Abstract The objective of this study was to evaluate activity traits and its influence on pregnancy during the breeding season. In a 2-year study, crossbred Angus cows (n = 17) were randomly assigned to receive a Knight global positioning system (GPS) tracking collar. All cows were synchronized for fixed-timed artificial insemination (TAI) utilizing a 7-d CO-Synch + CIDR protocol. Then, bulls were turned out with the cowherd 14-d after TAI for a 65-d breeding season. Cows were retrospectively classified in the following groups: (1) conception to TAI (n = 8), (2) Pregnant (n = 6), or (3) Open (n = 3). Cow activity traits were measured as total daily distance traveled, distance to water, and percentage of time spent near water and grazing challenging topography (i.e., > 15% slope) were analyzed during the breeding season. Data were analyzed using the MIXED procedure in SAS 9.4. The model included the main effect of cow age and year was used as a fixed effect. When testing the effect of pregnancy status and cow age on activity traits, these effects did not influence (P = 0.30) total daily distance traveled during the breeding season. Cow age had a significant (P = 0.03) effect on distance to water, wherein, younger cows traveled further from the water source when compared with older cows. Older cows tended (P = 0.08) to spend more time near the water source. Pregnancy status had no influence (P ≥ 0.25) on time spent near the water source nor distance to the water source. Pregnancy status and age had no impact (P ≥ 0.39) on the amount of time cows spent on challenging slopes. In this study, cow age had a stronger effect on cow grazing behavior during the breeding season when compared with pregnancy status. More data will be collected to validate results from the current study.