9,323 Acres with Corrals, Creek, Borders State/BLM Land, Feedlot, Hunting Game in Sheridan County, Sheridan, Wyoming
Property Description
Seldom do true working ranches of this scale come on the market in the Sheridan, WY area. This cattle and hunting ranch is just a short 15 minute drive east from downtown Sheridan, WY is all set up and ready to go with an owner-rated carrying capacity of about 600 animal units. Once owned by the Williams Brothers, owners of the Cincinnati Reds baseball team, this ranch has 9,323 deeded acres along with 1,120 acres of State of Wyoming lease and 320 acres of BLM for a combined 11,071 total acres. One can understand why a business entity like the Cincinnati Reds would like a ranch like Brinkerhoff. It embodies all the prerequisites of a good investment and then some. From solid and predictable annual operating profits to long term capital gains appreciation and, not to mention, personal enjoyment and recreation from almost all the big and small game hunting opportunities, this great ranch should be in every successful investors portfolio. Operationally, It is a solid grazing ranch with good soils and good grasses, well known for excellent gains, cow longevity and high retention rates. Stock water reservoirs and piped water from water-wells provide good stock water throughout the ranch; plus good roads provide access throughout the entire ranch making access very convenient and management much easier. There is also three-phase power through much of the ranch. Additionally, Prairie Dog Creek courses through the ranch carrying the valuable water that helps make this ranch so productive with adjudicated water rights and supplemental shares of Kearney Reservoir water. The Prairie Dog Creek valley has some of the best soils in all the region making it a very productive area for growing crops. The ranch has about 263 acres mostly under pivots using adjudicated water Prairie Dog and supplemental water rights. There are also an additional 140 acres under pivot that are irrigated using Prairie Dog water, but under special conditions. (See water rights documents for more information.) Under the sprinklers sing adjudicated water, the irrigated ground has historically produced about 4 tons of alfalfa hay per acre per year in two to three cuttings, while one circle grows corn for silage used for feeding calves in the 500-hd back-grounding lot at the headquarters. Besides grazing, this ranch is well suited for wildlife. The diverse and rough terrain, with excellent an excellent array of native grasses and juniper cover, provides excellent habitat for trophy caliber mule deer, many antelope and even elk; plus, an array of upland game birds such as Huns, sharp-tailed grouse, sage grouse and turkeys, plus pheasants abound in the lower areas (there is a hunting lease for pheasant, grouse and partridges until March 1, 2019). Whether you want elk or deer hunting, or premium bird hunting and this ranch has it in a private and beautiful setting where you can enjoy the beautiful vistas of the Big Horn Mountains from just about everywhere on the ranch. The ranch has 3 residences and two other small cabins all are…
Property Features
Corrals,
Creek,
Borders State/BLM Land,
Feedlot,
Hunting Game,
Hwy-County Rd Typo Frontage,
Irrigated,
Livestock Scales,
Pivot Irrigation,
Pond,
River Frontage,
Water Rights,
Water Well,
Work Shop
Property Type
Location
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MLS Details
Listing Office:
- Listing Agent: Galen Chase
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