Posts marked: Conservation

DALLAS, Tex. – The Land Report has declared a new king of the hill atop its annual list of America’s largest landowners – media magnate John Malone. Malone’s rise highlights the magazine’s fall issue, which features the 2011 Land Report 100, Presented by Fay Ranches.

Ted Turner, another land-loving media mogul, was ousted from the top spot when Malone purchased more than 1 million acres of timberland in Maine and New Hampshire earlier this year. This acquisition pushed the chairman of Liberty Media into the top spot with holdings totaling 2.2 million acres. Turner has a firm grip on the No. 2 ranking with ownership of more than 2 million acres, according to the 2011 Land Report 100, Presented by Fay Ranches.

Earlier this September, Fay Ranches was a major sponsor for Colorado Trout Unlimited's First Annual Golf Tournament, supporting their efforts in raising money for statewide conservation efforts, stream improvements & Youth Programs. Company Founder Greg Fay & Colorado Broker Coble Thurman joined clients, friends, and new acquaintances in an entertaining day of golf on a spectacular autumn afternoon, all for a good cause. The opportunity to be one of the major sponsors in this first annual event was an easy decision as CTU's conservation ideals go hand-in-hand with the values that we stand for at Fay Ranches. Although the Fay foursome didn't score as well as the had hoped on the golf course, their support helped make this year's tournament a huge success.

This summer I have spent quite a few days at the Cedar Lane Ranch, Hall, MT. Each time I have been impressed with the amount of wildlife this Montana elk hunting property seems to hold.  There were actually bugling bulls in early July and on my last visit I watched a solid whitetail buck graze on one of its hillsides while wild turkeys and grouse were traveling the back roads during the early morning hours.  Its a beautiful piece of mountain pasture with extensive improved springs and quality habitat throughout its grounds.

On a recent Colorado Mule Deer hunt I was reminded of a great late winter and early spring activity that is a great way to spend time outdoors as well as a great way to spend time with family. During my hunt I covered a lot of country, both on foot and with optics. While hunting several ridge lines and canyons I happened upon a really nice 6X elk shed from the previous year. It was a little sun bleached but rodents hadn’t gnawed on it so it was still in great shape. As luck would have it I was hiking around a ridge opposite the canyon where I found the shed and stumbled upon the mate to the 1st shed. So now I had a really nice set of elk shed.