North Fork Angus

North Fork Angus
Scott, Fay, Kade and Katie, Shane, & Morgan Friede
1040 North Fork Road
Chinook, MT 59523

Email – [email protected]

Scott’s Cell – (406) 399-3933
Home – (406) 357-2410

 

 

North Fork Angus

North Fork Angus began building its registered Angus herd in 2001 with a small group of starter cows purchased from a trusted friend, mentor, and neighbor—Ede Brietmiere, a highly regarded breeder of Black Angus cattle. Over the past 18 years, the herd has grown steadily to 120 registered cows, with a strong and deliberate emphasis on the mother cow.

With a relatively small herd, sire selection must be intentional. Every bull is chosen to reinforce the ideals that define the program: moderate‑sized, highly productive cows with longevity, solid feet, functional udders, fertility, and strong maternal instincts. This disciplined approach has created a cow herd known for consistency—uniform in type, dependable in production, and free of surprises.

The ranch operates along the Milk River Valley on Montana’s Hi‑Line and north toward the Canadian border. The cattle thrive in an environment defined by harsh weather swings, a short growing season, and long winters. Their ability to perform under these conditions is a cornerstone of the program. North Fork Angus has proudly sold bulls with the Milk River Angus Association since 2004, and visitors are always welcome to stop by and see the cows that built the herd.

30th Annual Milk River Angus Bull Sale

We’re pleased to share the bulls we are offering in the 30th Annual Milk River Angus Bull Sale, where we’ve been proud consignors since 2004. If you have any questions as you look through the information, please reach out. We’re always glad to visit about our cattle and help however we can.

We also invite you to visit the Milk River Angus webpage, where you’ll find photos of our herd sires, a video of the 1614 bull, and additional information on the bulls we’re bringing to the sale.

We wish you a successful calving season and appreciate your interest in our program. We hope to see you at the Milk River Angus Sale in Chinook on April 15.

Herd Sires

We weaned these March‑born, first‑cycle calves at 753 lbs average.That’s the kind of consistency that pays.

Ideal 1614 Traveler of 4223 Selling four sons out of this muscular, long-striding herd sire in the Milk River Angus Bull Sale on April 15th, 2026. Powerful genetics built for real-world performance. This is Ideal 1614 Traveler of 4223, proudly owned with E7 Angus. We AI heifers to him and have pasture bred with him each year we’ve owned him. He is a true working proven herd sire for us, leaving behind outstanding progeny! He works as good on cows as he does on heifers.

Lot 17 just as we were weaning off this calf on Oct 17th. He is a March 5th calf and his Sire is Ideal 0026 Rito of Renown.

Ideal 4223 – We AI our heifers to 4223. He is a proven calving ease sire whose calves are moderate in frame and extremely correct with excellent feet and legs. His calves are very consistent and have been trouble free. Our 4223 daughters bred up on their first cycle. We are incredibly happy with what we have seen so far with the use of this sire.
OCC Great Plains 943G – Sire of DDA Cooper 135U. Great Plains is a tried-and-true maternal sire. Cooper is following in his sire’s footsteps, producing outstanding females along with moderate birth weight, extra long body length and good fleshing ability.

 

CAR Remarkable 640 – We are extremely pleased with 640’s daughters. Their feet, udders, size, fertility and mothering ability are all outstanding. The sons have displayed exceptionally good growth and performance.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

To give you an idea of the kind of cows in our program, pictured is a North Fork bred heifer out grazing the end of September. This was a very tough year in North Central Montana, and she is still holding her flesh.

Herd Dams

Two-year old NF cow with her bull calf

859 Dam to DDA Cooper 135U

769 dam to CAR Remarkable 640