There are some mind-blowing properties available in Wyoming. If you desire to live near the Tetons and become a rancher, this incredible property may be what you want.
The Elk Range Ranch is located just outside Alta, Wyoming, near the Wyoming/ Idaho border and a 45-minute drive from the Jackson Hole area. If you’re the person who can shell out $13.9 million for this 80-acre ranch, we should be friends. I would gladly stay in one of your two houses and help you on the ranch. We could hunt the elk, mule deer, and whitetail deer that roam on your ground. Honestly, if you need a friend, I’m your guy. If not, I guess we can all daydream about this fantastic property.
Here are some points of interest from the Real Estate website about the property. Reading these may excite you about investing in a piece of Wyoming and becoming my new best friend.
~ ACREAGE: Approximately 80 acres comprised of two individual deeded parcels. Property taxes are estimated at $9,543.
~ LOCATION: Alta, Wyoming, eight miles east of Driggs, Idaho and 40 miles northwest of Jackson Hole, Wyoming.
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~ PUBLIC LANDS ACCESS: One half mile of shared boundary with Targhee National Forest and the BLM.
~ HUNTING: Elk, mule deer, and whitetail deer hunting onsite, as well as in the adjacent national forest.
~ WILDLIFE: Abundant big game species such as elk, deer, and moose reside on the ranch at various times of the year. Sandhill cranes, waterfowl, ruffed grouse, and numerous birds of prey species. Black bears, grizzly bears, and mountain lions can also be seen on the ranch at times.
~ WATER RIGHTS: The ranch boasts senior water rights at the head of the Dry Creek drainage. An eight-inch steel pipeline is used for irrigation via handlines on the ranch headquarters 40 acres, and flood irrigation is used on the north 40 acres. There are two wells and hydrants on the ranch along with state-of-the-art stock waterers.
~ WATER RESOURCES: Approximately half a mile of Dry Creek, a year-round stream originating in the adjacent national forest runs through the ranch. Bustle Creek, a seasonal creek also originating in the forest, flows through the ranch for approximately half a mile. A 0.45 acre spring fed pond which can hold trout is located behind the main residence.
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~ OWNERS IMPROVEMENTS: The main residence is a 3,871 square foot, two-bedroom, two-and-a-half bath custom log home with a two-bay garage. There is a 1,500 square foot, two-bedroom, one-bath custom log guest house built in 2002. There is a stand-alone western style barn with four stalls, along with a barn-style garage/shop with two bays next to the guest home complete with a second-floor artist studio and half bath. There is a generator room which houses a diesel generator capable of running all the improvements located at the ranch headquarters.
~ OTHER IMPROVEMENTS: A large hay barn, a calving shed, and a greenhouse are located just down the hill from the owners compound.
~ RECENT RANCH IMPROVEMENTS: It should be noted that over the last ten years the owners have gone the extra mile to bring the ranch to absolutely peak condition in every way. The private driveway was completely rebuilt in 2022 and all fencing has been updated over the years. It is one of the most immaculate properties we have ever offered. The new owner will only need to move in and enjoy it.
~ OPERATION: This is a productive gentlemans ranch with excellent facilities that will comfortably sustain a small-scale cattle and horse operation on a year around basis. It can also produce good hay crops and provide seasonal grazing should one want to lease out its components in the spring to fall months.
~ AIR SERVICE: The Driggs Reed Memorial full service FBO and its 7,300 X 100 paved runway is just 11 miles from the ranch. Commercial air service is available in Jackson Hole or Idaho Falls.
This story is part of our Quick Hits series. This series will bring you breaking news and short updates from throughout the state.
The former director of the Colorado Parks and Wildlife (CPW) agency is joining Wyoming’s Game and Fish Department.
9-News reported that Jeff Davis was hired as the department’s deputy director in late December. That’s after Doug Brimeyer retired.
He starts the job in February.
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Davis resigned from CPW last year instead of being fired as part of a settlement agreement. The settlement agreement Davis signed did not directly cite a reason for his termination.
Davis joined CPW as the state reintroduced wolves. His resignation came shortly after Washington state said it would not provide wolves to Colorado’s reintroduction program.
Before joining CPW in 2023, Davis had a long career in the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife. While there, he focused on coordinating conservation initiatives involving interdisciplinary teams and salmon recovery.
BILLINGS— Activists on both sides praised and criticized the Wyoming Supreme Court’s ruling of abortion bans as unconstitutional on Tuesday in a 4-1 majority.
The ruling marks the end of a four-year legal battle in Wyoming since the state’s 2022 abortion ban went in place with the U.S. Supreme Court’s Dobbs decision, which overturned abortion rights on a federal level.
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Activists react after Wyoming high court rules abortion ban unconstitutional
The ban was put on hold after Wyoming’s only abortion clinic, Wellspring Health Access in Casper, led a suit against the state.
“I was holding my breath as I opened it and read it. But soon that turned to being rather elated. We couldn’t be more pleased with the opinion,” said Julie Burkhart, the clinic’s president.
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Julie Burkhart
The decision comes after a years-long fight and setbacks, including an arsonist who set the clinic on fire in May of 2022.
“We were set to open that next month, but unfortunately that arson set us back by 11 months. We weren’t able to open that until 2023. It was quite devastating,” said Burkhart.
“I don’t think it’s moral, ethical, appropriate for anyone to tell another person what they can or cannot do with their own body,” she added.
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Wellspring Health Access after 2022 fire
For a Montana advocacy group, it was a different story.
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“I was very disappointed,” said Amy Seymour, president of Yellowstone Valley Christians for Life, an anti-abortion advocacy group.
“These pre-born children who are unique, complete, living, individual human beings from the moment of their conception, they can be protected if Wyoming decides to have a constitutional amendment to that degree,” she added.
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Wyoming state Speaker of the House Chip Neiman, a Republican, echoed Seymour’s sentiments with a written statement.
“Today’s decision is an abomination. Four unelected justices thwarted the will of the people to establish a ‘right’ to kill an innocent baby. Thanks to these justices, Wyoming has some of the most radical abortion laws in America. I will not stand for that, and will continue fighting for innocent unborn babies,” said Neiman.
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Wyoming Supreme Court strikes down abortion bans, keeping procedure legal
GLENROCK, Wyo. — A 55-year-old Wyoming man died Monday night after his vehicle went over a bridge rail and caught fire on Interstate 25 near Glenrock.
Gavin Stanek was traveling north in a Cadillac Escalade around 9:13 p.m. when the vehicle drifted into the median near milepost 156, according to a Wyoming Highway Patrol report. The vehicle continued through the median until it struck a bridge retaining wall.
The driver’s side of the Escalade scraped along the rail before the vehicle went over the edge toward the river. The Cadillac rolled toward the passenger side and landed on its roof on the river embankment, where it was engulfed in flames, the report states.
The Wyoming Highway Patrol identified driver fatigue or the driver falling asleep as a possible contributing factor in the crash. Road conditions were dry and the weather was clear at the time of the incident.
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This story contains preliminary information as provided by the Wyoming Highway Patrol via the Wyoming Department of Transportation Fatal Crash Summary map. The agency advises that information may be subject to change.
