Montana Department of Livestock
Brands Enforcement Division
PO BOX 202001, Helena, MT 59620-2001
2026 & 2025 LOST-STRAYED-STOLEN BULLETIN
LSS Bulletin
CY2025 – July 23, 2026
If you have information concerning these animals, please report it to Department of Livestock: 406-444-2045
| REPORT NUMBER | REPORT DATE | Description (Number, Breed, Age, Color, Sex) | Holding Brand & Location | Earmarks/ Ear tags | Old Brand(s) & Location | Vicinity were loss occurred | County where loss occurred | Livestock Owner Information (Name & City) | DATE RESOLVED | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15-2026 | 3/24/2026 | 2 – Black Angus Bulls, Age 4 |  | None |  | Missouri River Breaks | Fergus | Knox Ranch LLC, Winifred | ||
| 14-2026 | 4/2/2026 | 2 – Cows, Black Angus, 5-6 years |  | Blue ear tags and number freeze brands on LH |  | 5 miles south of Twin Bridges, east side of Hwy 91 on “The Page” | Madison | Talitha Ashcraft, Dillon, MT | ||
| 13-2026 | 3/4/2026 | 1 – Arabian Gelding, White, age 17 (birth yr 2009) | None | Other means of identification: Left Fore Hoof White, Right Black, Dark Skin lips, Scars-Left eye, Right eye tears, Left shoulder/weakness, Tail head rubbed, Hind previous injuries, scar left above lip, | From paddock: Jackson Meadows Rd., land “bowl” behind landowners | Flathead | Nancy Horne, Kila, MT | Resolved 4/28/2026 | ||
| 12-2026 | 3/26/2026 | 2 – Cows, Red Angus, 4-5 yrs |  | Yellow tags / Bangs tags | None | 273 Woodside Cutoff Rd | Ravalli | Richard Patterson, Corvallis, MT | ||
| 11-2026 | 1/13/2026 | 10 – Steers, Angus Cross, 3-7 yrs, Black |  | Pink 4-digit tags | Various | Tobin Pasture | Fallon | Ty Thompson / Thompson Cattle Co. | 3/10/2026: Resolved / Cattle located | |