Owning a ranch in the West is now part of the portfolio of the wealthy. The resulting inflationary cost for ranchland is preventing young native Montanans from getting started in the livestock ...

One of the exhibits in the American Prairie National Discovery Center in downtown Lewistown, Montana (Photo by Darrell Ehrlick of the Daily Montanan). American Prairie recently announced two property ...

HELENA, Mont. - Roger Lang says he was an "absolute novice" about what it truly meant to be a Montana ranch owner when he used some of his Silicon Valley millions to buy an 18,000-acre spread here.

He finds that the wealthy buy land in Montana for reasons beyond natural splendor, wildlife, getting away and the cowboy mystique. ‘‘You have something that is very fundamental,'' he said. ‘‘People ...

Somewhere along the winding banks of the Yellowstone River, there’s a town where the mail still arrives by hand, the general store has been serving locals for more than a century, and the cabins carry ...

"In our area here, the people that we deal with, 99% of them are farmers and ranchers," Lesh said. "We don't see a very large number of investor types buying properties. There are a few, but they are ...

Republican U.S. Senate candidate Tim Sheehy has said local interests should get a greater voice in managing federal land. However, he’s consistently said he opposes federal transfers or sales of ...

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I first moved from Colorado to Bozeman, Montana, in 2012 for a publishing job. Immediately, the picturesque city felt like home. My community felt small, vibrant, athletic, and artsy. I loved being ...