At Mark Young Outfitters, we are a fourth-generation family-operated cattle ranch located along the Rocky Mountain Front in Augusta, Montana. An Old West town, Augusta is quaint and charming with many buildings that date back to the early 1900s. While you’re here, be sure to stroll Main Street and check out local antique shops and stores, family-friendly watering holes and restaurants, a local grocery store, coffee shop, wine shop and gas station. Located on the most scenic route between Glacier and Yellowstone national parks, Augusta welcomes travelers year-round.
The original ranch was purchased in 1944 by Mark Young’s grandparents, Lester and Bertha Young. With that purchase came the very original Flying Shit House brand which we still use to mark our angus cattle today! While we love the guided hunting and fishing aspect of our business, cattle and crops are our main source of income and we count ourselves lucky and blessed to continue to run the operation as a family. At the helm are Mark and Julie Young. We work alongside our three adult children Chase (Emilee), Rhett (Hailey) and Britta (Hunter) Ritter and their growing families, and are fortunate to have the next generation call the ranch home. Along with ranch, Mark Young Outfitters is the part of our operation that takes clients on guided hunts for whitetail, mule deer and antelope on private land. We also offer guided fishing trips on the Sun River, Elk Creek, Willow Creek and a few private ponds on the ranch, where our guests cast lines for both brown and rainbow trout.
With family at the heart of our business, it’s a privilege for us to share our Montana roots and lifestyle with our guests. When you book a trip with us, you become part of the Old West ranch lifestyle and get to see how it helps feed our world. A typical day at the Flying Shit House Ranch could include a variety of tasks, from moving cattle (primarily on horseback), calving and raising black angus cattle, planting and irrigating crops, haying alfalfa and harvesting barley, as well as spending time in and on nearby lakes and rivers, as well as our beloved Rocky Mountain Front. At the end of the day hang your hat in the guest quarters which was built around 1890’s and has been refurbished exposing the original logs.
