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Preface: In the midst of this offering is a ready to move-in ranch. A beautiful log home and

guesthouse are nestled beneath towering cottonwoods with a dramatic view over the

crystal-clear, trout-filled pond toward the majestic Tobacco Root Mountains. Across the

manicured lawn and through the cottonwoods is one of the finest spring-fed fisheries in

southwest Montana: Fish Creek. This is a peaceful and picturesque sporting paradise

with an abundance of existing recreational opportunities and the potential to create more.

Carlos Ordonez, Broker

Toll Free 866.734.6100

Cell 307.699.3415

This is a co-listing with Fay Ranches.

Introduction:The Jefferson Island Ranch is one of the most recreationally powerful ranches in

the northern Rockies. Appealing to sportsmen and families alike, the ranch has

something for everyone. The entire acreage of 1,650± also offers a healthy riparian

corridor with 3.5± miles of frontage on the Jefferson River, over 3 miles of Fish

Creek, a trophy spring-fed fishery, as well as a 1.5-mile stretch of Moose Creek, a

spring-influenced creek. There is a wonderful mixture of mature cottonwood forests

surrounding grassy parks, wetlands and streams. The ranch’s four different bodies of

water mean that the fishing is always productive. Whitetail deer are prolific, as are

moose, turkeys, pheasants, ducks, geese, sandhill cranes and more. These sporting

opportunities combined with an organically certified agricultural operation create a

one-of-a-kind offering.

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Sporting Opportunities combined with an Organicall y Certified Agricultural Operation

Location:Located less than an hour from the vibrant university town of Bozeman, Montana, 45 minutes from

the Bozeman Yellowstone International Airport and 30 minutes from the historic town of Butte, the

Jefferson Island Ranch is easy to reach. The ranch sits 2 miles south of Whitehall and is accessed by

a well-maintained county road. The house and guesthouse are located 3 miles from the ranch gate

ensuring privacy in a pastoral setting. In addition to the solitude, local restaurants, groceries and the

coffee shops of Whitehall are five minutes away.

Whitehall is surrounded by a community of 1,167 people, and it is located at an elevation of 4,360

feet. The nearby Deerlodge National Forest has an endless system of trails, lakes and peaks to explore.

The Madison, Jefferson, Big Hole, Beaverhead and Ruby Rivers are all located within an hour of town.

World-class skiing is available at Big Sky Resort, Bridger Bowl Ski Area and Yellowstone National

Park, which are 1.5 hours away.

Both Butte and Bozeman have commercial airports that are serviced by major airline carriers. Alaska

Airlines, United, Northwest and Delta service the Bozeman Yellowstone International Airport along with smaller airlines such as Allegiant and Frontier.

Direct service is continuously being added, with current direct flights to New York, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Seattle, Minneapolis, Denver, Las Vegas,

Phoenix and Salt Lake. SkyWest/Delta Connection services the Bert Mooney Airport in Butte. Whitehall has a private airstrip at the Jefco Skypark

Airport that is located one mile west of town. The turf runway is approximately 3,800 feet x 60 feet. Additionally, the nearby town of Three Forks is located

approximately 30 minutes east of the ranch with a small public airport. The Three Forks runway is asphalt and approximately 5,100 feet x 60 feet. To learn

more about these airports, visit www.airnav.com.

Whitehall has its own community medical and dental clinics. All of the surrounding larger communities such as Bozeman, Helena and Butte have

numerous medical clinics and hospitals. The Whitehall community hosts several events during the year. During the summer months on Saturdays, a

farmer’s market is held at the city park with homegrown produce, crafts and baked goods. The third weekend in July is celebrated with Whitehall Frontier

Days, which includes a parade, community barbeque and three days of rodeos. In December, the annual Christmas Stroll is held with most of the town

gathering to celebrate the season. Surrounding Whitehall are numerous other small communities that offer events throughout the year.

Improvements:Main House:

The main residence is a beautiful log home consisting of

approximately 4,700 finished sqft with 6 bedrooms, 1 full

bath, 4 three-quarter-baths and 1 half-bath. The two loft

bedrooms each have stone fireplaces and private baths.

There is a stunning great room with 21-foot ceilings and

a massive stone fireplace. Tremendous views look over the

pond and waterfall with the Tobacco Root Mountains in the

background. This is a wonderfully comfortable room, well

appointed with tasteful western decor. There are 3 covered

porches, front and rear for outdoor enjoyment. The rear

area has a stone barbeque with a gas cook top. The main

house also has an attached two-car garage that is connected

to a carport, which is tied to an additional four-car garage.

Guesthouse:

Separated from the main house by a garage and carport is a lovely 2,100± sqft log guest home. The great room has 25-foot ceilings with a stone fireplace.

Out front is a large covered gathering area with incredible views of the pond and mountains. Next to the guesthouse is a 1,700± sqft horse barn with

covered stalls, tack room, storage and corral. Equestrian enthusiasts will enjoy these amenities with an enclosed 30-acre pasture.

Manager’s House:

Located near the entrance to the ranch is the ranch manager’s or caretaker’s

home. This log home is in good condition and is approximately 2,000 sqft

with 4 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms and a stone fireplace. The log garage is

separate from the home.

Outbuildings:

• Barn: 40’ x 80’ pole frame

• Sale Barn: 38’ x 48’ with office, vet room, corral system, livestock scale

• Steel frame shop: 48’ x 72’ with a concrete floor, heat and electricity

• Quonset: 40’ x 72’ with concrete floor and electricity

Conservation Easement: Jefferson Island Ranch, with its unparalleled wildlife habitat and aquatic resources,

would be an outstanding candidate for a conservation easement. They can be useful

tools in keeping family farms and ranches intact and avoiding subdivisions, which could

compromise the beauty of rivers and the value of the surrounding land. Conservation

easements can also provide attractive tax benefits to the investor.

A conservation easement fulfills different needs for various landowners. For one family,

it may be the vehicle by which a farm or ranch is passed on to future generations. For

another, it preserves the watershed of a prized trout stream or a wintering ground for elk.

There is a story behind every conservation easement, but the underlying reason is the

landowner’s desire to preserve a special piece of land in perpetuity.

The ranch has a long history of productive agriculture. The ranch is certified organic with a turn-key lessee in place. The lessee, Willow Spring Ranch, manages all aspects of the agricultural operation, allowing the current owner to focus on recreational pursuits. Out of the 1,650 acres, the ranch controls the water rights to irrigate up to 832 acres of which 245± acres are currently under center pivot sprinkler irrigation with an additional 587± acres that can be flood-irrigated. The ranch could be operated a number of different ways. The following is how the ranch is currently operating. The ranch has three Valley center pivots:• Pivot 1 – covers 60± acres, will transition to organic; 2014 crop is forage oats, currently fertilized and weed controlled and forecasted to be organically certified in 2017.• Pivot 2 – covers 78± acres, will transition to organic; 2014 crop is feed barley, currently fertilized and weed controlled and forecasted to be organically certified in 2017.• Pivot 3 – covers 107± acres, is organically certified alfalfa consisting of orchard grass mix and was planted in 2013.

The ranch is in an organic sheep program with Willow Spring Ranch, which

consists of 400 resident ewes producing 600 lambs per annum. The ranch is implementing an organic and conventional cattle program for winter grazing only, typically December to March. This low-intensity program supports 60 to 100 head.• The ranch is building toward full utilization of the resources and forecasts profitability from agricultural operations in 2 to 3 years.• The sheep and cattle programs are tied to the ranch’s wildlife and sporting goals by design.• Summer grazing practices predominately use the pastures, with occasional targeted grazing in the riparian or woodland areas as a rangeland management and vegetation improvement tool only.• Certain summer grazing areas utilize the sheep for weed control.• Winter grazing is utilized to clean up or open areas of the ranch slated for vegetation improvement.

The ranch’s agricultural operation fully enhances the recreational pursuits that the ranch offers. Deer, pheasant, turkey, moose and various other animals that call the ranch home thrive because of the diversity that the ranch provides. This ranch has no “wasted” acreage; the combination of food, cover and water are what makes the land special and hard to replicate.

Ranch Operation:

Live Water:Over eight miles of live water provide a variety of fishing experiences. This ranch has it all from riverbed and large

spring creek to an intimate spring creek and a trout-filled pond. The ranch was featured on Trout TV in an episode

seen here: https://vimeo.com/100434397.

Jefferson River: The stretch of the Jefferson River that flows through the ranch is a phenomenal fishery that produces

well in the fall, spring and early summer however will slow from approximately July 15th to September 1st. The

river is known for big browns and due to the combined efforts of landowners, Montana Fish Wildlife and Parks,

and Trout Unlimited, many of the river’s spring-fed tributaries have been restored to enhance the spawning habitat

for both brown and rainbow trout. As a result, the populations of rainbow and brown trout have been increasing

significantly. Fly fishing the Jefferson River, as in other predominantly brown trout waters, requires using large

streamer or nymphs to catch the larger fish. During the summer, popular choices include Muddler Minnows, Prince

nymphs and Matukas. The Jefferson River does have solid hatches that can entice the fish to eat, but the larger fish

will generally be caught on streamers and other large sub-surface flies. Some of the best fishing can be had in late

summer using hoppers. The Jefferson River flows through good hopper country, including this ranch and other

properties on the lower twenty miles where hay fields frequently come up to the bank. Hoppers floated right along

the banks can often entice large trout up to the surface.

Fish Creek: The ranch has approximately one mile of both sides of Fish Creek with an additional 2 miles of one side

of Fish Creek. Fish Creek is a spring-fed fishery that is quite prolific throughout this stretch. As it enters the ranch

it acquires river water and increases in size substantially. The habitat throughout the ranch’s length of the stream

varies from deep pools and riffles to long glides and slow streamer water.

Last summer, this account was taken from the fishery during a pale morning dun hatch with caddis and golden

stones. “There were dry flies everywhere and big fish rising. I fished for only an hour and landed several fish in the

14-inch to 20-inch range, all on dry flies. I returned to fish the creek in late August and stripped streamers for a

couple hours and myself and another angler had a similar experience. We landed several large trout, a mixture of

browns and rainbows, all very fat. Even the 10-inch fish had shoulders on them. The largest fish we landed that day

measured 19 inches, but later we saw three fish that made the 19-incher seem small. The next day we landed two

19-inch and two 21-inch browns.” The experience was captured both in photos and on video. To view the link visit

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LuKV4ZiXXdY. This is a large trout fishery. Few people have fished this stretch

of water, therefore these are not educated trout.

Mineral & Water Rights: Mineral rights are not guaranteed. It is suggested that the Buyer conduct a mineral search with

a title company. All appurtenant water rights will transfer. A water right is the right to use water,

both surface and subsurface. In Montana, water rights are the rights to the use of water and not

ownership of the water itself. Water rights may not automatically transfer with land. Water rights

are available from the offices of Live Water Properties upon request.

All water in Montana is property of the State of Montana for the use of the people of Montana. The

actual ownership of water rights in Montana may not be known, as many water rights are still the

subject of a statewide adjudication process. The transfer of water rights is recorded with the state’s

Department of Natural Resources and Conservation and the transfer of any right may or may not

warrant that right until the adjudication process has been completed.

Live Water (Continued):Moose Creek: Moose Creek is a restored spring creek that flows through the middle of the ranch for approximately 1.5 miles. Moose Creek flows nicely

through all four seasons and, thanks to an innovative restoration, the ranch owner has the ability to control the level of the creek. In addition to the pure

spring water, the owners have the ability to add water from Fish Creek. With the added water, which comes from a head-gate directly on the ranch, Moose

Creek flows can be in excess of 25 cubic feet per second. This reclaimed spring creek has multiple riffle, run and pool sequences that are filling in with trout.

The owners expect that in the coming years the creek will fill in and mature into another world class fishery on the ranch.

The Pond: Located within the ranch compound, the approximately 1.3± acre pond provides a wonderful aesthetic for the main house and guesthouse. The

pond is fed by a recirculating stream fed by an underground well pumping 550 gallons per minute that features a beautiful double waterfall that adds the

sound of tumbling water to the beauty of the grounds. The pond is stocked with west slope cutthroat trout and rainbows — many of which have grown quite

large. This is a wonderful place for visiting with friends and family while casually casting to cruising trophy trout.

Wildlife and Bird Hunting:Waterfowl: The waterfowl hunting on the ranch is excellent. The Jefferson River is a prolific flyway and

attracts an abundance of mallards, teal, widgeon, gadwall and the occasionally pintail and wood duck.

With the addition of some small grains to the ranch the population could be enhanced.

Upland Birds: There exists a wild population of pheasants on the ranch that has been enhanced by

the current owners’ agricultural operation, the addition of multiple food plots and the stocking of

pheasants. So prolific are the pheasants, that the ranch is classified as a bird preserve for pheasants,

which extends the hunting season until March 31st. This is an extension of 4 months. The cover and

nesting habitat is tremendous, and the use of small grains as feed for upland birds has done wonders for the population. There are also a few covies of

Hungarian partridge on the ranch. Over a hundred turkeys call the ranch home as well. Although one currently must put in to draw a tag, the current

owners have averaged one tag per year. If one failed to draw a tag, the owner could charge for turkey hunting access.

Wildlife and Big Game Hunting:Deer: The Jefferson River Island Ranch has an abundance of wildlife. The whitetail deer

hunting on the Jefferson River is well known as a trophy quality area. The ranch itself is

known to hold bucks scoring in excess of 170 Boone and Crockett. This ranch has an ideal

environment for deer as a result of the dense riparian habitat and agriculture. There have

been very few deer harvested from the ranch in the past several years as the current owners

have managed the herd for large genetics. Hunters will enjoy endless opportunities during

bow and rifle season for friends and family to hunt the resident deer. For the sporting

enthusiasts that do not want to share his/her secrets, there are B tags that are available over-

the-counter. The previous owners have sold hunting access permits for $15,000 per year.

Moose: The Jefferson Island Ranch not only provides excellent hunting pursuits for multiple

bird species and whitetail deer, it also has a stable population of moose. An abundance of

water, lush old growth willows and cottonwood forests on the ranch make for a perfect

environment for all the wildlife - especially the moose. Moose tags are available by special

draw only and acquiring one is difficult.

Jefferson Island Ranch Aerial MapMaps are for visual aid only; accuracy is not guaranteed.

Jefferson Island Ranch Topographical MapMaps are for visual aid only; accuracy is not guaranteed.

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PRICE: $9,000,000TAXES: $7,874 in 2013CONTACT: Please contact Carlos Ordonez of

Live Water Properties to schedule a showing.

This is a co-listing with Fay Ranches.

Notes:1) This is an exclusive listing of Live Water Properties LLC and Fay Ranches; an agent of Live Water Properties or Fay Ranches must

be present to conduct a showing. The owners respectfully request that other agents and/or prospective buyers contact Live Water

Properties in advance to schedule a proper showing and do not attempt to tour or trespass the property on their own. Thank you.

2) Offering subject to errors, omissions, prior sale, change or withdrawal without notice, and approval of purchase by owner.

Information provided herein is intended as a general guideline and has been provided by sources deemed reliable, but the accuracy

of which we cannot guarantee.

3) Live Water Properties LLC and Fay Ranches represent the Seller as a Seller’s Agent.

Summary:• 1650± deeded acres located in Madison and Jefferson Counties

• Beautiful log home with accompanying guest home

• Outbuildings include main shop, horse barn, calving shed, and

equipment storage shed

• Five groundwater wells on the ranch

• Three Valley center pivots irrigating 245 acres plus flood irrigation

• Organically certified, turn-key livestock operation in place

• 1.3± acre pond with trophy trout

• 3.5± miles of the Jefferson River

• 3± miles of Fish Creek, a trophy trout fishery

• 1.5± miles of Spring Creek

• 2 miles southwest of Whitehall

• 24 miles to Butte and 55 miles to Bozeman

• Excellent hunting for whitetail, pheasant, waterfowl and turkey

• Nearby recreational opportunities at the Deerlodge National Forest

and five major rivers

Jefferson Island Ranch Location MapMaps are for visual aid only; accuracy is not guaranteed.

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