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Our Ranch Calendar for 2010 is below so you better know what is happening month to month and, we hope, will influence when you might come visit us. The same 3 night minimum stay applies for all but the winter season. We are flexible in our scheduling, book on a first come, first served basis, and encourage at least a 5-night stay. There is no set check-in or checkout date …check our updated website for more information. We are one of the few Guest Ranches open all year, as well as one of the few that is a Working Cattle Ranch. Our personal favorite months are April, May and September.
We expect that 2010 will be even busier, based on early season bookings. We are planning our staff numbers and facilities accordingly.
| January |
- Cattle drives to Winter Pastures in the Badlands
- Snowmobile, cross-country skiing, horse riding indoors and out
- Lots of wildlife nearby
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| February |
- Heifer Calving watched 24/7 to assist
- Ride Herd to Spot-Check Cattle
- Snowmobile, Cross-Country Skiing, And Horse Riding Indoors and Out. |
| March |
- Doctoring of Heifers
- First Branding of Heifer Calves
- Ride Herd to Spot-Check Cattle
- Ride outside, especially Canyons & rolling red hills
- Active preparation of Greenhouse for spring planting |
| April |
- First Spring Flowers & Spring Green at Lower Ranch - Farming Begins.
- Main Herd Calving and Doctoring
- First boat fishing trips - pre runoff fly fishing
- Second branding the last week of the month |
| May |
- Spring Wildflowers Hit Full Bloom and love up the Mountain!
- Aspens Begin With Lime Green Leaves
- Cattle Drives From Ranch to Spring Grass Pastures.
- Boat fishing and fly-fishing spotty |
| June |
- Spring Wildflowers Wind Down, Summer Flowers take over
- Outdoor Garden Opens and Greenhouse Moves Outside
- Horses Foal, Wildlife Calf, Cattle Drives to Upper Pastures
- Second Branding for Main Calf Herd
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| July |
- Garden in full swing providing produce
- Summer Flowers Begin to fade & usually end by the end of the month
- Cattle Drives to Upper Pastures
- Preg-Testing Heifers - All Cattle on Mountain Pastures
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| August |
- Everything open! Wilderness, fly-fishing, all ride and hikes, more rodeos in the area outisde Ten Sleep
- Move Cattle to Optimize Pasture Use
- Elk Become Active and Herding Up - First Hints of Fall
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| September |
- Best WEather of the year! Fall begins in earnest. Maximum color is usually mid-Month and .. first frost!
- Wean Calves, Ship Steers, Pre-Test Herd
- Bull Elk Bugling, Rut in Full Season, First Snows in Mountain
- Cattle Begin to Move Off Mountain Pastures |
| October |
- Move cattle off mountain
- Wyoming Big Game Hunting Season
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| November |
- Move Cattle to Winter Pastures |
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