Jim Hickey - Engel & Völkers

Jim's passion in real estate revolves around helping his clients realize their vision of the western lifestyle through buying and selling luxury ranch and recreational real estate in Wyoming and Idaho. Whether the vision is a property for fly fishing, hunting, equestrian disciplines, a family retreat, businesses in outdoor recreation or general outdoor adventure, Jim knows how to guide his clients through a successful transaction. Jim understands the multiple stakeholders, government agencies, mineral and water rights, animal and fish habitat, and significant financial investments in this segment of real estate. Jim's decades of experience give his clients a competitive advantage. Ranch and recreational pursuits and outdoor adventure are part of Jim’s DNA. He has been a fly-fishing guide and outfitter in Wyoming, Idaho and Montana for 20 years as well as a big- game hunting guide in Wyoming and a duck hunting guide in Arkansas. He was a member of the United States Fly Fishing Team, competing in two world championships in Sweden and Finland. Additionally, Jim has hosted international fly-fishing trips to places like Mexico, Argentina and Mongolia and operated his own fishing lodge in Patagonia, Chile for almost a decade. A born entrepreneur, Jim has started four successful companies and helped build WorldCast Anglers into one the largest fly-fishing outfitters in the United States. Whether saddling a horse to ride a property or helping his clients see the subtle details and habitat of a trout stream, Jim lives the philosophy that real estate is about relationships and invests deeply in each one.