Bison Ranching in Oregon's Wallowa Mountains | Oregon Field Guide

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  • Опубліковано 13 січ 2023
  • On the prairies of Northeast Oregon, bison have made a comeback. Two sisters take over the family business at the Stangel Bison Ranch in Enterprise, Ore, bringing back bison that are good for both the land and the local economy.
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  • @kevinvega78
    @kevinvega78 Місяць тому +1

    Awesome story you guys are a great family! Thank you for raising and respecting Bison.

  • @kevincage1641
    @kevincage1641 Рік тому +2

    Thanks soo much for this video. It answered questions about Bison on mountain living.

  • @brianjones6500
    @brianjones6500 2 місяці тому +1

    Soil science is amazing!!

  • @animalsVisiting
    @animalsVisiting 4 місяці тому +1

    Nice beautifully mountain

  • @AustinSPTD1996
    @AustinSPTD1996 Рік тому +5

    Sounds like a pretty cool ranch. :) I’ll have to visit Enterprise and/or Joseph some time.

    • @stangelbisonranch638
      @stangelbisonranch638 Рік тому +1

      Yes, it is a great area! And when you do, look us up and touch base!

    • @deanfirnatine7814
      @deanfirnatine7814 11 місяців тому +1

      Its stunning country in the valley and even more so up in the mountains

  • @highwayhyenas6084
    @highwayhyenas6084 Рік тому +2

    Truly amazing!

  • @effiemooney8477
    @effiemooney8477 Рік тому +1

    Thank You!!!

  • @rcnyoplait
    @rcnyoplait Місяць тому

  • @frankmuno
    @frankmuno 9 місяців тому

    Such a beautiful story!!

  • @stevemccoy8138
    @stevemccoy8138 Рік тому

    Years ago D. R. JOHNSON had Buffalo there around Spray,and Horseshoe Oregon. 4J Ranches.

  • @Robrites
    @Robrites Рік тому +5

    Excellent. Thank You.

  • @guyh.4553
    @guyh.4553 Рік тому +5

    Another great story by OPB. My question is, from all the tribal lore told to me by tribal elders and from pictorial history, Buffalo was never on the west side of the Continental Divide. Plus that is backed by Lewis and Clark. I would love to be proven wrong though but the Shoshoni, Cayuse, Umatilla, etc never talked about Buffalo hunts

    • @oregondesertracer
      @oregondesertracer Рік тому +2

      There was some on the west side of the divide. But not like the plains. There have been bison bones found in different areas in Oregon and Idaho. In Idaho there is a native american bison jump (pushed them of a cliff) north of twin falls.

    • @revahills7476
      @revahills7476 Рік тому

      I have a question about these animals which is What's the difference between Buffalo and Bison, are the Buffalo bigger than the Bison that's what I read a few years back 🤔

    • @OPB
      @OPB  Рік тому +4

      I am not an expert (I'm just the executive producer of OFG), but I've heard similar to what @oregondesertracer said below. They were in Oregon, at times, in low numbers but in and around the Hells Canyon/ Zumwalt area near where this bison ranch is today. I'd stand to be corrected for sure, but that's what I heard from an Oregon naturalist years ago.-Ed Jahn

    • @charlesbranch4120
      @charlesbranch4120 Рік тому +1

      @@revahills7476 Buffalo are species of the genus Bubalus while Bison are of the genus (you might have guessed) Bison. Plains bison and Wood bison are definitely different. The area around Liard River on the AlCan Highway is often a good spot to watch the latter, and stop while they're on the highway. Calves are a beautiful red in late spring/early summer, reaching that dark brown hue toward fall and winter. Plains bison are bigger than the wood bison. If I recall correctly, the Alaska Dept. of Fish & Game was recruiting (the best interview I ever had) to establish a farming operation to keep bison out of visiting the private Delta farms project. How do you build a fence strong enough to hold bison?

    • @charlesbranch4120
      @charlesbranch4120 Рік тому

      I learned in the late 1970s that the Salish and Nez Perce set fires as they departed summer areas for winter camps to maintain forage areas for the wild game they depended on. Looking at past history of the Bitterroot Valley of western Montana, and the Lewis & Clark Expedition journals (Bernard deVoto (sp.?), those areas that were burned over remained grassland, until more recent home-building and fire exclusion/suppression became standard practice. The Nez Perce and Kootenai tribes had trails to commerce with those to the east.

  • @ritamclaughlin9681
    @ritamclaughlin9681 10 місяців тому +1

    Very interesting story. Do you ever sell bison down to hand spinners? I realize it would be difficult to collect.

  • @deanfirnatine7814
    @deanfirnatine7814 11 місяців тому

    Been in that area a lot but never passed by that buffalo ranch

  • @kevincage1641
    @kevincage1641 Рік тому +1

    My Lahkota elder told me that Bison meat has 9 times more iron than Salmon. For you who didn't know, save me some please.

  • @ralphbaier7793
    @ralphbaier7793 Рік тому

    How much you sell a kilo of steak cut for?

  • @Jeremyho439
    @Jeremyho439 Рік тому

    I can’t find any bison steak in Oregon.

    • @jred5153
      @jred5153 Рік тому +1

      Did you try looking for this ranch on the internet? They have a site.

  • @Interglacial_optimist
    @Interglacial_optimist Рік тому +1

    It looks very dangerous. I'm glad you're rebuilding the soil.

  • @user-if4df7lk1z
    @user-if4df7lk1z 10 місяців тому

    Bison are not nearly as easy to kill as cows.

  • @MistressOP
    @MistressOP Рік тому

    they really need sheep to improve that pasture. Maybe some chickens or ducks.

  • @mochiebellina8190
    @mochiebellina8190 Рік тому +1

    Excellent free advertising for the stengel ranch, at public expense. Now thats our economy humming along at 45% efficiency

    • @tahoeclay
      @tahoeclay Рік тому +5

      Ok Karen

    • @stevewalston7089
      @stevewalston7089 Рік тому +1

      @Mochie bellina - More like showing how some people can actually be responsible and set a good example for others.

  • @MattCookOregon
    @MattCookOregon Рік тому +2

    Yo

  • @robertneven7563
    @robertneven7563 10 місяців тому

    hello why you dont use a horse??????????,i hate this vehicle

    • @6by6by6
      @6by6by6 3 місяці тому +1

      Horses are the most dangerous type transport on any ranch. There’s a reason you drive a car rather than ride a horse right? Get rid of your car if you think ranchers should only be on a stupid damn horse..😅

    • @robertoneven2803
      @robertoneven2803 3 місяці тому

      @@6by6by6 hahahahahah if you are not able to bee on a horse back?poor man you mis the whole world hahahahha

    • @6by6by6
      @6by6by6 3 місяці тому +1

      @@robertoneven2803 illiterate much ..

  • @FeelItRising
    @FeelItRising Рік тому +5

    Boooo! Let's raise wild animals to eat!

  • @patrickforget5088
    @patrickforget5088 Рік тому

    Wow that looks like the bison range up here in Montana through the mission valley do you know how I know I live up

    • @charlesbranch4120
      @charlesbranch4120 Рік тому +1

      It was great news to learn that the National Bison Range at Moiese, Montana had been transferred to the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes in the fall of 2021. CSKT planned at that time to build a new visitors' center, and I would expect that the same format is kept: watch a short orientation before driving the one way road around the mountain. It was a pleasant half-day drive (for Dad, as Mom on the right seat was white-knuckling the whole time) as my folks visited rancher friends in Arlee.