Mantle Ranch - Colorado, Moffat County, Dinosaur

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The ranch is ideal habitat for trophy elk and mule deer, and has a diverse population of wildlife species including mountain lion and big horn sheep. The ranch is located in Unit 10, a draw only trophy area. Given the trophy quality of the unit, it is difficult to draw a tag. The ranch and surrounding area have impressive bulls and bucks due to the quality of the forage that enhances antler growth. Hunting is not permitted within the Monument but regulations do permit hunting on the deeded private portions of the ranch. Hunting is also permitted on the thousands of acres of BLM land that adjoin the Monument.

The Yampa River is the last undammed tributary of the Colorado River system, and its free-flowing waters surge through cauldrons of big, untamed Class III and IV rapids. For three months a year (May-July), the Yampa River flows free with fresh, surging run-off from miles above carrying paddlers through colorful canyons of red, yellow and orange. The surging spring rapids of the Yampa River and Green River flow 150 million years into the past, through the heart of Dinosaur National Monument. Fossils of more than half of all the different dinosaurs that lived in North America in the Jurassic Period are found in the Monument. The Green River winds its way through three distinct canyons: Lodore, Whirlpool and Split Mountain all of which contain unique geology and history. Lodore was the first major canyon encountered by John Wesley Powell and his men on their 1869 expedition. At its start, the river twists through a catacomb of scarlet slot canyons, yawning valleys and lush ledges of emerald evergreen and brush.