Hardware Ranch was purchased in 1945 by the State of Utah from the Box Elder Hardware Company. The ranch was purchased using sportsmans' dollars generated from the Wildlife Restoration Act. The original ranch covered 7,560 acres, but subsequent aquisitions expanded the ranch to about 19,000 acres. The state established the Hardware Ranch Wildlife Management Area as a location to operate a winter feeding program for Rocky Mountain Elk. Hardware Ranch provides habitat for many species of wildlife, promotes wildlife research and provides visitors with an up-close opportunity to learn about wildlife. Through a cooperative effort with a private concessionaire, Hardware Ranch offers horse-drawn sleigh rides to view wintering elk.
Riley, Teagen and Aftyn
on the sleigh ride
Tea eating some fresh snow.
This was the biggest elk on the ranch. Scoring about 320
Nicole and Cassidy
Bella and Bruce are the horses that took us for our sleigh ride.
Aftyn, Teagen and Railey loved the sleigh ride with the horses, and thought it was pretty cool to see the elk up close.
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