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Young Guns
Yearling Breeding Bull Challenge
It’s a long, lonely road back to Slim Buttes Buffalo Ranch, just south of Buffalo, South Dakota. Lying
at the foot of the Slim Buttes in the Custer National Forest, it’s the perfect environment to grow
bulls...buffalo bulls. Long known for their ability to produce some of the best breeding bulls in
the country, Sandy and Jacki Limpert, along with their son, Brodie and his wife Samantha, have
opened their ranch to host the Young Guns Yearling Breeding Bull Challenge. With 77 head of bull
calves coming into the ranch last spring, it was no easy task to maintain this group as they spent
the year growing and thriving in prime buffalo country. This select group of breeding bull pros-
pects is the top cut of that group of performance tested bulls. It represents opportunity for anyone
who wants to improve their herd.
The Young Guns bull calves were received at Slim Buttes Buffalo Ranch mid-winter of 2015. The
calves were put on free choice pellets and grass hay while acclimating to the ranch and the other
calves.
In mid-April, the pellets were removed from the pen of calves to condition them for pasture. With
good spring rains and mild weather, the bulls were turned out to grass on May 8. The grass was very
lush and we rotated the bulls through five different pastures. We fed them two pounds of cake twice
a week to help with mineral consumption and also to keep them coming to the pickup.
On August 5 we brought the bulls in to start their feed test. At that time, the bulls were weighed and
given Ivermax injectable, Pulmagaurd PHM and 7 way. The bulls were put on free choice pellets and
grass hay. After 155 days on feed, the bulls were processed to pick the final cut for the sale. The
bulls are being weaned off of feed in preparation for the upcoming breeding season.
We are very proud of this set of bulls and think they would make a nice addition to anyone’s herd.
See you at the sale!
Sandy Limpert
