





Horse Thief Ranch sits in the heart of Unit 49, one of Colorado's most coveted big game units, and carries a conservation easement in recognition of its exceptional ungulate density and unique landscape. The ranch is surrounded on all sides by wilderness and national forest, with no practical access point for other hunters, making it among the most remote and game-rich properties in the state. Lodging for your full hunt is included in the outdoorsman fee. Booking works as follows: a non-refundable reservation fee secures your dates, 50% of the outdoorsman fee is collected two weeks after Colorado limited license draw results are posted, and the remaining 50% is due one month before your arrival.
Horse Thief Ranch sits in the heart of the Rocky Mountains, in a region of Colorado renowned for the diversity and productivity of its habitat. Bighorn sheep thrive here, drawn to the ranch's mix of mountain shrub country, rocky outcroppings, and the broadleaf forbs that make up a core part of their diet. Ponderosa pine forests and expansive aspen groves provide both screening cover and reliable feeding areas, while steeper terrain and exposed rock faces are worth glassing early and late in the day when sheep are on their feet.
The ranch borders national forest land that holds exceptional additional sheep habitat, most of it inaccessible without this property as your base. Success here rewards patience and discipline. Work the wind, use the terrain to your advantage, and glass methodically until the right opportunity presents itself.
7-day Hunt
Reservation fees are processed at the time of booking and are non-refundable. All outdoorsman fees will process automatically, 48 hours prior to the hunt.
Cancellations must be made 48 hours or more prior to the adventure. Cancellations made within 48 hours will be subject to partial or full outdoorsman fee charges.
If there is a lapse in availability, please do not be discouraged to reach out to IO. All calendars are set and managed by landowners, and unavailability is set by them. However, IO is willing to reach out on your behalf, to check on available dates. Other reasons for unavailable dates include biologist recommended hunter/harvest quotas that landowners implement, as well as state season dates not being released.
You are not legally allowed to access the property, for any adventure, prior to your selected access day. If you try to access the property at all before your selected date(s), without prior approval from IO, you will be subject to trespassing and punishments therein.