The other day I was taking photographs of geese sitting in the fields of  Rivers End Ranch near Custer, Montana. Rivers End Ranch offers the ideal property for one who is interested in both top agricultural production and top quality whitetail deer, waterfowl and pheasant hunting. The property has the ability to earn a significant income from farming which actually compliments the hunting resource. The world famous trout fishing of the upper Big Horn River is less than a 45-minute drive away, making the Rivers End Ranch a multi-season income producing property with ready access to year-round trout fishing. Those features, combined with excellent access just an hour from Billings, make this an exceptionally desirable offering. READ MORE (...)
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Lolo Pass – About 10 miles south of Missoula, Highway 12 takes a 90 degree turn to the west along Lolo Creek up and over Lolo Pass then descending down along the riverbanks of the Lochsa and Clearwater Rivers. It was along this path that Lewis and Clark suffered one of the most treacherous efforts of their journey. It was September when they began their climb to the top of the pass through dense timber on steep slopes. They were hit with an early snowstorm, an event not all that uncommon in this part of the world, making their travels even more difficult.(...)
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Some of the amenities at Sitting Bull include:

• A 8,340 sq. ft Main Lodge with two master suites and four additional guest rooms.
• ADA accessible facilities.
• One R.V. site complete with concrete pad, water and power.
• The “Boone and Crockett club” with custom bar, poker table, indoor waterfall with spectacular wildlife scene. This room is truly set up for entertaining.
• A 40×60 sq. ft. heated and insulated shop complete with office and an insulated walk in cooler for wildlife game processing. We even added a fireplace up at the shop to make working there enjoyable. We also have electric heat at the shop as well.
• An over-sized four stall garage for vehicles that is heated and insulated.
• A separate mechanical/electric room pre-wired for a generator, solar, wind generating system. Designed to feed the main lodge.
• A very modern bunkhouse that is A.D.A accesible with two seperate bedrooms, private bathroom, and it’s own kitchen.
• Four chalets scattered through camp with porches and concrete walkways.
• A recently completed guest center with 3,400 sq. ft. under roof. Complete with large kitchen, dining facilities, comfort station and entertainment area… again all A.D.A accesible.
• Four cabins scattered across the ranch set up for overnite stays.

Sitting Bull Ranch features one of Montana's finest 18-hole disc golf courses, a motocross course, a 500 yard rifle range and 10 hunting blinds.

The ranch is meticulously maintained and features an exceptional set of improvements which include a 8,340 sq. ft. main lodge, a 3,400 sq. ft. guest center, a 2,400 sq. ft. heated shop, four guest cabins, and an array of ancillary buildings used to support this world class retreat.

With a price of $10.995 million, this 10,000-acre working cattle ranch showcases a 5,300-square-foot main home built in 2001, two guest cabins, and an indoor riding arena with a stable.

When contemplating equestrian real estate, buyers should consider the opportunities offered by Choteau Mountain Ranch both indoors and outdoors. The riding arena, (...)
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When I moved to Montana nearly 20 years ago I took a job at Big Sky Ski Resort while studying for the bar exam. Next door there was a nondescript parcel of Montana real estate owned by a timber company destined for big things. This past weekend, a good friend and client invited me there, and I saw firsthand what became of that snowy piece of mountain ground.  It is now Yellowstone Club, the “world’s only private ski and golf community”, and my client/friend has been a member there since its inception in 2001. This Rocky Mountain ski and golf club is located just west of Big Sky, Montana, south of Bozeman and northwest of Yellowstone National Park. It is no secret that its membership, reputed to be less than 350 very lucky individuals, includes the likes of Bill Gates and Justin Timberlake.

With several high speed quads and seemingly far less than one hundred people on the mountain each day, a “lift line” is not in the Yellowstone Club vocabulary. On a powder day, one can literally make an infinite number of fresh tracks. The service at Warren Miller Lodge was incredible. Upon arrival our skis/snowboards were unloaded for us, and after a delicious breakfast buffet, we put on our boots and found our snowboards lying on the snow next to the lift ready for us. Bluebird skies and sunshine made it a perfect weekend that I will never forget.  My son Parker had a fantastic time. You can see him out-snowboarding his old man in the video posted here.

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