BRITS React to Montana Ranch For Sale - Sitka Ranch
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- Опубликовано: 16 май 2024
- OB Daz and Gaynor take a look at a beautiful Montana Ranch for sale.
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What they didn't show is winter in Montana🥶❄☃
This!!!!
It's gorgeous. I'd take all that snow and cold over heat any day.
As someone who survived years being stationed in North Dakota, being in Montana in the winter would feel like sunny Florida...
Deep snow.
Thats No Sh&t
As a Canadian farmer on Vancouver Island I look at this property and see lots of work there, that's a business, not a retirement property. Not much time for play unless you hire a dozen fulltime hands.
I'm a yank and I gotta agree with ya Canuck
There was a large manager house. People who can afford this will not work the ranch.
They dont live there and work the ranch. They live there and lease the ranch to a company that operates it as a ranch. I have a friend who owns 80k acres in Montana and that is what they do too.
For reals.
@@flannelguydiy6458 I have a friend he has 500+ acres. He has a ranch manager and family who live on the ranch. They do 90% of the work. My friend does a lot of hand on stuff too. I preference would be to have 80k of undeveloped land.
Having grown up on a cattle ranch in Texas there is so much to take into account. While you have a ranch foreman to get the cowhands in line and give them their daily orders, a lot of times you do that yourself. You will have to learn how to plant hay and wheat and how to rotate crops. It’s also a good thing to always plant a vegetable garden. Most big ranches like that have their helicopter or fixed wing airplane. Then let’s not forget about the brutal winters. There are times you have to have a rope guiding you from one building to the next so you don’t get lost in white out conditions. There are times baby calves are born and you get a late snow storm, fence line gets torn down and everyone has to go out and find those calves because they are next years money.
Absolutely!!!
I noticed that there were no views of the ranch during the winter months. It does look gorgeous though.
@@dvwilbur exactly lol
And that’s why you have to be a multi millionaire if not a billionaire, to hire a ranch manager & pay all employees very well.
My daughter lives in Big Sky, Montana. Despite being a city girl from Texas who hates the cold, she is enamored. It’s a truly beautiful place.
I'm a Texas gal who lived in Colorado for a period of time but can no longer handle the high altitude.
Isn't Paradise were Ernest Hemingway lived?
Either your family's rich or she's met a rich man, then. Big Sky is EXPENSIVE
@@user-ii4zf5iq3tI just got back from Colorado and it is beautiful as well. And I believe you’re right about Hemingway. It was in the area anyway.
@@ImThe5thKing😂 so pricey! But they got a good deal.
I prefer a tundra…most beautiful thing these eyes have seen
That is a working Ranch!! Not a place to retire!! Big Sky Country!! Beautiful!!
I grew up in Montana, and still have some land there that I will be building on and hopefully moving back to soon. It is a fantastically beautiful place but you do need to be willing to cope with the cold, dark, and snow of winter.
Geez, if someone can afford Sitka then I'm sure there's a nice warm house in Florida they can snowbird to in winter. I'm sure the property manager can hold down the fort while they're away.... 'have fun buddy, I'll see you in April!' 😄
@woodsea434 Same here. It's a truly beautiful area of MT, but also one that's become yet another overpriced enclave for the rich and famous. Because you know there's never enough of them. And yes, if you're used to more temperate climes, better have a snowbird alternative location or be able to cope with long, cold winters. Personally, though, I mourn the cool old places that used to be there. Nearly all have been driven out, replaced by high-priced galleries and such.
Or get a small get away place in FL. north of Orlando or something . would be Nice to have both
I lived near this area that has Sitka Ranch when I was a child and teen. It was cold all year. My dear Dad decided to grow fruit trees that never quite took off because of the cold. I love Montana and now live in Idaho, not far from the border of Montana so my country home has the same rugged landscape and weather that Montana has.
When I lived near Sitka Ranch, my Dad decided to entertain my siblings and I by having a camp out in our back yard. Forgoing a tent we simply got foam pads and put sleeping bags on them with many blankets to keep warm. In the middle of the night we all woke up to snowflakes coming down, landing on our exposed faces. We all rushed inside the house since we didn't want to be covered in snow by the morning. It was Summer and the month was June.
That year it snowed every month of the year, at least a day or two each month. Yes it snowed in June during our back yard camp
out, but it also snowed in July and August too! During the Summer months it would sometimes snow at night but warm up to 60's during the day.
No wonder our fruit trees never produced anything.
To me, Montana sounds delightful. I live in New Orleans -- it's humid and hot most of the year. The crime doesn't help, either.
@@Duke_of_Prunes Please move up then! I used to live in Alabama and loved it, but wouldn't trade Montana or Idaho to move back South again. If you have the right attitude and willingness to deal with the cold we would love to have you! God bless you!
@@crystallevin Thanks! We're waiting on our daughter to finish her degree in Texas. She likes Montana, and is determined to move after school.
2000 acres isn’t all that big for a ranch. It’s fairly big for a farm back east, but there are ranches in Montana that are more than 100,000 acres.
This one looked particularly lovely and surrounded by parks and national forests! Perfect!🤗🐝❤️
I lived in Montana with my then husband at the time. Had our only little girl. It was breathtaking year around. However the winters were brutal. We liked at the base of the mountains. The coldest was 70 degrees below 0.
Holy Smokes! That sounds like Alaskan weather.
Daz was absolutely GLOWING while watching the video...!! 😄
DrVonChilla: I noticed that, too.
He fell in love. It's obvious.
Well, looks like Montana gets Daz. The other 49 can give up hope now.
haha
Montana is gorgeous. Glacier national Park is probably one of the best national parks out there.
This. Completely understand the allure of Yellowstone and why it's held so high with people's opinions. But personally I believe Glacier National Park is even more breathtakingly beautiful
banff/jasper.
I spent a summer working in Glacier National Park when I was 20 years old at St Mary's Lodge & Resort. Best summer of my life. Best national park in the US in my personal opinion.
They are asking $8920.00 per acre. Thats high. Its beautiful but brutally cold half the year. Its more a working Gentlemans Ranch even with 4 1/2 square miles of deeded land. Also, deeded land doesn't say if there is also state lease or BLM (Bureau of Land Management) acreage attached which can sometimes be 80-90% of the total land involved. This would go a long way to mitigate the total cost. You don't own those lands but you are granted usage rights. I have seen ranches with well over 100,000 acres which is over 156 square miles of contiguous land rights. A lot of that type of land is scrub or rough ground that will provide cover for game but will support far fewer cattle than the lands shown in the video. There is a lot to be aware of when purchasing lands here. The median price per acre this year is $2958 per acre up 23% from last year possibly because new listings have dropped by 57%.
There is a ranch in Texas for sale that has 400,000 acres.
Did you subtract out the price of the house and outbuildings?
Must be really arid. We get two good hay cuts a year here in Virginia without having to water the grass.
In the 70s my dad sold his 160 acres in Montana for $100 per acre
You aren't factoring in the houses and other outbuildings so saying it's almost 9k an acre is not really accurate.
I live about 5 hours northwest in Flathead valley and have been through that area quite a few times. It is an extremely beautiful area, although there are many beautiful areas in Montana. The area where I live is beautiful as well, I am about 25 miles west of Glacier National Park.
Well I’m slobbering just looking at it. Absolutely magnificent.
Another thing to keep in mind....upkeep. I am retired (in my 70's), and I have a difficult time trying to keep up with the maintenance on my house. Heck, just cutting the grass with my small, compact tractor is a chore, and I only have 1.2 acres. As you age, everything gets more difficult. Heck, with a house as big as the main house on the Sitka Ranch, it would be impossible to just dust it and vacuum it every week. Then again, I guess if you can afford $26 million for the ranch, you can afford hired help to take care of those things for you.😊
*Of suggestion: I would work backwards with finding an area that's a good fit for you. #1)Define your philosophy on: religion, politics, climate, urban suburban country, economic situation, hobbies, blue/white collar preference, etc. #2)Match your preferences to the area best suited to fit youself as a couple. #3)Find those areas and visit them for a few weeks in each area (lets say during their sports season, in an AirBnB). #4)Visit during the hottest and coldest time of year. #5)Don't move to Winnipeg.
Ask for the Yellowstone Supervolcano discount (laughing)...
And it's getting active lately.
@@user-xg1rp5oj8b Exactly...
One of these days…
That is a STUNNING amount of space for 26.5 million. We have homes in just about every state on only a few acres that go for that much, and this had a main home WITH PUB (so you wouldn't NEED to build one), a guest home, a manager's home, various other buildings, pastures, ponds, farmland and cattle/farm animal raising areas ... not to mention the access to nature/wildlife, the airports, the scenery (forests and mountains). Holy crap, you should put together a co-op and go in on it with a group of people !!! There's plenty of room for it.
There are plenty of apartmetns in Manhattan that cost more. Yeah...apartments. And then you still have to pay a $15,000 monthly condo fee 🤣
Have several family members who are successful realtors. They all advise never, ever buy in a new area until you talk to locals, check out property tax, property insurance and draw backs. Every place has draw backs just make sure you get a full picture.
Not sure about insurance or tax but going to cowboy country from England would be a huge shock - the people are very different there. It’s a very isolated area, winters are brutal with unpredictable and often dangerous wildlife requiring a lot of prep and survival training - becoming proficient in firearms would be a must for example. The area is beautiful but the lifestyle change would be extreme and really getting someone unfamiliar with the area to understand just how rough it could be… well….
Anybody thinking about spending $27M better spend some time and money to know what they're doing, first.
@@Philsh12 I'm an Eastern European who's been living in this area for 20+ years. It's not as doomy and gloomy as you might think. Yes, winters can get rough, but not all the time. 2023 had a very mild winter here and we didn't get much snow. I live in Bozeman and we have everything we need here, but absolute wilderness is just 20 minutes away. You need to know what you're doing if you plan of leaving the town during a snowstorm though.
Clarkson's farm is around 1,000 acres, 3,000 acres is area of approximately 2.1 X 2.2 miles
It’s about 4.5 square miles, 640 acres is mile
That’s a small ranch and a small herd. That’s not even a large farm in the Midwest.
@@PaulAnderson777very few privately owned ranches in the US are larger than 1000 acres and even fewer the ones over 3000 acres. Corporations have bought up and forced out the large farm and ranch owners because the money that is paid for their land as urban areas continue to expand outward and individual building sites bring exponentially more than they'll ever make in a lifetime of farming and ranching. Most younger generation offspring don't share the passion and sacrifice it takes to manage that much land and livestock, the profit margin on crops and meats, beef, pork, lamb, chicken, are all controlled by mega corporations that make it impossible to realistically compete in a fair market because simply, it isn't a fair market anymore. So when the land is passed down it's usually broken up for an instant cash flow that they'd never accumulate trying to continue in the family farm. Also, the profit margin on a huge herd is no more than on a small herd. Every animal is consuming between 10-15% of their total body weight every day in grass, grain, silage,etc. Every cow has to be finished before it goes to market. I won't bother explaining what finishing means because apparently you're already an expert on the industry. Anyway, every animal has to be transported to market. The more animals, the more fuel, the more manpower, the more time and more equipment, trucks, trailers, insurance, maintenance, etc etc..... basically in the end it all breaks out about the same. The huge differences is absorbing loss when the market is lower than typical or when the slaughter houses are so backed up that you can't get cattle in before the end of season and you've got winter a huge herd that you were counting on being sold and making a profit. Now you're going backwards and they're putting on less weight than their consuming because they've already grown to about 3/4 of their maximum body size and to maintain that plus add weight, they consume more than a younger calf that is putting on weight the entire time from nursing and grazing while their bodies are growing at its peak growth stages the first year. Anyway blah blah, I really don't care, the point is you don't have a clue, the overwhelming majority of cattle ranchers and farmers are doing it on less than 1000 acres because if you can't make it work on 1000 acres, there's no way they'll do it with a million acres. In simpler terms, if they can't keep a raft afloat, they damn sure can't take the helm of an ocean liner. My family was raising cattle in this state before it was a state. Do the math junior.
@@dimetrekorsikov5643 LOL. I actually farm for a living. How long as it been since you played on your grandfather's ranch? You're the one with no clue.
For one thing, most farms and ranches in the USA are privately owned. Yes, many are incorporated for liability and tax reasons. But they're still privately owned.
And the margin percentage may be the same on a large and small herds, but 10% of 1,000 cattle is a lot more money than 10% of 100.
Shrug. You clearly have never kept the books on a commercial farm or ranch.
@@PaulAnderson777 I can drive up to the top of the hill and watch my cattle right now, so I guess the last time I played around on my ranch was this morning. And the original comment had nothing to do with ownership, the comment stated that 3000 acres was a tiny farm and 170 head was a small herd. Both are untrue. There's a lot more going on with large acreage operations, we've grown peanuts, soybeans, wheat, barley, oats, Sudan, field peas, corn, alfalfa, millet, plus cattle, horses, hogs..... oh yeah, chickens and guineas, ducks, sheep goats... because that's how you diversify your profit . I was throwing hay before we had color TV, where everybody in a ten mile radius was on the same telephone line, riding bulls with nothing but at shirt or belt around their necks before Nixon left office. And that was all before sunrise because we had to milk the cows first. Really impress me with tales of your eternal debt to your equipment financiers, how much you enjoy owning machines that you can't access the software on, and not finding out how many head are poached because it's damn near impossible to accurately count a large herd with any regularity. But if you don't take anything away from this but realizing the fact that I'm right... well then that's just good enough for me.
Here in Florida, the Bronson Ranch, South of St Cloud, FL. The Conue Creek Rd . Acrage is 65 thousand acres of cattle ranch.
Bronson is a gorgeous area. I grew up in St Cloud and am living in Eastern Montana. Seen both of best worlds.
It's 5 am and I've had one heck of a night. I'm spent but it's nice knowing I've got my Brit family to see. Love from your American family. Behave!
Love that state.
Rural America in the northern states is some of the most beautiful scenery there is. From Oregon to New England and everything in between...the scenery cant be beat. Even as harsh as winter can be in temperatures, the snow covered landscape are amazing. I've been to the S.D. badlands and the black hills...i would love to see them in a blanket of snow.
Beautiful! You should know that Montana, in winter, gets so cold that the lawyers up there often have to walk around with their hands in THEIR OWN pockets. Aspen trees are lovely in autumn as their leaves turn yellow, orange & red among among the dark evergreens.
Born and raised and still live in Montana!! Wouldn't live anywhere else!! Your very welcome to move to the big sky country!! Don't forget the winters 🥶 cause it gets cold here!! But would love ya's moving here ❤
Montana is absolutely gorgeous. I was a child both times I was there but my memories are vivid, even so. I always wanted to go back, but it never happened. I'm thankful for the opportunities I've had. You won't regret a trip there.
I live in Bozeman and I've worked on a lot of properties in Paradise Valley. This is just one of the many insanely expensive but also gorgeous ones in that area. I can tell you that whatever you saw in this promo is ten times more beautiful when you see it in person. Paradise Valley is absolutely amazing! Windy as hell, but stunningly beautiful!
Be prepared for VERY COLD winters with temperatures well below freezing. Also,home prices have increased a lot there in recent years. Beautiful scenery,though. The older I get,68 years old,the more I want a warm climate. I live in Georgia.
If you are planning on retiring to a new property in the U.S. If I were you I would go as small as you could stand. There will be upkeep on any property and the smaller the property, the less upkeep will be required. Just thought you might want to think about that. Good Luck!!!!!!
A ranch like that comes with a staff.
The less you have to pay in property tax.
@@mikedineen7857 yeah fr lmao there's no way somebody is paying $26.5 million for that ranch and not having staff.
Good advice. I would also consider an income tax free state.
I grew up in Montana and am lucky to live here again. It really is an outstanding place to live, if you can take the temperature/weather range.
Montana has easily THEE MOST beautiful land & scenery on earth...yes, there are stunningly beautiful places around the world, but Montana just has that special extra something💖
Buy it guys. While your at it, get me one, too. 😁
I think you could fit all of Manchester in that ranch.
Absolutely beautiful, with 3 towns and 2 airports nearby as well. Keep in mind, a ranch that huge, with cattle, sheep, horses, etc., plus hay fields, big irrigation systems, barns, stables, and much more, would definitely require a few staff to help take care of it - especially after you and your mates have hsd a few Stellas. 😁
I moved from Kent, England to Montana in 2020. I love living here, it's beautiful and if you love the outdoors, it is a paradise. Winters have parts that are very cold and brutal but a lot of it is sunny and clear skies too so we get out and snow shoe on the vast amounts of public land that you can wander almost anywhere on.
Montana is drop dead gorgeous. I'm retired and purchased 10 acres for just under $200,000.00. The land partially borders a State park. 10 acres is more than I need. I can work a few acres for crops and I'd like to have a few farm animals. Winter is no joke lol. But a little hardship reminds me that I'm alive lol. BTW Idaho is also an amazing state. Cheers
Montana is called Big Sky country. I'm not from Montana, but that description is absolutely true. Visiting Montana is amazing, standing there and looking up, the sky really does look like it's farther away than in other places.
But maybe you should react to a "winter in Montana" video next. It sort of is North America's Siberia. It gets cold. And remember the temperatures are F, so subtract 32 and divide by two for a round C estimate.
That's pretty close...it's actually, subtract 32 and multiply by 55% to go from Fahrenheit to Celsius. So yeah, it's just slightly over half or divide by 2.
@@WhatDayIsItTrumpDay Yep. Divide by two gets close. Of course, there's always:
"It's negative 30 degrees out there."
"Is that Fahrenheit or Celsius?"
"Who cares!"
One thing the wind blows pretty good all year round and when they measure the snow. It's never an inches. It's in feet. The winter temperature is around " 0 "
You hit the nail on the head when you said "...have a pub to yourself." The population of that place was 318 people. With an average in January of 9 inches of snow for on 4 days and low temperature of 24 degrees F, NOT for me.
If you build your mushroom house and your "Pub" you can lease out a good portion of your land to cattle people and pay for the ranch that way. You could even keep your youtube channel and post videos of the trials, tribulations, beauty, and realities of owning/running such a ranch.
I live about 475 mi. west by car of Bozeman, Mt. up in the mountains N. of Boise, Id. I moved here from Texas where my great great grandfather immigrated in 1854 from Prussia. While the snow keeps you busy in the winter, the temperatures are much colder but don't feel as cold as a Texas Blue Norther or the rare ice storm. It takes a few yrs. to get use to seeing people walk outside in shorts & no coat with snow on the ground. The video mentioned wildlife but failed to mention any of the local predators. I've rescued a 2 or 3 month old bear cub that was hit by a car. Several of the trees on my property bear marks from cougars using them for scratching posts. My local vet. warned about eagles attacking small dogs & having to sew up somebody's German shepherd that was stomped by an elk cow. None of these issues are a major concern as they are rare occurrences. I live in a town of 275 people with no police dept. because we have no crime. If we do, we just call the county Sheriff.
I live in Paradise Valley. The video doesn’t do the scenery justice. Thanks for this!
I grew up in Livingston, my grandfather had a ranch above emigrant.
I’m very close to Emigrant. I bet you have great memories of your grandpa’s ranch!
You could create a business with horse riding, camping, cookouts, fishing, cabins for guests, etc on top of the horse/cattle business. City folks and families would love this. Especially being next to Yellowstone National Park.
We live in Alberta Canada and are only about 3 hours or so from Montana. We've been a lot on visits..it is a beautiful state..I would pick that one to retire to
Beautiful property. Good job
I am a Canadian living along the US border, a few kilometers north of the Idaho Washington border. I do not know this specific property but the commentator's description seems appropriate. FYI: I lived/worked in Vancouver BC and retired to this region at 55 ... I am now 67. The type of life style described in the video is normal here from northern Washington state thru Idaho to Montana and above the border from SE British Columbia to Southern Alberta. The region is called Kootenay in Canada and the Kootenai in the US. Best Wishes.
Born and raised an hour from Montana. Winters there are long and brutal. Summer, yes it's paradise. Now I'm in Florida.
In US Measurement. 640 acres = 1 square mile. That would be approx. 4.5 square miles.
We live in western Montana (two hours from Glacier National Park) and yes, Montana is gorgeous. I highly recommend if you don't move here, at least visit.
My cousin owns a few acres in Paradise valley. They are waiting for their neighbors to pass on so they can gobble up the acres they have. Another cousin lives in Bozeman. For that sort of open range/ national park experience, I can absolutely recommend this area.
Love it coming to my country and leaving yours❤
I agree. The design, inside & out are very much my taste. If only, yeah?
Cheers!
that was a lovely presentation and tour of the land and houses...so green and full of wildlife....what they didn't show you was THE MOST BRUTAL WINTERS YOU HAVE EVER SEEN...TEMPERATURES GOING DOWN TO 20-30 BELOW ZERO WITH A 35 MPH WIND CHILL....so really , you're only getting to see this for 5 months out of the year....good luck...
My grandparents homesteaded in montana. They were snowed in a small shack for months each winter . They finally moved to southern california and leased out their land
For reference, Disneyland Park is 85 acres, which would mean this is about 35 Disneyland Parks combined. California Adventures is 72 acres. The entire Disneyland resort, which includes both Disneyland Park, California Adventures, all of the hotel resorts, parking lots, and downtown Disney is about 500 acres. So this is about 6 Disneyland Resorts combined.
FYI... The movie "A River Runs Through It" was filmed near Livingston MT....
It snows in Montana from late September to early May. But during the summer it is glorious.
Californian here.
What's the summer temperatures like?
@@LA_HA 80s and 90s. Possibly short periods of over 100. Maybe a week or so.
@@jordan2104 Nice to know. Thank you for your response. I appreciate it
The winter is BRUTAL!
Funny thing they didn’t show the feet of snow it gets in the winter and the -50F temps. Lol
Now show it during winter 🤣
By the way Lady G, Your hair looks Absolutely Stunning in those highlights again.
As a kid growing up in Salt Lake Cuty, Utah, I used to camp near here as a kid. We camped near there probably 6 -8 times. It is great for fishing, hiking, and beauty. It doesnt compare to the Wasatch mountains to me though.
We live pretty good in America!!
I live in the Midwest (st.louis,mo) one thing I like about living here, is by plane it takes at least 2 and a half hours to fly by plane to just about anywhere in the country
Montana has a long winter with 3 feet of snow or more. But it is pretty in the snow too. You just need a snowmobile to get around.
I live in Montana currently. Even to this day I’m still amazed at how beautiful this place is. The sights here are truly unique.
I know how you feel. The Strand Ranch in Montana is still my fave video for a dream property
You can find similar in Enumclaw Washington, McCall Idaho, and Sisters Oregon. I’m a truck driver and deliver cabinets to new/ remodeled homes all over the PNW/NW. If you have any questions about where to plant your roots feel free to reach out!
I love Hall and Hall videos. I have watched them and dreamed for years!
As a Montana Native, I haven’t lived there for years. I ache to go back one day. Winters are not for wimps, but they are also just as special. Soooo homesick!!
The ranch is 4.7 square miles in area
South Dakota,Missouri, Oklahoma, Wyoming all have ranches. New Mexico Too.
The winters are brutal. Nothing like you have ever had in England.
I was raised in Kalispell Montana! It’s beautiful in the summer but it can snow 12 months out of the year and can get down to -50 in the winter. No for the weak.
Beautiful Ranch
Don’t forget, this property is a working property. Not only does it provide home grown food and beef, it is capable of producing wool from sheep and can support a dairy operation. This property earns roughly 1.5-2 million in revenue every year, with beef production, hay and other feed crops, farmer’s market revenue, livestock and horse boarding, air B&B revenue, and film productions (this property is featured in many projects). There are also limitless opportunities for other ventures. There is also an adjacent property, consisting of just over 800 acres that is an expansive horse ranch. It has some amazing equestrian facilities and is almost entirely dedicated to horses. Pairing the two properties together would, imo, truly make the quintessential Montana ranch. There is also a neighboring farm that grows several crops for humans, consisting of about 250 acres. All three together would make the best property and land options you can have in America imo, with nearly a mile of Yellowstone river frontage, and would easily make the property 5-7 million a year in revenue… maybe more…
Like the blonde back in your hair Gaynor
Thank you for reaching to this...The USA is beautiful! I'm lucky enough to have been born here!
thank you
Livingston Mt is like the windiest place in USA, Montana is beautiful but like someone mentioned... winters are brutally cold.. down to -57C (-70F)
Let's go fund this! A couple rentals spread out and an active cattle ranch. Bozeman services a lot of private jets
I guessed $25m. I've been in real estate for 20 years, but it's tricky trying to evaluate other states. Gorgeous property.
If you look here in Texas Hill Country you can find smaller ranches but still quiet and rural I would consider that more of a retirement destination. Kerrville or Fredericksburg up towards Marble Falls. This area gets a lot of retirees aka “Snow Birds” who come down from Northern States to escape the cold
For out west, this isn't huge. 640 acres per sq mile. Consider there are ranches that are 200, 400, 700 thousand acres. Having said that, it is a gorgeous piece of property in a beautiful valley. I'm from Alberta so, yes it can get cold there but even that is beautiful.
Dang i was thinking $85 million!! Love the show, had to subscribe!!!
Hey, I was born in Kalispell, Montana!
3,000 acres is actually small, which means that you two would be able to handle it together. However, before you consider moving to any of the Northern States, i.e. Montana, Wyoming, North/South Dakota, Colorado, make sure you understand the winters that we can have up here. Six feet of snow is normal for most areas, 12 feet or more is common in many areas. And that isn't always accumulated over the winter. That can happen in one storm/blizzard. Sitka Ranch: $26.5 Million
As a Montanan I hope you would also mention the long winters, getting stuck in snow on unplowed roads, summer forest fires, struggling fish in warmer rivers, and what do you know? -- rich out-of-staters who buy property so that locals can't afford real estate. Property owners pay for all taxes here, the newly-arrived governor wants all hunting trophy animals for his rich friends from New Jersey, and Northwest Energy charges whatever it wants to 400K captive customers.
South East Missouri. You're welcome.
We have a farm next to ours that is 1 million Acers and was for sale for 1 billion 10 years ago. Pretty much the whole north east end of Nevada.
That's great at 8600 an acre and for the location!!!!...house barns 150 cattle...pristine...I think it's a steal!!..felicia
If you go make sure it is in late August, as it is too cold in winter and has way too many bugs in May, June, and half of July
You can get a lot for a little in Montana (comparatively to many other places in the US that aren't scrub desert), but there's a couple reasons - 1. Lots of open land 2. It's friggin cold for most of the year. That's why ranches have to be so big if you want an operating one. Half (or more) of it needs to be active hay / alfalfa / food mixed growth, to bail and stack back for the winter so you can feed your animals and not spend all your money to feed them through the winter months. If you work it right, you can have a bit of surplus and the occasional tree management - you'll end up with a bit of extra income on top to take care of supplement feed like sweet mix and such they need.
If you like Montana, I would look into Kentucky. One of the most underrated states beauty wise, it's pretty affordable, has more mild winters than Montana, and is much closer to larger cities like Nashville, Chicago, Cleveland, etc.
Gaynor, hair looks gorgeous ma’am. Daz is a lucky dude
FYI, 640 acres, a section, is one mile on each side This ranch encompasses about five square miles.
I would like to see either one of them keep just the 8 bathrooms clean on their own! 😂
Montana is beautiful. I'm a truck driver and pass through a fair amount
Take a look at properties on Flathead Lake, Montana. I owned property there. Winters are cold, but it is great living there.
Let's go back in January when there's three feet of snow, a 30 MPH wind and ten degrees F.😆
In the1980s I purchased 20 acres in the Rocky Mountains of Montana for $20,000. Best thing I've ever done.