The first white men known to winter in Sublette Co., Wyoming did so in 1878 with a large herd of cattle on land which was to become the home place of Miller Land and Livestock.   These two cowboys had been stranded there with a cattle drive and returned a few years later to homestead since they had discovered such good cow-country.  The following winters were not as kind and in 1895 they sold their homestead to James Mickelson, a Dane who had come to Wyoming in 1882 without a nickel in his pocket, became a cowboy and foreman of Spur Cattle Co., the largest cattle outfit in Wyoming at that time.

James increased his holdings and left a portion to his daughter Mildred. Mildred married Bob Miller, a cowboy on the drift, and together they built Miller Land and Livestock into a very large outfit. 





The ranch has been split a few times. Mike Miller and his family now own the home place,the '67' brand, and Miller Land and Livestock.  They also purchased a neighboring ranch that fits in well.

The ‘Circle’, which is the headquarters of Miller Land and Livestock, still has the original homestead cabin on it and other homes the family built through the years. The Miller grandsons are the sixth generation on the ranch. 


Throughout the years, Miller Land and Livestock has been host to cowboys, cattle, and cowhorses.  It presently runs 1500 mother cows and 1400 yearlings.  There are about 90 head of horses on the ranch at all times – 35 are broodmares, 2 are stallions.  On a good year, the ranch puts up 4500 ton of wild hay.  There are 16,000 acres of deeded land and a couple permits.

The old time feeling and integrity of the ranch has tried to be preserved by the family.  The abundant wildlife on Miller Land and Livestock is greatly appreciated and its welfare and preservation are always considered in the management of the ranch.


Miller cattle are summered in the Wyoming Range Mountains where the grass has a great deal of stamina. In the late fall, the cows are driven back to the home place where the hay was grown to winter them.  The yearlings are driven to the hardy desert in the spring and then moved to summer pasture from where they are shipped in the fall. The ranch started out with range cattle then gradually changed to an English Hereford herd for many years. Over the last 15 years, the Millers have increased the Black Angus bulls and the herd is now composed of Black Ballies.

The cows and horses have built the ranch and sustained it for 120 years.   Hard work by several generations of owners along with the honest labor of good hired help has kept the quality of the land and animals at its best. It is all about land, cattle, horses, and cowboys!












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