The Opportunity
This special Sealed Bid Portfolio Offering of the Rudio Mountain and Bear Creek Ranches, located in the heart of Oregon's John Day River Valley, provides a significant investment opportunity to acquire two spectacular ranch properties in their entirety or in parcels, ranging in size from 160± to 14,809± acres - all with outstanding big game hunting, year-round creeks, and well-stocked stands of ponderosa pine and Douglas fir timber. The corporate seller has reduced prices by over $12,000,000 for this Sealed Bid Auction with Published Reserve Prices starting at $400 per acre!

The 37,263± acre Rudio Mountain Ranch is located between the North Fork John Day River and John Day Fossil Beds National Monument, and is  surrounded by primarily BLM lands and the Malheur National Forest.  The property has potential carbon credit values, based on a Carbon Report prepared by Ecotrust Forest Management, Inc. There also may be conservation opportunities for habitat and riparian enhancement along creeks tributary to the John Day River.

The 4,865± acre Bear Creek Ranch is located between the ranching communities of John Day and Prairie City, with year-round access from Highway 26. The ranch overlooks the John Day River Valley and has spectacular views south of the Strawberry Mountain Wilderness with a USFS grazing allotment for 200 cow/calf pairs for 13,704± acres in the Malheur National Forest, to be assigned to a new owner.

Financing may be available to purchase Rudio Mountain Ranch or Bear Creek Ranch from Northwest Farm Credit Services.