Raised on a ranch south of Buffalo, Mike became passionate about agriculture and the outdoors at an early age. He worked in many facets of the operation, including farming and irrigation, commercial hay production, and cattle raising. Today, he enjoys sharing his heritage with his family. Mike graduated from Texas Tech University in 1994. Soon after graduation, the call of the Rocky Mountains brought Mike back to Wyoming as an agriculture instructor in Meeteetse, Wyoming. His entrepreneurial nature soon led Mike to own and run a commercial weed spraying and range management business. Returning to Buffalo in 1999, he bought a Farm Bureau Financial Services office. After a successful ten years in the insurance business, Mike’s love of the land caused him to turn his attention to the ranch brokerage business. It was a natural fit for Mike, and he quickly established himself as one of the top ranch brokers in Wyoming.
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Located approximately 17 miles northwest of Spearfish and four miles northeast of Beulah, the Riley Ranch is a rare opportunity to own part of the Wyoming Black Hills with excellent recreational amenities. This ranch consists of 1,484± deeded acres and is bounded on all sides by large land holdings. It offers a diverse mix of topographical landscapes, including open meadows, wooded draws, rimrock ledges, and high plateaus, all providing dramatic views and outstanding wildlife habitat. The varying terrain is well-suited with many ideal locations for a residential build or a subtle mountain cabin. The deep canyons of the ranch, lined with ponderosa pine and oak trees, provide dark protective timber and numerous springs and ponds. Accompanying the natural water features, the ranch has an artesian spring-fed pipeline system that flows into improved livestock watering tanks that benefit both domestic livestock and wild game. Wildlife on the Riley Ranch includes elk, both species of deer, turkey, as well as bald and golden eagles, falcons, hawks, owls, bobcats, and mountain lions. The ranch has been well cared for and is evident of good stewardship. It is a perfect recreational property with a strong grazing component.
Mike always kept our best interests in mind and was refreshingly honest and realistic about expectations.
“We worked with Mike Fraley on a complicated deal that involved buying and selling several properties, and we couldn’t have asked for a better broker. Mike always kept our best interests in mind and was refreshingly honest and realistic about expectations. His experience and straightforward...
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