Featured Creator: Fay Ranches

The first thing I do when I get a listing, is map the property out with Land id®. I need to see exactly what it is, where it’s located, what borders it, what the neighbors look like. So my assistant and I hop on Land id® and map out the entire property boundary. Then I drive out to the ranch, hop in my side-by-side and do a tour. The map is just so useful!”

Branif Scott, Partner and Broker Associate with Fay Ranches

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Mapping Out the Magnificent West

Licensed since 2004 and located in Bozeman, Montana, Branif Scott is a seasoned, successful real estate professional and is one of Fay Ranches’ top producers. Branif has a passion for land and a particular love for the Rocky Mountain region. His honesty and sincerity when working with and helping clients has propelled him to the top of his field as an expert in income-producing farms, high-end properties, recreational ranches, and other types of large landholdings and exclusive homes. When it comes to marketing and selling land, Land id® has become one of Branif's favorite tools to use when sharing a listing or showing a property to a client.

Branif uses Land id® to map out high-value properties like the Montana Eagle Ranch ahead of time, so that prospective buyers can get an in-depth perspective on the different buildings, water features, and wildlife on the ranch. Nestled in the shadow of the Crazy Mountains, this 951± acre property is a little over an hour from Bozeman in the tightly held Shields River Valley. Tucked away with unparalleled privacy and surrounded by towering peaks, the ranch includes two cabins to retreat to. The rustic yet elegant 1,596± square-foot, two-bed, one-bath skip-peeled log home with loft sleeps 12. An outdoor hot tub, sauna, and deck are the perfect places to watch the alpenglow on the mountains. An additional two-bedroom hard-peeled guest cabin with an outhouse sits just down the hill along the creek amongst the mature pines. Both structures are true log stacks with tree log corners and saddle notches.

Take a look at the interactive map that Branif created down below to get a better view!

Live Interactive Map

Wildlife, Terrain, & Improvements

The Montana Eagle Ranch is made up of two parcels of pristine wilderness, and the property is contiguous on 1.5 sides (2± miles of property boundary) to thousands of acres of Gallatin National Forest. Known for its crystal-clear water and scenic beauty, the Shields River flows through the northern portion of the property for over half a mile, offering fly-fishing opportunities for native cutthroat and brook trout. Over a mile of both Mill Creek and Deep Creek meander through the ranch, along with a little less than half a mile of the South Fork of the Shields River, providing habitat for diverse wildlife on the property.

The ranch supports elk, moose, deer, blue and sharp-tailed grouse, antelope, and various other wildlife that migrate up and down the riparian corridor from the mountains to the creeks and river. This awe-inspiring property sits amongst the rugged beauty of the surrounding landscape, adjacent to one of Montana’s most magnificent mountain ranges, the Crazy Mountains, with trout fishing on the Shields River, meandering creeks, vast grassy meadows, towering trees, and unparalleled panoramic views.