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Grant-Kohrs Ranch National Historic Site – Montana

Images of Grant-Kohrs Ranch National Historic Site – Western Montana, taken in July 2021.

The remnants of the height of the open-range cattle industry and the rise of the pioneer ranch are preserved at the Grant-Kohrs Ranch National Historic Site.

During the open-range era Conrad Kohrs cattle grazed over 10 million acres across the Montana, Idaho and Wyoming wilderness. After the disastrous winter of 1886-87 many ranchers lost 90 percent of their herds with Kohrs losing 60 percent. Ranchers began to realize the need to raise feed to protect their cattle in difficult times and the pioneer ranch era was born.

Today the Grant-Kohrs Ranch is an active working ranch of approximately 1,600 acers and through the Park Service tells the story of the ranchers, settlers and cowboys, who made a living on the range in the frontier west.

As an aside, I noticed a bird on the ranch grounds acting strange and followed it to get a picture. It was a Killdeer and when a park volunteer noticed my interest in the bird, she came over to let me know that the bird was trying to lead me away from its nest. As we approached the nest the male Killdeer began to flop around and act as if it was injured. This is something I had only seen on wildlife programs and as we got closer to the nest the female darted away from where the nest was and began to act in a similar fashion. It was fascinating to watch and is represented by the last five images in this gallery.
The ranch house under threatening skies in Grant-Kohrs Ranch NHS
The ranch house under threatening skies in Grant-Kohrs Ranch NHS 		View of the ranch, with Mount Powell in the distance, from the house patio in Grant-Kohrs Ranch NHS
View of the ranch, with Mount Powell in the distance, from the house patio in Grant-Kohrs Ranch NHS		 Outlying view of the ranch in Grant-Kohrs Ranch NHS
Outlying view of the ranch in Grant-Kohrs Ranch NHS		 Bunkhouse Row in Grant-Kohrs Ranch NHS
Bunkhouse Row in Grant-Kohrs Ranch NHS		 Granary and Draft Horse Barn in Grant-Kohrs Ranch NHS
Granary and Draft Horse Barn in Grant-Kohrs Ranch NHS
Patio on the back of the Ranch House in Grant-Kohrs Ranch NHS
Patio on the back of the Ranch House in Grant-Kohrs Ranch NHS		 View of the ranch from the base of the Ranch House in Grant-Kohrs Ranch NHS
View of the ranch from the base of the Ranch House in Grant-Kohrs Ranch NHS		 Rear view of the Ranch House in Grant-Kohrs Ranch NHS
Rear view of the Ranch House in Grant-Kohrs Ranch NHS		 Dark clouds over the Grant-Kohrs Ranch in Grant-Kohrs Ranch NHS
Dark clouds over the Grant-Kohrs Ranch in Grant-Kohrs Ranch NHS		 Oldest portion of the Ranch House in Grant-Kohrs Ranch NHS
Oldest portion of the Ranch House in Grant-Kohrs Ranch NHS
Expansive view of the ranch in Grant-Kohrs Ranch NHS
Expansive view of the ranch in Grant-Kohrs Ranch NHS		 A horse grazes in a field with the Stallion Barn in the background (left) in Grant-Kohrs Ranch NHS
A horse grazes in a field with the Stallion Barn in the background (left) in Grant-Kohrs Ranch NHS		 Ranch Chuck Wagon with Mount Powell in the distance in Grant-Kohrs Ranch NHS
Ranch Chuck Wagon with Mount Powell in the distance in Grant-Kohrs Ranch NHS		 Large Draft Horse lumbers through a field in Grant-Kohrs Ranch NHS
Large Draft Horse lumbers through a field in Grant-Kohrs Ranch NHS		 A Park Ranger pets a large Draft Horse in Grant-Kohrs Ranch NHS
A Park Ranger pets a large Draft Horse in Grant-Kohrs Ranch NHS
Interior of the Blacksmith Shop in Grant-Kohrs Ranch NHS
Interior of the Blacksmith Shop in Grant-Kohrs Ranch NHS		 Park Volunteer talks about the importance of the Chuck Wagon in Grant-Kohrs Ranch NHS
Park Volunteer talks about the importance of the Chuck Wagon in Grant-Kohrs Ranch NHS		 Chuck Wagon opened up in Grant-Kohrs Ranch NHS
Chuck Wagon opened up in Grant-Kohrs Ranch NHS		 Some of the items carried by the Chuck Wagon in Grant-Kohrs Ranch NHS
Some of the items carried by the Chuck Wagon in Grant-Kohrs Ranch NHS		 Conrad Kohrs Ranch Wagon in Grant-Kohrs Ranch NHS
Conrad Kohrs Ranch Wagon in Grant-Kohrs Ranch NHS
Chickens outside the Chicken Coop in Grant-Kohrs Ranch NHS
Chickens outside the Chicken Coop in Grant-Kohrs Ranch NHS		 Plymouth Rock Chicken at the Chicken Coop in Grant-Kohrs Ranch NHS
Plymouth Rock Chicken at the Chicken Coop in Grant-Kohrs Ranch NHS		 Horses grazing in the fields in Grant-Kohrs Ranch NHS
Horses grazing in the fields in Grant-Kohrs Ranch NHS		 View outside the Thoroughbred Barn (right) in Grant-Kohrs Ranch NHS
View outside the Thoroughbred Barn (right) in Grant-Kohrs Ranch NHS		 Beaver Slide Hay Stacker in a field in Grant-Kohrs Ranch NHS
Beaver Slide Hay Stacker in a field in Grant-Kohrs Ranch NHS
Railroad cars sit on the tracks which pass through the ranch in Grant-Kohrs Ranch NHS
Railroad cars sit on the tracks which pass through the ranch in Grant-Kohrs Ranch NHS		 View of the Warren Barn through a cattle rail car in Grant-Kohrs Ranch NHS
View of the Warren Barn through a cattle rail car in Grant-Kohrs Ranch NHS		 Railroad cars on a side track in Grant-Kohrs Ranch NHS
Railroad cars on a side track in Grant-Kohrs Ranch NHS		 Bridles, leads, straps and reins hang in a stall in Grant-Kohrs Ranch NHS
Bridles, leads, straps and reins hang in a stall in Grant-Kohrs Ranch NHS		 Distant fields in Grant-Kohrs Ranch NHS
Distant fields in Grant-Kohrs Ranch NHS
Cattle in the fields in Grant-Kohrs Ranch NHS
Cattle in the fields in Grant-Kohrs Ranch NHS		 Hereford bull in a field in Grant-Kohrs Ranch NHS
Hereford bull in a field in Grant-Kohrs Ranch NHS		 Longhorn Bull with a Hereford Cow in the background in Grant-Kohrs Ranch NHS
Longhorn Bull with a Hereford Cow in the background in Grant-Kohrs Ranch NHS		 Wood Ant nest, more than two feet tall, in Grant-Kohrs Ranch NHS
Wood Ant nest, more than two feet tall, in Grant-Kohrs Ranch NHS		 Close-up of Wood Ants in Grant-Kohrs Ranch NHS
Close-up of Wood Ants in Grant-Kohrs Ranch NHS
Killdeer in the grass in Grant-Kohrs Ranch NHS
Killdeer in the grass in Grant-Kohrs Ranch NHS		 Male Killdeer acts injured to draw me away from the nest in Grant-Kohrs Ranch NHS
Male Killdeer acts injured to draw me away from the nest in Grant-Kohrs Ranch NHS		 Broken wing act by a male Killdeer in Grant-Kohrs Ranch NHS
Broken wing act by a male Killdeer in Grant-Kohrs Ranch NHS		 Male Killdeer tries to draw me away from the nest in Grant-Kohrs Ranch NHS
Male Killdeer tries to draw me away from the nest in Grant-Kohrs Ranch NHS		 Female Killdeer acts injured in an attempt to draw my attention from her nest in Grant-Kohrs Ranch NHS
Female Killdeer acts injured in an attempt to draw my attention from her nest in Grant-Kohrs Ranch NHS

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Greg Temple 29-Jul-2021 18:45
Cool images, and the wildlife show is dramatic.Would have fooled me!
Jessica Saak 28-Jul-2021 17:29
Very cool! The blacksmith shop looks awesome
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