Bow K Ranch is family owned and operated by Dave and Dawn Bowman and Andrew and Sarah Bowman (newly weds), near Olathe, Colorado (a one and one-half hour drive from Grand Junction, Colorado).  Dave and Dawn have been running Gelbvieh since 1983 and currently run 140 head of Gelbvieh, Black Angus, and Gelbvieh/Black Angus cross cows.  Half of the herd is black and the majority of the herd is polled.

    The emphasis at Bow K Ranch is to produce moderate sized (1,100 to 1,300 pound) Gelbvieh cows that excel in maternal qualities -- birthweight, calving ease, good udders, and adequate milk -- not to mention their docility.  (See the female page)

    This breeding season (for the 2008 calf crop), we have used AI sires including Impressive 03N and 47R which are black Gelbvieh performance bulls. The black Gelbvieh calving ease bulls used include: Dynamic 07M, Majesty, and COV 0028K. Our red females were AI'd to Moderator (GV). On our purebred Angus and Gelbvieh (used to produce Balancers) cows, we used GAR Integrity 8804, GAR High Design, In Focus, Sexton Northern Improvement, and New Level (all Black Angus). For red Balancers (Red Angus x Gelbvieh), we utilized the Red Angus A.I. sires, Cherokee Canyon and Lancer.


 Most of our cattle are run above Gunnison, Colorado in the summer at an altitude of 8,500 to 10,500 feet.  These must be functional cattle with good legs and feet and are definitely not pampered
 

BOW K RANCH
55784 Holly Rd. w Olathe, CO  81425 w David & Dawn Bowman w (970) 323-6833
or call toll free 1-888-267-8477 PIN# 4346
w email:  dbowk@juno.com
Member of the American Gelbvieh Association w Member of the Colorado Gelbvieh Association