Midwest Land Group is honored to present the Catcher Ranch, a premier cattle and recreational hunting property located in an area that is rich in Oklahoma history and well renowned for world class whitetail hunting! The ranch sits just 3.5 miles SE of Stuart, OK and 14 miles west of McAlester. Catcher Ranch has a total of 2960 acres M/L, that is completely fenced. The ranch has majestic rolling hills with over 800+ feet of elevation changes that offer breathtaking and scenic views of the countryside. The fertile creek bottoms of Coal Creek and Coon Creek provide the preferred cover and seclusion for mature whitetails to roam unpressured. Coal Creek snakes through 4+ miles of the Northern and Eastern portions of the property and Coon Creek has 2+ miles of creek banks to the South. Approximately 47+ ponds, some of which were stocked by the current owner, are spread across the ranch providi...
Midwest Land Group is honored to present the Catcher Ranch, a premier cattle and recreational hunting property located in an area that is rich in Oklahoma history and well renowned for world class whitetail hunting! The ranch sits just 3.5 miles SE of Stuart, OK and 14 miles west of McAlester. Catcher Ranch has a total of 2960 acres M/L, that is completely fenced. The ranch has majestic rolling hills with over 800+ feet of elevation changes that offer breathtaking and scenic views of the countryside. The fertile creek bottoms of Coal Creek and Coon Creek provide the preferred cover and seclusion for mature whitetails to roam unpressured. Coal Creek snakes through 4+ miles of the Northern and Eastern portions of the property and Coon Creek has 2+ miles of creek banks to the South. Approximately 47+ ponds, some of which were stocked by the current owner, are spread across the ranch providing ample water supply for cattle, fishing, and wildlife. There are multiple hidden gems to the property like the old “hand built” wooden home and the 3+ miles of abandoned Union Pacific railroad tracks and old wooden railroad bridges that sit either on or adjacent to the property. Contiguous properties of this size, with such diversity and history, are rare and extremely hard to come by!
Catcher Ranch boasts an approximate land mix of 75% pasture lands with native and Bermuda grasses and 25% timbered acreage. This mix offers abundant grazing opportunity for large cattle operations and provides great diversity for a multitude of native wildlife like deer, turkeys, quail, and more to thrive. At its peak the ranch’s active cattle operation was some 270 cow/calf units with 14 bulls and it could potentially handle a larger operation. With extensive cross fencing, the property has over 10 different grazing pastures and includes 4 cattle pens that are placed strategically throughout the property. Improvements on the property include 2 barns. The first barn is a 40’x 60’ with a concrete floor and the second is a 30’x 70’ with a dirt floor. The barns total a combined 4500 sq. ft. of shop and storage space for hay, feed, tractors, implements, and other farm equipment. There is also a 40 ton feed bin, a set of Tru Test 12 volt cattle scales located near the barns, and 3 water wells in different areas around the Ranch with electric utilities.
Besides providing excellent facilities and capabilities for cattle, perhaps a very appealing feature of the Catcher Ranch could be for big game hunters. Catcher Ranch is within ½ mile proximity to the McAlester Army Ammunition Plant (MCAAP). MCAAP has partnered with the Oklahoma Department of Wildlife (ODWC) for over 55 years offering a “controlled hunts program” that has produced successful harvests (over 177 Pope and Young trophy whitetails) with only primitive archery equipment. Over the years, these carefully managed trophy hunts at MCAAP have positively impacted the surrounding land owners with world class trophy whitetail hunting opportunities. Combining the proximity of the managed MCAAP with the elevation changes, diverse cover, plentiful food and water sources, plus fertile creek bottoms of Coal and Coon Creek, you have a winning combination for world class whitetail hunting.
If the ideal cattle operation opportunities and stellar hunting opportunities are not enough, Catcher Ranch also provides its new owner with annual surface lease income from oil and gas activity of $8,000+ per year with the potential to increase in annual value as contracts expire within the next few years and the contracts may be renegotiated if the owner so elects.
Do not miss your opportunity at the chance to own a ranch that is so rich in history, turn key for a cattle operation, primed for trophy whitetail hunting, and is very unique! Call today to schedule a private showing!