Tobe Creek Mesa Ranch
Las Animas County’s Tobe Creek Mesa Ranch
There is nothing close to this incredible recreational ranch opportunity, possibly the best value hunting ranch that has ever been offered? In Las Animas County CO, approximately 55 minutes east of I-25 and the Perry Stokes G5-capable Airport, lies the incomparable +/-3623 acres of Tobe Creek Mesa Ranch, in the very heart of the Mesa De Maya Range.
Land
Tobe Creek Mesa Ranch was surveyed out of the +/-13,000 deeded acres of the parent Tobe Creek Ranch almost 10 years ago. With the purchase, the owner of Tobe Creek Mesa received a reciprocal use agreement, full exclusive hunting rights on the whole +/-13,000 acres of Tobe Creek Ranch in lieu of seasonal cattle grazing rights on the Mesa Ranch. It’s been an incredible relationship, with bull elk harvests documented up to 382, whitetails to the 150+ range and world class mule deer documented to 240+...
Tobe Creek Mesa Ranch was surveyed out of the +/-13,000 deeded acres of the parent Tobe Creek Ranch almost 10 years ago. With the purchase, the owner of Tobe Creek Mesa received a reciprocal use agreement, full exclusive hunting rights on the whole +/-13,000 acres of Tobe Creek Ranch in lieu of seasonal cattle grazing rights on the Mesa Ranch. It’s been an incredible relationship, with bull elk harvests documented up to 382, whitetails to the 150+ range and world class mule deer documented to 240+ inches.
Improvements
There’s a brand new 8,400 sq. ft. 4 bedroom, 6 bath, single story, barndominium that is designed for very low maintenance. Complete with multi-car insulated garages, a gourmet chef’s kitchen and a large walk-in pantry. The master bedroom and all suites have their own bathrooms. There’s also a recently remodeled, furnished, 3 bedroom, 2 bath guest house that can be used for additional guests or as a vacation rental for creating additional income.
There’s a new well and a new 40 x 60 barn or shop for storage and maintenance of those ranch toys, trucks, and side-by-sides. There’s a cleaning rack, a brand new walk-in cold room and a walk-in freezer to convert that incredible free range elk herd into incredible steaks, burgers and sausage for your family, friends and guests.
There’s also a $60,000 back-up commercial generator, should the power ever go out..
Recreation
Recreational Hunting & Tags
Tobe Mesa Ranch lies in the core of Colorado’s Plains Elk Units, the most liberal elk tags in existence with unlimited over the counter tags. Elk Season is September 1st January 31st, offering 5 full months of unlimited elk hunting, unlimited tags per hunter, either sex, weapon of choice and no antler restrictions.
Las Animas County has been ranked as high as # 2 in producing Boone & Crockett Mule Deer. Tobe Creek Mesa Ranch qualifies for 6 landowner deer tag applications and combined with Tobe Creek Ranch qualified for over a dozen (always check regs) .
The ranch carries a pronghorn antelope population and qualifies for landowner preference tag applications. Other hunting opportunities include Merriam’s wild turkey, black bear, lion, predators and offers incredible waterhole dove hunting as well.
A well-driven pipeline & drinker system supports numerous drinker tanks across the Tobe Creek Mesa Ranch. With a great side-by-side trail system, and mild 5000 to 6000 ft. elevation, the Ranch offers excellent hunting to a wide age class of hunters.
Agriculture
The Sanctuary
+/-1,000 acres of the Tobe Creek Mesa Ranch’s very best habitat has been set aside for bedding and feeding area for elk and deer with no cattle grazing. There’s an incredible water tank in the middle and a run off pond that is maintained just for the game.
General Operations
County maintained roads to your front gate, internally +/-40 miles of pick up and side-by-side trails compliment the ranch access with no public access behind the gates. One of the best benefits is the 24/7 caretaker who lives on the ranch and is on the property daily. No better arrangement exists for the absentee owner.
History
With covid generating over 3 million first time hunters and over 100,000 more applicants for big game tags in both Colorado and New Mexico, is it your time? Are you tired of chasing points and/or staying with people you don’t know on expensive guided hunts you’ve waited years to book, only to watch quality big game properties continue to go up at an amazing rate? Perhaps it’s time for you to own and control your family’s hunting ranch legacy? No finer opportunity exists than Tobe Creek Mesa Ranch.
NOTE: Aircraft owners 9000 sq. ft. airport hangar and fully furnished apartment available at the Perry Stokes Airport (G5 compatible) for $750,000. Contact listing agent for additional information.
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Location
Being less than an hour to I-25, G5 capable airport, 3.5 hours to 5 million people on the front range, 3.5 hours to Amarillo TX and the millions of sportsman that call Texas home, it would be difficult to have a more convenient or accessible location.
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About Greg Liddle
Greg Liddle is a Partner at Hayden Outdoors/ Broker Associate, licensed in Colorado and New Mexico, and the Southeast Regional Manager. Greg grew up in the Florida Keys and the panhandle of Florida with most of his time spent stalking tarpon, bonefish, permit and Alabama whitetails. His free time today is split working his Llewellin setter Filson on upland birds, hunting mule deer and elk in the Four Corner states and saltwater fishing on the Florida Gulf Coast. Greg has over 30 years experience in matching clients unique desires with the ideal recreational real estate opportunity. Gregs specialty is in recreational properties with landowner tags and hunting/working cattle ranches and has personally closed in excess Personally closed in excess 350 million since 2019, with closing over $100 million in 2021 and in excess of $131 million closed or under contract in 2022. Gregs love of the Southwest and the recreation it provides consistently enables him to achieve top volume sales awards. These include top individual broker sales volume nationwide with Hayden Outdoors for 2017-2021 and top individual realtor volume in the Southern Colorado/Northern New Mexico MLS (+/-450 participating brokers).