SEC FORM 3

SEC Form 3

FORM 3

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person^*

DAHL JAMES H

(Last)

(First)

(Middle)

501 RIVERSIDE AVENUE

(Street)

JACKSONVILLE

32202

(City)

(State)

(Zip)

2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year)
01/30/2012

3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
POPE RESOURCES LTD PARTNERSHIP [ POPE ]

4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)

Director	X	10% Owner
Officer (give title below)		Other (specify below)

5. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)

6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)

X	Form filed by One Reporting Person
	Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security (Instr. 4)	2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned (Instr. 4)	3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
Limited Partnership Units	145,952	D
Limited Partnership Units	114,221	I	IRA Accounts⁽¹⁾
Limited Partnership Units	26,411	I	Trust⁽²⁾
Limited Partnership Units	102,842	I	Trust⁽³⁾
Limited Partnership Units	21,879	I	Trust⁽⁴⁾
Limited Partnership Units	29,250	I	Trust⁽⁵⁾

Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 4)	2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 4)		4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	5. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 4)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares	4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	5. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)

Explanation of Responses:

1. The units are held in three IRA accounts as follows: 19,607 units held by IRA FBO James H. Dahl (ROTH Conversion Account); 23,530 units hels by IRA FBO James H. Dahl (ROTH II Account); and 71,624 units held by IRA FBO James H. Dahl.

2. Units are held by Kathleen M. Dahl Irrevocable Trust, the trustee of which is James H. Dahl.

3. Units are held by James H. Dahl Trust FBO Kathryn Whitten Dahl, the trustee of which is William L. Dahl.

4. Units are held by James H. Dahl Trust FBO James Andrew Dahl, the trustee of which is William L. Dahl.

5. Units are held by Dahl Family Foundation, the trustee of which is William L. Dahl. Neither James H. Dahl nor any member of his family have any pecuniary interest in the units held by the Dahl Family Foundation, Inc.

Remarks:

	/s/ James H. Dahl and /s/ William L. Dahl	02/09/2012
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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