A fifth generation Montanan, Wes was born and raised on his parents’ ranch in the Judith Basin. Since graduating from Montana State University with a B.S. in Agricultural Business, Finance Option and a minor in Economics in 1987, Wes has been involved in grain and livestock marketing throughout the Midwest and Pacific Northwest including nearly a dozen years with CHS, Inc. in Montana, South Dakota and Minnesota. During his eight-year stay in Minneapolis, he spent time as a floor broker at the Minneapolis Grain Exchange and served as president of CHS Inc.’s subsidiary, Country Hedging, Inc. Wes is also a past Director of the Minneapolis Grain Exchange. Wes has been with Hall & Hall Inc. since 2000 and has been a principal and director of the firm since 2003.
The Beartooth Foothills Ranch is located three miles east of the small town of Nye, Montana on the north slopes of the Beartooth Mountain Range. Red Lodge is 45 miles to the southeast via Montana Highways 419 and 78 through Roscoe, one of Montana’s prettiest country drives. Billings, Montana’s largest commercial center, is 70 miles east. The ranch consists of 686± deeded acres comprised of highly sought-after foothills and mountain hay meadows that border the Custer National Forest for one mile. The ranch boasts high-quality habitat for elk, mule deer, and whitetail deer. The famed Stillwater River, one of Montana’s finest freestone trout fisheries, is a mere two and a half miles away.
The Home Place Ranch is 5,212± deeded acres, with a 1,160± acre BLM and 640± acre state lease. A modest house and cattle facilities. All within one hour of Billings, Montana.
Quality southern Montana farm/grass combination available for the first time in decades. An excellent mix of productive farmland, creek bottom, and native range with 1,806± deeded and 640± BLM leased acres.
3,445± acre mountain cattle ranch with extensive grazing permits. 1,000± irrigated acres and native range support upwards of 800 AU seasonally. Remote, scenic, and productive with high ecological value.
8,940± deeded acres predominately used for summer grazing and recreational purposes. Located approximately ten miles southeast of the small college agricultural town of Dillon. Water and habitat for upland birds and big game.
Well-appointed 7,351± contiguous acre foothills ranch 34 miles from Bozeman. New owner’s residence, 60’x110’ shop with attached residence, three guest cabins, pond, asphalt ranch roads, and horse facilities.
