Hardware Ranch

It is located in the Blacksmith Fork Canyon, about 15 mi (24 km) east of Hyrum, Utah.

Rocky Mountain elk are fed here through the winter to prevent them from coming to inhabited areas further down the canyon in search of food.

Horse-drawn sleigh rides and a visitor center are offered from mid December to February.

Cattle and sheep are allowed to graze on the WMA through a competitive contracting process.

The state of Utah purchased the ranch in 1946 from the Ernst Lorentz Petersen family estate, who immigrated from Denmark in the 1860s Box Elder Hardware Company,[1] using money from the Wildlife Restoration Act.