The Cattleman U Team is Excited to Announce:

2026 She’s a Hand Ranch Camp

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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!

Pricing

$4500

  • 4 Payments of $1125

  • Secure your spot within 48 hrs of acceptance

  • Pricing is All Inclusive!

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

*Everything is included once you get to Montana, travel not included

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She’s A Hand Ranch Camp

2026 DATES

March 26-30, 2026 | Three Forks, MT

April 30-May 4, 2026 | Three Forks, MT

May 21 -25, 2026 | Three Forks, MT

May 28-June 1, 2026 | Three Forks, MT

July 22-26, 2026 | Kalispell, MT | Alumni Camp

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I'm an Alumni!

Hands-on teaching from industry experts.

The Ranch Camp Team is a group of people who have real world experience in the ranching industry. They live, eat, and breathe ranching.

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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 Backing Up

    Bud Box Operation,

    Chute Operation

    Scale Operation

  • Cattle Processing

    Vaccine Administration

    Ear Tagging

    Implanting

    Preg Checking

    Castrating Bulls

    Veining Cattle

    Aging Cattle

    Branding Cattle

    Semen Testing

    Temping Cattle

  • And More!

    Leadership and Personal Development Training

    Outing to Nearby Town

    Lodging and Meals Included

I'm Ready for Ranch Camp!

  • Having never been, and still currently not working in the beef industry, I wasn’t sure if Ranch Camp was something I should participate in. While raising beef is something I would 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

  • Ranch Camp was everything I could've imagined and more. I have no background in cattle, I'm a full time nurse who happens to love horses and dates someone who happens to love cows. I've had little experience handling cattle so hearing that there was a program designed for just women made me so excited. Over the course of camp I genuinely gained so much cofidence in working with cattle and how to handle them.

    Brianna

  • Attending ranch camp through was one of the best experiences of my life. Honestly, it far exceeded my expectations. I walked away not only with practical ranching skills, but also with a deep sense of empowerment and inspiration. In just four days, I learned more than I thought possible: from cattle handling to the daily rhythms of ranch operations, every activity had a purpose and pushed me to grow. The camp is designed so you’re constantly learning by doing, which makes it both challenging and rewarding.

    Jess

  • We WORKED hard sun up to down and learned so much. Most of this I had a little experience with but nothing like what they taught us and then let us do it on our own. From vaccine protocols, IV starting, blood samples, aging, BSE’s, EID’s, Vet protocols, hydraulic chute, prep checking, sorting, chute and alley work, bobcat driving, de horning, castrating, calf grafting techniques, cattle roping and administering in the field vaccines and SO MUCH MORE. I wanted to work nonstop and never sleep.

    Kristian

  • Being able to start with the BQA and some hands-on simple activities allowed me to slowly step into the mindset I needed to work the cattle in the coming days. Being at our farm, everyone wanted to “hurry and get it done” and that doesn’t allow for much opportunity to learn. Ranch camp created an atmosphere that I felt comfortable saying I didn’t understand or I needed more practice.

    Stacey

  • I don't know how to describe how amazing and life changing that week was for me. I've gotten closer with people I've known for years because we now have a new connection when talking about working with cattle. I've reached out to a few places around here I know to see if I can start doing more work more locally.

    Jessica

  • Camp was what I needed to take the dream of ranching and break it down into steps that I could take every day 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

Frequently Asked Questions

  • Applications are open form September 25th thru October 10th! They will not be opening back up.

    This is new this year so don’t wait to apply! Camps will fill up and we would love to have you there.

  • We are doing payments different this year as well! Everyone will be on a 4 payment plan option. Each payment will be $1125 totaling $4500.

    The payments will be on:

    • October 20th

    • December 3rd

    • January 16th

    • March 1st

    If you want to pay in full please email us when you get your acceptance!

  • All payments will be non-refundable. By making the first payment you are securing your spot. We are blessed to have more interest than spots so we are intentional with each acceptance and group that is put together. We start planning and prepping for camps as soon as we have campers confirmed.

    Depending on your situation moving to a different date or 2027 camp might be an option. This will be on a case to case basis. There will be no refunds.

  • We will notify all accepted applicants on October 20th, 2026. Members of the waitlist will get priority when reviewing applications.

  • Everything once you get to Montana is included in the price! That is food, lodging, transportation in Montana, education, materials used, cattle and facilities.

    Travel is not included in the price.

  • We accept up to 12 women per camp!

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