From the field
The Latest in Farm and Ranch
-
2025 Fall Ranch Market Update: Nebraska
Nebraska Ranch Market Snapshot Nebraska’s ranch real estate market in fall 2025 reflects a steady but more measured pace after several years of growth. Average ranchland values sit around $3,935 per acre, down 2% from 2024, while pastureland appreciation remains positive at roughly 3–4%, supported by firm cattle prices and limited grazing supply. Legacy ranches ...Read more -
Snow Fencing For Western States and Ranchers
Snow fencing in the western United States serves two important purposes: controlling drifting snow and retaining moisture in soils. In regions where strong winds move snow across open landscapes, fences are placed perpendicular to prevailing winds so that snow accumulates in predictable areas rather than on roads, railways, or farmsteads. This reduces accidents, road closures, ...Read more -
Water & Public Land Access: Ranches for Sale in Montana and Utah
At Swan Land Company, we understand what discerning buyers seek: private waters backed by undeveloped public land for ultimate privacy, fishing, and hunting. No upstream neighbors or future subdivisions—just seamless access to the West’s finest offerings. With over 40 years as trusted brokers for premium sporting and productive ranches, we’re proud to showcase exceptional public-adjoining ...Read more -
Tax Benefits, Income Incentives and IRS Rules: Conservation Easements on Ranches in 2026
Conservation easements have become an increasingly important tool for preserving working ranches and natural landscapes across the Mountain West and Great Plains, particularly within Swan Land Company’s service area of Wyoming, Montana, Nebraska, Colorado, Utah, and Idaho. These voluntary agreements limit future development and reduce tax burdens while allowing landowners to retain ownership and operational ...Read more
Swan land in the field
Featured press
Wyo. Stock Growers, Pathfinder Sand Creek Ranch partner to protect 17,757 acres
Rawlins Times
CHEYENNE — The Wyoming Stock Growers Land Trust and Ryan Lance, president and manager of the Pathfinder Sand Creek Ranch, finalized a conservation easement on Oct. 29 to permanently protect 17,757 acres in Carbon County. According to the press release, this move will safeguard productive agricultural land, vital wildlife habitats, and historic open-spaces.
Read Article
Mystery buyer of $79.5M Wyoming ranch revealed
The Independent (UK)
A Wyoming ranch bigger than the state of Rhode Island has a new owner, ending months of speculation over the mystery buyer.
Read Article
Mystery buyer of $79.5M Wyoming ranch 4 times the size of NYC — and larger than Rhode Island —is revealed
NY Post
The mysterious buyer of a Wyoming ranch four times larger than New York City and bigger than the state of Rhode Island has been identified as a chief executive officer and local politician who already owns a million acres of land.
Read Article
New Owner Of Wyoming Ranch Larger Than Rhode Island Revealed (And It's Not Zelenskyy)
Cowboy State Daily
The new mystery owner of Wyoming’s massive Pathfinder Ranches — larger than Rhode Island — has finally been revealed, and, as Cowboy State Daily previously reported, it is indeed not Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.
Read Article
Swan Land Company Closes Historic Sale of Pathfinder Ranches: One of Wyoming's Largest Cattle Empires Changes Hands
Swan Land Press Release
Pathfinder Ranches contains within it The Oregon Trail, Independence Rock, The Pony Express Trail, the North Platte and Sweetwater Rivers, Pathfinder Reservoir, and the country’s first and largest habitat conservation bank for sage-grouse.
Read Article
Summit County Council Member’s company acquires million-acre Wyoming ranch
KPCW
The Pathfinder Ranches property is larger than Rhode Island. Lea este artículo en español aquí. The company Summit County Councilmember Chris Robinson owns with his siblings Alexander and Victoria, The Ensign Group, L.C., closed on Pathfinder Ranches in Wyoming Jan. 14. Pathfinder spans 916,000 acres and four counties in east central Wyoming. According to the ...
Read Article
Mike Swan Featured on TBPN: Western Land Market Trends, Liquidity Shifts, and 2026 Outlook
TBPN
In this episode of TBPN, Mike Swan, founder and managing broker of Swan Land Company, shares his assessment of current Western land markets and what he expects to see in the first half of next year. Drawing on decades of experience across ranch, farm, and recreational land transactions, Mike discusses how broader economic conditions are ...
Read Article
No, Zelenskyy Isn’t Buying 916,000-Acre Pathfinder Ranches — But Someone Is
Cowboy State Daily
A rumor that Ukranian President Zelensky is buying the 916,000-acre Pathfinder Ranch in Wyoming spread like wildfire Monday. But, it’s not true. However, an offer is pending on the $79.5 million ranch. No, Ukranian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy did not buy a ranch larger than Rhode Island in Wyoming, making himself the 10th largest landowner in the United ...
Read Article
A ranch larger than Rhode Island is now for sale—and it looks straight out of Yellowstone
AS USA (Spain)
“This is not just a ranch, it’s an empire,” states the company charged with selling the Pathfinder Ranch located in the heart of Wyoming. The epic TV series that culminated in Yellowstone, starring Kevin Costner, was one of the most watched cable shows recently. Not just for its outstanding cast and the gripping story it ...
Read Article
This Wyoming Ranch Is So Big It Has Its Own Vacation House—and It Just Hit the Market for $79 Million
Travel + Leisure
By Stacey Leasca | A ranch the size of Rhode Island is for sale in Wyoming. Here’s what it includes.
Read Article
This Wyoming Mega Ranch That’s Four Times Bigger Than New York City Is Now Up For Grabs
Maxim (International)
Pathfinder Ranch will attract ultra high-net-worth individuals who want to feed the world, or someone who loves conservation and wants to have some open space and fresh air. A ranch fit for a cowboy king is currently on the market for $79.5 million in central Wyoming. Spanning 916,076 acres—four times the size of New York City and ...
Read Article
Western US ranch four times bigger than New York City goes on sale for $79.5M
Daily Mail (UK)
‘The sale of Pathfinder Ranches represents an unprecedented opportunity to own and operate one of few remaining large cattle operations in …
Read Article
A Ranch Four Times the Size of New York City for $79.5 Million
New York Times
A vast ranch in central Wyoming straddles four counties and is equipped for commercial cattle operations, with a riding arena, a church and mountain views.
Read Article
Giant property twice the size of London goes on sale for £59m
Mirror (UK)
The massive property boasts almost one million acres of land that spans four counties. A giant ranch twice the size of London and four times bigger than New York City is now on sale for a huge $79.5m (£59m). Pathfinder Ranch boasts 916,000 acres and includes a large cattle operation, a main home lodge and even a church…
Read Article
Pathfinder Ranches in Photos
Robb Report
By Tori Latham | Pathfinder Ranches in Wyoming is spread across four counties and spans almost 1 million acres. The massive property, bigger than the entire state of Rhode Island, just hit the market for $79.5 million.
Read Article
Find Out How to Own 916,000 Acres of Wyoming
My Country 95.5
If you have an extra $80 million lying around, you should look into buying the Pathfinder Ranch—916,076 acres of prime Wyoming land. When you break it down, you could own 1.45% of Wyoming’s total land area. Swan Land Company’s Scott Williams says about the ranch: “You look from one mountain range to the next, and the ...
Read Article
Ranch four times the size of New York City is for sale for nearly $80 million
Mirror (US)
A ranch four times the six of New York City is on the market for $79.5 million. The Pathfinder Ranches is a sprawling 916,000-acre Wyoming cattle empire comprising 12 ranches under the unified ownership across four counties. In addition to being four times the size of New York City, the ranch is larger than the state of Delaware, ...
Read Article
Giant ranch twice the size of London and FOUR times bigger than New York City goes on sale for $79.5m
Luxury Property News (UK)
Pathfinder Ranch in Wyoming spans 916000 acres with rivers historic trails cattle operations and a main lodge now listed for $79.5m offering a rare legacy ownership opportunity. Pathfinder Ranch boasts over 916,000 acres and includes a large cattle operation, a main lodge and even a church. The property features hardwood floors, stone and wood walls, and ...
Read Article
Is This A Real-Life Yellowstone Ranch?
Country & Town House (UK)
‘Simply put, it’s freedom’ Four times the size of New York City, three times the size of London – at a little under 1 million acres (916,076 to be precise), this cattle ranch in Wyoming might just be the real life Yellowstone..
Read Article
Eine Ranch, viermal so groß wie New York City, zum Schnäppchenpreis
Der Spegiel (German)
Ungefähr 17 Stunden – so lange dauert es, bis man eine Fläche von rund 370.000 Hektar zu Fuß durchquert hat. Jedenfalls, wenn die Fläche etwa quadratisch ist und man ohne Unterbrechung läuft. Der oder die zukünftigen Besitzer der Pathfinder Ranches im US-Bundesstaat Wyoming sollte(n) also über gutes Schuhwerk verfügen – oder über motorisierte Fahrzeuge –, wenn ...
Read Article
Wyoming Ranch Spans Four Counties in Rocky Mountains | Hits Market for $79 Million | WION
WION (India)
A massive Wyoming ranch stretches across four U.S. states in the Rocky Mountains, making it one of the most unique properties in America.
Read Article
Nearly one million acres of Wyoming land listed for $79.5M
AGDAILY
A ranch in Wyoming so vast it’s bigger than the state of Rhode Island, and more than four times the size of New York City, is now for sale, with an asking price of $79.5 million. The Pathfinder Ranches, totaling more than 916,000 acres (about 1,431 square miles), stretch across Natrona, Carbon, Sweetwater, and Fremont counties. ...
Read Article
Incredible €64.8m ranch four times the size of New York City comes with its own bar, church and river
Irish Mirror (Ireland)
A ranch four times the size of New York City is on the market for $79.5m (€64.8m) The Pathfinder Ranches is a sprawling 916,000-acre Wyoming cattle empire comprising 12 ranches under the unified ownership across four counties. In addition to being four times the size of New York City, the ranch is larger than the state ...
Read Article
This $79.5M Wyoming ranch is 4 times the size of New York City — and larger than Rhode Island
New York Post
By Emily Davis | Watch out, city slickers — you could fit more than four New York Cities inside this ranch. A 916,076-acre grazing empire in Wyoming listed this week for a grand total of $79.5 million, the New York Times reported. Pathfinder Ranches, which encompasses four separate properties, is one of the largest working ranches in the Rocky ...
Read Article
Wyoming Ranch Bigger Than Rhode Island Lists For $79.5 Million
Cowboy State Daily
By Renée Jean | Wyoming’s expansive Pathfinder Ranches come in at nearly 1 million acres — bigger than the state of Rhode Island. And it’s on the market for $79.5
Read Article
US ranch three times bigger than London up for sale for £60m
The Telegraph (UK)
Pathfinder Ranches in Wyoming features a nine-bedroom homestead and consists primarily of expansive meadows. A luxurious Wyoming ranch three times the size of London is up for sale for £60m ($79.5m…
Read Article
Wyoming Ranch Spanning 1,431 Square Miles Lists for $79.5 Million
Mansion Global
A 916,000-acre cattle ranch in Wyoming—complete with a nine-bedroom lodge—hit the market Wednesday for $79.5 million. Pathfinder Ranches, located about 200 miles northwest of Cheyenne in Alcova, Wyoming, is “one of few remaining large cattle operations in the American West,” Ryan Lance, president of Pathfinder Ranches, said in a statement. “But more than that, Pathfinder represents ...
Read Article
No Income Tax, Dynasty Trusts Draw Wealth To Wyoming — And Not Just Jackson | Cowboy State Daily
No income or capital gains taxes, 1,000-year dynasty trusts and Wyoming’s cowboy culture and national parks are drawing more wealth than ever to the state. And not just to Jackson Hole. When it comes to attracting wealthy landowners, Wyoming’s real estate market has always had an allure. Vast, untamed landscapes, rich history and distant snow-capped ...
Read Article
Robb Report | This $72.5 Million Utah Ranch’s 7,000+ Rugged Acres Include a Backcountry Camp
Sheep Creek Canyon Ranch, only about an hour outside of Salt Lake City, is poised to set a record in the Beehive State. An absolutely massive ranch just an hour from Salt Lake City could become one of the most expensive properties ever sold in Utah. Sheep Creek Canyon Ranch in Morgan County, all 7,000-plus acres of it, has ...
Read Article
Homes | At $72.5 million, this 7,000-acre-plus ranch is the priciest public listing in Utah on Homes.com
Property comes with a main house, guest house, and a campground. In the early 2000s, a property owner in Utah set out to turn his land into the optimal hunting retreat complete with a lodge. He bought land from his neighbors and eventually amassed some 5,000 acres in Morgan. At the center: a hunting lodge. ...
Read Article
SFGATE | Jaw-Dropping $72.5 Million Utah Ranch Eyes Record for State's Most Expensive Home
Wealthy New Yorkers hoping to snap up a new Hamptons retreat could be in luck—at least those who can afford to splash out more than $37 million on their chosen getaway. During the past week, four pricey properties with an asking price of $37 million—or more—have hit the market in the celebrity-loved Long Island enclave, with ...
Read Article
Salt Lake Tribune | This Utah house listed at $72.5 million could become the most expensive ever sold in the state
The Morgan County property doesn’t have direct-to-lift access, but it could. It doesn’t have its own, private lift or direct-to-lift access. It’s not even ski-in, ski-out. But the mountain home vying to become the most expensive residential property in Utah history doesn’t necessarily need those amenities. With more than 7,000 acres with 3,000 feet of ...
Read Article
Robb Report | Sheep Creek Canyon Ranch in Photos
A 7,000-acre Utah ranch only about an hour outside of Salt Lake City has hit the market for $72.5 million. The vast spread includes a five-bedroom house, a speakeasy-inspired two-bedroom guesthouse, and a backcountry campsite.
Read Article
Utah Ranch Opportunity | Swan Land Company
By Swan Land Company for Utah Business | June 10, 2025 MORGAN COUNTY, Utah — Swan Land Company of Bozeman, Montana, announces the listing of Sheep Creek Canyon Ranch, a 7,195± total acre luxury ranch operation in Morgan County, Utah. For sale for $72,500,000, the property is located about one hour from Salt Lake City, 45 minutes ...
Read Article
Mansion Global | 7,195-Acre Ranch an Hour Outside Salt Lake City to List as Utah’s Most Expensive Home at $72.5 Million
The massive property includes a newly built 6,500-square-foot home and a New York speakeasy-style guest house. A massive ranch that spreads across more than 7,195 acres in Morgan, Utah, is set to hit the market with a price tag to match: $72.5 million. At that price, it’ll be the state’s most expensive residential property, far ...
Read Article
$2.5 Million Black Hills Mansion In Northeast Wyoming Filled With Tech
Real Estate in the Black Hills of northeast Wyoming has started taking off, with people realizing that they can get more luxury for less. A $2.5 million five-bedroom, five-bath mansion is the latest example, filled with tech like a robot lawnmower and self-cleaning pool.
Read Article
Western Home Journal Round Table | Featuring Mike Swan & Industry Leaders
We’re thrilled to announce a new article from Western Home Journal, featuring Mike Swan in an industry round table discussion. Held at the beautifully restored Kimpton Armory Hotel in Bozeman, Montana, this event gathered industry leaders to delve into pressing topics around ranching, conservation, and the evolving real estate market in the Mountain West.
Read Article
RFD TV | The Camas Creek Cattle and Sheep Company sale is one of the priciest in Montana
A historic Montana ranch sale has been featured on RFD TV, as a longtime ranch owner purchased the Meagher County property from the Doggett family, who owned it for over 100 years.
Read Article
The Real Deal | Oil magnate Steve Rooney buys Montana cattle ranch for $50M+
30,000-acre property marks one of the state’s priciest sales ever. Steve Rooney is living out his cowboy dreams. “I’ve always been intrigued by the Western lifestyle. I like to ride my horse and work the cattle. I like to help with the hay. I’m working on some irrigation ditches right now. I’m a hands-on kind ...
Read Article
WSJ | In One of Montana’s Priciest Deals, a 30,000-Acre Cattle Ranch Sells for Over $50 Million
A longtime ranch owner purchased the Meagher County property from the Doggett family, who owned the land for more than 100 years.
Read Article
Cowboys & Indians | Hot Property: Relax, Reset and Ride High at Crazy P Ranch
Need a change of scenery? Opt in for a slice of Western heaven at this Wyoming ranch resort. You’d have to be more than a little mad to miss out on all the opportunities available at Crazy P Ranch. Located near Buffalo, Wyoming, this property features a 12,369-square-foot, three-bedroom, six-bathroom home with a gorgeous exterior ...
Read Article
Cowboys & Indians | Hot Property: Blacks Fork River Ranch, Fort Bridger, Wyoming
The Blacks Fork River Ranch presents a rare opportunity to own a beautiful family legacy estate for $6,390,000. Have you ever seen A River Runs Through It? When you buy this property, you can live it. That’s because this 100-plus acres of very secluded land includes nearly a half-mile stretch of The Blacks Fork River that, well, ...
Read Article
Cowboys & Indians: the Historic Camas Creek Cattle and Sheep Company Hits the Market for the First Time in More Than 100 Years
Ready, aim, buy this family-owned big-game hunting spread in Montana. Ever dreamed of having big-game hunts come to you? For a mere $58,750,000 the 35,981-acre Camas Creek Cattle and Sheep Company can make that dream a reality. This Montana ranch not only has a rich history—this is the first time the family-owned plot has been ...
Read Article
WSJ | A 30,000-Acre Cattle Ranch in Montana Asks $58.75 Million
The property, which has been owned by the same family for more than a century, has a commercial cattle operation and three residences Ivan Doig’s 1978 memoir “This House of Sky” described the author’s childhood on a Montana cattle ranch, where his father worked as a ranch hand. Now, after being owned by the same ...
Read Article
MANSION GLOBAL | The Allure of Rustic Living Is Driving Ranch Buyers out West
A whole new wave of wealthy individuals have been in search of wide-open spaces along with a solid investment. The 80,000-acre Climbing Arrow Ranch outside of Bozeman, Montana, went into contract in less than 24 hours when it last listed in 2021. In addition to generating more demand for large properties, the pandemic changed some ...
Read Article
LAND MAGAZINE | TIME HONORED TRADITIONS & CUTTING EDGE INNOVATIONS
Time-Honored Traditions, Cutting-Edge Innovations. In a brokerage market facing challenges from a rapidly evolving tech space, Swan Land Company, based in Bozeman, Montana, is developing innovative solutions.
Read Article
THE LAND REPORT | SOLD! THE CLIMBING ARROW RANCH
As a 5-year-old, Cody Wetmore remembers looking down off the towering railroad trestle on the Climbing Arrow Ranch and watching a black bear amble in Sixteenmile Creek, a Missouri River tributary. Buck Anderson, who accumulated close to 80,000 acres less than an hour north of Bozeman, had taken the Wetmore family on a tour of ...
Read Article
BOZEMAN DAILY CHRONICLE | THE END OF A ERA: CA RANCH SALE
The most expensive ranch deal in Montana history has closed, local real estate companies say. The Climbing Arrow Ranch, spanning approximately 80,000 acres in four southwest Montana counties, was sold to an undisclosed American family, two Bozeman-based real estate companies announced on Tuesday.
Read Article
MANSION GLOBAL ARTICLE | SALE OF RANCH BREAKS MONTANA RECORD
A prized and historic ranch in Montana that was listed this spring for upward of $136 million closed in the past week for close to its asking price—a record sum for the state. The 80,000-acre parcel sold to a “private family” that plans to continue ranching.
Read Article
SWAN PRESS RELEASE: HISTORIC CLIMBING ARROW RANCH HAS SOLD
One of the most historically significant land and cattle empires in the Rocky Mountain West, Climbing Arrow Ranch (“CA Ranch”) has sold, making it the Most Expensive Ranch in the History of Montana. Consisting of five Ranch Units totaling approximately 79,483 acres spanning four Montana counties, the Ranch includes a commercial cattle and hay operation ...
Read Article
THE WALL STREET JOURNAL | Following Bidding War, Montana Ranch to Sell for Around Its $136.25 Million Asking Price
A Montana ranch featured in the 1992 Robert Redford movie “A River Runs Through It” is in contract, less than a week after the listing was made public, the listing agent confirmed. The property, known as the Climbing Arrow Ranch, sold for around its $136.25 million asking price following a bidding war, according to two ...
Read Article
WALL STREET JOURNAL | ONE OF THE LARGEST UNDEVELOPED PROPERTIES IN THE ROCKY MOUNTAIN WEST ASKS $136.25 MILLION
A ranch believed to be one of the largest private undeveloped properties in the Rocky Mountain West is seeking $136.25 million, making it one of the most expensive properties ever listed for sale in the state of Montana. Climbing Arrow Ranch is actually a series of five separate, noncontiguous parcels that total about 80,000 acres. ...
Read Article
CA Ranch Press Roundup
Breaking records and making history. Dive into a sample of some of press coverage of both the listing and sale of this historic Montana ranch. This list offers a birds-eye view of how we kept both the listing and sale in the headlines.
Read Article
BIG SKY JOURNAL | THE LEGACY OF LEROY STRAND
Located on the eastern flanks of the Highwood Mountains of Central Montana is the sprawling Strand Ranch, home to one of the last big working cattle operations in the state. Set on 30,000 contiguous acres — half of which are protected in a conservation easement through the Montana Land Reliance — the operation offers a ...
Read Article
LAND MAGAZINE | Exceptional Service from the Kitchen Table to the Closing Table
“For us, the kitchen table is symbolic of the personal, high-touch way we do business,” said Swan, who ran the office of Bates Sanders Swan Land Company in Bozeman for 12 years, before establishing his own brand. “Whether we’re sitting down with a titan of industry in a New York penthouse office or a ranching ...
Read Article
Great Falls Tribune | Sale of LF Ranch
Described as having “all the attributes of a national park,” the LF Ranch, listed at $52.5 million, sold in September. The LF Ranch includes more than 42,000 deeded and leased acres, from west of Augusta to the Lewis and Clark National Forest, which it borders for almost eight miles.
Read Article
SHERIDAN PRESS | Wyoming Finalizes Water & Land Acquisition in Northeast Wyoming
The information provided by the WWDC states that in addition to water resource planning opportunities, the acquisition ensures continued public access at Healy Reservoir. Scott Williams, Broker for Swan Land Company who represented the seller in the transaction, said the closing of the transaction completed a process that took approximately two years. During their ...
Read Article
BIG SKY JOURNAL | THE LF RANCH: THE CROWN OF THE CONTINENT
When rancher J.B. Long pieced together several parcels of land in Central Montana in the early 1900s, land that included a limestone butte referenced in Captain Meriwether Lewis’ journal on his way through 100 years prior, it’s not hard to imagine the untouched landscape he looked out over admiringly. That’s because his creation, the LF ...
Read Article
SWAN PRESS RELEASE: Legendary LF Ranch for Sale
Lewis and Clark hunted and fished here in 1805. Not much has changed since. Swan Land Company of Bozeman, MT announced today that it has listed the LF Ranch for sale. This is only the second time in more than a century it has been available. It is one of the most magnificent Western ranches ...
Read Article
RMEF Bugle Magazine | Striking Gold on Birch Creek
On the dry side of the Wasatch Range in the northeast corner of Utah, you can still find big sweeps of sagebrush freckled with pockets of aspen, mountain mahogany and black timber. Clear, cold creeks glide through native grasses and forbs that have never felt the bite of the plow. There are ranches where it ...
Read Article
LAND MAGAZINE | Broker Spotlight: Mike Swan on The Values of the Land
When Mike Swan’s father, George, taught him the values of responsibility, hard work and protecting the family name as they worked side-by-side on the family’s commercial cow-calf ranch in Montana’s Ruby Valley, it wasn’t in anticipation of a phone call from the actress Jane Fonda. “My phone rang one day and it was Jane Fonda,” ...
Read Article
Denver Business Journal | Mike Swan on water-rights in the West
As mentioned in a recent blog post discussing an article from the New York Times about Investing in Land, Mike Swan, owner and managing broker of Swan Land Company, deliberated several important aspects to pay close attention to when buying and selling ranch property. One of those key aspects that he discussed was water rights. ...
Read Article
New York Times | Mike Swan on Investing in Land
Mike Swan, broker owner of Swan Land Company in Bozeman, Montana, as quoted in the New York Times, explains some reasons for investing in land. The August 8th article in the Real Estate section – A Ranch With 1,000 Acres, For Your Inner Buckaroo, written by Julie Satow begins from a New Yorkers perspective: ...
Read Article
Wall Street Journal | Jane Fonda to List Her New Mexico Ranch for $19.5 Million
The roughly 2,300-acre ‘Forked Lightning Ranch’ is located about 25 miles outside Santa Fe. Jane Fonda will list her New Mexico ranch for $19.5 million, according to listing agent Mike Swan of Montana-based Swan Land Company. The roughly 2,300-acre ‘Forked Lightning Ranch’ outside Santa Fe includes an adobe home, horse barn and gym.
Read Article
SWAN PRESS RELEASE: Largest Privately Held Block of Renowned Bridger Canyon, Lazy J Ranch, Sold
Comprised of approximately 5,665 deeded acres, the Lazy J Ranch is the largest privately held block of land in the renowned Bridger Canyon in Southwest Montana. Current zoning allows one residence per 40 acres creating an ideal candidate for a conservation-minded buyer. This zoning designation also provides the potential for strategic and tasteful development in ...
Read Article
St. Louis Magazine | How the West Was Bought
Mike Swan, managing broker and owner of Swan Land Company, was recently recognized in the St. Louis Magazine as the listing agent of the Broken O Ranch and its subsequent sale to billionaire Stan Kroenke. The Broken O Ranch, the largest irrigated farm and cattle ranch in the state of Montana, closed in November of ...
Read Article
The Land Report in Times Square | Announcement of Broken O Ranch
Live from New York … It’s Swan Land Company’s listing and sale of the Broken O Ranch. The Land Report announces Mike Swan’s listing and sale of the Broken O Ranch as the 2012 Deal of the Year!
Read Article
THE LAND REPORT | 2012 Deal of the Year
Swan Land Company was featured in The Land Report for the 2012 Deal of the Year with its listing and sale of the Broken O Ranch. The Land Report stated that there are three elements that stood out in 2012: “1) Legacy properties continue to command a premium… 2) The market continues to crave income-producing ...
Read Article
SWAN PRESS RELEASE: Historic Broken O Ranch Changes Ownership in Landmark Sale
Situated along the eastern edge of the stunning Rocky Mountain Front – the Broken O is one of the West’s most grand and significant ranches. More than 20 miles of the Sun River course through the heart of the substantial Broken O Ranch offering abundant recreational and hunting amenities.
Read Article
The Land Report 100 Special Issue | Broken O Ranch Featured on Cover
The Broken O Ranch, listed by Swan Land Company, is featured on the cover of The Land Report 100 Largest USA Landowners Special Issue. Listed as No. 1 on the Land Report Top Ten, the Ranch comprises 124,000 deeded and leased acres that Bill Moore of the Kelly Moore Paint Company pieced together. The Moore ...
Read Article
The Wall Street Journal | Broken O Ranch Featured
The historic Broken O Ranch was featured in the December 23, 2011, issue of the Wall Street Journal. This 124,000-acre Montana ranch for sale, located in Augusta, Montana, spans three counties and has about 20 miles of the Sun River running through its core. Visit The Wall Street Journal for more information.
Read Article