Pheasants and mallards and grouse, oh my. It's bird-hunting season out West.
Don't forget to bring your bird bag to these wide open ranches for sale. As we get out and gear up for the various bird-hunting seasons this fall, we couldn’t help but take a gander at these properties on the market, all of which offer ample covey-spotting opportunities this side of the Mississippi. With plenty of room to pull and shoot and set your spaniel (or pointer) loose, we wouldn't mind a day afield at any of these prairie homesteads.
Lazy Triple Creek Ranch
Newdale, Idaho | 2,200 acres | $12 million
Main Lodge: 9,000 square feet | 9 bedrooms | 10.5 bathrooms
Listed by Alex Maher, Tate Jarry, and John Merritt, Live Water Properties
Birds in Season:
Sharp-tailed Grouse: (Area 1) October 1—October 31, 2018 | Daily Bag Limit: 2 | Possession Limit: 6
Ruffed Grouse: (Area 2) August 31, 2018—January 31, 2019 | Daily Bag Limit: 4 in aggregate | Possession Limit: 12 in aggregate
Pheasant: (Area 2) October 20—November 30, 2018 | Daily Bag Limit: 3 cocks | Possession Limit: 9 cocks
Chukar: (All areas) September 15, 2018—January 31, 2019 | Daily Bag Limit: 8 | Possession Limit: 24
For more information, visit the Idaho Department of Fish and Game.
Circle C Ranch
Adin, California | 1,311 acres | $6 million
1,630 square feet | 3 bedrooms | 2 bathrooms
Listed by Todd Renfrew, California Outdoor Properties
Birds in Season:
Dove: November 10—December 24, 2018 | Daily Limit: 15, up to 10 of which may be white-winged doves | Possession: Triple the daily
Quail: (Zone Q1, all quail) October 20, 2018—January 27, 2019 | Daily Limit: 10 | Possession: Triple the daily
Turkey: November 10—December 9, 2018 | Daily Limit: 1 either sex | Possession: 2 per person
Duck: (Northeastern Zone) October 6, 2018—January 18, 2019 | Daily Limit: 7 per day, which may include 7 mallards (no more than 2 females), 2 pintail, 2 canvasback, 2 redheads, 3 scaup | Possession: Triple the daily
Geese: (Northeastern Zone) Large Canada Geese, October 6, 2018—January 13, 2019; White and white-fronted geese, October 6—December 2, and January 5—January 18 | Daily Limit: 30 per day, which may include 20 white geese, 10 dark geese, no more than 2 Large Canada geese | Possession: Triple the daily
For more information, visit California Department of Fish and Wildlife.
IX Ranch
Big Sandy, Montana | 126,225 acres | $58 million
Main Residence: 5,128 square feet | 7 bedrooms | 4 bathrooms
Listed by Dave Johnson, Hall and Hall
Birds in Season:
Hungarian (Grey) Partridge: September 1, 2018—January 1, 2019 | Daily Limit: 8 in aggregate | Possession Limit: 4 times the daily
Sharp-tailed Grouse: September 1, 2018—January 1, 2019 | Daily Limit: 4 | Possession Limit: 4 times the daily
Sage Grouse: September 1—September 30, 2018 | Daily Limit: 2 | Possession Limit: 4 times the daily
Mountain Grouse: September 1, 2018—January 1, 2019 | Daily Limit: 3 in aggregate | Possession Limit: 4 times the daily
Pheasant: October 6, 2018—January 2, 2019 | Daily Limit: 3 cocks | Possession Limit: Triple the daily
For more information, visit Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks.
Ruby River One and Done Ranch
Alder, Montana | 398 acres | $14.2 million
10,000 square feet | 3 bedrooms | 3 bathrooms
Listed by Keith Lenard, Hall and Hall
Birds in Season:
Ring-necked Pheasant: October 6, 2018—January 2, 2019 | Daily Limit: 3 cocks | Possession Limit: Triple the daily
Duck: (Pacific Flyway) September 29—December 23, 2018 | Daily Bag Limit: 7 ducks or mergansers, shall not include more than 2 hen mallards, 2 pintails, 2 redheads, 3 canvasbacks, and 3 scaup | Possession Limit: Triple the daily
Geese: (Pacific Flyway) September 29, 2018—January 6, 2019 | Daily Bag Limit: 20 white geese, 4 dark geese | Possession Limit: Triple the daily
For more information, visit Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks.
PHOTOGRAPHY: (Cover image) Courtesy Lazy Triple Creek Ranch; (Middle image) Courtesy Live Water Properties.
