Mill Iron Livestock Ranch
Mill Iron Livestock Ranch is located near the Bluebird Trail in Charlie Russell country, and is proudly operated by the 3rd, 4th, and 5th generations of the Holzer family. This picturesque property is also home to one of the oldest cattle brands in Montana!
Mill Iron is a cattle ranch, raising some hay for livestock consumption. Currently, due to drought, cattle numbers are decreased, leaving more area to roam. Deer (usually plentiful, but not likely to satisfy a trophy hunter), some antelope, various game birds, and varmints make the ranch their home.
Some areas of the ranch provide rough terrain for good hiking and great vistas. We’re on the prairie, but 45 minutes will put you in any one of 5 different mountain ranges.
Our ranch features a gravel pile that makes the perfect shooting range up to about 700 yards. Make sure to bring your own targets!
Currently, we do not provide lodging, but campers and tents are welcome. The nice little town of Stanford is 14 miles west of our ranch headquarters, with a motel, 2 bar/restaurants, a deli, a laundromat, and 3 unique gift shops. Lewistown is 42 miles east of our headquarters.
The ranch is 14 miles from Highway 87 and 80 miles from Interstate 15 in Great Falls, providing convenient access for guests driving from near or far.
We do have plans to offer lodging in the near future. Hookups will be available for generators if you want to use your own power.
This family shares a passion to improve soil health, resulting in plant vigor, which improves livestock production and creates an enduring family legacy. We respect the land and expect our guests to do the same while you enjoy our piece of “God’s Country”!
Mill Iron Livestock Ranch is located near the Bluebird Trail in Charlie Russell country, and is proudly operated by the 3rd, 4th, and 5th generations of the Holzer family. This picturesque property is also home to one of the oldest cattle brands in Montana!
Mill Iron is a cattle ranch, raising some hay for livestock consumption. Currently, due to drought, cattle numbers are decreased, leaving more area to roam. Deer (usually plentiful, but not likely to satisfy a trophy hunter), some antelope, various game birds, and varmints make the ranch their home.
Some areas of the ranch provide rough terrain for good hiking and great vistas. We’re on the prairie, but 45 minutes will put you in any one of 5 different mountain ranges.
Our ranch features a gravel pile that makes the perfect shooting range up to about 700 yards. Make sure to bring your own targets!
Currently, we do not provide lodging, but campers and tents are welcome. The nice little town of Stanford is 14 miles west of our ranch headquarters, with a motel, 2 bar/restaurants, a deli, a laundromat, and 3 unique gift shops. Lewistown is 42 miles east of our headquarters.
The ranch is 14 miles from Highway 87 and 80 miles from Interstate 15 in Great Falls, providing convenient access for guests driving from near or far.
We do have plans to offer lodging in the near future. Hookups will be available for generators if you want to use your own power.
This family shares a passion to improve soil health, resulting in plant vigor, which improves livestock production and creates an enduring family legacy. We respect the land and expect our guests to do the same while you enjoy our piece of “God’s Country”!
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In the heart of Charlie Russel country, the Mill Iron Ranch has rolling hills and buttes overlooking coulees, timber, and some water. Upland birds and deer are found throughout the place in the pastures or along the shelter belts.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Property Access & Ground Rules
- Check In: After 8:00 AM
- Check Out: Before 5:00 PM
- Nearby Interstate: No
- Nearby Highway: 11-20 miles
- Nearby Airport: 20+ miles
- Campfires: Not allowed
- Pets: Allowed on property
- ATV's: Not allowed
- Parking: Yes
- Vehicles: 1 Allowed
- Drive-in Access: Yes
- Walk-in Access: Yes
- Guests: 4 Allowed
Landowner Rules: Guests must check in with landowner upon arrival. No overland travel is allowed. No smoking is allowed outside of vehicles or RVs due to the dry conditions of the area. Stanford, MT is a 15 minute drive from the property; lodging and amenities are available in town.
Cancellation Policy: Refunds are only available within 48 hours of the landowner accepting your booking request. View PolicyReviews (21)
5.0- CMChris M
We were happy to give the cabin It’s maiden voyage, and hope to return to see the finished product. The weather mostly cooperated, and the land was beautiful. Dick and Cathy were exceptionally gracious hosts, and the hunting was good.
Reviewed by Guest on November 2024Dick and Kathy HYes we would! They were both very polite and respectful. Really enjoyed visiting with them and hearing about family, business and hunting!!! They also left the cabin cleaned up even tho it's not finished yet.
Reviewed by Landowner on October 2024 - SSSteve S
Great property! Easy access and loaded with birds. Had a wonderful couple of days and will return again. Dick and Kathy are wonderful hosts. Highly recommended
Reviewed by Guest on October 2024Dick and Kathy HSteve was an awesome quest! Very polite and checked in every evening before leaving! Fun to chat with about his day of hunting and what he saw. We would absolutely welcome him back!
Reviewed by Landowner on October 2024 - Jon K
Great upland hunting on the Iron Mill Livestock Ranch. Very easy communication with the owners Dick and Kathy. The ranch held sharptails and I enjoyed a lot of bird contacts for my young pointer. I wouldn’t hesitate to book with Dick and Kathy. Thanks
Reviewed by Guest on October 2024Dick and Kathy HYes! He's very respectful and concerned about property lines, and permissions!!
Reviewed by Landowner on October 2024 - Dick and Kathy H
Randall was very polite and respectful of everything! Our son said give him a 5 star review.
Reviewed by Landowner on October 2024 - kfkevin f
My son and I have been searching for the word to describe our deer hunting adventure on Mill Iron Ranch—amazing, incredible, fantastic, wonderful… Bottomline there are not any words that can fully sum up our trip. Dick and Kathy are great hosts and very responsive with communication. We saw deer every day and truly enjoyed our time. As hunters, we feel so fortunate to meet people like this family who are willing to share their ranch.
Reviewed by Guest on November 2024Dick and Kathy HKevin and his son Tyler were extremely happy about their hunting adventure! We would welcome them back in a heartbeat. Fun father/son event!
Reviewed by Landowner on November 2024 - JGJeremy G
Had an absolute wonderful time hunting the Mill Iron ranch. The ranch was beautiful and as advertised. Dick and Kathy were incredible hosts and just great people. Thank you, Dick and Kathy! We will be back.
Reviewed by Guest on August 2024Dick and Kathy HIt was great to meet Jeremy and his family! They were very respectful of the rules and had a lot of success with their coyote hunting! We would gladly welcome them back to just visit as well as hunt!!! 5 Stars for them! Dick
Reviewed by Landowner on August 2024 - WCWalter C
My 3rd trip out this week to shoot Gophers, just as fun as first two. Amazing property.
Reviewed by Guest on July 2024Dick and Kathy HAs always Walter is polite, courteous and respectful. He's always welcome here!!!!
Reviewed by Landowner on July 2024 - WCWalter C
Another fantastic trip to shoot Gophers at Mill Iron Livestock Ranch, more Gophers there than a person can shoot. It's great for off season training using a 22 LR. Worked well moving about the area with Tripod and working on basic fundamentals of shooting (Sight alignment and Trigger control), transitioning between targets quickly, maintaining Natural Point of Aim (NPA) and working on moving target leads utilizing either Track and Hold or Ambush techniques for shooting moving targets. Highly recommend this property, A+++ Hosts. Walter Craig
Reviewed by Guest on June 2024Dick and Kathy HWe absolutely will welcome Walter back! Very polite veteran respectful of the rules. Fantastic gopher getter also!!!! Dick
Reviewed by Landowner on June 2024 - WCWalter C
Amazing property and Host. Booked a one day Gopher hunt, there were more Gophers than number of rounds of ammo I had on hand. Plenty of other game animals about the property while I was there. Very nice Family that live/work on this property. I'll definitely book more hunts in the future. Highly Recommend............A+++
Reviewed by Guest on April 2024Dick and Kathy HWalter was an extremely polite and interesting person to visit with. Always an honor to host a service member as well! We would very much enjoy hosting him again!
Reviewed by Landowner on April 2024 - TGTom G
Dick was a great host and it was a pleasure to meet him. We hunted huns and sharpies and found both..several coveys of huns and a couple groups of sharpies. The property is spread out on several parcels and we found birds on all of them. Of course we saw a bunch of pheasants we couldn't hunt because the season hadn't opened. Overall, a good hunt and a great host.
Reviewed by Guest on September 2024 - Stuart Y
Friendly Folks and Fantastic Big Sky Charlie Russell Country! Super shots of the country and critters! Looking forward to another trip!
Reviewed by Guest on April 2024Dick and Kathy HYes we would welcome Stuart back. He was very polite and respectful. We had an enjoyable visit about his similar connection to Stanford that we also had!
Reviewed by Landowner on April 2024 - Andy R
Loved the property and habitat. They had a ton of standing wheat which was surrounded by several grass fields, offering great cover. One field in particular had the most bird poop I’ve seen in a field. It was everywhere! My dog was able to find some sharpies and Huns. I would love to hunt here again. Andy
Reviewed by Guest on December 2023Dick and Kathy HOur son Keon said Andy was a real nice guy and enjoyed his visit with him. Always glad to host a retired law enforcement officer!
Reviewed by Landowner on December 2023 - JRJacade R
The Mill Iron Ranch is one of the most beautiful places I have hunted. The ranch is family friendly and a great place for hunters of all abilities. My 10 year old son was able to take his first buck here. Kathy and Dick were very responsive and gave great advice on how to navigate the property. My family and I hope to have many visits in the years to come!
Reviewed by Guest on November 2023Dick and Kathy HJacade and his group were not only respectful but fun to have conversations with. Especially after the two boys each got a deer and stopped in to show us! Very polite group and we would welcome them back in a flash!
Reviewed by Landowner on November 2023 - LMLucas M
My brother and I hunted at the Mill Iron ranch for one day in October. The host was excellent. Very kind, helpful and knowledgeable. He did everything he could to try and help us get on birds.
Reviewed by Guest on October 2023Dick and Kathy HKeon said that he was very respectful and interesting to visit with. Unfortunately the wind was not helpful to their hunt thus they didn't see anything. He would always be welcome back here to hunt.
Reviewed by Landowner on October 2023 - Bill D
Dick was extremely helpful in trying to find the birds, even though it was very warm one day and the next day the wind was very strong making it very tough for my dog to find scent! Saw some huns, pheasant and sharps but I think due to the conditions, flushed for the most part, out of range. A lot of attractive land to hunt on! Five stars to Dick and his property!
Reviewed by Guest on October 2023Dick and Kathy HWe would very much welcome Bill back! I enjoyed visiting with him and finding we have some things in common. Sadly the second day was very high winds and I'm sure he didn't fair well. Very polite and respectful of property.
Reviewed by Landowner on October 2023 - KVKelly V
Wonderful property. Found Birds and lots more f space to hunt. Rick and Kathy where super responsive and great people to chat with. Extremely friendly and eagerness to accommodate.
Reviewed by Guest on October 2023Dick and Kathy HKelly was super respectful of the place and enjoyable to visit with ! We would really enjoy having them back!
Reviewed by Landowner on October 2023 - MHMatthew H
Awesome property and awesome people! We saw a lot of deer and we didn’t come close to seeing the whole property. I will be back!
Reviewed by Guest on November 2023Dick and Kathy HMatthew and his son Grant and brother in law James were great guests that respected us and the rules !!! We would welcome them back to hunt again! I really enjoyed visiting with them and learning something about what they do. Dick
Reviewed by Landowner on November 2023 - AWAnthony W
It was a pleasure to meet Dick & Kathy. Their property has a lot of ducks and we enjoyed our hunt.
Reviewed by Guest on November 2023Dick and Kathy HAnthony and his friend were very enjoyable to visit with and seemed to have a god time hunting! They were respectful of the property and left a very good impression on us!
Reviewed by Landowner on November 2023 - SLScott L
Peaceful surroundings and hunting out the front door of our trailer! Hospitable host family too. Incredible bird hunting habitat - a variety of crops, natural grasslands and CRP-like ground. Hope to get back again. Thanks Dick and Kathy, Keon and Billy Jo!
Reviewed by Guest on September 2023Dick and Kathy HThey all respected the rules and regulations! It was a great time getting to now them and learn from them about what they do for a living! Scott and Karn are really comfortable to be around and gracious camp site hosts who seemed to really enjoy their time here! Nick and Trever are really fun and interesting guys from Land Trust as well! Dick
Reviewed by Landowner on September 2023 - MBMatt B
Dick and Kathy's property is beautiful and everyone I met was incredibly friendly. I would highly recommend spending a day hunting with them. -Matt
Reviewed by Guest on October 2022Dick and Kathy HMatt was very polite and respected all of the area limitations! We would very much enjoy having him back to our ranch! Especially when we don't have a drought year and there are more birds.
Reviewed by Landowner on October 2022 - TBTroy B
I enjoyed hunting this property. Bird numbers were down due to drought, but I found huns, sharpies, and pheasants. I also saw mule deer, coyotes, and a fox. Camping was very quiet. I don't think a single vehicle went by after dark.
Reviewed by Guest on October 2022Dick and Kathy HWe only got to visit with Troy for a few minutes on our way home. He was very polite and enjoying the walk about! We would really welcome him back next year and hopefully he will get more birds!!
Reviewed by Landowner on October 2022
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Dick and Kathy Holzer own Mill Iron Livestock Ranch along with Dick's sister Jane. Dick and Kathy operate it along with their son, Keon, his wife Billie Jo, and kids, Grace, Royce, and Grant. These kids are 5th generation ranchers!
Dick and Kathy Holzer own Mill Iron Livestock Ranch along with Dick's sister Jane. Dick and Kathy operate it along with their son, Keon, his wife Billie Jo, and kids, Grace, Royce, and Grant. These kids are 5th generation ranchers!
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