The Wyotana Ranch

Farm Description

This well-balanced 3,268.16+/- acre livestock and hunting ranch for sale at auction on June 6, 2014 straddles both Montana and Wyoming with Little Missouri River frontage and is just minutes from the northern Black Hills. Held debt-free and under continuous ownership since 1962, this diverse and well-balanced ranch on the edge of the Black Hills of Wyoming contains approximately 2,706.16 contiguous deeded acres (2,480 WY - 226.26 MT) and an additional approximate 342 acres of BLM lease and 220 acres of private lease. Owner rated at approximately 130 cow/calf pairs on an average year, this contiguous impressive ranch unit boasts many fine attributes including over 2.5 miles (approximately 5 miles meandering) of frontage on the year-round flowing Little Missouri River; approximately 325.5 acres of sub-irrigated hay bottoms along the river of which approximately 200 of these acres are new-growth alfalfa (621 tons in 2013); excellent fences with approximately half of these being new and with all being sheep-tight; excellent winter cover and protection not only along the river, but in and around the pine and cedar tree-covered bluffs and ridges in the center of the ranch; 12 livestock reservoirs and a number of water wells; 5 pastures for rotational grazing; a great headquarters with a 3,360 sq. ft. log home featuring 6 bedrooms, 2 baths, a large country kitchen with breakfast bar, formal dining area, full basement, walk-out porches and great views and protection; the outbuildings are older, yet impressive and include a 30x40 shop along with 5 other sizable livestock and equipment shelters set amongst a complete set of corrals complete with tub system, squeeze chute and other livestock handling facilities; an extra set of hookups for an RV or manufactured home are nearby. Lots of personal property will transfer along with the sale of this ranch including several impressive trophy deer mounts taken from this ranch. The game on this ranch is spectacular and plentiful and run the full gamut from a near-resident herd of 15 elk in the last year or so to mountain lion, an abundance of both species of deer, bobcat, geese, turkey and other diverse wildlife species. This ranch deserves your attention as it is a great mid-size and self-sustaining ranch.