Texas Longhorn Cattle raised by the Hodges in Big Timber, Montana

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

406-932-6834

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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 Cattle

1992. 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 Cattle This 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

In October, 2008, at Guthrie, OK, 4 year old Trail Dust won his class at the Longhorn World Championship (LWC) for total horn, at 99 3/4”. At his age, it is very possible for him to top the current largest bull in the breed, Wyoming Warpaint at 101 5/8”. His pedigree holds the top names in the breed, including such bulls as Roundup, Chuckwagon and Bold Ruler; and cows such as Tari Graves with horns measuring 75". 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”.

Texas Longhorns For Sale At The Hodges Ranch

SOLD: 2008 Bull Calf #80 D.O.B. 4/7/08 Sire: Hickock Dam: Sahneto	SOLD: 2008 Bull Calf #81 D.O.B. 4/14/08 Sire: Trail Dust Dam: Gingerbread

SOLD: 2008 Bull Calf #82 D.O.B. 4/4/08 Sire: Trail Dust Dam: Lacey	SOLD: 2008 Bull Calf #84 D.O.B. 4/7/08 Sire: Trail Dust Dam: Buttercup

SOLD: 2008 Bull Calf #85 D.O.B. 4/20/08 Sire: Trail Dust Dam: Maria	For Sale: 2008 Bull Calf #88 D.O.B. 5/5/08 Sire: Hickock Dam: Willow

SOLD: 2008 Bull Calf #89 D.O.B. 3/29/08 Sire: Hickock Dam: Meadowlark	For Sale: 2008 Bull Calf #810 D.O.B. 4/27/08 Sire: Hickock Dam: Sweetgrass

SOLD: 2008 Bull Calf #813 D.O.B. 5/25/08 Sire: Trail Dust Dam: Chokecherry

	Hatch’s Candy Candy is one great older cow, she is 17 years young and just had her 16th calf for us. dob 6/12/91. She is a granddaughter of Bold Ruler on the top, Colorado Cowboy on the bottom with over 62” horns, even after breaking off a tip a few years back. She is being bred back to a son of Trail Dust out of Snorty, his name is Hickock. Her half sister is Hatch’s Candy Cane recently selling for over $150,000 at auction. She had another top bull calf this year sired by Trail Dust. She is being exposed to her Grandson, Hickock out of her daughter Snorty.

	Consigned to the JUNE 20 • 2009 Cowtown Classic, Will Rogers West Arena, Fort Worth, TX Darla Darla is a 10 year old daughter of Candy. dob 03/08/1998. Sired by Bold Bell, a grandson of Bold Ruler, she is double bred Suspender. Her horns measure 64.5” ttt. This cow produces good sized cattle with a lot of horn. We have 2 young cows out of her one had 52” horns at 26 months, and her full sister had 57” horns at 3 years, both sired by Hornet, a bull we raised. She had a bull calf this year sired by Trail Dust that could be a national contender. She is being exposed the Hickock, a son of her half sister Snorty.

	Consigned to the JUNE 20 • 2009 Cowtown Classic, Will Rogers West Arena, Fort Worth, TX Snorty Snorty is a 9 year old daughter of Candy sired by another Grandson of Bold Ruler. dob 03/15/1999. She has 63.5” horns. She is the mother of Hickock, a bull we are using for the second year. She is being exposed to our new bull Image Maker, sired by Shadowizm, a bull with over 70” horn span.

Meet some of our Dams At The Hodges Ranch

"Snorty"	"Chokecherry"

"Hatch's Candy With Her 16th Calf"	"Duchess"

"Sahneto" at 2 1/2 years	"Calamity" at 3 years

"Elderberry" at 2 years	If you would like to own a future trophy steer, contact Dave Hodges.