Crossed Arrows Ranch

Details & Features

The Crossed Arrows Ranch is a well-balanced, contiguous ranch comprising 16,154 total acres, including 15,040 deeded acres, 640 acres of Wyoming state lease, and 474 acres of BLM lease. The ranch is located in southeastern Wyoming in Goshen County, approximately 135 miles to Casper and 200 miles to Denver, CO; 12 miles north of Lingle, Wyoming, or 34 miles south of Lusk, Wyoming, on US Highway 85, which transverses four miles through the ranch allowing easy year-round access. Approximately 300 acres of dryland hay bottoms can be hayed depending on rainfall, and an additional 90 irrigated acres that could be developed under two ditch rights. Year-round live water is provided by six miles of Rawhide Creek and seasonal water from two miles of Dry Rawhide Creek. Ample water is provided for livestock and wildlife from 16 wells, including one windmill, five electric wells, ten solar-powered wells, and three miles of underground pipeline to five stock tanks along with one developed spring. There are a total of 26 watering tanks strategically located throughout the 18 individual pastures of the ranch. Improvements include three homes, several outbuildings, and several sets of corrals. Historically, the ranch has run 450 to 500 cows with supplemental feeding in the winter months; however, the current operator runs 350 to 400 pair comfortably without having to winter feed on most years. The ranch has an abundance of wildlife, including trophy mule deer, whitetail deer, antelope, wild turkeys, sharp-tail grouse, and other upland bird species.

Location
The Crossed Arrows Ranch is located in southeastern Wyoming in Goshen County approximately 12 miles north of Lingle, Wyoming
and 34 miles south of Lusk, Wyoming, on US Highway 85, which traverses four miles through the ranch allowing easy year-round access. Casper, Wyoming is 135 miles and Denver, Colorado is 200 miles respectively from Crossed Arrows Ranch.

Improvements
There are three improvement sites on the
ranch, ideally adequate to round out the agricultural operation. The ranch headquarters consist of two homes, various outbuildings and corrals and is conveniently located off Hwy 85. The second set of improvements are located southeast of the headquarters and approximately 1.5 miles east of Hwy 85. This site includes an older house and corrals, which could be developed into a rental or used for incoming hunting guests. Lastly, there are working corrals located at the north boundary east of the highway.

Ranch Operation
The Crossed Arrows Ranch has historically been used for cattle. This is classified as a medium sized range-operation with potential for year-round use given the water, potential feed generation, and improvements. The small feed-base from 390-acres would have to be supplemented to provide
sufficient winter forage. Proximity to the irrigated areas of western Nebraska and along the North Platte River in southeastern WY (10-15 miles) affords an inexpensive feed source close to the Crossed Arrows Ranch. According to recent analysis, the ranch approximated 5,859 AUMs, which is equivalent to 488.25 AUs or rounded up to 500 AUs. Area operators figure 30-40 acres/AU overall.

Hunting and Wildlife
The Crossed Arrows Ranch has a nice balace of wildlife including mule deer, whitetail deer, antelope, wild turkey, sharp-trail grouse and other bird species. Although not known for tremendous trophy quality, this part of Wyoming can produce sizeable mule deer, trophy whitetail and
near recordbook antelope at times. Due to the abundance of private property and restricted access in this region of Wyoming, tag availability for both Wyoming residents and nonresidents is among the best in the state. Guaranteed landowner tags for deer and antelope also apply for Crossed Arrows.

Water Rights
There are approximately 300 acres of dryland hay bottoms, which can be hayed depending on rainfall, and an additional 90 irrigated acres that could be developed under two ditch rights. Year-
round live water is provided by six miles of Rawhide Creek, as well as seasonal water from two-miles of Dry Rawhide Creek. Ample water is provided for livestock and wildlife from 16 wells including one windmill, five electric wells, seven solar-powered wells, three well with a generator and three-miles of underground pipeline to five stock tanks along with one developed spring. There are nearly 30 watering tanks strategically located throughout the 18 individual pastures of the ranch.

Summary
The historical Crossed Arrows Ranch is an ideal, well balanced ranch property consisting of 16,154 total continguous acres. Recent analysis approximates a holding
capacity of nearly 500 AUs. However, the current operator keeps the operation to around 300-350 AUs to allow healthy grazing throughout the year for both domestic and wildlife alike. Located in southeastern Wyoming and 25 miles from Wyoming’s largest livestock market, The Torrington Livestock Market, Crossed Arrows provides incredible convenience, year-round accessibility, and the opportunity to generate excellent annual income without having to start from scratch. Other income producing opportunities could include big game hunting, bird
hunting and seasonal rentals.

• 16,154 total acres including 15,040 deeded acres, 640 acres Wyoming state lease, and 474 acres BLM lease
• 300 acres of dryland hay bottoms
• Historically the ranch has run 450-500 cows with supplemental winter feeding
• Currently runs 350-400 pair without having to winter feed on most years
• Ample water from 16 wells including one windmill, five electric wells, ten solar-powered wells, and three miles of underground pipeline to five stock tanks along with one developed spring
• Nearly 30 watering tanks are strategically located throughout the 18 individual pastures of the ranch
• Improvements include three homes, several outbuildings and several sets of corrals
• Wildlife includes trophy mule deer, whitetail deer, antelope, wild turkeys, sharp-tail grouse, and other upland bird species