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2025 She’s a Hand Ranch Camp!

A hands-on camp for women to learn all of the things you are expected to know, but never taught!

What is She’s a Hand Ranch Camp?

She’s a Hand Ranch Camp is an all inclusive experience for women to learn real ranch skills in Montana! Up to 12 women join us for five days to learn how to process cattle from start to finish. We will sort, brand, administer vaccinations, doctor, tag and more! 

We welcome women of all experience levels from across the country and even abroad! We are currently offering 6 standard She’s a Hand Ranch Camps, 1 Alumni Camp Edition and possibly 1 youth Ranch Camp edition in 2025. You can learn more about each below and apply today!

She’s a Hand Ranch Camp

is for you if you:

Are ready to step out of your comfort zone and learn new hands-on cattle handling skills or brush up on past skills! Ranch Camp is a judgment free environment for women of all experience levels to gain confidence in their ability to perform routine skills such as branding, ear tagging, injections, sorting and more!

2025 She’s a Hand Ranch Camp
Offerings

She’s a Hand Ranch Camp - Alumni

She’s a Hand Ranch Camp - Standard

She’s a Hand Ranch Camp - Youth

She’s A Hand Ranch Camp

2025 DATES

April 24-28, 2025 | Three Forks, MT

May 1-5, 2025 | Three Forks, MT

May 22-25, 2025 | Three Forks, MT

May 29 -June 2, 2025 | Three Forks, MT

June 18-22, 2025 | Alberta, Canada

June 26-30, 2025 | Three Forks, MT | Youth Camp

August 20-24, 2025 | Three Forks, MT | Alumni Camp

October 2-6, 2025 | Three Forks, MT

October 23-27, 2025 | Three Forks, MT | Alumni Camp

Pricing

$3500

For Cattleman U Members

$4500

For Non-Cattleman U Members

  • Payment Plans Offered

  • First payment is a Deposit Required to Hold Spot

  • Pricing is All Inclusive!

Pricing includes food, lodging, courses and use of arena and cattle for ranch camp!

*Everything is included once you get to Montana

“Camp was what I needed to take the dream of ranching and break it down into steps that I could take everyday that would become the real business we have now. I castrated all our bull calves by myself and have tagged and given our herd all their vaccines. I don't think they had been handled in at least 5 years. It was not as calm and nice as camp but it got done.”

— Sarah

She’s A Hand Ranch Camp

Daily Agenda

  • Travel Day

    • Dinner

    • Round Table Conversation

    • Ice Breakers

    • Goal Setting

    • Cattle Market Discussion

    • BQA Presentation

    • Ear Tagging Demo

    • Practice Vaccinating and Branding

    • Background Lot Tourn

  • Morning with Dr. Kelli Kohler

    • Presentation on Antibiotics and Vaccinations

    • Cow Demo - Where Everyone Draws Blood from the Jugular and Tail Head

    • Preg-Checking

    • Mouth Cattle & Age Cattle

    • Proper Place to Give Vaccinations

    Afternoon

    • Sorting

    • Bud Box

    • Chute Work

    • Continue Afternoon Work from Day 3

    • Process Some Cattle

    • More Preg-Checking & Sorting

    • Evening Fun Activity

    • Process 150+ Cattle as a Group

      One person at alleyway, bud box, run the shoot, tagging an brading

    • Work Dogs

    • Practice Roping

    • Sorting in Arena

    • Run Skid Steer

  • Travel Day/Optional Learning Day

    • Go to Ranch and Cover Things We Haven’t Already.

Skills Learned at

Ranch Camp

She’s a Hand Ranch Camp is a non judgemental space for women to come learn ranch skills such as:

Cattle Handling | Cattle Health | Operating Basic Equipment | Cattle Processing
Handling Calving Challenges | And More!

Details about each skill listed below!

  • Cattle Handling

    Sorting Cattle in a Pen

    Pushing Down Alley

    Handling Gates

  • Cattle Health

    Diagnose and Retreat Pink Eye

    Foot Rot

    Observe Sickness

    IV Meds

    Draw Blood

    Lance Infections

  • Operating Basic Equipment

    Trailer Loading

    Bud Box Operation,

    Chute Operation

    Scale Operation

  • Cattle Processing

    Vaccine Administration

    Ear Tagging

    Implanting

    Preg Checking

    Castrating Bulls

    Vein Cattle

    Mouth Cattle

    Brand Cattle

    Semen Testing

    Temp Check Cattle

  • Handling Calving Challenges

    Calf Grafting Techniques

    Milking for Colostrum

    Potential Calf Delivery Strategies

    First Days of Calf Life

  • And More!

    Leadership and Personal Development Training

    Outing to Nearby Town

    Lodging and Meals Included

“Having never been, and still currently not working in the beef industrusty, I wasn’t sure if Ranch Camp was something I should participate in. While raising beef is something Iwould love to do one day, it isn’t what I am doing now, which brought up the question, is ranch camp something I should invest in? The answer was yes, and I am so glad I did!”

— Kiara

Still on the Fence About Ranch Camp?

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FAQs

  • You do NOT have to be a member of Cattleman U Collective to attend camp but members will have first access to tickets!

  • Once applications are open, you can apply using the application sent to you or linked on the page. Once you apply we will review your application and respond in the order we receive applications. When your application is accepted, you will have 48 hours to secure your spot!

  • We offer full payment, 4 month, 8 month and 12 month payment options for She's a Hand Ranch Camp! Payments start at $4500 for full payment. Each payment plan option includes interest for the duration the invoice is open. The payment plan options differ depending on how far out we are from Ranch Camp. Payments must be completed prior to arriving in Montana for She's a Hand Ranch Camp!

  • The price includes everything once you get to Montana! That means it includes transportation from the airport and for the duration of the camp, lodging, all meals, activities, the cattle we work, the use of the ranch and our instructors' time. The only cost you have outside of camp is your travel to the airport and any snacks or drinks you choose to buy outside of what is provided!  

  • Yes! We are excited to give you the opportunity to practice the skills we talk about directly after going over them. Above we have included a comprehensive list of the things we are planning on going over but if there is something that you want to go over that you don’t see, don’t hesitate to ask!

  • Nope, we will help you gain the skills of an experienced hand before you leave. This camp is for any women who wants to gain confidence to jump in when working cattle at home. It can be hard to find the time to perfect these skills in the normal hustle and bustle of life which is why we are taking time to go over these skills in a stress free environment. 

    For She’s a Hand Ranch Camp - Horseback Edition you do have to have basic horsemanship and cattle working experience.

  • Of course! We will help you prepare for the day when you do have cattle to work. We do feel like it will be easier to retain the skills if you do use them, but you can get a head start and gain the confidence before you begin working your own herd.

  • You must be 18 years or older to attend She’s a Hand Ranch Camp Standard and She’s a Hand Ranch Camp - Horseback Edition.

    The age restriction for She’s a Hand Ranch Camp - Summer Camp is 15-18 years old.

  • We will be strictly doing ground work at She’s a Hand Ranch Camp Standard and She’s a Hand Ranch Camp - Summer Camp! You don’t need to bring a horse or have cattle handling experience with a horse. We will using equipment and teaching your techniques to use from the ground!

    We will be utilizing a horse for She’s a Hand Ranch Camp - Horseback Edition!

  • The policy is as follows:

    Cancel more than 90 days before: 90% refund minus processing fees and company time upon your spot filling.

    Cancel 90-60 days before: Partial refund minus processing fees with $1250 kept for camp expenses

    Cancel 60-30 days before: 50% refund minus processing fees, 50% kept for camp expenses

    Cancel 30 or less days before: No refund

    Each percentage refund is based on the total of the invoice not payments completed.

    Once your spot fills we have 90 days to process your refund and issue the payment. If there is a delay to you receiving your check, we won’t issue a new check for 30 days.

Are you a woman involved in agriculture who wants to feel more confident on the ranch and handling cattle?

Then She’s a Hand Ranch Camp is for you!