Cayuse Creek Ranch is located 20 miles north of Big Timber and consists of 4,137 deeded acres in one contiguous block. The ranch features stunning views of the Crazy and Absaroka mountains, five+ miles of Cayuse Creek, 1 mile of Spring Creek, and over 3 miles of Sweet Grass Creek, providing an owner with 9 miles of private fishing. The ranch is well-balanced, running 300 animal units with 1,129 acres irrigated with six pivots. With an impressive riparian corridor and strong upland pastures, the Cayuse Creek Ranch offers an interactive balance of recreation and production. Wildlife on the ranch covers a broad spectrum which includes whitetail and mule deer, antelope, sharptail and sage grouse, pheasant, Hungarian partridge, turkey, sandhill cranes and raptors. Extensive waterfowl populations inhabit the ponds and streams. Two houses for family and friends as well as comprehensive operatin...
Cayuse Creek Ranch is located 20 miles north of Big Timber and consists of 4,137 deeded acres in one contiguous block. The ranch features stunning views of the Crazy and Absaroka mountains, five+ miles of Cayuse Creek, 1 mile of Spring Creek, and over 3 miles of Sweet Grass Creek, providing an owner with 9 miles of private fishing. The ranch is well-balanced, running 300 animal units with 1,129 acres irrigated with six pivots. With an impressive riparian corridor and strong upland pastures, the Cayuse Creek Ranch offers an interactive balance of recreation and production. Wildlife on the ranch covers a broad spectrum which includes whitetail and mule deer, antelope, sharptail and sage grouse, pheasant, Hungarian partridge, turkey, sandhill cranes and raptors. Extensive waterfowl populations inhabit the ponds and streams. Two houses for family and friends as well as comprehensive operating ranch buildings complete the structures. In summary, Cayuse Creek Ranch is a very rare and unique union of nine-plus miles of private fishing, superior recreational opportunities, and productive ground under pivot irrigation - all less than 90 minutes from Bozeman.
The Facts
80 miles from Bozeman
25 minutes from private jet-capable strip in Big Timber
4,137 deeded acres in one contiguous block
5 miles of Cayuse Creek, a spring-fed prairie stream containing trophy brown trout typically in the 16 to 18 inch range with many fish in excess of 20 inches
3.2 miles of excellent trout fishing on Sweet Grass Creek
1,129 irrigated acres with 200 under flood and 929 acres under 6 pivots
Pivot # Acres Planted
1 226
76 Roundup Ready alfalfa
55 acres in grass/alfalfa hay
2 81 grass/alfalfa hay
3 227 grass/alfalfa hay
4 125 grass/alfalfa hay
5 135 grass/alfalfa hay
6 135 Roundup Ready alfalfa
Wildlife on the ranch includes extensive waterfowl populations, whitetail and mule deer, antelope, sharptail and sage grouse, pheasant, Hungarian partridge, turkey, sandhill cranes and raptors
A well-balanced 300 animal unit operating ranch
Comprehensive livestock and ranch support buildings
Improved and enhanced agricultural operations with new water lines and tanks recently added
The property is currently protected under conservation easement with Wetlands America, an affiliate of Ducks Unlimited
Extremely private - surrounded by large traditional ranches
Two additional approved homes inside conservation easement
New home - built between 1994-1995; a 2,182 sq. ft. ranch-style home includes an attached 2-car garage; 3 bedrooms and 2 bathrooms; nice deck
Old home - two-story house measuring just under 2,000 sq. ft.; originally built in the late 1880s and recently remodeled; has a concrete foundation; wood-frame construction with lap siding and a metal roof; attached 420 sq. ft. single-car garage
Support Structures:
Machine storage shed/shop - built in 1950 with a wood-frame structure, metal roof and metal exterior siding containing a 16x28 shop with concrete floors and a 44x28 dirt floor machine shed
Machine storage shed - built in 1960; wood-frame structure; tin roof, painted wood siding and dirt floors; measures 22'x52'
Calving shed: Measures approximately 36x48 with a squared timber construction; built on a dirt and sill foundation; exposed timber walls; built in 1950
Open-front stock shed - measuring approximately 48x136; built in 1976 of post and pole construction with wood and tin siding, tin roof and dirt floors
Horse barn - log barn built on a rock and mud sill; built around 1910; measures 28'x36' with a second story loft
Milking barn - wood frame barn; built on wood-skid foundation with wood siding; has a wood shingle roof and wood floors; built around 1950; measures approximately 16'x20'
Open front stock shed - measuring approximately 30x48 with an additional 12x14 enclosed wooden shed; built in 1940 with post and pole construction, wood siding, tin roof and dirt floors
Stone house storage shed - stone structure with dirt floors and wood shingle roof; built around 1900; measures approximately 12x12
Log cabin office - log structure was built around 1900 on a dirt foundation with tin roof and wood floors; measures 16'x18'
Corrals - recently rebuilt with wooden plank and pole construction
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