Butte Pasture Yak Ranch

Butte Pasture Yak Ranch raises American yak in Crawford, Colorado, in the North Fork Valley region near the town of Paonia and within reach of Crested Butte. The ranch is operated by Shannon Holder, whose connection to yaks grew from a search for hands-on, meaningful work rooted in the land.

The program focuses on tame yaks raised for multiple purposes, including fiber, dairy, packing, and companionship. Animals are handled with an emphasis on yak-human relationship-building, and the ranch has been featured in regional publications including Edible Aspen and Crested Butte Magazine. Scheduled educational tours offer visitors a closer look at how the herd lives and is managed. Those looking for yak for sale in Colorado will find both breeding stock and younger animals come from a herd with named lineages and a long-standing presence in the North Fork Valley.

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