Steve Rahn is thinking towards the future . . . 

First off, let me throw this out there to NEW customers that are thinking of booking and worried I might sell out before their hunt is conducted. NOT GOING TO HAPPEN! Any potential ranch purchases will take possession AFTER my coming hunting season is OVER.

Silvertine has been my life's greatest passion. I want to retire in about ten years time. I want to see my life's hard work go to someone that has the same passion for this business and ranch as I do. I don't want to step aside from Silvertine for another ten years at least, so would love to stay on and work for the new owners. I feel at this point in my life is an ideal time to offer Silvertine for sale, so I can work with the new owner(s) to offer what I can, and work with there vision so together we can  continues on successfully for many more decades. 

After you drive threw the big front gate, you will enjoy a scenic half mile drive threw mature mixed forest. Giant whitetail bucks and fallow deer will bound across your path. Then you enter the main yard - where you are impressed with the layout of numerous high quality log cabins, fully serviced main lodge, numerous log outbuilding, gardens, pets, horses, and free range chickens. Your stress level drops, and you will feel right at home in this scenic wilderness paradise.

The remaining 800 acres provides diversified old growth boreal forest with mature timber from Spruce, Pine, Birch, Larch, and Poplars. Two year round creeks, numerous meadows and small ponds, an 80 acre pike lake, two large enclosed log heated hunting blinds, 1 log remote cabin spike camp, 12.5 miles of signed trails, and world class wildlife abound, all surrounded by  5 miles of the highest quality perimeter 8' high game fence.  

I have always believed that the hunt ranching industry is the future of big game hunting, this is why I sold my "free range" guide areas in BC back in 2007. Ever since then, I have put all my efforts to building Silvertine to be one of Canadas premier Fair Chase hunt ranches. I honestly feel now is an ideal time for someone to step in and continue on, as this ranch is fully TURN KEY. Fully self sustaining with its own breeding programs for Elk, Whitetail, Fallow, Wisent (European Bison), Tibetan Yak, and Urial Sheep. I also have access and long term relationships with other breeders of numerous other breeds of game animals. 

Silvertine comes with all necessary equipment and lodging to operate a year-round business, and if the new owners wish, I am wanting to stay on and offer any help.  I am the sole owner of Silvertine, and it is a fully licensed Game Farm by Saskatchewan's Ministry of Agriculture. I have been a "free range' outfitter a few times, and I will tell ya, this industry is not limited by quotas, poor wildlife populations or quality, private and public access, first nations issues, or competing with other resident hunters in the field. 

This premier game ranch is a 25 minute drive from Meadow Lake Saskatchewan for supplies. For the hunters that fly, it's located 4 hrs north of Saskatoon International Airport and 4.5 hours east of Edmonton International Airport, allowing your clients to fly directly from other locations in North America.  Majority of the excursions are 2-3 days and are ideally suited for guests that have time restraints. The hunts can be as challenging or as easy as the clients wishes or their physical abilities allow. If they want the comfort of the main lodge or a rustic spike camp this ranch can accommodate anyone's wishes. This ranch is Canadas largest forest block under license, and creates a very "fair chase hunt" and all our hunts offer a 100% Guarantee Opportunity.

From a farming point of view, this ranch is set up with all necessary corrals, handling facilities, and breeding stock with the best genetics in Canada, just look at the quality of animals Silvertine harvests each year. You will start right off - your first year in business- by taking advantage of a lifetime of quality game breeding, outfitting experience - and a full season of booked clients. This is the perfect opportunity  for a new operator to step into Silvertine and start off on the right, profitable foot.

This operation is a very elite business, being probably the ONLY hunt ranch in Canada that offers not only the hunting and its own game breeding. But also numerous opportunities in  eco-tourism , guest ranching, B&B, retreats, year-round wildlife tours, guide/wilderness schools, guided local fishing, waterfowl hunting, or even down the road do some free range hunts like deer, bear or moose in the area also exist. There is so much possibilities all from this one location/lodge. The sky is the limit, it's only limited by how ambitious you want to be. 

​Below is a list of all the assets that come with the sale of the company as well.

Silvertines Assents:

*5 - titles (5X160acre) of forested land. $1,400,000 bare land values
*6 miles of predator proof 20 horizontal strand (knotted Verticals wire every 6") 12.5G high tensile galvanized game fence, valued at $15/foot = $475,200.00
* 8 Breeding/winter pens with electric stock waterers, hydraulic elk and deer squeezes, handling corrals and tunnels. $65,000.00
*(Soon to be re-built) Main Lodge 24'X28', Grid power,  1 bedroom, 1 bathroom, kitchen, dinning area, living room. fully furnished with numerous ranch trophy mounts. $155/square foot price = $104,160.00, Contents $80,000
*2 guests log cabins, 12'x14'  with 4 foot porch, sleep two fully furnished, electric lights/plugs with electric and wood heat. $45,000
*1 log cabin 12'x14' with 16'16' upstairs (sleeps 4 guests). electric lights/plugs with  electric and wood heat. $38,000
* Campfire pit area
* Fenced yard with garden plot.
* All underground Electric grid power. $42,000
* 224' deep well excellent potable drinking water at 35 GPM $21,000
* 1 base camp log outhouse with pumpable tank. $4,500
* 16'x14' small log work shop. $14,500
* 12'x16' walk in cooler with two large deep-freezers. $8,000
* 12'x12' covered skinning area, 13,000lb electric winch, wooden floor with large grate drain, and ample lighting for working at night. $21,000
* Two skid-steers (743 Bobcat & Mustang 2054) with numerous attachments. (Backhoe, Augers, Buckets, Game fence roller, & Bail Forks) $60,000
* Hitachi Track hoe UH122LC $45,000
* 2022 NEW John Deer Mulit-Passenger Utility Vehicle $24,000
* 2006 Polaris Ranger 6x6 $8500
* 2004 Honda 350 quad $3800
​* 2010 6x6 Argo $8500
* 2004 Elan snowmobile $1500
* 60" Rough cut mower $1000
* Fully stocked shop tools and garden tools for construction and day-to-day needs. $25,000
* 28' - 4 large compartment aluminum gooseneck 4-STAR stock trailer for hauling elk or bison. $32,000
* 32' flat deck gooseneck trailer with double dully axels. $20,000
* 8'x8' Log chicken house and chickens $4500
* 12'x16' log spike camp sleeps 2 hunters with kitchen and table/chairs.
* Numerous log outhouses throughout property. $32,000
* 1 - 12'x12' large elevated enclosed wood heated log hunting blind with viewing platform on roof. $18,000
* 1 - 8'x8' log (electric heated) deer hunting blind. $8,500
* 2 - Covered hunting deer bait feeders. $4,000
 
LIVESTOCK INVENTORY (Spring 2022):
* 45 cow elk (best genetics in Canada) $4500/cow = $202,500
*30 new bred cows purchased, to arrive fall 2022 $4500/cow = $135,000
*30 bull elk numerous ages (harvest age 4yrs old) $12,000avg/bull = $360,000
* 30 head of Pure and Hybrid European Bison (Wisent) mixed ages and gender(Only herd in North America) $250,000
*15 new bred Plains Bison cows purchased, to arrive fall 2022 $3500/cow = $52,500.00
* 4 White Bison bulls $80,000
* 20+ whitetail does $2,500/doe = $50,000
*15+ whitetail bucks (Average harvest age 2yrs old) $5500avg/buck = $82,500
*20+ Fallow does (Black, Ginger, & Menile colors) $2000/doe = $40,000
*12+ Fallow bucks (Black, Ginger, & Menile colors)$4500avg/buck = $54,000
* 10 Breeding age Tibetan Yak cows $2500/cow = $25,000
* 2 Breeding age Tibetan Yak bulls $4000each = $8,000
* 4  - 15-20 year old dude broke trail horses and all riding and pack tack. $3000each plus tack = $20,000

I am willing and hoping to stay on and work for the new owners for 5 years with wages included in the purchase price.

​Some office equipment, numerous Websites & Domains with 20+ years of history trafficking.

INCOME GENERATION:
Like any business, it needs security of producing income. With an established breeding program of elk, bison, whitetail and fallow deer, and Yaks. This ranch annually will produce between $600,000-$800,000 in game sales per year (based on 2017-2021 in animal sales. With more and more breeding stock elk cows coming of age each year, this number continues to grow, and is predicted to be well over $1,000,000 annually in the next few years. Long term relationships with other breeders are established, so if the new owners want to buy stocker game (Elk bulls, Whitetail Bucks, or Bison) for hunting it's very possible. 

The ranch is layed out to operate 2-3 guides with clients with ample elbow room so hunters never feel crowded and offer optimum safety and trophy selection. Lodging can accommodate max 8 clients at one time. Financial statements and cash ledger books are available for serious buyers only.

ASSETS ALONE ARE APPROX $4,045,960.00CAN 
SILVERTINE BUSINESS APPROX VALUE $2,800,000.00CAN

Asking $4,950,000.00CAN

Price is subject to change as assets develop and continue to increase each year.