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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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October 2015


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

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But prior to Harris' arrival, rampant poaching so endangered bison, elk, deer and other animals that Buffalo Bill Cody had written a letter to the New ...
 


CHANGING THINGS UP A BIT. NEWS WILL BE SORTED BY:

STATE, COUNTRIES, LEGISLATION, MISC. ECOLOGICAL, FOOD & RECIPES , YELLOWSTONE AND ASSOCIATIONS   (as the news comes in)
Colorado

Pure Yellowstone bison, bred at Colorado State University, will be reintroduced to Soapstone Prairie Natural Area and Red Mountain Open Space.
 
 
 
A group of students paid$25 to rent a bison calf and his keeper for the last game of the 1934 potato season. But they didn't start naming the bison ...


 
 
 
The natural area's big headlining animal is the 10 bison that, come Nov. 1, will roam 800 acres of this shortgrass prairie. The future - and at one time ...


 
 
 
A surrogate mother bison stands guard over her new baby. The young bison is part of the Laramie Foothills Bison Conservation Herd – a group of ...
Illinois

 
 
 
Visitors view the exhibit of "Bison in Illinois" at the Illinois State Museum Wednesday, Sept. 30, 2015, in Springfield, Ill. Gov. Bruce Rauner is set to ...


Cliff and Jeff will be taking a closer look at the American Bison, a large native mammal to the Illinois prairies that once covered two-thirds of the “prairie ...
 
 
 
The bison herd at the preserve is growing, and its habitat is expanding along with it. ... "All of the bison are looking amazingly healthy and relaxed.".


 
 
 
WILMINGTON — Wildlife officials are preparing for the arrival of an American bison herd at Midewin National Tallgrass Prairie as part of a long-term ...


 
 
 
American bison arrive at the Forest Service's Midewin National Tallgrass Prairie on Friday, Oct. 23, 2015, in Wilmington. The 27 bison arrived from ...
 
 
South Dakota

It's a big chunk of land, to be sure, but for me there's more to it. I was nearly 9 years old when I came face-to-face with an American bison on that ranch.

 
 
 
The American Bus Association this year had listed the Buffalo Roundup as their top event and motor coaches in attendance increased from 29 in 2014 .


 
 
 
Bison, like these at Custer State Park, in South Dakota, were central to the Plains Indians. But when the U.S. National Parks Service tried to ...


 
 
 
Originally, this event was just to keep the bison population in check with the available grassland by culling the herds, keeping track of them, and ...


 
 
 
Wind Cave National Park bison are about the purest herd in the U.S. Many herds are contaminated with cattle DNA. (photo courtesy National Park ...


 
 
 
MOBRIDGE – A bison ranch in the Dakotas that has been a source of frustration for other ranchers in the area failed to sell at auction over the ...


 
 
Archaeologist: Ree Heights bone site marks ancient hunters' bison kill ... Fosha said it's possible that ancient hunters drove bison off the edge of the ridge ... harsh times – to the Ohio Valley or other river valleys, to Texas, to Canada.
JUST PLAINS FUNNY
   www.ieaegan.com
Minnesota 
 
 
 
Minnesota -(Ammoland.com)- Eleven genetically rare bison have been released into Minneopa State Park near Mankato as part of the newest efforts ...

 
 
 
The new bison herd at Minneopa State Park near Mankato is settling in. ... effort between the state Department of Natural Resources and the Minnesota Zoo that ... Part of the preservation plan is to grow the current bison herd at Blue ...

 
 
 
A car drives in to the newly opened Minneopa State Park bison range ... MANKATO — Park officials have opened the gate to the new bison range at ...
Alaska
 
 
 
The talk is 7 p.m. Monday at the Noel Wien Library Auditorium, 1215 Cowles St. It's titled “Wood Bison Back in Alaska, How We Got Here.” The event is ...


 
 
Wood bison were present in Alaska for much of the past 10,000 years, but disappeared over the last two centuries. This spring the Alaska Department ...


 
 
 
Visitors, expected to reach 225,000 by the end of the year, click cameras and post selfies as moose, bears, musk ox, bison and elk roam their spacious ...


Club wants OK for bow hunters to pursue bison. Concern over lake trout stocks is prompting another round of proposals for tighter fishing restrictions ...
North Dakota 

Instrumental in halting the bison's extinction, Roosevelt helped usher in an 1894 law that made it illegal to kill the animal in Yellowstone National Park.

How could buffalo hunters bumping about in wagons and shooting single-shot rifles, wipe out all the bison from an area 2,000 miles long and 500 ...

 
 
 
Heide's image of a downtown Fargo scene superimposed on the shape of a bison was printed on a digital vinyl wrap and applied to the garage door at ...

 
 
 
If you're not up for a floor remodel, you can still purchase a piece of Bison history from Fargo furniture maker Grain Designs. Supplies are limited, but ...

 
 
Corso, a 3-year-old North American bison bull, has been a staple of North Dakota State football since his debut on ESPN's “College GameDay” in ...

 
 
 
The 1929 Homecoming Parade boasted 20 floats, at least 15 people in costume, the Gold Star Band and bison meat sandwiches. In 1932, the ...

 
 
Bison graze at Theodore Roosevelt National Park. The park is named for the nation's 26th president, an avid outdoorsman who set aside 230 million ...
Arizona
 
 
The “2016 Spring Turkey, Javelina, Bison and Bear Hunt Draw Information” booklet is available online at www.azgfd.gov/draw. Printed booklets are ...


Arizona Politicians Seek Bison Hunting In Grand Canyon National Park ... Opposing the legislation is the National Parks Conservation Association, ...


PHOENIX (AP) — Arizona officials are embarking on an effort to help conserve the American bison. The Game and Fish Department said state officials ...


U.S. Rep. Paul Gosar (R-AZ) celebrated the addition of the Grand Canyon Bison Management Act to the Sportsmen's Heritage and Recreational ...

The committee passed the Grand Canyon Bison Management Act on Oct. 8, attaching it as an amendment to a larger Sportsman's Heritage and ...
Idaho

 
 
 
... earlier confrontations. Walters said the fire burned through their ranch twice previously, but that their animals — including elk and bison — “are OK.” ...
California
 
 
 
In the best example in the collection, the bison skull, only one horn was ... The skull is believed to be from a giant ice age bison, a species that lived ... watch the process on the third floor of the Natural History Museum in Balboa Park.



More bison were eventually flown in to increase the gene pool and now, ... If Avalon could give a quintessential American beach town views rivaling ...


Bison, horse, deer, camel, elk, brush rabbit, pocket gophers and mice lived during the Rancholabrean period, SFPUC officials said. Fossils in the other ...

 
 
 
“What we think of as buffalo in America are technically bison. True buffaloes are water buffaloes and those are found in Africa, Vietnam, places like that ...
Utah
 
 
 
FILE — Buffalo roam on Antelope Island on Sunday, Feb. 15, 2015. Registration is open for the annual Antelope Island Bison Roundup, which will ...


 
 
 
(AP Photo/Rick Bowmer). Riders on horseback herd bison during an annual roundup of one of the country's largest and oldest public herds Friday, ...
Wyoming
 
 
 
Cheyenne, WY (KGWN)- It's the curiosity that killed the cat, or in this case bison. "There was a buffalo that was killed, between a year and a half and ...


 
 
The museum has selected about 60 works from its permanent collection to represent the Wyoming of yesteryear, when millions of bison roamed freely ...


Brucellosis, which causes female animals to abort their young, is found in elk, bison and cattle. According to Wyoming Game and Fish, the elk and ...


The Laramie Foothills Bison Conservation Herd will move from CSU Foothills Campus to public lands in northern Colorado, with release set Nov. 1.

 
 

 
Art has always been a private, sentimental touchstone for Greater Yellowstone bison rancher Ted Turner, and paintings have been known to make him ...


 
 
 
Bison hunting hasn't been too hot either, though that's to be expected this time of year as well. More than two months have passed since the season ...
Iowa
 
 
 
Unlike growing corn or soybeans or even cattle, there is no manual for how to raise bison. For Chicoine and Ruble, the emphasis is on animal family.


 
 
 
The National Park Service says about 70 bison are part of this year's ... The bison transferred out of state are going to Missouri, Iowa, Kansas and ...
Kansas
 
 
 
Park rangers discuss the prairie's intricate system of plants and animals, the geology that formed the Flint Hills, American Indians, bison and the legacy ...


 
 
 
Two bison stand in a pasture at the Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve. ... The new-to-Kansas bison will first be placed in small pens and pastures to ...
Southern Plains Pointers: Oct 2015


  Conception Rates, Culling Decisions & The #1 Factor
 
  This is the time of year when we all prepare to work our bison and make decisions about our herd based on what they are doing for us, or represent to the sustainability of our economic model. I tend to look at a bison-work, as a survey of facilitation or husbandry that the bison participate in. We collect data such as; body weight, body score, weaning weight [whether we wean or not], yearling weights, conception rate, dentition, and humane handling efficiency. While data-sets and surveys, like many analogous ‘whatever’s’, only work if you use them, it is also true that the analysis is subject to our perception.  

  As owner-operators we are in charge of having a plan and the answers. The plan should also include the charge of the answers, or results, containing questions and not fearing the ‘why’ of it.  This means: checking attitudes at the door and identifying failures as positives and a chance to improve production, rather than a bad grade.  One such scenario may well be conception rates in the southern plains this year. We’ve had back to back [to back] perfect storms for internal parasite explosions and low nutritional regimes. Too much water – no water – and back to too much water. To example the scenario, we will use a bison work, at the end of October, with a conception rate considered low at below 85%.

 Answer: 79% conception rate on October 29th. Question 1] why are they open? Q-2] did my worming program work? Q-3] is my mineral program supportive of their reproductive function - and why? Q-4] Is there a correlation between my opens and their body score? Q-5] are they still breeding?  Q-6] when did my green-feed cycles occur? Q-7] what was my nutritional regime during the breeding season, and how do I know? Q-8] what age are the opens, and how is their dentition [teeth]? Q-9] can I replace her more cost-effectively than keeping her? Q-10] was my bull to cow ratio adequate? These are 10 questions, for one answer, that preclude with the exception of question 8, the cow being the problem.  

  The southern plains ecology is different than other regions, and many locations within regions can be unique. We have multiple growing seasons, and our timing for the habitats catalyzing estrus may be out of sync with other places where the buffalo roam. Our cool season is our strong-suit, which can result in off-season breeding and calving. Personally; I consider a late-bred, or off-season bred cow - half full, as opposed to half empty. 

  If you have a conception rate below 90 - 100%, there are many factors that apply and if you are a bison rancher, your criteria for culling is complicated by the fact that you are conserving a species. Culling is a decision that sometimes has to be made, and should be made, for the health of the herd, the operation and the land. Personally; I assume that if I have a cow that is less than 20/ish years old and she misses for me…
                                                    
I’ve missed something for her… The # 1 Factor…  


Frasier Bison L.L.C.

 
 
Idaho


“Zombie” Virus Kills Hundreds of Deer across Washington, Idaho ... In Idaho alone, officials estimate that up to 1,000 deer have succumbed to the virus. ... can spread to other species such as bison, elk, sheep, and domestic cattle
 
 
Texas

Back in April, a buffalo in Round Rock jumped not one, but two fences, officially dispelling all doubts whether or not bison were the “jumping type.
 
 

Wisconsin

Since 2001, the Hansen family has been raising bison on their farm about two miles south of Orfordville. It's something Ben Hansen's parents, Marilyn ...
 
 
Pennsylvania 


Between tending to their roughly 40-head herd of American bison (and all the standard accompanying farm work) and their other, off-farm jobs, the ...

 
 
 
Yes, and bison too, at the Trexler Nature Preserve, about 45 miles north of Philadelphia. A sprawling, 1,108-acre park criss-crossed with 18+ miles of ...
 
 
Ohio

•Owl Creek Bison (Greg Ruter): Bison: ground, stew, steaks, liver, roasts, hot Italian sausage and marrow bones. •Pap's Hilltop Honey (Chris and Mark ...
 
 

Oklahoma

Red dirt digging” and unearthing remains of Bison occidentalis. ... CHEYENNE, Oklahoma: On Wednesday, October 28 at 7:00 p.m, Washita Battlefield ...


The Wichita Mountains Wildlife Refuge will have its 45th annual public auction of native bison at noon Thursday at the refuge corrals, immediately ...
 
 
 
New York

The zoo spent hours leading an 800-pound bison into a trailer. The bison, Harley, is heading to a zoo in Syracuse, New York. Harley is just over two ...
Maine
 
 
 
Bison farming is what the couple call a “life-extension program.” Every morning they rise early and plan their day over coffee. Compared to cattle ...
Missouri

BETHANY, Mo. (AP) _ A northwest Missouri nature preserve plans to add up to 20 bison to its existing herd of about 115 in an effort to improve genetic ...
 
 
Bison round up in Northwest Missouri
The Nature Conservancy rounded up its herd of 115 bison on Oct. 13 at its Dunn Ranch Prairie preserve, located 90 minutes north of Kansas City, for routine health screens and vaccinations. All the bison received clean bills of health.

Article update http://www.kctv5.com/story/30311202/bison-herd-grows-in-north-central-missouri 
Hawaii

Kilauea Point in Hawaii – America's most visited Refuge – must shut its gates ... children hoping to catch a glimpse of an American bison or bald eagle.
 
 
Michigan

The herd of around 170 bison were rounded up from 300 acres of pasture at the former Romanik's Ranch in Munro Township at the beginning of the ...
Oregon

Area residents who were captivated by the placing of “Helen Keller,” a blind bison, at Scio's Lighthouse Farm Sanctuary in fall of 2014, and then ...
Indiana
 
 
 
“The signs along the route let travelers know they are on a byway,” said Glenn of the signs featuring a bison, since the footpaths worn by the Eastern ...


 
Texas

The fossilized remains of 40 to 45 extinct bison have been unearthed in an old stream valley along with flint spears and flint scrapers. Sellards terms ...

 
Guest Article -Texas

For the love of Texas Bison and Texas Wine
by Dan Humphries ~ Bull Dancer Bison Ranch

As a bison rancher that sells grass fed bison meat and also products in the wine industry I just want to share the excitement in the Texas Wine industry about the paring of Texas Bison Meat and Texas

Wines.  I have worked with many Texas Wineries in supplying bison meat with wine parings for special events.  I now am excited to share with Bison Ranchers some of the Texas Wines recommended with your favorite Bison Meat recipes.
Wine paring recommendations for the Bison
Tenderloin Roast recipe below from the National Bison Association Food insert from the July 2016 Bison World magazine is from the Kiepersol Winery in Tyler, TX.

 Marnelle Durrett, Proprietor & Wine Maker says their 2009 Merlot will pair beautifully with this recipe and is readily available across Texas or from their website. http://kiepersol.com. This wine has won many awards including Double Gold in an International Wine Competition!
   
Tenderloin Roast Steak

Ingredients: 4-pound bison tenderloin, silver skin trimmed and trim ends if they tapper to make the diameter more even. 2 tablespoons olive oil 1/2 tablespoon salt 1/2 tablespoon freshly ground black pepper 1/2 cup unsalted butter, room temperature 2 cloves garlic, finely chopped or crushed 1 tablespoon each fresh rosemary & thyme leaves, finely chopped Butcher’s twine, as needed

Directions: • Heat the oven to 400°F rack middle. • Heat a large cast iron skillet over high heat with 2 tablespoons olive oil until just starting to smoke. Place the bison in the pan and sear, turning occasionally, until golden brown all over. Transfer to a 13” by 9” baking dish and set aside. • Make the butter spread by mixing butter, garlic, rosemary, thyme, salt and pepper in a medium bowl and smash with a rubber spatula until evenly combined. Using your hands, rub the butter mixture over the tenderloin and place in a roasting pan with a rack. • Roast until the thickest part of the bison is 120°F to 125°F for rare or 125°F to 135°F for medium rare, 25 to 35 minutes. • Transfer the bison to a cutting board. Tent it loosely with foil. Let it rest for 15-20 minutes before slicing to serve.
 
Montana
 
 
 
Several bison calves browse with a small herd gathered on the Ravalli side of the National Bison Range during an recent early morning.


There are now 600 American bison roaming wild in Montana. Below left, an anti-American Prairie Reserve sign, erected by the Montana Community ...
 
 
 
Bison roundup gives hundreds of kids up-close view of wild animals ... They squeezed in for a front-row view of nervous bison as the big animals were ...


All three of those iterations make it clear that FWP intends that those bison ... Allowing wild bison in Montana could also be expensive for taxpayers.
 
 
 
Students watch from the catwalk as bison move through corrals. ... An average of about 20 bison are donated to Native American Tribes and health ...


 
 
 
MOIESE — The Charlo Parent Teacher Association decided to bring back the goodies during the National Bison Range Roundup and provide a fry ...
Canada

 
 
 
At FM Ranch, an ancient bison jump just south of the Calgary city limits, the flood exposed “thousands and thousands” of bison bones and significantly ...


 
 
"We all agree that we want to see them," said Marchand. "[But] The beautiful thing is within five years, the habitat will be open all the way to the north ...


 
 
 
Three bison have escaped from a farm in the Niagara region, one of them has been killed. OPP Sgt. Kerry Schmidt says it was killed on the QEW near ...


 
 
 
Police herded one of the missing bison away from the QEW Tuesday morning, but the two animals are still at large. Mike DiBattista/Niagara Falls ...
                  

 
 
 
Syncrude Canada Ltd. says an anthrax outbreak in its wood bison herd is over after killing five animals. “Experts have told us that the situation has ...


 
 
 
The ranch supplies those venues with bison, elk and beef, and the chefs provide quick feedback on quality. In addition, the ranch sells its meat at ...


 
 

 
It was like a scene from a western, only this was a real bison on the loose near a busy Niagara road and real cowboys, who know how to use a lasso, ...


 
 
 
At the base of the buffalo jump is a pile of shattered crockery, on the walls are profile paintings of 40 or so aurochs and bison, reminiscent, intentionally ...


 
 
 
Everyone knows about the bison situation that was unfolding recently. Bill observed that in his view, the community really came together to support our ...


 
 
 
Bringing back bison to Banff National Park doesn't just sound good as alliteration, it poses opportunity to create major effects on the area's ecology.
Ukraine
 
 
 
The year-long project, which is set to close in December, has so far captured images of endangered species including bears, European Bison, and the ...
France
 
 
 
The cave holds 425 paintings of animals, including bears, horses, bison, hyenas, owls and extinct woolly rhinos. And as visitors are quick to see, these ...
Legislation

 
 
 
The Grand Canyon Bison Management Act is awaiting a vote in the U.S. House of Representatives ... Arizona Public Radio's Ryan Heinsius reports.


 
 
 
PHOENIX - A solution to a rapidly growing bison herd on Grand Canyon's North Rim was reached after a bill was approved that could allow hunters to ...


Almost making the hit list of fame were the American bison, whose numbers fell from 60 million to fewer than 1,000, the California condor and the ...

 
MISC.

I think of the millions of wild American bison that once roamed there, now reduced to a few herds and several thousand more that are privately-owned ...

 
 
 
A complementary work is a bison-sized bowl by Fred Schlitzer, also made of a range of found materials such as rope, cords, chains, sticks and fiber.


 
 
 
America's national parks cover nearly 52 million acres — an area roughly the ... American bison grazing in Theodore Roosevelt National Park, North ...
 
Protecting a beloved animal — the giant panda, the American bison — could prove futile if we don't also protect the community it's a part of. “It's not just ...
 
 
 
The great herds of American Bison called also buffalo were slaughtered by the millions, yet not one complete fossil of them have been found.


 
 
 
As for what he ingested in the wild, let's leave it at this: “I certainly don't eat raw bison liver on a regular basis,” DiCaprio teases. “When you see the ...

 
 
 
Most of the 500,000 or so bison nationwide are raised as livestock on ranches. About 30,000 are managed for conservation in private and public herds ...


 
 
 
The settlers' wasteful practice of leaving bison meat to rot, not to mention state sanctioned bison hunting to make space for settlers' cattle ranching, ...


 
 
 
So I was interested in a recent piece on HCN's site that is an author interview: “Can studying morality help Yellowstone's wolves and bison?” There's a ...


 
 
 
The Ultimate American Jacket is a four-layer, waterproof winter parka made in the USA and insulated with fibers collected from American bison ...
Ecological 

 
 
 
(Tom Duenow, President Bison Compost LLP) "That compost turner actually takes the outside of the wind row, pulls it in and the bottom side of the ...


 
 
 
Elk & Bison Prairie offers a native prairie habitat where you can see wildflowers and songbirds too. Elk, bison, and other wildlife roam free within this ...


Herds of mammoths, mastodons, camels, horses, llamas, elk, tapirs, moose and bison would have darkened the Farallon Plain. Mingling with these ...
 
 
 
It might be a challenge policy-wise, but it's certainly within our power to bring back herds of bison to North America. That's one way we could restore an ...


 
 
 
... (Palaeoloxodon antiquus), narrow-nosed rhinoceros (Stephanorhinus hemitoechus), steppe bison (Bison priscus), aurochs (Bison primigenius) and ...
Food and Recipes 
 
 
 
Wild bison have been reintroduced to an area where they haven't lived for more than a century: Illinois. Anyone who's made the long drive on I-55 from ...


 
 
 
McKerrow founded Ted's Montana Grill with Turner partly as a way to provide ranchers with incentive to grow bison herds in the U.S. Today, the ...


The actor reportedly threw up on the set of his upcoming movie “The Revenant” after eating a bison liver, which might suggest that DiCaprio prefers his ...


( October 02, 2015 ) Vancouver, BC -- Market Meats, the famous butcher ... "Our ground bison can be a more interesting alternative to beef in many

 
 
And there is, in the version we'd have told ourselves sharpening spears round the fire, resolution - Yes it will work and we'll be eating bison meat for a ...


Whether you're seated under the head of the last bison shot by TR or in a cozy leather booth, you'll feel right at home in this clubby setting. The last ...

 
 
 
Speaking of bison, it's something you won't find in New York or L.A., so fill up on the lean, healthy (and over-the-top tasty) protein here in Minnesota, ...


 
 
 
Ted Turner may no longer own the Atlanta Braves, CNN or World Championship Wrestling, but the former media mogul still has his land and his bison.


 
 
 
Even now, a couple of weeks later, just thinking about the plate of meatballs (bison, chorizo, lamb and Angus) makes me weak in the knees.


 
 
 
Attendees were treated to unlimited chili samples, which included buffalo chicken chili from Whym of Portsmouth, vegan chili and even “bison-Cornish ...

Rose Muto holds the popular Fresh Start Café bison burger, which serves as a basis for the new bison sub. The sandwich will soon be delivered to ...
 
 
 
Ground beef typically doesn't sit well in my stomach, so I opt for bison– a leaner, more iron-rich alternative. This new recipe calls for carrots, celery and ...


 
 
 
... Bison burger wrapped in bacon which was delivered to him by former Bison All-American and current New York Jets cornerback Marcus Williams.


 
 
 
Along with the usual ground beef and vegetarian offerings, some restaurants included pulled pork, bison and lamb in their recipes. George and ...


 
 
 
... Martin's Lane Riesling, wild boar with 2013 Perpetua and duck liver cappelletti paired with Martin's Lane Pinot Noir, to bison tartare with 2012 Syrah, ...


 
 
 
Instead of the fully loaded beef patty, Moskovitz recommended going for a bison burger without the fatty toppings. Omitting the bacon and cheese is a ...


Not to be confused with Ted's Bulletin down the block, Ted's Montana Grill opened Oct. 5. Both owners—media entrepreneur-bison rancher-chairman


Patrons will experience entrees such as Spice Ash Crusted Rack of Deer, and a Game Burger made with Wild boar, bison and deer. Pastas such as ...
...

 
 
 
Bison, also known as buffalo, can be used just about anywhere you'd use beef while providing some significant advantages. According to Livestrong ...


 
 
 
You can get great beef and bison throughout Montana, but we're pretty partial to the no-frills, perfectly grilled ribeye at this Logan spot, which balances ...


 
 
 
Your honor, I cannot in good conscience call a ground bison sandwich a burger. It is your right as an American to eat whatever you wish. However ...


 
 
 
“My plan for the most part is to try and keep to organic-sourced meat, beef, pork, bison, local fish for fish and chips,” says owner Matthew Jason.


 
 
 
Here's the thing: Bison is no second-best, Burger Lite alternative. ... it a kind of crustiness that you won't get from a soft, creamy American cheese.”.


 
 
 
Bareburger's menu also includes burgers formed from bison, elk, boar, turkey and duck, in addition to salads and chicken sandwiches and more.


 
 
 
1 Bison Heart; ½ Large Shallot, roughly chopped (save the other for the vinaigrette); Arugula as Needed (a handful per serving); Salt, Pepper; Olive Oil ...


Epic has also expanded its better burger selection and is now offering not only grass-fed beef burgers but grass-fed bison as well. Burgers can be ...

 
 
 
A Bison burger is served at the newly remodeled Golden Dolphin Diner in Huntington. (Credit: Newsday / Joan Reminick). Huntington's Golden ...


 
 
 
By featuring the biggest bison menu in the world, Ted's Montana Grill has benchmarked bison as a popular selection in dining. Bison is naturally lean, ...


 
 
 
All that translates to hamburgers made of Black Angus beef, Texas Akaushi beef, bison, lamb, turkey, chicken, ahi, and black bean and corn.
Yellowstone

 
 
 
The fact that in 30 years, Yellowstone went from an ignored parcel of land to a stronghold for American bison is nothing short of miraculous. And with ...


 
 
 
A bison grazes at park headquarters in Yellowstone National Park, Wyo. A pamphlet drawing of a man being gored and flung into the air graphically ...


 
 
 
High Country News sat down with Farrell to discuss the sanctity of bison, ... The wolf links to all sorts of other issues in American politics that go well ...


 
 
 
The reintroduction of wolves, the hazing of brucellosis-carrying bison, the possible delisting of grizzly bears, the extraction of natural gas, the debate ...


A woman was attacked by a bison in Yellowstone National Park...after trying to take a selfie with it. Somewhere Kodak's founder George Eastman is ...
My name is Steve Tolmie, along with my wife Kylie we own and operate Sandy Valley Bison in Dubbo, New South Wales.  
   
    I am the president of the ABAA, ( American Bison Association of Australia ) and would like to give you a little insight to our world of bison in Australia.
 
    We had our AGM this year at Aranyani Bison Adventure Tourist Park, Myrtle Creek New South Wales Australia.owned and operated by Damen and Shannon Wells.
   
    This year we had the pleasure of the origin of the Bison industry in Australia,  Ashley Brown from Betoomba Bison and his lovely wife Deane  as guest speakers.
 
    Without Ashley and Deanne there would be no bison industry in Australia, they were the first to import bison commercially into Australia and have been a main source of breeding stock.
 
    Although still small our numbers are growing each year and we have a bright future with bison.
 
 

 
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 National Bison Association 

 NBA Files Comments Opposing COSEWIC Bison Recommendations
 
The National Bison Association this week filed formal comments with the Canadian Wildlife Service opposing the potential designation of wild plains bison as "Threatened," and wood bison as "A species at Risk."
 
The NBA comments were filed after the Canadian Committee on the Status of Endangered Wildlife in Canada (COSEWIC) recommended the Canadian government make those designations under that nation's Species at Risk Act. The Canadian Bison Association has already filed formal comments opposing the COSEWIC recommendation.
 
COSEWIC is a formal panel that advises the Minister of Environment and the Canadian Endangered Species Conservation Council on potential and emerging threats to wildlife species. Once each year, COSEWIC delivers its' recommendation to the Minister of Environment.
 
This year, COSEWIC recommended that wild plains bills be listed as Threatened, and wood bison as a species at risk.
 
 
NBA Board Votes to Develop Humane Labeling Program
 
The National Bison Association Board of Directors this week voted to develop a new labeling program that will reflect the commitment that bison producers have in raising and processing bison in a humane manner that respects the animal's natural behavior.
 
Over the past few years, a variety of outside organizations have developed protocols for audit-based programs that allow companies to label products as humanely raised. However, bison producers have grown increasingly frustrated that the protocols do not reflect the unique characteristics of bison, and that the costs associated with compliance will be unworkable.
 
In this week's action, the NBA board authorized the association to begin developing a Quality Systems Manual that will be eligible to be approved under the US. Department of Agriculture's Process Verified Program (PVP). The USDA Agricultural Marketing Service's Process Verified Program allows organizations and companies to develop audit-based systems to verify a variety of label claims.
 
Dave Carter, NBA executive director, noted, "Our customers are increasingly seeking assurance that our products are produced from animals that are responsibly raised and processed. Our board's action directs us to develop a producer-driven program what will provide that assurance."
 
 
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