Had a great fall turkey hunt at the Axtell Ranch. Joe & Barb were so helpful and welcoming. Told me where I might find turkeys over the hill and that's where I found them. The Axtell's welcomed me like family. While I didn't harvest a turkey (called in jakes and hens to 54 yards) I enjoyed my time and beautiful scenery.

Very nice and welcoming couple! Sent me pictures and showed me where the turkeys were the evening before my hunt and even let me walk around the day before my hunt. I highly recommend booking a hunt!

As always, we had a killer experience out fishing the Gallatin as it meanders through the Axtell Ranch. Cooler temps have brought the water temp down and the fish were plenty happy to take both terrestrials on the surface and nymphs below so you could fish it any way you wanted. This is one of my favorite spots to fish.

What a pleasure to meet Barbara and Joe. We so enjoyed our visit. These folks are a blessing and we so enjoyed our time on their place!! Oh and yes the fishing was excellent. Had I been a better catchermen I’d show that but fishermen lye anyway!! Thanks you two for your hospitality! Brent and Selena

Thank you for opening up your property to us. A great time was had what a beautiful place. You were fantastic in moving the date because of thunder storms in the area, the next day weather was perfect. We will definitely be back, my wife's favorite place

What an amazing experience! Miss Barbara Jean is one of the most honest and gracious people I've ever met. She was very forthright concerning the turkey population in the area as this was my 15 year old grandson's first turkey hunt. I would do the calling and he would do the shooting. It was more about the experience than the bagging a turkey. And what an experience! The land is gorgeous! Over 700 acres of prime deer, turkey and with the Gallatin River frontage, trout habitat all within 25 minutes drive of Bozeman. We saw over 30 deer on the way to our blind in the morning. We called a coyote within 10 yards of our decoys. After 3 hours of a light rain, grandson Judah still hunted along the drainage bottom and killed a beautiful Jake Merriam turkey! An awesome experience on awesome land hosted by awesome folks! Thank you Barbara Jean and Mr. Joe.

Joe and Barb are great hosts. I enjoyed the hunt and hope to be back in the fall. As it goes with hunting the targets were on property nearby, but that is how hunting goes.

Barbara and Joe were excellent hosts. They made sure to give us all the details of the property for where they had seen Turkeys recently to help us be successful. The property was great and full of game.

Great property hosted by great people! Fishing was great and the property was enjoyable to explore the different parts of the river.

Been at axtel ranch a few times now. Every time was an excellent experience. Thank you!

Joe and Barbra were excellent hosts and the property was beautiful. Two successful days of waterfowl hunting. Thank you!

Thank you Barb & Joe for allowing us to access your wonderful property! We had a such a fun weekend and look forward to coming back. We were even lucky enough to find success. The trip was everything we could hope for!

Wow! Beautiful property and , more importantly, exceedingly nice and generous people. The experience was memorable despite the heat and my incompetence ! Amazing waters with big fish to test your patience! I’ll make every effort to return .

This property was easy to navigate to and was a short walk from the road. The walk in gate was well marked. I’m excited to come back later in the season.

Great property and the owners are responsive and polite! Definitely will be back

Access was easy to find. All communications with owners were polite and helpful. Beautiful piece of property. Many nice whitetail bucks were seen . Thanks very much for Sharing property with us , wife loved it.

Always love fishing here, one of my favorite spots in the valley, especially this time of year.

Great place to fish! Had a wonderful time and Joe/Barbara were great to communicate with to get an idea of what to expect!

Another great day at Joe & Barb's place! The river was very high but we were able to get out to where the morels are and got a couple of pounds of them. Looking forward to coming back out after the runoff!

Joe and Barb were great! They called and gave us the intel we needed. Someone got lucky the day before us and it could have affected where the birds were. We only saw a few hens. Beautiful property for sure.

Joe and Barb are the consummate hosts. They were available the day before our hunt to go over property lines, gate access, prior game sightings as well as a history of the ranch. Barb was quick to respond to phone calls and texts. The property is beautiful and there is an incredible amount of wildlife held there. We are looking at more opportunities to visit the Axtell Ranch in the future

Very fun hunt, we didn’t have to be there long before getting a turkey! Got to also see lots of different wildlife. Barb was so helpful and responsive also.

Joe and Barbara are very helpful and easy to work with. Their property is a gem with plenty of deer and turkey. The views are spectacular as well.

As always, we had a great weekend hunting the Axtell Ranch! Tons of mule deer does, with some good bucks rotating through during the rut. Barb and Joe are extremely helpful and always provide great intel on what they've been seeing!

Great access and nice to have something close to town! Great to meet Barb and Joe and will be booking again

As per usual, we had a blast at the Axtell Ranch! Sat in one of the tree stands and saw 4 bucks, two good 8 pointers, and a bunch of does throughout the day. I will definitely be back!

A stunning property, beautiful fall day to explore. Joe and Barb were very gracious hosts as landowners and my son and I had thoroughly enjoyed our time in the field. Unreserved endorsement.

Joe & Barbara are just wonderful people. My wife & I met the property owners the day prior to our leased visit. Spent over an hour visiting. They laid out details about livestock and property history along with boundaries. The river bottom area is just stunning. Saw deer & waterfowl during our visit. 5 stars is not enough to show how much we enjoyed the property and owners. R & D

Always a great experience. Will return.

Joe and Barbara were excellent hosts. They provided me with a lot of great information before the hunt. I enjoyed meeting them and experiencing their amazing ranch. The wildlife was plentiful making the experience a lot of fun.

Great Montana ranch people! Great hosts that showed me exactly where to access the river. If you can’t enjoy this place, these people something is out of place. Great fishing, lots of water to fish. Caught Browns,Rainbows and lots of Whitefish here.

Took my buddy out who had never caught a fish on a flyrod before. The Axtells have plenty of open shoreline and easy water to learn the basics and we even got him hooked into his first fish. Love fishing there.

Great people and a great property full of animals.

Beautiful place… great hosts. Lots of wildlife. Will be back.

Communication with Barbara was great, very responsive and informative. Waterfowl population is great, on the river and in the fields. Will definitely be back again

This is one of my favorite properties. It's just such a special piece of ground straddling the Gallatin river, with all sorts of wildlife. Seeing it with snow on a chilly fall morning watching ducks, geese, eagles, and deer go about their business is fun - and it's so close to town it's hard not to spend all my time out there.

We had a great hunt at the Axtell Ranch. It was the last week of the season and we were able to take a nice two-year-old muley buck. We saw some other bucks as well but weren't able to make moves on them before they crossed over onto adjacent properties. Joe & Barb were great hosts!

Phenomenal property with a really unique spot to whitetail hunt. The tree stands were easy to find and get to, as long as you have waders! Saw lots of deer, but I didn't have the buck I was looking for come under my stand. Will definitely be back next season!

Barb is always the best.

Barb is the best!

Joe and Barb’s land is truly a piece of Gallatin Valley history. The amount of wildlife and scenic views are nothing short of amazing. Pair that with both of them being wonderful hosts makes for a fantastic day. I would happily go back any day!

Joe & Barb are great landowners to work with. The property is beautiful and we did see some ducks and got a couple. It was a very warm opening day and this property will only get better for waterfowl as the temperatures drop down. We'll be back!

Amazing property and Barb was very helpful.

Another awesome day on the river! Caught my biggest fish ever on the Gallatin, a nice 22" brown. Can't wait to hunt out here this season, deer tracks everywhere!

This piece of property is beautiful and has a great variety of natural habitat suitable for various species. We saw bear tracks within the first 5 minutes of being on the property and lots of more sign to follow. Off to the right of the road is a stretch of private river fishing while to the left offers more open fields for game to roam. We saw two bucks on our way out and look forward to watching them grow throughout the season via game cams.

This is a wonderful property. So close to Bozeman yet a world away. Great stretches of water, caught 15+ nice sized fish in 4 hours (wish I could've stayed longer). Joe and Barb are super helpful and friendly.

Beautiful property with a great stretch of river. It is uncommon to have the river to yourselves and enjoy the day. Caught fish early, enjoyed a lunch out in the open and had a friendly visit with the owner. Thanks to the homeowners for deciding to share this gem, so close to town...but so far away.

Had an amazing day of fishing on the Axtell property! A ~15 fish day with a couple 16"+ browns and a handful of good rainbows. Having a day like that with no one else on the Gallatin, 5 minutes outside of Four Corners is a pretty special experience. This will be one of my new local spots!

This property never disappoints. Gorgeous day, minutes outside of town, and not another soul to see all day. Absolutely love visiting this ranch.

Joe & Barbara's place is really special. Over 1mi of private river access on the Gallatin just 5mins from Four Corners provides an impossibly crowd-less experience right in town. Barbara is also a great host who's responsive and helpful. I'm looking forward to many more bookings for fishing, hunting & foraging on The Axtell's property!

This is one of the most incredibly scenic and special properties I have ever been to, and I've been to quite a few. I booked fishing access and was floored by the view of the mountains and the river before I even wet a line. Throughout the day we saw ducks, geese, an eagle's nest, and a pair of sand hill cranes. This will be a very special property to hunt as well I think. Joe and Barbara are great hosts and while I was there was already planning to rebook during hopper season to go back and fish this summer.