If you’re a buyer or seller with interest in the western states, Dave will help walk you through any questions. As a private pilot and an avid outdoorsman — enjoying horse trail riding, wing shooting, and fishing, he knows the areas well. He is also a dedicated husband and proud father of two adult children and a grandson. Recently Dave helped direct the Gallatin Valley Land Trust for six years, two of those as its President. He is also a past Director and President of his local church.
Raised in Northern California and the son of a vintner, Deke grew up firmly embedded in the region’s burgeoning wine industry. It was there he learned to appreciate those rich landscapes and the bounty they sustained. After visiting Montana several times as a teenager and seeing the natural beauty, he knew that someday he would make his home there. In 2005, he made the move to Missoula where he now resides with his partner in life, Deana.
Licensed in 2010, Deke offers a decade of real estate related transactional work to his buying and selling clients. To complement his love of the land, he is active in local open space conservation, sitting on two municipal commissions over the last five years. Additionally, he is active in local real estate governance and leadership. He is a graduate of CSU Sacramento with a Bachelor’s degree in Criminal Justice.
Befitting a treasure state denizen, Deke avails himself of all that western Montana has to offer. He is an avid fly fisherman, snowboarder, and hunter. He is a world traveler and makes international adventure travel a priority.
Currently, Deke is licensed as a broker in the state of Montana.
The location of the North Bridger Mountains Retreat is highly desirable, being a little over a half hour from cosmopolitan Bozeman and its commercial airport as well as 20 minutes from a classic small western Montana town. The views of 9,000 and 11,000-foot granite mountain peaks are unobstructed and stunning. The home and entrance are all western, from the moment you approach through the bark-on pole gate and fence to the barn-wood crafted modern ranch home. A babbling brook runs behind the house. A national forest trailhead is just a half mile ride up the road, with access to horse trails, hiking, mountain biking, cross-country skiing, and snowmobiling. Downhill skiing is 20 minutes the other way, at Bridger Bowl Ski Area. This is the complete Montana western retreat package.
In the shadows of the Bitterroot Mountains lies a near-perfect 155± acre assemblage of irrigated pasture and forested hillsides with a complete set of operational and residential improvements minutes from Darby, Montana.
Cherry Springs Ranch is a balanced horse/cow operation with a beautiful home and horse facility. With over 5,850 acres, this conveniently located ranch is minutes from Bridger, Montana.
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.
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.
Situated in the foothills of the Sapphire Range, the 4,506± acre Bitterroot Mountain Retreat offers world-class accommodation in some of the best elk and mule deer habitats in western Montana.
