Deer Elk Hunting Properties For Sale | Big Game Ranches

Do you dream of owning your own big game hunting paradise, where you can step out your door to the sound of elk bugling, or the sight of deer grazing in a nearby pasture? Fay Ranches’ roots are in sporting properties; with nearly thirty years of experience in this arena, we are an industry leader in buying and selling hunting properties. We have agents throughout the United States who specialize in identifying properties with excellent big game hunting opportunities, whether on thousands of acres of established wild hunting grounds, hunting ranches featuring exotic big game, or smaller properties with excellent access to productive public lands. Many of our agents are avid big game hunters with extensive knowledge of how to manage such properties.

We pride ourselves on having the expertise to accurately identify the potential and investment value of hunting properties, and are dedicated to finding the perfect piece of land to suit our clients’ unique criteria. If you’re looking to sell your sporting property, Fay Ranches’ expert agents can help you navigate the sales process, from appropriately pricing your land to utilizing our extensive marketing platform.

Fay Ranches has established a nationwide network of relationships and partnerships, offering our clients unparalleled reach, and direct contact with some of the most qualified landowners and investors from coast to coast. Our reach gives buyers access to some of the most exclusive big game hunting property listings in the country. Our agents and partners are deeply rooted in the areas they serve, providing clients with unrivaled industry knowledge.

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Ragged Mountain Ranch

Somerset, Colorado

Ranches of this size are very rare in this part of Colorado. With miles of National Forest border, including two inholdings, numerous ponds, a small reservoir, seasonal creeks, irrigated hay fields, dark timber, aspen groves, Stunning views from everywhere on the ranch offer many opportunities for possible future homesites. The elk and mule deer hunting is superb, with large herds of elk and solitary big bulls and bucks cruising the ranch.

Arrow Ranch

Wisdom, Montana

Known as the Land of 10,000 Haystacks, the Upper Big Hole Valley is quietly famous for its quality hay, incredible scenery, and small-town charm. The Arrow Ranch is one of the most productive ranches in the Upper Big Hole Valley both recreationally and agriculturally. This is not just hyperbole. The Upper Big Hole and specifically the Arrow Ranch is where everything is measured in the thousands, as in tons of hay, trout, and elk.

Revised Listing

Foley Butte Ranch

Prineville, Oregon

Extreme privacy without sacrificing a convenient location in Oregon! This ranch offers premier big game hunting and excellent summer grazing in the Ochoco Mountains, all within driving distance to everything Central Oregon has to offer. With over 140 miles of creeks and streams, beautiful meadows, outstanding timberland, and 8 landowner preference tags for Rocky Mountain bull elk and buck mule deer.

Price Reduced

Montana Little Valley Ranch

Avon, Montana

This western Montana ranch in the Avon Valley is about 50± miles from Helena. The core of the deeded acres and leased acres are comprised of mountain meadows and timbered hills. The majority of the ranch’s leased acres reach higher elevations in the Garnet Range. Strickland Creek and Davis Creek emerge in the Garnets, watering the ranch’s wildlife and livestock. With a resident elk herd that numbers several hundred during the fall season, Little Valley is a dream ranch for the sportsman.

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Revised Listing

Little Eight Mile Ranch on the Lemhi River

Leadore, Idaho

Fay Ranches is honored to bring this property to market. Nestled at the base of the continental divide in north-central Idaho, this ranch is one of the most scenic and prolific sporting ranches in the Rocky Mountain West. Comprised of 8,163± deeded acres and 65,486± leased acres, totaling 73,649± acres, the ranch is expansive, featuring 9.25± miles of the Lemhi River, a private, wild trout fishery, plus countless miles of spring creeks and mountain streams. This is a true river-to-mountain offering that has more miles of fishable trout water than any ranch we know of on the market today.

Jefferson Springs Ranch

Whitehall, Montana

This is a complete sportsman’s package with incredible hunting and fishing! Boasting 1.6± miles of Jefferson River frontage to the east, the Tobacco Root Mountains and thousands of acres of contiguous public land make up the western boundary. Forested canyons, rolling hills, and river bottom provide habitat suitable for a variety of wildlife, including moose, elk, mule and white-tailed deer, antelope, upland game birds, and waterfowl. About 400± acres are under center pivot irrigation. Located an hour from Bozeman, Montana, land this size in the Jefferson River valley rarely comes to market.

Recently Sold

Rocking Chair Ranch

Dubois, Wyoming

This legacy Wyoming property for sale offers multiple residential dwellings, a working ranch, and expansion options – all within a majestic setting. The property’s expansive and varied landscape provides year-round recreational activities such as horseback riding, ATV trails, big game hunting, making this ranch ideal for multi-generational or expansive families. The Rocking Chair Ranch also offers a fully operational cattle ranch, with a turn-key option available.

Corbly Mountain Ranch

Belgrade, Montana

The Corbly Mountain Ranch offers a wide variety of recreational pursuits from hunting, hiking, biking, horseback riding, and whatever your heart desires. With private and direct access to the forest service, the possibilities are endless. Only 25 minutes from downtown Bozeman and 15 minutes from the airport the location is convenient while being at the end of the road and very private. Along with great views and many building sites, the Ranch is a must-see.

New Listing

Carten Creek Ranch

Gold Creek, Montana

Montana’s beautiful Clark Fork River Valley is now a quiet ranching community and home to a unique Montana ranch. With its diverse and abundant wildlife population and rolling landscape, the property is a rare Montana property in a desirable location. A beautiful 3,000± square-foot off-grid log home rests on an open ridge, maximizing views of the valley below. From well-constructed mountain roads and trails and improvements, the ranch is the ultimate turn-key opportunity.

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Revised Listing

Northern Plains Ranch

Belle Fourche, South Dakota

This is an opportunity to invest in a very large production ranch in the heart of cattle country in South Dakota. Offering an exceptional feed base with an above-average water supply, quality fences, and excellent access. The livestock working facilities are strategically positioned for efficiency and the main headquarters and outbuildings are in excellent working condition.

Los Trigos Ranch

Rowe, New Mexico

This iconic Pecos River property has almost two miles of the trout-filled Pecos River meanders through the middle of the ranch, dotted by majestic cottonwoods and native willows. Deep river pools flow against stunning canyon wall backdrops, providing habitat for 20-inch rainbows, cutbows, and browns. Wildlife including trophy elk, mule deer, black bear, and mountain lion, roam this property. It adjoins the 224,000± acre Pecos Wilderness on the north, offering endless recreational possibilities.

Recently Sold

Northern Plains Grassland and Cattle Ranch

Belle Fourche, South Dakota

This South Dakota ranch’s recent sale includes 11,888± acres of prairie grazing, cross-fenced into several pastures with tanks and dams throughout, the remaining 2,389± acres are dryland hay fields. It features an abundant water supply via a deep well with a pipeline system and concrete tanks, numerous dams, and seasonal creeks. It is located on the plains of South Dakota approximately 20 miles north of Belle Fourche, South Dakota.

Shields River Lodge

Clyde Park, Montana

This property is nestled between the Bridger, Absaroka, and Crazy Mountains in the heart of the Shields River Valley. One mile of the Shields River, a guide favorite for fishable trout water, makes up the eastern boundary. Run as a fly fishing lodge for the past 2 years, the 14,000± SF, 9 bed, 11 bath compound looks out on incredible views. Enjoy a cup of coffee on the deck while the wildlife comes alive or a glass of wine as the sun slips below the mountains. Just outside Clyde Park, close to Livingston, and not far from Bozeman’s airport, Shields River Lodge is offered turnkey and is move-in ready for the next owner to begin their Montana adventure.

Four Creeks Sporting Ranch

Big Timber, Montana

With over 10 miles of live water and wildlife-rich terrain, the Four Creeks Sporting Ranch creates a private outdoor sanctuary that one can enjoy year-round. Located south of Big Timber, Montana, and adjoining millions of acres of beautiful public land the private ranch offers its new owner wide open spaces on a blank canvas. The property has limited improvements and is not protected by a conservation easement.

High Divide Ranch
on Kara Creek

Sundance, Wyoming

Ideally situated high in the Black Hills of Wyoming, this ranch offers breathtaking views of Inyan Kara and the Bear Lodge Mountains; on clear days, you can see the Big Horn Mountains! This recreational paradise offers an abundance of opportunities for the great outdoors or to run a smaller agricultural or equestrian operation. A newly constructed timber frame home features Amish precision craftsmanship encompassing over 8,200+ square feet of living space, including an attached heated garage.

New Listing

Smith Creek Ranch

Jiggs, Nevada

This 195,000+ acre (deeded and leased) Nevada cattle ranch has grazing for all 12 months; hay is rarely needed, and the summers are spent in the canyons and valleys, providing green feed for the cattle until late summer. As the cattle are moved to the winter range, the calves are weaned using the pen systems set up in 7 locations. The cattle are on the wide-open winter range with 1000s of acres of sage, shad scale, and grass. The cattle can come out of winter gaining condition as they begin to calve.

Aspen Canyon Ranch

Bozeman, Montana

This beautiful Montana property consists of five parcels totaling 934± acres and is located in the Trail Creek area, placing it between Bozeman and the Paradise Valley. Amazing views of the Absarokee/Beartooth Mountains to the east and Chimney Rock and the Gallatin Mountains to the south, serenity and privacy radiate throughout the property. Rolling grass hills and pastures give way to aspen and willow-lined draws which lead up to timber-covered mountains. Plentiful wildlife: elk, moose, whitetail and mule deer, turkey, bear, and more!

V Timber Creek Ranch

Ennis, Montana

Approximately 10 miles to the fly fishing mecca that is Ennis, Montana, and only a 3± mile drive to historic Virginia City, this property borders BLM and State land, providing the owner with thousands of acres of deeded and public land to recreate on. This ranch provides a beautiful, tranquil mountain setting with views of wildlife and surrounding mountain ranges.

Price Reduced

North Fork Willow Creek Ranch

Choteau, Montana

Scenic and productive working cattle ranch within a short drive to the quaint community of Choteau, Montana. The ranch features a creekside historic home, updated for comfort and convenience plus a complete set of working facilities including barns and corrals to support current livestock operations. Lush creek bottomlands, irrigated hay meadows, and dryland pasture for cattle grazing. Enjoy the backdrop of the Rocky Mountain Front and the gateway to the Bob Marshall Wilderness.

Hidden Springs Ranch

Riverton, Wyoming

This Wyoming cattle ranch offers low overhead, low operating costs, and big production, along with outstanding big game and bird hunting opportunities. It is home to huge mule deer, pronghorn antelope, Rocky Mountain elk, and some of the best chukar hunting available. All the improvements make this a turnkey cattle ranch, including the main home, ranch hand home, bunkhouse, shop, barn, and efficient cattle working facility. Countless “hidden” springs are scattered across the acreage.

New Listing

Deming Ranch

Bly, Oregon

This Oregon cattle ranch offers 11,000± deeded and leased grazing acres with1,000± acres of irrigated meadows, pastures, and hay ground. The ranch has excellent improvements, including an owner’s home, ranch hand home, bunkhouse, large hay shed, and a beautiful mountain log cabin. The property provides both hunting and fishing recreational opportunities, with 5 LOP tags and access to live water. This fantastic cattle ranch is one of the best on today’s market and is ready for its new owner.