By running on 100% deeded land, we have been able to successfully institute a very environmentally sound rest/rotation grazing system. This land based cattle operation provides enhanced, as well as native habitat for a variety of wildlife. Elk, mule deer, antelope, sandhill cranes, sage grouse, and eagles are just a few of the animals and birds you may see on a daily basis on the 71 Ranch.



As you will find out for yourself during your stay with us, cattle work today is still done much the same as it was done 100 years ago… horseback. We have a guest riding string of about 30 American Quarter Horses. The ranch crew has nearly the same number in its cavvy. Most of our horses have been raised, broke, and trained on the job here on the 71 or on our sister ranch north of Elko, the cowboy-famous Spanish Ranch.

We do mighty little of the standard “dude ranch” nose-to-tail trail riding. We want you to experience what the West is all about and take advantage of our wide open spaces. The country around here is still wild and open where you really can get away from it all. At night the owls and coyotes will sing you to sleep while the large mature trees that surround the ranch headquarters shush with the wind. During the day, blue skies and the ever present, unobstructed view of the rugged Ruby Mountains are your scenic companions. There’s lots of country to cover on plenty of fresh horses. Local cowboy and buckaroo traditions are cherished and upheld. We want to share with you the rancher’s love of the land, the livestock and the outdoors as part of our daily life and livelihood.