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With 17,480± deeded acres, the Gore Ranch represents a rare<br />
opportunity for ownership or stewardship of a true legacy big<br />
game hunting ranch, livestock operation and wildlife preserve<br />
here in Western Colorado. A true diamond situated in the<br />
beautiful rugged sandstone canyons, natural arches, spires<br />
and alcoves of the McInnis Canyons Natural Conservation Area<br />
consists of approximately 123,430 acres of BLM administered<br />
lands with the Gore Ranch bordering 75,000± acres of the<br />
Black Ridge Canyons Wilderness area—which is a part of this<br />
unique natural resource.<br />
There are 13 BLM livestock grazing allotment permits comprising<br />
45,000± acres and are contiguous to the deeded lands. The<br />
deeded lands land-lock approximately 35–45 percent of this<br />
BLM permit country which only adds to the privacy of this<br />
legacy ranch. Gore Ranch is the sole owner/user of these BLM<br />
permits. One National Forest livestock grazing permit for 248<br />
cow/calf pairs on approximately 7,000± acres of National Forest<br />
lands. This is a shared permit with an adjoining landowner also<br />
running an additional 157 cow/calf pairs with Gore’s 248 pair.<br />
Historically, the ranch has carried on a year-round basis over<br />
500 cow/calf pairs and a band of over 1,000 sheep, but has<br />
been reduced in recent years to a comfortable 350–400 pair<br />
of cattle only to better accommodate the range and wildlife. All<br />
sheep were taken off the ranch in 1992. The ranch has eight<br />
sets of working cow corrals, chutes and pens scattered from<br />
the low country to the higher elevations throughout the ranch.<br />
The ranch is operated and managed by the current owner and<br />
two full-time employees. Additional help is utilized during<br />
branding time, round up, sorting or trailing cows via family,<br />
friends, and neighbors. The ranch raises all its own hay.<br />
Livestock and equipment not included in sale, but can be<br />
purchased separately.<br />
Gore Ranch is truly one of the finest trophy elk hunting ranches<br />
in both Colorado and in the Western states region. On average<br />
there are 300–400 elk that call the ranch home year-round.<br />
Many trophy bulls from the 340-inch to 400-inch plus class<br />
have been harvested on the ranch in recent years. Located in<br />
Game Management Unit (GMU) 40—renowned for world-class<br />
elk hunting, trophy mule deer, bear, mountain lion, and excellent<br />
turkey hunting. Several trophy mule deer from 180-inch to over<br />
200-inch have been taken over the years as well. GMU 40 is a<br />
total draw unit for big game and the Gore Ranch does receive<br />
landowner voucher tags for both elk and mule deer based on<br />
the Landowner Preference Program (LPP) under the Colorado<br />
Parks and Wildlife program. The ranch is an excellent candidate<br />
for the Colorado Parks and Wildlife “Ranching for Wildlife<br />
Program”, which would allow the ranch a much higher amount of<br />
bull or either sex elk landowner vouchers. Current owners have<br />
for many years managed both the deeded (17,480± acres) along<br />
with the BLM and National Forest Permit lands (52,000± acres)<br />
to always improve the wildlife habitat—hence the excellent<br />
hunting, and wildlife paradise this legacy ranch has become<br />
due to strict management principles which have yielded very<br />
impressive results.<br />
17,480± ACRES | MESA COUNTY | COLORADO | PROPERTY ID: 2714965 | $35,000,000<br />
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