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Cielo Vista Ranch Your very own mountain range with one peak over 14,000 feet, eighteen peaks over 13,000 feet, and 23 miles of the Sangre de Cristo ridgeline.

Costilla County, Colorado

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Cielo Vista Ranch The 83,368-acre Cielo Vista Ranch is one of the largest, most pristine private properties in North America. Descriptions of Cielo Vista need not be laden with embellishments and hyperbole. This is, quite simply, an opportunity to own one of the most distinctive properties in the West.

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The ranch is home to thousands of elk, and bighorn

Dramatic snow-capped vistas not only form the backdrop of Cielo Vista, the peaks are indeed a part of the ranch itself. The top of the Sangre de Cristo range, including the 14,053 Culebra Peak (the highest privately-owned peak in the world) along with eighteen peaks over 13,000, besets the eastern boundary of the property for over 23 miles. Alpine terrain gives way to large stands of pine, spruce, fir and aspens, set above rolling hills and lush meadows.

sheep roam the propertys high country peaks and glacial basins. Over 100 miles of creeks in multiple drainages provide habitat for several species of trout, including pure strains of the Rio Grande cutthroat. Resplendent with its beautiful forest canopy, miles of creeks, imposing peaks and ridgelines, meadows and aspen groves, it is impossible to fully convey the grandeur of this property. Contact Jeff Hubbard or Pat Lancaster.

83,368 Acres in Costilla County, Colorado offered at $105,000,000 See more online at LandsofAmerica.com using Property ID: 2806040

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Cielo Vista Ranch The 83,368-acre Cielo Vista Ranch is one of the largest, most pristine private properties in North America. Descriptions of Cielo Vista need not be laden with embellishments and hyperbole. This is, quite simply, an opportunity to own one of the most distinctive properties in the West.

Dramatic snow-capped vistas not only form the backdrop of Cielo Vista, the peaks are indeed a part of the ranch itself. The top of the Sangre de Cristo range, including the 14,053 Culebra Peak (the highest privately-owned peak in the world) along with eighteen peaks over 13,000, besets the eastern boundary of the property for over 23 miles. Alpine terrain gives way to large stands of pine, spruce, fir and aspens, set above rolling hills and lush meadows.

The ranch is home to thousands of elk, and bighorn sheep roam the propertys high country peaks and glacial basins. Over 100 miles of creeks in multiple drainages provide habitat for several species of trout, including pure strains of the Rio Grande cutthroat. Resplendent with its beautiful forest canopy, miles of creeks, imposing peaks and ridgelines, meadows and aspen groves, it is impossible to fully convey the grandeur of this property. Contact Jeff Hubbard or Pat Lancaster.

83,368 Acres in Costilla County, Colorado offered at $105,000,000 See more online at LandsofAmerica.com using Property ID: 2806040

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Mirr Ranch Group is the premier real estate brokerage specializing in Legacy Ranches & Sporting Properties in the American West & Patagonia.

Founded by former public lands, real estate and conservation attorney, Ken Mirr, in 2005, our overall mission is to find good stewards of the land who will preserve our landscapes for generations to come.

PASSION FOR THE LAND

COMPREHENSIVE EXPERIENCE

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We understand the importance of sound private land management practices that sustain and conserve working landscapes and enhance wildlife habitats in order to leave a lasting legacy.

Our team of educated and experienced brokers has facilitated countless land transactions of all kinds, and together we offer a comprehensive wealth of knowledge.

We employ advanced and innovative tactics in order to effectively broadcast an integrated marketing communications strategy.

Our Team

Kevin Mirr

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Marketing ranches throughout the American West and Patagonia

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FEATU

WINTER 2015

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GALLERY

CLYDE ASPEVIG To Clyde Aspevig, painting expresses human emotion better than any other medium. The divine nature of light reveals to the receptive eye the timeless interaction of land forms and sky, water, flora, soil and rock. If he has any “mission” beyond the canvas in his creative endeavors, it is simply a wish to call attention to the timeless, intrinsic worth of our natural environment.

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LANDSCAPE OUR PICKS

Our selection of intriguing properties featured on LandsofAmerica.com

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CUISINE

MELISSA JOULWAN Try these great yummy recipes by Melissa, for this winter season that’s good for you too!

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EXCURSION

AMERICA’S 20 PRETTIEST NATIONAL PARKS TO VISIT IN WINTER In winter, dropping temperatures and snowy landscapes mean you’ll need to prepare differently for a national park visit, but the pay off is well worth the time. Winter gives a totally different perspective of park life.

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LIVING

A CAMPFIRE GATHERING IS A GREAT WAY TO MAKE MEMORIES THIS WINTER A campfire provides an occasion for getting people together for enjoying one another’s company and spending time together under the stars, something we don’t much do these days.

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DRIVEN PHEASANTS AT HIGHLAND HILLS RANCH At an elevation approaching 3,000 feet, the high-desert terrain cuts a razor-sharp horizon across Highland Hills Ranch. A chukar flushes, you wheel around, experience the rush of a game bird escaping against the silk-blue sky and when the stock of the 20 gauge touches your cheek a single detonation punctuates an indelible instant high on the threshold of eternity.

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PROFILE

MERRILL SWANSON Swanson is a Senior Managing Director for Valbridge Property Advisors | Dugger, Canaday, Grafe, Inc., in San Antonio, Texas, where he focuses on rural land and agribusiness properties through appraisal, appraisal review, counseling and brokerage.

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COREY PRINS The passion for the land and hands-on approach with working with his clients has served Prins well in his professional life. This year, Prins was recognized for that success by being named the 2015 American Association of Farm Managers and Rural Appraisers (ASFMRA) Professional Farm Manager of the Year,

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GAS AND OIL GONE GREEN

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Did you know there are ways to balance oil and gas production with conservation?

MIKE SWAN: THE VALUES OF THE LAND

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For Mike Swan, the business is really all about the people, especially the people of the land.

“The best thing about the Rocky Mountain West is the people,” he said. “I love the people—their quality is second to none. In these long-line ranching and farming families, generations have worked to build a legacy.”

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2016 LAND MARKET SURVEY Nearly 1,000 land buyers, sellers, and brokers sent in their assessment of the current and future of land market for 2016.

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FINDING THE GREAT WESTERN TRAIL

by Sylvia Gann Mahoney

Finding the Great Western Trail is the documentation of a multi-city, multi-state project to mark the Great Western Cattle Trail from South Texas to Canada. The forthcoming publication of Mahoney’s book is particularly timely, as the Great Western Trail and the Chisholm Trail are the subjects of an ongoing Feasibility Study and Environmental Assessment. The feasibility study, to be completed by the National Park Service, will meet the intent of legislation passed by Congress to consider adding the Chisholm and Great Western cattle trails to the National Trails System. If successful, the Great Western and Chisholm trails will be the first cattle trails to be designated as National Trails.

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Four cowboys ride 16 Mustangs 3,000 miles through the wildest terrain in the American West to inspire conservation efforts and prove the worth of 50,000 wild horses and burros living in holding pens.

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SANDY HILL Leipers Fork, TN

Sandy Hill has been working with wood for over 40 years. Self-taught, his interest in wood sculpture and turning has, over the years, seem involvement in house construction, ultra-light canoe building, guitars, and fine furniture, but wood-turning has always been in the forefront of his mind.

Sandy has a deep connection and regard for nature and lives simply with his family in Middle Tennessee. Most of his work emphasizes the beauty of natural materials with the use of organic, sensual lines and surfaces. He works exclusively with native salvaged wood. His work may be found in private collections internationally. shop online at PAULLEQUIREANDCOMPANY.COM/SANDY-HILL

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FROM THE FROM EDITOR THE EDITOR

Land: The Love Story TOM ALEXANDER Publisher LAURET JARVIS Editor-in-Chief & Creative Director SYLVIA DANG Project Manager & Designer BRITTANY GILLEN Project Manager & Designer ELIZABETH STONE Project Manger & Designer

CAMERON STEWART General Manager ANDREW CAMPBELL Sales Manager

When I read Gone With The Wind the first time, I was a starry-eyed teenager living in the deep South. I have to admit that I got caught up in the romance: ball gowns, cutaway coats and plantation parties that lasted into the wee hours of the morning. And, of course, there was Scarlett and Rhett—and all of the tumult their relationship wrought. In my limited experience, theirs was the love story.

As I grew older, though, I came to recognize that Margaret Mitchell’s historic novel explored a deeper, more primal relationship, the one that exists between people and their land. As Gerald O’Hara told young Scarlett, “The land is the only thing in the world worth working for, worth fighting for, worth dying for, because it’s the only thing that lasts….”

While Gerald O’Hara is a fictional character, his observation is fact. When all else is gone, the land remains.

The land gives birth to legacies. It provides a home for family, friends and memories. The land is ancient, youthful, ever-changing and eternal.

DANIEL SHORT Lead Developer FRANK RODRIGUEZ Partner Manager JASON ADAME Territory Manager KELLY BAILEY Territory Manager DON BARKS Advertising Sales NICHOLE BUECHLER Senior Operations Manager ANTHONY CHAPPELLE Senior Territory Manager PHIL EVANS Territory Manager KAREN LEE Client Services DUSTIN FREDLEY Client Services BRANNON HIGHTOWER Software Engineer KEVIN MORGENSTERN Territory Manager JEFF NIVIN Software Developer ANDREW SHOWELL Quality Assurance JUSTIN SIMONS Senior Territory Manager TODD POWERS Territory Manager GRANT TAYLOR Product Manager NICHOLAS VRABEL Territory Manager LYNNE ZAROSKY Client Services

Find your perfect piece of property. Put your roots down deeply. Embrace your sense of place. And claim the relationship that exists between humanity and the land.

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© Copyright 2015 Lands of America. All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced without written permission from the publisher. LAND Magazine is published by Lands of America., 8121 Bee Caves Road, Suite 200, Austin TX 78746. Information provided to Lands of America is deemed reliable but not guaranteed. The publisher will not be responsible for any omissions, errors, typographical mistakes or misinformation within the this publication. Measurements and figures are approximate. Properties are subject to errors, omissions, prior change or prior sale. The real estate advertised in this magazine is subject to the Federal Fair Housing Act of 1968 and it’s amendments. This magazine will not knowingly accept any advertising for real estate which is in violation of the law. Dwellings advertised in this magazine are available on an equal opportunity basis. Printed in the USA.

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CONTRIBUTORS

THE AMERICAN SOCIETY OF FARM MANAGERS AND RURAL APPRAISERS is proud of its premier status as the professional organization for property economic professionals who provide management, consultation, and valuation services, as well as real estate services on rural and agricultural assets. Visit them online at ASFMRA.org.

LORIE WOODWARD CANTU has worked as a writer and public relations practitioner exploring the intersection of agriculture, natural resources, and public policy for almost 30 years. Her career, which has included stints in the public and private sector, has taken her across the country and around the world, where she has been enthralled by the people of the land and their stories.

She is the president of Woodward Communications and co-owner of The Round Top Register, a regional magazine focused on life in the rolling bluebonnet hills of central Texas where country meets city. Cantu was reared on a ranch near Lexington, Texas, but now makes her home in San Angelo with her husband, Ruben, who is a wildlife biologist, and their two children, Kate and Will.

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MELISSA JOULWAN is the author of the cookbooks Well Fed: Paleo Recipes For People Who Love To Eat and Well Fed 2: More Paleo Recipes For People Who Love To Eat, and her blog www.

MelJoulwan.com, where she writes about her triumphs and failures in the gym, in the kitchen, and in life. After a lifetime of yo-yo dieting and food as the enemy, Melissa found the Paleo diet in 2009 and has been happily following it ever since. That year, she also underwent a thyroidectomy. In the aftermath, she became particularly interested in how diet affects hormones, body composition, mood, and motivation. These days, Melissa’s workouts are just as likely to include yoga and meditation as lifting heavy things and sprinting to stay ahead of the stopwatch. Well Fed 2 was named one of the best books of 2013 by Amazon.com and was a Washington Post best seller. In 2014, it won the grand prize in the Writer’s Digest Self-Published Book Awards. Her first cookbook Well Fed appeared on the Wall Street Journal best sellers list, and she’s the author of the recipes in the New York Times bestselling book It Starts With Food by Melissa and Dallas Hartwig. She writes a column for Paleo Magazine, is a Community Ambassador for Experience Life magazine, and has been a featured chef for U.S. Wellness Meats and Lava Lake Lamb, as well as an instructor at Whole Foods.

JIM SULLIVAN currently serves as the VP of Business Development for Forever Forests, a land conservation firm based in the Greater Atlanta area. As a private conservation project manager, Forever Forests serves Land Owners, Family Offices and High Net Worth Individuals in realizing the tax savings benefits of preserving meaningful open spaces for generations to come. With over $600 million in real estate asset values placed in conservation, Forever Forests is a leader in the strategic structuring of land conservation projects. They employ a creative approach to achieving the varied objectives of their clients while helping them receive all the economic benefits they deserve. As VP of Business Development, Jim intersects with the broader financial services and “Impact Investing” community to advance the cause of conservation, assisting families, individuals & corporations in realizing the best economic outcomes associated with Land Conservation.

Find out more at FOREVERFORESTS.net.

IRWIN GREENSTEIN is the publisher of Shotgun Life, the first online magazine dedicated to the best in wing and clays shooting.

SHOTGUN LIFE is the first online magazine devoted to the great people who participate in the shotgun sports. Their goal is to provide you with the best coverage in wing and clays shooting. That includes places to shoot, ways to improve your shooting and the latest new products. Everything you need to know about the shotgun sports is a mouse-click away.

That’s because Shotgun Life is your dynamic resource for the most current and useful information as it becomes available. You no longer have to wait months to receive quality articles about the shotgun sports. Instead, their goal is to make Shotgun Life efficient, entertaining and enlightening -- giving you the information you need instantly. Shotgun Life is free and you can see it at SHOTGUNLIFE.com.

THE WILDERNESS SOCIETY is the leading American conservation organization working to protect our nation’s shared wildlands. From well-known icons to hidden gems, protected wildlands give us: clean air and water, abundant wildlife, havens for recreation, solitude and learning, important sources of renewable energy, vital natural resources that must be managed wisely, and a foundation for a healthy planet. Since 1935, The Wilderness Society has led the effort to permanently protect nearly 110 million acres of wilderness in 44 states. We have been at the forefront of nearly every major public lands victory. They have been at the forefront of nearly every major public lands victory. The Wilderness Society’s mission is to protect wilderness and inspire Americans to care for our wild places. They contribute to better protection, stewardship and restoration of our public lands, preserving our rich natural legacy for current and future generations. Visit them online at WILDERNESS.org.

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KELLY TURSO’s passion is documenting people and their passions with her camera. Along with art, music, culture and the great outdoors!

She’s currently bi-coastal between a Pacific Northwest homestead and Brooklyn NYC. Will travel for photos! Visit KELLYTURSO.com

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12,740± Acres in Morgan County, Utah Stretching 11 miles along the ridge of Utah’s Wasatch Mountains lies 20 square miles of the most spectacularly pristine recreational property in the West.

Consisting of 12,740± acres, the Wasatch Peaks Ranch is 35 minutes from Salt Lake City. The ranch controls a continuous ridgeline of 24 peaks and 15 bowls and adjoins national forest. Recreation includes fly-fishing along 1.75 miles of the Weber River and many other recreational pursuits on 80-plus miles of trails.

Enjoy a private sanctuary, exclusive mountain club or consider the development potential. Contact Ken Mirr.

$46,000,000

Wasatch Peaks Ranch

Property ID: 2690397

338± Acres in Hinsdale County, Colorado The 338± acre Rocking Bar MB Ranch is a rustic luxury retreat tucked deep inside the San Juan Mountains with Continental Divide views. Nestled on a small bench adjoining national forest lies a ranch compound of exquisitely designed homes, barns and cabins, clad in weathered roughhewn timbers and stacked atop indigenous rock. 80 percent is irrigated by historic water rights and includes three large stocked fishing ponds. While remote, the property has year-round access with world-class fishing and hunting, hiking, horseback riding, mountain biking and cross-country skiing. Contact Ken Mirr.

$7,900,000 Property ID: 2911518

Rocking Bar MB Ranch

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5,034± Acres in Routt County, Colorado Sitting in a serene, secluded valley only seven miles north of the resort town of Steamboat Springs lies the Big Creek Ranch. With 5,000-plus acres, this is the largest property of its kind in the U.S. near a major world-class ski resort. The ranch is practically surrounded by hundreds of thousands of acres of the Routt National Forest.

Boasting over five miles of private fishing along the enhanced Big Creek, the ranch offers several other creeks, springs and ponds, abundant wildlife and elegant improvements.

Contact Ken Mirr.

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Big Creek Ranch

Property ID: 1896664

Porcupine Ridge Ranch

Hardscrabble Mountain Ranch

8,818± Acres in Routt County, Colorado

1,516± Acres in Eagle County, Colorado

This classic Colorado mountain working ranch lies in the Yampa River Valley, at the base of the Flattops Wilderness Area. The 8,818± acres offer an investment opportunity to own one of the largest blocks of privately owned land with senior water rights in the Colorado and Yampa River basins. The ranch is nine-plus miles long and includes 50 miles of streams, reservoirs, wetlands, lush irrigated hay fields, grasslands, treed hillsides and sagebrush range. Significant conservation values with water resources, wetlands and habitat for big game and sage grouse, annual farm income, stream/fishery enhancements, and 95 CFS of direct flow rights and 3,560 acre feet of storage. Contact Ken Mirr.

As one of the last remaining unbroken ranches in the Vail/Eagle River Valley, the 1,516± acre Hardscrabble Mountain Ranch offers the full spectrum of sought-after ranch attributes: two-and-a-half miles of private fishing, big game hunting, productive agricultural operations, water rights and 7.75 miles of shared BLM border. Positioned directly between the town of Eagle and Frost Creek (formerly Adam’s Mountain Country Club), the ranch is ideally located seven miles from the Eagle County Municipal Airport, 24 miles from Beaver Creek and 33 miles from Vail. Contact Ed Roberson.

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Property ID: 2441657

Property ID: 2930260

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15,000± Acres in Huerfano County, Colorado Silver Mountain Ranch offers 15,000± acres of recreation, production, and development opportunity two-and-a-half hours from Denver.

It boasts record-quality elk, mule deer, antelope and the iconic Rocky Mountain bighorn sheep.

With diverse terrain, including prairie grasslands, live water creeks, pinon/cedar breaks and high mountain timber and meadows, the ranch accommodates 600 cow/calf pairs year-round.

Improvements include an owner’s home, manager’s home, two 6,000-square-foot custom log homes, an indoor arena with 14 stalls and several barns, shops and other outbuildings. Contact Jeff Hubbard or Pat Lancaster.

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Silver Mountain Ranch

Black Bear Ranch Promontory Ranch 156± Acres in Gunnison County, Colorado Situated directly between Mount Crested Butte and Snodgrass Mountain, the approximately 156-acre Promontory Ranch presents an extremely rare opportunity to own a sizable, undeveloped property adjoining one of North America’s most renowned ski areas, Crested Butte Mountain Resort. The ranch is zoned as a well-entitled Planned Unit Development, making it an ideal acquisition for a development-minded investor. Contact Ed Roberson.

902± Acres in Garfield County, Colorado Resting high above the Roaring Fork Valley lies the pristine and private Black Bear Ranch. This recreational ranch offers a wilderness setting adjoining public lands, yet is only 15 minutes from Glenwood Springs. Fed by two streams, the 20-acre private lake has valuable water rights and is a sanctuary for wildlife including the resident swans, moose, trophy elk, and deer. The property features a custom log home that is off grid and self-sustaining. Set on a protected knoll above the lake, the home provides southern exposures and panoramic views of Mount Sopris and the Raggeds Wilderness, affording direct access to thousands of acres of forested lands for summer and winter recreation. Contact Ken Mirr.

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$8,500,000

Property ID: 1612902

Property ID: 1039376

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Seminoe Mountain Ranch

Ft. Laramie Waterfowl Preserve

9,000± Acres in Natrona County, Wyoming

288± Acres in Goshen County, Wyoming

Near the shores of Seminoe Reservoir and the North Platte River and at the base of the Seminoe Mountains lies this 9,000± acre (1,441 deeded, 7,401 leased) recreational haven. Seminoe Mountain Ranch lies in a scenic basin with impeccable improvements at the base of the mountains along Lost Creek. Just over an hour drive from Casper, the ranch is in coveted trophy elk and mule deer units with the current owner receiving two landowner tags for each. Given the ranch’s strategic location, it offers practically exclusive hunting on the surrounding public lands. Contact Jared Souza.

In the heart of the central flyway, lies the Ft. Laramie Waterfowl Preserve, a 288-acre sportsman’s paradise. Nestled amongst mature cottonwood-lined Platte River frontage, towering chalk rock bluffs, and complemented by 72 acres of irrigation under a center pivot, this property is a very productive farm with one-and-a-quarter miles of North Platte River frontage, home to trophy whitetail, turkey, ducks, and geese. 20 minutes from Torrington, Wyoming and three hours from Denver, the ranch is a well kept, very private hideaway with nice improvements. Contact Jared Souza.

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$1,480,000

Property ID: 2260522

Property ID: 1675051

Cougar Canyon Ranch Mydland Ranch

70± Acres in Custer County, Colorado

The Mydland Ranch is a beautiful and diverse ranch property, located within minutes of the famous western town of Sheridan, Wyoming. The property is approximately 373 deeded acres with Soldier Creek running through the entire length of the ranch. Offering a great combination of irrigated meadows, wooded riparian habitat, and cedar breaks, this is fantastic habitat for a diversity of wildlife, including upland birds, white-tailed deer, mule deer, and pronghorn. Contact Duffy Brown.

With a beautiful home situated on 70 acres on the north rim of Grape Creek Canyon, and just six miles from Westcliffe in Colorado’s renowned Wet Mountain Valley, this property is a wildlife enthusiast’s paradise where the secluded forested canyon supports a remarkable diversity of habitat for local wildlife. In addition to sweeping views of the spectacular Sangre de Christo Mountains, Cougar Canyon offers visitors unique and limited access to the wild and secluded Grape Creek Roadless Area, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM’s) 12,000-acre wildland complex immediately adjacent to the property. Contact Woody Beardsley.

$2,000,000

$1,125,000

Property ID: 2806000

Property ID: 2687030

373± Acres in Sheridan County, Wyoming

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Clyde Aspevig CONSI DERED BY M A N Y TO B E TH E F OREM OST R E P R E S E N TAT I O N A L L A N D S C A P E PA I N T E R O F O U R T I M E

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“Planetary Alignment & What the Beaver Knows,” a 30” x 36” oil, is the result of what Clyde refers to as “one of my creative adventures.” Of it, he says: “Around the 12th of September the crescent moon and the planet Mercury appear in the horizon at dusk. This particular evening I walked down to the beaver dam in front of our house to watch the activity of a family of beavers. As soon as I arrived, the parents slapped their tails to warn the youngsters. The kits dove away from the perceived danger. I then made a gentle splash with my hand, making ripples on the water, which moved across the pond. The male beaver, sensing this disruption, surfaced to challenge the intruder. He circled the pond making sure his domain and family were safe. Between the moon, the planet and the beavers, I considered the immensity of the moment.”

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“OLD FENCE WITH LIT TLE ROCKIES”

lyde Aspevig's personal and artistic horizons have unfolded expansively since his childhood on a Montana farm near the Canadian border.

That period of geographical and cultural isolation was in retrospect a blessing for the artist he recalls. "Because I grew up in a vacuum in Montana, I wasn't taught the cliches."

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“These old Juniper Tree posts remind me of many of the people I grew up with in Northern Montana. There is a distinct character about each one of us.

Time may wear us down but there is a beauty in the nobility of how we persist.”

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“While hiking last spring, I came upon these fragrantly beautiful wild plum trees. I had to paint them in their springtime display of blossoms.”

He sees such naivete as allowing him to be more open to

year-old son's first painting.

everything around him, which is especially evident in his latest works.

He considers his paintings as old friends and visual souvenirs of

His peripatetic field easel now ranges across the wild mountains and

places experienced in his life. The viewer, too, shares in Clyde's magical

prairies of Montana, Death Valley, Adirondacks, rocky North Atlantic

evocations of the landscapes that touched him.

coast, Scandinavian fjords and the well-tended hillside estates of

While his early efforts attracted awards and critical praise from the

Tuscany. Growing up, he witnessed the alternatingly painful and joyful

regional or "Western" sector of the art community, Clyde's work has

cycles of agricultural life. He was unusually fortunate to be encouraged

since emerged to be highly sought after by world class collectors. In a

by his family in the pursuits of art and appreciation of music. Clyde

culture notorious for nourishing illustration of stereotypical, iconic subject

learned early on to work hard and persevere against obstacles natural

matter, Clyde fearlessly departed whenever he felt the call, and resisted

and manmade. Rather than scoffing at or demeaning Clyde's interests,

early attempts by Western art dealers to label him and restrict him to the

Clyde's father, the practical but open-minded farmer, bought his twelve-

saleable panoramic scenics.

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“I have been in many of these storms over the years and they never fail to excite. All of your senses are engaged. These storms can be beautiful and scary at the same time. Which is what we call the sublime.”

His paintings of the West are not theatrical sets intended to reinforce

preserving the last islands of wilderness, agreeing with the late writer

regional mythology, but rather evocations of places that he perceives

Wallace Stegner that just the fact of knowing it is out there is important to

as already disappearing during his own lifetime, subjects worthy of both

the human spirit.

artistic and societal preservation.

The paintings reflect Clyde's intense days of absorbing his natural

To Clyde Aspevig, painting expresses human emotion better than any other medium. The divine nature of light reveals to the receptive eye

surroundings, days which shaped a philosophy: "I see nature as being

the timeless interaction of land forms and sky, water, flora, soil and rock.

so much more powerful than we realize." He sees the true value of

If he has any "mission" beyond the canvas in his creative endeavors, it is

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simply a wish to call attention to the timeless, intrinsic worth of our natural environment.

The image resolves from a deliberative yet intuitive process of the artist, seeing. Nature, undistorted by the filters of acculturation.

Clyde's intent is to create something beautiful and harmonic.

While subject matter is of prime consideration, further contemplation of the painting eventually yields its subtle nuances of texture and rhythm. His paintings possess qualities meant to outlast the viewer's initial infatuation, qualities that will endure well into succeeding generations.

Each painting is a struggle and a journey for the artist, the destination a prolonged feast of discovery for the viewer. While his mastery of the medium is apparent, the desire of the artist is that technique shall never override the painting's essential concept.

Photo by: Kelly Turso

His own physical and spiritual connection with the subject's place and time emerges on the canvas, a transformation intended to be savored as long as the work exists. As far as Clyde is concerned, some of the most powerful representations he developed were those that left something out. That the viewer notices a sense of space, rhythm and harmony is no accident.

All the while, there is the composer, with brush and palette knife,

E D I TO R ’ S N OT E I had the distinct pleasure of meeting Clyde and his lovely artist wife, Carol Guzman, at their home in Clyde Park, Montana this past October. Our visit was captivating and inspiring. Clyde and Carol were so gracious in opening up their home and their studios, and in sharing a little piece of themselves with us, which I will carry with me in my soul for years to come.

—LAURET JARVIS

conducting, refining, coaxing, interpreting his own score. As he explains, “I use music all the time in my paintings.” The discerning viewer sees and feels the brushstrokes corresponding to musical notes and movements—legatos broad and delicate, an adagio of cured prairie grasses, a swirling vivace of light and clouds over the marcato of mountain granite. Clyde's music touches the eyes with distinct rhythmic textures, letting the canvas reflect how earth and sky are interwoven. The result is the artist’s ethereal yet tactile manifestation of natural forces: “Paintings become symbols of all that we are.”

Clyde Aspevig is acutely conscious of the forces constantly at work sculpting the earth; erosion from rain and melting snow, wind, extremes of heat and cold. While the evidence so far suggests that the earth has endured millennia of human folly, he is aware of the fragility of life and how industrialized civilization has so rapidly altered entire mountains and rivers and displaced ancient buffalo ranges and forests.

And yet the artist moves on, seeing, feeling, preserving on canvas what is best that remains of the New World, while absorbing excellence from masters of the Old World. If we, too, allow ourselves to look carefully, we may all become a little richer.

TO F I N D O U T M O R E A B O U T C LY D E A N D S EE M O R E O F H I S E X T R AO R D I N A RY WO R K BY V I S I T I N G C LY D E A S P E V I G .CO M .

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DOUGHERTY COUNTY GEORGIA Located in the heart of the Albany Plantation Belt, Cane Mill has been intensively managed for generations for optimal quail habitat.

The property strikes a perfect balance between quail and timber management, in addition to irrigated and dry land agriculture. Cane Mill is surrounded on all sides by established plantations which further enhance the wildlife and recreational value of the property. $ 1 8 ,1 8 5 , 7 5 0 | P R O P E R T Y I D : 2 0 9 6 4 8 4 THE WRIGHT GROUP

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MORRILL COUNTY NEBRASKA The 7,068-acre Mud Springs Ranch lies just minutes northeast of Bridgeport Nebraska which is conveniently located approximately two hours from Cheyenne Wyoming and approximately a three-and-a-half hour drive Northeast of Denver, Colorado! Being located in the High Plains of the Nebraska Panhandle, this ranch offers a true “Western feel” and would make a great asset in anyone’s land portfolio. $5,019,000 | PROPERTY ID: 2833813 L A N D M A R K E T E R S R E A LT Y

BUNCOMBE COUNTY NORTH CAROLINA One-of-a-kind trophy property located only 20 minutes from downtown Asheville, North Carolina at an elevation of 3,400–4,200 feet.

Originally intended as the centerpiece of the highly and nationally publicized Cliffs at High Carolina luxury community, a 665-acre portion of this exceptional 795-acre parcel of property contains a unique bowl that was planned to be used for Tiger Woods first US designed golf course. $23,995,000 | PROPERTY ID: 2809277 U N I T E D C O U N T R Y – C A R O L I N A M O U N TA I N P R O P E R T I E S

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WILKINSON COUNTY MISSISSIPPI Welcome to Tatum Plantation, one of the premier hunting destinations in the south. Located in Amite and Wilkinson counties, just an hour north of Baton Rouge. The Plantation is truly a work of art the owners have poured their hearts into over the past 20 years. The hunting at Tatum Plantation is second to none. $11,975,000 | PROPERTY ID: 2752919 U N I T E D C O U N T R Y – G I B S O N R E A LT Y & L A N D C O

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MONMOUTH COUNTY NEW JERSEY Upon entering the wrought iron gates, meandering the tree-lined driveway, you arrive at your pot of gold, an ‘’Impressive Gentleman’s Country Estate’’ situated on 45 pristinely manicured acres that are in Farmland Preservation. Graciousness and excitement are exquisitely blended in this custom estate. $9,900,000 | PROPERTY ID: 2576926 G L O R I A N I L S O N & C O . R E A L E S TAT E

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BENTON COUNTY WASHINGTON Vinagium Vineyards is a very high-end vineyard on Red Mountain, the premiere grape growing location in Washington. The topography, soils and solar aspect have combined to make Red Mountain a special place to grow grapes and make wine. These qualities have drawn national and international attention. Red Mountain wines are consistently rated at the highest quality. The terroir of Red Mountain produces red grapes of outstanding character and flavor. Robert Parker rates them as some of the best in Washington, and their pricing reflects this perception and consequential demand. This is a picturesque site retained for a winery. $8,500,000 | PROPERTY ID: 2905852 WAS H I N GTON | NAI TRI - CITI ES

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R E C I P E S C O U R T E S Y O F M E L I S S A J O U LWA N , AU T H O R O F T H E C O O K B O O K S W E L L F E D : PA L E O R E C I P E S F O R P E O P L E W H O LOV E TO E AT A N D W E L L F E D 2: M O R E PA L E O R E C I P E S F O R P E O P L E W H O LOV E TO E AT. F I N D H E R O N H E R B LO G AT M E L J O U LWA N .C O M W H E R E S H E W R I T E S A B O U T H E R T R I U M P H S A N D FA I LU R E S I N T H E K I TC H E N , I N T H E GY M A N D I N L I F E .

Bigos (Polish Hunter's Stew) SERVES 6-8 | PREP 15 MINUTES | COOK 2 HOURS INGREDIENTS • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •

1/2 ounce dried porcini mushrooms 4 ounces sugar-free bacon, cut into 1/2-inch pieces 2 pounds boneless stew meat, cubed: pork, veal, beef, or lamb 2 teaspoons salt 1 teaspoon ground black pepper 1/2 pound smoked kielbasa, cut into 1-inch chunks 2 medium onions, diced (about 2 cups) 1 teaspoon caraway seeds 1/2 teaspoon ground allspice 2 bay leaves 1 (6 ounce) can tomato paste 3 pounds sauerkraut, drained 3/4 cup pitted prunes, coarsely chopped 6 cups beef stock 3/4 cup dry red wine (optional) 2 medium Granny Smith apples, peeled, cored, and cut into 1/2-inch cubes (about 2 cups) • garnish: fresh thyme or parsley, minced

DIRECTIONS 1. Place the mushrooms in a small bowl, cover with 1 1/2 cups boiling water, and let them rehydrate, about 1 hour. Use a slotted spoon to transfer the mushrooms to a cutting board and roughly chop them. Set aside. Slowly pour the remaining soaking liquid into another bowl, being careful to leave behind any sediment from the mushrooms. Set the clear liquid aside.

2. Place the chopped bacon in a cold Dutch oven or heavy-bottomed pot and cook over medium heat until the fat renders, about 12 minutes. Remove the bacon to a large bowl, leaving the fat in the pan. Sprinkle the meat cubes with the salt and pepper. Working in batches, brown the meat in the bacon fat until it’s nicely browned on all sides. As they brown, remove the cubes and place in the bowl with the bacon. Add the kielbasa chunks and cook until browned, about 6 minutes. Transfer to the meat bowl.

3. To the fat in the pot, add the onion, caraway seeds, allspice, and bay leaves. Cook, scraping the bottom of pot, until the onions are soft, about 10 minutes. Add the tomato paste and cook until it begins to brown, about 3 minutes. Add the sauerkraut, and cook, stirring, until it’s slightly wilted, about 2 minutes.

4. Return the meat to the pot along with the reserved mushrooms and their soaking liquid. Add the prunes, beef stock, and wine; bring to a boil. Reduce heat to medium-low and simmer, covered, stirring occasionally, for 30 minutes. Taste, then add salt and pepper, as necessary. Add the apples, and cook, covered, until the meat and apples are tender, about 30 minutes more. Garnish with fresh, minced herbs. Tastes great ladled over mashed cauliflower or alongside boiled potatoes.

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Spiced Nuts

MAKES 2 1/2 CUPS | PREP 5 MINUTES | COOK 20 MINUTES INGREDIENTS • 2 1/2 cup nuts – almonds, pecans, cashews and macadamias taste best • 2 tablespoons coconut oil, melted • 1 1/2 teaspoons ground cumin • 1/4 teaspoon cayenne pepper • 2 tablespoons coconut sugar • 1 teaspoon salt

DIRECTIONS 1. Preheat oven to 300F. 2. Heat oil over medium-low heat, then add cumin and cayenne. Cook ’til fragrant, about 15 seconds.

3. Pour oil over the nuts and toss well to coat. Add sugar and salt; toss to coat.

4. Spread the nuts on a baking sheet in a single layer and bake for about 20 minutes, til they’re lightly browned. I like to check them at 10 minutes, rotate the pans, give ’em a shake, say hello.

5. I think they taste best at room temperature ’cause they’re crispy, but some people like them warm.

Marinated and Spiced Olives MAKES 4 CUPS | PREP 10 MINUTES MARINATED OLIVES INGREDIENTS • • • • • • • •

4 cups black and/or green olives 3/4 cup olive oil 1/2 cup lemon juice or red wine vinegar 1 teaspoon crushed dried oregano 1 leek, white part only, sliced 2 orange slices 1 lemon, sliced 1 bay leaf

DIRECTIONS 1. Combine all ingredients in a large glass bowl or jar. Mix well. Cover and marinate in the refrigerator for several hours before eating. Store in a container with a good-fitting lid for up to a month SPICED OLIVES INGREDIENTS • • • • • • • •

1 cup Marinated Greek Olives or plain black olives 3 tablespoons lemon juice 1 teaspoon paprika 1/2 teaspoon ground cumin 1 garlic clove, minced 1 tablespoon walnut, almond, or olive oil 2 tablespoons chopped fresh parsley salt & pepper to taste

DIRECTIONS 1. Combine all ingredients in a medium glass bowl or jar. Mix well. Cover and marinate in the refrigerator for two hours or overnight. Store in a container with a good-fitting lid for up to a month.

2. These are earthy and spicy and garlicky-good. The marinade makes a delicious dressing for other salad-type things, too. I threw some chopped hearts of palm into the bowl today, and I bet some roasted red peppers or artichoke hearts or pepperoncini (or all three!) would be genius, too.

3. So there you have it: two great tastes that taste great together. Or separately. Do what makes you happy. I made both recipes for Christmas Eve so I can go back and forth between the two bowls with a fancy toothpick.

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THE IMUS RANCH

3,400± ACRES | SAN MIGUEL COUNTY, NEW MEXICO | $29,900,000 The ranch was founded 16 years ago to create an authentic working cattle ranch with the sole purpose of providing the experience of the great American Cowboy to children suffering from cancer. The objectives were to encourage a sense of achievement, responsibility, and self esteem, and help restore their dignity, as these kids learn just how much they are able to accomplish. The Imus Ranch is a 501 (c)(3) non-profit organization. Just 40 short minutes from historic Santa Fe, the property consists of over 3,400 acres in the Pecos River Valley. There are expansive views from Rowe Mesa to the Santa Fe National Forest and the Sangre De Cristo Mountains. Over 29,000 square feet of living quarters in 11 structures and an additional 35,000 square feet of barns, garages, greenhouses and sheds in another 10 different structures. Within the ranch, there are miles of connecting roads to various meadows, pastures, stock tanks, and stocked fishing ponds.

The entire property is fenced. The ranch is totally and completely environmentally pure. No pesticides or synthetic chemicals of any kind are used in the gardens, greenhouses, or farming. The Old Western Town rivals any movie set in Hollywood.

Go to: www.ImusRanchForSale.com for a complete view of all the amenities.

Property ID: 2325782

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4150 FM 920

449 PRIVATE ROAD 4670

Home is made for a large or extended family. Features three balconies and has three separate living quarters including three kitchens. Seven Bedrooms, five full baths and three half-baths. 31.081 beautiful acres. Uniquely equipped with nine geo-thermal wells for energy efficiency. Five water wells and 6,000 gallons of water storage.

Irrigation pipes run throughout property for orchards, etc. Also includes a four-stall barn. Property ID: 2930488

Own and income producing slice of Texas with over 1.8 miles of Trinity River frontage.

Beautiful terrain. Only 45 minutes to Fort Worth and one hour to Dallas. Abundant wildlife. Producing 300 to 500 tons of hay annually. Land supports over 60 heads of moma cows. Well-built 2,500-square-foot home. Large barns with water and electric, large two-story shop with three-bedrooms, multiple out buildings abound. Come tour.

Property ID: 2771971

BRIDGEPORT RANCH

10801 COUNTY ROAD 1108

Gorgeous ranch on over 18 acres with a large 4,200-square-foot home with four bedrooms and two-and-a-half bathrooms. Features a unique watch tower for those beautiful sunsets or to watch storms roll in. Also, includes a pool for entertaining and indoor spa to use for relaxation after a great workout. Excellent facility for horse training and land that will produce your own horse quality hay. It is a must see.

Property ID: 2789886

80 Acres. Beautiful land with beautiful views. A recreation, cattle or hunting retreat; you decide! Has a deep trinity well and a large shop 30x30, as well as a 60x30 covered pavilion. The featured pavilion has a metal roof and could be converted into a home. Lots of deer, turkey and other wildlife. Includes a beautiful view of Bee Mountain. Bring your cattle, horses, and your family. Property ID: 2930536

31± ACRES | PARKER COUNTY, TEXAS | $1,650,000

18± ACRES | WISE COUNTY, TEXAS | $625,000

192.7± ACRES | WISE COUNTY, TEXAS | $2,500,000

80± ACRES | JOHNSON COUNTY, TEXAS | $675,000

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SAN ANTONIO COMMUTER ESTATE

182± ACRES | COMAL COUNTY, TEXAS | $2,950,000 This spectacular low-fenced Hill Country Estate is nestled away on 182 acres in Comal County, not far from Bulverde, Texas. A short drive to either Highway 46 or 281 makes this the perfect private Hill Country estate. This ranch has multiple uses, it can be used as a commuter estate, family retreat where the parents want to raise their family away from the hustle and bustle of big city life or simply a full time residence, except your back yard consists of 182 sprawling acres loaded with an abundance of wildlife.

For the family with school aged children, the school system (Smithson Valley) that the ranch is located within is ranked amongst the top in the state. Property ID: 2886124

DUVAL COUNTY RANCH 588± ACRES | DUVAL COUNTY, TEXAS | $965,250

This is the hidden gem of South Texas! This fine South Texas ranch is located approximately six miles from Hebbronville, Texas. With less than a five minute drive from the Jim Hogg County Airport to the ranch entrance, this could be the dream ranch for the pilot who loves to hunt. This ranch has approximately 60 percent brush and 40 percent open area. The open areas have the potential to be worked as pasture land for cattle or for quail habitat. whitetail deer, javelina, turkey, quail all call the ranch home.

Property ID: 2928582

HILL COUNTRY HOME 5± ACRES | BLANCO COUNTY, TEXAS | $890,000

SOUTH TEXAS HUNTING RANCH

284± ACRES | FRIO COUNTY, TEXAS | $910,000 This fine South Texas hunting ranch is located approximately 14.5 miles southeast of Pearsall, Texas. The unique thing about the physical location of the ranch, is that is sits between IH-35 and Highway 85 on FM 1583 making this ranch convenient to get to. The terrain of the ranch has good varieties of South Texas brush. The ranch is completely high-fenced. The seller has introduced trophy quality exotics on the ranch over the years and has a healthy whitetail herd as well. If you were looking for a weekend hunting ranch then this is the place! Property ID: 1583833

Seclusion (check), views (check), wildlife abound (check). Now the only thing to check off your list is for you to take a trip and view this beautiful custom home that sits atop one of the highest points in the area on approximately 5.18 acres. Nothing has been spared when it comes to attention to detail for even the smallest feature.

This approximate 3,800-square-foot custom home offers three bedrooms, threeand-a-half baths, two-car garage, plus storage. Other phenomenal features include metal roof, stone exterior, outdoor fireplace, cured mesquite flooring, granite tops through out kitchen, gas cook top and burner, floor to ceiling cabinets, wet bar, gas log fireplace, formal living and dining rooms, jacuzzi tub within master bathroom, his and hers master bath toilets, spacious master bedroom closet. And to top it off, almost every room in this beautiful home offers stunning Hill Country views through Anderson windows. Property ID: 2935724

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OOO RANCH

AKERS 5A RANCH

106± ACRES | TRAVIS COUNTY, TEXAS | $1,950,000

Renowned University of Texas’ Longhorns Football Coach, Fred Akers and his family have called this ranch their own since 1982. University of Texas Longhorn friends, athletes, coaches, professors, and actual longhorns have enjoyed the ranch under Coach Akers’ management. Investment potential on this property is undeniable based on current market trends in this area. 118 acres is perfectly suited to raise livestock and manage the thriving wildlife population. The property is a diverse asset to the modern buyer who wants a functional ranch and a sound investment in one package.

Property ID: 2913176

This 106-acre property is set up for the most discerning horse person or as turnkey cattle operation. A horse-enthusiasts dream, eight-stall metal horse barn with porch, restroom, hot water, wash rack/stock, two large heaters, turnouts for each stall, a completely sealed feed room, an air conditioned tack room, arena and round pen, 50x100x17 drive-through, equipment barn, and a separate hay barn. Quality fencing surrounds the improved coastal fields, each with its own pond, four in total. The varied topography and two large tributaries of Wilbarger Creek, allow for a property with plenty of visual interest and quality soil, all within 15 minutes of downtown Austin.

Property ID: 2709636

RANCH, HUNT, OR DEVELOP

PLEASANT MANOR

118.82± ACRES | TRAVIS COUNTY, TEXAS | $1,150,000

145± ACRES | GOLIAD COUNTY, TEXAS | $1,390,000

72.76± ACRES | TITUS COUNTY, TEXAS | $1,300,000

This 145 acres has access to Highway 59 and a paved county road making it ready to be divided and further developed, used as a homestead, recreation spot, or both.

A recently remodeled four-bedroom, three-bathroom, 3,300-square-foot home sits among the oaks along with a horse barn, and 100x80 fully insulated and wired Rhino equipment barn, The property provides agricultural and recreational value for its owner with improved coastal fields for hay production or grazing, plenty of room and water for horses, abundant native wildlife habitat for hunting, or an oasis among the many mature oaks just miles from the coast in Goliad. Property ID: 2935978

This quintessential East Texas estate could carry on as an active bed and breakfast, or placate a family of almost any size. A luxury home, numerous entertainment options, rental income, and agricultural production seem like too much to ask for, but not at Pleasant Manor! Pleasant Manor is a beautiful 7,205-square-foot plantation-style home with six beds and five-and-a-half baths. There is a 5,000-square-foot metal barn/shop with electricity, an RV bay, and makeshift horse stalls. 72.76 acres.

Representative of Northeast Texas, the gently rolling, fertile terrain gives way to creek bottoms and two stocked ponds. Property ID: 2038244

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SUNRISE RANCH

247± ACRES | TELLER COUNTY, COLORADO | $4,990,000 Just 45 minutes west, and a little north of Colorado Springs lies this breathtaking retreat. A gorgeous main home constructed with craftsmanship, passion, and attention to every detail along with three guest homes; residents, guests, friends, and family can enjoy the best that the Colorado lifestyle has to offer as they spread out over the property while travelling the many trails, overlooking the beautiful landscape from the ridgeline, or visiting any of the local and regional attractions. The serene trout-stocked pond surrounded by golden aspens and backed by the Colorado blue sky provides a perfect setting from any of the many decks that surround the home. Buffered from the outside world within the healthy forest, the ranch enjoys privacy as well as convenient access to the surrounding towns and resources. Visit: www.SunriseRanchForSale.com for more info. Property ID: 2852265

CRYSTAL LAKE RESORT

40± ACRES | JEFFERSON COUNTY, COLORADO | $2,400,000 A fisherman’s dream; the beautiful Crystal Lake Resort sets on roughly 40 acres along the banks of the North Fork of the South Platte river and enjoys a mile of exclusive river access. The improvements comprise of 10,850 square feet of space within five major buildings including a restaurant/club house with full commercial kitchen; bed and breakfast, and lodge with master suite and kitchen and two buildings of guest rooms; and a multi-purpose event pavilion with catering kitchen. An eight-acre lake with water rights are a centerpiece of the property, along with its prime location adjacent to the 1.1 million-acre Pike National Forest, and 800-acre Pine Valley Ranch Open Space. Visit: www.CrystalLakeResortForSale.com for more info. Property ID: 2123406

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COLUMBIA BLUFFS

171.8± ACRES | GRANT COUNTY, WASHINGTON $3,700,000 Exceptional land parcel, 171.8 acres situated in the central region of Washington. Views extend 80 miles up and down the Columbia River. With 300-plus days of sun per year, the combination of abundant sun, excellent topography, exceptional views and general location provides the perfect place for your private estate, or building out the approved development. Columbia Bluffs is shovel-ready with many permits and approvals already in place, including a valuable water right permit. Grant County encourages and supports development. Key local industries include aerospace, manufacturing, agriculture, food processing, wineries, retail and data centers. For more info, visit: www.ColumbiaBluffs.com. Property ID: 2836450

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OLD POST OAK RANCH 237± ACRES | BLANCO COUNTY, TEXAS | $1,595,000

Outdoorsman’s dream! Virtually untouched acreage in hard to find size. If looking for remote ranch with it all, this is it! Panoramic views, live creek and springs, huge rock formations, indian artifacts, great grass and huge trees. Beautiful ranch with varied terrain would make perfect game, hunting or cattle ranch and weekend retreat, or buy for a permanent home location. Additional/optional 25 acres available for easier access. More info on this listing and more at: LandsofAmerica.com/member/16362.

If you’re looking to sell or buy, give me a call today! Property ID: 1912230

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SPRING VALLEY ROAD 76.6± ACRES | MIAMI COUNTY, KANSAS | $500,000

Stunning 76.6 acres with five-acre lake! 5,000 nursery stock trees included.

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LOST CREEK RANCH

16047 200TH STREET

475± ACRES | MCCULLOCH COUNTY, TEXAS | $1,353,750

Here is a great property that consists of 90 acres, 40 acres that are tillable, with a 5,200-square-foot home that is like new! There are two 30x50 workshop/buildings on the property. The house has a total of six bedrooms and three baths! The layout of the home was designed so that the basement would be a totally separate living quarters with its own private entrance as a guest/mother-in-laws quarters. You can purchase the 90 acres with the home or owner is willing to separate into two tracts the home and buildings that would include 2.53 acres, and 88 acres of farm/hunting property. Dont miss out on this opportunity to live on a beautiful secluded property with easy access to I-29 that has some of the best hunting in Northwestern Missouri.

Property ID: 2858725

Deep in the Heart of Texas you will find this beautiful 475± acre ranch known as Lost Creek Ranch. The ranch includes a comfortable three-bedroom, twobath home, 2,096 square feet with open floor plan. Granite counter tops, knotty pine ceiling, large laundry/mud room and attached screened in porch. Detatched three-car carport with storage. Very quiet and secluded. Views to die for! A short distance from the residence is a large 40x60 metal barn. Inside the building is a complete apartment with full kitchen and bath, used as a hunters cabin. An abundance of wildlife, including native whitetail deer, turkey, dove, ducks and hogs. Rolling terrain, oaks, mesquites, four stock tanks, two wet-weather creeks.

Tall native grass and standard Hill Country brush, perimeter and cross-fenced.

Property ID: 2903773

90± ACRES | ATCHISON COUNTY, MISSOURI | $650,000

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AMERICA’S 20 PRETTIEST NATIONAL PARKS

COURTESY OF THE WILDERNESS SOCIETY

In winter, dropping temperatures and snowy landscapes mean you’ll need to prepare differently for a national park visit, but the pay off is well worth the time. Winter gives a totally different perspective of park life. Once-crowded trails turn into tranquil getaways. Quiet winter wonderlands showcase nature’s calm beauty. If you’re looking for a chance to break free from cabin fever, consider visiting one of our wonderful national parks in winter. Or, just sit back and enjoy the photos below, and see for yourself how our national parks transform during the coldest months.

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ARCHES NATIONA L PAR K • U TAH

Arches has some of America’s most breathtaking scenes. In winter, white snow contrasts with the red rocks and blue skies to create some stunning sights. While daytime temperatures can rise above 100 degrees in summer here, expect freezing temperatures in winter. Even scant snowfall can make trails and roads impassable, so be sure to plan ahead if you intend to visit this national park in winter.

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MOUNT RAINIER NATIONA L PAR K • WASHINGTON Mount Rainier National Park has all the snow you could ask for in a winter landscape. The area known as Paradise receives an average of 54 feet of snow every year and held the world record for annual snowfall at 93.5 feet in the 1970s.

In winter, Mount Rainier also has all the recreation you could ask for: sledding, sliding, skiing, snowboarding, snowshoeing, climbing and camping. Despite lingering budget cuts, they will actually be open seven days a week this season, which is good news for snow lovers. Earlier this year, wilderness volunteer vacationers worked to restore the beloved Mount Rainer park.

B RYC E C A N YO N NATIONA L PAR K • U TAH While it may be hard to imagine, Bryce Canyon’s earthly spires are even more spectacular when icy.

Bryce Canyon National Park also has ideal stargazing skies, and the cold, dry air makes them all the more amazing. Saturday astronomy programs and full moon snowshoe adventures are just a couple of the several incredible programs offered here during the winter season. The annual Winter Festival is held on President’s Day weekend. There are many dangers here in this season, however, so if you do visit, be sure to follow park regulations and get up-to-date weather information at the visitors center before venturing out. Boots are mandatory and traction devices are highly recommended for trail hikers, and backcountry permits are issued to only the most prepared and experienced.

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YO S E M IT E NATIONA L PAR K • CA LIFOR NIA Classic places like Yosemite National Park never fail to amaze, even after last year’s wildfire. In winter, snowy peaks, foggy slopes, icy waterfalls and frozen streams beacon to visitors who will find beauty as well as fun. Some roads close in winter, but those that access Wawona and Yosemite Valley are cleared. That’s where visitors can ice skate in the outdoor rink, which a controversial plan proposes to close. The Glacier Point/Badger Pass Road is also plowed so that skiers and snowboarders can reach the popular Badger Pass ski area. Trails are open for snowshoers, and the Merced River has year-round fishing. With so many gifts offered by this breathtaking landscape, you might consider giving back this year through adoption.

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G R A N D C A N YO N NATIONA L PAR K • AR IZONA Although the Grand Canyon is a southernly park, its ridges are still blessed with delightful snow in winter. Fog is typical in the early morning hours but afternoons are sunny. The canyon’s north rim closes to visitors in fall, but the south rim is open year-round and is likely to be far less crowded for visitors during this season. Those who do come can take a cell phone audio tour or use a GPS device for virtual caching.

YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK • IDAHO, MONTANA & WYOMING Winter celebrations should include the beginning of America’s National Park System upon the protection of this park in March 1872. In winter, Yellowstone’s iconic landscapes are inhabited by a plethora of wildlife such as bison, elk, moose and wolves. Its geysers appear even more dramatic in the cool air. Not surprisingly, Yellowstone National Park remains popular for visitors year-round, as evidenced by the numerous recreation offerings in winter including tours by snow-coach, skis and snowshoes. If you want to celebrate all that Yellowstone stands for, give the gift of adopting it.

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L A SSE N VOLC AN IC NATIONA L PAR K • CA LIFOR NIA Winter stretches itself from October through June at Lassen Volcanic National Park. Clear lakes become icy, volcanoes become topped with heavy snow and steam vents become especially smoky. For those seeking fun as well as beauty, winter activities are at their peak here, with sledding hills that offer mountain views, snowshoeing for beginners and experts and backcountry skiing that can’t be beat.

AC ADIA NATIONA L PAR K • M AINE Acadia National Park’s waves wildly crash at the shores while its wild creatures venture from their homes in winter. If you’re looking for a place to have all to yourself this season, then consider the prime backcountry ski slopes here. Visitors can also take advantage of ice fishing, snowshoeing, scenic drives and dog sledding. If you leave feeling generous, you can adopt the neighboring Coastal Islands National Wildlife Refuge, which is awaiting wilderness protection.

ZION NATIONA L PAR K • U TAH Similar to Arches and Bryce, this Utah destination’s red rock canyons sparkle when it snows. Zion National Park’s majestic rocks appear all the more dramatic when cloaked in white. Winters in Zion are relatively warm, reaching 50-60°F during the day, but very wet - nearly half of its annual precipitation falls between December and March. If you intend to visit, be aware that trails may close due to snow and ice.

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GRAND TETON NATIONA L PAR K • W YOMING Snow covers Grand Teton National Park’s classically beautiful landscape from November to May. Its long winters can be bitterly cold (the coldest temperature ever recorded here was -63°F). Most visitors travel by ski or snowshoe because roads aren’t as accessible. Planning ahead is crucial if you do vacation here in winter. Even this quintessential park could be opened to drilling in the near future, which is why we keep working to protect such special places, even after they’ve been made into public parks.

C R AT E R L A K E NATIONA L PAR K • OR EGON Winter defines Crater Lake National Park. High elevations and proximity to the Pacific Ocean create conditions for Crater Lake to receive over 44 feet of snow every year on average. Without this precipitation, the lake itself wouldn’t exist.

If you desire to discover this snowy wilderness, it’s best not to drive, but it is a wonderful place for skiing and snowshoeing. Ranger-led interpretive hikes are offered every weekend.

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The barren trees become fortresses of ice and snow - a true winter wonderland. If you visit Great Smoky Mountains National Park, be aware that the main roads should remain clear, but secondary ones may be closed. Bears will be in hibernation, but you are more likely to catch a glimpse of wildlife once the foliage has vanished. This is another great place to take a quick jaunt on the Appalachian Trail as well.

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D E N A LI C A N YO N NATIONA L PAR K • A L ASK A One would expect snow to be status quo at the northern latitudes where Denali’s mountains rise from the earth. Snow may begin in August, with winter setting in by October. Denali receives less than five hours of true daylight by the time the winter solstice arrives, but there are some notable advantages to visiting this harsh, remote landscape during its coldest months. Its wild winters provide even more tranquil solitude, and if you are lucky you may get a glimpse of the breathtaking aurora borealis. You can also see some expert snow sculptures and ice carvings during February’s week-long Winterfest. The winter visitor center remains open daily, offering ranger-led snowshoe walks, skiing and dog sledding. With temperatures dropping as low as -40°F, those who are truly bold may even brave the backcountry.

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SHE NANDOAH NATIONA L PAR K • V IRGINIA Shenandoah National Park’s diverse elevations means it can receive rain, snow and ice in one day. Leafless trees and spacious skies create wide-open mountain vistas. If you want to go for a hike, hop onto the legendary Appalachian Trail for a stretch, but be aware that park facilities are closed.

GL AC I E R NATIONA L PAR K • MON TA NA With a name like Glacier National Park, you would expect to see some icy wonders here. This national park gets its name the massive glaciers which shaped the land here ten thousand years ago. This distinct place allows scientists to studying those ancient processes as well as the impacts melting glaciers will have on our national parks. If you want to see it in person during winter, you will have to ski or snowshoe in, making it an excellent winter getaway. Weather can be very unpredictable, so visitors must come prepared for potential dangers. Speaking of dangers, we are working to advance legislation that would prevent future development just outside its park boundaries.

O LY M P I C NATIONA L PAR K • WASHINGTON Olympic National Park has many diverse landscapes, all of which come alive in the wet season of winter. Drippy rain forests burst with rich greens, ocean beaches are dramatically plummeted by stormy waves and grandiose mountains tower with snowy peaks. Avalanches make visiting its peaks in winter fairly risky, although lower elevations remain relatively mild if you care to witness the splendor in person.

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R O C K Y M O U N TA I N NATIONA L PAR K • COLOR ADO With the highest elevations in the country, Colorado is well-known for being a winter destination, and Rocky Mountain National Park is no exception.

With numerous peaks to explore, backcountry skiers can cut through the incomparable continental divide. Other recreation opportunities include worldclass snowshoeing, sledding and hiking.

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W R A N G E L L - S T. E L I A S NATIONA L PAR K • A L ASK A Skies are normally clear in this rugged wild place, offering dancing auroras at night. The photograph below may be your best bet for capturing the beauty of this park, however. The winter season is dark, very long and extremely cold temperatures rise to only 5-7ºF during the day and fall to -50ºF at night. Hearty souls to choose to brave the elements anyhow will need to rely on dog sleds for transportation.

D E AT H VA L L E Y NATIONA L PAR K • CA LIFOR NIA & NEVADA Known as the hottest place on the planet, Death Valley is certainly a winter park. The mountain peaks are snow capped, and the low angled winter light makes this wild land more beautiful. Occasional rainstorms are a seasonal treat for this area is also the driest on the continent. Most days are sunny, however, so this desert is prime location for solar energy development, which The Wilderness Society is working to keep out of the most sensitive wild lands. We are also advocating for a bill that will protect more wild lands here since it is such a one-of-a-kind destination. For example, the stargazing here is legendary, so the park hosts several astronomical events during the cold months, including full moon festivals, star parties and Mars Fest in March. If you think you might visit, you will find it at its quietest between Thanksgiving and Christmas, after which visitation peaks so reservations are recommended. You can take a peek online.

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GORE RANCH

A true legacy big game hunting ranch, livestock operation and wildlife preserve in Western Colorado.

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With 17,480± deeded acres, the Gore Ranch represents a rare opportunity for ownership or stewardship of a true legacy big game hunting ranch, livestock operation and wildlife preserve here in Western Colorado. A true diamond situated in the beautiful rugged sandstone canyons, natural arches, spires and alcoves of the McInnis Canyons Natural Conservation Area consists of approximately 123,430 acres of BLM administered lands with the Gore Ranch bordering 75,000± acres of the Black Ridge Canyons Wilderness area—which is a part of this unique natural resource.

There are 13 BLM livestock grazing allotment permits comprising 45,000± acres and are contiguous to the deeded lands. The deeded lands land-lock approximately 35–45 percent of this BLM permit country which only adds to the privacy of this legacy ranch. Gore Ranch is the sole owner/user of these BLM permits. One National Forest livestock grazing permit for 248 cow/calf pairs on approximately 7,000± acres of National Forest lands. This is a shared permit with an adjoining landowner also running an additional 157 cow/calf pairs with Gore’s 248 pair.

Historically, the ranch has carried on a year-round basis over 500 cow/calf pairs and a band of over 1,000 sheep, but has been reduced in recent years to a comfortable 350–400 pair of cattle only to better accommodate the range and wildlife. All sheep were taken off the ranch in 1992. The ranch has eight sets of working cow corrals, chutes and pens scattered from the low country to the higher elevations throughout the ranch.

The ranch is operated and managed by the current owner and

two full-time employees. Additional help is utilized during branding time, round up, sorting or trailing cows via family, friends, and neighbors. The ranch raises all its own hay.

Livestock and equipment not included in sale, but can be purchased separately.

Gore Ranch is truly one of the finest trophy elk hunting ranches in both Colorado and in the Western states region. On average there are 300–400 elk that call the ranch home year-round.

Many trophy bulls from the 340-inch to 400-inch plus class have been harvested on the ranch in recent years. Located in Game Management Unit (GMU) 40—renowned for world-class elk hunting, trophy mule deer, bear, mountain lion, and excellent turkey hunting. Several trophy mule deer from 180-inch to over 200-inch have been taken over the years as well. GMU 40 is a total draw unit for big game and the Gore Ranch does receive landowner voucher tags for both elk and mule deer based on the Landowner Preference Program (LPP) under the Colorado Parks and Wildlife program. The ranch is an excellent candidate for the Colorado Parks and Wildlife “Ranching for Wildlife Program”, which would allow the ranch a much higher amount of bull or either sex elk landowner vouchers. Current owners have for many years managed both the deeded (17,480± acres) along with the BLM and National Forest Permit lands (52,000± acres) to always improve the wildlife habitat—hence the excellent hunting, and wildlife paradise this legacy ranch has become due to strict management principles which have yielded very impressive results.

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PLATEAU VALLEY RANCH

134± ACRES | DELTA COUNTY | COLORADO | PROPERTY ID: 1817993

150± ACRES | MESA COUNTY | COLORADO | PROPERTY ID: 2266514

Privacy, magnificent view and a fabulous setup! Outstanding views of Needlerock, West Elks and the valley floor! 134± acres with approximately 50± acres irrigated. Two home and two huge garages: three-car with dog kennel, two-car with huge shop area and walk-in cooler. Two water taps and well. Excellent equestrian setup with two horse barns, tack room with living quarters, hot walker, new hay/equipment shed and a poultry house! Enjoy the deer, elk, pheasants and your very own trout pond out the back door!

Newly remodeled two-bedroom, one-bath log-sided home with a custom kitchen, stone gas fireplace, covered front porch all in a very private setting.

Includes a bunkhouse with storage cellar, two-car garage, log/stone barn with partial loft, 27x84 equipment shed, 75x104 hay shed and a 2,800-foot airstrip/runway. Approximately 70± acres are irrigated and in hay production with excellent water rights. Perimeter-fenced with automatic gates at main entrance. Excellent wildlife corridor and located in GMU 421.

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AVARITTE HORSE RANCH

WEST ELK MOUNTAIN RETREAT

70± ACRES | DELTA COUNTY | COLORADO | PROPERTY ID: 1817964

500± ACRES | GUNNISON COUNTY | COLORADO | PROPERTY ID: 2685478

Beautiful Western Colorado performance horse ranch in Austin, this 70± acre ranch, with a 3,950-square-foot custom home, located on a scenic mesa and has stunning views of nearby Grand Mesa, the West Elks, and overlooks the Gunnison River and the valley floor! Access to your very own island on the Gunnison River with excellent brown and rainbow trout fishing, plus excellent waterfowl hunting. Trails along the river are excellent for riding or hiking.

Located just seven miles from Delta or Cedaredge.

Gorgeous, pristine and very private 500± mountain acres located 11.5 miles southeast of Paonia in the West Elk Mountains. Breathtaking views of Mount Gunnison and the West Elks from your front porch. Enjoy this wildlife paradise with excellent big game hunting for elk, deer, bear, and turkey in GMU 53 with over the counter tags for bull elk. Plus your very own trout pond and creek located near the main cabin. Seasonal access via a Forest Service Road and the property does border the Gunnison National Forest.

$1,598,000

$1,500,000

Brian Mason, Broker BrianMason@Reagan.com | (970) 874–9968 | (970) 234–3167 CELL H.B. Mason, Broker Associate (970) 314–3326 CELL

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LIVING

A Campfire Gat hering is a Great W ay t o Make Memories t his W int er

A CAMPFIRE PLANNED AS A SOCIAL EVENT IS DIFFERENT FROM ONE HELD DURING A CAMP OR IN THE WILD. IT PROVIDES AN OCCASION FOR GETTING PEOPLE TOGETHER FOR ENJOYING ONE ANOTHER'S COMPANY AND SPENDING TIME TOGETHER UNDER THE STARS, SOMETHING WE DON'T MUCH DO THESE DAYS. AND THE GREAT THING IS THAT YOU DON'T EVEN NEED TO BE CAMPING TO DO THIS; IT CAN BE SET UP WHEREVER A CAMPFIRE IS PERMITTED, INCLUDING ON SOMEONE'S PROPERTY, SO EVEN THOSE WHO NEVER SPEND TIME IN THE GREAT OUTDOORS AT NIGHT CAN ENJOY THE STARS, THE ATMOSPHERE, AND THE CAMARADERIE TOGETHER.

SO WHAT ARE THE IMPORTANT INGREDIENTS TO A GOOD CAMPFIRE?

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DECIDE THE REASONS BEHIND HOLDING YOUR CAMPFIRE EVENT. Getting a group of people around the campfire is an exercise in bonding and trust. And when it’s night and dark beyond the perimeter of the fire, and maybe cold too, coming together as a group around fire tends to bring out primal feelings of togetherness and coziness.

There is also a sense of wonderment that a nighttime campfire can induce in participants, as the sky opens up before all. A campfire event is a great occasion for rounding off a conference or seminar, especially one of several days’ duration.

It’s also a great way to build team spirit for a work, school, or academic group, to excite a group of usually disinterested teens, or to celebrate a special event such as a person’s birthday or an anniversary.

And for those guiding or leading hiking, backpacking, outdoor sport, and other outdoor recreation groups, the social campfire is a great way to end each day and bring everyone together. Be guided by the opportunity a campfire event presents to create bonding, excitement, and possible learning experiences.

GET AN APPROPRIATE LOCATION SORTED. Wherever you have the campfire, it needs to be legal, safe, accessible, and not be something that will annoy people not participating in it. Depending on the location, amenities such as toilets might be helpful but this might not be essential.

If the campfire is near buildings, bush, or anything else flammable, it’s also important to have contingency plans in place for putting out the fire should anything go wrong. Call your local municipality or council to check the legality of your campfire event. You might need a permit, and it might not just be about the fire but also about holding a gathering. If it’s on private property, still check the legality of holding a fire at the time of year you plan on having it; the last thing you want is to be cause of a wildfire.

DECIDE THE TIME FOR THE CAMPFIRE. A campfire can be held all day long (such as at a music festival) or it can be reserved for the evening and night. The fire is at its best when it’s dark, so planning for some nighttime aspect of your event is a good idea.

INVITE THE FRIENDS. Send out invitations as appropriate (by email, by mail, by poster, announcement at a meeting, etc.). If you are taking money for attendance, organize this in advance. It is also important to advise those coming what

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PLAN FOR THE EVENT. Having in place a rough plan is important, or more appropriately, a guide.

You need to have a sense of what you want to achieve from the campfire get-together rather than just expecting everyone to work that out for themselves. While some of the time should be free for socializing individually or in small groups, it’s a good idea to plan activities, announcements, and food for everyone to participate in. Have a song list prepared, along with a time line of activities so that things aren’t simply happening randomly.

It helps to be able to refer to this guide as the night proceeds. Avoid sharing this time line with the participants though, as it’s best to keep surprising them and to be flexible.The guide used for the evening needs to be flexible, in order to adjust the program as needed. For example, if the campfire attendees seem to be getting restless and bored, be ready with an action song. Or, if they’re getting too rowdy have some slow songs or a skit to insert to quieten things down.

TIME THE CAMPFIRE EVENT WELL. A good campfire is neither too long nor too short. So what is a good timing? A good timing is one that builds up the participants and ends before their energy level starts to go down too much. This usually happens between 60 to 90 minutes. The diagram shows how a campfire builds up. Notice that it does not end back right at the bottom.

ASSIGN SOMEONE (YOURSELF PERHAPS) AS THE MASTER OF CEREMONY (MC), OR EVEN HAVE A FEW PEOPLE TASKED WITH THIS. The MC needs to have a good feel for the occasion and what the participants are likely to want to get out of it. The MCs are critical to maintaining the mood of the campfire. Besides being energetic and extroverted, MCs also need to be able to conduct the campfire as it is ongoing, they need to be able to control the mood according to what is required and therefore need to be able to feel the participants and react accordingly. MCs need to know the lyrics of songs sung and be able to sing them at the correct pace and tempo.

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DECIDE ON POSSIBLE ACTIVITIES. There are numerous things you can do for a campfire event, all of them dependent on who is coming, the purpose of your event, and how much equipment or other resources you have available. Some of the suggestions include: SINGING. Songs should be clustered together, according to a theme. That theme might be fast songs, slow songs, or songs based around a particular topic that is relevant to the group. Instead of just singing anything, singing songs that have a similar pace would be good. For example, singing “A thousand legged worm” just after “Pearly shells” doesn’t quite match.

Fast songs and slow songs should be put in separate clusters. Alternatively, songs can be clustered together by type; for example, action songs in one cluster or foreign language songs in a cluster. Be sure to provide song sheets for the participants to follow. STARGAZING. Provided the sky complies, this can be a lovely way to spend time with the group by the firelight.

Have someone knowledgeable about the constellations lead the group in discovering the stars above. FOOD. Campfire cooking can be encouraged by the provision of ingredients for s’mores, toast, toasted marshmallows, foil-wrapped foods, bannock on a stick, spider dogs, chili, stew, apple crisp, etc. Look through a campfire cookbook and decide which recipes will work for your event and provide the ingredients and cooking equipment. Have someone act as head chef with instructions and help for those bewildered by what to do, and it’s also a good idea to have plenty of ready-made food available for the people who don’t want to toast their treats in the campfire. CONVERSATIONS. Encourage people to mingle and talk to one another by giving breaks between entertainment and by provision of food which requires people to sit together to eat. Lower the music to encourage talking. Reading poetry, stories, plays, etc. This could include a short performance that makes the most of the dark atmosphere around the fire site.

And ghost stories are another possibility if anyone’s in the mood! DRUM CIRCLE. Bring drums and rhythms instruments of any sort and get going with a simple steady beat. Fire and drums have been a natural pair for thousands of years. DEEP AND MEANINGFUL DISCUSSIONS. This can be a great opportunity to hold a deep discussion about spiritual, faith, hope, or other issues that move you as a group. Especially useful for a spiritual retreat, an activists’ pow-wow, or a church/faith group.

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hen Mike Swan’s father, George, taught him the values of responsibility, hard work and protecting the family name as they worked side-by-side on the family’s commercial cowcalf ranch in Montana’s Ruby Valley, it wasn’t in anticipation of a phone call from the actress Jane Fonda.

“My phone rang one day and it was Jane Fonda,” said Swan, owner and managing broker of Swan Land Company in Bozeman, Mont. “She said, ‘I’ve heard your name in several of my circles and I think you’re someone I need to meet.’ All I could think was ‘How in the world would Jane Fonda know my name?’”

In hindsight, it’s really no mystery. The world of high-end real estate investors is as small as Twin Bridges, Montana, where Swan was raised. In little towns and small circles, news travels fast and reputations matter. Swan sold Fonda’s New Mexico ranch in October 2015.

“It all comes back to who you are and what you stand for,” Swan said. “No matter how much success you enjoy, you have to remember where you came from, the lessons of your upbringing— and to do the right thing every day for every client in every situation.”

“Whether you’re sitting down with business executives in a corporate board room or ranch families at the kitchen table, if you’re not a person of your word, they will see right through you,” he said. “As a team, we serve a very selective, exclusive niche.

We do what we say we’re going to do—and work day and night to perform for our clients.”

Swan’s personal work ethic again reflects the lessons of the land. As youngsters, Swan and his brothers were expected to be working on the family’s ranch when they weren’t at school or at sports practice.

“My dad believed in hard work and instilled a strong, strong work ethic in us—nothing is given, but everything can be earned,” he said. “Giving up was not an option—we learned to persist through some very challenging circumstances. You find out what you are made of at a young age.

“He handed us tremendous levels of responsibility at very early ages. It shaped all three of us into the men we are today.”

Production agriculture is a tight-margin business. When a family has three strapping boys like the Swans did, it doesn’t make sense to hire help. So the youngsters took on the real-world responsibilities of tending livestock, growing crops and running machinery at the time other kids were learning to make their beds and mow the grass. Their efforts directly contributed to the bottom line of the family business. It was not made-up work.

“There were times when I was a teenager that I didn’t appreciate the way I was raised, but now I wouldn’t change one minute of it—one lesson from it—for the world, ” Swan said.

“We were taught that we were responsible to the land and our livestock.”

Swan and his wife, Nancy, have chosen to rear their children on a small ranch on the outskirts of Bozeman, just a mile from his parents. Life revolves around school, sports, church and 4-H. As a family, they raise, show and sell club lambs in order to teach their

ninth-grade daughter and sixth-grade son how to be responsible and work hard.

THE ROUTE TO REAL ESTATE When your roots are sunk deep in the rich Montana soil and you’re anchored in the West’s rich ranching tradition, it’s not easy to consider the possibilities of life beyond the gate. As a recipient of a grand legacy, the emotional benefits of the lifestyle can cloud the financial realities.

“I loved the livestock side of the ranching business,” Swan said.

“As a teenager, it was hard to imagine doing anything else—except sports.”

Once again, his dad and his mother, Betty, who worked as a nurse in the local community, were clear-eyed and wise.

“My parents insisted that we all go try something else,” Swan said. “They told us to spread our wings for a while before deciding whether or not we would ranch. They promised, if after we’d flown solo, if we wanted to come back to the ranch they’d do everything in their power to help us get established.”

The elder Swans were both collegiate athletes. Their sons followed in their footsteps. Rory played football for Carroll College in Waukesha, Wisconsin, while Steve and Mike were track and field athletes at Montana State University in Bozeman.

“Agriculture and athletics were what I knew and enjoyed,” he said.

As a freshman at Montana State, Swan found a passion for both coaching and athletic management. He focused on becoming a collegiate athletic director. Doug Fullerton, who was then athletic director at Montana State and is now the Commissioner of the Big Sky Conference, took Swan under his wing.

“I worked two part-time jobs while I was a sprinter for the track team and an intern in the athletic department,” Swan said. “In all of that chaos, Doug not only showed me the ropes of athletic management, but really taught me how to use them without getting myself tangled up.”

When a knee injury ended his athletic career, the university kept Swan on as a sprint/hurdle coach. Upon graduation from Montana State, he enrolled at Idaho State University in Pocatello where, while interning in the athletic department, he earned a Master of Administration in 18 months instead of the expected two years.

In 1992, three weeks from completing his Master’s program, a friend pointed him toward an assistant sports marketing director job in the athletic department at the U.S. Air Force Academy.

Swan flew from Pocatello to Colorado Springs for an interview on a Wednesday, was offered the job that Friday, and flew back to Pocatello on Saturday where his dad met him with a horse trailer.

Together, they loaded up all his worldly possessions and drove back to Colorado Springs so the younger Swan could begin work at 8:00 a.m. Monday.

“I called my professors at Idaho State to tell them that I wouldn’t be coming back to school because I had a job,” he said.

“They helped me wrap up school with phone calls and the U.S. mail —I was walking on air I was so excited.”

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athletic director who was a full bird Air Force colonel. Swan, who was “invited” to meet him at 8:00 a.m. the following morning, was understandably nervous. He didn’t need to be. The colonel, noting Swan had “made a big impression in a short time,” promoted him to assistant athletic director giving him responsibility for sports camps, event management, eight staff members and 27 traveling teams. Swan was 25 years old.

At the Air Force Academy and in subsequent athletic director positions in Montana and California, Swan developed a management philosophy that would later shape his real estate business.

“When your job is to compete every day, you have to prepare better than everybody else; anticipate the intangibles; constantly reevaluate your strategies; and make sure that everyone places the team ahead of themselves,” he said.

“To win in athletics and business, it’s not about developing independent superstars, but team players with specific skill sets who fulfill their roles with professionalism, dedication and pride.”

By 2001, the high-pressure job was taking its toll.

As athletic director at Humboldt State University in northern California, Swan was leaving the house at 5:30 a.m. and getting home long after dark. It left him little time with Nancy, who he identifies as the best thing to happen to him while in Colorado Springs, and their newborn daughter.

“We were praying about making a change and getting back to Montana, but I didn’t know what I would do professionally,” he said. “I wasn’t too keen on selling feed or ag pharmaceuticals.”

When they traveled to Montana on vacation in June of 2001, he told his father what he was thinking. His dad promised to make a few phone calls. One of them was to Patrick Bates, brokerowner of Bates Land Consortium, in Salt Lake City, Utah. Bates had handled the sale of the family’s ranch when the elder Swans retired.

Bates and Swan connected on all levels.

A NEW CHALLENGE On September 11, 2001, the world changed. Bates called to say the timing was wrong for a new office. Swan responded he was going home regardless—and would find a way to make a living.

They agreed to proceed with their plans.

In February, 2002, Swan obtained his real estate license, rented an office in Bozeman, and spent one long week waiting for the phone to ring.

“I asked Nancy, ‘What did we just do!?’” Swan recalled.

According to him, she replied, “I’ve got faith in you. God will provide because you work hard—and you’re going to make good things happen.”

He continued, “Her faith in me and our faith in God has made all the difference.”

After the first week of waiting, Swan decided to make things happen by reconnecting with landowners and business professionals who were family acquaintances throughout Montana.

“Once again, my parents’ devotion to keeping our good family reputation paid off for me. I was welcomed at kitchen tables, auction barns, cafes— wherever I went,” Swan said.

Because he was engaged in the landowner community, he caught wind that the owners of the historic Cal Creek Ranch, a 28,000-acre property in the Ruby Valley, were considering changing ranch brokers. He secured an interview with the owners who were based in Chicago and California.

The owners were taken by the combination of Bates’ experience and Swan’s go-getter enthusiasm. The duo got the multi-million dollar listing. In 18 months, they sold the property.

“Pat taught me a tremendous amount about the real estate business,” he said. “But I still had to prove myself. After I handled the first couple of deals, people knew that I could deliver.

“Over time, and after handling numerous transactions, your reputation develops,” Swan said. “Satisfied clients lead to more clients—and it’s all grown from there.”

His upbringing, combined with his market acumen, landed Swan the opportunity to represent the 124,000-acre Broken O Ranch in 2012.

A large pool of potential ranch real estate brokerages from across the Rocky Mountain West had been whittled down to

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three. Swan found himself in a 14th story board room of a San Francisco high-rise pitching to attorneys, accountants and trustees in well-tailored suits.

Two weeks later as Swan and his family were en route to Colorado Springs, his phone rang. It was the attorney representing the Broken O’s Trustees. In the parking lot of the Flying J Truck Stop in Casper, Wyoming, Swan received the news he would be at the helm of a deal that was to be listed for $132.5 million. As fate would have it, the attorney was a Casper native.

He said, “You’re our guy. Your closing comment about your work ethic and focus made the difference because we knew where you came from—and knew that you meant it.”

In November of 2012 Swan sold the Broken O Ranch to Stan Kroenke. That winter he opened Swan Land Company.

It’s no surprise the foundation of the hard-charging exclusive firm is personal integrity and hard work. Swan and his team have developed a reputation for handling high-profile, and often times, complex transactions: most notably the Broken O Ranch, Lazy J Ranch and recently Fonda’s Forked Lightning Ranch, among others.

“I surround myself with good people—people of high personal integrity,” Swan said. “I can work with about anybody to help them learn real estate, but you can’t teach integrity and work ethic. When I find those rare individuals who have high character and drive—those are the people I want to associate with.”

In the past three years, Swan has expanded from a oneman operation based in Bozeman, Montana to offices in Salt Lake City, Utah, and Buffalo, Wyoming. Licensed in Montana, Wyoming, Idaho, Utah, Nebraska and New Mexico—Swan has expanded his firm’s reach across the entire Rocky Mountain West. His roster of trusted professionals has grown to include: Tim Anderson, Sam Sanders, David Lowry, Stephen Leibinger, Scott Williams, Leo Lane and Annie Leibinger.

“I am extremely proud of our team. We work very hard but have a lot of fun along the way,” Swan said. “We continually communicate and collaborate on how we can better serve our clients—strategizing is one aspect of our profession that I really enjoy.”

For Swan, though, the business is really all about the people, especially the people of the land.

“The best thing about the Rocky Mountain West is the people,” he said. “I love the people—their quality is second to none. In these long-line ranching and farming families, generations have worked to build a legacy.

“When I get invited to sit down at their kitchen tables to discuss representing them, all of that financial, historical and emotional responsibility rests on me. It’s an honor and a privilege that I take seriously—often times I’ve developed close personal friendships during the process—friendships that I will carry with me for a long, long time.

“I never expected to be in the real estate business, but it’s been an incredible journey— and I’m far from being done.”

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INTEGRITY – EXPERTISE – SERVICE – PASSION – TRUST These are the core values that drive our success at Swan Land Company. With extensive experience representing buyers and sellers of ranches, farms and recreational properties throughout the Rocky Mountain West, our team is dedicated to serving our clients and earning their trust. We take the time to carefully balance your vision with your investment goals. We look forward to the opportunity to serve you.

BOZEMAN, MONTANA Mike Swan - Broker/Owner Tim Anderson - Broker Steve Leibinger - Sales Associate David Lowry – Broker

SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH Sam Sanders - Broker BUFFALO, WYOMING Scott Williams - Sales Associate

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LEGENDARY MORANI RIVER RANCH 1,826± ACRES | UVALDE COUNTY | TEXAS | PROPERTY ID: 2471046

PREMIER HUNTING/EXOTIC RANCH

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Out of Africa and around the world and into Texas! This gated, quiet ranch

including bass and catfish! The lake is double-lined and supplemented by water

offers end-of-the-road privacy and is just minutes to Uvalde and only 90

wells. Five active water wells throughout the ranch with miles of lines extending

minutes to San Antonio. The airport at Uvalde will handle private aircraft

to 102 water troughs and nine storage tanks. Per seller there are approximately

if needed.

12± miles of water lines.

This ranch is the premier destination hunting ranch for exotics from around

There are approximately 2,000± animals covering approximately 80± species on

the world, and monster trophy whitetail deer! It has been run as a commercial

this ranch, including whitetail deer outside in the wild and the scientific breeder

hunting business since 2009 and has a growing client list of over 1,500. The

pens. The ranch has approximately 10± miles of perimeter exterior high game-

ranch enjoys three sources of revenue: the sale of exotic hunts, the sale of

fencing and approximately five-and-a-half± miles of interior high game-fencing

trophy whitetail hunts, the sale of live exotics to other ranches and breeders.

with many traps and pastures for different species of animals. There are 20 wildlife

This ranch is a well-run machine with a team in place to create your dreams and

shelters on the ranch. There are seven main large pastures. The ranch features

change your lifestyle!

174 game feeders including: 79 protein, 21 corn, and 74 alfalfa hay. There are 28

Lakeside, state-of-the-art main lodge with approximately 6,000± square feet

hunting/photography blinds including 12 bow blinds, and 16 executive rifle blinds.

overlooking your own private fishing lake. Massive trophy room, bar area, game

This ranch is a Scientific Whitetail Breeding facility offering some of the finest

area, gourmet kitchen, guest suites, owner’s suite with private kitchen and

and genetically superior whitetail in the nation! There is a state-of-the-art deer

office area! The main lodge sleeps 16.

handling facility with 15 different breeder pens. This ranch is run as a commercial

Gazebo and outdoor kitchen pavilion area with awesome swimming pool, swimup bar area, patio, fire pit area, state-of-the-art entertaining system, and large

incoming hunting operation and customers come from all over the world. This ranch has a wide range of exotic animals including:

rock fireplace! Two-bedroom, two-bath guest house with kitchen, living room,

Addax, African tortoise, alpine ibex, American bison, auodad, Arabian orxy,

porches overlooking the lake and floating dock, and hot tub. Pistol and rifle shoot

Armenian mouflan, axis deer, barasingha, blackbuck antelope, black Hawaiian,

range with three position skeet range and 3D bow range. Approximately six±

black swans, blesbok, bongo, cape buffalo, Corsican, couviers gazelle, cri cri ibex,

miles of improved ranch roads and approximately 32± miles of jeep trails. Two

dama gazelle, debowskis, sika deer, eland, elk, European mouflan, four horned

manager houses, covered parking area, storage building, two barns and a game

sheep, fallow deer, fringe eared oryx, gemsbok, grants gazelle, grants zebra, grevy’s

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zebra, hog deer, hymalin tahr, kangaroo, kudu, longhorn, markhor, miscellaneous

The ranch has approximately two± miles of the crystal clear, sought after Nueces River with many springs offering fishing and boating opportunities! Awesome rock bluffs, rapids and deep holes. There are two acres situated between the main lodge and lakeside guest house, complete with floating dock! Great fishing

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ONE-OF-A-KIND OUTDOORSMAN’S PARADISE

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This trophy ranch is located near sought after George West, Texas. Only

one windmill. There are also miles of underground water lines throughout

one-and-a-half hours to San Antonio and two-and-a-half hours to Houston.

the ranch with quail and livestock watering troughs.

Game-fenced, paved access, and gated entry into your resort-style, first-

Water is abundant on the ranch with a large fishing lake with pier full of fish,

class ranch with luxurious amenities! A grand two-story entertaining lodge

several stock tanks, approximately one± mile of Lagarto Creek frontage, and

with living room, dining area, game room, huge fireplace, massive granite

other wet-weather draining to create other water or lake features.

commercial grade gas kitchen, second preparing kitchen with large cooler and freezer, wine cellar, utility area, his and her bathrooms, two bedrooms, two baths, carport and more to only come see for yourself.

There are approximately 21± miles of game-proof fencing, approximately 23± of high-fencing, deer breeder pens with runs to handling facility, three soft release pens and 1,000 acres totally high-fenced.

Outside the lodge in the main compound there are two additional four-suite, four-bath guest houses totaling eight bedrooms and eight bathrooms! This compound has one of the finest resort-style pools with waterfalls, grotto, swim-up bar, hot tub, fire pits, two outdoor cook areas, landscaping, outdoor lights, state-of-the-art sound and entertainment system that is synched to the fiber-optic pool lighting system, giant fireplace, and stunning covered and open patios creating a year-round atmosphere.

There are several additional homes on the property including: a fourbedroom, three-bath main house at headquarters, a three-bedroom, three-bath foreman’s house, a two-bedroom, one-bath ranch house on the Northeast pasture, and a one-bedroom, one-bath apartment attached to the deer pen handling facility.

Other improvements include a quality, state-of-the-art deer handling and breeding facility, 23 deer breeder pens with shelter, water and feeders, and three large metal barns/workshops. There is a must-see, large walk-in cooler, flash freezer, game cleaning area, hay feed area, grain bins with feed buggy (protein and corn), and a large dog kennel area with covered bird fly

Rolling hilltops with a lot of variety and giant thick brush make up this ranch.

With miles and miles of stripped areas for quail and dogs. There are sandy low areas and many food plot planting areas—this is truly a quail hunter’s must-see.

This ranch has giant whitetail deer with tremendous genetics and a lot of hogs and turkey. There are 24 executive blinds and feeders, 300 whitetail deer in the pens and per seller, 350 whitetail deer outside the pens in the wild. The ranch features 15 species of different exotics including axis deer, blackbuck, antelope, fallow deer, elk, eland, rams, auodad, gemsbok, red stag, buffalo, sitka deer, emu, lechewe and scimitar oryx.

The seller owns no minerals and there is no production on the ranch or traffic through the ranch.

This is one of the finest ranches I have ever had the opportunity to market and sell. Over the top improvements with one-of-a-kind pool and entertaining area, paved access, great location, giant deer, exotics, fishing and one of the best quail ranches you will see all with year-round use!

area. The property features five water wells, four with electric pumps and

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Bandera, Texas, and only 45 minutes to historic San Antonio.

overlooking valley lake.

Paved access behind two electric gated entries situated at the end-of-the-road,

Then add a spectacular approximately 5,500± square-foot lodge with five

with a bowl-like atmosphere surrounded by the Texas Hill Country’s famous

bedrooms, seven baths, fireplace, game room, full kitchen, outdoor area with

hilltops! Wow and awesome are the only descriptions.

fire pit and giant oak trees.

Nice elevation changes, hilltops, valleys, two seasonal creeks, a beautiful valley

Next are three guest houses, a foreman’s house, horse stalls, tack room, pole

with a five-acre lake that can be pumped with large water well, and paved main

barn, equipment shed, aircraft hanger, old airstrip, storage barn, skeet range, deer

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pens, eight water wells (including one high-volume Trinity well), several small

The main hilltop ranch home is approximately 7,500± square feet with four

ponds, all native animals, some exotics, and more only for you to come imagine!

bedrooms and seven baths. It features a gourmet kitchen, small second

Truly one of the most highly improved, all around variety, quality ranches this

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CYPRESS TREES – LAKE – TWO CREEKS 317± ACRES | BANDERA COUNTY | TEXAS | PROPERTY ID: 1702308

317 acres just minutes to Medina, Kerrville and approximately 45 minutes to

The property features several pastures, nice fields for grazing areas, valleys

San Antonio. Spectacular, incredible, wow and awesome are the only words to

and hilltops with breathtaking views of the sought after Hill Country. Two water

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wells, a spring-fed creek feeding into your own five-acre, crystal clear stocked

The property features an approximately 7,000± square-foot, one-story Sisterdale

lake with hundreds of cypress trees up and down both sides!

rock home with two large bedrooms. The master has his and hers bath and closets.

Then add a second spring-fed creek with crystal clear springs, waterfalls and

Other features include two-half baths, tile roof, large open gourmet granite kitchen

one-of-a-kind rock formations with possible locations for water development.

with Viking appliances, buffet area, large dining room, media room, game room,

There is also lots of wildlife such as deer, turkey, wild hogs, ducks and all other

office, laundry room, three fireplaces, large living-family room, dining courtyard,

native animals.

outdoor kitchen and fire pit area, and three-car garage. There is a two-bedroom, two-bath, mid-1800s guest house, awesome greenhouse, equipment barn, fourstall horse barn/stable with two-bedroom, two-bath quarters.

This one-of-a-kind, live water ranching recreational paradise will not be beat. So go look at the rest and the come see the Texas Best!

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t an elevation approaching 3,000 feet, the high-desert terrain cut a razor-sharp horizon across Highland Hills Ranch. A chukar flushes, you wheel around, experience the rush of a game bird escaping against the silk-blue sky and when the stock of the 20 gauge touches your cheek a single detonation punctuates an indelible instant high on the threshold of eternity.

But that was day four…

Turning back the clock, my rental car from Portland International Airport navigated down the snowy, snaky road into a steep ravine until the image stamped on the bucket list of upland enthusiasts of the Highland Hill Ranch lodge figured prominently on the hilltop. The elegant log creation illuminated golden comfort through towering windows. After the three-hour drive you step out from behind the wheel into the frosty white landscape and the air is sharp, clean and sobering—unambiguous in its integrity.

The occasion promised big. A driven pheasant shoot hosted by British author, instructor, gunmaker, stock fitter and international guide, Chris Batha. Of immense intelligence and rapier wit, Mr. Batha substitutes England’s bird havens with the kindred landscape of Highland Hills Ranch to show us Yanks how it’s done on ye auld sod.

Highland Hills Ranch owner, Dennis Macnab, thrives on the bloodline of a Scotsman and with his wife and business partner Mindi the two successful Americans orchestrate the spectacle and hospitality of an ancestral estate driven shoot in Northeast Oregon.

First stop, though, was the bar.

Open the front door of the lodge and you’re awash in the warmth of superb, honey-hued, hand-peeled timbers that attain a vaulted ceiling buttressed by exposed beams.

There’s an inspiration of Native American felt among the plush lodge décor and colossal stone fireplace. A spacious open kitchen replete with granite counters suggests some mighty fine home cooking served up in the adjacent, rustic dining room. With six guest rooms in the lodge, you were mere steps away from gourmet indulgences Did the Macnabs intend to spoil us? Probably. Highland Hills Ranch is a two-time recipient of Orvis’ Lodge of the Year, most recently for the 2012–2013 season. Highland Hills Ranch is also a charter member of the Beretta Trident Program, which is the first and only system to rate shooting sports venues—a rarified achievement considering that only five percent of destinations worldwide are considered good enough to merit even one Trident. You can see why the collection of accolades is a theme of the Highland Hills Ranch legend, but for now, with voices arising from the bar downstairs, I could use a wee dram or two of road-straightener.

As the latecomer, most of the shooting party and their significant others have gained a head start on the evening festivities. It’s a handsome, prosperous group, including a clutch of friends from previous driven shoots here led by Mr. Batha. I’d discover that through Highland Hills Ranch their relationships deepened to where they now hunt birds together in Europe with Mr. Batha organizing the expeditions.

At the bar, hors d'oeuvres, top-shelf spirits and mixed party nuts lubricated the appetite and conversation in the intimate quarters. An undertone of convivial oneupmanship assessed the group’s tenderfoot, but I can take it and dish it out too with admirable appreciation. The warm glow of camaraderie now about us, dinner is ready.

Chef Keith Potter has helmed the kitchen since 2004, defining the cuisine credited with scoring high marks

by Orvis, Beretta Trident and guests. The three daily meals tendered by Chef Potter rewarded the palate and belly with deep, complex flavors and abundant fortitude realized through a fusion of Western, Latin and Pacific Rim influences. A hallmark was homemade baked breads that perfumed the dining room. In his words, “I strive to be elegant without being pretentious. I want my food to be beautiful, but more importantly to taste good.”

Although the wine cellar at Highland Hills Ranch is outstanding, one of the shooting party’s member was the CEO of a national restaurant chain. Prior to the arrival of Mr. Batha’s contingent, he had hosted a corporate upland shoot to reward high performers. Sharing his remaining personal reserve of 90-point reds from Napa Valley complemented Chef Potter’s meals with an especially sumptuous pleasure. Dinners at Highland Hills Ranch percolated with conviviality practically impossible to find elsewhere. But how did the Macnabs do it?

I believe the rare delight was attributed to the size of the table and nature of the servers. The dark-wood furniture of 11 by 4 feet held the ideal balance of geniality and opulence. Usually we find ourselves talking with the closest people, but the table at Highland Hills Ranch lets you actually converse with someone across the way without raising your voice too much—just the right decibel level for a good punch-line. The dynamic gave rise to a crosscurrent of lively sociability during the course of a long, satisfying repast.

The servers, meanwhile, showed the attentiveness of a thoughtful nurse. Approaching from behind, they placed a tender hand on your shoulder and leaned in toward the table to serve or clear, kindly asking about food and drink with an endearing warmth in their eyes.

Yes, the dinners at Highland Hills Ranch made you

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yearn for Thanksgiving family get-togethers that would thus come to pass.

Outside, the Milky Way and constellations that once marveled us in childhood whispered of mortality to my elder self. The widespread crust of snow wisely counseled the use of a house Toyota Land Cruiser instead of that puny rental import. More safari stalwart than mommy runabout, the decadeold SUV with its honorable patina of ranch grime rattled along the graded road for roughly a mile to my cabin overlooking a valley of feed plots and desert flora—one of five guest accommodations partaking in the view, plus a “minilodge” at the far end of the row.

The double-occupancy cabin provided abundant floor space for gear, which counted on the bulky side since I had reached Highland Hills Ranch straight from a duck hunt at Beaver Dam Lake in Mississippi, celebrated for character and abundance by the definitive American outdoor writer, Nash Buckingham.

Suddenly, it was so quiet.

Come morning, Chef Potter cooked delicious shirred eggs—a.k.a. eggs baked in individual buttered gratin dishes. If baked eggs sound hideous, his preparations, always enriched with cheese, varied from day to day and each surprised with savory gratification. I had arrived as a baked-egg skeptic and left Highland Hills Ranch as a convert.

Directly following breakfast, Mr. Batha conducted a safety and etiquette clinic in the lodge. The time arrived to gear up. We would adhere to a four-

day schedule, immediately commencing with a simulated driven pheasant clinic conducted by Mr. Batha. Days two and three of the actual shoot were reserved for the Highland Hills Ranch British Driven Pheasant Shoot. We would have a crack at more than 900 high-flying pheasants during three drives per day. And day four would inevitably carry me to that heavenly plain shooting chukars over dogs.

Our party of eight was driven on the rolling, curvy dirt roads and across rock-strewn rivers and streams to a ravine bounded by escarpments. A makeshift camp appeared, outfitted with tables, chairs, beverages, portable gun racks and firewood. We confronted a 90-foot-high basalt cliff where two trap machines threw overhead slow curling right and fast left targets. With gusts exceeding 35 miles per hour in the wind-tunnel ravines, targets frolicked on the currents —foreshadowing the wanton velocity of airborne pheasants.

The group’s knowledge of simulated driven-pheasant targets ran the gamut. Champion shooter Michael Coleman, who was also a partner in Windwalker Farm Sporting Clays in Stanton, Texas, donated his enormous expertise and talent by coaching whenever Mr. Batha devoted personal attention to shooters stuck on problem targets. Michael Kendrick, a longstanding client of Mr. Batha, exhibited top form of the Churchill Method for high, driven birds. While both men shot traditional British bird guns, Brian Yamamoto executed seemingly impossible pheasant shots with his trickedout clays gun, a Krieghoff K-80. The remaining participants covered the skills spectrum, including quick-study Vivian Pearce who elicited cheers from nearby pegs after downing tricky pheasants.

In addition to catching up on the basics, though, Mr. Batha’s clinic offered trigger time with a new Perazzi MX20.

The Italian gunmaker is celebrated for indestructible over/unders that routinely garner gold medals in clays competitions worldwide— including the Olympics. Bespoke and impeccable, the design ethos akin to Formula 1 race-car engineering leads upland hunters to preclude Perazzi’s in their pursuit of a virtuoso bird gun.

During the demanding hunting schedule at Highland Hills Ranch, I ultimately came to realize that the Perazzi MX20 functioned as a 7½ pound death ray for upland prey. Not quite as nimble as other best 20 gauges from the likes of Purdey or Holland & Holland, a standard MX20 cost about one-tenth the price with precise, confident handling that is worth the $11,000.

The MX20’s secret sauce has two leading ingredients: supreme balance and intuitive trigger.

You could easily argue that it’s hefty for a field gun, but shooting it for both driven and walk-up hunts demonstrated consistent stability in shouldering, pointing and timing. It imposed a measured yet smooth style that forced you to reckon with the bird at hand before triggering the shot. “Whippy” is not in the MX20 idiom. You never worried that a flushed bird would get away; when your eyes locked on the chukar, you knew it was easily dead.

Perazzi’s are renowned for the barrel regulation—meaning they accurately shoot where you point. Some shotgun makers get sloppy with barrel regulation and often the owner goes through

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The standard MX20 ships with either a blue or nickel, sculpted receiver bearing minimal border braid engraving. Very wide knuckles, extra-large hinge pins and bifurcated side lumps give all Perazzis a tremendous amount of metal to metal surface area for enduring reliability. You’d be hard-pressed to find a Perazzi that shakes itself loose over the years.

Perazzi triggers are coveted for crisp pulls at some 3½ pounds. Although many competition Perazzi’s ship with removable mechanical trigger groups built on V-springs, the Perazzi I shot included a fixed single selective inertia trigger with coil springs.

My MX20 arrived with 29½-inch, half-ventilated side-rib barrels. The longer barrels contributed to some of my best walk-up shooting, but other lengths are available from 26 inches through 34 inches. The gun also featured screw-in chokes (although fixed are available). If there’s one rap against Perazzi’s it’s the simplicity of their wood. Understated comes to mind for my particular MX20, with oil-finished Turkish walnut subtly figured. The pistol grip and Prince of Wales forend enhanced control.

Quartering and curling away, the simulated pheasant shots proved difficult, particularly in the wind. With the clays clinic wrapped up, sipping bourbon near the bonfire, I regarded the frosty landscape as evening materialized around us. Over nine-hundred pheasants would crowd the sky beginning tomorrow.

The deep canyons confined the birds to the natural habitat cultivated by the Macnabs. The property, laced with creeks and rivers, along with bunchgrass, sage and alders, already bestowed prime, natural habitation.

With the eye of a native son, Mr. Macnab immediately recognized the promise of Highland Hills Ranch.

Mr. Macnab’s family had farmed the area for nearly 130 years. He grew up there hunting birds and over the years, after becoming a successful dentist, wanted to recreate the joys of his boyhood through restoration of the ranch. He purchased it in 1996 with the sole purpose of using it for his own hunting while upholding his farming heritage.

The family who had owned it raised cattle. Although the land had been grazed to the nub, because of the network of water and high-desert topography there persisted quality hun, chukar and quail hunting. Mr. Macnab decided to embark on a conservation and restoration program.

His blueprint for Highland Hills Ranch supplemented the enormous native bird population with a program developed to acclimate waves of new releases to the wild. Beginning in October 2001, lodging was constructed with the ribbon cutting of Highland Hills Ranch taking placing in September 2002. Almost immediately, Highland Hills Ranch attracted media coverage by the Wall Street Journal, Financial Times, magazines and TV shows. By the third year, Highland Hills Ranch had skyrocketed to a top upland destination in America.

Driven pheasant shoots started in 2007. Dale Tate and Mr. Batha helped the Macnabs initiate and grow the events. With both English gentlemen now hosting three to five driven shoots per year, Highland Hills Ranch has attracted a core group of regulars. In fact, of the four driven pheasant shoots scheduled for 2014, two have already been sold out.

Now it was our time to benefit from the hard work of Mr. and Mrs. Macnab.

Overnight brought spring rain that transformed the snow to mud (speaking of England). A nourishing breakfast taken in the lodge dining room presented views of thinning Pacific mist with fissures of sunlight that imposed almighty shadows on the hills. Temperatures into the forties augured vest outer wear for the hearty and ideal conditions for the dogs.

A row of stream-side pegs faced the steep, curved cliff with another rise behind us. Our positions in the ravine had been determined by the morning draw. As Shoot Captain, Mr. Batha sidled up to us guns, giving

pointers. Guides and their dogs waited at the ready. The guns stayed quiet, contemplative, watching the tall ridge in anticipation. Rushing water and wind articulated the land’s native beauty fragrant with sage.

The whistle blows. Shotguns are loaded and locked. A blast shatters the silence and in the distance a pheasant drops. “Nice shot,” someone calls.

Pheasants reveal themselves like a fireworks display. Gradually to start, then build into a crescendo. The ravine echoes with gunfire. The birds, driven from the cliff, fly briefly then cut their wings and soar on the wind at afterburner velocities heading for cover on the hillsides yonder.

My station, at the end of the line, presented pheasants generally veering away in very long shots. The Perazzi MX20 choked tight, I hit seven that first morning, or about 40 percent of total shots taken.

Gunfire unremitting, dogs scrambled into the quick stream fetching birds, crisscrossed the landscape and conquered the hills behind us. Feathered piles rapidly grew around the guides. Pheasants continuously tumbled from the sky. At the second whistle, it all turned quiet again.

We assembled for an English mid-morning break called elevenses: hot cocoa, beef bouillon, scones, coffee and tea around a blazing fire. The guides, meanwhile, worked hard at collecting birds before we relocated to the next drive.

Clambering into the rugged vehicles for a bouncy ride across Highland Hills Ranch, adrenaline fueled our conversation about an astonishing wild— theatrical and exuberant—and we stood ready for more.

After our second pheasant drive of the morning, lunch was taken in the lodge. Hearty soups and chili capped by mind-blowing desserts would be followed by catnaps on plush sofas or delving into emails with valley vistas as a backdrop until The Captain called for the third drive.

By the next day, temperatures would rise, blessing us with high-altitude crystalline skies and moderate winds for three enjoyable pheasant drives.

Highland Hills Ranch estimates a team of guns will average one in three shots during a driven pheasant hunt. Bottom line: after two solid days on the pegs, the guns still leave some 400 pheasants scattered throughout the cover, offering shooting over dogs for the “Grand Slam of Wingshooting” that also includes chukar, valley quail and huns.

So with day four comes a dramatic change of pace. After the first day of simulated pheasant shooting, followed by two days that boasted six thrilling pheasant drives, our final hunt at Highland Hills Ranch flushes out the “Grand Slam of Wingshooting.”

By now, the Pacific atmosphere carried a false spring of sweet air and radiant warmth with refreshing breezes. Mr. Batha and I took to fields of corn, milo and tall grass led by guide Gene Barnhart of Vallivue Sporting Dogs. Mr. Barnhart, experienced and affable, proved a wonderful companion as his dogs explored for birds.

The Perazzi MX20 shouldered fast, leveraged by a slender forend and receiver that instilled control during flushes. Its exceptional sight picture and barrel regulation contributed to successful long crossing and quartering shots that brought huzzahs. Mr. Batha called the MX20 “lively”—an apt description I would later appreciate during that afternoon hunt on the hilltop.

Mr. Barnhart’s massive Ford diesel pick-up labored higher and higher until we reached an old ranch fence. Two dogs sprung from their kennels situated in the bed and immediately started working the bunchgrass. Up here, the wind felt defiant—a guardian spirit who defended dreamland.

We followed both dogs, zigzagging and alive with anticipation of the next opportunity. Chukars flushed into panorama vistas of winter-silver grassland beneath the cobalt brilliance. Far-away shots, upwards of 40 yards, burst from the earth for a holy reckoning over 29½-inch barrels. After two hours, 19 chukars and a pair of huns were downed.

Walking back to the truck together, the MX20 broken open over my shoulder, I turned to Mr. Barnhart and confessed, “I could die now a happy man.”

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North America’s most famous film festival is a compelling combination of show, snow, and showbiz, equally popular with intellectuals and the pop-culture paparazzi.

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What started as a weekend music festival now sprawls across 10 days, encompassing music, technology and film; this is South by Southwest (SXSW). Its massive influx of concerts, parties and conferences still draw tens of thousands of attendees. While SXSW does not favor the unprepared, it does reward the spontaneous. Decide who’s on the schedule you want to see, but don’t be too attached to your plans—you never know when an invitation to an amazing showcase or surprise concert will come your way. In the last decade or so, the festival has expanded to include film and technology. The film program has become one of the nation’s premier film festivals and runs nearly every day of SXSW (think of it like a domestic version of the Cannes Film Festival). The tech community takes over SXSW for 5 days with Interactive, a series of conference and panels.

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The first few steps through this 768-acre equine property are both picturesque and unique, the likes of which Florida has never seen. Padua Stables is the crown jewel of Marion County and Ocala. Padua Stables hosts an 8,000-square-foot residence with a lanai and pool overlooking Lake Lotus, private managerial guest housing plus staff housing to suit large scale events. The stables, home to a number of Breeders’ Cup champions, are perfect for year-round training with 116, stalls, one-plus mile turf track and three-quarters mile dirt track. For the sporting enthusiast, additional facilities suitable for any discipline—dressage, hunter jumpers, eventers, polo and even carriage driving blend in harmoniously with local ponds (there are even eight to 10 pound bass residing), towering granddaddy oak trees and grazing fields that reach the horizon.

Between the entertainment potential of the main residence, the on-site facilities and the sheer beauty of the land, Padua Stables in Ocala-Marion County attracts the homeowner who wants to make his or her fantasy come alive. The property itself is nestled halfway between both coasts and just minutes from The Villages.

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PROPERTY DETA ILS Lot Size: 768 acres County: Marion County, Florida Property ID: 2903725 Price: $17,900,000 Owner’s Residence overlooks Lake Lotus • 8-Bed/5.5-Bath, 3 stories—7,759± square feet Guest Home • 3-Bed/2-Bath, overlooks Lake Lotus Manager’s Residence • 4-bed / 3-bath—4,619± square feet 3 Senior Management Homes • 4-bed / 3-bath—3,153± square feet 5 Mid-level Staff Homes • 3-bed / 2-bath—1,638± square-feet 4 Staff Homes Dormitory • 22 rooms—11 baths Training Complex • 3/4 mile dirt track / one-mile turf track • 4 training barns—96 stalls • 20 “Fibar” pens each with individual Breeding Complex • 10-stall stallion barn • breeding barn with 4 holding stalls Weanling Complex • 21-stall barn yearling complex • 2 barns, 40 stalls, 19 run-ins Quarantine Barn • 5-stall barn paddocks Maintenance Building • 2 maintenance buildings • 3-bay equipment storage • 3 Greenhouses Office • 9 private offices • 5 gated entrances

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Merrill E. Swanson LOVE OF THE LAND

GROWING UP ON THE FAMILY FARM IN THE UPPER COASTAL BEND OF TEXAS, HUNTING FOR QUAIL AND ARROWHEADS WERE TWO OF MERRILL SWANSON’S FAVORITE PASTIMES. SWANSON REMEMBERS AS A CHILD WADING BAREFOOT THROUGH THE MUDDY RICE FIELDS WITH HIS FATHER, MERRILL C., AND BROTHER, WILLIAM, ON THE FAMILY FARM IN WHARTON COUNTY, HUNTING FOR THE TREASURES AND MAKING MEMORIES. THOSE WERE THE YEARS WHERE SWANSON’S LOVE FOR THE LAND WERE FORMED.

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“We grew rice and other crops on our family farm, and we had cattle,” Swanson says. “Like most kids in a farming and ranching family, I was an active participant in most of the crop and livestock activities. There were long hours and plenty of hard work. There were also times when we were not so busy when we had time to do other things. We spent a lot of time outdoors. Whether we were walking the fields checking the crops or cattle, operating equipment, hunting quail or looking for arrowheads, my Dad was always telling us stories about the land and those who operated and owned it.

“We also spent a great deal of time in the pickup with our Dad and Mother, too, for that matter; that was also a good place to hear about the tales of the country. It was a great way to grow up and it instilled a great appreciation for the land in my brother and me.”

Today, Swanson carries that same appreciation for the land in his career as an accredited rural appraiser (ARA). He is Senior Managing Director for Valbridge Property Advisors | Dugger, Canaday, Grafe, Inc., in San Antonio, Texas, where he focuses on rural land and agribusiness properties through appraisal, appraisal review, counseling and brokerage.

ASFMRA LEADERSHIP This year, Swanson was installed as president of the American Society of Farm Managers and Rural Appraisers (ASFMRA). He joined ASFMRA in 1994—earning his accreditation in 1998—and credits the organization with the education and networking that has helped him increase his appraiser professionalism. He cites a number of mentors along the way including his father, the partners at the firm, other rural professionals in South Texas and friends and clients who have shared their time, experience and knowledge.

“I always have said that you join ASFMRA for the education and you stay for the people and the networking,” Swanson says. “The people I have been able to work with through ASFMRA are top notch and salt of the earth. And the opportunities that have presented themselves to me through the organization have been over the top.”

Knowing that he wanted to pursue a career in land properties and management, Swanson left the family farm in El Campo in the early 1980s to attend Texas A&M, where he earned a bachelor’s degree in agricultural economics and a master’s in land economics and real estate. When he joined Love and Dugger (predecessor of Valbridge Property Advisors |Dugger, Canaday, Grafe, Inc.) as a young associate in 1989, he soon found his niche.

“Early on, I worked on appraisals of a variety of properties – both commercial and rural,” Swanson recalls. “But it became clear that my interest and passion were in the ag sector and I started focusing on rural properties. A colleague suggested that I join ASFMRA, which I did, and my career really took off from there.”

ENERGIZED BY STORIES OF THE LAND If you ask Swanson today what inspires him, he will tell you that it’s all about the people and tales of the land—and those he interacts with every day. “I get to see the ranches and the agricultural properties that few people will ever see. Meeting the people and hearing their family stories and history behind the unique properties that will never be sold are the richest parts of the job. It never gets old and it’s energizing.”

As senior managing director at Valbridge with a staff of 22, Swanson is one of three ARAs in the firm and also supervises a team of associates in the company’s ag sector. There are seven MAIs at the firm including Swanson’s three partners. It’s a relationship business, adds Swanson, who gains great personal rewards from helping clients navigate the paperwork and red tape—including property assessments

and inspections, conservation easements, litigation support, estate settlement and planning and property transfers.

“You really get to know the families and their dynamics,” Swanson says. “I love being an important part of their lives and seeing their success.”

Over the years, Swanson has held several leadership positions at the state and national level within ASFMRA, including the government relations committee and executive council. One of the highlights was the opportunity to attend the week-long ASFMRA Leadership Institute in Washington, D.C., six times, where they learned about how to navigate and communicate with politicians and regulators about policies that affect their business.

FUTURE GENERATIONS Investing in today’s youth is important for Swanson. An avid hunter and fisherman and naturalist, Swanson and his wife, Elizabeth, also work to instill the same love for the land in their children—Cecelia, Caroline and Travis.

“Our family doesn’t actively farm rice anymore, but we’re able to get out to the country to look at crops and cattle on family land. We have also made it a point to spend time in the country with our children to enjoy nature through hunting and other outdoor activities,” he says.

As ASFMRA president, he has made a commitment to help increase membership, particularly among younger professionals. He remembers attending ASFMRA’s Summer Education Week eight years ago and noticed that the attendees were more experienced professionals.

“I went back three years ago, and there were a lot more young professionals,” he says. “It was great to see, and I would like to see that momentum continue.”

Swanson encourages today’s youth to look into a career in land management and appraisal.

“It’s a wonderful career and affords you an opportunity to get close to the land. Through ASFMRA, we have the tools and the networking opportunities for members to be the best that they can be.”

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4,114± ACRES • KEARNY COUNTY, KS • $19,335,800 SW Kansas Irrigation is located on Highway 25 from two to five miles South of Lakin, Kansas, within three to five miles of the Arkansas River. The home farm consists of 17 pivots, the East Farm consists of four pivots and the North Farm consists of four pivots. The entire property has 25 pivots and 24 irrigation wells, all within five miles of each other. The land is level to gently rolling soils and growing seasons are favorable for outstanding corn, sorghum and alfalfa production. Southwest Kansas is the national center for commercial cattle feed lots, there are 60 lots within 60 miles of this property.

There is a 1,848-square-foot home with three bedrooms, two baths and a three-car detached garage along with three outbuildings.

WITCHER RANCH

18,750± ACRES • BACA COUNTY, CO • $13,702,500 The Witcher/Griffith Ranch is located in extreme Southeast Colorado. The deeded property contains 18,750 acres and has rolling sand hills, upland country and eight-and-a-half miles of the Cimmaron River bottom cutting through the middle. The ranch has windmills, open springs, 21 shallow river wells, good exterior fences and fair interior fences. The property has a good set of metal working corrals and cattle working facilities. There is a 6,000-square-foot lodge, built in 2005 that has seven bedrooms and seven baths and is in first-class condition. The lodge offers a commercial kitchen and excellent a floor plan with high ceilings and an indoor woodburning fireplace. There is a excellent trap range just out the back door for owners enjoyment.

JENSTARR FARMS

4,200± ACRES • BACA COUNTY, CO • $10,500,000 Jenstarr Farms is an alfalfa, grain and cattle farm consisting of approximately 4,200 acres, more or less—livestock is not currently finished on Jenstarr Farms. Alfalfa is currently grown on approximately 1,000 acres, with the balance of acreage divided between wheat, milo, silage and sorghum. There are 2,520 acres of circle irrigated farmland with 14 sprinklers consisting of the following: two one-half mile center-pivot circle irrigation systems, two three-eighths mile center-pivot circle irrigation systems, 10 onequarter mile center-pivot circle irrigation systems. Jenstarr Farms has 20 irrigation wells, with 13 irrigation wells currently operational, with combined output of 6,000 gallons per minute.

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ROAN CREEK RANCH

12,433± ACRES • GARFIELD COUNTY, C0 • $9,950,000 Resting in the canyons of Western Colorado lies a majestic cattle and hunting ranch called Roan Creek Ranch. This historic property consists of 3,167 deeded acres and 9,267 BLM acres that all rest behind a locked gate within a private canyon. There are over nine miles of private roads and just under nine miles of Roan Creek, which is full of wild brook trout and provides year-round water for wildlife and livestock. Originating on the ranch from a few seeps and springs, Roan Creek is a 45-mile tributary to the Colorado River. As you continue down the creek through the ranch there are 15 long canyons with large springs coming out of most of them feeding the creek along the way. The pine covered canyons have aspen bottoms, providing great cover and habitat to the multiple species of wildlife that call this ranch home. The cattle ranch is rated for 845 AUM’s running from the middle of June to the first of November, and approximately 85 acres has historically been irrigated adding some production to the ranch. Sitting in Western Colorado, the elevation ranges from just over 7,000 feet to just under 8,000 feet, offering excellent climate for trophy elk and mule deer.

working the ranch operations. At the beginning of the ranch entrance there is part of an old Ute Indian Trail that is still visible from the ranch road.

Roan Creek Ranch is located within a half-hour from the small town of Debeque, and reached by a one hour drive from Grand Junction and the Grand Junction airport. The ranch is also within one-and-a-half hours of Rifle and Glenwood Springs. The ranch is located in hunting unit 31, which is an over the counter area for Rocky Mountain elk and a draw license for mule deer.

From the time you enter through the gate and turn the corner this ranch opens up to one of the most spectacular valleys you will ever see! With over nine miles of private roads to 15-long deep canyons and just under nine miles of the very private fishable Roan Creek with sub irrigated bottoms throughout and the irrigated pasture, this is one of the most magnificent ranch offerings available today!

CONTACT: LONNIE GUSTIN | (970) 629-0520

The ranch has a long history as it has been in the same family since the 1940s, and the owners have added acres to the ranch through the years. There are a few different homesteads dating back to the early 1900s, as seen in the weathered wood structures that once were vibrant with ranch hands and homesteaders

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PROFILE OF COREY PRINS, AFM COURTESY OF ASFMRA

One of Corey Prins’ fondest memories growing up on the small family farm near Edgerton, Minnesota, was the hours he spent in the tractor. As the eldest son, Prins had a lot of responsibility and was delighted when his father, Lloyd, delegated crop responsibilities to him in his teen years.

“At a young age Dad had me out cultivating, and I loved every minute of being out on the tractor,” Prins says. “I grew up loving everything about crop production and the land. I knew then that I would end up doing something in agriculture—I just didn’t know what that would be.”

Those were formative years for Prins, who would go on to South Dakota State University to earn a bachelor’s degree in agribusiness with a minor in agronomy. After graduation Prins pursued a career off the family farm as the farm wasn’t large enough to support two families. After a stint in the seed business, he went into farm management, joining Northwestern Farm Management Company in Marshall, Minnesota, in 2006.

“When I got into farm management, I felt like I had the world by the tail,” Prins recalls. “I told myself that I’m doing all the things that a farmer does except for operating the tractor.

But I can get that fix by helping Dad when we go visit the family farm.”

FARM MANAGER OF THE YEAR The passion for the land and hands-on approach with working with his clients has served Prins well in his professional life. This year, Prins was recognized for that success by being named the 2015 American Association of Farm Managers and Rural Appraisers (ASFMRA) Professional Farm Manager of the Year, which was presented to him at the association’s annual meeting in San Antonio this past fall. Prins says it was an honor to receive the award from ASFMRA, an organization that he credits with strengthening his credentials as a professional farm manager.

“ASFMRA-accredited members lead in their respective fields by meeting the complex needs of agriculture’s changing environment,” Prins says. “In addition, the relationships that I have built across the country have broadened my knowledge of different cropping systems and created a network of contacts for sharing information and solutions to common problems.”

Prins’ leadership in ASFMRA started early in his career, and in 2012 he was recognized for that service with the ASFMRA Early Career Award. Prins’ passion within the organization is continuing education and professional excellence in the field of farm management; he is currently serving as chairman of the association’s Management Education Committee. He received

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the ASFMRA’s H.E. Buck Stalcup Excellence in Education award in 2013 for contributions in developing ASFMRA’s accelerated delivery of the accreditation program.

“Through ASFMRA, I have had the opportunity to teach farm managers in just about every state west of the Mississippi River,” Prins says. “It has truly been an enriching experience where the power of the network that we have within ASFMRA has really come through.”

Prins has twice taught farm management courses in California, recalling that it was initially intimidating being a Midwesterner and speaking in front of a group of professionals who manage crops in a completely different geography. But that apprehension quickly turned to excitement.

“The experience has proven to be extremely valuable to share information on farming practices and issues such as conservation and drought,” Prins says. “We’re finding that many of the issues that occur in California—and their solutions—can be shared in the Midwest. And, many of the farm managers that I interacted with have become friends.”

CUSTOMIZED SOLUTIONS Prins brings the broad industry perspective and deep knowledge of agronomy to his current role of serving clients on farms and rural land in Minnesota and Iowa. Prins’ responsibilities include assisting land owners with leasing, making and maintaining capital improvements, reviewing easements, marketing grain and purchasing crop production inputs. Every client has unique requirements and every piece of property is different, says Prins.

As farmland is passed down from generation to generation, the role of the farm manager is increasingly important in helping the new land owners manage the farmland in a profitable and sustainable way.

There are many issues to manage—uncertain commodity prices and input costs, government regulations, environmental issues, variable land values, and evolving farming practices and technologies are just a few.

Beyond helping clients on the financial side, Prins also works to help them improve land stewardship through conservation strategies such as tile drainage installation and conservation tillage practices.

“Increasing environmental regulation is the No. 1 issue for land owners and new farmers,” Prins adds. “It’s increasing the cost and time it takes to make capital improvements, and communicating the permit and environmental requirements to clients takes careful explanation.”

never grows old.”

Farm management is a business relationship, but connecting on a personal level can really make a difference. Prins recalls one client who inherited the family farm, but knew little about agriculture. Over time, Prins guided the client through the growing pains of farm management.

One recommendation was to tear down some of the dilapidated buildings that were a liability on the property. The client agreed.

“Before the demolitions, I went around to make sure there wasn’t anything left in the buildings that was of value,” Prins recalls. “I uncovered an old rusty bicycle in one of the buildings. It turned out that it was my client’s childhood bicycle and it had a lot of sentimental value. It meant the world to him that I recovered it.”

PAYING IT FORWARD For Prins, it’s more than just the productivity of the land. Seeing his clients succeed and achieve their goals is his reward. And he pays it forward through educating younger professionals and being an advocate for the agriculture industry. He is passionate about telling the good story of agriculture and allocated some of his Farm Manager of the Year award to the state’s Ag in the Classroom program, to connect urban school kids with what is happening on the farm.

“As more people become disconnected with agriculture, it’s important for all of us in the industry to build on those relationships through educational programs and positive dialogue,” Prins says.

Prins and his wife, Cindy, also ensure that their three children are connected to agriculture and share the same love of the land they had growing up. They look forward to frequent visits to the family farm about an hour from their home. It’s where Prins says he can go to recharge.

EXCEEDING EXPECTATIONS While his farm management responsibilities vary by season—and even day by day—getting out of the office to interact with clients, inspect rural properties and make recommendations on revenue-generating crop management technologies and sustainable land improvements for his clients are highlights.

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1,242± ACRES | BOLLINGER COUNTY | MISSOURI | PROPERTY ID: 2850527 | $3,726,000 What a rare opportunity to own such a diverse, large tract of land! This farm has over 6,600 feet of castor river frontage, 500 acres of land currently in row crop production, and a balance in young timber that provides exceptional cover for the abundant deer and turkey population.

There is a newer 10,000-square-foot red iron building on the property as well as multiple other outbuildings and old home sites. The farm has a very well-maintained road system, allowing for great access to the entire property for all farming and recreational activities.

Words can’t describe what an amazing farm this is. If you are looking for a true recreational paradise with an established farm income, this is it!

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RECREATIONAL PARADISE | $248,000

ST. FRANCIS RIVER FRONT LAND | $235,125

320± ACRES | MADISON COUNTY | MISSOURI | PROPERTY ID: 29113773

104± ACRES | MADISON COUNTY | MISSOURI | PROPERTY ID: 2805534

This large tract of recently timbered land has a diverse terrain from cedar filled creek bottoms to ridge tops full of young regrowth timber that offers lots of cover for wildlife. Established trails and log landings make for great access and multiple food plot locations with a little work. County road frontage on a dead-end road and electric running adjacent to the east line makes this property a canvas for creating your own recreational paradise!

At the end of a county road lies the rare opportunity to own 3,800 feet of pristine river frontage. Think of spending your time on your own private stretch of one of the best small mouth and paddling rivers in Southeast Missouri, not to mention some of the best deer and turkey hunting the area has to offer. This property has an established road, food plots, and electric on site. Opportunities to own these types of properties are once-in-a-lifetime so don’t let this one pass you by!

HUNTER’S RETREAT | $99,900

CATTLE FARM | $598,500

81.2± ACRES | MADISON COUNTY | MISSOURI | PROPERTY ID: 2012577

97± ACRES | MADISON COUNTY | MISSOURI | PROPERTY ID: 2911397

No restrictions! Build your deer camp or your next home on this wooded property, conveniently located in northern Madison County. Property has good terrain, easy walking and plenty of deer sign showing it’s potential.

A wet weather creek runs through hardwood and pine timber with some mature trees. A private road along the western border makes for easy access and its deeded easement and location behind a locked gate keeps you secluded just off Highway K. This could be the hunting paradise you’ve been looking for! Located 10 minutes south of the booming Farmington, Missouri community.

Between the northwest foot of Mount Devin and the little St. Francis River lies this remarkable cattle farm. Centrally located on the property is a 12 year old, one-anda-half story home with over 3,000 finished square feet of living space and views in every direction. Adjacent is the headquarters of the livestock operation with a 66 by 80-foot barn with working pens, water, and electric—all strategically placed in the heart of the fenced and cross-fenced pastures to make moving and working livestock a breeze. Two creeks and four cattle waterers provide abundant water sources, while the stocked pond adds recreational value to the property. This property is located one-and-a-half hours south of St. Louis and one hour north of Poplar Bluff, just a few miles off of US Highway 67.

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WOODED HIDEAWAY | $484,900

HILLTOP HAVEN | $32,500

349± ACRES | MADISON COUNTY | MISSOURI | PROPERTY ID: 2850395

34± ACRES | MADISON COUNTY| MISSOURI | PROPERTY ID: 2911343

349± acres of young timber with lots of blacktop frontage, multiple access points and electric available. Located only five miles east of Fredericktown, this tract has lots of potential for home sites and recreational opportunities!

34 acres more or less of recently timbered woodland. This property would make a great site for a cabin and has blacktop frontage with a stand of young pine. Located minutes from the St. Francis River and thousands of acres of National Forest, this property would make a perfect weekend getaway!

MINI FARM | $174,900

CASTOR RIVER RETREAT | $348,500

9± ACRES | MADISON COUNTY | MISSOURI | PROPERTY ID: 2896900

45± ACRES | MADISON COUNTY| MISSOURI | PROPERTY ID: 2765277

Well-maintained two-story farm house with many updates and nine acres. Acreage consists of good pasture with newer fence and a pipe working pen, creating a great space for your horses or other livestock.

Whether you have critters or are just looking for a little room to roam, this place may fit the bill!

Newer 2,275-square-foot ranch home overlooks 35 acres of pasture and a large stocked pond while 10 acres of woods line a quarter mile of frontage on the pristine Castor River. One-and-a-half hours south of St. Louis and 45 minutes from Cape Girardeau, near the heart of thousands of acres of National Forest.

This property would make a great weekend retreat or full-time residence.

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id you know there are ways to balance oil and gas production with conservation, so society can enjoy the benefits of both? These two activities do not have to be exclusive of one another. You can explore for gas and oil, with conservation intentions. How? Through what is known

as a conservation easement.

“What is a conservation easement?” A conservation easement

(also known as a conservation restriction or conservation agreement) is a voluntary legal agreement between a landowner and a land trust or government agency that permanently limits uses of the land in order to protect its conservation values. It allows landowners to continue to own and use their land, and they can also sell it or pass it on to heirs. The limits of the conservation easement “run with the land,” meaning that even if the land is inherited or sold the restrictions stay in place.

The tax treatment of a conservation easement is laid out in the Tax Code in IRC Section 170(h). You get a charitable deduction for the value of the easement when the easement is donated to a qualified land trust or governmental agency. This can be a nice income tax break, especially since you are not giving up your land. You are just determining to preserve it in its current state. The value of your deduction should be determined by a sound valuation, which must be done by a qualified appraiser experienced with conservation easements. This choice can also make a lot of sense for estate planning purposes because it saves your heirs money on estate taxes. Long after you’re gone, a conservation easement will ensure your land is used according to your wishes too.

On the topic of mineral rights the tax code is clear—a conservation easement prohibits surface mining. Period. That said, a conservation easement can work with sub-surface gas and oil exploration, if you follow the rules. It’s what’s known as a “qualified mineral interest.”

So, as a landowner, you shouldn’t automatically dismiss the possibility of a conservation easement for fear that it would tie your hands from potential oil and gas development on your land. Under certain circumstances, oil and gas development can occur on lands placed under a conservation easement. Sometimes it can work, sometimes it cannot. In occasions where it makes sense, this lesser known (and often misunderstood) provision in the tax code may provide an answer for some land owners and investors.

Although placed in the tax code 35 years ago during the Reagan Administration, this strategy is particularly relevant in our present era. You may have noticed that in certain financial sectors, there has been a call for investors to vacate fossil fuel investment entirely. However, for varied reasons, many land owners and investors are not convinced they should take such sweeping measures. Yet these same individuals might openly embrace oil and gas investments that were pursued with responsible environmental stewardship in mind. For this type of investor or land owner, the approach I am suggesting might be a better fit.

In circumstances where it works, the economic implications can be huge. Take a minute to imagine—a conservation easement that

tax benefits are not in lieu of the tax benefits already provided to gas and oil exploration. They are in addition to them! That’s right—the depletion allowances typically allowed, as well as the deductions for tangible and intangible drilling costs are all still intact to offset your risk in the deal.

That’s what you could call a “Double Barrel Deduction”!

Something else your accountant is likely to love is that the tax benefits from neither CE’s nor those from gas and oil exploration are subject to “passive income limitations”. Therefore, these deductions can offset taxes on all income—from real estate rentals, REIT’s, active stock trades, businesses, royalties, capitals gains, salaries, etc. You’ve got to check with your tax professional to determine what your tax savings outcome would be. All told, this can add up to meaningful environmental benefits, and great financial returns.

Like anything else, it’s all about following the rules. I like to say “the divine is in the details”. With mineral exploration that starts with limited, localized impact. The gas and oil exploration cannot be irremediably destructive of significant conservation interests. In addition, a written plan for the remediation of the limited surface disturbance after exploration is complete is an important part of the process.

Another rule which must be considered is known as “screening.” That means essentially taking reasonable steps to camouflage, or minimize the visual impact of the facilities while mineral exploration is in process.

This can be done just by choosing the right color or design of the paint applied to equipment. Have you ever seen a cell phone tower made to look like a tree? Or another type of antenna made to look like a flagpole?

If so, you get the idea. This can be done at a reasonable cost, and goes a long way in honoring the provisions in the Tax Code that allow you to enjoy the benefits of conservation easements as well as the income benefits derived from successful oil and gas exploration.

It is also critically important before you get started to determine who actually owns the mineral rights. Run the title search early! Your state’s laws can be complicated, and you might not own (or control) as much as you might think.

If all this sounds complicated, it’s because it can be. But taking the extra effort to do your homework is well worth gaining the added benefits.

The conservation easement process must follow exact procedures, and that’s where experienced guidance is vital. Don’t try a CE alone. Even more so, don’t try a CE in tandem with exercising sub-surface gas and oil exploration without the right team of professionals.

This type of effort can reap great environmental and financial rewards, but here is a three step road map to success: 1. STEP ONE is utilizing a team with a strong background in conservation easements, protecting wildlife, open space, farms and forests - but that is not enough.

2. STEP TWO is utilizing experts versed in oil, gas and mineral laws in your state, and…

3. STEP THREE is working with tax professionals who understand the requirements of IRC Section 170(h).

preserves a ranch’s splendor in perpetuity, all the while generating a

Following these steps, you can conserve the beauty of your

charitable deduction useful to offset up to 50% of your Adjusted Gross

land for generations to come. With the right land opportunity,

Income. (For farmers and ranchers, it has been up to 100% of their AGI).

expert geologists to tap into the minerals, and a qualified team of

You get to carry forward surplus deductions, possibly up to sixteen

professional outlined above, gas and oil can “go green” too!

years till you are done using them. Now combine that with income from successful mineral exploration. This deduction can make some (if not

Jim Sullivan is a land conservation consultant with Forever Forests,

much) of that mineral income tax free. And further consider this—the CE

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CANE MILL PLANTATION 3,890± ACRES | DOUGHERTY COUNTY | GEORGIA | PROPERTY ID: 2096484

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Located in the heart of the Albany Plantation Belt, Cane Mill has been intensively managed for generations for optimal quail habitat. The property strikes a perfect balance between quail and timber management, in addition to irrigated and dry land agriculture. Cane Mill is surrounded on all sides by established plantations which further enhance the wildlife and recreational value of the property. The property is fully improved, including a lodge, barn, kennel, and manager’s house. Contact our office for more information on this premier Albany plantation. Offered at $4,675 per acre.

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HICKMAN FARM 203.4± ACRES | MADISON COUNTY | FLORIDA | PROPERTY ID: 2930534

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The Hickman Farm is the perfect opportunity to own one of North Florida’s premier horse farms with a beautiful custom-built home. This property is representative of the open rolling pastureland with moss-draped live oaks that has come to define this region. The main house, which is over 3,500 square feet with three bedrooms and three baths, is perfectly situated to enjoy expansive views of this magnificent property from every room. The home features a great room with a massive double-sided brick fireplace, custom kitchen complete with granite counter tops and stainless steel appliances, and a saltwater pool with hot tub. Additional improvements include a fantastic horse barn with a guest apartment, multiple stalls, tack room, and a screen porch pavilion that is perfect for entertaining. Also included are miles of wooden fencing with multiple paddocks, a large hay barn, and workshop. To experience the tranquility and beauty that the Hickman Farm offers, please call our office to schedule an appointment today. Offered at $1,750,000.

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OUR 2016 LAND MARKET OUTLOOK SURVEY The results are in from our 2016 Land Market Outlook survey. Nearly 1,000 land buyers, sellers, and brokers sent in their assessment of the current and future of land markets. Land buyers and sellers were in agreement for every question presented and remained optimistic as a whole towards the future of land markets. The questions included the assessment of land values, both near-term and long-term, land inventory on the market, and expected sales. These results have been broken out by state for more regional insight into buyer and seller differences. A full report will be available for download soon, this is just a partial result set. Thank you to all who participated!

Just more than half of land buyers and sellers predict an increase in land values over the next six months, with the southern states seeing the most confidence and overlap.

Buyers foresee an increase up through most of the Midwest, while land sellers are focused on the Southeast, Montana, Idaho, and Nevada. Several states (in pink) have been excluded from price increases either due to low numbers of respondents, or split results. It is important to note that some states may show both a projected increase and decrease in values because of different opinions from buyers and sellers.

The land values of hunting properties in Michigan have been basically flat for past three years. Have seen increase in farm ground, but would think that will be dropping soon due to lower commodity price.

-LAND BROKER FROM MICHIGAN

It was clear that the north was where price decreases in the next six months were most likely to take place, although land buyers and sellers didn’t agree on which states would see the decrease. Arizona was the lone standout in the southern US with both buyers and sellers agreeing on a near-term land value decrease, and Louisiana favored to see a decrease by buyers. This was the clearest line of distinction in the series, even with the separation between groups.

With lower grain and livestock prices, I look for set back in land values. I think this trend will continue for a year or so. Could be a good buying opportunity.

-LAND SELLER FROM KANSAS

Beans aren’t $18 anymore. Corn isn’t $8 anymore.

This causes people to sober up a little. The return isn’t what it was.

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A greater majority of respondents predicted an increase in prices over the next 12 months, up approximately three percent over the first six months. Although more scattered, there was much more of a consensus between land buyers and sellers on which states would see land price increases in the next 12 months. A full 16 states had price increase agreement between groups, while only 15 states were missing a majority vote or stalemated among respondents. Louisiana and Arizona were the only two in the south which didn’t foresee a 12 month price increase.

Sellers are still in the 2006–2007 mindset. Buyers are still looking for bargains. I see unrest in the land market, a wait and see for buyers.

-LAND BROKER FROM GEORGIA

While a larger majority of both buyers and sellers predict an increase in prices overall, a few states bucked that trend.

Louisiana, Arizona, and South Dakota all were predicted to have lower prices over 12 months by both buyers and sellers.

The rest were fragmented among various regions, split by land buyers and sellers, but found primarily in the Midwest and Northwest.

We have seen the best there is behind us. As incomes drop, potential buyers drop and values will follow.

-LAND BUYER FROM TEXAS

Land Markets in general, will stabilize, but where there are areas of more leverage the price of farm land will decrease. There are buyers to buy at lower prices.

-LAND BROKER FROM MONTANA

Both land buyers and sellers strongly agreed that there would be an increase of land on the market in the next 12 months with about two-thirds of respondents predicting an increase in market inventory. Since there were far fewer states showing a decrease, it made sense to highlight them for a clearer picture.

Only a few scattered states had more respondents predicting a decrease in of land properties over this year, with the only overlap for buyers and sellers landing in Arkansas.

Lower quality farms are beginning to come to the market.

Thus prices will appear to fall more than the real market.

-LAND BROKER FROM ARKANSAS

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he mountains seen from the great room appear to have

that went into the construction of this unique home. Five bedrooms

been skillfully placed just to enhance the view from the

and additional bonus rooms provide all the space and flexibility for

20-foot high bay window. The Blue Ridge Mountains

a large household, or one that just grows on special occasions. The

stretch across its width, making a spectacular backdrop

master suite is spectacular, featuring a large bow window with its own

for the rolling pastures and forests, dotted here and

amazing views, two walk-in closets, a sitting area, large master bath

there with a rustic barn, fences, and grazing cattle. This is Hidden

with shower and Jacuzzi, and a dressing room. The second floor has

Streams, 194Âą acres located in beautiful Madison County, Virginia.

one large en suite bedroom and two that share a bath. In addition to

Situated north of Charlottesville and within an easy drive of Northern

an en suite bedroom, the walk-out lower level includes a large main

Virginia and Washington, D.C., Madison County is a rural retreat

room (billiards, anyone?), a full bath and two bonus rooms. But real

between two vibrant areas of historic Virginia. Once you manage to

living begins with the kitchen and Hidden Streams boasts a gourmet

pull away from the views, you will see that beauty lies inside as well

stage for preparing your meals. To enjoy those meals, choose the

as out. The timber frame home that provides the context for the bay

spacious dining room, the cozy breakfast nook or in fair weather, a

window contains over 7,500 square feet of finished living space. The

table on the deck. While admiring the panoramic mountain views

rich, blond woods of the timber framing are complemented by the

from the deck, you will also notice the professionally landscaped patio

reclaimed oak cider barrel floors and the oak stairs, railings, doors,

leading up to the swimming pool and cabana. With these and many

windows, and trim. The custom designed stained-glass entry and

more amenities, Hidden Streams is a place to enjoy country living

other special touches are evidence of the care and craftsmanship

at its finest.

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“Blue Ridge Mountains so close, they appear to be an integral part of your living room decor...”

- GAYLE HARVEY

DETAILS PROPERTY HIDDEN STREAMS FARM 194± Acres // VIRGINIA // Madison County // Property ID: 1735613 OFFERED AT $1,895,000 CONTACT Gayle Harvey, Broker Gayle@CentralVaFarms.com // (434) 220-0256 GAYLE HARVEY REAL ESTATE 154 Hansen Road, Suite 102B // Charlottesville, Virginia 22911 www.GayleHarveyRealEstate.com view all properties: LandsofAmerica.com/member/43383 112

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We specialize in representing sellers of significant rural property in the Hill Country, Edwards Plateau and Rolling Plains of Central, Southwest and Northwest Texas.

We possess superior communications and presentation skills.

We possess superior technical knowledge and capabilities.

Our love of the land and rural way of life in Texas is unsurpassed.

Our desire to conserve while preserving private property rights is unique.

David E. Culver, Broker CULVER/LANDTX, INC.

PO Box 860 • 410-A El Paso Street • Mason, Texas 76856

325.294.4616 Phone • 210.422.4676 Cell • dec@landtx.com Licensed in TEXAS & COLORADO

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ne of the largest remaining contiguous tracts of land in rapidly-growing Kendall County, this legacy ranch has been in the same family for generations, and is rugged, wild, pristine and oozing with character and history. Dunners Mountain looms over the West Sister Creek valley like a sentinel, offering dramatic vistas and scenery of the highest order.

Fertile, level fields of grass flanked by heritage oaks, pecans and elms dominate the lush bottoms, while soaring ridges seem to touch the sky above, cloaking huge lake sites in untouched drainages below.

DETAILS PROPERTY DUNNERS MOUNTAIN RANCH 3,160± Acres TEXAS Kendall County Property ID: 2705323 OFFERED AT $17,222,000 or $5,450 per acre CONTACT LANDTX David E. Culver / Broker dec@landtx.com (210) 422–4676 | (325) 294–4616 PO Box 860 | 410-A El Paso Street Mason, Texas 76856 www.landtx.com view all properties: LandsofAmerica.com/member/3373

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“This is a rare chance to own a true legacy ranch, bursting with raw power and pristine beauty, in the hills looming north of America's seventh largest city.”

- DAVID CULVER

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LAKE OF THE OZARKS EQUESTRIAN RETREAT 150± ACRES | CAMDEN COUNTY | MISSOURI

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± ACRES | COUNTY | PROPERTY ID: The Lazy R Ranch encompasses 283 acres of the Texas Hill Country and is situated in northern Medina County just south of the Bandera County line. The beauty of the ranch starts at the entrance with its paved driveway leading up to a bluff where the custom rock home is situated. The entire back of the house is wrapped in porches that overlook some of the most beautiful scenery Texas has to offer.

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his property is a very rare find, as it provides the best of all worlds for your perfect equestrian retreat! If you’re looking for a fabulous home with incredible views, upscale horse facilities, large shop for your toys, and a large spring-fed lake then look no further. All of this is

located at the famous Lake of The Ozarks in Osage Beach, Missouri just off Highway 54.

From the moment you pass through the private gated entrance, you’ll enter one of the best kept secrets at the lake. As you travel down the private paved drive and cross the wooden bridge over the lake, you’ll be impressed that this property is not only secluded and serene but very upscale and tastefully designed. The main home features slate, hardwood floors, and an inviting open floor plan in the master wing.

As you tour this upscale home you’ll find heated floors, solid wood doors, fireplace, an attractive heated pool with spacious patio, and fireplace with attention to craftsmanship and detail.

Outside the main home, you’ll find an equally attractive western-style guest house with a large open floor plan, two master suites, and large family room. The heated RV Garage is 30 by 100 feet and includes a 100 by 100 foot indoor riding arena, eight horse stalls, foaling stall, tack room, wash rack, and convenient apartment or office.

Call our office to schedule your private tour today!

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DETAILS PROPERTY LAKE OF THE OZARKS EQUESTRIAN RETREAT 150± Acres MISSOURI Camden County Property ID: 2917152 REAL ESTATE AUCTION Selling Without Reserve Available Prior To Auction CONTACT B.A. RIGBY & ASSOCIATES Brian Rigby / Auctioneer Brian@BARigby.com (417) 753–7653 959 South Mill Street Rogersville, Missouri 65757 www.BARigby.com view all properties: LandsofAmerica.com/member/64798

“This is truly a once in a lifetime opportunity to purchase such a large and beautiful equestrian estate at Lake of the Ozarks at your price!”

- BRIAN RIGBY

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Sitting Bull Ranch is a world-class property offering outstanding agricultural land, world-class hunting and top-shelf accommodations.

The facilities have been set up with maximum flexibility to accommodate a large variety of guest scenarios.

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arely does a property of this quality, magnitude, and beauty

private bathroom, and it’s own kitchen. Four chalets scattered through

come on the market. One of the many highlights of Sitting Bull

camp with porches and concrete walkways. A recently completed guest

Ranch is its wonderful location. Nestled in the foothills of the

center with 3,400 square feet under roof. Complete with large kitchen,

Bull Mountains in Central Montana, we are only slightly more

dining facilities, comfort station and entertainment area. Many recreation

than an hours drive from Billings, home of the largest airport in

facilities such as fire pit, shooting range, golf course with cement tee

the state of Montana. So getting here is easy, this land is easily accessible, yet far enough away that you can truly experience Montana at its quietest.

boxes, and a motocross course among others.

Hunting includes four cabins scattered across the ranch set up for

Approximately 3,253 acres deeded and approximately 640 acres of

overnight stays. There are also hunting blinds throughout the property

State-leased land. There is approximately 1,800 deeded acres of farm

with each blind constructed at a point that overlooks areas with water,

land. The ranch also includes approximately 5,760 acres of a hunting

known travel routes for big game and transition zones between food and

lease and 1,280 acres of State land. This acreage borders the deeded

cover. These blinds can also be used as emergency shelters, lunch stops

land and it is mostly contiguous. The hunting lease started on October

or as places to sleep. A 40×60-square-foot heated and insulated shop

29th, 2010 and it runs for 20 years. The ranch also has approximately 500

complete with office and an insulated walk-in cooler for wildlife game

acres of a licensed hunting preserve for birds.

processing. And a fireplace and electric heat at the shop to make

Main lodge is 6,600 square feet with two master suites and four additional

working enjoyable.

guest rooms. The main lounge consists of a large kitchen, a custom

Other improvements are an over-sized four-stall garage, heated and

design bar “ The Last Stand Saloon”, dining area and living room. The

insulated. A separate mechanical/electric room pre-wired for a generator,

“Boone and Crockett club” with custom bar, poker table, indoor waterfall

solar, wind generating system. Designed to feed the main lodge. One R.V.

with spectacular wildlife scene. This room is truly set up for entertaining.

site complete with concrete pad, water and power. For more information,

Guest center has a very modern bunkhouse with two separate bedrooms,

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DETAILS PROPERTY SITTING BULL RANCH 3,200± Acres // MONTANA // Musselshell County OFFERED AT $5,950,000 CONTACT Jon M. Ussin, Broker Jon@UBarS.net // (406) 652-1151 U BAR S REAL ESTATE 2020 Grand Avenue #1 Billings, Montana 59102 www.UBarS.net view all properties: LandsofAmerica.com/member/34110 124

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We at UBARS Real Estate, have specialized on rural properties for over 50 years.

U Bar S Real Estate was established in 1962 by James A. Ussin and William E. Steele.

In 1990, Jim’s son, Jon M. Ussin, assumed leadership of the office. Throughout the decades, we have acquired many years of experience selling farm and ranch properties to interested buyers throughout the southern Montana community. We look forward to hearing from you!

Jon M. Ussin, Broker jon@ubars.net

Carlos A. Davey, Broker cadavey@ubars.net

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Forked Lightning Ranch sold 2,300± ACRES | SAN MIGUEL COUNTY | NEW MEXICO | PROPERTY ID: 1814856 The 2,300± deeded acres of Jane Fonda’s Forked Lightning Ranch provide a diverse ecosystem of placid beauty consisting of rolling foothills with lush stands of native grasses and pinon pines. Three-and-a-half miles of the famed Pecos River create a wildlife-rich riparian corridor and a haven for anglers seeking healthy trout. Fonda personally directed the design of the 9,585± square-foot river house creating an elegant refuge with state-of-the-art technologies. The modern equestrian facilities and healthy native pastures could comfortably handle a sizable remuda or a few horses for personal use. Located within 25 minutes of Santa Fe, Forked Lightning Ranch offers the opportunity to own an exquisite equestrian property to relish as your own private sanctuary or family retreat. Offered at: $19,500,000

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Mill Creek Ranch 1,916± ACRES | MADISON COUNTY | MONTANA | PROPERTY ID: 2585094 Mill Creek Ranch, in the picturesque Madison Valley, is located in the dramatic Jack Creek drainage. The 1,916± acres sit perfectly between the charming western town of Ennis and the thriving ski-resort communities of Big Sky, Moonlight Basin and Yellowstone Club. Adjoining Lee Metcalf Wilderness and accessed by a gated roadway, the Ranch offers excellent privacy, tranquility and abundant wildlife. The Ranch includes a beautiful custom log home and several building locations with stunning panoramic mountain vistas.

Co-listed with Berkshire Hathaway. Offered at: $13,750,000

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Indian Head Ranch sold 10,200± DEEDED ACRES | UTAH AND CARBON COUNTIES UTAH | PROPERTY ID: 2042350 Operated as an individual Cooperative Wildlife Management Hunting Unit for deer and elk, these 10,200-deeded acres plus 5,500 acres of BLM and State Land near Price, Utah offer an ideal habitat for big game. Multiple springs, the 12-acre reservoir and numerous stock ponds provide plentiful water sources for wildlife and livestock.

During the summer months, the Ranch pastures 400–500 cow-calf pairs on the productive pastures. Price Reduced: $10,750,000

Birch Creek Hunting Reserve 8,595± ACRES | RICH COUNTY | UTAH | PROPERTY ID: 2477505 With prime elk and mule deer habitat, this hunting ground consists of 8,595± deeded acres plus 640 acres of private-leased land eight miles west of Woodruff. Birch Creek Hunting Reserve is part of a 26,000-acre Cooperative Wildlife Management Unit (CWMU), a program established by the Utah Wildlife Board and the Division of Wildlife Resources to benefit private land owners and hunters. The Seller currently receives $60,000 annually for the lease from the hunting outfitter on the Property.

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Bull Creek Ranch sale pending 6,342± ACRES | BEAVERHEAD COUNTY | MONTANA | PROPERTY ID: 2920087 Positioned in the famed Big Hole Valley, the 6,342± deeded acres range from the 900± acres of productive flood-irrigated fields to the hard summer grass on the hillsides and meadows along the southern reaches of the Pioneer Mountains. Historically utilized for summer grazing, the Ranch provides sufficient mountain pasture to comfortably run between 700 and 750 head of brood cows and their calves for five months of summer grazing. The pastures are well-watered with several springs that complement a series of stock-water tanks scattered throughout the pastures. The adjacent USFS and Bull Creek, a perennial willow-lined stream that traverses the Ranch, attract abundant herds of elk in the fall and winter. The historic 2,100± square-foot cabin was completely refurbished by a local architect and builder to fit the historical appeal of the area. Offered at: $7,800,000

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Fort Owen Ranch

7,845± ACRES | JOHNSON COUNTY | WYOMING | PROPERTY ID: 2919972 Located approximately 12 miles directly southeast of Buffalo, the sprawling 7,845± acres of deeded and contiguous grassland encompasses open spaces and rolling hills. Excellent water resources are available in the form of reservoirs, wells, and live water in Crazy Woman Creek, all of which support effective utilization of the heavily sodded pastures. The Ranch is a solid grazing unit on 100 percent deeded property for an estimated 150 animal units. The choice of grazing the Ranch seasonally or year-round will be solely up to the discretion of the fortunate new owner.

Offered at: $3,098,775

609± ACRES | RAVALLI COUNTY | MONTANA PROPERTY ID: 2585115 This 609± deeded-acre Ranch, mostly under irrigation, features about one mile of the renowned Bitterroot River and sits adjacent to the Lee Metcalf National Wildlife Refuge. Located next to the town of Stevensville and 30 minutes from Missoula, the Ranch embraces the dramatic landscape of the Bitterroot Valley. The Ranch has well-maintained improvements and is capable of running 250 cow-calf pairs in a normal year with excess hay to sell. Conservation or development potential.

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Two Creek Ranch 230± ACRES | FRANKLIN COUNTY | IDAHO | PROPERTY ID: 2920333 Two hours north of Salt Lake City, this 230± acre luxury ranch offers a magnificent owner’s home overlooking a spring-fed trout pond.

Mink Creek, which flows through the Ranch for about a half-mile, has undergone substantial stream restoration enhancing the trout habitat. Historically utilized to raise registered angus, the Ranch currently runs about 50 head. The Ranch is well-watered with 110 irrigated acres including two 40-acre pivots. Offered at: $4,400,000

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Bridger Hollow Ranch 285± ACRES | GALLATIN COUNTY | MONTANA | PROPERTY ID: 2920475 Located in the Bridger Mountain Range, these 285± deeded acres of alpine meadows and mature forest possess dramatic mountain vistas, privacy and comfortable rustic improvements. The vibrant communities of Bozeman and Livingston are both a comfortable 25 minute drive from this all-season recreation retreat. The dense alpine timber, grassy meadows and lush riparian areas offer diverse habitat for an abundance of Rocky Mountain wildlife providing reliable and private big game hunting.

Offered at: $1,895,000

Johnson Canyon Ranch 336± ACRES | GALLATIN COUNTY | MONTANA | PROPERTY ID: 2920426 Nestled against the Bridger Mountains, sits 336± deeded acres ideal as a recreational property or year-round residence less than 30 minutes from Bozeman. The landscape transitions from healthy forest to native grass meadows to the tree-lined creek bottom along Pass Creek. The productive pastures are currently leased to a local cattleman.

The adjacent Gallatin National Forest opens up exceptional recreational possibilities.

Offered at: $1,725,000

Thompson Ranch 165± ACRES | GARFIELD COUNTY | UTAH | PROPERTY ID: 2920454 Bounded on three sides by the immense Dixie National Forest, the Ranch offers stunning vistas in every direction. Located four miles north of the historic Southern Utah town of Boulder, this 165-acre showplace offers immaculate landscaping surrounding the main residence, guest house, spa gazebo and outbuildings. Although the Ranch is uniquely functional as a summer cattle operation, its natural serenity and beauty provides a perfect haven for all who visit this ideal retreat. Offered at: $2,600,000

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Ultimate Recreational Land & Country Retreat Home 123± ACRES | WASHINGTON COUNTY | MISSOURI | PROPERTY ID: 2790843 This property can be used as either the ultimate turnkey recreational property, retreat or country home. Near the Mark Twain National Forest between Sullivan, Steelville and Potosi, the property includes a main lodge, guest lodge, over a mile of spring-fed creeks and 123± acres intensely managed for wildlife. Some of the recreational activities include trap, skeet, long range shooting and much more. Price: $2,285,000

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Tillable Land in Lafayette County 320± ACRES | LAFAYETTE COUNTY | WISCONSIN | PROPERTY ID: 2779329 This property is full of wildlife through all the valleys providing great hunting opportunities for deer and turkey. A 1860s historical farmhouse and barn are located on the property as well as a 20x40 pole shed that has been renovated to sleep hunters. The farmland has current renters for income revenue. Fences throughout the pasture ground are already established and being used. This property is truly one-of-a-kind with breathtaking views and a perfect location to build your dream home! Located in Southwestern Wisconsin, this 320± acre track features rolling sloped land with 130± acres tillable, 120± acres of pasture land, approximately 70± acres of woods and a stream that travels through most of the property. Price: $3,300,000

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Tatum Plantation 2,200± ACRES | AMITE AND WILKINSON COUNTIES | MISSISSIPPI | PROPERTY ID: 2752919 A sportsman’s paradise in Southwest Mississippi. First purchased by its current owners in 1991, this wooded slice of Mississippi paradise consists of 2,200± acres of pine plantation, sporting opportunities and luxurious improvements. Expertly managed for big buck production for over 20 years, Tatum Plantation is a true outdoor paradise for hunters and outdoor enthusiasts who appreciate real Southern charm. Along with extraordinary surroundings, the plantation also offers a well-appointed lodge for guests and additional living quarters for guests and staff. Surround yourself with over 2,000 acres of Mississippi’s finest whitetail, turkey and wild hog hunting just an hour north of Baton Rouge at Tatum Plantation! Price: $11,975,000

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THE WEST IS OUR HERITAGE. MAKE IT YOURS. www.RMABrokers.com | (855) 535–0881 | Info@RMABrokers.com | PO Box 160 | Johnstown, Colorado 80534

VALLEY PARK RANCH HILLSIDE RANCH 580± ACRES | CUSTER COUNTY HILLSIDE, COLORADO | PROPERTY ID: 2510334 Located nine miles from Westcliffe, this high-quality 580-acre executive ranch features luxurious improvements, 360-degree views, pastures and meadows set up for grazing. Ideal for entertaining, the elegant 7,350-square-foot, three-bedroom, three-and-a-half-bath home has a large open floor plan. Ron Morris, (970) 535–0881 and Duane Daskam, (719) 942–3734. Price: $2,900,000

1,200± ACRES | TELLER COUNTY DIVIDE, COLORADO | PROPERTY ID: 2677471 Just under 1,200 acres with grand views of the nearby Pikes Peak, this convenient yet private ranch retreat is within one hour of Colorado Springs. A restored ranch house and guest cabin provide comfortable living and the ranch’s spectacular fourseason scenery can be explored on horseback, foot or mountain bike. Ron Morris, (970) 535–0881. Price: $8,995,000

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19,752 TOTAL ACRES | PLATTE COUNTY GLENDO, WYOMING | PROPERTY ID: 2833840 Located along the historic Oregon Trail near Glendo, the 19,752 total acre ranch has excellent water rights irrigating over 900 acres with a rated carrying capacity of 600 cow/calf pair or 900 yearlings. Improvements include six homes, several barns, equipment sheds, two shops and complete set of steel pipe corrals with certified scale. Ron Morris, (970) 535–0881. Price: $15,000,000

7,101 TOTAL ACRES | PLATTE COUNTY WHEATLAND, WYOMING | PROPERTY ID: 2833844 7,101 total acres with an older home with a 25 GPM well and set of corrals. Two center pivots irrigate 320 acres from two wells that produce 825–850 GPM, along with three stock water wells. The pivots are capable of producing four tons to the acre.

Dwyer Ranch has been owner operated running 300 cow/calf pair or 500 yearlings.

Ron Morris, (970) 535–0881. Price: $3,300,000

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Shilling Yosemite Ranch 3,680± ACRES | MARIPOSA COUNTY | CALIFORNIA PROPERTY ID: 2723833 3,680± acres, 19 parcels, 16 of them are zoned Mountain Preserve and three parcels are zoned Exclusive Agriculture and in the Williamson Act. Yosemite is just 25 miles away. Fenced and cross-fenced for livestock with springs and ponds supplying year-round water. Enjoy horseback riding, hiking, and even gold mining. Located in the D-6 zone, hunt for trophy black-tail deer and black bear as well as turkey, quail and doves. The golfer will be happy with several golfing choices. Property tour available on YouTube. Contact Todd Renfrew (707) 365–5064. Price Reduced: $4,499,000

North Star Ranch 187± ACRES | NEVADA COUNTY | CALIFORNIA PROPERTY ID: 2768708 The North Star Ranch consists of five parcels totaling 187± acres and is located approximately one mile from Grass Valley, California. Improvements include a clubhouse, barn, small rental, two large reservoirs, a water holding tank, partial irrigation system and two two-to-three acre reservoirs. The ranch is all buildable, fenced and currently leased for grazing cattle. There is power to the property and paved county road access. Class II and III soil. Property tour available on YouTube. Contact David Swartzendruber (530) 575 0416. Price: $2,600,000

12-Mile Ranch 5,980± ACRES | MODOC COUNTY | CALIFORNIA PROPERTY ID: 2856707 More than 5,980 acres extending across Modoc County, California, and Lake County, Oregon. Dotted with well-watered meadows, the ranch is suitable for a cattle operation and runs 250–300 pair. Improved with a charming spacious farmhouse, three-car garage, large metal barn, an old orchard and a workshop. The ranch features numerous year-round creeks, one large reservoir, and numerous small seasonal reservoirs.

Hunting, fishing, endless trails, old west artifacts, Eastern Warner Mountains. Property tour available on YouTube. Contact Todd Renfrew (707) 365–5064.

Price: $4,500,000

Picayune Lake 640± ACRES | TRINITY COUNTY | CALIFORNIA | PROPERTY ID: 2723410 This incredible 640 acres features a 1,100-square-foot mountain cabin overlooking a private 14-acre lake and high mountain meadows. The cabin is off grid and features a new roof, propane appliances, propane hot water heater, one-and-ahalf bathrooms, fireplace, deck, and enclosed sun porch. Pacific Crest Trail passes through the east side of the property. With limited winter access this rare find would make a great summer retreat, hunting/fishing cabin and the perfect place to get away and enjoy the outdoors. Contact Kathy and Glen (530) 643–1336.

Price: $2,000,000

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Sierra Buttes Wilderness Lake 98± ACRES | SIERRA COUNTY | CALIFORNIA PROPERTY ID: 2911093 With one-quarter mile of incredible Upper Sardine Lake frontage located at the base of the majestic craggy Sierra Buttes, the beauty of this extremely rare wonder will take your breath away. On the property is the historic Mountain Mine and nearby, the Young America Mine, both, are known to have been highly productive gold mines. Wildlife is abundant with all species of mammals, birds and fish. Hiking, non-motorized boating, cross country skiing, snowmobiling, fishing, hunting, horseback and mountain biking, camping, and gold mining.

Contact Marlene Boggs (530) 412–2897. Price: $1,675,000

Galletti Ocean Ranch 324± ACRES | MENDOCINO COUNTY | CALIFORNIA PROPERTY ID: 2724325 This historic ranch was founded in 1917, and was operated as a dairy for 69 years. Artichokes, peas, and hay have also been produced on the ranch. With 200± acres of class II and III soils, great water and a large yearround pond, the productive capacity is significant. Four older homes and numerous shops, barns, and other outbuildings. Best of all, the property includes one-half mile of private California coastline for incredible abalone diving and rock fishing. Property tour available on YouTube. Contact Todd Renfrew (707) 365–5064. Price: $3,100,000

Shasta Shadow Ranch 997± ACRES | SISKIYOU COUNTY | CALIFORNIA | PROPERTY ID: 2794027 997± acres with gorgeous custom home and immaculate equestrian facilities. Ninestall barn with indoor arena, tack room, heated wash racks, shop, two additional barns, shop, garage, outdoor arena, round pen, irrigated horse pastures, several dry lot turnouts with water, three large outdoor run in shelters and hundreds of acres to ride on. Guest apartment, manufactured home, office, and beautiful views of Mount Shasta!

Property tour available on YouTube. Contact Kathy, Glen, or Amy (530) 643–1336.

Price Reduced: $1,950,000

Gearheart Ranch 119.87± ACRES | NEVADA COUNTY CALIFORNIA | PROPERTY ID: 2871285 Gearheart Ranch is suited for an equestrian facility, vineyard, cattle, recreation or private retreat. The ranch combines a gorgeous 6,000-square-foot French country-style home with beautiful pastures and heritage oaks, an arena, a six-stall wood barn, two stocked ponds, irrigated pastures, paddocks and riding trails.

Guest cottage and an outdoor living area with fireplace and a kitchen that overlooks the in-ground heated pool.

Property tour available on YouTube. Contact Sandy Ballou (916) 261–8192. Price: $3,175,000

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Franklin, Tennessee Level Land 117± ACRES | WILLIAMSON COUNTY | TENNESSEE PROPERTY ID: 1684987 Level pasture in equestrian area that has six home sites perfect for family compound in highly desirable Franklin, Tennessee and is a very easy drive to Nashville as well. The farm includes 72 acres of hardwood forest that has a gentle rise and makes for perfect trails and wildlife habitat in the back of the property. Video available at www.TravisRobeson.com. Price: $1,759,000

Homesites in Nashville 61± ACRES | WILLIAMSON COUNTY | TENNESSEE PROPERTY ID: 2427731 AND 2427670 Build your ultimate dream home less than 20 minutes from Nashville. A nature lover’s dream and hunter’s paradise. The surrounding area is high-density driving wildlife to this property. Great hiking trails, multiple building sites, outstanding views, and bluff view over Harpeth River frontage. A rare find with convenience to Nashville. Price: $2,999,000

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Duck River Tennessee Farm 895± ACRES | CUMBERLAND COUNTY | TENNESSEE | PROPERTY ID: 1683451 Located only one hour drive west of Nashville this property is a sportsman’s dream!

Marketable hardwood timber comprises most of the land, and is accented by more than one mile of strong flowing clear creek through it with waterfall and deep swimming holes. With over seven miles of managed trails the land is easy to maneuver around on. Ridge top building sites, sweeping views over the river bottom, rock formations, and more. A well-maintained barn rests on 15 acres of grass pasture, and is bordered by 60 acres of fertile bottom land planted in beans. The farm has one-and-a-half miles of frontage on the notably bio-diverse Duck River, and includes an accessible island with a great rock beach, and a concrete boat ramp into deep water. Video available at www.DuckRiverFrontFarm.com. Price: $1,933,000

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“Living the Lifestyle & Loving the Life”

52295 Qualls Road 33± ACRES | WALLER COUNTY | TEXAS | PROPERTY ID: 2935680 Wonderful 33-acre property in Hempstead, Texas. All new construction. 122x36-foot barn with 16 stalls, radiant barrier insulation, air conditioning, fans, automatic waterers, bathroom, vet room, tack room, saddle wall, rotating tie ring, pasture feeders, wash rack and insemination/palpation chute and porches. 130x70 arena and round pen with water. Property has been cleared. Newly fenced and cross-fenced. Additional features include mosquitos mist system, overhead florescent lights, mobile tack door that swings. New well and aerobic septic. Part of the Paso Fino Horse Association.

Call (281) 858-3451 or e-mail properties@wendyclineproperties.com with inquiries. Price $785,000

34227 High Point Drive 8± ACRES | MONTGOMERY COUNTY | TEXAS | PROPERTY ID: 2917275 Equestrian estate on eight acres in Magnolia. Stunning 4,315-square-foot custom home. Home features interior Chicago brick walls; a library/office; spacious chef’s kitchen with custom cabinets and a large granite island with seating, a brick alcove for oven/range, wine fridge as well as gas and electric ovens. Huge master suite with double French doors open to terrace. 100x150’ rigid building systems covered arena with built up arena pad; 10-stall insulated Barnmaster barn with 12-foot concrete alley, auto waterers, fly system, hot water, wash room and enclosed tack.

Fenced and crossed-fenced. Apartment over the three-car detached garage with kitchen, game room, bed and bath, and a balcony overlooking the fenced back yard. Large covered back porch perfect for enjoying the view of the horses and acreage. Call (281) 858-3451 or e-mail properties@wendyclineproperties.com with inquiries. Price: $1,000,000 138

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24824 Mitchell Road 25.5± ACRES | WALLER COUNTY | TEXAS | PROPERTY ID: 2597089 Exquisite custom estate ranch house and guest house/office on 25.5-acre working horse ranch.

Large outdoor arena with commercial lights and two-story announcer’s stand. Multiple barns with electric and water, four-horse auto walker. Wash rack, chutes, loafing sheds, pastures, shop, hay barn. Fenced and cross-fenced with pipe and smooth wire. Custom stone home with slate and hardwood floors, vaulted wood ceiling with beams, interior stone walls. Four bedrooms, four-and-a-half baths, three-car carport—great for covered pavilion. Guest house/office with kitchen and bathroom. Text “2833786” to 67299 for more info. Call (281) 858-3451 or e-mail properties@wendyclineproperties.com with inquiries. Price: $1,275,000

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17825 Kitzman Road 5.1± ACRES | HARRIS COUNTY | TEXAS | PROPERTY ID: 2917315 Five-acre gated cypress estate with manicured grounds, mature trees, sparkling pond, pool with waterfall, and four-stall barn. Four-stall barn has wide concrete center aisle, tack room, and attached shed for storage. Property is fenced and cross-fenced with water to the paddock. Raymond Stokes designed 3,465-square-foot main house with four bedrooms, three bathrooms, formal dining, large island kitchen with built-in desk and casual dining area, semivaulted ceiling family room with built-ins, fireplace and wet bar, wood-paneled office with access from hall and master bedroom, master suite with large master bath. Hardwood and tile flooring throughout. Oversized three-car detached garage with one-bedroom apartment above. Apartment has bedroom, full bathroom, full kitchen and living/dining combination. Call (281) 858-3451 or e-mail properties@wendyclineproperties.com with inquiries. Price:$899,900

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Luxury Trout Fishing Retreat

120± ACRES | GRANT COUNTY | WISCONSIN PROPERTY ID: 2384483 Valley Ridge Farm includes income producing tillable ground, mature woodland and frontage on a Class II trout stream. The primary residence offers 4,300± square feet of exquisite feng-shui designed living space with high-end amenities to please the most discriminating owner but several other buildings also add significant value. A remodeled foursquare farmhouse is ready for a guest house or B&B. Two other finished and heated buildings offer personal or business opportunities. Located about an hour west of Madison in North Grant County. Price: $919,000

Stunning Log Home Estate

154.79± ACRES | CRAWFORD COUNTY | WISCONSIN PROPERTY ID: 2268393 An opulent 3,838-square-foot Wisconsin log home is the gem of this premiere property where every inch bespeaks lodge-style luxury. The 154.79 acres surround the home which is situated to enjoy long-range views of Wisconsin’s Driftless Area. A pole building with a 600-square-foot insulated shop complements the well-appointed home. This property supports abundant wildlife which is attracted to a small pond and good habitat.

Explore 800 feet underground in a rather large cave located on the property. Don’t miss another peaceful moment. Come view this unique country estate. Price: $899,900

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Fresh Water Ranch 3,669± ACRES WESTON COUNTY | WYOMING PROPERTY ID: 2835926 A wild and scenic Black Hills ranch with live water, highway frontage, picturesque vistas, excellent wildlife habitat, privacy, and incredible mountain scenery. The ranch encompasses 3,669 deeded acres in one contiguous block with no public roads inside the boundary. It ranges from the creek banks where Salt Creek and Sweetwater Creek converge to the valleys of the Fresh Water Creek drainage and to the higher-timbered country on Mount Pisgah. In the late 1880s, the Historic Cambria Salt Mine was on the ranch. Many new water developments, over 14 miles of new fences, and several miles of new ranch roads. A top quality recreational holding and one of the largest parcels of deeded land available in the Black Hills. A truly exceptional ranch offering. Price: $8,500,000

Oudin Hill Retreat 451± ACRES CROOK COUNTY | WYOMING PROPERTY ID: 2883995 On the road to Devils Tower, this 451 acres is on Oudin Hill with terrific views of Devils Tower, the Missouri Buttes, and the surrounding Black Hills. The acreage is adjacent to Highway 14 with good year-round access. This rugged and picturesque landscape offers diverse terrain with secluded draws, open parks, wooded hills with pine and bur oak, high plateaus with long-range views and steep slopes with rimrock outcroppings. A good trail system runs through the property. With it’s central location, paved highway access and incredible scenery, this Black Hills setting is ideally situated for a year-round place or recreational hideaway. Price: $815,000

Oak Creek Retreat 186± ACRES | CROOK COUNTY | WYOMING PROPERTY ID: 1128157 Impressive 186-acre Black Hills property with a one-of-a-kind home that combines maximum efficiency with detailed elegance. From the time you enter this one-level home, you will feel a grand sense of spoiled luxury. It has an inviting atmosphere and an open-floor plan designed for entertaining guests. Many custom features including a deluxe kitchen, custom cabinetry, solid Caesar stone counter tops, formal dining, private den, spacious master suite, spa tub, gas fireplace, hardwood flooring, French doors, wrap-a-round covered porch. Also include a bunkhouse, horse barn and 40’x120’ shop. This handsome country estate is an exceptional find. Price: $1,387,000

Lytle Creek Ranch 1,160± ACRES CROOK COUNTY | WYOMING PROPERTY ID: 947472 A hidden gem in the Western Black Hills, this ranch in one of the most picturesque and private settings available in the Bear Lodge Mountains.

1,160 acres with end-of-the-road privacy, live water and adjacent to National Forest. A mixture of pine covered hills, steep canyons, aspen groves, high meadows, unobstructed views, creek bottoms and bur oak draws provide an exquisite landscape. Almost two miles of Lytle Creek runs through the ranch. Ranch buildings include a three-bedroom home, hunter’s cabin, several barns and sheds. The combination of majestic vistas, mountain scenery, live water and access to public lands make the Lytle Creek Ranch a place you’ll want to enjoy for a lifetime. $3,480,000

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Eagle Ridge Ranch 442± ACRES | CROOK COUNTY | WYOMING PROPERTY ID: 2018410 Amazing Black Hills ranch with 442 deeded acres and a 320-acre State lease. Located between Sundance and Beulah where Riflepit Divide and the canyons of Sundance Creek run. Wooded hills, steep canyons, hidden valleys, hay meadows, and panoramic views. A custom log home is set in secluded surroundings at the end of the road. The ranch-style home has an open-floor plan with lots of natural light and attached two-car garage. Outbuildings include a log garage, shop, barn, loafing shed, several storage sheds, carport and two hunting cabins. An extraordinary Black Hills opportunity.

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Lightning Creek Ranch 13,076± ACRES | NIOBRARA COUNTY WYOMING | PROPERTY ID: 2919975 Wyoming, just as you imagined. Acres of rock outcroppings surrounding creek-bottom meadows and landscape that ventures out to cedar covered canyons, pine timber and deep ravines. Creeks, springs, and reservoirs offer water throughout this sprawling spread.

The cattle graze, the mule deer grow trophy racks and the antelope roam. At the end of the road the log lodge will invite you into the headquarters. Extensive pipe and cable cattle working facilities designed by Colorado State University Professor, Dr. Temple Grandin, horse barns and outbuildings make this a true working ranch.

This ranch is located 16 miles northwest of Lance Creek, Wyoming. Access by county roads or the private, unimproved landing strip. This ranch is nothing less than what you would expect. Price: $5,700,000

Lazy S Bar Ranch 26,466± ACRES | ALBANY COUNTY | WYOMING | PROPERTY ID: 2121193 Wide open space for cattlemen and sportsmen alike. Scenic rangeland, with plenty of water and plenty of grass. Located in Southeast Wyoming the Lazy S Bar Ranch is a versatile income and personal enjoyment opportunity. 40 square miles of remote rolling Wyoming hills situated between Shirley Basin and the western slope of the Laramie Mountains. Sub-irrigated meadows provide profitable grazing and a good portion of elk hunting area #7 is located within the ranch boundaries. Land as far as you can see. Not undiscovered, but it is undisturbed. Scattered ranch remnants can make you stop and think about a cowboy’s day. 12,341 deeded acres, 12,204.47 BLM lease acres and 1,92.55 state lease acres for a total of 26,466± ranch acres, only six miles from the Medicine Bow National Forest. Year-round state highway and county road access. Out here you can let your mind wander. Saddle up and ride cross country under blue skies. Price: $5,900,000

North Platte Riverland 285± ACRES | GOSHEN COUNTY | WYOMING | PROPERTY ID: 2121207 A sportsman’s paradise with tree covered meadows, densely populated with whitetail deer and small wildlife. Prime upland and waterfowl hunting. A warm water slough draws mallards from the Dakotas and the Canadian geese migrate along the mile of North Platte River frontage. There is a goose refuge on the property that is eligible for a Wetlands Reserve easement through the National Resource Conservation Service.

285± acres located one-and-a-half miles from Lingle, Wyoming. Broker owned.

Price Reduced: $750,000

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Pettyjohn Ranch 16,000± ACRES | TEHAMA COUNTY | CALIFORNIA | PROPERTY ID: 1725683 The 16,000-acre Pettyjohn Ranch is like a dream come true for anyone who values the outdoors and a true diamond in the rough. You will never tire of the many recreational, hunting and income opportunities it offers. Recreation: you can hike until you drop or ride until your horse drops, or kayak on five miles of the Cottonwood Creek that flows through your own deeded property or follow the creek all the way to the Sacramento River. Hunting: almost every large and small game animal and bird in California is found on the ranch plus fish in the ranch reservoirs. Income: seasonally, up to 800 cows and calves can graze the ranch in a normal year and significant profit can come through hunting and fishing lease. Epitomize green values by pursuing an environmental easement while preserving the beauty of this unique ranch. Asking Price: $16,000,000

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550 Red Barn Lane 214± ACRES | FRANKLIN COUNTY | VIRGINIA | PROPERTY ID: 1176400 Private retreat on Smith Mountain Lake. Truly a unique waterfront property, including a quaint A-frame lake house, triple-slip boat dock, bathhouse, restored farmhouse, barn-inspired workshop, two four-car garages, a beach and kids playground... all this sprawling over 214± acres with 6,000-plus feet of shoreline. Land is a mix of mature woods and hayfields. Offered at $6,750,000.

1311 Red Horse Drive 24.59± ACRES BEDFORD COUNTY | VIRGINIA PROPERTY ID: 2807038 Stunning new home on just under 25 acres on Smith Mountain Lake. One-of-a-kind property, includes a custom timber frame house with hickory cabinetry and floors, tongue and groove pine ceiling, gourmet kitchen and Ipe decks.

Plus, a double slip boat dock along with 2,400 feet of shoreline and a top-notch 30x48 pole barn for your horses, workshop or hobbies.

Offered at $1,399,900.

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Bay View Ranch - Wine Country 272± ACRES | SONOMA COUNTY | CALIFORNIA | PROPERTY ID: 2504589 Spectacular Views • Vineyard Potential • Lake, Springs • $7,900,000

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West Yosemite Ranch 900± ACRES | MARIPOSA COUNTY | CALIFORNIA | PROPERTY ID: 2765138 Cabin, Views, Springs, Forest • Recreation Paradise • $2,000,000

Private Valley - Sierra Nevada 2,655± ACRES | PLUMAS COUNTY | CALIFORNIA | PROPERTY ID: 1882962 Trout Creeks • Recreation and Ranching • $2,900,000

Historic California Ranch 3,800± ACRES | SANTA CLARA COUNTY | CALIFORNIA | PROPERTY ID: 2858267 San Francisco Bay Area Views • Recreation and Ranching • $29,682,000

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BULL CREEK RANCH

1,284± ACRES | VOLUSIA COUNTY | FLORIDA PROPERTY ID: 2917056 EXTREMELY RARE OPPORTUNITY! Cattle ranch with 2.7 miles of frontage on the St. Johns River. Boating and fishing opportunities abound. Dream hunting preserve with tremendous amount of Florida wildlife and natural habitat. Historically used for ranching, sod, and timber production. Reduced to $5,400,000 or $4,205 per acre.

1,081± ACRES | SUMTER COUNTY | FLORIDA PROPERTY ID: 2917330 MAJOR PRICE REDUCTION - Home, barns, natural spring, 400± acres of high-fenced land with deer herd.

Wildlife includes Osceola turkeys, hogs, deer. Includes approximately 325 acres of highly improved pasture.

Gently rolling hills with gorgeous views across the landscapes. One± mile frontage on Highway 44. 10± minutes from the Villages, Brownwood, shopping, and Publix. Great outdoor hunting and fishing. Total asking price is $5,450,000.

1,129± ACRES | OSCEOLA COUNTY | FLORIDA PROPERTY ID: 2916699 Enjoy waterfront, recreation and beautiful old Florida scenery! Cattle-grazing land and nearly two miles of creek frontage along Bull Creek and Tracy Branch. Rare opportunity located in Osceola County’s ranching and citrus agricultural belt.

This property has recently undergone extensive “remodeling”, making it a turnkey ranching and cattle operation. 15 minutes to US 192, one hour to Orlando.

Price: $5,245,200 or $4,644 per acre.

CYPRESS LAKE PLANTATION

DEEP CREEK RANCH

SHADY OAKS LOWLINE RANCH

494± ACRES | VOLUSIA COUNTY | FLORIDA PROPERTY ID: 2917320 MAJOR PRICE REDUCTION - Water and wildlife, a great combination! Farmers, ranchers, and outdoorsmen take notice! Cypress Lake Plantation has been managed with the strictest emphasis on conservation and stewardship resulting in healthy ecosystems and wildlife populations (including deer and turkey). The property is a certified tree farm with long-leaf pines throughout, as well as flatwoods, scrub and live oak hammocks, and cypress ecosystems. Superb fishing, swimming and boating on spring-fed, sand bottom Cypress Lake and the additional lake and ponds on property. Two mobile homes, large barn. Price: $1,232,530 or $2,495 per acre.

750± ACRES | VOLUSIA COUNTY | FLORIDA PROPERTY ID: 2917335 PORTION UNDER CONTRACT - One of the best properties in the state of Florida based on quality, character, and aesthetics. 1.6 miles of lake frontage on two spring-fed, sand bottom lakes. 96 percent uplands. Hunting and fishing galore. Barns, office, cattle pens, improved pasture, ancient pine stands, and oak hammocks. Call for updated price information. Will divide! 181-acre Winona tract under contract.

43± ACRES | PUTNAM COUNTY | FLORIDA PROPERTY ID: 2917066 Grass-fed beef operation built with the highest quality standards. Perfect for hobby farmers, specialty cattle breeding operators, specialty meat production/sales.

One-and-a-half hours to Orlando. Price: $365,000 (land/structures only) or $525,000 (land, structures, cattle, equipment).

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26 Ranch 126,018± ACRES | HUMBOLDT, LANDER, ELKO AND EUREKA COUNTIES NEVADA | PROPERTY ID: 2619247 A historic cattle ranch, the expansive 26 Ranch—formerly 25 Ranch—is situated in Northern Nevada and encompasses 126,018± deeded acres spanning across four counties. One of the oldest ranches in the state, 26 Ranch holds vested and decreed water rights dating back to late in the 19th century. Improved with main residence, numerous dwellings, corrals, barns, shops, and support buildings, 26 Ranch features abundant water, vast, long-standing BLM grazing permits and a carrying capacity of 6,500± cows on a year-round basis. Price: $40,000,000

Zaca Creek Ranch 1,601± ACRES | SANTA BARBARA COUNTY | CALIFORNIA PROPERTY ID: 2619307 1,601± acre Zaca Creek Ranch is wealthy with potential. Under Williamson Act Contract, Zaca Creek Ranch is improved with main home, stables, corrals and arena.

Water is supplied via four wells fed to a 30,000 gallon cistern. Presently utilized for cattle grazing, Zaca Creek Ranch is rich with wildlife and recreational possibilities.

With Highway 101 frontage and positioning in the desirable Ballard Canyon AVA, Zaca Creek Ranch also presents opportunity for vineyard development. Price: $14,250,000

Big Creek Ranch 1,275± ACRES | HUMBOLDT COUNTY | NEVADA | PROPERTY ID: 2745332 Nestled at the base of the Pine Forest Range, north of Winnemucca, the 1,275± acre Big Creek Ranch is comprised of 675± acres irrigated land, which includes 545± acres of alfalfa ground under two-pivots, and 350± acres water righted land. Bisected

by Big Creek, the ranch is an outdoorsman’s paradise presenting abundant wildlife including deer, antelope and trout. Complemented by a private, nine-hole golf course and 4,000-foot air strip, Big Creek Ranch is improved with an expansive Spanishstyle main home, guest residence, horse barn, shop, and sheds. Price: $3,995,000

North Fork Cattle Company Headquarters 3,065± ACRES | SAN LUIS AOBISPO AND SANTA BARBARA COUNTIES CALIFORNIA | PROPERTY ID: 2619453 A portion of a historic Land Grant, North Fork Cattle Company Headquarters comprises 3,065± acres of grazing land and rolling grasslands in Cuyama Valley.

Improved with main and manager’s house, hay barn, outbuildings, corrals, loading chute, livestock scale and arena. Water is plentiful with two wells and over two-and-ahalf miles of the Cuyama River traversing the ranch. Ideal for cattle operation, hunting, or recreation, this ranch offers the opportunity to own a piece of California history.

Price: $6,000,000

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Adam Farm 171± ACRES | WELD COUNTY | COLORADO | PROPERTY ID: 2716960 Unbelieveable views with about three-quarters of a mile on both sides of the St. Vrain River. It is located one-and-a-half miles off I-25 and four miles from Longmont. It is currently being used as a family farming operation. This is a very rare opportunity to own prime property minutes from Denver International Airport, Denver, Boulder, and Fort Collins. Water rights included. Call Les: (970) 214–6139 or Justin: (970) 217–3163. Price: $11,500,000

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RIVER VALLEY RANCH 7,493± ACRES | BEAVERHEAD COUNTY | MONTANA PROPERTY ID: 1699759 Located just east of Lima, the River Valley Ranch not only offers the perfect location for outdoor activities including some of the best fishing and hunting around, but also offers an established location to run your ranching operation. The property features breathtaking views with a 2,600± square-foot, three-bedroom, two-bath home.

Combined with the beautiful location and several amenities, the River Valley Ranch is the perfect place to call home. Owner rated at 400± cows year-round. Price: $6,950,000

PIONEER MOUNTAIN RANCH 1,385± ACRES | BEAVERHEAD COUNTY | MONTANA PROPERTY ID: 1808004 Imagine your secluded piece of Montana tucked beneath the Pioneer Mountains.

Elk, antelope, and meticulously/holistically managed for many years. The property features a three-bedroom, three-bath, 2,664± square-foot custom timber frame main home with superior craftsmanship. Pioneer Mountain Ranch is an exquisite horse operation with an indoor arena, barn, guest house, and guest cabin. Corrals, fences, bring the horses! Price: $2,350,000

CLARK CANYON GETAWAY 30± ACRES | BEAVERHEAD COUNTY | MONTANA PROPERTY ID: 2490682 Enjoy breathtaking views of Clark Canyon from this beautiful recreational property!

This 1,869-square-foot log home boasts two bedrooms and three baths with tongue and grove cedar ceilings. The property borders public lands on three sides.

A five minute walk to one of the finest stretches of trout water in Montana.

Price: $369,000

RL RANCH 146± ACRES | MADISON COUNTY | MONTANA | PROPERTY ID: 2920338 This property is comprised of a three-bedroom, three-bath, 2,728± square-foot cedar log home with an open floor plan. A large deck allows for spectacular panoramic views of snow capped mountains, valleys and wildlife. There are many well kept outbuildings on this property, consisting of a shop, barn and working corrals. The four-year-old stand of grass and alfalfa are irrigated by pivots which is an added bonus to this one-of-a-kind property. Price: $2,100,000

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CROWN JEWEL RANCH

ROSS FORK FISHERY

4,133± ACRES | MISSOULA COUNTY | MONTANA | PROPERTY ID: 1676393 Encompassing the head of two drainages with State land borders. 4,000± squarefoot private log home, three additional dwellings, nice outbuildings, water rights, 48 continuous parcels. A rare investment opportunity and incredibly beautiful ranch.

Just 26 miles to Missoula, Montana. Price: $9,975,000

249± ACRES | GRANITE COUNTY | MONTANA | PROPERTY ID: 1552092 Bordering National Forest with a beautiful trout stream through the middle. 100plus acres irrigated, water rights, power, phone, privacy, great access, partially restored historic log home, shop. Vast recreation playground out the back door.

Reduced price: $1,450,000

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HORSE CREEK RANCH

240± ACRES | MISSOULA COUNTY | MONTANA | PROPERTY ID: 2818838 Spectacular acreage and home in the best of Western Montana settings. 7,600± square-foot timber frame home, attached garage, shop, deluxe barn, guest house, spectacular views, very private, excellent access 19± miles to Missoula.

HUGE PRICE REDUCTION! Price: $1,995,000

133± ACRES | MISSOULA COUNTY | MONTANA | PROPERTY ID: 2818465 Encompasses private valley, borders National Forest, 3,000± square-foot log home, two additional living quarters, shop, garage, outbuildings, two ponds, water rights on three creeks. Pristine views, 33± miles to Missoula, Montana.

Reduced price: $1,250,000. Purchase options with less acreage available.

WATER WONDERLAND

REGAL RIVER LUXURY

73± ACRES | MISSOULA COUNTY | MONTANA | PROPERTY ID: 2916646 Ideal riverfront developed site. Fishing, wildlife, and recreation paradise. Well, power, septic, and road. Half-mile of river and three-quarters mile of creek. Stunning river and mountain views. Excellent access, 42± miles to Missoula, Montana. Price: $689,000

36± ACRES | LAKE COUNTY | MONTANA | PROPERTY ID: 2904612 A fisherman’s fantasy, 1,600-plus feet of tremendous trout stream. Exquisite 8,000± square-foot stunning home. Separate indoor pool, shop, garage, irrigated meadows, magnificent mountain views. Ideal paved access 19± miles to Missoula, Montana.

Additional acreage available. Incredible bargain! Price: $795,000

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www.WildlandProp.com | Eric Grover, Broker GroverE@FirstWeber.com | (608) 444–2900 view all properties: LandsofAmerica.com/member/57492

Driftless Sanctuary

484± ACRES | IOWA COUNTY | WISCONSIN | PROPERTY ID: 2767710 This 13,600-square-foot log estate is tucked into the scenic, driftless, rolling woodlands of Spring Green, Wisconsin. This is a place that raises elegance to a whole new level, where the latest creature comforts and highest standards of living happily coexist with western-inspired log architecture and a warm inviting ambiance. If you’re an outdoor enthusiast looking for world-class whitetail hunting with a proven track record, this sanctuary could be for you. Price: $5,500,000

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Linda Long, Principal Broker/Owner

33550 Highway 97 North, Chiloquin, Oregon 97624 (541) 783-2759 | (541) 783-2724 Fax Call Linda at (541) 891-5562 Email: linda@craterlakerealtyinc.com View All Properties: LandsofAmerica.com/member/15114

Buck Butte Ranch 1,545± ACRES | KLAMATH COUNTY | OREGON | PROPERTY ID: 2720091 This is a private 1,545-acre valley with 180 acres of water rights with irrigation well and creek for pivot and gravity-flow irrigation. There is 180x120 indoor riding arena with 18-plus oversized stalls, welded steel pipe fencing for paddocks, fields and alleys, 96x90 shop, and 45x100 pole barn. Two reservoirs attract deer and wildlife.

The beautiful 3,700-square-foot, four-bedroom, three-bath home with 360-degree valley and butte views, boasts a gourmet kitchen, unique archways, huge master suite and ironwood decks. Borders BLM with grazing permit. Price: $1,750,000

Wood River Ranch 212± ACRES | KLAMATH COUNTY | OREGON | PROPERTY ID: 1009064 An ideal retreat for anglers, waterfowl hunting and horseback riding on adjacent state forest lands, this property features Wood River, which meanders for nearly a mile through the ranch, providing cover for Brown and Redband trout and duck ponds crafted for training retrievers. Irrigation for grazing 160± head of summer yearlings from Anna Creek. There is a two-story home, oversized garage, outbuildings, breathtaking Cascade Mountain views and Crater Lake Park nearby. Price: $1,700,000

Turn-Key Production 338.58± ACRES | KLAMATH COUNTY | OREGON | PROPERTY ID: 256572 On 338.58 acres with 321.5 acres irrigated with 1864 water rights. Newer state-of-the art equipment including three pumps, five pivots, and mainline controlled remotely for maximum production with minimal labor. High yields of alfalfa and orchard grass pasture. Three newer metal buildings for hay storage or enclosed shop, plus block storage building. Beautifully renovated home with carved hardwood floors, attached garage and lovely landscaped yard with in ground sprinklers. Cascade Mountain views, near trophy fishing, hunting, and located on Pacific Flyway near Chiloquin, Klamath County, for abundant waterfowl. Hard to find at $1,500,000!

The Inshallah Ranch 12,000± ACRES | GRANT COUNTY | OREGON | PROPERTY ID: 1361396 The Inshallah Ranch is known throughout the state for its exceptional big game hunting. Located in Grant County, Oregon midway between Burns and John Day, it is a first-class cattle and hunting ranch. The ranch has 12,000 acres of deeded ground and 12,000 acres FS grazing permits. 552 acres water rights. Five houses, first-class improvements and private location. Ranch is exceptionally well watered with 50-plus springs and numerous creeks. Trophy bull elk in the 350–400 class, mule deer in the 170–200 class. Price: $9,500,000 Contact M.T. Anderson, (541) 377-0030 or MTAnderson@CraterLakeRealtyInc.com.

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Hunting Retreat/Prepper Compound 20± ACRES | FLATHEAD COUNTY | MONTANA PROPERTY ID: 2544677 End-of-the-road location. Live in this one-bedroom, one-bathroom living quarters shop on an amazing 20-plus acres of improved property with river frontage. Highlights include a barn, shop, log cabin, guest cabin, four-bedroom bunkhouse, covered pavilion and cook-shack, and fire ring. Fenced property, large pasture, and walking trails. Enjoy as a hunting retreat or prepper compound!

Price: $375,000

Whitefish Development Opportunity 66± ACRES | FLATHEAD COUNTY | MONTANA PROPERTY ID: 2793665 This amazing property has preliminary plot approval for a 15-lot development complete with trails, kayak launch area, private wildlife pond, and over 2,900 feet of Stillwater Riverfront. Both river and mountain views. The property would also be a perfect private equestrian property or personal compound.

Approximately eight minutes from downtown Whitefish. Developers, builders, and investors need to see this property! Contact Kat Dodd, Agent at (406) 291–7632 or KatsHomes@kw.com. Price: $1,400,000

Northwest Montana Permaculture 75± ACRES | LAKE COUNTY | MONTANA | PROPERTY ID: 2894911 Four buildings on 75 acres of gardens ponds, waterways, wetlands, and pastures with amazing views! 40 acres of gentle hillside and fenced pastures overlooking Flathead Lake, Wild Horse Island, and the Mission Mountains. 20 acres of beautifully restored wetland, 15 acres of waterways with five individually controlled ponds with water rights, gardens planted with numerous berry and fruit trees, and a flourishing nursery operated presently by Nourishing Root Farms. Waterways designed and restored in May 2012 by internationally renowned natural agriculture consultant, Sepp Holzer.

Price: $999,950

Marion, Montana Horse Property 20± ACRES | FLATHEAD COUNTY | MONTANA | PROPERTY ID: 2714901 Peaceful setting with 20 acres, no covenants, pasture, and trees! Beautiful threebedroom, two-bath log-sided home with covered wraparound deck, double carport, circular drive with easy access, cell service, and 660 feet on both sides of the river.

Highlights include a barn with automatic water, tack room, shop, 60-foot round pen, two wells, and ponds ready for horses. New additional building used as store could be living quarters. Price: $599,000

CHRIS FRASER, BROKER | (406) 471–3519 | Fraser@KW.com | www.LiveTheNewWest.com KAT DODD, AGENT | (406) 291-7632 | katshomes@kw.com | www.HomesByKat.kwrealty.com 1830 3rd Avenue East, Suite 102, Kalispell, Montana 59901 view all properties: LandsofAmerica.com/member/57862 LANDSOFAMERICAMAGAZINES.COM

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www.WaldoRealty.net | Pat Chohon, Broker | (402) 336–4110 | WaldoRealty@qwestoffice.net Highway 20, O’Neill, Nebraska 68763 | view all properties: LandsofAmerica.com/member/52388

Nebraska Sandhill Ranch 11,954± ACRES | BROWN COUNTY | NEBRASKA | PROPERTY ID: 2912025 The Nebraska Sandhill Ranch features excellent range conditions and sub-irrigated meadows. This is a very solid, well-managed sandhill ranch. The absolute auction details for this property are below.

Date and Time: Friday, January 15, 2016 at 1:30 PM Auction Location: Ainsworth Community Center

NAVARRE BEACH INVESTMENT OPPORTUNITY 23.24 ± ACRES | SANTA ROSA COUNTY | FLORIDA | PROPERTY ID: 2906317 Only one place in the world could provide the beauty and the commercial opportunity of the unique stretch of land called Santa Rosa Island, just off Florida’s famous Emerald Coast between Pensacola and Destin. Rated commercial high-density residential, this 23.24 acres, is ideal for development as a hotel, condominium complex, or recreational facility. This property is the largest remaining undeveloped property on Santa Rosa Island.

Visit www.FlaBeach.net for more information. Offered at $14,900,000.

Jenn Cole: (850) 712-4084 • Kimberlee Bell: (850) 375-8792 • Fred Simmons: (850) 232-2188 info@ParadiseCoastalRealty.com • view all properties: LandsofAmerica.com/member/347378 154

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Kevin O’Rorke, Principal/Broker KOrorke@NaiTri-Cities.com | (509) 551–7122 www.NAITri-Cities.com | www.NAIGlobal.com

Burns Pasco Ranch 158.7± ACRES | FRANKLIN COUNTY | WASHINGTON PROPERTY ID: 2905665 This property is offered in 11 parcels. Price: $15,000,000 Parcel 1 88.62 Acres

Parcel 7 4.77 Acres

Parcel 2 5.1 Acres

Parcel 8 4.77 Acres

Parcel 3 5.1 Acres

Parcel 9 1.72 Acres

Parcel 4 5.1 Acres

Parcel 10 28.89 Acres

Parcel 5 5.1 Acres

Parcel 11 4.77 Acres

Vinagium Vineyards 101± ACRES | BENTON COUNTY | WASHINGTON | PROPERTY ID: 2905852 This vineyard has diversified red varietals that have produced sophisticated wines highly rated by Robert Parker. It includes 19 separate varietals with separate clones for many, two emergency irrigation ponds, and reserved picturesque locations for winery development. A 47-year lease is available on two vineyards with senior guaranteed water rights utilizing twin function irrigation system. Price: $8,500,000

Parcel 6 4.77 Acres

8131 West Grandridge Blvd., Suite 220, Kennewick, Washington 99336 | view all properties: LandsofAmerica.com/member/347166

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Agri-Enterprises, Inc

148

NAI Tri-Cities

155

Arnold Realty, Inc

141

Newman Realty

142

B.A. Rigby & Associates

119

Paradise Coastal Realty, Inc

154

Beaverhead Home & Ranch Real Estate

149

Ranch Marketing Associates

133

Berkshire Hathaway Smith Mountain Lake Real Estate

144

Stelling & Associates

150

California Outdoor Properties

134

Swan Land Company

126

Clark Company

147

Swinford Realty LLC

98

Crater Lake Realty, Inc

152

Texas Best Ranches

66

First Weber REALTORS

140

The Chickering Company, Inc

145

Fridrich & Clark Realty, LLC

136

The Wright Group

104

Gayle Harvey Real Estate, Inc

110

U Bar S Real Estate

122

Hayden Outdoors

90

United Country Real Estate | Gibson Realty & Land Company

132

Joan Pletcher, REALTOR

84

United Country Real Estate | Hamele Auction & Realty

131

Keller Williams Farm and Ranch Division

34

United Country Real Estate | Trophy Properties and Auction

130

Keller Williams Realty NW Montana

153

Van Cleve Associates

143

LANDTX

115

Waldo Realty

154

Mason Real Estate

52

Wendy Cline Properties

138

Maury L. Carter & Associates, Inc

146

Wildland Properties Team First Weber Group

151

Mirr Ranch Group

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ARIZONA $10,500,000 OR $16,935 PER ACRE 620±ACRES | PINAL COUNTY LOOPNET LISTING ID: 19440562 CUSHMAN & WAKEFIELD WILL FRENCH: (602) 224–4496

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$799,000

$549,900

150±ACRES | CAMDEN COUNTY

31±ACRES | GREEN COUNTY

140±ACRES | IOWA COUNTY

PROPERTY ID: 2917152

PROPERTY ID: 2255990

PROPERTY ID: 2920424

B.A. RIGBY & ASSOCIATES

WILDLAND PROPERTIES FIRST WEBER GROUP

WILDLAND PROPERTIES FIRST WEBER GROUP

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CALIFORNIA SANTA CLARA COUNTY TEHAMA COUNTY SANTA BARBARA COUNTY SONOMA COUNTY SANTA BARBARA COUNTY MODOC COUNTY MARIPOSA COUNTY NEVADA COUNTY MENDOCINO COUNTY PLUMAS COUNTY NEVADA COUNTY TRINITY COUNTY MARIPOSA COUNTY SISKIYOU COUNTY SIERRA COUNTY

3,800± Acres 16,000± Acres 1,601± Acres 272± Acres 3,065± Acres 5,980± Acres 3,680± Acres 119.87± Acres 324± Acres 2,655± Acres 187± Acres 640± Acres 900± Acres 997± Acres 98± Acres

$29,682,000 $16,000,000 $14,250,000 $7,900,000 $6,000,000 $4,500,000 $4,499,000 $3,175,000 $3,100,000 $2,900,000 $2,600,000 $2,000,000 $2,000,000 $1,950,000 $1,675,000

Property ID: 2858267 Property ID: 1725683 Property ID: 2619307 Property ID: 2504589 Property ID: 2619453 Property ID: 2856707 Property ID: 2723833 Property ID: 2871285 Property ID: 2724325 Property ID: 1882962 Property ID: 2768708 Property ID: 2723410 Property ID: 2765138 Property ID: 2794027 Property ID: 2911093

The Chickering Company, Inc Van Cleve Associates Clark Company The Chickering Company, Inc Clark Company California Outdoor Properties California Outdoor Properties California Outdoor Properties California Outdoor Properties The Chickering Company, Inc California Outdoor Properties California Outdoor Properties The Chickering Company, Inc California Outdoor Properties California Outdoor Properties

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83,368± Acres 5,034± Acres 17,480± Acres 15,000± Acres 1,516± Acres 8,818± Acres 18,750± Acres 171± Acres 4,200± Acres 12,433± Acres 156± Acres 1,200± Acres 902± Acres 338± Acres 247± Acres 580± Acres 9,000± Acres 40± Acres 373± Acres 70± Acres 500± Acres 288± Acres 134± Acres 70± Acres 150± Acres 247± Acres

$105,000,000 $46,000,000 $35,000,000 $29,500,000 $20,000,000 $18,000,000 $13,702,500 $11,500,000 $10,500,000 $9,950,000 $9,200,000 $8,995,000 $8,500,000 $7,900,000 $4,990,000 $2,900,000 $2,900,000 $2,400,000 $2,000,000 $1,598,000 $1,500,000 $1,480,000 $1,450,000 $1,125,000 $1,095,000 Contact for Price

Property ID: 2806040 Property ID: 1896664 Property ID: 2714965 Property ID: 2441657 Property ID: 2930260 Property ID: 2724196 Property ID: 2716960 Property ID: 2865085 Property ID: 2816214 Property ID: 1612902 Property ID: 2677471 Property ID: 1039376 Property ID: 2911518 Property ID: 2852265 Property ID: 2510334 Property ID: 2260522 Property ID: 2123406 Property ID: 2806000 Property ID: 1817964 Property ID: 2685478 Property ID: 1675051 Property ID: 1817993 Property ID: 2687030 Property ID: 2266514 Property ID: 2852265

Mirr Ranch Group Mirr Ranch Group Mason Real Estate Mirr Ranch Group Mirr Ranch Group Mirr Ranch Group Hayden Outdoors Agri-Enterprises, Inc Hayden Outdoors Hayden Outdoors Mirr Ranch Group Ranch Marketing Associates Mirr Ranch Group Mirr Ranch Group Keller Williams Foothills Realty, LLC Ranch Marketing Associates Mirr Ranch Group Keller Williams Foothills Realty, LLC Mirr Ranch Group Mason Real Estate Mason Real Estate Mirr Ranch Group Mason Real Estate Mirr Ranch Group Mason Real Estate The Ranch Advisors

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768± Acres 23.24± Acres 1,081± Acres 1,284± Acres 1,129± Acres 203.4± Acres 494± Acres 43± Acres 750± Acres

$17,900,000 $14,900,000 $5,450,000 $5,400,000 $5,245,200 $1,750,000 $1,232,530 $365,000 Contact for Price

Property ID: 2903725 Property ID: 2906317 Property ID: 2917330 Property ID: 2917056 Property ID: 2916699 Property ID: 2930534 Property ID: 2917320 Property ID: 2917066 Property ID: 2917335

Joan Pletcher, REALTOR Paradise Coastal Realty, Inc Maury L. Carter & Associates, Inc Maury L. Carter & Associates, Inc Maury L. Carter & Associates, Inc The Wright Group Maury L. Carter & Associates, Inc Maury L. Carter & Associates, Inc Maury L. Carter & Associates, Inc

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3,890± Acres

$18,185,750

Property ID: 2096484

The Wright Group

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230± Acres

$4,400,000

Property ID: 2920333

Swan Land Company

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4,114± Acres 76.6± Acres

$19,335,800 $500,000

Property ID: 2724045 Property ID: 2778543

Hayden Outdoors Keller Williams Realty Partners, Inc

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COLORADO COSTILLA COUNTY ROUTT COUNTY MESA COUNTY HUERFANO COUNTY EAGLE COUNTY ROUTT COUNTY BACA COUNTY WELD COUNTY BACA COUNTY GARFIELD COUNTY GUNNISON COUNTY TELLER COUNTY GARFIELD COUNTY HINSDALE COUNTY TELLER COUNTY CUSTER COUNTY NATRONA COUNTY JEFFERSON COUNTY SHERIDAN COUNTY DELTA COUNTY GUNNISON COUNTY GOSHEN COUNTY DELTA COUNTY CUSTER COUNTY MESA COUNTY TELLER COUNTY

FLORIDA MARION COUNTY SANTA ROSA COUNTY SUMTER COUNTY VOLUSIA COUNTY OSCEOLA COUNTY MADISON COUNTY VOLUSIA COUNTY PUTNAM COUNTY VOLUSIA COUNTY

GEORGIA DOUGHERTY COUNTY

IDAHO FRANKLIN COUNTY

KANSAS KEARNY COUNTY MIAMI COUNTY

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MISSISSIPPI WILKINSON COUNTY

2,200± Acres

$11,975,000

Property ID: 2752919

UC Real Estate | Gibson Realty & Land Company

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1,242± Acres 123± Acres 90± Acres 97± Acres 349± Acres 45± Acres 320± Acres 104± Acres 9± Acres 81.2± Acres 34± Acres

$3,726,000 $2,285,000 $650,000 $598,500 $484,900 $348,500 $248,000 $235,125 $174,900 $99,900 $32,500

Property ID: 2850527 Property ID: 2790843 Property ID: 2858725 Property ID: 2911397 Property ID: 2850395 Property ID: 2765277 Property ID: 29113773 Property ID: 2805534 Property ID: 2896900 Property ID: 2012577 Property ID: 2911343

Swinford Realty LLC UC Real Estate | Trophy Properties and Auction US Farm & Land Real Estate Swinford Realty LLC Swinford Realty LLC Swinford Realty LLC Swinford Realty LLC Swinford Realty LLC Swinford Realty LLC Swinford Realty LLC Swinford Realty LLC

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1,916± Acres 4,133± Acres 6,342± Acres 7,493± Acres 3,200± Acres 609± Acres 1,385± Acres 146± Acres 240± Acres 285± Acres 336± Acres 249± Acres 66± Acres 133± Acres 75± Acres 36± Acres 73± Acres 20± Acres 20± Acres 30± Acres

$13,750,000 $9,975,000 $7,800,000 $6,950,000 $5,950,000 $5,900,000 $2,350,000 $2,100,000 $1,995,000 $1,895,000 $1,725,000 $1,450,000 $1,400,000 $1,250,000 $999,950 $795,000 $689,000 $599,000 $375,000 $369,000

Property ID: 2585094 Property ID: 1676393 Property ID: 2920087 Property ID: 1699759 Property ID: 2585115 Property ID: 1808004 Property ID: 2920338 Property ID: 2818838 Property ID: 2920475 Property ID: 2920426 Property ID: 1552092 Property ID: 2793665 Property ID: 2818465 Property ID: 2894911 Property ID: 2904612 Property ID: 2916646 Property ID: 2714901 Property ID: 2544677 Property ID: 2490682

Swan Land Company Stelling & Associates Swan Land Company Beaverhead Home & Ranch Real Estate U Bar S Real Estate Swan Land Company Beaverhead Home & Ranch Real Estate Beaverhead Home & Ranch Real Estate Stelling & Associates Swan Land Company Swan Land Company Stelling & Associates Keller Williams Realty NW Montana Stelling & Associates Keller Williams Realty NW Montana Stelling & Associates Stelling & Associates Keller Williams Realty NW Montana Keller Williams Realty NW Montana Beaverhead Home & Ranch Real Estate

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11,954± Acres

Auction

Property ID: 2912025

Waldo Realty

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126,018± Acres 1,275± Acres

$40,000,000 $3,995,000

Property ID: 2619247 Property ID: 2745332

Clark Company Clark Company

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3,400± Acres 2,300± Acres

$29,900,000 $19,500,000

Property ID: 2325782 Property ID: 1814856

Keller Williams Bell Tower Swan Land Company

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12,000± Acres 1,545± Acres 212± Acres 338.58± Acres

$9,500,000 $1,750,000 $1,700,000 $1,500,000

Property ID: 1361396 Property ID: 2720091 Property ID: 1009064 Property ID: 256572

Crater Lake Realty, Inc Crater Lake Realty, Inc Crater Lake Realty, Inc Crater Lake Realty, Inc

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61± Acres 895± Acres 117± Acres 38± Acres

$2,999,999 $1,933,000 $1,759,000 $1,080,000

Property ID: 2427731 Property ID: 1683451 Property ID: 1684987 Property ID: 2427670

Fridrich & Clark Realty, LLC Fridrich & Clark Realty, LLC Fridrich & Clark Realty, LLC Fridrich & Clark Realty, LLC

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MISSOURI BOLLINGER COUNTY WASHINGTON COUNTY ATCHISON COUNTY MADISON COUNTY MADISON COUNTY MADISON COUNTY MADISON COUNTY MADISON COUNTY MADISON COUNTY MADISON COUNTY MADISON COUNTY

MONTANA MADISON COUNTY MISSOULA COUNTY BEAVERHEAD COUNTY BEAVERHEAD COUNTY MUSSELSHELL COUNTY RAVALLI COUNTY BEAVERHEAD COUNTY MADISON COUNTY MISSOULA COUNTY GALLATIN COUNTY GALLATIN COUNTY GRANITE COUNTY FLATHEAD COUNTY MISSOULA COUNTY LAKE COUNTY LAKE COUNTY MISSOULA COUNTY FLATHEAD COUNTY FLATHEAD COUNTY BEAVERHEAD COUNTY

NEBRASKA BROWN COUNTY

NEVADA LANDER COUNTY HUMBOLDT COUNTY

NEW MEXICO SAN MIGUEL COUNTY SAN MIGUEL COUNTY

OREGON GRANT COUNTY KLAMATH COUNTY KLAMATH COUNTY KLAMATH COUNTY

TENNESSEE WILLIAMSON COUNTY CUMBERLAND COUNTY WILLIAMSON COUNTY WILLIAMSON COUNTY

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TEXAS KENDALL COUNTY UVALDE COUNTY LIVE OAK COUNTY BANDERA COUNTY BANDERA COUNTY COMAL COUNTY WISE COUNTY TRAVIS COUNTY PARKER COUNTY BLANCO COUNTY GOLIAD COUNTY MCCULLOCH COUNTY TITUS COUNTY WALLER COUNTY TRAVIS COUNTY MONTGOMERY COUNTY DUVAL COUNTY FRIO COUNTY HARRIS COUNTY BLANCO COUNTY WALLER COUNTY JOHNSON COUNTY WISE COUNTY HAMILTON COUNTY MCCULLOCH COUNTY FRANKLIN COUNTY BOSQUE COUNTY

3,160± Acres 1,826± Acres 3,779± Acres 1,131± Acres 317± Acres 182± Acres 192.7± Acres 106± Acres 31± Acres 237± Acres 145± Acres 475± Acres 72.76± Acres 25.5± Acres 118.82± Acres 8± Acres 588± Acres 284± Acres 5.1± Acres 5± Acres 33± Acres 80± Acres 18± Acres 1,960± Acres 540± Acres 191± Acres 267± Acres

$17,222,000 $16,995,000 $14,995,000 $8,995,000 $7,495,000 $2,950,000 $2,500,000 $1,950,000 $1,650,000 $1,595,000 $1,390,000 $1,353,750 $1,300,000 $1,275,000 $1,150,000 $1,000,000 $965,250 $910,000 $899,900 $890,000 $785,000 $675,000 $625,000 Contact for Price Contact for Price Contact for Price Contact for Price

Property ID: 2705323 Property ID: 2471046 Property ID: 2468656 Property ID: 2926315 Property ID: 1702308 Property ID: 2886124 Property ID: 2771971 Property ID: 2709636 Property ID: 2930488 Property ID: 1912230 Property ID: 2935978 Property ID: 2903773 Property ID: 2038244 Property ID: 2597089 Property ID: 2913176 Property ID: 2917275 Property ID: 2928582 Property ID: 1583833 Property ID: 2917315 Property ID: 2935724 Property ID: 2935680 Property ID: 2930536 Property ID: 2789886 Property ID: 2643705 Property ID: 2532586 Property ID: 1556778 Property ID: 1683789

LANDTX Texas Best Ranches Texas Best Ranches Texas Best Ranches Texas Best Ranches Keller Williams Farm and Ranch Division Joe Potts Realty Group Plateau Land Group Joe Potts Realty Group TX Ranch and Homes Plateau Land Group The Liverman Team Plateau Land Group Wendy Cline Properties Plateau Land Group Wendy Cline Properties Keller Williams Farm and Ranch Division Keller Williams Farm and Ranch Division Wendy Cline Properties Keller Williams Farm and Ranch Division Wendy Cline Properties Joe Potts Realty Group Joe Potts Realty Group The Ranch Advisors The Ranch Advisors The Ranch Advisors The Ranch Advisors

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12,740± Acres 10,200± Acres 8,595± Acres 165± Acres

$46,000,000 $10,750,000 $5,650,000 $2,600,000

Property ID: 2690397 Property ID: 2042350 Property ID: 2477505 Property ID: 2920454

Mirr Ranch Group Swan Land Company Swan Land Company Swan Land Company

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214± Acres 194± Acres 24.59± Acres

$6,750,000 $1,895,000 $1,399,900

Property ID: 1176400 Property ID: 1735613 Property ID: 2807038

BH Smith Mountain Lake Real Estate Gayle Harvey Real Estate, Inc BH Smith Mountain Lake Real Estate

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158.7± Acres 101± Acres 171.8± Acres

$15,000,000 $8,500,000 $3,700,000

Property ID: 2905665 Property ID: 2905852 Property ID: 2836450

NAI Tri-Cities NAI Tri-Cities Eastside View Properties

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484± Acres 320± Acres 120± Acres 154.79± Acres

$5,500,000 $3,300,000 $919,000 $899,900

Property ID: 2767710 Property ID: 2779329 Property ID: 2384483 Property ID: 2268393

Wildland Properties Team First Weber Group UC Real Estate | Hamele Auction & Realty First Weber REALTORS First Weber REALTORS

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19,752± Acres 3,669± Acres 26,466± Acres 13,076± Acres 1,160± Acres 7,101± Acres 7,845± Acres 442± Acres 186± Acres 451± Acres 285± Acres

$15,000,000 $8,500,000 $5,900,000 $5,700,000 $3,480,000 $3,300,000 $3,098,775 $1,500,000 $1,387,000 $815,000 $750,000

Property ID: 2833840 Property ID: 2835926 Property ID: 2121193 Property ID: 2919975 Property ID: 947472 Property ID: 2833844 Property ID: 2919972 Property ID: 2018410 Property ID: 1128157 Property ID: 2883995 Property ID: 2121207

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