INTRODUCTION
The Baseleg Ranch is located on 3.5 miles of Silver Creek and the Little Wood River just
40 miles from Sun Valley, Idaho. Originally purchased for the high quality dove hunting
and flyfishing , the ranch has always been a part of Sun Valley's sporting history. On
occasion, Ernest Hemingway would stop to finish his limit of doves at the ranch. Local
hunting and fishing legends Dick Alfs and Ted Werry were part of the people lucky
enough to frequent the duck blinds and sunflower fields for hunting and to cast flies on
some of the most remote trophy trout water in the Sun Valley area.
LOCATION
The Baseleg Ranch is located just 6 miles south of Picabo, Idaho, 7 miles south of Carey,
Idaho and 40 miles south of Sun Valley, Idaho. Airport service goes into Hailey just 30
miles away. The larger airports of Twin Falls and Boise are within 1 and 2 hours away
respectively. The ranch also has a 2400 foot runway and hanger on site. The ranch is
ideally located within easy driving distance to the tailwater section of the Big Wood
River, Magic Reservoir, the Big Lost River, the Little Wood River and the upper reaches
of Silver Creek, in addition to the private 3.5 miles of Silver Creek and the Little Wood
that run through the property.
IMPROVEMENTS
4272 sq ft main residence that wraps around Silver Creek and one of it's waterfalls, log
guest cabin, caretakers residence, garage, shop and kennel. Manicured grounds and
a 60' x 95' hangar sit alongside a 2400' x 100' runway. All utilities are underground
protecting all the views.
RECREATION
The Baseleg Ranch has unlimited private fishing on 3.5 miles of Silver Creek and The
seasonal Little Wood River. The artesian alkaline waters produce healthy populations of
both Rainbow and Brown Trout, with trophy specimens caught every year. The stream
affords the angler with a lot of opportunities to catch fish not just a shot at a few large
browns. The worldwide reputation of Silver Creek and the surrounding waters bring
people to Idaho every year from as far away as Japan and Australia to test themselves
against our selective wild trout.
The ranch has unlimited hunting opportunities and also wildlife viewing. The two
lakes afford duck and goose hunting. Each impoundment has a lava stone duck blind to
hunt from, and it's possible to chase them back and forth between the lakes. The dove
hunting was the reason the owner bought the ranch. Large flocks of the doves come to
eat the wild sunflower seeds. The ranch also sports populations of Pheasant, Chukkar,
Hungarian Partridge, Sage Grouse and a few Quail. The large herds of elk, deer and
antelope move about among an impressive collection of non game species and birdlife,
making this more of a nature preserve than anything. The ranch owner quit hunting the
ranch many years ago and picked up his camera instead.
The ranch is only 40 miles from the world class amenities of the Sun Valley area: fine
dining, shopping, golf, tennis, biking, alpine and cross country skiing, hiking, and fishing.
The recreational potential would make this an ideal retreat, family compound, or
sporting club. With the on site runway and hangar, it opens up the chance to fly in and
out of your own ranch. There is nothing like this property in Blaine County.
ACREAGE
The ranch boasts 1444 acres surrounded by Craters of the Moon National Monument and
Preserve and BLM lands. The bulk of the ranch is managed as wildlife habitat with only
a small percentage in agriculture, approx. 200 acres of high quality barley. The grounds
around the houses are landscaped nicely and maintained regularly. With two individual
lakes on the property, one 240 acres and the other is 4 acres, each with duck blinds, it's
possible to shoot ducks coming and going between. When the ranch was toured by a
prominent ecologist, she described the ranch as one of the most pristine parcels she's ever
seen. All of the indicator species that illustrate the health and vibrancy of the ecosystem
were present in significant numbers. Also on the property are Silver Creek's only two
waterfalls. Throughout the western edge of Craters of the Moon, relics from the area's
native inhabitants are scattered, giving an insight into the past through arrowheads, tools
and the remaining chips from toolmaking. This is a rare opportunity to own the last
pristine section of Silver Creek.
WATER RIGHTS
560 inches of Silver Creek water and 800 acre feet of Little Wood Reservoir water.
CONSERVATION EASEMENTS
As of this writing, no conservation easements have been applied for.
PRICE
$19,995,000 USD