A native of Colorado, Jeff joined Hall and Hall as a ranch partner in 2003 bringing with him 10 years of experience and education in the ranch brokerage business. Considering himself a “hybrid” ranch broker, Jeff comes from a true Colorado mountain ranching family and has genuine on-the-ground knowledge of traditional working ranches as well as various recreational amenities associated with them. An avid fly-fisherman, big game, and upland bird hunter, Jeff considers it a privilege to have a ranch background and wishes to continue his stewardship for agricultural and recreational purposes through Hall and Hall. Jeff earned degrees in business administration and management and holds real estate licenses in several states.
The Great Western Ranch is located just north of Quemado, south of Fence Lake, a mile east of the Arizona state line, and approximately 87± miles southwest of Grants, New Mexico, and strategically positioned in the heart of one of the most prolific big game and optimal livestock grazing areas of the western United States. This ranch spans approximately 790± square miles in size; from east to west, the land mass is 70± miles wide and 29± miles north to south and is an area estimated to be approximately 76 percent of the state of Rhode Island. Total deeded acreage is 225,582±, while also offering 109,192± acres of State lease, 167,593± acres of BLM leased land, and 2,434± BIA leased acres interspersed throughout the ranch. In total, the Great Western Ranch is 504,801± total acres, making it one of the largest ranches in the country.
Well-watered, there are 86 currently functional and operational wells, most of them either solar or electric. There are hundreds of dirt tanks, catch ponds, seasonal playas, ponds, small lakes, and stock tanks for livestock and wildlife watering. Approximately 2,230± miles of fence, including perimeter, and 134± pastures have been strategically put into place, allowing for ease of livestock handling and rotational grazing practices. Subject to the size of a cow and bull, livestock management practices, and climate conditions, the ranch will support one of the largest livestock operations in the country. The improvements on the ranch are functional, not overdone; adequate housing is available, and numerous ranch outbuildings are available to accommodate the demands of a robust agriculture and wildlife operation fully. Internal road infrastructure has been developed to provide access to the remotest locations on the ranch.
This area of New Mexico is notorious and renowned for its massive and natural growth of bull elk, mule deer, antelope, and mountain lions, which attract hunters from all over the world. The ranch participates in a lucrative lease arrangement with Black Mountain Outfitters.
There is history here, too, from the Anasazi and Spanish explorers to the early homesteaders and ranchers of today. The ranch has historical and archaeological sites, including Anasazi petroglyphs, ruins, and the tumbled-down stone homes and corrals of New Mexico’s earliest homesteaders.
One of the largest single landholdings available in the United States, the Great Western Ranch presents a rare opportunity to acquire an exceptionally well-diversified, income-generating, multi-dimensional land asset class, where its value is directly tethered to its rarity and its inability to be replicated. This ranch has been expertly managed by promoting common sense, hard work, science, and ecological capital.
Archeologists have excavated and documented numerous sites on the Great Western over the years. In 2004, state archaeologists commissioned to survey a proposed well site found two Anasazi home sites dating from 1000 to 1150 AD. Hundreds of Native American archaeological sites have been located on ranches in the area—incontrovertible evidence of a flourishing civilization. These sites include building foundations, stone dwellings, petroglyphs, projectile points, flint chips, and thousands of pottery shards with a wide array of classic black-on-white and brownware patterns. Most of the relics likely date from the Puebloan Period (500-1350 AD), though archaeologists have found projectile points from the Paleoindian Period (9500 to 6000 BC) and the Archaic Period (5500 BC to 400 AD) in Catron County. The people living in the area of the Great Western Ranch were primarily the Anasazi, known by the Hopi as the Ancestral Puebloans. South of the Great Western, archeologists have found evidence that the Mogollon, who primarily lived below the Mogollon Rim, also migrated up into Catron County.
Elevation:
The lowest point on the ranch is approximately 6,560± feet, while the highest point on the ranch is known as Cerro Prieto, which is approximately 7,422± feet. The Great Western Ranch headquarters sits at an elevation of approximately 6,614± feet.
Soils & Vegetation:
Soil types found on Great Western vary with topography and hydrological cycle. Throughout much of the ranch, the soil is a finely textured mix of calcium-rich, alluvial sediments that create fertile topsoil six to ten inches deep. Beneath the topsoil are distinctive layers of clay and clay loam.
Blue grama, black grama, western wheatgrass, and galleta grass are dominant species of grasses in the northern parts of the ranch, while dropseed, Indian rice grass, Sacaton, New Mexico feathergrass, sand dropseed, and needle grass thrive throughout. The lower parts of the ranch are abundant with a combination of Sacaton, fourwing saltbrush, and winterfat that offers highly nutritious winter grazing opportunities. Oak brush, piñon, and ponderosa grow in higher elevations with juniper trees throughout.
Operational Expenses:
Available upon request
Insurance:
The ranch is currently insured by CHUBB. A copy of the policy is available upon request.
Fencing & Livestock Handling Facilities:
Wells with no current power source:
2023 Property taxes were $39,791.35
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