Mar 10 2010
Kootenai Springs Ranch in the WSJ
Kootenai Springs Ranch in Stevensville, Montana was featured as House of the Day at the Wall Street Journal. Read more at the WSJ Online
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Mar 10 2010
My Travels to Brazil
Posted by:
William C. McDavid
Ranch Partner
Missoula, MT
I have had the great fortune to travel to Brazil twice now through my work with Hall and Hall. We have worked towards the sale of several properties in this fascinating country but the most significant in my mind is a very special place called “Fazenda Santo Antonio do Paraiso”.
This holding includes nearly 400 square miles (255,000 acres) and is located in the Pantanal – our planet’s largest wetland (10x the size of Florida’s Everglades). With over 650 species of birds, almost 100 mammal species, 165 reptiles and over 260 fish it is home to a more diverse population of wildlife than I have seen anywhere in the world. This is to say nothing of the flora!
The Pantanal is also home to a rich culture of cowboys known as the Pantaneiros. These men craft their own tack from leather they tan from their own livestock and travel through caiman infested waters on horseback. Their way of life has been virtually the same for the last 200+ years and is akin to the days of the Old West in the United States. I could have spent months documenting this amazing place in photographs. Nevertheless, I was pleased to at least have the time that I did.
Mar 09 2010
Douglas A. Hall talks to Overseas Living
Overseas Living Article: Investment quality properties in the United States
It should come as no surprise that those seeking to purchase prime sporting properties consider privacy, exclusivity, proximity to public lands, and availability of good water to be the top factors in their search. Properties that have the highest potential for appreciation and liquidity are also very important. The best sporting properties are unique, desirable, and in very short supply. Two key ingredients that make a fishing property ‘investment quality’ are water and privacy. Accessibility is another important factor. If one has to charter a helicopter or a floatplane to access a property, then one has to discount the value that relates to the quality of the water or exclusivity of the property. If it is difficult to get into a piece of property, buyers will typically insist on a substantial discount or select a more accessible property…
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Mar 09 2010
SOLD - 7th Canyon Ranch
7th Canyon Ranch in Lamoille, Nevada
This 80± acre horse ranch is located at the base of the Ruby Mountains near the scenic small town of Lamoille. Improvements include: owners home, caretakers home, heated shop and equipment storage, guest house, stable and indoor riding arena. Senior water rights irrigate 63± acres with creek frontage and two ponds. Only 15 miles to Elko with all services and a commercial airport. $1,600,000
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Feb 26 2010
N Bar Ranch Featured in the WSJ
About 90 miles north of Billings, Montana, the property, N Bar Ranch, is one of the state’s oldest and largest cattle ranches. N Bar, founded in 1885 and comprising grassy foothills and valleys, open meadows and aspen forests, supports 1,500 head of cattle and specializes in raising purebred Aberdeen Angus cows. The white frame buildings of the original ranch headquarters are part of the National Register for Historic Places. Crossed by several trout-filled creeks and streams, the 97-square-mile ranch includes about 51,400 deeded acres and about 10,600 acres of leased lands. There’s a 2,500-square-foot farmhouse, a guest house and an airstrip.
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Feb 24 2010
Bitterroot Valley Mule Deer
Location: Bitterroot Valley. Maclay Ranch. June 26, 2006
I was looking through some old photographs today and came across this shot I took of a group of Mule Deer bucks I spotted on a ranch I was showing a few years ago. It has always seemed to me that a large part of being a photographer is being in the right place at the right time. I do not mean to diminish the importance of knowing how to use a camera but having a subject that presents itself in a unique way is critical. I have always loved photography and I appreciate that living in this part of the world affords me some of the best and most beautiful opportunities available. I am equally thankful to enjoy a career that often puts me in the right place at the right time!
Posted by:
William C. McDavid
Ranch Partner
Missoula, MT
This ranch property was eventually purchased by a client of Hall and Hall’s who is committed to protecting the integrity of this unique holding.`
