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Owning a ranch in the breathtaking state of Colorado may feel like a dream as tall as the Rocky Mountains. However, what if we told you buying your own Colorado hunting ranch, cattle ranch, horse property, or fly fishing property in Colorado might be easier and more attainable than you think? Ranches for sale in Colorado can offer diverse landscapes of arid deserts, massive canyonlands, lush river corridors, and towering snow-capped Rocky Mountains. Many Colorado ranches are also close to world-class ski resorts, entertainment, and fine dining.

Investors looking for hunting ranches have some choices
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August 18, 2024

Investors looking for hunting ranches have some choices

Investors looking for hunting ranches for sale have some intriguing choices in the current market. But, with ranch real estate remaining a hot commodity, there’s no telling how long those choices will last.  Western ranches that possess quality wildlife habitat also possess excellent value. Even smaller ranches with ready access to unlimited public lands acreage... Read more »

Help available to improve wildlife habitat on your ranch
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July 25, 2024

Help available to improve wildlife habitat on your ranch

For ranchers in the West, wildlife matters. Healthy wildlife habitat on western ranches can translate into a few good outcomes.  First, good habitat can mean good hunting and fishing. Second, it can mean long-term income for ranchers who might lease hunting and fishing access to outfitters. Finally, some western ranches double as hunting and fishing... Read more »

Finding the right ranch to meet your needs
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July 9, 2024

Finding the right ranch to meet your needs

There are lots of choices for investors searching for ranches for sale in the Mountain West. But every buyer is different. Each has different reasons for seeking ranch real estate.  Some buyers are interested in big spreads and large cow-calf operations. Others have more nuanced goals, like finding a ranch with good hunting assets. Still... Read more »

Rare opportunities for ranches with fly fishing assets
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July 1, 2024

Rare opportunities for ranches with fly fishing assets

Investors looking for fly fishing properties for sale in the West have some great choices this summer. A handful of ranches that boast rare, high-quality angling opportunities are on the market. Ranch properties in the West are often near great fly fishing. But it’s extremely rare to find really good fly fishing properties that are... Read more »

Fly fishing the forgotten reaches of wild and remote Colorado
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June 3, 2024

Fly fishing the forgotten reaches of wild and remote Colorado

There is a forgotten Colorado that fly fishers treasure. In these remote paradises, the rivers and streams still hold their secrets close. Here, adventurous long-rodders can still tangle with some of the wildest trout in the West. If you’re fly-fishing real estate investors looking for Colorado ranches for sale, you should start with the forgotten... Read more »

High-water fishing tips for a Rocky Mountain spring
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May 25, 2024

High-water fishing tips for a Rocky Mountain spring

High water is a reality during a Rocky Mountain spring. Runoff starts in May and, in wet years, it can last through June. If you’re an avid angler and an investor looking for ranches for sale in the Rockies, you don’t have to let runoff spoil your spring fishing. While you’re out shopping for ranch real... Read more »

These five flies need to be in your fly box this spring
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April 30, 2024

These five flies need to be in your fly box this spring

Spring fishing on fly fishing properties and ranches for sale in the Rockies can be really good. Or it can be an exercise in humility. It all depends, of course, on the water, and how much of it you’ll have to deal with.  For ranch real estate owners, and investors looking for ranches for sale,... Read more »

Rocky Mountain ranches are ideal launch pads during gobbler season
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April 23, 2024

Rocky Mountain ranches are ideal launch pads during gobbler season

The thrill of turkey hunting isn’t just a Midwesterners reality, or a Southeasterners spring pastime. The Rocky Mountain West is home to a few subspecies of wild turkeys. And, if you’re in the ranch real estate market, and turkey hunting is a passion, you’re in luck.  A host of western ranches for sale are home... Read more »

Draw-tag and controlled-hunt applications are due soon
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March 29, 2024

Draw-tag and controlled-hunt applications are due soon

Hunters in the Rockies are on a deadline. Draw tag applications are due in the coming weeks for most big-game species. That means now is the time to get those applications and any applicable fees into state fish and game management agencies.  Whether you’re after draw tags for mule deer, pronghorn, elk, bighorn sheep or... Read more »

Colorado ranches in store for good water year
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March 22, 2024

Colorado ranches in store for good water year

Recent spring snowstorms across the Colorado Rockies have bumped the state’s snowpack into the “above average” category for the second year running. And that’s welcome news for Colorado ranch real estate owners.  Colorado’s annual snowfall acts as the state’s largest water reservoir. When spring arrives and snow begins to melt, all that water flows into... Read more »

How to get the most out of pre-runoff fishing in the Rockies
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March 12, 2024

How to get the most out of pre-runoff fishing in the Rockies

So Mother Nature has strung a few nice days together. It looks like winter just might not last forever. For ranch real estate owners, the itch to go fishing needs to be scratched. But, technically, it’s still winter. Should you approach a fishing trip like you’re prepping for a winter outing? Or should you switch... Read more »

Winter is a busy season on a Rocky Mountain ranch
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February 23, 2024

Winter is a busy season on a Rocky Mountain ranch

For investors looking for ranches for sale during the winter months, it appears that this is the slow time of the year for ranch real estate owners.  But ranchers know better. Winter poses unique challenges to ranchers all across the West. It’s a time when lengthy “to do” lists finally get the attention they deserve.... Read more »

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