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Last week, Wyoming Game and Fish named Tim and Tina Delaney of Bondurant, WY landowner of the year. The esteemed award is given each year to “Wyoming landowners who have demonstrated outstanding practices in wildlife management, habitat improvement, and conservation techniques on their properties.”

Wyoming Land Owner of the Year — Left to right: Scott Talbott (WY Game and Fish Director), Tina Delaney, Tim Delaney, Jill Randall (Wyoming Game and Fish Dept. Terrestrial Habitat Coordinator), Terry Fieseler (Broker, Live Water Properties), Carrie Little (WY Game and Fish Commissioner President District #4)

The Delaney family initially worked with Terry Fieseler, one of our brokers at Live Water Properties, to purchase the Rolling Thunder Ranch located next to the Hoback Ranches development. The Delaneys continued to grow the ranch by purchasing the Rim Ranch as well as two other smaller pieces. They placed both properties under easement, conserving 7,600 acres next to the national forest, preserving a continuous wildlife habitat for the future.

During the buying process, they consulted with Fieseler and Live Water Properties on conservation easement potential for the land as well as potential habitat improvements that could be made. Since purchasing the properties, the Delaney Family completed numerous projects for Aspen regeneration, sage aeration treatment to improve grouse habitat, and installation of wildlife-friendly fencing. They continued the property’s ranching legacy by leasing the cattle grazing to local ranchers.

“They love the ranch, the wildlife and the agriculture,” says Fieseler of this deserving family.

“Today’s landowners contribute to wildlife management in many ways. Landowners preserve critical migration corridors, they improve habitat through costly enhancement projects, and they provide important access, which allows for our hunting and angling heritage to continue into the future,” says Scott Talbott, director of Wyoming Game and Fish. “Today’s landowners are more than ranchers or farmers, they are key partners with the Wyoming Game and Fish Department in carrying out our mission, ‘Conserving Wildlife – Serving People.’”

We were honored to attend the banquet and watch this deserving family accept the landowner of the year award. One of our favorite parts of the job at Live Water Properties is having the privilege to work with families like the Delaneys. If you are searching for a ranch and interested in conservation easements, our brokers are experienced with local partners and land trusts to help walk you through the process.

Sure the Green River is a little off-color; the water’s pretty high. But the fishing is not bad, if you don’t mind being creative. We had a warm day, and the sky was clear. Beckett (10) and Spencer (guide) worked together on stirring up a trouble by the pink/beige rocky outcropping on the second half of the float. The water swirled—creating a crescendo of water, and the visual perfection of a large, healthy trout, (enormous shoulders on it) fighting with everything it’s got, and Beckett’s hook became so stressed it bent at the weight. Gone was the fly-mouth connection, but forever the memory of the mighty-Green-rainbow. Thank you Spencer at Jackson Hole Fly Fishing School (JHFFS) for excellent guiding…

“Early rainbow, before the hook-up with the mighty rainbow…”

To book your trip, contact Spencer Morton at [mail_to email=”jhflyfishingschool@gmail.com”]jhflyfishingschool@gmail.com[/mail_to]

If your fishing affinity is for the Green, check out our nearby properties:

The Dunham Ranch

Barber Creek Ranch

Lookout Mountain Ranch

Live Water Properties summer intern Jade Tamplin is eagerly venturing to the many rivers, creeks, and tributaries that the Grand Teton area has to offer. Only a novice of the sport, Jade has spent the past week attending a fly fishing 101 clinic and bombarding the local fly shops with questions like, “what rod weight should I get?”, “where should I fish after work?, and, “what flies should I get for summer?” After several conversations he finally made the move and picked up all his fly fishing gear in Victor, Idaho at World Cast Anglers fly shop.

Jade has a captivating summer ahead of him and plans on making the Palisades Reservoir, Henry’s Fork, and Jenny Lake his priority fishing spots before heading back to school in College Station, TX for the beginning of his senior year (Gig’em).

Jenny Lake will be a nostalgic trip for Jade because it is what really drew him into the West after a summer vacation to Yellowstone as a 14 year old. At the time he thought he would’ve rather gone to a beach..

With overcast skies and snow-covered trails, Live Water intern, Will Wright, enjoyed a day-hike to one of Grand Teton National Park’s most renowned destinations, Amphitheater Lake. At an elevation of 9,698 feet, the lake’s surface was still frozen over and surrounded by snowcapped mountains.

This year celebrates the National Park Service’s 100th birthday. As many parks reach record yearly attendance, the importance of conserving our nation’s most beloved landmarks, such as the Tetons, is stressed across the nation. Here is to a second century of stewardship for America’s national parks!

Cold and windy at Amphitheater Lake, 9,698 ft. up!

Looking back down onto Surprise Lake, with the Gros Ventre Range in the distance.

One of many deer seen along the trail.

Live Water agent, Tate Jarry, doubled up a few weeks ago with a rainbow trout along with some morel mushrooms. Morel mushroom “hunting” is a popular springtime activity in the area, as the delicious treats are hard to find but always rewarding when cooked alongside some rainbow trout. Many gourmet chefs, especially those in Jackson Hole, prize morels.

While the prospect of using the delicious mushroom in their own recipes is what draws people in, it is the thrill of the hunt that turns someone to a true more enthusiast. If you missed morel hunting season this year, take the time to read up on morel hunting tips.

If you did get to enjoy the morel hunt this season, there are hundreds of ways you can include them into your recipes, but here are two from Dishing Magazine and the Snake River Grill.

Sautéed Morel Mushroom

This recipe originally appeared in Dishing Magazine’s article Foraging for Mountain Mushrooms

Ingredients
2 cups Morel mushrooms

1 shallot small dice
1 clove garlic small dice
2 tbsp butter
Splash dry white wine
Salt and Pepper to taste

Instructions

Melt butter in frying pan over medium heat.
Sauté garlic and shallots until transparent, stirring constantly as to not burn (2 minutes)
Place Morel mushrooms in pan and cook 1-2 minutes until slightly soft
Deglaze pan with a splash of wine and cook until wine reduces (2-3 minutes)
Season to taste
Serve morels and sauce as a side, over pasta, or stirred into risotto.
Note- It is important to make sure the mushrooms are all the same size as to ensure even cooking. Slice larger mushrooms lengthwise if necessary.

Snake River Grill Morels

This recipe originally appeared in Dishing Magazine’s article What to do with Morels

Instructions (This is more of a method than a recipe)

Melt 2 ounces of unsalted butter in a very hot medium size sauté pan.
Immediately add the cleaned morel mushrooms and 1 teaspoon of kosher salt.
Toss in the pan until mushrooms release their moisture.
Add 3 ounces of dry sherry to the pan, and allow alcohol to burn off.
Then add 4 to 5 ounces of heavy cream.
Lower the heat and reduce the cream until it gently coats the cooked morels.
Add a pinch of fresh tarragon.
Taste again for salt.

With a white-capped lake surface, we had a bumpy ride across Lewis Lake to the Shoshone channel in Yellowstone National Park. We were nervous about our decision. Were we striking out too late in the day? Is it too cold? NO. Flashy streamers worked. We caught four lake trout in less than two hours on the sandy flats of the channel opening. They were landed by our children age 5 to 10…we were rolling laughter and singing Born to be Wild. After surveying the hot pockets on the distance shore, we decided to haul up the boat and head to Signal Mountain for sunsets and their signature nachos and marguerites. All-in-all it was a fantastic Memorial Day in Yellowstone National Park. Here’s to a summer of fly fishing.