs Ranch, just 45 minutes from Ruidoso, is one of the best cattle and big game ranches in Southern New Mexico.

Available as a whole or in five parcels. Price: $14,245,000

Wakara Ranch, just 10 miles upstream of Meeker, Colorado, combines solid cattle production, trophy hunting, and world-class fly fishing. Easily qualifying as one of the finest all-around large ranches in Northwest Colorado, the 26,365-acre (2,364 deeded) Wakara Ranch will capture your western imagination and not let it go. Price: $10,000,000

Elk Highland Ranch

Red Hawk Ranch

PARK COUNTY | COLORADO

GUNNISON COUNTY | COLORADO

14,000± ACRES • PROPERTY ID: 2492725

923± ACRES • PROPERTY ID: 2239797

Containing over 2,145 deeded acres and nearly 12,000 additional permitted acres, Elk Highland Ranch is a large operation capable of being a pro-table cattle producer in its own right, yet offers so much more.

While cattle can be a mainstay here, hunting, fishing, and development opportunities sweeten the pot of possibilities. Price: $5,750,000

At Red Hawk Ranch, high in the West Elk Mountains near Crested Butte, Colorado, you’ll not only be away from it all, but also above it all. This 923-acre wilderness ranch for sale boasts sweeping views of the magnificent Ohio Creek Valley that will be shared only by you and the eagles. Price: $3,950,000

Thunder Mountain Ranch

Big Iron Ranch

ALBANY COUNTY | WYOMING

MESA COUNTY | COLORADO

7,455± ACRES • PROPERTY ID: 3266957

1,720± ACRES • PROPERTY ID: 3127246

Straddling the Colorado and Wyoming border, the Thunder Mountain Ranch contains some of the choicest big game habitat in two states. In total, the ranch controls 7,455± acres with 3,430± deeded acres, 3,385± leased BLM acres, and 640 leased State Trust Land. Price: $6,000,000

Located at the end of the road, this remarkably private 1,720-acre refuge adjoins Grand Mesa National Forest for two-and-a-half miles, giving it a rare edge-of-the-wilderness feel, yet is readily accessible year-round to Interstate 70 and the western slope of Grand Junction. Price: $7,500,000

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American Creek Ranch

Canada del Oso Ranch

COLFAX COUNTY | NEW MEXICO

MORA COUNTY | NEW MEXICO

3,082± ACRES • PROPERTY ID: 2239787

4,878± ACRES • PROPERTY ID: 2239785

Located in the shadow of New Mexico’s highest peak and minutes from Angel Fire, Taos, and Red River ski resorts, American Creek Ranch may be the best situated recreational ranch in the state. Over 3,082 deeded acres of mountain forest and rolling grassland provide room for solitude, alpine views and large herds of mule deer, and elk. Price: $7,600,000

Privacy that is second to none, mountain canyons that teem with big game, several live streams, and a spectacular new home/lodge make the 4,878-acre Canada del Oso (Canyon of the Bear) Ranch, between Angel Fire and Taos, one of the premier mountain hunting properties in Northern New Mexico. Price: $9,950,000

Cone Lake Ranch

Coyote Creek Ranch

SAN MIGUEL COUNTY | COLORADO

MORA COUNTY | NEW MEXICO

918± ACRES • PROPERTY ID: 2955490

878± ACRES • PROPERTY ID: 2447565

Less than an hour drive from the world-class ski resort of Telluride, Cone Lake Ranch has many hunting and fishing opportunities. Whether it’s a 6×6 bull elk in your sights or a chrome-sided rainbow trout at the end of your line, something among the amazing array of attractions of Cone Lake Ranch is sure to please at any season of the year. Price: $2,300,000

A private retreat for wild trout and big game, Coyote Creek Ranch, near Angel Fire, New Mexico, is located adjacent to a paved highway within a hour drive of three major ski resorts. Situated at about 8,500 feet, Coyote Creek Ranch holds ponderosa pine forest and meadows in the uplands and healthy riparian habitat along Coyote Creek. Price: $4,200,000

Alamocita Creek Ranch

LK Mountain Ranch

CATRON COUNTY | NEW MEXICO

RIO BLANCO COUNTY | COLORADO

6,879± ACRES • PROPERTY ID: 2239805

7,100± ACRES • PROPERTY ID: 3268119

Rugged scenery combined with trophy elk and mule deer herds makes the 6,879 deeded acre Alamocita Creek Ranch a New Mexico dream ranch for sportsmen with a special appreciation for Southwestern culture, history and landscape. $3,450,000

Overlooking the famed White River Valley, this 7,100-acre ranch sits in the heart of territory known for exceptional trout and exceptional big game hunting. Any hunter with an eye towards quality will find it as abundant as the trophy mule deer on LK Mountain Ranch. Price: $10,000,000

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Elk Creek Ranch

Old World Ranch

RIO BLANCO COUNTY | COLORADO

GRAND COUNTY | COLORADO

2,850± ACRES • PROPERTY ID: 2492725 The White River near Meeker has been a closely-held secret among serious anglers for generations. Those who are privileged to own a lot here gain interest in the 2,850-acre common area, access to 25 miles of private fishing on the White River and two of its tributaries, and access to the ranch lodging and dining. Lot 30: $2,500,000 and Lot 31: $1,800,000

Muddy Creek Ranch PUEBLO COUNTY | COLORADO

176± ACRES Quality at every turn marks the 176-acre Old World Ranch, nestled in the heart of the exclusive 19,000-acre Grand River Ranch near Kremmling, Colorado. Its lodge-like 3,665-square-foot beveled log home and Old World-style barn are simply spectacular. $5,200,000

7 Mares Ranch RIO ARRIBA COUNTY | NEW MEXICO

4,224± ACRES • PROPERTY ID: 2239789

3,463± ACRES • PROPERTY ID: 2539658

In the midst of one of the fastest-growing sections of the Rockies, the Muddy Creek Ranch remains an undisturbed refuge of pines, streams, and wildlife. Comprising 3,584 deeded acres and 4,224 total acres, This Ranch is a prime candidate for those seeking a private hunting, wildlife retreat, or ranch with excellent development potential. Price: $6,700,000

At an average elevation of 7,200 feet, the ranch is high enough to escape hot summers, but low enough to produce strong hay crops and healthy herds of cattle. Over four miles of a year-round stream with substantial water rights, Nutrias Creek, keep 7 Mares Ranch appealing to wildlife, including trophy elk and mule deer. Price: $5,950,000

Big Cimarron River Ranch

White Tip Ranch

GUNNISON COUNTY | COLORADO

PITKIN COUNTY | COLORADO

152± ACRES • PROPERTY ID: 2239799 391± ACRES • PROPERTY ID: 2239791 The Big Cimarron River Ranch in Southwest Colorado uniquely combines wildness and comfort in a 391-acre package. Surrounded by spectacular cliffs, rock pinnacles and 12,000-foot peaks, the Big Cimarron River Ranch lies in a setting right out of a Hollywood Western. Price: $2,800,000

Only 40 minutes from Aspen lies the White Tip Ranch, a wilderness retreat in one of the nation’s premier cultural and recreational communities. You can enjoy the strains of the Aspen Symphony or a final run down Aspen Mountain and, less than an hour later, be hidden away in your personal enclave, populated only by quaking aspen and elk. Price: $2,900,000

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With over 1,000 acres of beautiful land, Wildcat Creek Quail Hunting Resort is the best kept secret of Northeast Texas! This year-round retreat is located only two hours from the Dallas/Fort Worth Metroplex and boasts not only an incredible 7,000-plus square-foot residence, but a turnkey hunting/resort business. Wildcat Creek features the lodge and guest quarters with over 10,000 total square feet sitting on the bank of a 16-acre lake. The lodge offers many amenities including a restaurant, pro shop, game tables, satellite, hi-speed internet, kennels, equipment and more.

Enjoyable activities include quail, pheasant, duck, dove and wild hog hunting, fishing, archery, and more.

Old 11 Ranch 93± ACRES • MORRIS COUNTY • TEXAS • PROPERTY ID: 3208887 • $879,000

Must-see executive ranch in Daingerfield, Texas. This property embodies the rural lifestyle with a barndominium. Handscraped oak floors, granite counter tops, travertine tile showers and many other amenities. Horse barn is equipped with four stalls, tack room and wash area. Plenty of storage for tack or toys for the weekend expedition. Property consists of two bodies of water great for livestock, fishing or canoeing. Ranch is fenced for livestock and has had cattle grazing in the last twelve months. Also, great spot to build on top of hill overlooking lake. A true masterpiece with plenty of privacy. Only two hours from Dallas.

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Camp County Ranch

Black Star Farm

133± ACRES • CAMP COUNTY • TEXAS

57± ACRES • FANNIN COUNTY • TEXAS

PROPERTY ID: 3113082 • $529,900

PROPERTY ID: 3227065 • $575,000

Great cattle operation! Working pens, hay barns, fourstall horse barn with runs, cross-fencing and several stock ponds. Property has been used for momma cows as well as growing yearlings. Nice three-bedroom, twobath brick home with modern amenities.

57-plus acre ranch with two homes; a three-bedroom, two-bath doublewide plus a two-bedroom, two-bath singlewide mobile home plus garage/shop building.

Currently producing income as Black Star Farm Horse Boarding. Fenced and cross-fenced into five sections.

Ranch in Style

Double Bar A Ranch

200± ACRES • RED RIVER COUNTY • TEXAS

120± ACRES • RED RIVER COUNTY

PROPERTY ID: 2472359 • $1,290,000

TEXAS • PROPERTY ID: 3157379 • $795,000

Beautiful ranch with gorgeous green pasture! 10-acre lake with custom dock and fish cleaning station. Barn for ranch activities as well as a shop that offers an office and living quarters. The crown jewel is a beautiful threebedroom, three-bath Austin stone home with all the bells and whistles.

Get back to nature with 120 acres of woods to play, hunt or live on! This beautiful estate features two homes— ideal for family retreats. Main home has four bedrooms, study, in-law suite and three living areas. Second home is a three-bedroom, two-bath manufactured home. Guest house, swimming pool, lake with deck, and more.

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Salt Gap Farm

Recreational Paradise

640± ACRES • MCCULLOCH COUNTY

873.42± ACRES • RED RIVER COUNTY

TEXAS • PROPERTY ID: 3226060 • $1,760,000

TEXAS • PROPERTY ID: 3078190 • $2,180,000

A 640-acre farm tract with approximately 430 tillable acres. Currently farmed by tenant and previously planted in cotton, wheat, milo. Approximately 210 acres are used for recreation and hunting purposes. Two miles of FM road frontage. Potential for cattle operation.

Awesome place featuring rolling terrain, three lakes, open areas plus woods—excellent hunting with waterfowl and deer! Great family camp with a cabin/shop big enough for ranch and hunting equipment. Cabin has two bedrooms, open living/kitchen area, central heating and air conditioning, and loft. Approximately 600 acres in timber and a pine plantation.

Hunting Tract 319.52± ACRES • JONES COUNTY • TEXAS PROPERTY ID: 3226057 • $640,000

Versatile Ranch Property 727± ACRES • LAMAR COUNTY • TEXAS PROPERTY ID: 3226064 • $2,144,650

319± acres in the heart of hunting country! Deer, quail, hogs, turkey and varmints roam the landscape. Rolling pasture and two stock tanks make this property great for grazing cattle also. Located 45 minutes north of Abilene and three-and-a-quarter hours from Dallas—making this the perfect weekend hunting retreat.

727 acres just outside of Paris. This incredible property is in a prime location and versatile—perfect for agriculture or development. Meadows and pastures, lake and some great building sites!

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HERITAGE RANCH OF THE ROCKIES GENTLEMAN RANCHES AVAILABLE 480–2,000± ACRE PARCELS | PARK COUNTY | COLORADO This ranch has frontage on major US Highway 285 for easy and convenient year-round access. Located less than 30 minutes to Breckenridge and just over an hour from Denver. Significant portions of the ranch adjoin the 1,000,000-acre± Pikes National Forest and Portions of the Ranch adjoin BLM Lands. Hike or ride horses from the Ranch through the National Forest to Breckenridge.

The ranch has diverse topography, tree species such as pines and aspens, rolling and sloping hills, mild foothills, meadows, rock outcroppings, pastures, grasslands, and some of the most beautiful lands in Western Colorado are represented here! Exceptional big-game hunting in trophy GMU 500.

Rarely does one find this combination of attributes: geographic location to major metropolitan city and ski resorts, paved highway frontage, year-round access, free of conservation easements, amazing views, privacy, and world-class building sites. Price: starting at $1,500,000

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JACK’S CREEK 486± ACRES | SAGUACHE COUNTY | COLORADO | PROPERTY ID: 2722634 Exemplary Colorado mountain property. Jack’s Creek has year-round access and consists of 486 acres of prime elk and deer hunting paired with some of the best views in the Southwest. The creek is teaming with brookies and browns. There are several springs on the property that draw the wildlife to them and several of the springs offer good drinking water. There are multiple building sites from deep in the canyon, offering complete solitude, to high on the ridges where you can see for miles in all directions. A true must-see! You will be hard-pressed to find a property that rivals this one for its price. Price: $1,350,000 CO-LISTED WITH JUSTIN GRIMWOOD, THE WELLS GROUP OF DURANGO, INC (719) 588–0862 | JMGrimwood9911@gmail.com | www.CRENMLS.com

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OLD HOMESTEAD 644± ACRES | PARK COUNTY | COLORADO | PROPERTY ID: 2990345 This old homestead borders 1,000,000 acres of the Pike National Forest. Located one hour west of Colorado Springs, Colorado with year-round county road access.

This is truly an elk hunters dream come true. Land owner draw tags are available in GMU 50. The land has towering ponderosa pines, lush aspen groves, rocky outcrops, and a year-round spring. This land has been placed in a conservation easement to preserve the historic value and beauty, allowing for two residences, hunting, shooting, raising livestock, and constructing outbuildings, and barns but does not allow the land to ever be subdivided. Price: $1,144,000

LEMON LAKE LODGE 50± ACRES | LA PLATA COUNTY | COLORADO | PROPERTY ID: 2947365 The Lemon Lake Lodge is located at the north end of Lemon Reservoir, just a short 15-mile drive to Durango, Colorado. The lodge is 4,400 square feet with a full kitchen, six bedrooms, five baths, and a great room. There is a cozy caretakers quarters next to the main lodge with a two-car garage. You can find elk, deer, turkey, and bear throughout the area. If you love the outdoors, but like to be near town for any of your needs, this is the place for you. Price: $800,000

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Colorado RLI Chapter Meeting

The Colorado Chapter of the REALTORS® Land Institute met the first week of May with over 50 attendees in Breckenridge for our Spring meeting. We had a very successful marketing session, where new listings were pitched and updates on some others were given. Our buyer board matched up buyers with properties available, and we’re confident we’ll see some deals come out of this meeting. We also held a mapping workshop and learned some of the tools to create, display and produce maps. The more knowledge you have the better you can serve your clients and build value into your business.

On June 9th & 10th, the Chapter met in Westcliffe, Colorado for the Colorado RLI/Open Fences Ranch & Land Tour. This is an annual tour where the top ranch brokers in the Rocky Mountains get together to see the inventory that each other have to offer, and get better educated on the specific markets of each mountain town. Past tours have been hosted in Glenwood Springs/Carbondale, Durango, Telluride, Steamboat, Pagosa Springs, Lake City, and the Denver area.

As a REALTOR in Durango, Colorado, I was personally very excited to attend this year’s event since I don’t often make it over to Wet Mountain Valley. Inventory for this year’s tour ranged from a 160 horse ranch for $799,900 to a 55,000 acre deeded ranch for $54,700,000. Some of the ranches we toured offered lodging for us, so we were able to get first hand experience of how those places operate.

If you’re a seller that is looking to sell your property in our region, or a buyer that is wanting to make sure you are properly educated on all the current available inventory, I highly recommend that you get in touch with one of our Chapter members.

I guarantee you will not be disappointed with the level of service they’ll provide you throughout your real estate transaction.

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2016 Meetings & Events Schedule REALTORS® LAND INSTITUTE COLORADO CHAPTER 5 THURSDAY/FRIDAY, JUNE 9 & 10

CO RLI/OPEN FENCES RANCH & LAND TOUR Westcliffe, Colorado

WEDNESDAY/ THURSDAY, JULY 20 & 21

AGRICULTURAL MARKETING JOINT MEETING Kansas Chapter and Nebraska RLI members McCook, Nebraska

THURSDAY/FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 8 & 9

MARKETING & EDUCATION SESSION Courtyard by Marriott Grand Junction, Colorado

THURSDAY/FRIDAY, OCTOBER 6 & 7

UPDATED MAPPING & PRACTICAL NAVIGATION COURSE Double Tree Breckenridge, Colorado (16 Hours CE Credit)

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CANYON DEL AGUA AGUILAR, COLORADO

Canyon del Agua Ranch is nearly 2,400 acres of outstanding big game habitat in Southeast Colorado. With a small stream running down the main canyon, over 30 dirt tanks, and one solar operated well, you’ll have enough water sources spread around the ranch to attract and hold big game year-round!

There are good populations of elk, mule deer and turkey on the ranch as well as huge black bear, mountain lion, and other small game in the area. The property qualifies for mule deer landowner vouchers and most elk tags can be purchased over the counter. As an added bonus, Canyon del Agua Ranch has great road systems making accessing your favorite hunting spots via ATV simple.

Additionally the terrain is relatively mild making this a great recreational sporting property for people of all ages! The ranch has excellent big game bedding areas which is critical for big game to reach maturity. With roughly 85 percent of the ranch being covered in ponderosa, pinyon, cedars, and scrub oak, there are plenty of hiding places for those old mature bucks and bulls to hide! Location is about 1:45 hours south of Colorado Springs, one hour south of Pueblo and 15 minutes north of Trinidad, Colorado.

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GREEN MOUNTAIN RANCH GUNNISON, COLORADO

Located in the heart of the Gunnison Basin, Green Mountain Ranch offers worldclass mule deer, antelope, and elk hunting in the completely limited draw game management unit of 67. This 2,356± seasonal access ranch is surrounded by BLM on three sides giving you direct access to thousands of acres of public lands for horseback riding, hiking, ATV riding, camping and of course, big game hunting.

With tall pines, deep sage draws and numerous water sources, Green Mountain Ranch is able to hold small resident elk, deer and antelope herds year-round. Stands of aspen, cottonwoods and evergreens are scattered around the property offering ample cover. Although there are no structures on the ranch, there are good road systems throughout the property making getting around relatively easy. Also, there is a new domestic well which has be drilled to provide water to domestic livestock.

There is a conservation easement in place which allows for six 35-acre home sites to be sold off individually. As an added bonus this property is less the 20 minutes east of Gunnison, Colorado which has a regional airport, hospital, grocery and is home to Western State College. The historic ski town of Crested Butte is one hour to the north and is one of the most charming ski towns in the entire West.

2,356± Acres • Gunnison County • Property ID: 3041514

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SPRING CREEK RANCH RANGELY, COLORADO

Located 30 minutes southeast of Rangely, Colorado, Spring Creek Ranch offers a discriminating buyer a very rare opportunity to own an outstanding hunting property located in the highly publicized Game Management Unit 21. Deer and elk congregate on the southern areas of the ranch due to the isolation and excellent habitat that is offered to them. Sagebrush, bitter brush, mountain mahogany, scrub oak, service berry, and willow located on the ranch give deer and elk a variety of vegetation they require to survive the harsh winters. There are three water wells with tanks and several natural springs with tanks that are located throughout the ranch, providing year-round water for both cattle and wildlife. Additionally there are three older hunting cabins located on the ranch.

The main cabin has its own water well and hidden on the ranch is a historical cabin that outlaws used during the Wild West! County Road 122 is maintained year-round offering close access to the property during the winter. Currently the BLM has granted a grazing permit for 75 head of cattle on over 3,500 acres of BLM. Spring Creek Ranch offers a rare opportunity to own a ranch located in Northwestern Colorado in a trophy hunting game management unit that blocks thousands of acres of public lands. Beautiful scenery, seclusion, a small cattle operation, and excellent hunting are waiting for you.

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At 8,000 feet, you’ll be on top of world overlooking the majestic waters of Blue Mesa Reservoir on this 171-acre property featuring a gorgeous 4,982-squarefoot designer home. Located in Game Management Unit 66, there is an abundance of deer and elk in and around this property. The home features ten-foot ceilings, four bedrooms, four full baths, three-car attached garage, and massive open floor plan. The manicured yard is fenced-in and has an irrigation system. Finally, there is a 2,700 foot detached garage/workshop with seven garage doors. If you have horses, this property is perfect as one end of the building is open and was used as a horse barn and there is a fenced corral close to the home. You’ll find this property centrally located—38 miles to Montrose or 27 miles to Gunnison, both with regional airports. Enjoying world class skiing in Crested Butte, just 55 miles away.

Blue Mesa Vista Ranch

$1,395,000

171± Acres • Gunnison County, Colorado • Property ID: 3050704

Bighorn Ranch is the ultimate outdoor enthusiasts recreational property!

Located over two miles behind a locked gate, you’ll enjoy easy seasonal access to over one million acres of public land that is otherwise extremely difficult for the general public to access. Recreational hunting opportunities in Game Management Unit 54 include hunting for elk, mule deer, bighorn sheep, black bear, mountain lion,turkey and the occasional displaced antelope roaming around the unit. Other recreational opportunities include fishing, boating, camping, hiking, snowmobiling, cross-country skiing, wildlife viewing, horseback riding, and of course fly-fishing in the nearby streams and creeks.

Improvements include a 400-plus square-foot historic cabin, a loafing shed/ garage and a locked storage building. The ranch has excellent perimeter fencing and has been cross-fenced as well. There are two springs located on the property which is great source of water for both wildlife and domestic animals.

Bighorn Ranch

$990,000

160± Acres • Gunnison County, Colorado • Property ID: 3041506

Apishapa River Elk Ranch holds enough water to attract and keep elk, mule deer, bear turkey and the occasional whitetail year-round. Beaten down game trails are present throughout the ranch, this property is absolutely loaded with wild game! There is a small two-and-a-half-acre planted field next to the river and another smaller field behind the house. Elk and turkey tags are “over-thecounter” and mule deer tags are draw statewide. Located 3:20 hours from Fort Collins, 2:20 hours from Denver, 1:30 hours from Colorado Springs, and 15 minutes north of Trinidad. Property features just over 346± acres, 0.4± miles of river, two-to-three small ponds, and a small house with two-bedroom, onebath. Huge resident elk, deer and turkey population both on the property and area. Excellent for archery and rifle hunting!

Apishapa River Elk Ranch

$685,000

350± Acres • Las Animas County, Colorado • Property ID: 3193839

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CENTENNIAL RANCH 392± ACRES | OURAY COUNTY | COLORADO

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entennial Ranch, nestled in a canyon along one-half mile of the Uncompahgre River in Southwestern Colorado, is more than the acres it encompasses, the hayfields that feed the herd of Angus and Hereford cattle, its convenient location, and its magnificent buildings. Centennial Ranch is the result of one man’s dream to preserve for future generations; a small piece of this nation’s rich heritage forged by a strong work ethic, dedication, following the basic cycles of life, and adapting to whatever those cycles dictated.

Living at the Centennial Ranch means spending time outside, being connected to a place and the land, responsibility, and closeness with family and neighbors. It is a life that follows

the changing of weather and climate as well as the ebb and flow of the river. It is the children raised doing meaningful work, experiencing an intimate connection with the land and learning to value what is truly important. It is the sound of the cowboys, horses and cows during the fall gather, the smell of newly cut hay, the tracks of deer in the snow, and the music of the river as it passes by each day.

Sited in a meadow on a long bend in the river on the ranch is Dashwood House, named in honor of the owner’s late wife. The house is oriented to take maximum advantage of the majestic San Juan Mountain view to the south and the protective canyon walls towering over the Uncompahgre River to the east. Built in the American craftsman-style with

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western and Olde English influences, this solid residence is as cozy and functional as it is exceptional. The home provides ample room for entertaining in balance with more private areas where your family can truly relax and rejuvenate surrounded by beauty and tranquility.

There is a classic western-style barn with long, sloping shed roofs, timber-frame construction, a board-and-batten exterior, clerestory windows above the central aisle, and a cedar-shake roof. It is a working ranch barn scaled for heavy draft horses and saddle horses, providing stalls, haylofts, a tack-andharness room, a grain room, a loafing bay, and a shed bay for wagons and implements.

On the ranch is a 667-square-foot line cabin built in classic western-style of massive weathered standing-dead spruce logs which were hand-notched and chinked with ax-cut ends. The cabin sits just feet from the river. It stands true to the past with a working hand pump in the yard. Kerosene lamps and candles provide light, the massive stone fireplace and wood

cook stove provide heat. No electricity, internet or plumbing, but there is a handsome outhouse nearby and an authentic bathtub hanging on the north exterior wall.

To preserve a small piece of this nation’s rich ranching heritage for future generations and to protect in perpetuity its open space and wildlife habitat, Centennial Ranch carries a conservation easement. Held by the Colorado Cattlemen’s Agricultural Land Trust, the easement generously provides for the construction of an additional residence of up to 15,000 square feet as well as additional employee housing and a separate ranch office.

The Centennial Ranch provides very valuable habitat and open space for wildlife such as deer, red fox, black bear, elk, three different species of trout, and a variety of waterfowl.

The cottonwood riparian forest along the river supports a diverse group of songbirds as well as eagles, hawks, and owls.

These habitats have been protected along with the historical agricultural land for future generations to enjoy.

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Winding River Ranch Fairplay, CO | $21,950,000 Ideally located within convenient proximity to a major metropolitan area and thriving international airport, is the Winding River Ranch. This 3,115acre offering is a true sportsman’s paradise with 4.5 miles of incredible trout-filled river and lakes in addition to trophy hunting.

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Bitterroot Maclay Ranch 2,669± Acres in Missoula, Montana

Coming to auction on July 30th, the Bitterroot Maclay Ranch is among the oldest homesteads in western Montana’s Bitterroot Valley just a few miles away from the vibrant and historic Missoula community. With views of the Sapphire, Rattlesnake and Bitterroot Mountains, the ranch rests between two mountain ranges with two creeks flowing through it. Whether enjoying the vast recreational opportunities or utilizing the productive agricultural resources, this 2,669-acre ranch offers countless possibilities.

Outdoor recreation is boundless with millions of acres of public land directly adjacent to the property. The nearby Bitterroot River flows through the center of the valley, providing world-class trout fishing. Wildlife includes bear, fox, whitetail deer, seasonal waterfowl and elk, just to name a few. The property conveys generous water rights, utilizing four pivots, which support a livestock operation. A paved highway yields easy access to nearby restaurants, shopping, services and air transportation.

These 2,669± acres in the desirable Western Montana climate will be offered in tracts, combinations, or in its entirety.

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Teton River Confluence Ranch Teton River Confluence Ranch possesses that rare combination of the most sought-after western ranch traits: stunning mountain views, live water, abundant wildlife and proximity to resort amenities. This 760-acre ranch is bordered by Badger Creek, Bitch Creek and the Teton River, three of the finest cutthroat trout fisheries in the West. The ranch has the combination of great fishing, hunting, big views, and farm income. Property ID: 2489404

760± Acres in Felt, Idaho • $4,900,000

Wheatley Homestead on the Roaring Fork Located in the most prestigious resort valley in the scenic Rocky Mountains, the 159-acre ranch controls exclusive access to approximately 1,670 feet of river frontage on the Gold Medal designated Roaring Fork River. The ranch is lined with a mature cottonwood forest, a spring creek, and three spring-fed trout ponds. The conservation easement allows the continuation of historic farming and ranching operations. Property ID: 2493792

159± Acres in Aspen, Colorado • $3,750,000

Kalavala Ranch on the Salt River The Kalavala Ranch on the Salt River is located in Star Valley, Wyoming, and is a 45-minute drive from the resort town of Jackson Hole. The Kalavala Ranch is an outdoor enthusiast’s dream. The ranch has three-quarters of a mile frontage on the famed Salt River, where record brown, cutthroat and rainbow trout can be found. There is also a large sized stocked trout pond.

Property ID: 2672229

26.89± Acres in Star Valley, Wyoming • $3,400,000

Barber Creek Ranch Barber Creek Ranch is located in Sublette County, Wyoming, less than five miles from the charming Western town of Pinedale. The 968-acre property is in the foothills of the mighty Wind River Mountains and offers stunning views of snowcapped peaks. Barber Creek, a perennial stream, flows for nearly two miles through the property. Wildlife—including deer, antelope, elk, moose, waterfowl and raptors—abounds. Property ID: 3226279

968± Acres in Pinedale, Wyoming • $3,390,000

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Rocking JR River Ranch Rocking JR River Ranch is located eight miles west of the quaint cow town of Absarokee, Montana, along three-eights of a mile of the Stillwater River, the Rocking JR River Ranch is a great base camp for fishing and equestrian enthusiasts. The 67-acre ranch is well-appointed with a thoughtfully planned three-bedroom, two-and-a-half-bath house with windows and covered porches that offer intimate river views. Property ID: 3001646

67± Acres in Absarokee, Montana • $2,225,000

Willow Creek Ranch Comprised of 710 deeded acres, the Willow Creek Ranch is situated along a quarter-mile of the Green River. With 285 irrigated acres, wheel line water is supplied from Willow Creek and the Green River. Ranch improvements include two homes, garage, shop, barns and corrals. An incoming landowner will enjoy both elk and deer licenses.

710± Acres in Brown Point, Utah • $2,200,000

Butte Creek Ranch Located 15 minutes west of Fossil, Oregon, Butte Creek Ranch encompasses 2,780 acres of creeks, springs and basalt cliffs on the flanks of the John Day River. Butte Creek Ranch is considered a hunter’s haven with a large resident elk herd, in addition to deer, chukar, grey partridge and California quail.

Butte Creek Ranch is an end-of-the-road sporting paradise with expansive mountain views, yet close to amenities.

2,780± Acres in Fossil, Oregon • $2,000,000

Windsong Ranch The Windsong Ranch is situated north of the Huerfano River Valley near Gardner, Colorado, on the southwestern slope of Green Horn Mountain. This 325-acre ranch boasts stunning 360-degree mountain views, only a mile from the front gate of the San Isabel National Forest and the Greenhorn Mountain Wilderness. This ranch is a rare find with live water, agricultural production, a residence, hunting, fishing, and year-round recreational activities.

Property ID: 2505741

325± Acres in Gardner, Colorado • $1,575,000

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Marlo knew early on in life that agriculture was her passion. Today, she feels fortunate to be enjoying a successful career as a rural appraiser of agricultural properties.

“My career path is my way of being involved in farming,” says Dill, co-owner of AGCO-Dill & Associates in Prineville, Oregon. “I’ve always had an appreciation for the farmers and ranchers who work hard every day to provide the food and fiber that we enjoy. It’s also a way of life for our family and a path to fulfilling a dream that I had as a child to work in agriculture.”

Marlo’s roots in agriculture were formed growing up on an irrigated row crop farm in the high-production ag areas of Salinas Valley, California, where the family raised a variety of row crops, including lettuce, broccoli, sugar beets and beans. Marlo has fond memories of working side-by-side as a kid with her father, Don Silva.

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“As a farm kid, I drove the water truck in order to keep the dust down in the lettuce fields. I moved irrigation pipes, drove the tractors and helped with just about everything that needed to get done around the farm,” she says. “In particular, I remember being really interested in seeing where food comes from. I think that is just something that has stuck with me.”

A defining point for Marlo came in 1995 when she was an ag business major at California State University at Fresno. At the encouragement of her appraisal professor and mentor, Tony Correia, she joined the Association of Farm Managers and Rural Appraisers’ (ASFMRA) as a student member. Marlo earned her Bachelor of Science in Agricultural Business degree and went to work at Tony’s company, Correia-Xavier.

“My interest in working with ag properties really took off from that point,” Marlo recalls.

When she and her husband, John, later moved to central Oregon, she earned her ARA accreditation. She also met Greg Moore, MAI, and the two worked at the same company for a few years until they would open their own firm in 2004, Appraisal Group of Central Oregon.

Twelve years later, they’re continuing the successful business with Greg specializing in commercial and industrial appraisals and Marlo handling the rural properties. Husband John, an agent for Ag Insurance Co., also has a strong background in agriculture and finance/business and regularly helps Marlo.

Today, Marlo’s rural appraisal projects involve large-acreage farms and ranches throughout Oregon and northern California.

Her work includes appraisals ranging from real estate sales, family estates and litigation cases to conservation easements and federal land exchanges. Documenting soil types, water rights, irrigation equipment and building improvements are just a few factor that go into an appraisal.

“My favorite part of the job is getting out on the ranches and farms and meeting the land owners,” Marlo says. “The knowledge that a farmer or rancher has about his property over 20 or 30 years—or even over the generations—is extremely valuable, and also really interesting. So while the physical features of the property are important, the information that we get from past ownership helps paint the entire picture of the property.”

When asked about some of the more memorable aspects of her job, Marlo chuckles. “Well, it’s a lot of fun when you show up on a property when the owner is not expecting a woman appraiser.

We don’t have many female appraisers in agriculture, but that is something that is changing with younger professionals and it is great to see.”

Giving Back To Agriculture

She adds, “We’re working very hard in ASFMRA to get our members to replace themselves, to get the students more involved and interested in our industry. One of my goals is to host some trainees so they can see what our business is all about.”

Marlo encourages fellow rural appraisers to get involved with their local ASFMRA chapter; education and training are key to getting a good start. She says the association has provided her with the learning tools and networking that have guided her to a career that she enjoys today. She served as president of the Oregon chapter in 2013 and is currently District VII vice president of the ASFMRA executive council.

“It’s my way of giving back to the industry,” she says. “My career would look a lot different if I wasn’t involved in ASFMRA. There is no way that I would be involved to this level.”

Family Time

When Marlo and her husband aren’t running their businesses, they’re running the household. Family time with their children —Cassidy, Natalie and Clayton—is precious, and they get out to enjoy their own farm property as much as they can.

On their farm the Dill’s grow hay and raise cattle, the kids participate in 4-H raising sheep and pigs for market. The Dill family also enjoys sports, traveling, fishing and hunting.

“We enjoy the simple things,” Marlo says. “We’ve even had great times as a family just driving around the area looking at comparable ranch sales, with a picnic and lots of snacks of course. We stop along the way to see the wild horses, take a picture on a loading chute or feed the fish at a hatchery.”

For Marlo and John, passing on their passion for agriculture and the rural lifestyle is a priority.

“Our society is getting so removed from knowing where our food comes from,” Marlo says. “Agriculture has been such a big part of our lives, and we hope we can pass that on to our kids.”

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1,728± ACRES | HAMILTON COUNTY Spectacular Hill Country game ranch outside Cranfill’s Gap. Convenient to Austin and Dallas/Fort Worth. Visit TheRanchAdvisors.com for photographs.

233± ACRES | BOSQUE COUNTY Beautiful recreational ranch within 90 minutes of Dallas/Fort Worth.

Two creeks and plenty of wildlife. Visit TheRanchAdvisors.com for photographs.

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1,960± ACRES | HAMILTON COUNTY | PROPERTY ID: 2643705 La Reata Ranch on Paul Mountain is the perfect ranch for those seeking a Texas-size ranch. This 1,960-acre square ranch includes Paul Mountain, both sides of rock bottomed Meridian Creek and six ponds. The ranch features a 3,400-square-foot main house, manager’s house, six ponds, a separate office with full bath and kitchen, nine barns to include a 20,000-square-foot barn that was once home to a local rodeo. The lower pastures are fenced and cross-fenced and include extensive steel pipe corrals and covered working pens. La Reata has extensive carrying capacity and plenty of room for a state of the art equine facility, covered arena and landing strip.

267± ACRES | BOSQUE COUNTY | PROPERTY ID: 1683789 Located a short 90 minute drive from downtown Dallas and minutes from picturesque Glen Rose, Flat Rock Creek Ranch is Texas living exemplified.

Set in a remote, yet easily accessible area of northern Bosque County, the 267-acre property has it all—a beautiful home, both sides of springfed Flat Rock Creek, a stocked lake with waterfall, an outdoor living room, dinosaur tracks, and much more! The spectacular 8,000-square-foot Hill Country vernacular home effortlessly combines indoor and outdoor living in gracious style. Venetian plaster walls, professional grade media room, whole house generator, panic room, and even an infinity-edge pool with a chiller for hot days are just some of the features that set this ranch apart from the others! Additional acreage available.

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3P R ANCH 778.96± ACRES | UVALDE COUNTY | PROPERTY ID: 3157199 A turnkey South Texas hunting destination approximately five miles southeast of the Highway 83/Highway 90 intersection in Uvalde, Texas. The well-appointed improvements on the 3P Ranch are refashioned remnants of an airport. The ranch compound includes a 4,800-square-foot lodge which sleeps up to 20 guests, including a 1,050-square-foot executive suite above the main living area. Near the main lodge is a 2,400-squarefoot cantina, which serves as the ranch’s entertainment headquarters. Adjacent to the cantina is a 4,600-square-foot covered pavilion, featuring a separate kitchen area with a huge smoker and preparation area, a walk-in cooler, built-in fire pits, and restroom facilities. This property also features a 6,000-square-foot workshop/barn, a 2,800-square-foot 1960s remodeled brick home with an enclosed backyard, five high-fenced deer pens, a rifle and skeet range, and an archery range. Two large ponds and a dove pond make up the ranch’s surface water, all fed by one of the two large wells servicing the ranch. The 3P Ranch has all the best qualities of the South Texas Plains Eco-region, including diverse brush, good soils in the low-lying areas, and great hilltop views.

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3,500± ACRES | ELLIS COUNTY Rare opportunity to own a gorgeous recreational and cattle ranch within 30 minutes of Dallas. Visit TheRanchAdvisors.com for photographs.

210± ACRES | HAMILTON COUNTY Beautiful property with trees and views galore just outside picturesque Hico, Texas. Visit TheRanchAdvisors.com for photographs.

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Metroplex Office: 3600 Preston Road, Suite 100, Plano, Texas 75093

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Mill Creek Ranch

M&M Ranch 12,388± ACRES | JOHNSON COUNTY | WYOMING PROPERTY ID: 3000065 Consisting of 12,388 total acres of which 9,986 acres are deeded, the irrigation potential is astounding with over 4,000 acres of permitted irrigation rights and 62,000-acre feet of Lake DeSmet storage rights.

Including privately-owned minerals and a coal resource estimated over one billion tons, the new owner will hold title to a portion of the world’s future energy supply. In addition, the recreational aspects offer an amazing variety of outdoor sporting opportunities.

Offered at: $21,000,000

1,916± ACRES | MADISON COUNTY | MONTANA PROPERTY ID: 2585094 Mill Creek Ranch, in the picturesque Madison Valley, is located in the dramatic Jack Creek drainage. The 1,916± acres sit perfectly between the charming western town of Ennis and the thriving ski-resort communities of Big Sky, Moonlight Basin and Yellowstone Club. Adjoining Lee Metcalf Wilderness and accessed by a gated roadway, the Ranch offers excellent privacy, tranquility and abundant wildlife. The Ranch includes a beautiful custom log home and several building locations with stunning panoramic mountain vistas. Co-listed with Berkshire Hathaway.

Offered at: $13,750,000

Flywheel Ranch 7,466± ACRES | SANTA FE COUNTY | NEW MEXICO PROPERTY ID: 3155950 The Ranch encompasses 6,186± deeded acres plus 1,280 acres of State land. With well-maintained paved county road access, the Ranch is surrounded by large blocks of conservation and public lands including the 6,000-acre Galisteo Basin Preserve providing access to more than 28 miles of recreational trails. Based on recent sales in the area, the Ranch is a tremendous value just 20 minutes to Santa Fe. Colisted with Keller Williams Santa Fe. Offered at: $13,500,000

Wagon Box Spring Ranch 13,415± ACRES | YELLOWSTONE AND BIG HORN COUNTIES MONTANA | PROPERTY ID: 3226179 Located 30 minutes from Billings, the Ranch with 9,095± contiguous acres provides private archery hunting in one of Montana’s trophy bull elk regions. An additional 4,320 leased acres of BLM and State land is utilized as a summer grazing unit. Managed for wildlife enhancement, the Ranch holds trophy bull elk scoring consistently at 345 with confirmed bulls harvested over 380. Surrounded by large land holdings, the Ranch provides privacy without seclusion with gated access. Offered at: $10,750,000

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Sun River Ranch - R E V I S E D L I S T I NG 3,050± ACRES | LEWIS AND CLARK COUNTY | MONTANA PROPERTY ID: 1784311 The Sun River courses through this 3,050± acres for 3.5± miles capturing the stunning views of the Rocky Mountain Front. This ultimate turnkey retreat offers remarkable fly-fishing, hunting and equestrian opportunities. The masterfully-crafted residence, manager’s home, equestrian barn, fishing camp and historic cabin are a beautiful combination of log and stone sited above the river. Located just west of Augusta and a 1.25± hour drive to Great Falls, the Ranch also has a private helipad and hangar for ease of travel. Price reduced.

Offered at: $8,450,000

Crazy P Ranch 1,749± ACRES | JOHNSON COUNTY | WYOMING PROPERTY ID: 3155968 Crazy P Ranch, comprised of 1,749± total acres, is located 15 miles south of Buffalo, Wyoming at the base of the Bighorn Mountains. The beautiful custom-designed log home is ideally sited to capture the majestic views of the Crazy Woman outcroppings. The lush irrigated pastures and plentiful water attract abundant wildlife. Buyers seeking privacy, abundant wildlife, and panoramic views will find the Crazy P of particular interest. Offered at: $4,950,000

Birch Creek Hunting Reserve 8,595± ACRES | RICH COUNTY | UTAH PROPERTY ID: 2477505 With prime elk and mule deer habitat, this hunting ground consists of 8,595± deeded acres plus 640 acres of private-leased land eight miles west of Woodruff. Birch Creek Hunting Reserve is part of a 26,000-acre Cooperative Wildlife Management Unit (CWMU), a program established by the Utah Wildlife Board and the Division of Wildlife Resources to benefit private land owners and hunters. The Seller currently receives $60,000 annually for the lease from the hunting outfitter on the property.

Price reduced. Offered at: $5,650,000

McGovern Ranch 2,750± ACRES | MADISON COUNTY | MONTANA PROPERTY ID: 3000110 In the Ruby River Valley, this 3,550± acre Ranch includes 2,645± deeded acres of native pasture, 105± deeded acres of pivot-irrigated land and 800± acres of BLM lease land. The combination of live water and pivotirrigated land provides exceptional wildlife habitat. The historic cabin affords a haven from which to relax and enjoy the views, and a tastefully designed shop was built in 2014. Offered at: $3,750,000

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Cortina Ridge Ranches 21,659± ACRES | COLUSA COUNTY CALIFORNIA | PROPERTY ID: 2995577 Water! 10-plus miles of year-round Bear Creek plus reservoirs, springs, five solar-powered wells, holding tanks for summer watering, runoff tanks for additional water storage. Consisting of 21,659± acres, the ranch is in two large sections less than two miles apart, and also includes a ranch home in the town of Colusa. Runs up to 1,000 pair year-round, 1,700– 2,000 pair for the season. The ranch would also make an ideal hunting retreat, private nature preserve, or recreational ranch. Exceptionally private and diverse with high-quality year-round water resources.

Working with Justin Hill of Gary Miller Realty. Video available on YouTube.

Contact Todd Renfrew, (707) 365-5064. Price: $18,500,000

Elder Creek Ranch 5,918± ACRES | TEHAMA COUNTY CALIFORNIA | PROPERTY ID: 2979551 Exceptionally beautiful ranch of 5,918± acres. Very private, with views of Mount Lassen and Mount Shasta at an elevation of approximately 1,000 feet. Lots of year-round live water on the property and abundant wildlife. Over three miles of year-round Elder Creek and three-anda-half miles of seasonal Digger Creek plus 12 reservoirs. This ranch would make a great all-natural cattle operation, or hunting retreat.

Runs 400-500 pair for the season. Video available on YouTube.

Contact Todd Renfrew, (707) 365-5064. Price: $7,965,000

Morro Bay 2,240± ACRES | SAN LUIS OBISPO COUNTY CALIFORNIA | PROPERTY ID: 3068446 A rare find! 2,240 acres of land in Morro Bay, San Luis Obispo County only three-and-a-half miles from the ocean; some areas with views of Morro Rock and the blue water bay. 60-plus acres Class II soil; mild climate due to coastal proximity. Rolling grass-covered hills with oaks, sycamores, bay, pepperwood. Several highly productive, developed springs plus creeks and small reservoirs. Caretaker’s quarters and good domestic well. Has run up to 200 pair year-round. Video available on YouTube. Contact Todd or Rosa, (707) 455-4444. Price: $10,000,000

Biaggi Ranch 1,542.5± ACRES | MENDOCINO COUNTY CALIFORNIA | PROPERTY ID: 3217227 Situated on Mendocino’s pristine coast between the coastal hamlets of Manchester and Elk. Comprising 11 legal parcels of gently rolling pasture, heavy forest, spring-fed draws, open mountain meadows and unbelievable Pacific view building sites. An estimated 20,000,000-plus board foot of timber split roughly 50/50 between Redwood and Douglas—NTMP. 80–100 head carrying capacity for a cattle operation and substantially more for a sheep operation.

Creeks and springs throughout, teeming in native wildlife including blacktail deer, wild turkey, quail, bear, wild hog. Video available on YouTube. Contact Jim Martin, (707) 272-5507. Price: $7,800,000 170

Timbuctoo Sporting Estate 211± ACRES | YUBA COUNTY CALIFORNIA | PROPERTY ID: 3260355 Previously run as a highly successful commercial venture, the property currently serves as a private escape for a group of families. 211± deeded acres with trophy bass ponds, a 10-station competition caliber sporting clay course, golf tee and six-stall horse barn. The property includes ownership of exclusive hunting and fishing rights to the nearby 4,272± acre Yuba Gold fields—over 100 lakes. The beautiful log cabin lodge has five bedrooms, six baths, a full commercial kitchen and a large dining hall. Separate caretaker quarters and cabin. Video available on YouTube. Charlie and John (415) 601-6330. Price $3,400,000

Wild Rice River Ranch 700± ACRES | LASSEN COUNTY CALIFORNIA | PROPERTY ID: 3223669 710 acres, situated in the heart of Big Valley on the banks of the Pit River, at an elevation of 4,100 feet. This is a high-producing ranch with low overhead with Surprise Valley Power, perfect for the 400 acres now growing conventional and organic wild rice, with an additional 260 acres being prepared for organic. Water is supplied from two wells and one river pump, documented water rights from the river and Iverson Reservoir. Over two-and-a-half miles of the river winds it’s way through the ranch, creating incredible waterfowl habitat and great fishing. Contact Donna or Rich, (530) 336-6869. Price: $2,850,000

JKL Ranch 629.79± ACRES | LAKE COUNTY CALIFORNIA | PROPERTY ID: 3217225 High-quality feed, gentle terrain and three large reservoirs make this property well suited for livestock. The ranch contains 100-plus acres of Class II and III soils, making it perfectly suited for a vineyard, orchard, or other agricultural operation. The ranch sits within Clear Lake AVA, known primarily for cabernet sauvignon but also for chardonnay, muscat, sauvignon blanc, and zinfandel.

The ranch is rich in recreational opportunities—hunting for deer, boar, turkey, fishing in the reservoirs plus close proximity to Clear Lake. Just two hours from the San Francisco Bay area. Video available on YouTube. Contact Todd or Rosa, (707) 455-4444. Price: $2,188,500

Triple Creek Ranch 336± ACRES | SISKIYOU COUNTY CALIFORNIA | PROPERTY ID: 2723332 336± acres: irrigated by riparian water rights from Bogus Creek and Cold Creek, plus water from Salt Creek. Runs 70 pair for the season; 70± acres of irrigated pasture plus hill ground for spring grazing. Barn, corrals, alley way and squeeze. 2,274-square-foot, three bathroom, two bath, historic home with breezeway, workshop, carport, garage and beautiful landscaping. The largest of the four ponds is eight-anda-half± acres. Enjoying fishing, canoe/kayak, or waterfowl hunting.

Privacy and Seclusion with year around access on paved road.

Contact Kathy or Glen, (530) 643-1336. Price Reduced: $1,550,000 California Outdoor Properties (707) 455–4444 | Info@CAOutdoorProperties.com Over 161 listings at www.CaliforniaOutdoorProperties.com 707 Merchant Street, Suite 100 | Vacaville, California 95688 view all properties: LandsofAmerica.com/member/41000 LANDMAGAZINES.COM

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“Living the Lifestyle & Loving the Life” 20303 Kickapoo Road 53.93± ACRES | HARRIS COUNTY TEXAS | PROPERTY ID: 3225370 Just outside of the hustle and bustle of Houston lies this serene, unrestricted 53-acre property with spectacular vistas. An impressive custom home with a relaxing pool awaits its new family.

This property is perfect and already set up for your horses and livestock as they graze in pastures of Bahia and coastal grass. New AC, pool plaster in 2015. Two water heaters, well pump and septic pump 2014. Three phase power. All appliances stay. For more information, text “3587027” to 67299. Price: $2,447,200

6711 Sjolander Road 10± ACRES | HARRIS COUNTY TEXAS | PROPERTY ID: 3211204 The possibilities are endless at this spectacular property which includes two homes, a hotel-style pool, covered arena, two horse barns and additional barn on 10 acres. The complex could be a stately residential address or turned into a conference center, wedding venue, and boutique hotel or even a recreation center and clubhouse. Adjoining 123± acres unrestricted also available for sell. Main home is 6,409 square feet with six bedrooms, six-and-a-half baths, and the guest house is 5,897 square feet with three bedrooms, three-and-a-half baths with men and women’s bathrooms and sauna. For more information, text “3576086” to 67299. Price: $6,500,000

17001 Kitzman Road 14.85± ACRES | HARRIS COUNTY TEXAS | PROPERTY ID: 3148855 Double delight! Two custom homes and two barns on 14.85 acres with gated drive in the heart of Cypress! First home is 3,947 square feet with four bedrooms, threeand-a-half bathrooms, and a gorgeous pool. Interior features grand entry with curved staircase, dining, living, family, sun and game room, plus a master retreat with spa-like master bath and his-and-hers closets. Huge pool terrace and covered patio. Second home is 1,978 square feet with two bedrooms, two bathrooms with an atrium, vaulted open living room and a fantastic party patio. Four-stall horse barn. Equipment barn. Lighted arena. RV and boat storage. Four-horse walker. Fenced and cross-fenced. For more information, text “3508006” to 67299. Price: $1,599,000 172

29545 Dobbin Hufsmith 15± ACRES | MONTGOMERY COUNTY TEXAS | PROPERTY ID: 3092391 Stunning custom home on 15-plus acres in the exclusive gated community of Ranches of Pinehurst, close to The Woodlands! Stone and brick home has all new kitchen, bathrooms, as well as all windows replaced in 2015. Amish soft close cabinets, farmhouse sink, granite, slate flooring, resort-style showers, extensive terraces, interior brick columns and large pond with fountain are just a few of the special features. Pergola and pool area overlooking grounds and 96x36 horse barn. Four-fenced paddocks. Two entrance gates.

For more information, text “3493295” to 67299.

Price: $1,850,000

24602 FM 362 30± ACRES | WALLER COUNTY TEXAS | PROPERTY ID: 3077110 Gentleman’s ranch on 30-plus acres with panoramic views of the wide open Texas skies includes a custom limestone home, a six-stall barn, and an additional barn with turn outs, lighted roping arena with 14,000 watts of lighting, a koi pond with waterfall and two large property ponds. Limestone home features Versailles pattern travertine flooring, a vaulted great room with massive wood ceiling beams and a floor-to-ceiling stone fireplace. For more information, text “3392577” to 67299.

Price: $1,185,000

52295 Qualls Road 33± ACRES | WALLER COUNTY TEXAS | PROPERTY ID: 2935680 Wonderful 33-acre property in Hempstead. All new construction. 122x36 barn with 16 stalls, radiant barrier insulation, air conditioning, automatic waterers, bathroom, vet room, tack room, saddle wall, rotating tie ring, pasture feeders, wash rack and insemination/palpation chute and porches. 130x70 arena and round pen with water. Property has been cleared.

Newly fenced and cross-fenced. Three-bed, two-bath manufactured home—perfect to live in while you are building your custom home and then use as a guest house. New well and septic.

Mosquito mist system. For more information, text “2321220” to 67299. Price: $765,000

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Smith Mountain Lake Real Estate

1311 Red Horse Drive 0 Hickory Cove Lane 32± ACRES | BEDFORD COUNTY | VIRGINIA PROPERTY ID: 3109386 Beautiful 32 acres on Smith Mountain Lake with an amazing 1,350 feet of shoreline. Unlimited potential as either a development, private get away or family compound. Complete details available, including site plans. Offered at $4,700,000.

24.59± ACRES | BEDFORD COUNTY | VIRGINIA | PROPERTY ID: 2807038 Stunning new home on 25 acres on Smith Mountain Lake. One-of-a-kind property, custom timber design with hickory cabinetry and floors, tongue and groove vaulted pine ceilings, gourmet kitchen and Ipe decks. 2,300-square-foot lower level with 12-foot ceilings and sliding glass doors to the lake from every room. Double slip boat dock with custom PWC lift along the 2,400 feet of shoreline, and a 30x48 pole barn for your horses, workshop or hobbies. Very private, wooded, park-like setting with one mile of walking/ riding trails through the woods, but just minutes to shopping, restaurants and theaters.

Extremely energy efficient, low maintenance, utilities and taxes. Offered at $1,199,000.

0 Snow Creek Road 71.76± ACRES | FRANKLIN COUNTY | VIRGINIA PROPERTY ID: 1191876 Invest in land! Excellent recreational property with long frontage on the Pigg River. Loaded with deer, turkeys and other wildlife. Just a few minutes from Smith Mountain Lake. Recent timber cruise valued at well over $100,000.

Plus, enrolled in Franklin County land use so taxes are very low. Outstanding opportunity. Offered at 350,000.

550 Red Barn Lane 214± ACRES | FRANKLIN COUNTY | VIRGINIA | PROPERTY ID: 1176400 Private retreat on Smith Mountain Lake. Truly a unique waterfront property, including a quaint A-frame lake house, triple-slip boat dock, bathhouse, restored farmhouse, barn-inspired workshop, two four-car garages, a beach and kids playground...all this sprawling over 214± acres with 6,000-plus feet of shoreline. Land is a mix of mature woods and hayfields. Offered at $6,750,000.

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Fresh Water Ranch 3,669± ACRES WESTON COUNTY | WYOMING A wild and scenic Black Hills ranch with live water, highway frontage, picturesque vistas, excellent wildlife habitat, privacy, and incredible mountain scenery. The ranch encompasses 3,669 deeded acres in one contiguous block. It ranges from the creek banks where Salt Creek and Sweetwater Creek converge to the valleys of the Fresh Water Creek drainage and the higher timbered country on Mount Pisgah. In the late 1880s the Historic Cambria Salt Mine was on the ranch. Many new water developments and new fences. A top quality recreational holding and one of the largest parcels of deeded land available in the Black Hills. Price: $8,500,000

Oak Creek Retreat 186± ACRES CROOK COUNTY | WYOMING Impressive 186-acre Black Hills property with a one-of-a-kind home that combines maximum efficiency with detailed elegance.

This one-level home has an inviting atmosphere and an open floor plan designed for entertaining guests.

Many custom features including a deluxe kitchen, custom cabinetry, solid Caesar stone counter tops, formal dining, private den, spacious master suite, spa tub, gas fireplace, hardwood flooring, French doors, wrap-around covered porch. Also include a bunkhouse, horse barn and 40x120 shop. This handsome country estate is an exceptional find. Price: $1,387,000

Bear Lodge Ranch 880± ACRES CROOK COUNTY | WYOMING An iconic Black Hills ranch with 880 acres in a scenic and remote setting on the west side of the Bear Lodge Mountains. A high-country property with landowner elk tags and an incredible mountain landscape.

The ranch is a well-known landmark which has been in the same family for many years. Diverse terrain ranging from higher plateaus and hay meadows to rough timbered canyons. Panoramic views in all directions including Devils Tower on the northwestern horizon. The ranch borders a section of State Land and three parcels of National Forest. A secluded mountain getaway of historical significance with pristine Black Hills scenery. Price: $2,464,000

Kara Creek Divide Ranch 2,019± ACRES | CROOK COUNTY | WYOMING Picturesque western Black Hills ranch along Inyan Kara Creek.

2,019 deeded acres and 80 acres of adjoining BLM Lease.

The striking combination of topographical features provide for spectacular scenery and an excellent environment for wildlife. The creek bottoms, expansive valleys, and hidden meadows combine with wooded hills, deep draws with rimrock ledges, open grasslands and high plateaus with wide ranging views. Miles of trails throughout the property for horseback riding, hiking, mountain biking, ATVs, snowmobiling or cross-country skiing. Price: $3,750,000

ElBarBee Ranch 1,074± ACRES | WESTON COUNTY | WYOMING Distinctive Wyoming ranch with 1,074 acres in a picturesque Black Hills setting with extensive improvements. The beautiful custom crafted log home is masterfully placed at the end of the road in a private valley surrounded by timbered hills. The well-kept set of support buildings include a guest apartment with attached horse barn, shop, equipment shed and machine shed. Varied topography extending from the rolling hay meadows along Stockade Beaver Creek to steep mountainous terrain with pine, aspen and juniper. An exceptional ranch where you will experience the welcoming ambiance of an attractive log lodge in an incredible western scene. Price: $3,800,000 LANDMAGAZINES.COM

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BULL CREEK RANCH

1,284± ACRES VOLUSIA COUNTY | FLORIDA PROPERTY ID: 2917056 RARE OPPORTUNITY! Cattle ranch with over two miles frontage on St. Johns River.

Boating, fishing opportunities abound. Dream hunting preserve; tremendous amounts of Florida wildlife. Historically used for ranching, sod, timber. Reduced to $5,400,000 or $4,205 per acre.

591± ACRES MARION COUNTY | FLORIDA PROPERTY ID: 2950286 Located on the north side of CR 316, five miles west of CR 315 and five miles southeast of US Highway 301 in northeast Marion County. Septic and well available. Zoned A-1, general agriculture; minimum lot size of 10 acres. REDUCTION IN PRICE—asking price now $1,462,000 or $2,475 per acre (was $4,500,000 or $7,614 per acre).

1,129± ACRES OR 524.5± ACRES OSCEOLA COUNTY | FLORIDA PROPERTY ID: 2916699 Enjoy waterfront, recreation and old Florida scenery. Cattle grazing land with two miles of creek frontage on Bull Creek and Tracy Branch. Rare land in Osceola’s ranching/ citrus ag. belt. Recent remodeling has left this a turnkey ranching/cattle operation.

15 minutes to US 192, one hour to Orlando.

Reduced to $4,906,157 or $4,344 per acre.

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DEEP CREEK RANCH

HEADWATERS RANCH

494± ACRES VOLUSIA COUNTY | FLORIDA PROPERTY ID: 2917320 MAJOR PRICE REDUCTION—BRING OFFERS! Water and wildlife, a great combination.

Farmers, ranchers, outdoorsmen take notice.

Managed with strict emphasis on conservation and stewardship, resulting in healthy ecosystems and wildlife populations (deer, turkey). Certified tree farm with long-leaf pines, flatwoods, cypress ecosystems, scrub and live oak hammocks. Superb fishing, swimming, boating on spring-fed, sand bottom lake. Two mobile homes, large barn. Price: $1,232,530 or $2,495 per acre

626± ACRES VOLUSIA COUNTY | FLORIDA PROPERTY ID: 2917335 One of the best properties in Florida based on quality, character and aesthetics. 1.6 miles of lake frontage on two spring-fed, sand bottom lakes. 96 percent uplands. Hunting, fishing galore. Barns, office, cattle pens, improved pasture, pine stands, oak hammocks. Call for pricing. Will divide. Four lots still available in Winona Tract.

180± ACRES LAKE COUNTY | FLORIDA PROPERTY ID: 2770997 Easy access to Orlando, Sanford and east coast beaches. Ranching, ag. opportunities, hunting and fishing opportunities galore.

Small lake and mobile homes. Borders thousands of acres of government-owned lands. Price: $810,000 or $4,500 per acre

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Premier California Ranches California is home to some of the most spectacular ranch and recreational properties in the West and we know the landscape well.

From the Sierra Nevada to the Pacific Coast, The Chickering Company has spent over 35 years brokering California ranches, mountain hideaways, coastal retreats, fishing and hunting lodges, and more. In addition, we locate and evaluate properties throughout the West.

Bay View Ranch – Sonoma Wine Country 199.5± ACRES | SONOMA COUNTY | CALIFORNIA | PROPERTY ID: 2504589 Spectacular Views • Vineyard Potential • Springs • $5,500,000

Our clients count on our specialized knowledge, experience and discretion to guide them to exceptional properties and represent their interests in real estate transactions.

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West Yosemite Ranch 900± ACRES | MARIPOSA COUNTY | CALIFORNIA | PROPERTY ID: 2765138 Cabin, Views, Springs, Forest • Recreation Paradise • $2,000,000

Private Valley – Sierra Nevada 2,655± ACRES | PLUMAS COUNTY | CALIFORNIA | PROPERTY ID: 1882962 Trout Creeks • Recreation and Ranching • $2,900,000

Historic California Ranch 3,800± ACRES | SANTA CLARA COUNTY | CALIFORNIA | PROPERTY ID: 2858267 San Francisco Bay Area Views • Recreation and Ranching • $29,682,000

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Linda Long, Principal Broker/Owner 33550 Highway 97 North, Chiloquin, Oregon 97624 (541) 783-2759 | (541) 783-2724 Fax Call Linda at (541) 891-5562 Email: Linda@CraterLakeRealtyInc.com

Wood River Ranch Crops, Hunting, and Timber 4,240± ACRES | KLAMATH COUNTY | OREGON All on 4,240 diversified Klamath County acres. Over 400 irrigated acres for potatoes, alfalfa, grain, and pasture with three irrigation wells, two pivots plus wheel lines. Summer grazing on timbered acreage, with good stock water. Excellent elk and deer habitat, eligible for Land Owner Preference tags. Two homes, equipment shed, shop, two hay barns, steel corrals, plus a historic stage stop barn. A private paradise just minutes from Klamath Falls, Oregon. MLS #87439. Price: $3,950,000

212± ACRES | KLAMATH COUNTY | OREGON PROPERTY ID: 1009064 An ideal retreat for anglers, waterfowl hunting, and horseback riding on adjacent state forest lands, this property features Wood River, which meanders for nearly a mile through the ranch, providing cover for brown and Redband trout and duck ponds crafted for training retrievers. Irrigation for grazing 160± head of summer yearlings from Anna Creek. There is a two-story home, oversized garage, outbuildings, breathtaking Cascade Mountain views and Crater Lake Park nearby.

MLS #79146. Price: $1,700,000

Black Drake Ranch

The Inshallah Ranch 12,000± ACRES | GRANT COUNTY | OREGON PROPERTY ID: 1361396 The Inshallah Ranch is known throughout the state for its exceptional big game hunting. Located in Grant County, Oregon midway between Burns and John Day, it is a first-class cattle and hunting ranch. The ranch has 12,000 acres of deeded ground and 12,000 acres FS grazing permits.

552 acres water rights. Five homes, first-class improvements and private location. Ranch is exceptionally well-watered with 50-plus springs and numerous creeks. Trophy bull elk in the 350–400 class, mule deer in the 170–200 class. MLS #82919. Contact M.T. Anderson, (541) 377-0030 or MTAnderson@CraterLakeRealtyInc.com.Price: $9,500,000

420± ACRES | KLAMATH COUNTY | OREGON A 420± acre fully improved ranch located in a secluded valley in the high desert mountains of central Oregon just north of the California border, Black Drake Ranch features a spectacular three-bedroom, two-bath, high-tech, custom-built home, a three-bedroom, two-bath guest house, a log cabin, a bunk house, and fully functional out buildings. The land is populated with resident herds of deer, pronghorn antelope, and migratory elk, while the almost three miles of private trout streams teem with trophysized wild native rainbow and brown trout. This spectacular retreat offers a year-round home for the unique seeker of privacy, premium trout fishing, hunting, equestrian pursuits, and/or birding in a remarkably secluded setting of unspoiled natural beauty. MLS #89162. Price: $1,760,000

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Pettyjohn Ranch 16,000Âą ACRES | TEHAMA COUNTY | CALIFORNIA PROPERTY ID: 1725683 Pettyjohn Ranch has been privately held by one family for over 50 years.

It is surrounded by privately owned land and is accessible year-round by paved and gravel county roads. Pettyjohn Ranch is a distinctive ranching and hunting property because of its many unique features. The original Bayless family homestead in the beautiful canyon of Cottonwood Creek is now a private and scenic hideaway waiting for the right cabin or family compound.

Cottonwood Creek, a major tributary to the Sacramento River, runs yearround for five miles through the ranch along with Cold Fork Creek. The many creeks, springs, and reservoirs create abundant water for livestock. There are numerous black bears, trophy size blacktail deer, wild hogs, two seasonal wild turkey hunts, bass in the reservoirs, and trout in the creeks. Cattle grazing and hunting privileges can help to accrue annual income. There aren’t many ranches in the West like the Pettyjohn Ranch. Price: $16,000,000

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BIG SKY RIVER VIEW RANCH

ELK VIEW RANCH

600± ACRES | SANDERS COUNTY | MONTANA PROPERTY ID: 1716079 Unique, diverse land overlooking Flathead River. Well, power, creek, springs, 10 adjoining parcels, mild climate, 44 miles to Missoula. Paved access, stunning views, less acreage option available. Price: $990,000

363± ACRES | GRANITE COUNTY | MONTANA PROPERTY ID: 2273108 Convenient yet very private. Unspoiled views of no neighbors, abundant wildlife, 3,300± square-foot home, nice shop, garage, barn, outbuildings, creek, and springs. Perfect retirement ranch. Price: $650,000

PERFECT LOCATION WESTERN ESTATE

MOUNTAIN MECCA MINING CLAIMS

240± ACRES | MISSOULA COUNTY | MONTANA PROPERTY ID: 2818838 Spectacular acreage and home in the best of Western Montana settings.

7,600± square-foot timber frame home, attached garage, shop, deluxe barn, guest house, spectacular views, very private, excellent access, 19± miles to Missoula. Huge price reduction! Price: $1,995,000

839± ACRES | JEFFERSON COUNTY | MONTANA PROPERTY ID: 3195175 55 adjacent patented parcels eight± miles east of Butte, Montana.

Power, good access road, borders National Forest, significant timber, meadow, and spring with water rights. Amazing unique rock formations and landscape on vast bench along Continental Divide. Price: $950,000

SECLUDED MODERN LOG HOME

EXTRAORDINARY CREEKFRONT ESTATE

40–80± ACRES | POWELL COUNTY | MONTANA PROPERTY ID: 2836016 Gorgeous 2,600± square-foot log dream with attached garage, two greenhouses, two creeks, pond, spring, abundant wildlife, stunning views, power, good access, great privacy amid a recreation paradise, very special. Price: $884,000 or on 40 acres for $795,000

17± ACRES | LAKE COUNTY | MONTANA PROPERTY ID: 2836162 Exceptional 7,142-square-foot deluxe home, huge exposed log beams, two massive stone fireplaces, high-end finishes, attached garage, log guest house, heated and insulated shop, outbuildings, creek, orchard, beautiful landscaping with water features. Stunning mountain views.

Price: $1,250,000

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Morgan Branch Hunting Land 749± ACRES | HICKMAN COUNTY | TENNESSEE PROPERTY ID: 2977443 This ideal hunting property is conveniently close to Nashville. The habitat is prime for whitetail deer and the area is known for trophy bucks. Enjoy miles of trails, a beautiful creek, lush food plots, and a nice cleared site to build a cabin with a view. Price: $1,200 per acre

Franklin Horse Farm 117± ACRES | WILLIAMSON COUNTY | TENNESSEE PROPERTY ID: 2901491 All level perfect grazing land, great trail system through hardwood forest.

The location is conveniently close to Franklin and Nashville. Nashville is the “it” city and this is your chance to own a piece of the action.

Price: $1,759,000

Kelly Road Hunting Land 619± ACRES | HICKMAN COUNTY | TENNESSEE PROPERTY ID: 2977443 Contiguous to Morgan Branch listed above—buy them both! Another ideal hunting property close to Nashville. This parcel is tucked away with more remote, but still good access with ample road frontage. Good trail system, views, and cleared pasture area. Price: $1,200 per acre

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Bennington Ranch

552± ACRES | BRYAN COUNTY | OKLAHOMA Turnkey cattle ranch, located 20 miles east of Durant, Oklahoma with five ponds. Excellent fences throughout the ranch with 210± acres fenced for goats. Rural water to all five pastures. Currently running 100 pairs and cutting 600 5x6 round bales. A 4,800-square-foot home with three bedrooms, four baths, a large bonus room upstairs, an office with builtin cabinets, and large laundry room with a full bath. Master bedroom has his and her bathrooms and walk-in closets. The 40x100 insulated shop has hydraulic doors with 20-foot overhang on both sides and the 40x80 shop has a 10-foot porch with a bathroom and washer/dryer hook ups.

Ranch also has RV hook ups. Price: $2,750,000

Wolf Fork Ranch

293± ACRES | JOHNSTON COUNTY | OKLAHOMA PROPERTY ID: 3144334 This property is a must-see! Located just 20 minutes from Durant, Oklahoma and one hour north of Sherman, Texas. Improvements include a 30x60 metal barn with concrete floor and electricity, metal cow pens with a chute, four ponds, and cross-fenced into four pastures. Can run approximately 75 animal units. There are also approximately 700 producing pecan trees. Two brick homes; the main house has three bedrooms and two baths with an office. The second house has four bedrooms and two baths. Price: $1,100,000

Sassafrass Creek Ranch

500± ACRES | BRYAN COUNTY | OKLAHOMA PROPERTY ID: 3144332 First-rate combination ranch located only 90 miles north of Dallas.

Approximately 50 percent meadows and 50 percent hunting ground, five ponds, and the Sassafras Creek and Bayou Creek. Currently running 40 cow/calf pairs on about half of the Bermuda with native mix grass and the balance is being hayed. Whitetail deer, Bobwhite quail, turkey, pigs, squirrel and other native species as well as waterfowl are plentiful. There is a large hay barn with lean-to and a set of sucker rod corrals near the house and the county road. Complete with a three-bedroom, one-bath home. Price: $1,100,000

Cross Roads Ranch

387± ACRES | HUGHES COUNTY | OKLAHOMA PROPERTY ID: 3144340 This ranch has a carrying capacity of about 70 pairs. The pastures are well-maintained Bermuda grass and clover, with above average fencing and cross-fencing dividing the property into six pastures. Five ponds and a live creek provide ample water to the livestock and wildlife. Custom rock home features about 5,000 square feet with four bedrooms and three baths. The property is eight miles to Holdenville, Oklahoma, about oneand-a-half miles from the Canadian River, and about three miles to Lake Holdenville. Exceptional whitetail and turkey hunting. Price: $815,000

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El Rancho Escondido

Organically Certified Produce Company

600± ACRES | SAN BENITO COUNTY | CALIFORNIA PROPERTY ID: 983300 El Rancho Escondido is 600 acres of central California ranch within 50 minutes of Carmel and San Jose. Huge potential and great income, Adjacent to city limits, just minutes from town. Price: $5,944,444

66± ACRES | SAN BENITO COUNTY | CALIFORNIA PROPERTY ID: 3175060 A diversified produce company with two parcels, two homes, a domestic well, an irrigation well, two blue valves, equipment, and organically certified packing house with three cold storage rooms. Greenhouse tunnels grow a variety of herbs and vegetables. Price: $5,926,000

Casillas Brother Complex

Prime Row Crop Land

66± ACRES | SAN BENITO COUNTY | CALIFORNIA PROPERTY ID: 983330 Three parcels adjacent to Highway 25 bypass. Two houses on the McCloskey side. Houses, packing house, office, and storage on the Santa Ana side. Class I soil, good water, and great climate. Price: $5,500,000

97± ACRES | SANTA CLARA COUNTY | CALIFORNIA PROPERTY ID: 3209305 Good Class I soil, good water, and a great Mediterranean climate. Great location, just off of Highway 152 and Highway 101, is centrally located for shipping in any direction. Large barn and equipment yard. Williamson Act taxes in place. Price: $2,500,000

The Santos Farm 18± ACRES | SANTA CLARA COUNTY | CALIFORNIA The Santos Farm is 18 acres of Class I soil with two exceptional updated homes, two good wells, and three character dairy barns. You can grow almost any vegetable, grapes, olives, or lavender, just five minutes east of Gilroy. Price: $1,588,888

The Robba Farm 33± ACRES | SANTA CLARA COUNTY | CALIFORNIA PROPERTY ID: 1173299 Currently used for row crops, corn, peppers and tomatoes, but could also be used for vines or an orchard. Adjacent to Highway 101 for visibility and about 30 minutes south of San Jose, this farm is in a great location.

Price: $1,388,883

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Beautiful Timbered Setting

118± ACRES | BAKER COUNTY OREGON | PROPERTY ID: 3225448 This property combines mature timbered and irrigated pasture located at the base of the Elkhorn Mountains in Northeast Oregon. The property is improved with a very attractive custom ranch-style home situated with a complete wraparound deck that provides a 360-degree view of the mountains, valley, and the small lake in front of the main home. The ranch includes a caretaker’s home, guest quarters, small shop and barn, RV storage, backup generator building, and more. The park-like setting also has a barbecue area for private gatherings in the forest, where you may encounter the elk, whitetail deer, turkey, grouse, and waterfowl population. Price: $1,250,000

Spectacular Northeast Oregon Estate

2,518± ACRES | UNION COUNTY OREGON | PROPERTY ID: 2381215 Imagine a massive 10,000-square-foot timberframed home at the base of the Blue Mountains with gently timbered terrain surrounding you.

Massive views from this lodge-style home make you never want to leave the privacy and seclusion it offers. Beautiful natural wood finishes, LEEDtype energy efficiency and construction, large wraparound decks, and massive windows bring the property together with the outdoor environment.

Fresh mountain air, wildlife, water, timber, seclusion, proximity to small towns, and ski area are just a few of the additional highlights.

Please contact us for more detail. This property is being offered for the first time. Price: $9,750,000

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The End of The Road Mountain Ranch 1,000± ACRES | OURAY COUNTY | COLORADO | PROPERTY ID: 2298261 This hidden, all natural wildlife preserve with 1,000± scenic acres located above Montrose, Colorado is sure to impress the avid outdoorsman. Positioned near the top of Cimarron Ridge, the ranch is home to one of the largest elk herds in the area being near the Billy Creek Wildlife Preserve. World-class mule deer, turkey, bear, mountain lion and grouse have been seen on the property. The ranch has several spring-fed watering areas and two stocked ponds as well as a live creek pond with native cutthroat trout.

Two log cabins with facilities provide unique living quarters. Castle Rock-the highest point in Montrose County at 11,300 feet-forms the eastern boundary of the ranch and provides breathtaking panoramic views of the Uncompahgre River Basin. The ranch is well protected by large parcels to the west and east as well as some extremely rugged BLM lands to the north and south. Valuable water and timber rights will convey.

Co-Broker: Jack Petruccelli, (970) 209–0195. Price: $4,900,000

Stillwell Ranch 6,500± ACRES | BREWSTER COUNTY | PROPERTY ID: 2581069 This historical 6,500± acre West Texas landmark in the Chihuahuan Desert is located 45 miles south of Marathon and seven miles north of Big Bend National Park. The 300-plus feet of elevation change offers distant panoramic views of Stillwell Mountain and Santiago Peak. Maravillas Creek and Big Brushy Canyon establish an undisturbed, natural wildlife habitat for record book desert mule deer, javelina, dove, quail and a variety of varmints. The wildlife benefits from no livestock grazing or commercial hunting and an annual feeding program. MLD permits allow for an extended hunting season through January. The ranch is bordered by Black Gap WMA and Big Bend National Park. Improvements include revenue producing Stillwell General Store and RV Park, tourist attraction Hallie Stillwell Museum and comfortable housing. Will divide.

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LACAMAS LAKE OPPORTUNITY 54.45± ACRES | CLARK COUNTY WASHINGTON | PROPERTY ID: 3287937 Rare opportunity, nearly 55 acres with lake frontage, zoned R-12 and community commercial-ideal use could be commercial enterprise, vineyard, estate, gated community or high-end neighborhood with multiple view lots. Topnotch schools and favorable property taxes add to desirable location. Current groomed area for commons.

Water rights, dock rights, public water and sewer planned for early 2017. Contact Patty Bright at (360) 901-9667, Patty@BrightLuxuryHomes.com. Visit our website for video, www.BrightLuxuryHomes.com. Price: $13,500,000

TOM McCALL RIVER RANCH 579± ACRES | CROOK COUNTY OREGON | PROPERTY ID: 2256209 Productive ranch is 579 acres with 461 acres of water rights with one of the strongest water rights in Central Oregon. Updated and timeless, the home is 6,168 square feet with four bedrooms and four baths. Indoor arena, 30-stall barn, two shops, and additional homes.

Cascade Mountain views and Crooked River frontage. www.TomMcCallRiverRanch-CentralOregon.com. Contact Pam Mayo-Phillips and Brook Havens at (541) 923-1376, PamMayoPhillips@gmail.com or BrookMHavens@gmail. com. www.DesertValleyGroup.com. Price: $5,500,000

PATTERSON RANCH 345± ACRES | DESCHUTES COUNTY OREGON | PROPERTY ID: 3211542 Stunning Cascade Mountain views and with a rich history in livestock production the ranch is 345 acres with 339 acres of water rights.

Featuring a 3,704-square-foot, three-bedroom, three-and-a-half-bath home. Four ponds, two additional homes, two barns: 53 stalls, shop, grass paddocks, adjoins public forest land. w w w. P a t te r s o n R a n c h - S i s te r s O re g o n .c o m .

Contact Pam Mayo-Phillips and Brook Havens at (541) 923-1376 or BrookMHavens@gmail.com. www.DesertValleyGroup.com. Price: $7,600,000

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Doolittle Canyon Lane 40± ACRES | MORROW COUNTY OREGON | PROPERTY ID: 3248423 Nicely timbered with Willow Creek frontage close to National Forest. Property borders BLM in desirable location 18 miles from Heppner and 26 miles from Ukiah. Secluded setting with 1978 Fleetwood mobile homes and outbuildings and are very cozy.

Spring water, two ponds, small cabin, great atmosphere with privacy and seclusion at 3,650 elevation. Zoned EFU and in farm deferral. Taxes $878. Rare find! Price: $250,000

Haystack Creek 398± ACRES | WHEELER COUNTY OREGON | PROPERTY ID: 3130237 Fabulous views of the John Day River, prolific springs, year-round creek, historic barn. Unique rock outcroppings, easy access, LOP tags, light timber, juniper, sage, power and phone close.

Property is buildable and perimeter-fenced. Borders BLM. Possible terms OAC with one-third down! Call if you are qualified for your private showing. Price Reduced: $445,000

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Guyon Springs 783± ACRES | GRANT COUNTY OREGON | PROPERTY ID: 2698396 Recreational/grazing land for hunting, hiking, riding horses, or ATV’s in Ochoco Unit. Two buildable tax lots with four LOP tags. Borders BLM with spring-fed pond, stock tank, and mountain views. Good gravel access road. Surveyed and perimeter-fenced. Sage and juniper covered hillsides on private access road behind locked gate. Terms O.A.C. MOPLS ID: 21971.

Price reduced: $435,000 (with terms)

Camas Creek Retreat 160± ACRES | UMATILLA COUNTY | OREGON Unique offering along this pristine waterway at the confluence of the North Fork John Day River and Camas Creek in Ukiah, Oregon. Lightly timbered holding borders Umatilla National Forest and has old homestead built in 1936 (needs TLC).

Property has been surveyed, is in timber deferral and has spring water for domestic use with septic, power and phone in place. Buyer may apply for replacement dwelling. Mixed use residential, recreational and timberland with LOP tags available by application. Cash. Price: $320,000

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Big Bureau Creek Property 374± ACRES | BUREAU COUNTY ILLINOIS | PROPERTY ID: 3260077 Deer hunting with over 15 stands and blinds, multiple food plots, and thousands of hardwoods scattered throughout the property. There are over 100 acres of CRP and roughly 70 acres of row crops, which could be expanded to around 120 acres. Big Bureau Creek forks at the east and west end of this property providing plenty creek bottom and the Illinois River is only a few miles away. Price: $1,750,000

Hancock County Property 342± ACRES | HANCOCK COUNTY | ILLINOIS 342 acres with 93 acres tillable, three side access, large creek through middle of property, maintained access trails, timber value, small cabin, multiple large outbuildings, and managed for trophy whitetails with low hunting pressure. Price: $1,100,000

Turnkey Waterfowl Property 464± ACRES | SCHUYLER COUNTY ILLINOIS | PROPERTY ID: 2686381 Turnkey property with a four-bedroom cabin, Morton building with heated floor, cleaning station, concrete boat launch and all other amenities and equipment necessary to start hunting immediately. Miles of levee and drainage ditch work in place. Duck hunting available over flooded corn, millet, natural vegetation, and timber hunts. Phenomenal deer hunting also available. Income opportunities available for deer lease, duck blind lease, and CRP. Price: $1,800,000

Henderson County Property 301± ACRES | HENDERSON COUNTY | ILLINOIS Highly tillable farm with predominantly wabash and sawmill soils—268 tillable with 145 acres of that being enrolled in the pollinator grass program. Tile and surface drainage done within last few years.

Price: $2,182,250

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PRISTINE NATURAL WONDER 220Âą ACRES | MURRAY COUNTY | GEORGIA | PROPERTY ID: 3280767

This pristine natural wonder is a true geological phenomenon and the crown jewel of the Appalachian Mountains. Shaped over the millennia by the forces of falling water into one of the last wild places still in private hands, the property is perfect for development into a family compound and private retreat for fishing, swimming, hunting, mountain biking, hiking, and many other outdoor pursuits. At the threshold of the Cohutta Wilderness, well within a 90-minute drive from Atlanta’s I-285 and I-75, the property consists of one-plus mile of both sides of bold trout stream, waterfalls, older-growth timber, and some of the largest natural pools found anywhere in the region. High waterfalls cascade in a descending series of deep pools, culminating in the largest pool which, at 125 feet in diameter, takes the term swimming hole to a whole different level. The property is primarily surrounded by undeveloped national forest and offers a plethora of recreational opportunities. Price: $4,400,000

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Rare Combination: Lake Front & Acreage 33.64Âą ACRES | NAVARRO COUNTY | TEXAS | PROPERTY ID: 2967902 This property combines lake front, lodge-style home, 33 horse-ready acres with 28 acres in costal. The home is an energy efficient private retreat and includes a covered patio for entertaining and enjoying lake front activities, a backyard on open water, Richland Chambers Lake, detached two-car plus garage with finished 1,100 square feet of living space, exercise room, storage, large upstairs bunk room with bath, and two Morgan outbuildings. It is fenced and cross-fenced with a private drive from asphalt road. A home where you can fish, ski, and enjoy your animals! Home and three to four acres can be purchased separately.

Price: $895,000

Navarro Dream Ranch 145Âą ACRES | NAVARRO COUNTY | TEXAS | PROPERTY ID: 2775067 Your dream ranch and unique 5,195 square-foot home one hour south of Dallas!

Large master bedroom, waterfall shower, recreation wing with theater room, and small kitchen. Spend your time on the hilltop backyard retreat with a pool, gazebo, koi ponds, waterfalls, and two ponds stocked with fish. There are 7,000 square feet of outbuildings, including a large one set up for business or hobbies; attached parking for tractor or toys or conversion to stables. Updates include recent roof, HVAC systems, and pool resurfacing. Acreage is fenced and cross-fenced, currently in hay production. Price: $795,000

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Peaceful View Place

Continental Circle Property

12.8± ACRES | LARIMER COUNTY | COLORADO 12.81 acres with water rights. 6,494 square feet featuring eight bedrooms, seven bathrooms and a 12-car garage. Custom quality built home with upgrades throughout. Price: $850,000

Berthoud Retreat

0.84± ACRES | LARIMER COUNTY | COLORADO Spectacular 360-degree views that will take your breath away. Relax while observing the sunrise, sunset, lake and mountains. Nearly 3,000 square feet with four bedrooms, three bathrooms. Price: $839,000

Loveland Recreational Paradise

2± ACRES | LARIMER COUNTY | COLORADO Grand home with spectacular mountain views and situated on two-plus acres offering over 3,400 finished square feet, four bedrooms, four bathrooms, and three-car garage. Price: $550,000

40± ACRES | LARIMER COUNTY | COLORADO 40-acre property borders 480 acres of National Forest with the ability to access another 1,000-plus acres! Four bedrooms, three bathrooms, study/office, and two-car garage. Price: $650,000

Fort Collins Estate

Taliesin Way Estate

26.55± ACRES | LARIMER COUNTY | COLORADO Victorian estate with water rights included. Primary residence features 4,133 finished square feet with four bedrooms, five baths and a detached six-car garage with two three-car bays. Price: $1,250,000

2± ACRES | LARIMER COUNTY | COLORADO 10,000-square-foot estate on two acres with six bedrooms, seven bathrooms and an oversized four-car garage. Situated in a gated community with spectacular mountain and lake views. Price: $1,829,000

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19 Lots, The Reserve at Pagosa Peak | AUCTION Two 10-Acre Building Sites 20± ACRES | GARFIELD COUNTY | OKLAHOMA PROPERTY ID: 3129779 Excellent building site with abundant wildlife in the Enid School District.

Stocked pond, water well, live creek, timber. Price: $170,000

10± ACRES | ARCHULETA COUNTY | COLORADO PROPERTY ID: 3227409 Co-listed with Team Murphy, (719) 849-1441.

Date and Time: July 8, 2016 at 11:30 AM Auction Location: Guest Lodge X Santino Place, Pagosa Peak, Colorado

Cabin on 60-Acre Ranch | AUCTION

160 Acres with Brick Home 160± ACRES | BLAINE COUNTY | OKLAHOMA PROPERTY ID: 3074484 Approximately 56 acres of cropland with the balance in native pasture and timber. Two-bedoom, one-bath home. Price: $380,000

60± ACRES | HINSDALE COUNTY | COLORADO PROPERTY ID: 3246820 Co-listed with Team Murphy, (719) 849-1441.

Date and Time: July 11, 2016 at 11:30 AM Auction Location: 9501 North Highway 149, Lake City, Colorado

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Riverfront Development Land 99.94± ACRES | FRANKLIN COUNTY | WASHINGTON PROPERTY ID: 2905665 This property is being offered for $12,208,425.

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Antelope Peak Ranch

High Country Guest Lodge

Laknar Lane Ranchette

3,420± ACRES | BEAVERHEAD COUNTY MONTANA | PROPERTY ID: 3053628 Antelope Peak Ranch is currently being used for cow/calf operation. Some stock water tanks are located on the property. A nice set of corrals are on the lower portion of the ranch.

Power and phone are located at the cabin.

Price: $5,350,000

86± ACRES | BEAVERHEAD COUNTY MONTANA | PROPERTY ID: 3016085 Currently being operated as a hunting/fishing/ recreational lodge. The lodge has just under 14,000 square feet, 12 oversized rooms, and a common area with a stone fireplace. Purchase option #1 lodge and 86 acres for $1,795,000, option #2 lodge and 201 acres for $1,970,000.

27.77± ACRES | BEAVERHEAD COUNTY MONTANA | PROPERTY ID: 3201422 Three main buildings include five-car garage with two-bedroom, two-bath apartment, a barn with studio and apartment, and an older home. Includes water rights, two wells, and easy access. Owner is selling as is.

Price: $595,000

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GATO MOUNTAIN RANCH 2,989± ACRES | OTERO COUNTY | NEW MEXICO The Gato Mountain Ranch is a mountainous expanse of improved native grass rangeland.

The property is located within minutes of the mountain resort community of Ruidoso with direct access from U.S. Highway 70. The property is comprised of 389.34 deeded acres along with 2,602 BLM lease acres. The improvements include a 3,900-square-foot hacienda compound and outbuildings all built since 2008. Approximately a half-mile from the hacienda is modern two-story cabin and bunkhouse. Owners will split the deeded acreage that has been surveyed into two equal improved tracts. This property can accommodate 32 people.

Miles of horseback and ATV trails. Abundant wildlife to include elk and mule deer. Go to www.NMRanches.com to view photos and video. The Gato Mountain Ranch is being offered for sale by Bar M Real Estate, LLC in cooperation with Schrimsher Ranch Real Estate, LLC. Contact Scott McNally, Qualifying Broker for Bar M Real Estate and Broker in Charge for Schrimsher Ranch Real Estate, LLC. Price: $2,800,000

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Bear Wallow Ranch Positioned in a private valley west of Glenwood Springs, Bear Wallow Ranch is an opportunity to own one of the premier blocked-up and contiguous ranches on the Continental Divide.

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