The Lazy SR Ranch

A Third Century of Ranching Tradition, Wilsall, Montana

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Montana Home Ranch:

The Lazy SR Ranch operates in the Shields River Valley, near Wilsall, and has done so since Montana was a territory. The Ranch is headquartered on the historic Shields River, named by William Clark of the Lewis and Clark Expedition after John Shields, the blacksmith in the Corps of Discovery. The Home Ranch runs about 700 Black Angus mother cows. The Ranch is Montana Beef Quality Assurance Certified Producer #1342 and possesses State of Montana Premises Identification #00869WI.

North Dakota Operation:

In addition to the home ranch operation in south central Montana, two hours north of Yellowstone National Park, the Ranch also owns Black Angus cows in western North Dakota, north of Killdeer, on the Gene Harris Ranch.  Gene, a former President of the North Dakota Cattlemen's Association, runs about 175 Black Angus cattle for us.

Product Summary: 

BEEF: Today the Ranch raises Black Angus mother cows, selling calves and replacement heifers in the fall each year.  Normally calves are available for delivery in October.

The Ranch also sells its CHOICE branded beef products, including hamburger, roasts, and steaks, at the Wilsall General Store, and can be found at several well-known and well regarded restaurants in the area.

PORK:  The Ranch raises purebred Berkshire pigs, and is one of the few, if not the only Montana operation to do so.  All of the pork is sold locally at the Wilsall General Store or to well-regarded area restaurants. This is the same pork sold in the Williams-Sonoma catalog for very full prices.

HONEY:  The Ranch sells honey gathered by bees from the flowering mountain meadows, pastures, and fields of the Lazy SR Ranch and the upper Shields River basin.  Honey also can be purchased at the Wilsall General Store.


LAMB: Two breeds prosper on the Ranch, purebred Targhees and Border Leisters.  Lambs are usually sold in August through the local auction barn.


WOOL:  Sheep are typically sheared In March.  Targhee wool is normal sold through Center of the Nation Wool in Billings, Montana.  The superb wool of our Border Leisters is available from either the Ranch or Center of the Nation.

CHICKEN AND EGGS: White Leghorn and Buff Orpington chickens make their home on the Ranch.  Eggs are sold through the Wilsall General Store and chicken is available in well-regarded local restaurants.

TURKEY:  Two American heritage breeds of turkey grow up on the Lazy SR:  (1) Bronze Breasted Turkeys and (2) Red Bourbon Turkeys.  Turkeys are raised only for the holiday season and generally are sold to area restaurants.
 




To purchase LSR branded clothing and accessories, click here:  http://ces.landsend.com/LazySR

Lazy SR calves walking through late summer grass. The steers usually top 625 pounds at weaning in mid-October.
 
The Home Ranch operations runs from the Shields River at 5,500 feet east to the foothills of the Crazy Mountains whose peaks top 10,000.
The growing season in the Valley is short within only about 65 frost-free days a year.


Berkshire pigs are curious, smart animals and always are exploring their world, when they are not sleeping, that is.