Secluded Living

Location:

The ranch is conveniently located just 3 miles southwest of Melstone, Montana in the foothills of the Bull Mountains. Access is by paved road and about a mile and a half of county gravel. The ranch is about 32 miles east of Roundup and about 77 miles northeast of Billings.

Ranch Size:

The department of revenue indicates the ranch contains 481 + deeded acres. There are about 75 acres of irrigated hay land. Owners get at least two cutting of hay and put up about 250-300 tons. The balance of the ranch is pasture, meadows and timber.

Water:

Sources of water include a well, a waterline with water tanks, and irrigation water from a canal. The Delphia / Melstone Irrigation ditch runs through the property for one mile. Water Right Abstracts are available.

Wildlife:

The habitat on this property is ideal for Elk, Deer, Pheasants and occasional Turkey. Food plots such as millet, barley, corn, and oats would help increase the wildlife numbers. Owner is in the process of obtaining a Bird Hunting Preserve Permit. In the fall the Elk come down out of the timber and feed on the hay meadows of this ranch and the neighboring ranch.

Improvements:

Just off the county road is a modest set of buildings that include a home, sheds, and corrals with electricity, water, and telephone. Owners have not been living in the home. They rent a home just across the county road.

Climate:

This property is in about a 14 inch precipitation zone with about a 115 day growing season. Climate reports indicate that this area receives about 60 inches of snow during the winter months.

Comments:

This would be a perfect retirement, hunting or horse ranch. The property is all in a block on the east side of the county road. The Timber is home to Elk and Mule Deer and the lower lands are home to Whitetails and Pheasants. Property has good hay production and there are a modest set of buildings.

Price:

$ 720,000