SLATER DIXON RANCHES - MOFFAT COUNTY, COLORADO

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The Slater Dixon Ranches are 9000+/- acres located on the Colorado-Wyoming border and are known for their excellent wildlife habitat and grazing capability for cattle and sheep. The ranch has outstanding water and large hay meadows along Slater Creek; the meadows are flood-irrigated and produce high-quality native grass hay. Owner-rated at 1500 cows, this property is ideal for the sportsman; there is excellent fishing and hunting.
Pothook Unit
The Pothook Unit of the Slater Creek Ranch is 2690 +/- acres of a classic high mountain river valley with high peaks surrounding the vast picturesque hay meadows. Slater Creek is a beautiful trout stream that meanders for over 4.5 miles through willow-banked meadows. There is a good mix of alpine meadows, pines, and aspen groves, as well as long oak brush and serviceberry ridges that drop down to the sagebrush benches above the river bottom. The approximately 325 acres of hay meadows produce hundreds of tons of quality hay and exceptional late-season grazing opportunities for cattle and wildlife alike. Located in the heart of the elk migration corridor, thousands of elk will pass through the ranch every fall as they move from the summer range to the east to the winter range west of Highway 13. Plenty of resident elk call the valleys and ridges of the ranch home as well.
Slater Creek Ranch has abundant senior water rights and shares the #1 right on all of Slater Creek. The creek also provides great fishing. Additionally, many ponds and springs on the ranch provide water at higher elevations for cattle grazing and the abundant elk, mule deer, and pronghorn antelope that call the ranch home.
Willow Creek Unit
The Willow Creek Unit is the primary livestock headquarters for the Slater Creek Ranch. With 2890 +/- acres (970 in Wyoming and 1920 in Colorado), this unit is made up of a combination of two irrigated pivots covering approximately 370 +/- acres of alfalfa grass mix hay ground and large sagebrush and native grassland pastures. The pivots are serviced by wells with good producing power and electric motors. One pivot is a 13-tower, and the other is an 8-tower. The headquarters has a long list of good improvements that include two large and well-designed corral systems that allow for ease of handling livestock, three homes, and a bunk house, as well as the “Cantina,” which is an excellent lodging area featuring four guest rooms with private bathrooms as well as a nice open kitchen and living area for entertaining guests. The “Cantina” is attached to the large 60’X130” shop building that is used for working on equipment and equipment storage.
The Willow Creek Unit has the #1 water right on Willow Creek and has the Elk Lake (OVO Reservoir), which is 22 acres in size and at max holds 442-acre feet of water for late season water after Willow Creek drops later in the year.
Slater Park Unit
The Slater Park Unit is a high mountain paradise with good county road access from Routt County Road 82. This is classic elk and mule deer country, and the quality of the game in this property is what any sportsman dreams about. There are approximately 4 miles of Slater Creek running the length of the property. On this portion of the creek, there is excellent brook trout and cutthroat trout fishing. The many curves and natural holes produce excellent fish habitat and are home to beavers and muskrats alike. The south boundary is 4 miles of Routt National Forest and makes the views from the base of Elk Head Mountains second to none. A good mix of long alpine meadows and sagebrush ridges gives way to aspen groves and classic pine forest mixed in along the back edge of the property.
Recreation
The ranch is currently collectively enrolled in the Ranching for Wildlife program with other ranches in the area. Under current management, the wildlife and habitat are managed for quality to produce better quality feed and habitat as well as older age class elk, mule deer, and pronghorn antelope. The program allows landowners to maximize their opportunity to utilize their property in exchange for public access on a limited basis. The ranches do yearly habitat projects such as brush and timber mitigation and water projects to enhance the availability of quality feed and water.
In addition to hunting, that ranches have a great road system through out the property provides additional recreational opportunities that include hiking, mountain biking, UTV and snowmobiling.
Location
Northwest Colorado is surrounded by endless beauty and filled with history. The nearest towns include Slater, Craig, Hayden, and Steamboat Springs, Colorado. The Slater Dixon Ranches are 45 minutes from Yampa Valley Regional Airport. The nearby town of Dixon, Wyoming, has a private airport with a 7000 x 75 ft runway just minutes from the ranch.

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What a beautiful accomplishment from the family that built this ranch. What a beautiful opportunity to the next blessed caretaker/owner. I have seen one other ranch that made me go triple WOW-WOW-WOW. That other ranch was in Alaska. LOL. Hats off to the family that made this operation what it is. Amazing.

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Question: Is it mandatory to hunt or allow hunting on this ranch?

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Conservation is important to assisting with balance.