Photos: Preserving traditions of American West, Grant-Kohrs Ranch brands its calves
Visitors gathered around the branding grounds at the Grant-Kohrs Ranch on Wednesday as a group of cowhands atop their trusty horses herded calves into a corral. For the Grant-Kohrs Ranch, branding is about more than proof of ownership. It’s about preserving traditions of the American West.
Tseyang Pewa brands a calf as Marc Mitchell keeps the calf held down at Grant-Kohrs Ranch in Deer Lodge on July 8.
Brandy Davis herds cattle for branding at Grant-Kohrs Ranch in Deer Lodge on July 8.
Makenzie Novak catches a calf in a nordfork during a cattle branding at Grant-Kohrs Ranch in Deer Lodge on July 8.
Josie Steinbach watches as cowhands herd cattle into a corral for branding at Grant-Kohrs Ranch in Deer Lodge on July 8.
The branding symbol on a calf after branding at Grant-Kohrs Ranch in Deer Lodge on July 8.
From left, Shane Novak, Marc Mitchell and Dave Clapier hold down a calf so it can be branded at Grant-Kohrs Ranch in Deer Lodge on July 8.
Joe Cullitan watches during a cattle branding at Grant-Kohrs Ranch in Deer Lodge on July 8.
Visitors watch as Missy Merrill and other cowhands separate mother cows from their calves for branding at Grant-Kohrs Ranch in Deer Lodge on July 8.
Makenzie Novak catches a calf in a nordfork during a cattle branding at Grant-Kohrs Ranch in Deer Lodge on July 8.
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For the Grant-Kohrs Ranch, branding is about more than proof of ownership. It’s about preserving traditions of the American West.