Stockgrowers association

A stockgrowers association was an organization of cowmen in the Old West of the United States who attempted to restrict entry onto the range by controlling access to limited water supplies.{{cite book|title=Free Market Environmentalism|author1=Anderson, Terry Lee |author2=Leal, Donald |name-list-style=amp |date=2001|pages=30|publisher=0-312-23503-8}}

Some of these organizations still exist, although their functions have changed. Examples include the Wyoming Stockgrowers Association, the Western South Dakota Stockgrowers Association, and the Montana Stockgrower's Association.{{citation needed|date=August 2010}}