Bledsoe Ranch representative urges DNRC to open land-banking or exchange path for landlocked state trust section

Aug 17, 2026

Colter DeVries, representing Ranch Investor and the Bledsoe Ranch, told the Land Board the family seeks a fair process to obtain access to a landlocked state-trust section in Bighorn County and argued DNRC should not treat recreation access requests as the primary filter for trust transactions.

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Colter DeVries, representing Ranch Investor and the Bledsoe Ranch, addressed the Land Board during general public input about a landlocked state-trust section in Bighorn County. "My name is Colter DeVries. I'm here on behalf of the Bledsoe Ranch regarding a landlocked state trust in Bighorn County," he said, and described a history of efforts to engage DNRC on land banking or an exchange.

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