$12,800,000
Big Timber, MT 59011
MLS# 22108662
4 beds | 2 baths | 3192 sqft
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Property Description
Big Spring Ranch is a classic Montana ranch loaded with aesthetic, operational, and recreational amenities. The headquarters is located just east of Lower Sweet Grass Road beautifully between the verdant irrigated farm ground and the Lower Sweet Grass Creek. The irrigated hay lands are located primarily along the river bottom area and historically have been planted in alfalfa and rotational pulse crops. Land Lower Sweet Grass Creek runs through the heart of the East unit for more than one mile and provides excellent water and cover for a plethora of wildlife. Of the 3192 deeded acres , 253 acres of this unit is irrigated bottom hay land and has features considered to be desirable for allowing food plots for the wildlife.
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Current Price: $12,800,000
List Price/SqFt: 4010.03
Property Sub-Type: Livestock
Listing Date: 2021-06-04
List Price: $12,800,000
Selling Office Comm.: 2
Sellers Preferred Title Company: Sweet Grass Title
Agent Owned: No
REO/Bank Owned: No
Sold Data
Status: Active
Potential Short Sale: No
General Property Description
Total Sq. Ft.: 3192
Total Bedrooms: 4
Total Bathrooms: 2
Total Full Baths: 2
Garage Type: None
Irrigation Water: Yes
Leased Acres: 640
Waterfront: Non-Navigable
Waterfront Name: Lower Sweet Grass Cr
Waterfront Footage: one mile
Legal and Taxes
Covenant: No
Zoning: Agricultural
Taxes: 5233
Tax Year: 2020
Legal: To many to List. Call Listing Agent
Location
House Number: 876
Street Name: Lower Sweet Grass
Street Suffix: Road
State: MT
Zip Code: 59011
County: Sweet Grass
Country: United States
Directions: Call Listing Agent
Geo Lat: 45.874252
Geo Lon: -109.760695
Property Features
Terms Of Sale: Cash; Conventional
Current Product: Cattle; Hay; Horse; Pasture; Sheep; Timber
Outbuildings: Barn; Corrals; Hay Shed(s); Shed(s); Shop; Stable
Utilities: Septic System; Telephone; Well
Mineral Rights: Partial
Irrigation Desc.: Ditch; Flood; Sprinkler; Sub-Irrigated; Well
Surface Water: Ditch; Spring(s); Stream/Creek(s)
Terrain: Hillside; Mix; Rolling
Road Frontage: County Road
Road Surface: Gravel
Views: Meadow(s); Mountains; River/Stream/Creek; Trees; Valley
Fencing: Barbed Wire
Possession: Closing
Supplements
The 2,268 acres of native rangeland on the ranch is comprised of primarily western wheatgrass, bluebunch grass, prairie June grass, and gamma grass. To the west the dry land hay depending on the year, produce over one ton per acre, which can either be cut for hay or grazed. The ranch is perimeter fenced with numerous cross fences, all of which are in good condition. Stock water is abundant and supplied by springs, creeks, and wells throughout the ranch.The Big Spring Ranch is well watered with 16 water rights claimed with the DNRC dating as far back as 1889. There is over a mile of Lower Sweet Grass flowing through the Eastern portion of the ranch.
General Operations
The Lower Sweet Grass Creek is home to both Brown and Rainbow Trout, with the average fish running in the 12-143 range. This stream fishes best in the summer months, from early July to early September. This is dry fly country, and the fish rise eagerly to various attractor patterns and terrestrials.
Wildlife on the ranch covers a broad spectrum and includes, elk, whitetail, and mule deer, antelope, turkey, sharptail, grouse, geese, ducks, pheasant, and sandhill cranes.
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Listing Office: Hayden Outdoors Real Estate
Listing Agent: Mike Sedgwick
Last Updated: March - 11 - 2022
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