Kim, CO Las Animas Country Land 8746.71 acre for sale in Kim, Colorado

$5,750,000

May Ranch - Land, Cattle and Trophy Mule Deer!
8100 acres of Trophy Mule Deer, Land and Cattle!
$5,750,000 (+/ - $710 per acre).
The May Ranch, Las Animas County, Southeast Colorado, aproven world-class trophy mule deer manufacturer, has justbeen released tothe market for the first time in over half a century. Originally part of the JJ Cattle Company, a turn of the century ranch that included land from the Kansas State line to the Sangre De Christos, the May Ranch is the discriminating landowners treasure. The May Ranch's diverse terrain consists of approximately 35 % manicured round-top mesa, and the balance comprisedof canyons, benches, and valleys. There are over 30 miles of canyons, dozens of miles of game-holding benches, and roughly 100 miles of two-track cattle ranch roads that gain access to nearly every nook, valley, and cranny. The cattle ranch is well watered, including 40+ dirt tanks, +/- 12 miles of water lines and enthusiasts, and natural springs that have actually been in place to support cattle production and wildlife management.
GAIN ACCESS TO.
Being but 3.5 hours drive from Amarillo, Texas, 3 hours from Denver, and 70 minutes est of I -25, the ranch is extremely available with county maintained roads to the front gate. The La Junta Municipal airport, which is jet capable, is simply 50 Miles away. And, the ranch even has its own yard air strip, but would need a little work to make it functional.
HEADQUARTERS & & IMPROVEMENTS.
The cattle ranch is turn-key, with a well maintained main-residence brick house, a brick visitor house and 2-4 individual bunk home (hunters cabin). Working cattle pens, barn, miles and miles of fencing and cross-fencing are all in usable and good working condition. The cattle ranch even has an old abandoned grassairstrip, ought to one desire to bring up to existing standards. All enthusiasts, pipelines and wells are in excellent working condition.
TROPHY MULE DEER AND ELK TAGS.
Liing in a Colorado Big Game Unit, that has actually traditionally provided 100 % success for rifle deer illustrations, is among the numerous reasons the ranch has ended up being THE TROPHY MULE DEER Producer. What good is having aworld-class mule deer producing propertyif one can not get a tag- One of the canyons on the ranch has produced over 30 dollars 180 or much better. The cattle ranch record, stated to be 6th worldwide, and many 180 to 220 gross dollars, have actually been the norm. The cattle ranch likewise certifies for enrollmentinto Colorado's extremely desired Ranching for Wildlife Program, permitting really long deer periods, and 100 % provided land-owner deer vouchers,(always check regulations). For elk, the May Ranch lies smack dab in the middle of Colorado's Plains Elk Units, with liberal tags allowing rifle periods from Sept 1 - Jan 31. Unlimited tags per hunter are readily available (check policies). Bulls in excess of 350-390 have actually been documented in these systems.
TURKEYS, COVES AND ROCK PEGEONS.
With up to 200 Merriam turkeys roosting behind the headquarters most evenings, and countless doves and rock pigeons hitting the waterholes and feed every evening, the ranchprovides a bird-hunter's experience that possibly just Argentina might amount to.
ENVIRONMENT.
Its really usual to see 60 to 100 mule deer ona early morning drive throughout the cattle ranch. The historical land management of May Ranch is what sets this cattle ranch apart from others. For 30+ years the ranch's environment has been creativelythinned from Pinion/Pinion juniper, being placedback to native yards, leaving choose pockets of cover staying on the round-top mesa. Paired with select cleaning and proscribed fire management, the May Ranch has actually created some of the finest prize mule deer habitat out there. This habitat would take a lifetime to recreate. The 40+ dirt tanks dispersed throughout the cattle ranch have enabled for water sources for elk and prize mule deer while supporting handled cattle rotation for earnings.
INCOME.
The cattle ranch has regularly brought from 150 - 400 headof cattle annually. Incorporated w.