The Duke River House, Absarokee, MT

The Duke River House, an extraordinary opportunity to invest in privacy, wilderness and excellent fishing right out your door: Built in 1991 by Angier St George Biddle "Pony" Duke , scion of the American Tobacco/ Duke University family from North Carolina, the house and grounds situate on both sides of the fabled Stillwater river in south central Montana's Beartooth Mountains. The properties 21+ acres is accessed by private easement one mile into the 2900 acre original family ranch, which is all under a perpetual conservation easement ensuring no development. The home is the only dwelling on the private north side of the river and the lot contains one quarter mile of both sides of Trout Creek as it meanders into the river below the house creating one of the reliably best fishing holes. And the property borders 120 acres of landlocked BLM above affording exclusive hunting opportunities for elk & deer & turkeys. Only an hour from Billings or 45 minutes to the resort town of Red Lodge this peaceful location serves up awe-inspiring mountain views, legendary fly-fishing for big browns and rainbow trout , wildlife and privacy, and a river runs through it.