luxury properties with hunting estate for sale La Plata County, United States

The Arboles Bucks And Bulls Ranch checks a lot of boxes. There is a quaint 3BR Farmhouse, large barn and big hay shed. This exceptional 280 acre ranch offers a unique opportunity to own a working ranch, with an orchard, 61 acres of hay production and irrigated pastures, providing great habitat for wildlife. The ranch offers outstanding mule deer, elk, turkey and bear hunting along with many 2-trac trails to explore your ranch. The beautiful 280 acre ranch offers a wide variety of terrain and habitat, with 61 irrigable acres of hay fields and pasture for grazing your livestock. As an added bonus, there is a fruit orchard plus more fruit trees around the home totaling several dozen fruit trees, bearing apples, pears, apricots and plums. The remaining 219 acres are a mix of flat wooded and open areas, ridges and draws that provide a great habitat for many varieties of wildlife, including elk, mule deer, bear, turkeys and many species of small game animals and coyotes, bobcats and mountain lions. There are numerous year around ponds and together with the availability of abundant lush fields, wooded ridges and draws, making the ranch an excellent habitat for large numbers of elk and mule deer. The hayfields are irrigated with side roll sprinklers and the grazing pastures are irrigated with gated pipe. The ranch is fenced and cross fenced to rotate livestock. The ranch is a great equestrian property with miles of trails, excellent pasture, a big barn with horse stalls, a tack room and tons of storage.         The ranch has a 1,916 Sq Ft, 3 bedroom, 1 full bathroom, 2-story farmhouse plus a large basement. The historic farmhouse was built in 1907 and has been lovingly cared for and updated over the many years. The home has a modern heat system and the home has free propane to keep the home nice and toasty on the cold winter nights. The home has a fenced yard with plush grass and multiple fruit trees and Cottonwood Trees for shade. There is a 4,000+ Sq Ft barn that has been well cared for that features horse stalls, tack room, hay loft, and many areas for storage and indoor work areas along with covered parking for 3 tractors. There is also a 1,326 Sq Ft hay shed that provides plenty of storage to keep your hay and equipment dry. There is a long list of farm tractors, farm equipment and heavy equipment that are available to purchase and can be negotiated separately. There is about everything you need to maintain the ranch, make improvements and grow and harvest your own hay. The seller is an estate and the list is being compiled. The ranch provides great habitat for mule deer, elk, turkeys, bears, bobcats, coyotes, mountain lions and many species of small game animals. There are extensive 2 trac trails to horseback ride, hike, mountain bike or ride your ATV around to explore your piece of paradise. The trail system allows you to get close to any big game harvested and to assist in packing out your trophy. The ranch is only 10 minutes from the Navajo Lake marina where you can drop your boat in the water for the day, or longer. Navajo Lake is 26 miles long and provides excellent fishing and recreational boating opportunities. There is a 2nd marina at the south end of the lake, near the dam. The New Mexico marina provides dining, a well supplied convenience store, fuel and with a reservation, overnight lodging. A short drive away you have 2 ski resorts, multiple golf courses, rivers and lakes to fish or boat, and seemingly endless hiking, biking and Jeep trails. There is a long list of farm equipment that can be negotiated separately. The seller is an estate and the list is being compiled. The property has free propane to heat the residence. Arboles, Colorado enjoys a classic high-desert mountain climate with four distinct seasons. Summers are warm and sunny, with daytime highs typically in the 80s and cool, refreshing evenings. Afternoon thunderstorms are common in late summer, bringing brief rain and dramatic skies. Fall is crisp and colorful, with mild days and cool nights. Winters are generally cold but relatively dry, featuring moderate snowfall compared to higher elevations, and plenty of blue-sky days. Spring brings gradual warming, occasional wind, and scattered showers, supporting lush meadows and healthy agricultural conditions. The ranch is conveniently located just 25 minutes from Durango-La Plata County airport with daily flights to Dallas, Denver and Phoenix and seasonal daily flights to Houston. Ignacio is less that 15 minutes away and has most of what you need on a daily basis with a great grocery store, hardware store, auto parts store, feedstore and numerous restaurants including fine dining at 7 Rivers Restaurant in the Sky Ute Casino. Durango is about 45 minutes away of offers a wide variety of entertainment options for the whole family. 45 minutes to the east is Pagosa Springs, home to North America's deepest mineral hot springs.

Welcome to the Rockin N River Ranch, this absolutely one of a kind river front property that boost incredible fishing, with it's 7 engineered ponds all on the famous Gold Medal Animas River thats has been restored by the Army Core of Engineers to create multiple deep fishing holes. This ranch also offers fantastic water foul hunting (1000's of ducks and geese) and backs to Ute land for complete privacy and also Big Game Hunting. This riverfront property is an absolute SPORTS MAN' PARADISE, unique features of the Rockin N River Ranch is the location, location, and location, being literally 10 min from the town of Durango with easy year round access. This 80 +/- acre ranch consists of both sides of CR 213, and both side are very useable land so if your a (developer, contractor or entrepreneur, ) you may build your homes high on the mountain with the roads already in and then have views that go forever all over looking the river and ponds or build by the river, the ranch could be also be sud divided, (zoned residential and AG with several building envelope). Two building pads and driveways are already in on top of the mountain with several other building sites, 4 permitted entrances. One idea is this property would be perfect for a tiny home community all water front homes. Seven meticulously engineered and permitted ponds that range from 20 to 8 feet deep and are lined with gravel and built correctly (surface mineral rights and all the water rights will also transfer) the ranch is lined with big beautiful Cottonwood trees and all their fall colors. The ranch also features half a mile +/- of the Gold Medal Animas River that has been FULLY restored by the Army Corps of Engineers and they created the best fishing habitat possible, Rainbow's, Brown's and German trout reaching up to a staggering 26-30 inches are documented! Water foul hunter's the 7 large ponds and the river attracts hundreds of Ducks and Geese every year, then you have a short drive into town at one of Durango's 135 +/- restaurants, no driving 2/4 hours each way to your favorite hunting, fishing spot. Elk and Deer hunters the ranch backs to Ute land where those animals come down the draw to get a drink and with Colorado offering OTC Elk tags that are available for 2nd and 3rd rifle (always check regs.) The Ute Indians are known for their great game management. NO drought here. It's been said that water is the new gold everywhere and I will 100% agree. This ranch holds water rights of 3 CFS for all your irrigation, piscatorial or recreation needs, also the ranch has adjudicated water rights directly from the Animas River. The water rights create an incredible value and there is a huge demand for water rights and we believe the water will have even more value in the future. At the end of the day the hard work has been done and more importantly it was built and engineered and permitted perfectly for the sports man in mind and the ranch is now ready to create your own wildlife sanctuary and dream fishing hole. This type of property with it's prime location and power, water and mineral rights would be extremely hard to replace. The owner has allowed me to hunt and fish the property, and we ALWAYS catch fish, and shot our limit on Ducks, every time last season!! (Owner financing is available up to 50% @ 5% for 5 years) cant beat it. There is a BIG beautiful gazebo perched right on the river and a huge built in BBQ grill, and picnic tables. Great fun!! Fishing Water foul hunting Elk and Deer hunting Hiking Canoeing Rafting Swimming Floating the river Water and Surface rights .....Unlimited gravel, moss rock. Durango sits at 6522 ft and makes for mild winters and cooler summers. Really an ideal elevation. Just a short 10 min away from Durango and all its great restaurants, pubs and any type of recreation you can imagine from a collage mountain town.