, Heppner, OR - Morrow County

Opal Butte Ranch

Location: 25 miles N.E. of Spray, Oregon on Highway 206 and 25 miles

S.W. of Heppner, Oregon on Highway 206

Size: 10,000 acres m/l

Elevation: 3900’-5000’

Vegetation: Native grasses, annuals, 400+ acres sub-irrigated meadows

Timber: The owner states that a cruise says there is about 10 mbf of timber

on the ranch. This has been selectively logged on a marginal area. The remaining timber will be left in the draws and ridges.

Enough timber will remain for good animal cover and

thermal cover. This will be logged to create an aesthetically

pleasing ranch. The owner has done this before and potential

buyers can see examples of what has been done. Both fir and

pine will be left for future harvesting if wanted. It is up to the

buyer to confirm the amount of timber on the ranch as it is in

the process of being selectively logged.

Water: Numerous creeks, springs, and ponds

Improvements: Corrals, barn, mobile home on county road

Noteworthy: Opal mine on Opal Butte--$7500/yr lease

Wildlife: This is absolutely excellent mule deer and elk hunting

Country!! This ranch is a great example of this. In fact,

we were talking with hunters who hunted the property.

There were 10 of them who hunted deer and they had all

filled their tags by the morning of the 5th day. They had said

that they had seen some other huge bucks and couldn’t get

any shots off. Also, they had seen “loads of elk”. One

hunter said he saw 10 spikes in one bunch and 6 six point

bulls at various times. They had seen rag horns and 5 points

too. In fact, the hunter said it was tough to hunt the bucks

because there were so many elk around. Five hunters were

allowed to hunt bulls on the property with all 5 taking bulls

with the smallest being a nice 5 point.Turkey and grouse are

on the ranch also.

LOPs: 6 Bull tags, 6 Buck tags…Heppner Unit

General: This ranch is bordered by both private and public land.

The public land is a no hunting area so all it does is raise

animals for the Opal Butte Ranch. There is more public land

to the east of Big Rock Flat. The forage is excellent

and the ranchers who have leased the grass would love to

come back.. A large number of cows can be supported for

the summer. This ranch is one, large contiguous piece of 10,000 acres with the remaining acreage right across a county road.It has no

public access or easements other than the county road separating the two pieces of the property.Most of the roads in the interior are

rocked. This ranch has seclusion, wildlife, meadows, timber,

access, water and beauty.

Price: $5 million

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