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 [...]

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 [...]

Market Trends by: Jim Taylor and Tim Murphy – Hall and Hall Market Trends as a title itself is not fitting for a year end synopsis of 2009 as the ranch market stood fairly still for this calendar year. Portions of the market are seeing volume off by as much as 80%. The activity that [...]

By: John Wells As we drive through the landscape of the intermountain West these days, it is clear that Mother Nature likes change – and forest damaging insects are Mother’s little helpers. We are presently in the midst of a historically unprecedented outbreak of destructive insects in our Rocky Mountain forests. From Colorado to British [...]

Indian Creek Guest Ranch – North Fork, Idaho (Lemhi County) Surrounded by the unspoiled wilderness of central Idaho, this historic guest ranch is located 30 miles northwest of Salmon, Idaho and 11 miles downstream of North Fork along the wild and scenic Salmon River. The property features 2.5± miles of Indian Creek, a large trout [...]

Rapid Canyon Ranch – Sheridan, Wyoming (Sheridan County) Located just 15 miles from Sheridan, the Rapid Canyon Ranch is the only significant ranch property currently available that joins the National Forest on the face of the Bighorn Mountains. Offering complete privacy, the 1,160± acre ranch features a private mountain valley with a dramatic canyon setting, [...]