FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:

1-10-07

SUN VALLEY - Hall and Hall, Inc. is pleased to announce the sale of the Bear Mountain Ranch. The 3,200 +/- deeded acre ranch borders the Salmon-Challis National Forest, BLM lands and The Nature Conservancy's Summit Creek Preserve. 

Located in central Idaho's upper Little Lost Valley, the ranch lies 30 miles north of the small ranching community of Howe and two hours from the larger commercial centers of Sun Valley and Idaho Falls.

"The property features outstanding views of the adjacent Lemhi Ranch and several miles of two spring creeks which are home to resident rainbow, brook and bull trout," said Hall and Hall's Trent Jones who represented the sellers in the transaction. "The wildlife on this ranch includes elk, mule deer, antelope and upland birds."

The listed price for the Bear Mountain Ranch was $1,900,000.

Founded in 1946 as an agricultural mortgage company, Hall and Hall has become the largest full-service rural real estate firm in the Rocky Mountain West and Great Plains regions. A leader in its field, Hall and Hall manages over 500,000 acres of land, services a loan portfolio of over $400 million and produces annual sales in excess of $240 million. A unique partnership between its eight offices in Montana, Wyoming, Idaho, Nebraska and Colorado ensures that each client receives local knowledge and personal service as well as the international perspective needed to make informed decisions regarding any aspect of the purchase, sale, financing or management of a farm or ranch. For additional information about Hall and Hall, contact the company's headquarters in Billings, Montana at 406-656-7500 or visit www.hallandhall.com.

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