Posts marked: Sporting Pursuits

Dressage? In Montana?  When I think of dressage, Princess Anne comes to mind, or the rarely-televised event in the Olympics, or the perfectly green and manicured rings found in …. Connecticut??  New York state?  In fact, as a born and bred ranch girl from Montana, I wasn’t even sure what dressage was, until I attended a show this past summer right here in the Gallatin Valley.  Do I know anything more about dressage today than in August?  The answer is no, but it was the most beautiful combination of balletic grace and athleticism on the part of both horse and rider that I have witnessed.

Fay Ranches is very excited to present our newest Wyoming ranch for sale, Bird Cloud Ranch. This beautiful Wyoming ranch holds approximately one mile on both sides of the famed North Platte River, just a couple miles out of the western town of Saratoga, Wyoming. A couple weeks ago, we had a few hours to fish this stretch of the river and we were pleased with the number of fish held in the seams of the river. Varying sizes of Browns and Rainbow trout were caught and we are looking forward to the fall fly fishing. Recently a couple trophy mule deer were taken on the Wyoming property adding to the recreational features of the Bird Cloud Ranch.

Don't mistake the above for the retrieving line of dogs that have been inbred to point. It took me longer to lace my boots this morning than it did for my 6 year old English Setter (Riley) to point and retrieve a limit of roosters.

I spent yesterday afternoon with Allison observing the farming and grazing that has taken place this year at Beaver Creek Hunting Ranch. As we all know, both are critical aspects in managing the balance between agriculture and a healthy population of wildlife. I have always enjoyed riding around Beaver Creek Ranch with Allison to compare notes on how the property has produced on the agriculture end and I get to throw in my input on how the property has produced from a recreational standpoint.

I had the opportunity to do some pre-season scouting at Beaver Creek Ranch near Havre, Montana last week and found everything to be just like we left it last fall. The pheasant hatches look like they had a very productive spring given the amount of moisture we were plagued with. I observed a healthy bird population wondering the creek bed and flourishing with all the cover the wet spring helped grow.