Travel Montana also helps entrepreneurs tap into the lucrative but complicated international market. Though ranch recreation may seem like the perfect solution for tough times, it's definitely not for everybody. Offering up your home and ranch to strangers is a very personal experience. The only private time we have is when we're sleeping. Though most ranchers say the extra income only helps supplement other ranch operations, many point to friendships and fun as the primary rewards for operating a recreational business.
People leave here crying.
They don't want to leave. When they come here, they're part of our family. And most of all, the majority of ranch recreational owners truly enjoy the experience. When these cattle drives quit being fun, that's when we quit doing it. Talk to other people in farm and ranch recreation and see what advice they have to offer.