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The generation of young men who grew up in the shadow of World War II but were too young to fight came of age idealizing patriotism and adventure. They burned to  live life to the fullest and to do their part in the Cold War. In 1951, when Bayard Fox graduated Yale, the CIA promised a…

We are excited to offer two combined Yoga and riding retreats during the 2022 season! Marc Holzman will be visiting for his third season at the ranch. Marc’s two retreats will be in July and August this year.

The Wyoming Game and Fish selects Bitterroot as 2018 Land Owner of the Year The ranch is located in the midst of the greater Yellowstone ecosystem, which is the largest wilderness in the contiguous United States and an unspoiled treasure filled with abundant wildlife and spectacular scenery. We feel deeply privileged to call a small…

The snow is starting to melt at the ranch and we are getting excited for the coming season. The summer crew will arrive in a week and on the 25th of May the first guests arrive! There is always much to be done at this time of year. We have started to move the cattle…

The last two cows and their calves finally came home a month after we first started gathering. The weather continued fairly warm through most of October and missing cows trickled out of the forest. We also tried long horse and 4 wheeler rides outside our permit area and found a few. The end count was…

Synchronized calving is a defense mechanism for prey species, such as the wildebeest in East Africa. The peak calving time for elk here is Memorial Day week-end. The ranch is lucky enough to be surrounded by elk calving grounds, which makes for fascinating rides during this time. We frequently come across new born babies and…

Winter arrived all of a sudden last week after a long, glorious Indian summer, which was much appreciated by participants in the cattle roundup. We had quite an international crew (Australia, England, Scotland and France) as well as our core of trusty cowhands who keep coming back. The wolves made the gather more difficult by…

We have had a trying time with predators over the past few weeks. A bobcat killed two sheep and since they were beginning to lamb we decided to send them and the llamas down to join the cows on our farm near Riverton. It then moved onto the poultry and made its way through various…