Upper Rhea Creek Ranch

Description

BUYER REPRESENTATION-The Upper Rhea Creek Ranch is an expansive ranching operation spanning over 40,000 acres and rich in recreational opportunities. Located along the foothills of the Blue Mountains in Morrow County, Oregon, the ranch is 13,587+/- contiguous deeded acres with an attached, "out the gate," U.S Forrest Service grazing allotment that stretches over an additional 30,000 acres.  As you leave the ranch headquarters and head southward across the property, the big, open hillside country begins to transition into timber and mountain ground.  This alignment provides for a productive mix of open-grassland pastures, timber pastureland, also includes a little irrigated cropland down near the headquarters along Rhea Creek. The ranch is also extremely well-watered, with several permitted holding ponds strategically located in the draws and three long-season creeks that flow down some of the main canyon drainages.  The main livestock option has most recently been cattle with a carrying capacity between 450 and 550 cow/calf pairs from mid -April through early December. Recreationally speaking, the property holds abundant resident herds of both elk and deer and being in the Heppner Game Management Unit allows for semi-easy general season draws. Landowner Preference tags are available as well and can be distributed if need be.  Combining all these important property attributes together creates one of the most "all-inclusive" ranch offerings and truly rivals any option on a national scale.