Hodges Fine Art

Hodges Fine Art
PO Box 975
122 McLeod Street
Big Timber, MT 59011

406-932-6834

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Longhorn Skull

Call us about longhorn skulls we have available in a variety of sizes and prices.

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Hodges Texas Longhorn Cattle

We have been raising registered Texas Longhorn cattle since 1979, as a sideline. Our herd is very small, usually around 20 to 40 head of brood cows. The bloodlines we have settled on are predominantly Butler, with a lot of Bold Ruler influence. Our cattle are bred very close, as we feel that this will throw more consistent genetics, our last outside cow came in Texas Longhorn Cattle1992. We don’t want to raise bulls that throw a mixed lot of calves. On average, our cows are good sized cows at 1100 lbs. with great horns. We have kept every daughter of Trail Dust for the past 3 years, out of related cows, so that every cow is a half or full sister. There are very few herds that you can find where all cows are so closely related.

Texas Longhorn CattleThis is a hardy herd, gentle, and well mannered. They are not pets, however. We have a zero tolerance policy for fence crawlers, mean cows, or non-breeders. They are a healthy herd, without a lot of unnecessary medications and vaccinations. The heifer calves are all Bangs vaccinated. Our first priority is a maintenance free cow that raises a good calf every year. Horn size next, with color in the back seat.

If you are interested in purchasing Texas Longhorns, see our Longhorns For Sale below. For details and pricing information, contact Dave Hodges.

Trail Dust 40

Trail Dust 40In 2004, we purchased a weanling bull calf from Owen McGill and Johnny Wilson that we named Trail Dust. We used him for three years on our line bred herd of cattle that we had developed. He turned out to be perhaps the largest horned bull in the registry, with a pedigree holding the top names in the breed, including such bulls as Roundup, Chuckwagon and Bold Ruler; and cows such as Tari Graves. We have kept two young Trail Dust sons, Rattler out of Candy and Scorpion out of Duchess, and are very pleased to keep Trail Dust very much alive in our herd through our long term line breeding program.
  • 2008 Longhorn World Championship - Champion.
  • 2009 Longhorn World Championship - Champion. Longest horned bull.
  • 2009 Horn Showcase Champion with an official measurement of 102 7/8".

Sire: Hunts Command Respect, 6-time winner of the Texas Longhorn Breeders Association Horn Showcase, the official horn measurement competition in Fort Worth, TX. He won his class with an official horn length of 76” tip to tip.

Dam: Saw Dust 23, sired by Chuckwagon. As a three year old, she came in third in her class at the 2005 Horn Showcase competition in Fort Worth, TX, with an official horn measurement of 66 3/4" tip to tip. As a 6 year old she now measures 74”.

Longhorn Bull Calf

Rattler
Sire: Trail Dust / Dam: Candy

Longhorn Bull Calf

Scorpion
Sire: Trail Dust / Dam: Duchess


All of our cattle are bred to Scorpion or Rattler in 2009. Both are sons of Trail Dust, from either of our 2 lines of cattle, and were each bred to the cows we thought would be their best compliment. Scorpion's horns measured 61" tip to tip on his 2nd birthday on 5/10/2008.

Texas Longhorns For Sale At The Hodges Ranch

Bulls For Sale

We have 4 sons of Trail Dust available at this time. All 4 are out of big horned cows. Candy, dam of Rattler, is the dam of Darla. Darla, dam of Bull #83 is the dam of both LadyBug and Calmity, who are full sisters, mothers of #87 and #8.


Longhorn Bull Calf

2008 Bull #83:

  • D.O.B. 5/9/08
  • Sire: Trail Dust
  • Dam: Darla
  • Horns: 47" tt on 11/1/08
Longhorn Bull Calf

2008 Bull #87: SOLD

  • D.O.B. 4/13/08
  • Sire: Trail Dust
  • Dam: Lady Bug
  • Horns: 60" tt on 4/13/10

Longhorn Bull Calf

2008 Bull #8: SOLD

  • D.O.B. 8/12/08
  • Sire: Trail Dust
  • Dam: Calamity
Longhorn Bull Calf

2008 Bull #812 - Rattler: SOLD

  • D.O.B. 3/31/08
  • Sire: Trail Dust
  • Dam: Hatch's Candy

Comments: We are confident enough in this bull's genetics that we used him on one line of our cattle last summer.




2009 Bull Calves For Sale

At this time, we have only 3 yearling bulls left here in Montana and 2 in Texas. Call for details or other photos. Most are sons of Image Maker, a son of Shawdowizm out of S & L Tammy Faye, a Johnny Hoffman cow. The remainder are sons of Hickock, a son of Trail Dust by Snorty.

Longhorn Bull Calf

2009 Bull Calf #94:

  • D.O.B. 4/21/09
  • Sire: Image Maker
  • Dam: Cedar
Longhorn Bull Calf

2009 Bull Calf #95: SOLD

  • D.O.B. 3/26/09
  • Sire: Image Maker
  • Dam: Paintbrush

Longhorn Bull Calf

2009 Bull Calf #914 - Cortez
(Currently in Texas and for sale.
Call us for information.)

  • D.O.B. 4/5/09
  • Sire: Image Maker
  • Dam: Sweetgrass
Longhorn Bull Calf

2009 Bull Calf #917 - Custer
(Currently in Texas and for sale.
Call us for information.)

  • D.O.B. 3/31/09
  • Sire: Image Maker
  • Dam: Tumbleweed

Longhorn Bull Calf

2009 Bull Calf #918:

  • D.O.B. 4/9/09
  • Sire: Hickock
  • Dam: Choke Cherry
Longhorn Bull Calf

2009 Bull Calf #93: SOLD

  • D.O.B. 3/27/09
  • Sire: Hickock
  • Dam: Candy

Longhorn Bull Calf

2009 Bull Calf #97

  • D.O.B. 3/23/09
  • Sire: Hickock
  • Dam: Lady Bug
Longhorn Bull Calf

2009 Bull Calf #912: SOLD

  • D.O.B. 4/6/09
  • Sire: Image Maker
  • Dam: Awwekas



Cattle For Sale

We have 11 young bred cows for sale, most are daughters of Trail Dust.

Longhorn Bull Calf

Milkweed #80: SOLD

  • D.O.B. 4/4/08
  • Sire: Hickock by Trail Dust out of Snorty
  • Dam: Tumbleweed by Trail Dust out of Cactus
  • Bred to Rattler
Longhorn Bull Calf

Spotted Robe #82:

  • D.O.B. 3/26/08
  • Sire: Trail Dust
  • Dam: Sourdough
  • Bred to Scorpion

Longhorn Bull Calf

Buckwheat #85: SOLD

  • D.O.B. 4/2/08
  • Sire: Trail Dust
  • Dam: Cactus
  • Bred to Rattler
Longhorn Bull Calf

Parsnip #72: SOLD

  • D.O.B. 4/20/07
  • Sire: Trail Dust
  • Dam: Thistle
  • Bred to Scorpion

Longhorn Bull Calf

Flapjack #73: SOLD

  • D.O.B. 3/27/07
  • Sire: Trail Dust
  • Dam: Sourdough
  • Bred to Scorpion
Longhorn Bull Calf

Sumac #76: SOLD

  • D.O.B. 4/2/07
  • Sire: Trail Dust
  • Dam: Cactus
  • Bred to Rattler

Longhorn Bull Calf

Tumbleweed #61:

  • D.O.B. 4/24/06
  • Sire: Trail Dust
  • Dam: Cactus
  • Bred to Rattler
Longhorn Bull Calf

Meadowlark #63:

  • D.O.B. 3/27/06
  • Sire: Trail Dust
  • Dam: Lady Red Fox
  • Bred to Rattler

Longhorn Bull Calf

Cedar #67: SOLD

  • D.O.B. 4/25/06
  • Sire: Trail Dust
  • Dam: Gingerbread
  • Bred to Scorpion
Longhorn Bull Calf

Crackers #50:

  • D.O.B. 4/5/05
  • Sire: Hornet
  • Dam: Gingerbread
  • Bred to Scorpion

Longhorn Bull Calf

Choke Cherry #43: SOLD

  • D.O.B. 4/10/04
  • Sire: Hornet
  • Dam: Tar Baby
  • 65" tip to tip
  • Had she been entered at 18 months, this cow would have won her class at the Horned Show Case by 8”. She throws great horn! Bred to Rattler



For details
and
pricing information,
contact
Dave Hodges



Hatch's Candy

Hatch’s Candy

Candy, DOB 6/12/91, is one great senior cow! She is 18 years young and just had her 17th calf for us, bull #93, another winner. She is a granddaughter of Bold Ruler on the top, Colorado Cowboy on the bottom. Candy has over 62” horns, even after breaking off a 3-4" tip a few years back. Our herd currently holds 5 generations of her descendants and all are top producers. Her progeny have always had huge horns, no matter what bull was their sire, and they all out-crossed exceptionally well with Trail Dust.




Meet some of our Dams At The Hodges Ranch

Willow

"Willow"

Hatch's Candy and Chokecherry

"Chokecherry"


Hatch's Candy

"Hatch's Candy With Her 16th Calf"

Duchess

"Duchess"


Sahneto

"Sahneto" at 3 years

Calamity

"Calamity" at 3 years


Elderberry

"Elderberry" at 3 years

Juniper

"Juniper" coming 3 years


Chinook

"Chinook" at 2 years

Wampum

"Wampum" coming 3 years


Blue Bell

"Blue Bell" coming 4 years

If you would like to own a future trophy steer,
contact Dave Hodges.



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