Blackfoot Valley Dispatch - The Blackfoot Valley's News Source Since 1980

I am a 68-year-old, retired farmer, fourth generation Montanan, and a lifelong avid hunter, angler, and conservationist with a degree in Wildlife Biology and research experience on large predators.

I started farming in 1977.  Now I own Circle S Ranch in eastern Montana and pay property taxes in five counties.  I have always shared the bounty of the ranch with sportsmen and conservationists fo...