Ranching is an important business in Grand County. Colorado has an open range law. This means if you do not want cattle, sheep or other livestock on your property, it is your responsibility to fence them out. It is not the responsibility of the rancher to keep his livestock off your property. Owning rural land means knowing how to care for it.
Some plants are poisonous to horses and other livestock.
There is a limit to the amount of grazing the land can handle. The Grand County Extension Service can help you with these issues . Even though you pay property taxes to the county, the amount of tax collected does not cover the cost of the services provided to rural residents. In general those living in the cities subsidize the lifestyle of those who live in the country by making up the shortfall between the cost of services and the revenues received from rural dwellers. This information is by no means exhaustive.