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Perhaps the most thrilling experience of the tour is when the wagon pauses to feed the elk. Smelling the grain carried in buckets on the wagon, the elk move near, curious and seemingly at ease with the tour guide and passengers. Often, a friendly elk can be enticed to gently nibble from your hand.
Tours leave approximately every hour in-season, starting at 11:30 a.m.
While waiting for the next wagon, visitors can browse the wonderful gift shop, the Antler Shed. It’s a great place to spend time browsing among unusual items for sale, ranging from rustic furniture and antler decor, to stuffed animals and many antler products. Elk meat and jerky are also available. Along the log-rail fence hang dried elk antlers, sold for making lamps, knives, ornaments and other products. Each spring, a new elk antler begins to grow at up to an inch per day for several months before it starts to calcify and turn hard.
When a Bull Elk throws his head back and bugles, his call can send shivers down your spine! This haunting sound is heard frequently at Amber Elk Ranch, just minutes from Ludington. Visitors can take a tour of this 130 acre ranch aboard a comfortable wagon towed by a big farm tractor. The tour travels through fenced-off sections of pasture and pine groves holding pregnant cow, elk, yearling elk, and fully-antlered bulls.
The ranch also welcomes you to their Saturday BBQ from 1-7pm, weather permitting.
Menu includes delicious options such as their famous elk burger, spare ribs, pulled pork sandwiches, corn on the cob, baked beans, chips, and beverages.
Prices are very reasonable, even for a large family!
Amber Elk Ranch is open Memorial Day Weekend through Labor Day and on fall weekends.
2688 W. Conrad Rd.,
Ludington, MI 49431
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Hankwitz Heating & Cooling has been providing the Ludington area with heating and cooling services since 1975.
Dune Grass Concessions offers watercraft & bike rentals, concession food, ice cream, convenience items, State Park & Hamlin Lake souvenirs!
Lie-A-Lot Charters offers the finest charter boat fishing experience on Lake Michigan with captain Mike Darke.
The Law Office of J. Cleaver PLLC specializes in estate planning and administration, small businesses, and law firm document production.
Enjoy your next vacation or getaway at Willow by the Lake Resort on Hamlin Lake in West Michigan. Located just north of Ludington.
Ron Soberalski has built Ludington Truck Tops with hard work and honesty. From running boards to tonneau covers, Ron has you covered.
The Jam Farm in Ludington is the place to get all the best homemade jams, jellies, butters, marmalades, and other homemade goodies!
Anywhere you’d like to go, Elite Transport LLC will get you there comfortably and safely! Book your ride with Bob today!
Instrumental Music & Sound is your local source for instruments and music accessories, repairs, sound system installation, and music lessons.
Dune Side Auto Glass offers fast windshield replacement or chip repair with free estimates and direct insurance billing.
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