Hemlock Hills Elk Ranch, LLC

05/24/2026

Update from the farm. Bulls are coming along nicely. Calving in full swing. 10 babies so far including one set of twins. They're not out of the woods yet but things improving.

05/14/2026

First calf of the year! Only 36 more to go. Its a boy! Born to our favorite and oldest white cow Sugar. She gives us the first calf almost every year. Now the fun and games begin.

05/01/2026

04/18/2026

Stop by our booths tomorrow. We still have good stock on all our elk and pork products!

Why did the frog read Sherlock Holmes? He liked a good croak and dagger!

Are you a book lover? You should come out to Farmers Market of the Ozarks tomorrow for our biannual Lit-Fest! We've invited seven local authors to set up with us, PLUS we'll have lots of "lit" adventures such as DIY blackout poetry, reading stories to a real baby goose, family story time, and FREE USED BOOKS for everyone who shows up (while supplies last). It's going to be Lit(erature)!

8am-1pm Saturday, April 18th

04/11/2026

Come visit us tomorrow 4/11/26 at the Farmers Market of the Ozarks. We’re fully stocked on all our elk products, pasture pork products, and non-GMO eggs. Tomorrow only SPECIAL: Buy any elk steak and get a dozen of our non-GMO eggs for only $1.

03/31/2026

Our website has gone live today! Please check it out https://hemlockhillselk.com/. If you find any issues let us know. We have a few tweaks to make yet.
Currently we will be offering:
- shelf stable snack sticks, summer sausage, and jerky
- antler dog chews, antler buttons, freeze dried elk organ pet treats, pet elk velvet joint supplements
- elk velvet antler capsules, liquid drops, elk organ complex supplements for people
- and much more!
All these products are also available at Farmers Market of the Ozarks on Saturdays but our website will not offer frozen elk meat cuts at this time. You can order those like always by sending us a message or email.
Now thru the month of April us the code FIRSTORDER5 to receive 5% off your first order. Free shipping on all orders over $99.

03/28/2026

Come see us at the Farmers Market of the Ozarks today from 8am - 1pm.

03/13/2026

We’re in the process of our semi-annual deworming on our bulls. This year there’s an added twist. We’re taking tissue samples that will be sent to Dr. Chris Seabury. Dr. Chris Seabury is the Texas A&M University genomics researcher who has been leading the elk industry’s current USDA-funded effort (in cooperation with NAEBA) to develop science-based genetic tools that help identify elk with stronger potential protection against Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD) using GEBV. He has received a 2nd grant for continuing this research.

GEBV usually means genomically estimated breeding value. It is a score derived from DNA data that estimates an animal’s inherited potential for a trait in this case CWD. With this information we’re able to estimate genetic susceptibility to chronic wasting disease (CWD) so we can make herd-management and breeding decisions. This is the type of management that will move the needle on the disease, NOT mass killing of healthy animals as the majority of the states Conservation Departments are doing.

03/10/2026

We’re Back!! Saturday, March 14th will be our first day back at the Farmers Market of the Ozarks in Springfield MO. We are fully stocked with all our elk meat cuts and processed products! LOTS of new things coming this season.

Things to look forward to:
🐖 pasture raised IPP products including: chops, hams, steaks, bacon, sausage, ribs, lard…..
🐓 Non-GMO poultry
🥚 Non-GMO eggs

We will also have double the booth space this season!

Follow us on our new adventure and sister organization Hemlock Hills Homestead page!

Our new website hemlockhillselk.com will be going live soon!

01/16/2026

Last week we ran all the exposed cows (42 of them) thru and drew blood for pregnancy tests. We got the results back today. We're expecting 37 calves late spring. Very happy with the results as 4 of the 5 open cows were 1yr heifers and 2 of those were white. We have never been able to get 1yr white heifers bred since whites tend to mature a bit slower than browns. However this year we did have 2 of the 4 white heifers bred!