In The News
Supporting Healthy Habitat and Spring Range Assessments
By Rob Grainger, Sales Agent, Republic Ranches, LLC Spring is ordinarily the breath of fresh air that we yearn for once the hunting rigs are parked for the season, and we store our gear. After the last covey rises in late February, my mind switches gears to budding trees, strutting toms, quail pairing off, and […]
Sportsman’s Corner: Team Roping
By Jerry Hicks, Principal Broker, Licensed in OR For over 40 years, team roping has been a way of life and a way to blow off steam for Jerry Hicks. When I was a kid, my dad started a small roping club in Prineville, Oregon. At first, I just helped run the steers through the […]
Ranch Photography Techniques
An Interview with Michael DeShore by Matt Konen Photos taken by Fay Ranches broker Michael DeShore were recently featured in a two-page spread and on the cover of Open Fences magazine. We interviewed him to learn about his experience photographing the ranch and some tips for property owners who want to learn to showcase their […]
A Tribute to Community Cornerstones of the Paulina Valley
Small towns and communities anchor many of the rural ranches and farms that are represented by Fay Ranches. These are often communities with one general store, a population in town of fewer than 30 people, and where everyone knows everyone’s kids. These are towns where families have lived for generations and where the closest high […]
Supporting Rural America
By April Churchill Living in Montana, you find yourself in what would be considered a rural area almost everywhere you go. Most of my childhood memories are of my time spent in towns that are less than 1,500 people. I remember spending my summers in tourist towns all over the state where the main street […]
Applying For A Non-Resident Elk License | Montana
By Ryan Bramlette, Ranch Sales, Licensed in MT While quietly navigating the trails of Dancing Bear Ranch on a summer evening a few years back, a client and I came around a corner to see three mature Bull Elk proudly flaunting their velvet-covered antlers. Of course, that encounter got us talking about the hunting and […]
Fay Ranches Sponsors Team Roper Jeff Flenniken
Fay Ranches broker associate, Curtis Ferney, sponsors team roper, Jeff Flenniken. Curtis Ferney has been a Fay Ranches Broker Associate for over 10 years and embodies the four pillars that have guided Fay Ranches’ growth and success: family, conservation, investment value, and sporting pursuits. While Curtis is well-versed in expert ranch brokerage, and brings countless […]
SOLD: Dome Mountain Ranch
By Gregory W. Fay, Founder | Principal Broker, Licensed in MT The famed Dome Mountain Ranch, one of the largest ranches in Montana’s Paradise Valley, has sold. The property was listed for sale for $45m with Greg Fay, the founder of Fay Ranches. The ranch is well-known, boasting incredible habitat throughout its 5,329± acres, and […]
RODEO: A Guardian of Tradition
By Dixie Barry, Farm and Ranch Sales, Licensed in ID, OR The Rodeo Rodeo is a Spanish term meaning a gathering place of cattle, a roundup. Its roots go as far back as the sixteenth century when the Spanish conquistadors and Spanish-Mexicans introduced horses and cattle to the American Southwest. By the early 1700s, ranching had […]
Raised In It
By RJ Patterson, Ranch Sales, Licensed in MT, ID Growing up on a small horse and cattle ranch in Northwest Montana, I never imagined that I would be helping people buy and sell some of the best ranches in the West for a living when I grew up. As a child, I was pretty sure […]
Prescribed Fire: A Habitat’s Favorite Medicine
By Rob Grainger, Sales Associate, Republic Ranches Chances are, if you are enjoying a bluebird day drive in late winter with a moderate breeze, you are going to see smoke on the horizon somewhere. You may worry or even call the local volunteer fire department to alert them of potential danger, but it’s most likely […]
South Dakota Pheasant Hunting: There’s No Place Like It
By Mike Konstant ALC, Designated Broker, Licensed in SD, WY, MT South Dakota is unique in many ways, and there is a reason it has been dubbed “the land of infinite variety.” South Dakota contains more shoreline miles than Florida and the highest point in the United States east of the Rockies. We also have […]
Carbon, Climate, and Trees
By Troy Dana, Designated Broker, Licensed in WA, AK The Runaway Greenhouse Effect occurs when the planet produces more atmospheric carbon than it can absorb by either natural means or through manmade technology. Scientists, government agencies, corporations, and private citizens worldwide are working on solutions to prevent what is perceived by many as inevitable if […]
Navigating the Western Big Game Draw Process
By Drummond Lindsey, Broker Associate, Republic Ranches I have guided and outfitted hunts across the West for three decades and have witnessed the incredible evolution of hunting. Nothing has changed the sport more than the ease and speed of obtaining information. The internet, smartphones, Google Earth, OnXmaps, and social media have all contributed to hunting’s […]
Fay Ranches, Long Standing Sponsor of the Big Sky PBR
Big Sky PBR is considered “Big Sky’s Biggest Week” – a week of community events including three nights of action-packed Touring Pro Division PBR bull riding, fundraisers, vendor village and more. This community event is quite the production. This event utilizes around 100 volunteers, 76 bucking bulls, 40 of the world’s best cowboys, live bands, […]
Conservation Focus | Western Rivers Conservancy Buys Eagle Rock Ranch on the Wise River
By Kimberly Lowry, Broker Associate for Fay Ranches, Licensed in MT The deep roots of the current Split Diamond Ranch registered Angus seed stock operation began somewhat humbly in the scenic Wise River corridor in the 1970s. Owner Steve Buckner fell in love with the stunning property at the base of “Eagle Rock,” adjacent to […]
Rocky Mountain Runoff, What You Should Know
Provided by the team at Yellow Dog Flyfishing Adventures As springtime arrives in the Western United States, trout come to life in search of food. Some of the season’s best fishing conditions can be in late spring and early summer, but with high water and runoff, anglers are faced with a unique set of challenges. […]
Purchasing a Ranch Near a Modern Cowtown, Southwest Montana
By Ryan Bramlette, Ranch Sales, Licensed in MT Today, Americans have more of a variety of lifestyles available, filled with choices that have emerged over the recent months. Many people are fortunate to have the ability to generate income from wherever their laptop and cell phone are plugged in, and their children can be educated […]
Ranching Lifestyle | Calving Production in Winter
By RJ Patterson, Ranch Sales, Licensed in MT, ID With the cattle market fluctuating over the last several years, what can you do to ensure that you get the biggest return on your investment in cattle? For commercial producers the answer is simple: have the lowest calf mortality, and have the biggest calves to sell […]
The Value Investment Difference of a Sporting Property
People think of many things when it comes to investing in land. Recreation, investment, privacy, safety, cattle, farms, timber, mountains, and water features, to name a few. While many of these investments have assets such as leases, timber, crop, or livestock that can add value, the property’s recreational aspects can often drive value much higher. […]
Fay Ranches, A Ranch Brokerage with a Rodeo Problem
Rodeo is a Spanish term meaning gathering place of cattle; a roundup. Its roots go as far back as the sixteenth century when the Spanish conquistadors and Spanish-Mexicans introduced and propagated horses and cattle to the American Southwest. By the early 1700s, ranching had made its way into Texas, New Mexico, and Arizona. Native Mexican cowboys, Vaqueros—Spanish word vaca meaning cow—were hired by ranchers to raise cattle and other livestock. By the late […]
