The Black Bear Ranch is a premier recreational property that lies at the head of the Bitterroot Range within the Murphy Creek drainage of western Montana. The ranch has an excellent combination of irrigated meadows, rolling grasslands and forestland with unique rock outcroppings that extend into USFS lands. Murphy Creek meanders through the property and feeds a scenic pond that attracts a variety of wildlife throughout the year. There are two residences on the ranch: a cozy log home and a ranch manager’s residence. The area offers a multitude of recreational pursuits including fishing the Clark Fork River, hunting various game species, golfing, sightseeing, whitewater rafting in the Alberton Gorge, horseback riding or hiking on USFS lands, camping, bird watching and mountain biking on the Hiawatha Trail.
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Above the banks of the Bitterroot River, this perfect Montana retreat offers fantastic fishing and wildlife viewing and access to recreational activities year-round. Watch eagles, osprey, and hawks while beavers and otters swim. Take an evening walk along the bench above the river, where it’s not uncommon to catch deer, elk, and occasional moose, working the river bottom. Fish the Bitterroot River’s main, east, and west fork, or grab your bicycle and catch the trail that runs to Missoula.
This Montana ranch has 1,280± acres of BLM and State lease ground, dryland wheat fields, grazing, year-round Cottonwood Creek, and numerous seeps & springs. With world-class upland bird hunting for sharptailed grouse and Hungarian partridge, big mule deer, black bear, lion, bobcat, and antelope, the hunter will be in Heaven. The big canyons and coulees are famous for known dinosaur and fossil deposits. Grand views of the Pryor/Bighorn Mountains and the Eastern Rocky Mountain Front set the scene.
This legacy property, checks all the boxes on your agricultural, conservation, recreational, and investment property list with a set of working improvements – all within a serene setting rarely available in Montana. The expansive landscape makes it an ideal option for multi-generational families. Its easily-accessible location allows for an authentic Western experience. Grasslands, sub-irrigated meadows, and water rights, make it a highly productive ranch with potential for a conservation easement.
Just 10± minutes from downtown Bozeman and less than 15 minutes from Bozeman-Yellowstone International Airport, this perimeter-fenced property sits in the shadow of the Bridger Mountains. A 3,722± square foot, three-bedroom, four-bathroom home, and large 40-foot x 75-foot shop sit in the center of the property. Five fenced pastures make this property perfect for the equestrian. No covenants, restrictions, or zoning allow this to be a blank canvas for a new owner.
This property includes pivot and wheel line irrigation and 1,930± feet of Parrot Ditch. The irrigated land is suitable for a remarkable variety of wildlife, including mule and white-tailed deer, antelope, upland game birds, and waterfowl. A 2,400± SF, 3 bed, 1.5 bath home welcomes a new owner. About an hour from Bozeman, Montana, and just 10± minutes from Twin Bridges in the tightly held Jefferson River Valley, this property boasts some of the country’s most breathtaking scenery, with views of 3 mountain ranges.
This property includes 1.1± miles of springs about 5 minutes from Whitehall, Montana. Views of the Tobacco Root and Highland Mountains surround the property. The wildlife habitat on the ranch attracts white-tailed deer, turkey, pheasant, and waterfowl. The Jefferson River, just down the road from the property, is one of the many world-famous trout streams in the area. This ranch holds tremendous potential for a spring creek enhancement project. It is a relatively blank canvas with unlimited potential for recreational development.
World-class trout fishing and waterfowl hunting on this Montana riverfront land offer approximately 0.25 miles of water frontage of the Bighorn River. The two identical 2,000-square-foot luxury cabins on the ridge overlooking the river are located 1.5 miles outside Fort Smith, Montana. At the foot of Yellowtail Dam and the surrounding Bighorn Canyon National Recreation Area, it has ample opportunities for water sports on the lake and camping in the seclusion of the wild Montana wilderness.
This Montana lodge sits just one mile downstream of the Yellowtail Dam offering riverfront acres on one of the most iconic flyfishing tailwaters in the lower 48. With one of the highest concentrations of wild brown and rainbow trout per mile in the west, the Bighorn River is an angler’s paradise. The property has over 0.25 miles of river frontage, a gently rolling topography of chokecherry and buffalo berry bushes, willows and cottonwoods, a spring, and several small coulees.
This property boasts about a half-mile of both sides of the Teton River. The Missouri and Marias Rivers are just a short walk away, and all three rivers can be seen from Vimy Ridge on the property. The ranch is contiguous to thousands of BLM acres that adjoin State Land. Ample wildlife call this area home, including deer, antelope, upland birds, and waterfowl. A recently updated 2 bed, 1 bath off-grid cabin could be used as a private retreat or vacation rental. The property is 10± minutes from Fort Benton and its airstrip, and 40± minutes from Great Falls and its commercial airport.
This Montana property is mostly irrigated with about half a mile of blue-ribbon trout frontage on the Big Hole River and a stocked pond. Across from the property, State land turns into BLM and National Forest. The property and the nearby public land are home to a variety of wildlife. No expense was spared when building the 9,322± SF, 4 bed, 4.5 bath home. Outbuildings include a barn/workshop, 4-stall horse barn, gazebo, and greenhouse. This property is a few minutes to Melrose, Montana, and 30± minutes to Wise River, as well as Butte and its commercial airport.
This Montana cattle ranch is nestled in the scenic Flint Creek Valley in Western Montana with acres of fenced and cross-fenced irrigated meadows providing excellent production value and rotational grazing opportunities.
The ranch attracts abundant wildlife to the area. A population of elk and deer frequent the ranch. The headquarters consists of a comfortable 1-level 2-bed/2-bath ranch home and a second historic home that could be renovated or replaced as a guest house or second residence.
This Montana ranch provides a buyer a unique opportunity to secure a long-held ranch property that a family has tightly held for some time. This new-to-the-market opportunity offers an investment-minded buyer looking to explore possible wind energy or solar project close to an existing proven project: one of the best-producing wind farms in the nation! In an area of excellent grazing for cattle and sheep, along with almost endless recreational opportunities, the future for this ranch is bright.
This Montana hunting land property sits below the towering Mission Mountain Range in Northwest Montana. The habitat on the ranch has created a sanctuary for wildlife, including a population of pheasants and whitetail deer. In addition, there are irrigation rights that will allow for some agricultural production on the property. Numerous build sites exist on the property, all maximizing views of the creek bottom on the property as well as the Mission Mountain range in the distance.
Located outside Roberts, Montana, and as the first private ranch below the Cooney State Park, this beautiful ranch provides open water year-round via the outlet of Cooney Reservoir on Red Lodge Creek. The year-round open water is a magnet for waterfowl during colder months. Red Lodge Creek offers exceptional fishing for rainbow, brown trout, and walleye. Pheasant, deer, black bear, mountain lion, bobcat, geese, sandhill crane, a variety of ducks, and the occasional elk inhabit the property.
Montana’s beautiful Clark Fork River Valley is now a quiet ranching community and home to a unique Montana ranch. With its diverse and abundant wildlife population and rolling landscape, the property is a rare Montana property in a desirable location. A beautiful 3,000± square-foot off-grid log home rests on an open ridge, maximizing views of the valley below. From well-constructed mountain roads and trails and improvements, the ranch is the ultimate turn-key opportunity.
This Montana property with houses is an opportunity to own a turn-key operational ranch, fine-tuned to provide ease of management and maximum enjoyment. Recreational pursuits on and around the ranch provide the ability to pursue some of the finest hunting and recreation. The ranch is close enough to town to be convenient but far enough away to unplug. The renovated home and outbuildings provide a clean, comfortable place for a seasonal getaway or permanent place to call home.
This beautiful Montana farming property is an opportunity to own premium farming land offering a private creek within minutes of Bozeman and all its wonderful amenities. A highly desirable piece of property in the north end of Gallatin Valley, it offers incredible mountain views, private creek fishing, some of the best soils for agriculture in the valley, and multiple wildlife species, combining views of 5 surrounding mountain ranges, excellent trout fishing, abundant wildlife, and premium farm ground.
This mountain ranch is secluded, yet close to Helena, the capital of Montana. The region features an abundance of water, including lakes region with Canyon Ferry, Hauser Lake, Holter Lake, and Lake Helena, offering a variety of summer watersports, fishing, and four-season recreation. Flanked by Mount Helena and surrounded by thousands of acres of National Forest, BLM, and State Lands making up much of the protected landscape, this region serves as an excellent starting point for recreation and enjoyment.
This ranch checks many boxes for a prime western Montana property: live water from Racetrack Creek, Flint Creek Range mountain views, quality improvements, extensive meadows, and wildlife. If you’re looking to run some cow-calf pairs, keep some horses, or other stock, this could be an ideal ranch. If you just want to get away, relax in your garden, enjoy the wildlife found in the Rocky Mountains, hike, hunt, or fish, you couldn’t be in a much better location.
This property boasts about half a mile of blue-ribbon trout frontage on the Big Hole River. Already divided into 5 parcels, the property makes up a subdivision that is approved by the county. The 30± acres could also be a blank slate for a private riverfront retreat. White-tailed deer, elk, bear, duck, geese, and other wildlife call the thousands of acres of surrounding public land home. Easily accessible off MT Hwy 43, less than 15 minutes to Wise River and its airstrip, and 20± minutes to Butte and its commercial airport, it is easy to imagine spending days fishing on your property while being close to amenities and airports.
This unique Montana property is conveniently located near Bozeman, Livingston, the Yellowstone River, Yellowstone National Park, and Big Sky. Surrounded by the Absaroka, Bridger, and Crazy Mountains, Tract 1 is improved and ready for building with a newly constructed private lane and electric. This is the ideal location to build your dream home. This unique property is one of only five lots that presents a rare opportunity to live in one of the most desirable areas of Montana.
