Lonesome
Spur Ranch - Web Site
The Lonesome Spur Ranch isn't a dude ranch. It is a
real working cattle ranch, where you are invited to participate in the
day to day activities. After the work is done there is always time to
have a little fun! Ask Nicholas Evans, author of the "Horse
whisperer". Mr. Evans stayed with Lonnie and Darlene while doing
research for his best seller novel. The Lonesome Spur was the model
for Tom Booker's grandparents homestead looking out over the Clarks
Fork of the Yellowstone River. "From its crest you could see the
river curving around like a castle moat and in the distance the snowy
peaks of the Pryor and Beartooth Mountains."
Guests
are invited to join us at branding time the first weekend of May and
trailing the cattle to summer pastures around the l5th of May and the
l5th of June. Throughout the summer we work on horseback, monitoring
the condition of both cattle and range, and moving the herd from one
area to another as often as needed to preserve the health of the
ecosystem and the cattle, checking water holes and fences. We round up
the cattle for weaning and market in mid October and trail the cows
home for veterinary check ups and on out to the fall pastures. Our
summer and fall ranges consist of approximately 35,000 acres,
extending from the Pryor Mountains to the Wyoming border and
approximately 1200 acres on the home ranch. In addition to the
everyday ranching activities, our guests are also given the
opportunity of participating in horseback activities such as team
penning and O-Mok-See games, when they are available.
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