Big Spring Legacy Ranch is 2,315.5± contiguous deeded acres 10 miles northwest of Lewistown, Montana, held by the same family for more than 80 years. The ranch holds 3.0 miles of Big Spring Creek with ownership of both banks. A 2022 Montana FWP survey on the ranch documented a self sustaining wild trout fishery, with browns outnumbering rainbows nearly 4 to 1 and browns up to 19 inches. About 275 acres are tillable and 250± acres are irrigable under senior July 16, 1893 Big Spring Creek water rights. The ranch holds 23 active water rights in all. The balance is cross fenced native range, brushy coulees and about 73 acres of timber on the edge of the South Moccasin Mountains. Improvements include a 2,109 sq ft 1910 farmhouse with 3 bedrooms and 1 bath, a 4,100 sq ft barn, a 3,000 sq ft hay shed, a 2,800 sq ft machine shed, a two car garage and four grain bins. Paved Hanover Road access, three phase power and no conservation easement. Wildlife includes elk, mule deer, whitetail and turkey in Hunting District 412, with pheasant, sharptail and Hungarian partridge along the creek and benches. The west 793± acres with 1.4 miles of creek are also offered separately.
Listing courtesy of Todd Phillips from Phillips Realty