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DAFlys Posted at 5-6 22:50
You dont see that many in films. Are they totally wild or is there a rancher somewhere that looks after/owns them?
The nature conservancy bought all this 38,650 acres from a cattle rancher and brought some here. The herd has grown since. They round them up annually for vaccinations, worming and such much like cattle, though they don't wear ear tags. They are fenced into the preserve, and out of a few places, but 57 square miles is still a lot of space for them to roam.
This is one of my favorite places to go in North Eastern Oklahoma and many of my videos are shot here.
There are ranches that raise them for sale. They can be treated much like cattle and will get used to people they see all the time and can become quite friendly. They're pretty smart and can figure things out, so you have to keep ahead of them. If they get bored, they can be aggressive, so ranchers do things like hang a barrel from a tree for them to play with, particularly the big bulls.
One day, the preserve will have more than they can keep, so they sell some off now and then. They also bring some in as breeding stock from other places just to keep the herd healthy. Bison is nice meat. |
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