Few ranches in the history of Montana have been at the center of more public access disputes than Blaine County's Anchor Ranch, located about 70 miles southeast of Havre.

The 67,960–acre parcel, roughly 106 square miles, is north of the Missouri River Breaks. Bullwhacker Road, which passes through a portion of the property, dates back to the late 1800s. The route was pioneered by oxen–drawn carts hauling goods to mining towns that were carried upriver by steamboats.

Along this route, the Anchor Ranch was homesteaded in the 1920s. Here's a timeline of disputes related to the ranch and its owners' control of access to about 50,000 acres of public land.

Nearby public lands include the 1.1 million acre Charles M. Russell National Wildlife Refuge, managed by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Serv

See Full Page