Courtesy: Gold Buckle Real Estate
406-665-5151
Turnkey and beautifully remodeled, this 3-bedroom, 2-bath home sits on two lots and includes a detached garage with plenty of room for your drift boat, fishing gear, and toys. A proven vacation rental with established income, this property is just minutes from the world-famous Bighorn River—one of the nation's premier trout fisheries—and Big Horn lake providing outstanding boating and outdoor recreation. Whether you're looking for an investment, vacation getaway, or full-time home, this Montana gem delivers.
Dark Skies Farm is a rare opportunity to own one of Montana's premier recreational and sporting properties. Encompassing 209.281± deeded acres across two parcels along the legendary Big Horn River, this turnkey estate has been meticulously developed to maximize waterfowl habitat, productive agriculture, and year-round recreation. Approximately 1,800 feet of Big Horn River frontage, complete with a grandfathered private boat ramp, provides direct access to one of the West's most renowned fisheries while creating exceptional river hunting opportunities. Extensive water management infrastructure—including pumps, aerators, managed wetlands, electrical service, and ice eaters—maintains open water during Montana's coldest months, attracting ducks and Canada geese throughout the late season. Additional sloughs and carefully managed habitat provide outstanding early-season hunting, while diversified food plots of corn, millet, sorghum, peas, buckwheat, and other forage crops hold birds throughout the migration. Three new Valley pivots currently irrigate more than 70 acres, with additional expansion potential. Beyond waterfowl, the ranch features pheasant and turkey preserve permits, a professionally stocked trout pond, and a commercial-grade sporting clays course. Every aspect of the property has been designed to provide an unmatched sporting experience while emphasizing habitat enhancement and wildlife conservation. The improvements are equally impressive. The fully furnished 3,328± square-foot main residence offers seven bedrooms, three full baths, one half bath, central air, and gas forced-air heat. A newly completed 60' x 100' heated shop includes approximately 1,345 square feet of finished living quarters with two bedrooms, two bathrooms, and ten climate-controlled Priefert dog kennels featuring indoor/outdoor runs. Oversized shop doors provide abundant storage for equipment, boats, and recreational vehicles. Located just 25 minutes south of Hardin and within an hour of Billings and Sheridan, Wyoming, Dark Skies Farm offers exceptional accessibility without sacrificing privacy. Whether your vision is creating family traditions, entertaining clients, operating an elite hunting property, or investing in one of Montana's finest recreational farms, Dark Skies Farm is a truly rare legacy offering where premier hunting, productive farmland, luxury improvements, and outstanding wildlife habitat come together in one remarkable property.
Don’t miss this rare opportunity at ownership where properties do not often exchange hands in the FISHING & HUNTING MECCA for Fort Smith, Montana just off the Bighorn River surrounded by a trout, pheasant, duck, goose, upland bird, & deer wonderland; an area easily known as one of the best hunting & year-round fly-fishing areas in Montana. This is where Montana’s fly-fishing & bird guides come to recreationally spend time in their time off. This property offers a nicely sized lot, a 1,391± sq ft manufactured home built in 1989 offering 3 bedrooms & 2 bathrooms. Just moments from the legendary Bighorn River, this property places you in the center of one of the nation's premier blue-ribbon trout fisheries, boasting over 3,000 trout per mile, & known for outstanding year-round fly fishing with trophy rainbow & brown trout. Beyond the fishing, Fort Smith is a true sportsman's paradise. Located approximately 90 miles southeast of Billings & 90 miles northwest of Sheridan, WY, the surrounding greater Bighorn Area offers outstanding opportunities for waterfowl, upland birds, mule deer, whitetail deer, antelope, & elk hunting. Nearby Yellowtail Dam, Bighorn Lake, and Bighorn Canyon National Recreation Area provide boating, kayaking, paddle boarding, hiking, & breathtaking scenery rich in western history along the historic Bozeman Trail. Whether you're searching for a full-time residence, recreational getaway, fishing cabin, or an investment, this property offers a rare opportunity to experience everything Fort Smith has to offer. Come discover why this area has become the destination of choice for anglers, hunting enthusiasts, & outdoor adventurers from around the world.
Fort Smith is located in Montana. Fort Smith, Montana 59035has a population of 182. Fort Smith 59035 is more family-centric than the surrounding county with 38.18% of the households containing married families with children. The county average for households married with children is 32.35%.
The median household income in Fort Smith, Montana 59035 is $43,854. The median household income for the surrounding county is $49,640 compared to the national median of $69,021. The median age of people living in Fort Smith 59035 is 56.8 years.
The average high temperature in July is 88 degrees, with an average low temperature in January of 16.1 degrees. The average rainfall is approximately 16.2 inches per year, with 51 inches of snow per year.
