“Michigan Trophy Hunts” Ranch - 480 acre High Fence Game Ranch for sale.

Michigan Trophy Hunts Ranch is located in almost the exact center of Michigan’s Lower Peninsula in the city of Bannister and is home to the largest elk herd east of the Mississippi River.  listed with michigan outdoor properties

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The ranch has 900+ hunters come though it’s gate each year and is one of the most profitable ranches in the state with an estimated 1.25 million dollars in sales and a 35 -38% profit margin. In order to do this, the owners offer a quality hunt at an affordable price. This formula must be working as evidenced by the 90% hunter return rate each year.

The ranch specializes in Elk, Whitetail, wild boar, buffalo and Ram hunts. One of the main ways to make this kind of money is to offer a wide variety of hunting experiences and also to extend your hunting season. By having the different game available, they can offers hunts year round.

The property itself consists of 480+/- acres that is entirely fenced with 10 foot high game fencing, there are also some internal fences that are used for animal containment in order to facilitate breeding etc. There is a main lodge with 7 bedrooms where the hunters stay, a second home that is available for married couples or separate hunting groups that want to stay by themselves. Two pole barns; one is used for feed storage the second barn is used for equipment storage and game processing. The ranch actually employees 2 full time butchers to process the hunters animals.

At any given time the ranch has 500 elk, 500 whitetail deer, 400 boars, 2 – 10 buffalo, and 10 – 20 rams. There is also opportunity to hunt wild turkey in the spring.

Additional income is generated from selling some of the meat the hunters don’t take home with them to restaurants, and shed antler sales to chandelier companies.

The sale consists of all equipment, furnishings, animals, clients, supplier lists, website. It is truly a turnkey sale. You will be entertaining clients and selling hunts from the very first week you take possession of the property. The ranch is already booking hunts into the 2009 season and beyond!

Most ranches in Michigan struggle to get hunters, or to make a profit. This ranch has to turn hunters away each year and makes a handsome profit to boot. They don’t get much better than this so if you want a great ranch with a great reputation then come and let us show you around.

Asking price is $4,850,000