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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.

What is Colorado’s Ranching For Wildlife Program?
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August 28, 2024

What is Colorado’s Ranching For Wildlife Program?

The Ranching for Wildlife Program in Colorado is an initiative designed to balance wildlife conservation with private land use on large ranches in Colorado, providing benefits to both Colorado landowners and the public. Over the years, Harrigan Land Company has been involved in the sale of many Ranching for Wildlife ranches in Colorado, including the sale of Three Springs Ranch last year.

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 »

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 »

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 »

Caring for wildlife is good for game herds and good for ranches
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February 27, 2024

Caring for wildlife is good for game herds and good for ranches

Large western ranches are more than just fenced-off livestock operations. Ranchers are stewards of some of the most important game habitat in the country.  Big spreads in the Rockies – including some ranches for sale now – serve to safeguard important year-round range. Mule deer, elk and pronghorn don’t honor property lines or political boundaries.... Read more »

Ranch real estate fencing isn’t just a livestock issue
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February 13, 2024

Ranch real estate fencing isn’t just a livestock issue

At first blush, ranch real estate owners in the West may not consider fencing to be worrisome issue. But for many ranchers, including ranches for sale, fencing is a primary focus for several reasons.  First, fences are vital to any swath of ranch property involving livestock. It’s a simple proposition when you consider things like... Read more »

Why buy a ski house near your ranch?
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January 23, 2024

Why buy a ski house near your ranch?

If you own ranch real estate that’s close — but maybe not close enough — to your favorite ski mountain, buying a ski house near your Colorado or Wyoming ranch may be something to consider.  This seems to be a growing trend as finding a large ranch for sale close enough to the slopes can... Read more »

How to get your ranch property ready for winter
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October 17, 2023

How to get your ranch property ready for winter

We’ve enjoyed a typically gorgeous fall so far throughout the Rockies, but Mother Nature is fickle. Truth be told, we’re on winter’s doorstep, especially in high-elevation locales. It’s time to prepare your ranch real estate for the cold and snow that will be here before you know it.  Here are several tasks that ranch real... Read more »

Fall fishing can be great on Colorado ranches
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October 17, 2023

Fall fishing can be great on Colorado ranches

While many ranch real estate owners and investors have their eyes on wildlife assets for potential hunting during the fall months, savvy Colorado landowners and potential buyers are keeping an eye on the trout water that flows through ranch property.  Fall is perhaps the best time of the year to fish private water in the... Read more »

Smaller All-in-One Colorado Ranch for Sale – Agriculture/Fishing/Hunting
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July 13, 2019

Smaller All-in-One Colorado Ranch for Sale – Agriculture/Fishing/Hunting

Smaller All-in-One Colorado Ranch for Sale – Agriculture/Fishing/Hunting How about a smaller, manageable Colorado ranch for sale? This all-in-one Western ranch brings you substantial opportunities for trophy fly fishing and big game hunting as well as owning cattle and producing hay? Check out the 132 acres of the Wakara River Ranch. This gorgeous property lies... Read more »

Hunting Elk? Fly Fish? See this Colorado Ranch for Sale near Wyoming
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November 13, 2017

Hunting Elk? Fly Fish? See this Colorado Ranch for Sale near Wyoming

Hunting Elk? Fly Fish? See this Colorado Ranch for Sale near Wyoming Let us tour the 1665-acre Trophy Mountain Ranch, a turnkey Colorado ranch for sale near Wyoming. Trophy Mountain Ranch lies in the rolling grasslands and dark timber at the foot of Independence Mountain. On the edge of North Park, the ranch – at... Read more »

Find New Life: 1388-Acre Colorado Ranch for Sale
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July 3, 2017

Find New Life: 1388-Acre Colorado Ranch for Sale

Find New Life: 1388-Acre Colorado Ranch for Sale All-around Colorado Ranch for Sale! Hunt, fish, round up cattle in the Upper Yampa River valley southwest of Steamboat Springs, CO. Here embark on a new life exploring the opportunities at Broken Bone Ranch. The historic ranchland is now for sale. Set up your own Bonanza or... Read more »

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