Catskill Game Farm Sells For $1.9 Million The beloved Catskill Game Farm has new owners to the tune of one point nine million dollars. The new owner says they will keep the history and significance of the old Catskill Game Farm. I remember visiting the Catskill Game Farm on field trips as a kid when we were in school. It was amazing to see all of the animals and the adventure of the park. At its peak, it had more than two thousand animals even the famous April the giraffe. According to HudsonValley360.com, the Catskill Game Farm opened in 1933 and ran until Columbus Day, October 9, 2006. They were open for seventy-three years. Over the past nine years, Ben and Cathy Ballone have owned the property where they offered camping and self-guided tours. They also transformed the old giraffe house into an inn.