Posts by Joe Rudolph
Redrawing the Risk Map: How HB25-1182 Could Reshape Insurance for Colorado Ranches
In recent years, rising wildfire threats and increasing property insurance costs have grown as major concerns for landowners across Colorado—particularly those managing large rural properties…
Read MoreExploring Winter Recreation: Embracing the “Off-Season” on Western Ranches
Owning a Western ranch provides a unique opportunity to immerse yourself in the region’s premier winter recreation, all just outside your doorstep. With access to…
Read MoreA Once in a Lifetime Colorado Bighorn Sheep Hunt
Growing up in the flatlands of Indiana, hunting Rocky Mountain Bighorn Sheep in the vast wilderness areas of the Mountain West never even crossed my…
Read MorePreparing Your Mountain Ranch for Market
Across the mountain West, Fall is typically a pivotal time of year for landowners. Focus often turns to near-term activities and obligations such as putting…
Read MoreUnderstanding CPW’s Ranching for Wildlife Program: Landowner Perspectives
The Ranching for Wildlife (RFW) program in Colorado has become a coveted opportunity for Colorado resident hunters since its inauguration as a pilot program in…
Read MoreImproving Ranch Values Through River Restoration
Riverfront and live-water land holdings represent some of the most desirable and least abundant ranch investment opportunities in the Mountain West. The persistently limited inventory…
Read MoreLandowner Hunting Licenses Across the West
For dedicated big game hunters, the anticipation of drawing a hunting license for the year ahead is second only to the anticipation of the hunt…
Read MorePredator Management, Colorado Ranchers, and Gray Wolf Reintroduction
On December 8th, 2023, a federal ruling went to effect that allows the State of Colorado to move forward with the reintroduction of gray wolves,…
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