Exhibit
      31





I,
      John
      Works, certify that:





1.
      I have
      reviewed this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September
      30,
      2006, of Rancher Energy Corp.;





2.
      Based
      on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material
      fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made,
      in
      light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading
      with respect to the period covered by this report;





3.
      Based
      on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information
      included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial
      condition, results of operations, and cash flows of Rancher Energy as of, and
      for, the periods presented in this report;





4.
      I am
      responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures
      (as defined in Exchange Act Rule 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) for Rancher Energy
      and
      I have:





(a)
      Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure
      controls and procedures to be designed under my supervision, to ensure that
      material information relating to Rancher Energy, including its consolidated
      subsidiaries, is made known to me by others within those entities, particularly
      during the period in which this report is being prepared;





(b)
      Reserved;





(c)
      Evaluated the effectiveness of Rancher Energy’s disclosure controls and
      procedures and presented in this report my conclusions about the effectiveness
      of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered
      by this report based on such evaluation; and





(d)
      Disclosed in this report any change in Rancher Energy’s internal control over
      financial reporting that occurred during Rancher Energy’s most recent fiscal
      quarter (Rancher Energy’s fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report)
      that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect,
      Rancher Energy’s internal control over financial reporting; and





5.
      I have
      disclosed, based on my most recent evaluation of internal control over financial
      reporting, to Rancher Energy’s auditors and the audit committee of Rancher
      Energy’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent
      functions):





(a)
      All
      significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design of operation
      of
      internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to
      adversely effect Rancher Energy’s ability to record, process, summarize and
      report financial information; and





(b)
      Any
      fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees
      who
      have a significant role in Rancher Energy’s internal control over financial
      reporting.







/s/
                John WorksName:
            John
                WorksTitle:
            Chief
                Executive Officer and Chief Financial OfficerDate:
            November
                14, 2006