Section

Ranching

Cattle, grit & the working range

The summer hay harvest is a race against weather that decides whether cattle eat well come January.

With water short and grass shorter, ranchers are rethinking how many cattle the land can carry.

Rising land values and thin margins press on multigenerational outfits, but many Wyoming families are digging in.

Guest ranches let visitors trade the office for the saddle — and give working outfits a second income.

Wives, daughters, and sole owners have always worked the range — and more of them are running the whole show.

The spring branding is part hard labor, part reunion — a day when a whole valley turns out to help.