Bonito Canyon Ranch

Bonito Canyon Ranch features a 6,500 square foot, 3 bedroom, 4 bath luxury log home constructed by Pioneer Log Homes of British Columbia which is considered by many experts as the most state-of-the-art, high-quality handcrafted log building company in the world. The meticulous attention to detail on display throughout the home is extraordinary. From the tile mosaic entryway depicting two bull elk battling created by world-renowned wildlife artist Chris Lacey to the hand-carved doors and up to 40 diameter western red cedar log beams throughout the home. The home is nicely positioned on the east-central boundary of the 566 acres with excellent trophy elk and mule deer hunting in the renowned Sangre De Cristo mountains of southern Colorado. Bonito Canyon is surrounded by large, world-renowned hunting properties such as Ted Turners Vermejo Park, Hill, Tercio, and nearby Bar NI Ranches and other well-managed trophy hunting properties ensuring the ability to employ excellent resource and game management practices with like-minded neighbors. Sporting Features: This part of the Sangre de Cristo range is widely known for its trophy-quality elk and mule deer hunting. Bucks in excess of 180 and bulls in excess of 350 are not uncommon here. Elk tags are available over-the-counter, and the ranch qualifies for landowner mule deer tags. The home is situated on the eastern boundary of the property so that the vast majority of the land itself is unmolested by human activity. The habitat improvement projects and timber management serves to enhance conditions and hold the wildlife for the vast majority of the year ensuring high use of game animals throughout the spring, summer and fall. In addition to trophy deer and elk, there are significant numbers of black bears and Merriams turkey as well as numerous other species of non game animals. Bonito Canyon is surrounded by very large, world-renowned hunting properties such as Vermejo Park Ranch, Tercio, Hill, and Bar NI ranches, ensuring ownerships ability to employ excellent resource and game management practices with like-minded neighbors. While most hunters dont visualize a 566 acre property being large enough to consistently hold big game, due to its location, natural terrain as well as the habitat and forestry projects the guests of the ranch have consistently found elk and deer from the beginning of archery season in early September through the end of rifle season in late November.