Travis Gitthens was born and raised on a purebred Gelbvieh cattle ranch in western Nebraska. He managed his own herd of Maine/Shorthorn cattle for club calf production. After graduating from Chadron State College in Nebraska he earned a commission in the United States Marine Corps as an Infantry Officer and served on active duty for 8 years. He is an avid Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu practitioner and enjoys working on his ranch west of Casper. Travis’s 2022 sales totaled more than $13,000,000 and he is licensed in Wyoming.