130 Irrigated Acres
Big Horn River frontage
Fishing
Bird Hunting
Whitetail Deer hunting
The Big Horn River Sanctuary consists of 306 acres along the western banks of the famed Big Horn River. Located 3.5 miles North of Hardin, and less than an hours drive to Billings, MT, this property provides excellent upland and migratory bird hunting, whitetail deer hunting, and access to just under a mile of Big Horn River frontage.
Property Details
306 Acres
130 Irrigated Acres
Wildlife Resources
Unlike many rivers in Montana, the Bighorn is a high-quality fly-fishing river for the entire year, offering anglers who don’t mind the elements the opportunity to catch large fish in the middle of the winter. Due to production and the consistent flow of the Big Horn River, the Goose and Duck hunting in this region, is also some of the best in the lower forty-eight. The current owners have most of the irrigated ground in a Big Horn Pasture Mix, but if the new owners were to plant corn, soybeans, wheat, or milo, throughout the approximately 130 tilled acres, the number of ducks and geese killed on this property would be unreal.
The Big Horn River Sanctuary has approximately 92 acres on the west side of Highway 47. While the current owners continue to mitigate a wetlands area, the new owners could easily implement a wetlands project, producing an ideal habitat for ducks and geese. Location, open water, production, and large number of both ducks and geese, could turn the Big Horn River Sanctuary into someone’s playground!
Fishery Resources
The Bighorn River is one of the finest trout streams not just in Montana but also in the lower forty-eight states. Trout fishing on the Bighorn River is generally localized to the first 13 to 15 miles below the dam. The upper end to the Afterbay Dam regulates river flows, so irrigation has only a minimal impact on river flows. As a result, the Bighorn River almost always flows steady, clear, and cool, creating ideal fishing conditions.
Although the Big Horn River Sanctuary falls out of those initial 13 to 15 miles, the current owners have consistently caught fish from its banks. From the “Two Leggins Access” site, the river turns into primarily a warm water fishery with mainly pike, bass and some whitefish, although some large brown trout can still be found. The river can flow quite slowly through this section as it winds its way through the plains of Southeast Montana to its end at the confluence with the Yellowstone River.
$1,731.52 in 2022
Mineral Rights
All minerals currently owned by sellers will transfer at closing.
