Winter Range Livestock Herder

About this opportunity

Dates

Nov 15, 2026 – Jan 14, 2027

Duration

~2 months

Experience

6 month(s)

Category

agriculture

Requirements

• Experience: 6 month(s)
• Required to: perform tasks capably and efficiently without close supervision, spend the majority of work days on the range, live and work singly or in small groups of workers in isolated areas for extended periods of time, to ride, handle and tend horses in a manner to assure the safety and health of the worker, co-workers, horses, dogs and livestock, work outdoors in all types of weather and may experience occasional exposure to hazards such as poisonous snakes and large game animals, biting insects and extreme temperature, work with and around farm machinery such as tractors, UTVs and ATVs for supplemental feeding purposes and movement of livestock, work as part of a team when needed, train, work with and care for herd working dogs and guard dogs, ride, hike, pack and camp with horses in mountainous terrain, able to perform strenuous work at high altitudes for extended periods of time.
• Required to be available up to 24 hours per day, 7 days a week and spend the majority of workdays on the range. All job duties are closely and directly related to the production of livestock. Perform any combination of the following tasks to attend to livestock on the range during the winter season: administer emergency minor medical care to sick/injured pregnant animals using roping methods to gently immobilize animal without causing undue stress
• assist with hauling water when winter and drought conditions eliminate natural sources of water for livestock
• assist with supplemental feeding (when weather or quality of forage precludes use of range forage)
• break ice over frozen water sources
• detect direction from which the wind or prevailing storms are coming to keep livestock gathered and safe
• detect through winter tracking methods where other rancher(s)'livestock has been to avoid overgrazing of forage
• feed, water and tend to the dogs (both guard and working dogs)and horses
• guard against predators prevalent during the winter months using appropriate tracking, trapping, and hunting methods
• herd livestock to appropriate grazing areas using winter trailing methods to avoid undue stress
• intensely monitor and treat both mother and young vulnerable to the colder temperatures and sickness
• lift and stack bales of hay and sacks of grain and mineral onto a feed truck or wagon
• load bales of hay and/or sacks of grain onto truck or trailer used for feeding
• maintain and set up supply wagon in appropriate direction to provide wind break/shelter/protection for horses & dogs
• make sufficient water from snow for horses/dogs at camp
• move pregnant livestock at apace sufficient to ensure they receive ample water/forage during daylight hours before bedding down at night
• properly hobble camp horses
• properly use/store food supplies for herder/horses/dogs
• repair and/or maintain fence and facilities to ensure the safety and health of animals and forage
• report to rancher dehydration & other indicators of deterioration in body condition/behavioral changes indicating malnutrition
• report to rancher on water/forage/weather conditions
• use proper animal husbandry skill to prevent hypothermia/abortion/death. Perform any combination of the following tasks to attend to livestock on the ranch during the winter season: administer emergency minor medical care to sick/injured pregnant animals using roping methods to gently immobilize animal without causing undue stress
• assist in the maintenance of tools, equipment and handling facilities necessary to production
• assist with hauling water when winter and drought conditions eliminate natural sources of water for livestock
• break ice over frozen water sources
• feed, water and tend to the dogs (both guard and working dogs) and horses
• intensely monitor and treat both mother and young vulnerable to the colder temperatures and sickness
• keep accurate record of new offspring born
• repair and/or maintain fence and facilities to ensure the safety and health of animals and forage
• use proper animal husbandry skill to prevent hypothermia/abortion/death.

Work authorization

Work authorization is separate from career match. This information comes from the opportunity source or an explicit program catalog — not from AI inference.

Work authorization

H-2A Temporary Agricultural Worker

International candidates

Yes

Employer sponsorship

Required

Confirmation

Confirmed by source

Official source

U.S. Department of Labor

Benefits & conditions

Housing

Employer-provided (including mobile or range) — NONE

Transportation

Employer provided housing will be located at or near the worksite. Employer will provide transportation between worker's on-site housing and work sites.

How to apply

E-mail: c@ctm51.com; Tel: N/A; URL: https://montanaworks.gov

Phone

+14065472418

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Official source

U.S. DOL SeasonalJobs

Case number

JO-A-300-26245-211970

Verification

Last verified: September 20, 2026

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