June 23, 2010

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New TV Series Features Life on the Ranch

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A new Animal Planet series is getting the attention of both ranchers and consumers across the country.

The network’s newest original series, “Last American Cowboy,” follows three Montana families through the real-life challenges and opportunities of ranching and focuses on the family bonds and tenacity that keep them in the business.

The series features three hard-working families — the majority of which use Angus genetics.

The Hughes family operates the smallest of the three ranches. Scott and Stacey Hughes, along with their three-year old son and nine-year-old daughter, live on a 12,000-acre ranch and manage their herd of 500 Angus alone.

Comparatively, the Galt Ranch is one of the largest cattle ranches in Montana with over 100,000 acres, 5,500 cattle and 100 horses. It is so vast that owner Bill Galt manages it from the sky in his own helicopter. Bill and the rest of the Galt family believe technology is the future of ranching and necessary to efficiently run a ranch of this size and caliber.

Contrary to the Galt family, the Stuckys are traditional ranchers choosing horseback over ATVs and doing most of the work by hand. Keeping these traditions alive is deeply important to the entire clan, and as the ranch continues to grow and expand, the Stuckys hope it will be passed down through generations.

“Last American Cowboy” premiered earlier this month and airs every Monday at 10 p.m. Eastern. Animal Planet can be found on Dish Network channel 184 and DirecTV channel 282, as well as independent cable providers. Check local listings for more information or visit http://animal.discovery.com/tv/last-american-cowboy.

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Information provided by Animal Planet.