Colorado Big game Hunting Business for Sale
What does it take to be in any business for over 45 years? It takes dedication to a quality experience for your clients and guests. Especially in the personalized business of big game hunting where you have a cross section of hunters from all over the world with different expectations. It takes historic attention to details, it takes managing your game animals, it takes great accommodations, it takes excellent food and drink menus. Most importantly it takes a level of care for the client's needs and differing opinions of the expected experience.
Jack Cassidy of Cassidy Big game Hunts is selling the business
Jack, his family, and staff have built the very best of a Colorado outfitting business. 45 years and an average return client rate at 10 to 25 years. Quality of the animals is one key takeaway to Cassidy Outfitters success. Could they increase the number of hunters by 50% and thus increase the profits, yes, they can. However, it would greatly impact the quality of each species they hunt. Jack and his team have always been about quality over quantity. This one theory has helped the Cassidy's build one of Colorados most successful Outfitting businesses.
What does Cassidy Big Game Hunts do to find hunters in a highly competitive business
Marketing the old fashion way is Jacks motto and method. Trade shows, hunting shows and booths, and of course good old word of mouth, and new generations of hunters from current clients. The world of sportsman and hunters is dominated by a few shows every year. Safari Club International is the cream of the crop for outfitting businesses looking to expose themselves to new clients. With over 45 years in business and collaboration with SCI, Jack has premium booth locations at all SCI shows. When I say premium, Cassidy Outfitters is in the top 100 of the 1000's of exhibitors at each show to choose their booth space. Cassidy Outfitters also donates hunts for auction, and this usually parlays into up to 5 new clients a year.
Cassidy Big Game hunts operate a standalone website with 45 years of SEO and website prominence. Having a 45-year record of being on the internet as a big game outfitter has incredible value to a new owner.
Word of mouth is huge in this business, and Cassidy Outfitters has the most loyal of clients to pass that word along of great experiences, amazing hunts and quality of game hunted. Cassidy Outfitters has up to 3 generations of sportsman and woman gracing the halls of their camps and in the shadows of the trees on the lands they hunt on.
Where does Cassidy Big Game Outfitter Hunt in Western Colorado?
Private lands are where the majority of all the land is that Cassidy Outfitters hunts on, with one very important exception. Cassidy Outfitters holds a very special permit. This permit allows Cassidy Outfitters exclusive hunting rights inside the Curecanti National Recreation Area. Yes, you heard that correctly, they are the ONLY outfitter allowed access to the 1000's of acres of National Recreation land surrounded by the Gunnison National Forest, west of Blue Mesa.
Adjacent to the Curecanti National Recreation Area land the Gunnison National Forest is a tract of private land that Cassidy Outfitters has leased for generations. 2200 acres of some of the area's most engaging elk and deer habitat anywhere. From dark timber canyons to broad sage brush flats with creeks, wallows and aspen stands. The Packrat hunting camp is Cassidy's primary hunting ground in West Central Colorado.
Eastern plains hunting with Cassidy Big Game Outfitters
One of the big draws to hunting with Cassidy Outfitters is the easy terrain on the eastern plains of Colorado. Vast expanses of grassland, sage brush, and dotted Cedar breaks, with some Ponderosa tree lined vistas. Spot and stalk as well as glassing prove to be the order of the day while hunting the elusive trophy Whitetail, Mule Deer and Elk in this 100,000-acre private ground hunting property. Yes, you read that correctly, Cassidy Outfitters has over 100,000 acres of private property for you to hunt in the eastern plains of Colorado. Much of the property on the eastern plains hunting ground is crop land and proves to hold great trophy animals for Cassidy Outfitters clients.
What's included in the sale of Cassidy Big Game Outfitting business
Cassidy Outfitters offers you it's hunting leases on over 100,000 acres of private property and the Curecanti State Park permit. This encompasses the Gunnison properties and the eastern plains properties. The outfitting business also comes with cabins, trailer, lodges and all the comforts included in them. No tents, no rigging, no pack saddles, no horses, no mules. Cassidy outfitters operate from hard sided structures with water, power, and kitchens, bunks and bedrooms for sleeping. ATV's and side bye sides for transportation. Each separate lease and area is for sale for $ 750k or $ 1,5 million for the total operation.
Customer lists will be provided as well as the goodwill. Website, and the entire booth in a trailer for SCI shows. After 45 years refining the booth, it is something to behold as far as promotions is concerned. All deposits for coming years will also transfer with contract signed by hunters into 2027 and 2028. Cassidy Outfitters has excellent staff and guides who have shown a willingness to stay with the outfit as well. They know the hunters, they understand the game patterns, and they all know the ground they hunt on.
Cassidy Outfitting by the numbers
For 2026 The packrat camp on the Gunnison is booker for $ 246k with 32 hunters, The eastern plains camp is booked for $ 256k with 32 hunters to date with a few more yet to be accounted for after the SCI shows in Dallas and Nashville still booking for 2026. Guides and staff, Cassidy Outfitters pays the staff the same 2000 per week each, guides or cooks they all make even money. 2027 is shaping up well with good deposits in already and more coming in every day. Yes, you see that correctly, over $500k in gross income so far this year with a few yet to come in. $ 750k each area or $ 1,5 million for both and the SCI booth.
A buyer can purchase the entire business or one of the two areas if that suits you. The goodwill and name go with the entire purchase or it will be reserved for the purchase of the last part of the business. NO DEEDED REAL ESTATE IS INCLUDED IN THIS OFFERING,
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