Ervay Basin Grazing Ranch

Large Wyoming Grass Ranch

Bridger Road – Waltman Crossing Marker

The Ervay Basin Ranch is a big Wyoming grass ranch capable of running at least 500-plus pairs through the grazing season. This hard-to-find 20,000-acre plus ranch is all blocked up and contiguous. The ranch is located almost exactly in the center of the state at the headwaters of several of the state’s river basins, most notably the S. Fork of the Powder River, Deer Creek, and East Canyon Creek. It has excellent upland, and big game hunting for mule deer and pronghorn antelope, as well as some elk in the high country. With its good diversity of grazing hard grasses in the lower basin area and cooler season, lush grasses, and forbs in the higher elevation areas of the Deer Creek and Cyclone Ridge areas, the ranch is ideal for cheap summer gains and ease of management. The ranch is very scenic, largely unimproved, and would make an excellent summer and fall livestock operation. It also has an abundance of recreational and hunting potential, that currently, is underutilized.

Acreage Summary (±)

• 20,936 total acres
• 11,135 deeded
• 8,341 BLM
• 1,060 State Land
• 400 private in-holding

Location

Located in the center of Wyoming on the western boundary of Natrona County, 13 miles south of HWY 26 from Waltman, WY on what is known as the Gas Hills Road, a maintained county road that runs along and through the entire ranch.

Nearest Towns & Airports

• Casper & Casper International Airport, Casper, WY – 55 miles
• Riverton and the Central Wyoming Regional Airport – 68 miles
• Shoshoni, WY – 65 miles

Topography, Water and Range

Water Feature and Topography

The ranch has a good mix of open grazing land in the lower areas of the ranch (elevation 6,300’) and rougher and more, mountainous-like country in the higher elevation areas in the southwest portion of the ranch (elevation 7,000’). The lower elevation areas are classic Wyoming rangelands consisting of big sagebrush, native grasses, shrubs, and few trees. This area is served by a 2-mile-long livestock water pipeline, numerous reservoirs, springs, and river drainage areas that tend to be seasonal in their flows, but are still good sources of water. The higher elevation areas are rougher, but full of good grass, and sparsely covered with pine and juniper trees as well as native shrubs and deciduous trees. Water in these regions is from developed and undeveloped springs and creek drainages.

Wyoming State Hunting Areas

• Antelope – 72 & 74 (Limited Quota or Draw Areas)
• Deer – 89 (Limited Quota) & 97 (General Area)
• Elk – 23 (Limited Quota Area) & 128 (General Area)

Disclosures

Ervay Basin Ranch is currently leased to Clear Creek Cattle Company through 2023 with the option of an additional 5-year period with the following main terms and conditions.

Rent, fees, etc.

• $35,000 annual rent
• The lessee is responsible for paying the BLM and State Land fees
• The lessee is responsible for paying a portion of the property taxes
• The current lessee has a 15-day First Right of Refusal on the ranch
• A copy of the written lease is available to qualified buyers

Mining operations

• Bentonite (currently inactive and with delinquent payments to the landowner)
• Gravel pit – pending

Hunting

The hunting is currently managed and regulated through the Wyoming Game & Fish as a “Walk-Area” for the public.