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   From the editor: We sincerely hope you find value in the news and conversations happening on a monthly basis from around the buffalo-world. If you know someone that wishes to be in the loop, feel free to direct them to www.allaboutbison.com for a free subscription to the Buffalo Drum. The Buffalo Drum is a non-profit newsletter for the purpose of awareness and knowledge for the benefit of customers, constituents and frie​nds of Frasier Bison LLC. 
   
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AUGUST 2019


The contents provided here are solely the responsibility of the authors and do not necessarily represent the official views of Frasier Bison L.L.C 

What did the Indians use from the buffalo? 

The Indians used almost every piece of the buffalo in one way or another.

‘It gave its life so Indians could live. The buffalo’s generosity provided Indians with food and shelter. Indian people modeled the buffalo’s generosity, and it became fundamental to the economy of the American Indian.’

Richard B. Williams ~Oglala Lakota

The Daily Republican, June 19, 1885

KILLED FOR THEIR HIDES (extract) 

At nearly every station on the railroad, last year could be seen piled up for shipment the chaotic anatomy of thousands of buffaloes. Cattlemen were paid $2 and $3 a wagon load for them Cowboys with little else to do, and even lazy Indians with an eye to the almighty dollar went into the scavenger business and collected buffalo bones for lucre. For months car load after car load, to the number of thousands, passed eastward to Minnesota, Indiana, and Illinois, where they were turned to account as fertilizers. Even the skulls and bones that surveyors have stood up as sighting points have been picked up and carted off, such is the demand for them. Delivered at the factories the farmers are worth $25 a ton, the freight charges ranging from $8 to $10 per ton. Horns alone bring $40 a ton and are extensively used by makers of umbrellas and fans. From a portion of the head, glue is obtained, and the neck bones and shoulder blades are worked up into the popular buffalo horn buttons. A great many of our buffalo bones, horns, and hoofs are annually shipped to England, and, after being turned over once or twice by the cutlery factories of Sheffield, come back to us in the shape of fine knife handles and other articles of finished cutlery. England also imports great quantities of beef shanks for the manufacturing of fertilizers.
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New York

 
Errant bison herd is making its way home
Albany Times Union
“I'm looking at them right now,” said Brian Grubb, who operates the Bison ... They are raised for meat, like cattle, although they don't marble like beef ...
 
Rancher: Wayward buffalo are making way home
Oneonta Daily Star
Thursday, July 25, state police at Richfield Springs received a report that several buffalo, also known as bison, were eating second-cutting hay and ...
 
Fort Stanwix rangers welcome baby bison
Rome Sentinel
A framed history of the bison symbol, a junior ranger hat and a plush Buddy Bison toy were also presented. Goellner said that the park staff will watch ...
 
Update on missing buffalo in upstate New York: 'They are in no rush. They are on bison time'
Rochester Democrat and Chronicle
ALBANY - The 75 bison who broke free from an upstate farm last week are slowly making their way back home. Very slowly. The majority of them have ...
 
Loose buffalo update: 32 back and 43 still on the loose near Sharon Springs
 
An escaped Bison struck, killed by vehicle
WETM - MyTwinTiers.com
SEWARD, N.Y. (NEWS10) — A Bison was struck and killed near Bison Island Farm by a motor vehicle over the weekend. The driver was uninjured, ...
 
As 100 runaway bison annoy the neighbors, rancher turns to apples, dart gun and patience
NewYorkUpstate.com
SHARON SPRINGS, N.Y. -- The 1,800-pound buffalo tagged “Blue 560” was what rancher Brian Grubb called a “fence jumper.” He was the type of ...
 
NY rancher says bison are back home after month on the lam

Montana
 

Roaming Free on Montana's National Bison Range
Idaho Senior Independent
In 1908, the National Bison Range in Montana was established, and for the first time, Congress voted to provide money to buy land in order to protect ...
 
Missoula high school students head to Bison Range for conservation management
KPVI News 6
“I like off-road trucking, and I want to be an advocate for ethical use of the wilderness,” said White, whose father works for Montana Fish, Wildlife and ...
 

Bison take riders for a spin during rodeo
Valleyjournal
Elliott Thomas of St. Ignatius scored 90 points during his bison ride to win the event, while others gave it a good try. Barrel racers take a turn in the ...

(On a personal note, I completely disagree with bison being used in rodeos. I am seeing it happening more and more, usually in New Mexico)
 
Missouri River Corps of Rediscovery: Swiss Cheese and Bison
Helena Independent Record
With world wildlife populations crashing, such that people and livestock make up 96% of all mammalian life, it doesn't seem unreasonable to give ...
 
Brucellosis regulations will be focus of upcoming public meetings
High Plains Journal
The Montana Department of Livestock will be holding a series of ... requirements for brucellosis vaccination of female cattle and domestic bison were ...
 
Bullock should take long view to protect bison herd
The Bozeman Daily Chronicle
With a new governor, legislative attempts to outlaw bison restoration may not be vetoed again. Despite demonstrated public support for Montana bison ...
 
On a Great Plains bison range, the majestic symbol of our own Buffalo
Buffalo News
All this comes to mind this summer on a family visit to the National Bison Range in western Montana, about an hour north of Missoula. Here is where ...
 
Record Number Of People Enter American Prairie Reserve's Bison Harvest Drawing
MTPR
The harvest is one of the ways that the Reserve manages its bison population, along with contraception and donating bison to tribal conservation ...
 
Frederick News Post
The bison was delivered to a local meat processor and the head to a local taxidermist. It was decided not to send any of the meat back to Maryland for ...
 
American Prairie Reserve expands to 655 sq mi
Helena Independent Record
The Montana Legislature passed a resolution last session recommending ... Since it's inception in 2004 the APR has grown a private bison herd that ...
 

Iowa
 

Dorothy Pecaut Nature Center hosts “Bison or Buffalo” event at Woodbury County Fair KTIV
MOVILLE, Iowa (KTIV) – The Dorothy Pecaut Nature Center is at the Woodbury County Fair this week, and this Wednesday hosted an event asking the question: “What’s the difference between a bison and a buffalo?”
 
Bison Burger Picnic
O'Brien County's Bell-Times-Courier
The annual Bison Burger Picnic and Lawn Concert sponsored by the Little Sioux Valley Conservation Association and the O'Brien County ...

 

Alaska

 
What Alaska's 'Highway of Tears' is really like
New Zealand Herald
We were off the side of the Alaska Highway, known locally as the Alcan, ... Bison were calving, and we saw their tiny caramel-coloured babies hiding ...
 
Bison herd rebounds in fourth year in Alaska
Fairbanks Daily News-Miner
A wood bison herd that was introduced to Western Alaska in 2015 has bounced back after its population dipped in 2018. According to a July update ...
 
 

Wyoming

 
Historian to talk horse history at Jackson Hole Historical Society
Jackson Hole News&Guide
Take bison. In 1884 about 325 bison were left in the U.S., according to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. That number had risen to approximately ...
 
Hot Springs State Park Discontinues Bison Feeding Tour–Citing Safety
mybighornbasin
The post states–with the recent bison/human encounters in Yellowstone we will be discontinuing our bison feed tours here in Hot Springs State Park.
 
Feds to start weaning elk from feeding at refuge
Gillette News Record
Wyoming Game and Fish Department's leadership say they expect to ... three-year running average of elk and bison “fed days” has fallen to 50% or ...
 
Unlucky family instantly regret not buying insurance after their rental car gets SMASHED during a ...
Daily Mail
... face with a terrifying stampede; Dad Bruce, 50, and his family were driving through Lamar Valley in Wyoming when a sudden bison stampede forced ...VIDEO

JUST PLAINS FUNNY


www.ieaegan.com
 
What's the point of just watching a buffalo?
theday.com
There's a sign up: DO NOT APPROACH THE BISON. ... So I drive out the west exit into Idaho, cut across Nevada and finally wind up in California at the ...

Texas

 
Greetings From… Quitaque, Texas
Douglas County Herald
The park also has bison. Wildflowers. And a campground. But no cell coverage meant we couldn't stay there. We day-tripped instead. Parked the RV ..

You Can Get Close To Wild Bison At This Beautiful TexasState Park
Narcity
There are very few places where majestic animals and exploring humans can freely roam among the great outdoors together and this Texas state park ...

Livestock producers reminded of anthrax danger
Feedstuffs
Anthrax continues to be a growing concern in Texas, especially through the “anthrax triangle” region, according to Texas A&M AgriLife Extension ...

South Dakota

 
Bison crashes at Wind Cave on the rise
Brookings Register
RAPID CITY (AP) – Motorists are being urged to keep an eye out for wandering bison in Wind Cave National Park in South Dakota after rangers ...
 
Their View: We must preserve our natural areas
Freeport Journal-Standard
At one point, as the tour bus drove around Custer State Park in South Dakota, we came upon a huge herd of buffalo (technically they're bison, but ...

Mellette mural is where bison roam, brown bears play.
I inserted links to try and cover the building.
Aberdeen News - Daily Leader - Daily Leader
Herald Standard

 
From Millions To Near-Extinction To Rebound,Bison Remain Icon Of North America
SDPB Radio
From Millions To Near-Extinction To Rebound, Bison Remain Icon Of North ... The traveling exhibit was created by the Kauffman Museum in Kansas, ...
 
Thundering out of an iconic American past: The Buffalo Roundup in South Dakota's Custer StatePark
The Boston Globe
We had journeyed to the Black Hills for the annual Buffalo Roundup at Custer State Park. (The 54th annual Buffalo Roundup takes place this year on ...

Kansas

 
Zoo News: Construction of bison exhibit has begun
Great Bend Tribune

Construction of the future bison exhibit is underway at the Great Bend Brit Spaugh Zoo!

Eby Construction of Wichita was awarded the $443,820 contract this spring for the construction/renovation of the former bison exhibit at the western edge of the zoo. This is the same firm that renovated the grizzly bear exhibit.

The City of Great Bend’s Public Lands and Public Works departments will also be doing some of the work.

The Dorothy M. Morrison Foundation has been a significant financial contributor to both projects.

Maryland

 
Safety concerns, damage arise from buffalo
Oneonta Daily Star (NY escapees)
The herd of buffalo, also known as bison, escaped from West Creek Buffalo Co. in ... Alex Van Breukelen, a Maryland business person who owns property on Honey Hill Road, said about 15 buffalo have also been on his property.
 

Salisbury Zoo Mourns the Death of Female Bison
WBOC TV 16
SALISBURY, Md.- A 19-year-old American bison at the Salisbury Zoo was ... A post mortem exam is scheduled through the Maryland Department of ...

Frederick News Post
The bison was delivered to a local meat processor and the head to a local taxidermist. It was decided not to send any of the meat back to Maryland for ...

Colorado

 
Bison at home on the Soapstone range
North Forty News
Many Northern Colorado residents had a chance to see bison at home on the Soapstone range on July 13 when Colorado State University, the City of ...

Discovery Channel Founder Asks $279M For Gateway Canyons Ranch
Patch.com
GATEWAY, CO — A Colorado property that looks like it's straight off an epic ... A bison herd can often be seen wandering across the property, listing ...8,700 acres-$279 million



 
Could Colorado see the return of grizzlies, wolves and wildbison? Here's how Montanans coexist ...
Vail Daily News
The latest grizzly bear killed by Montana officials was a relatively small, 278-pounder who ate 40 sheep and lambs in a two-week span, unfazed by ...
 
Plague-infected prairie dogs prompt shutdown of wildlife refuges in Colorado
The Boston Globe
Parts of a Colorado wildlife refuge remain closed off on Sunday after ... The refuge is home many species, including bison and bald eagles, and where ...
 
Colorado ranch complete with own bison herd up for sale
WKRC TV Cincinnati
Colorado ranch complete with own bison herd up for sale ... Only 45 minutes from Laramie, Wyoming it is a two to three hour drive to Ft. Collins, ...Diamond Tail
 
The Rise of Regenerative Agriculture in Colorado
5280 | The Denver Magazine
The couple started raising grass-fed and grass-finished beef (meaning the ..... The bison at West Bijou Ranch aren't even the property of the Savory ...

Minnesota

 
Missing bison found, killed in Lynd area
Marshall Independent
The bison was one of three that broke through several strands of barbed wire and escaped from Brink's property on July 17. Brink said it was the first ...
 
Dig into 'Dirt Rich' program
PostBulletin.com
... 62nd St., will showcase a diverse grass-based farm that produces bison, beef cattle ... To register or for more information, go to www.sfa-mn.org/soil.

Midwest briefs
PostBulletin.com
The Minnesota Industrial Hemp Association, a non-profit trade association, has been ... will showcase a diverse grass-based farm that produces bison, beef cattle and ... To register or for more information, go to www.sfa-mn.org/soil.

Oregon


Nyssa man's expertise in bison takes him to international competition
malheurenterprise.com
In the past, Brown judged bison at the Western Bison Association in Ogden, Utah. Five years ago, Brown was on an expert panel at the National Bison ...

New Mexico

 
Museum offers journey through New Mexico history
Youngstown Vindicator Hundreds of items representing centuries of New Mexico history will be on display as part of a new exhibit at the Albuquerque Museum.

The items range from letters written by outlaw Billy the Kid to more contemporary objects that are part of the Palace of the Governors extensive collection.

 – is like a journey through time that starts with the 1700s.

Items in the exhibit include photographs from 1843, just years after the invention of photography, as well as a printing press and a rare painting on bison hide that depicts the 1720 defeat of Spanish troops and their allies in present-day Nebraska.

North Dakota

 
Hotline helps farmers find hay
KFYR-TV
North Dakota has set up a hay hotline, where farmers can find hay to purchase, according to the ag commissioner.
 
Anthrax in North Dakota: 1st case of the year in Billings County
Outbreak News Today
This has prompted officials to remind livestock producers to take action to protect their animals from the disease, especially in areas with a past history of the ... The animals impacted included cattle, bison, horses, sheep, llamas and ...

Kentucky

Bison Uses Car With People Inside to Scratch Itch in Kentucky
Inside Edition

A bison just couldn't scratch his itch. So he sought help from a nearby car, leaning into the vehicle to use it as a scratch post at a bison range in Kentucky. Needless to say, the occupants were a little worried. "He's gonna jump on the car," one panicked person says. Fortunately, the bison eventually stopped and no damage was done to the car. There's been no word on whether that itch was scratched.

Idaho

 
Idaho roadkill study begins along wildlife migration route
Plainview Daily Herald
The agency says 75% of historical migration routes for elk, bison and pronghorn have been lost in the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem. Freemont ...

Tennessee

 
Adventure awaits in this drive-thru safari park inTennessee
WZTV
Adventure is sure to await guests who visit the Tennessee Safari Park in Alamo, ... Also, while the bison can be fed from your car, it's "at your own risk.

Illinois

 
A Slightly Misremembered Past
Illinois Times
Many of us are under an illusion about our prairie state's past – bison roaming a prairie land fresh from a cleansing glacial ... Illinois State Museum
 
Bees, birds and bison: Meditating on Midewin
Chicago Sun-Times
Illinois had 16 species of bumble bees recorded. Rusty patched is one of the 12 that ``likely still exist in the state.'' Bison were introduced in 2015 and ...

California

 
Brunhilda, Bison at Golden Gate Park, Dies at Age 8
CBS San Francisco
SAN FRANCISCO (CBS SF) — Brunhilda, an 8-year-old female American bison living at the bison paddock in Golden Gate Park, died Thursday, the ...

Wisconsin


Kenosha County is home on the range for bison farms
Kenosha News
Most of the bison farmers, Ries said, have free-range, grass-fed animals. They are low-maintenance animals who sort of take care of themselves. “All ...

And another one
Roofing contractor goes all in with bison-farming hobby
Daily Reporter
After building that fence, he got his first herd in 2012 when Lester got him started with five bison. “He mentored me all the way,” said Pierson.
 
On the Clock: Behind the scenes of the Hooterville Junction Bison Farm
WQOW TV News 18
You can get your hands on a bison burger or other meat at Hooterville Junction Bison Farm. You can also find them at the Eau Claire Downtown ...

Nebraska

 
Heard Around the West in 2068
High Country News
Bison now inhabit parts of three Canadian provinces as well as portions of North Dakota, South Dakota, Montana, Wyoming, Nebraska, eastern ...

Nevada

 
MADE IN NEVADA: Sierra Meat & Seafood
KOLO
MADE IN NEVADA: Sierra Meat & Seafood .... It also sells exotic and specialty meats including: alligator, antelope, bison, camel, elk, goat, kangaroo, ...Durham Bison Ranch

Missouri

 
September 7
KoamNewsNow.com (press release) (blog)
7 to see the bison and the prairie in its full glory. ... For more information about Missouri state parks and historic sites, visit the web at mostateparks.com ...
 
Threatened American Prairies: Crucial for Their Biodiversity, Native Grasslands Need a Helping ...
Modern Conservationist
However, much like the bison they used to sustain, they too are rapidly ... “In terms of Missouri, there were 15 million acres of prairie at the time of ...

Washington

 
Jefferson County judge sets deadline to justifybison exams
Peninsula Daily News
The bison have been held at Center Valley Animal Rescue in Quilcene ... for when the animals eventually are transferred to a sanctuary in Texas.
 
How have a great long weekend, what to do and where to spend it
Bulletin
A local activity which one wouldn't necessarily consider is learning about one of Spokane's incredible creatures through a Bison Farm Tour. WinTur Bison..

Canada

 
American Addiction Centers seeks to offload old Ringwood convent in cost-saving measure NorthJersey.com
They are among 21 people in seven states who became sick, apparently after eating ground bison meat distributed by a company in Quebec, Canada.
 
Driver safe, bison killed after crash along Liard Highway
Cabin Radio
Driver safe, bison killed after crash along Liard Highway ... "The carcass was transported back to Fort Liard and the edible meat has been packaged ...
 
Banff bison one year after release: setbacks, triumphs and hope for team tasked with herd's success
Calgary Herald
Heuer said a good chunk of his field work involves installing and maintaining fence posts, but it's worth it to be able to see the historical project ...

 
Banff bison relocated to Rocky Mountain House after wandering out of park
CBC.ca
Parks Canada says a bison has been relocated to Rocky Mountain House National Historic Site after it wandered out of Banff National Park. A herd of ...
 
Banff bull bison relocated to Rocky Mountain House after wandering out of park
National Observer
Parks Canada says a third bull bison has wandered out of Banff National Park. A herd of wild plains bison has been free to roam a 1,200 ...
 
Alberta farms, producers open their gates this weekend for Open Farm Days
LacombeOnline.com (press release) (blog)
We have over 150 farms involved, and that goes anywhere from bison farms to meateries to U-Picks- it really runs the whole gambit of different farms ...
 
Mother and daughter both use bison for their cottage industries
Grainews
Janzen, her husband Don, and his brother Larry raise bison near Glenbush, Saskatchewan, and having now retired from a long nursing career, she is ...
 
Local farms taking part in Open Farm Days
Airdrie Today
Cynthia Austin – who co-owns Glengary Bison, northwest of Airdrie – said Open Farm Days provides an important opportunity for people outside the ...
 
Bison herd happy and healthy at EINP thanks to green summer
FortSaskOnline.com
Those looking to go see the herd should do so at dawn and dusk, particularly on cooler days near the bison loop or south of Hayburger Trail.
 
'We need our brother buffalo beside us'
Prince Albert Daily Herald
“We need our brother buffalo beside us, physically beside us.” The Sturgeon River Plains Bison herd calls the northwest part of Prince Albert National ...
 
Northern BC cave designated a national historicsite
PrinceGeorgeMatters.com
Northern B.C. cave designated a national historic site ... heads, as well as bones from humans and various animals including bison and raven.
 
Education, conservation efforts underway around Sturgeon River bison herd
CBC.ca
The Buffalo Treaty gatherings are designed to educate people about the history of bison — or buffalo as it's traditionally known in Indigenous culture ...

Belarus

 
An ancient beast returns to Transylvania
The Economist
European bison were hunted to the brink of extinction in the early 20th ... them), threatened by intensive agriculture in western Europe, still thrive here.

Netherlands

 
The Netherlands' grand rewilding experiment, gone haywire
WHYY
Animals like the aurochs — the wild ancestor of domestic cows — the wild horse, and the European bison. Prehistoric Europe “had a whole menagerie ...

Poland

 
10 Reasons Why You'll Fall In Love With Poland
TheTravel
Home to around 800 European bison and grand oak trees that have been standing for centuries, the forest is a .... Good news if you're a history buff!

Tribal

 
Historian to talk horse history at Jackson Hole Historical Society
Jackson Hole News&Guide
Take bison. In 1884 about 325 bison were left in the U.S., according to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. That number had risen to approximately ...
 
Project from MSU, Fort Peck Tribes aims to connect people and bison
The Bozeman Daily Chronicle
Project from MSU, Fort Peck Tribes aims to connect people and bison .... The completion of the trail and allfive installations is expected to take a few ...
 
Wild about saskatoon berry muffins
Canada.com
Canada's First Peoples picked, dried and pounded the berry with dried bison meat to create pemmican, the preserved staple of their diet. Settlers, too ...
 
Sharing Bison Heart Holds Deeper Meaning Than Nourishment
CochraneNow.com
The significant relationship between the McDougall Stoney Mission, the Stoney People and the bison was recently explored and celebrated at the ...
 
Heritage Yellowstone Park bison to join Montana tribal herds
UPI.com
The plan is part of a program to return heritage bison to tribal lands, ... Wildlife Refuge, in partnership with the Denver Zoo and to the Minnesota Zoo.
 
Agriculture is more than cows and plows
Char-Koosta News
Tribal students sample the wide fields of agricultural science and practice ... While in Browning, the students also visited the Blackfeet Bison Ranch, ...
 
Help Wyoming communities tell their own stories
Casper Star-Tribune Online
On the Wind River Reservation, two Wyoming communities are going to ... who scoops up pieces of the story between flights in and out of Wyoming. .... the tribes' efforts to preserve their culture by re-releasing bison into the wild and ...
 
55 Yellowstone bison moved to Montana Indian reservation
95.7 News
Park officials said they completed the transfer of the bison, also known as ... Wintersweet and, in a nod to the bride's birthplace, the California poppy.
 
VIDEO: Celebrating rich indigenous history of Glenbow Ranch Provincial Park
CochraneNow.com
Glenbow Ranch Provincial Park is rich in Indigenous history with multiple tipi rings and bison kill sites. This culture is highlighted as part of the regular ...
 
Tribal leaders hear plan to 'grow' bison herd
Cherokee Phoenix
Tribal leaders hear plan to 'grow' bison herd ... female bison from the Badlands National Park in South Dakota and 12 bulls from the Teddy Roosevelt ...
 
Tribal ranches: too much or not enough?
Navajo Times
(While the tribal ranch program was instituted to help Navajo ranchers, Big Bo ... Lessees are not allowed to live on the tribal ranches, which Notah says ... non-Navajo folks who are running the 200-odd head of cattle and 900 bison.
 
'Nation to Nation' Consultation Meeting and Tours recently held in Quapaw
High Plains Journal
All the food utilized for the meals was from the Tribes of Oklahoma: The bison, the beef steak, vegetables and desserts. The meat is from their herds ...
Legislation
 
Pendley's BLM appointment great news for Montana
The Bozeman Daily Chronicle
Pendley's BLM appointment great news for Montana ... step in their objective of establishing an enormous free-roaming bison herd in central Montana.
 
Interior Department Moving To Open More Public Lands To Hunting, Fishing
National Parks Traveler (press release) (blog)
Amending "certain provisions of the regulations specific to Alaska NWRs. ... Yellowstone National Park's management of bison has created conflicts ...
 
Guest opinion: Pendley's appointment to lead BLM great news for Montana
Billings Gazette
... has dedicated itself to killing jobs and undermining Montana's economy. ... of establishing an enormous free-roaming bison herd in central Montana.
 
Changes to Endangered Species Act could impact Alaska wildlife
KTVA
Changes to Endangered Species Act could impact Alaska wildlife ... by the ESA include Cook Inlet beluga whales, polar bears and wood bison.
DVM & Business
 
Fighting Bovine Tuberculosis: Colorado trials new test
AGDAILY
The Animal Health Laboratory within the Colorado Department of ... It primarily affects cattle, but is known to infect bison, deer, elk, goats, and other ...
 
Man losing dozens of exotics to anthrax
Uvalde Leader-News
“We saw in a large 350-plus animal outbreak in Montana that moving all the bison out of the major outbreak area and into a pasture with no cases ...
 
Livestock Producers Looking At Feeding Options
SwiftCurrentOnline.com
Provincial Livestock Specialist Murray Fiest says the issue is a concern in all sectors including sheep and goats, cattle, horses and bison. He says if ...

 
Brucellosis regulations will be focus of upcoming public meetings
High Plains Journal
The Montana Department of Livestock will be holding a series of ... requirements for brucellosis vaccination of female cattle and domestic bison were ...
 
Anthrax Found in Livestock in ND, TX
KTIC
The case was confirmed by the North Dakota State University Diagnostic Laboratory based on blood and tissue samples submitted by a local ...
Archaeological  

For Sale: A Bison's Skull Straight From the Ice Age
Atlas Obscura
Last year, scientists in Alaska ate extinct steppe bison in a stew, taken from the frozen remains known as Blue Babe. (“It tasted a little bit like what I ...


 
Area Attractions
Rapid City Journal
A Nebraska Park permit is required. ... Hudson-Meng Bison Bonebed ... Over 10,000 years ago, hundreds of bison were killed mysteriously at this ...
 
3000-year-old buffalo skull displayed at Bear Creek Rendezvous
Herald-Whig
However, those who attended on Saturday, had a chance to learn some history, as they saw a buffalo (bison) skull believed to be 3,000 years old. Karen Sparrow of Keokuk, Iowa, a member of the sponsoring Standing Bear Council, ...
 
Museum of Idaho to take tour group to local archaeological sites
East Idaho News
“This site is significant in that it has some wonderful evidence of early human interaction with some of the early mammoth and bison that were in this ...
 
A community built out of bones
Pamplin Media Group
Annual paleontology dig attracts loyal volunteers eager to help find 13,000-year old bones burried in Woodburn High School's front yard ...
Ecological 
 
A long-billed curlew in flight over the American Prairie Reserve in Montana.
Smithsonian's National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute (press release)
At American Prairie Reserve in Montana, researchers from the Smithsonian ... Bison and prairie dogs are both ecosystem engineers, meaning their ...

Is Grass-Fed Beef Really Better For The Planet? Here's The Science
NPR
But some advocates say there is a way to eat meat that's better for the planet and better ... Think of the hordes of bison that once roamed the prairies.

 
Regenerative Farming: Can meat save the planet?
Stuff.co.nz
Grazing animals are vital to addressing the climate crisis. Blink. Yep, you read that right. Cows, sheep, bison, even pigs, goats and chickens are part of ...
Misc
COLUMN: People need to learn that Park bison are wild animals
Cody Enterprise
One of my favorite people, who just happened to be an old Pennsylvania Dutchman, had a saying when he didn't like someone or some group.
 
How to keep your family safe this summer
East Idaho News
Observe the 100-yard rule with bears and wolves, and at least 25 yards with bison and elk. Follow the posted speed limits and watch for animals ...
 
Jim Naugler: Taking a selfie with big critters? No bull
La Crosse Tribune
After re-entering earth's atmosphere, tourists plummeting to ground zero invariably crash-land on a park sign warning visitors not to take “bison selfies.


THE WEST
If you’re dumb, writes John Kelly in the Washington Post, “there are lots of good ways to have a bad time at a national park. … I’m amazed anyone gets out of Yellowstone alive.” Kelly asked readers to share their most bizarre observations, so Bridget Collins recounted how she’d seen a tourist stop his car and run across the road to take photos of a sleeping bison. “He was three feet away at most,” she later told a ranger. “If the bison attacked, I wanted to testify on behalf of the bison.” Another reader saw a family advancing on a herd of elk, video camera in hand: “I hear a scream, I look down and see a bull elk with a camcorder hooked on his splendid rack as he charged the tourists and chased them across the meadow. I felt bad for the animal.” Yet another described how a woman stepped off the boardwalk to pose near a hot springs for a photo. If she’d broken through the crust, “she would have been parboiled.” It’s not just Yellowstone, either. Maybe the scariest thing happened at Nevada’s Hoover Dam: A mother wanted a dramatic photo, so she placed her screaming 5-year-old on a wall with a 700-foot drop. Luckily, the child stayed upright.
 
What Do Bovids, Bridges and the West Have to Do With American Art?
Smithsonian
The 13-inch-tall bronze depicts an alert male bison, standing on all fours ... Proctor's family moved west from Michigan in 1871, settling in Colorado ...
 
At a glance: Weapons sites converted into wildlife refuges
Washington Times
It had a long history of leaks, fires and environmental violations. ... Bald eagles nested at the site, and wildlife officials have reintroduced bison and ...


Aggressive Bison Rams Horn into SUV Door

These guys were driving out of their home town, and came across a group of bison roaming about in their route. They were caught in a line of traffic when they saw one of the bulls ram his horns into a car's door in front of them. They quickly rolled up their window to prevent any imminent danger.  Video

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Monthly Bison Market Report
 
12 High-Protein Foods For Weight Loss
Times Square Chronicles (press release)
Meat is an obvious choice and making sure it's free-range, grass-fed, ... Healthy meats that are gaining popularity include bison, rabbit, turkey, and ...
 
Author Q&A: American History, as Told through Beef
Daily Yonder
Low prices and sanitary meat at the expense of all else won out. ... to displace a people who are riding around on horses hunting bison, and then later ...
 
Choose grilled options, split snacks to eat healthier at the fair
Richland Source
Muntan says many people who get one burger will come back for another later just because the bison tastes so much better than other burgers.
 
Is Grass-Fed Beef Really Better For The Planet? Here's The Science
NPR
But some advocates say there is a way to eat meat that's better for the planet and better ... Think of the hordes of bison that once roamed the prairies.
 
Consumers – Not Science – Are Driving Demand for Antibiotic-Free Meat
CNSNews.com
In a parallel universe, where we hadn't starved the American Indians from their lands by ruthlessly hunting herds of bison that thundered across the ...
Yellowstone
 
Gardiner residents push for bison hunt restrictions on border of Yellowstone
The Bozeman Daily Chronicle
Wednesday's meeting was far from the first time the government officials who manage Yellowstone bison lost hours talking about the hunt near ...
 
Feds Say No More NEPA Review For Yellowstone Bison
Law360
Cottonwood Environmental Law Center is seeking to overturn a Montana ... further NEPA analysis of the governments' bison management plan.
 
TeenAg exchange a hit with pupils
Otago Daily Times
During the stay, Kayla visited renowned Montana cattle stud Thomas ... which has 10,000 hydrothermal features and is home to almost 5000 bison.

 
Yellowstone tourist's illegal act under investigation; video
For The Win
A tourist brazenly and illegally approached a bison alongside a boardwalk in Yellowstone National Park and, despite being told “don't do it,” reached ...


 
How to Behave in National Parks, According to the People Who Work There
InsideHook
Last year, some idiot taunted a bison at Yellowstone and was summarily lambasted by social media and regular media alike. But apparently we didn't ...
 
Grizzly Bear Handles A 2000 PoundBison Like A Child's Toy
eBaum's World Gaming News
This grizzly bear made child's play of moving a 2000 pound adult Bison bull that died after it was struck by a vehicle near the Yellowstone River. Video
 National Bison Association 
 
National Buffalo Foundation Hall of Fame inductees announced
High Plains Journal
The National Bison Association recently held their annual Summer ... Wall Drug, in Wall, South Dakota, was the plant's first buffalo meat customer, and ...

 

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