A working Cattle Ranch
For Over 130 Years
The History of Douglas Lake Ranch spans a period of some 130 years dating back to the mid 1880s. In fact, Douglas Lake Ranch itself traces its name back to 1872 when John Douglas Sr. homesteaded his first 320 acres along its shore of its namesake lake.
Douglas Lake Cattle Co.
About Us
The Douglas Lake Cattle Company currently consists of 271,000 deeded acres with an additional 1,023,000 +/- acres of crown grazing between all company holdings bringing the company’s total acreage to over 1.2 million.
Over the past decade, the Douglas Lake Cattle Company has added several significant and historical BC ranch operations to its portfolio. Read more about the ranches that now are a part of the Douglas Lake Ranch family.
Ranch Operations Today
Douglas Lake Ranch has proven to be truly inventive. Reaching out to the Tourism Industry with it’s availability of private lakes, Douglas Lake Ranch provides dedicated anglers with some of the best and exclusive stillwater fly-fishing in North America. Our lakes are rich with hard fighting Kamloops Rainbow Trout, weighing up to ten pounds.
Moving forward Douglas Lake Cattle Company continues to innovate and remains on the cutting edge of the Canadian beef industry. We are continually striving to improve our cow herd through careful performance based genetic selection and sound management practices that set the standard for excellence. Douglas Lake Cattle Company continues to foster a culture of uncompromising quality, sustainability and environmental stewardship while striving to invest in its people and the local community.
