Bison - Farm To Fork Wyoming
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- Опубліковано 10 тра 2018
- Bison, long absent from the Wyoming landscape, are slowly growing in numbers. We’ll explore a spectrum of ideas around bison in Wyoming, from tribal healing, restoration and conservation efforts, to the sustainable agriculture movement’s ranchers who are repairing their landscapes with the help of the bison.
Bison meat is incredible. They are super adaptive animals. I've seen the wild bison on the Henry Mountains grazing above the tree line above 11,000 feet.
I find buffalo to be among the top two meats to eat. The animal is a living legend❤
suzy klitgaard good thing they weren’t killed onto extinction.
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Bison can be tamed for farming ?
Generally they attack human beings ..right ?
still no reason to eat them though, is it? 🤷♂
Wyoming is awesome! Spent a couple weeks there in summer 2019. The vastness of open space is stunning and inspiring.
raised in Europe here, my dad had colored cartoon slides projected on the wall for us kids : with the native guy, the cowboy , the cactus and the bison. Amazing stories which had me become fascinated with this animal. Love this story also.
They are truly magnificent creatures and seem even bigger in person. I went camping once in Theodore Roosevelt national park seeing them up close is a experience I’ll always treasure.
i was thinking the same thing when you see a really big bull, it's almost scary what that animal could do to you, BUT, it's the most amazing sight to see the size of that beautiful monster of an animal.
a great documentary on the recovery of the natural landscape and restoring the animal life around the great Bison Herds and and a great resource for the indigenous tribes and ranches.
Proud of these people. Awesome! More reason to love my favorite authors. Wind River rocks!
Monday, August 12, 2019. I have seen the whole video and I loved it. I love those majestic animals that almost were exterminated during the past 2 centuries. But now I hope that these animals will regain back their place in what they used to roam around by the millions. Thanks to the persons that made possible this wonderful video. Thanks again!!!
Dream on. Not happening here in the states. That part of our various politicians not already controlled by big money on Wall Street , are controlled by energy lobbyists and to a lesser extent agriculture to include ranching. Nothing wrong with those necessary parts of our economy so don't misunderstand where I'm coming from. But I know our politicians in both parties.
A very good and informative program. I grew up on a Farm/Ranch on the Easter Plains of Colorado. My Maternal Grandfather homesteaded in Western Kansas. My Dad's family came to the area shortly after the Civil War although for the most part they were not Farmers or ranchers. Buffalo trails were still evident in the Buffalo Grass pastures that had not been tilled. One of these trails was still evident where it crossed our property. The top of the flat plateau had a depression about 3 foot deeper and 20 feet wide where Buffalo had worn down the soil 80 to 150 years earlier. This was truly a clash of civilizations. The elimination of the Buffalo/Bison was not only pure greed but an attempt at Genocide of the Native American population. I had to laugh when I heard the Wyoming Bison rancher talk about having 2,000 acres stocked with Buffalo. It is going to take hundreds of thousands of acreas to bring back Bison in significant numbers. Ted Turner has one of the largest Ranches in the country in Nebraska. He does have some Bison but to bring the herds back like they were in the 17th century is not possible. Bison WERE migratory, similar to migratory birds. Migratory Birdes had WINGS. Until Buffalo grow wings they will NEVER exist in the numbers there once were. UNLESS the dominant species (US) goes extinct.
It was diseases that undermined the Bison and of course lack of care of proper management.
I love such stories they tell how life keeps going.
Great documentary I learned way more than I had in any prior documentary
Awesome video. I will cite it as a reference for the next video I'm making about bison. Thanks so much for the upload!
This made me think of how beautiful it must’ve been to live in a land where these animals ruled and roamed while sustaining the environment and many peoples and their culture.
i also think about the wild mustangs that used to run free in the west also!!
The West has kind of this thing about identifying with the bison, mainly, I think, because it's the last part of the country with big open spaces left. It wasn't always this way. You could once find woodland buffalo in the East, but not in the extreme numbers of the prairie. The great eastern woodlands broke into savannah and long grass prairie about the longitude of Illinois. The Illinois State seal still features a buffalo above the words " The Prairie State". When I was a kid there, you could still find quite a lot of the old prairie in the corners of fields, around small woodlands and streams, and in some places acres of it. As a country boy growing up I spent a lot of time in it ( it's where I got most of my fishing bait:). The grass could get 6 feet tall and there were hundreds of species. Walk ten feet into the grass and it was like standing in a corn field, incredibly abundant. With the exception of bison, elk and puma ( which was before my time), all other species were represented there, not to mention hundreds of bird types. Unfortunatly the long grass prairie is almost extinct due to modern farming practices. There are still small protected areas scatted about, and if you ever get a chance to visit one, you will be amazed at what a third of North America used to look like before the plow. As a side note...there is a reason some of the largest pre Columbian cities in North America, were in Illinois.
Thank you I so agree with your views on this animal. I would truely love to see a herd, running WILD a mile or more wide and as long as the eye could see and longer. I read about this in diaries and history books. What an amazing sight that must have been, extiction is one of the saddest waste of resorces and beauty, it's a crime! Thank you again
Deb Lawson I have five bison on my ranch running free I have 465 thousand archers here in Montana.
just dont get close to em
@@brunningwolf 465,000 acres?
@@brunningwolf Archers are no match for Bison. Bison's muscles are too thick. You need a firearm to have any chance of taking one.
@@brunningwolf LUCKY MAN!!, i am envious as heck!!
As an old, fat Southern white man, I really enjoy the West with all it's native animals. (Yes, I know the East had Bison also - once upon a time). However, Now, Bison is West to me. Thanks for the video.
As central American( Nicaragua) i love to see this kind of videos., it shows how people are trying to fix what went wrong in the past, I also saw another video of a project in northern Mexico in Chihuahua to be more specific trying to bring Bison back to that area where is used to roam free but was also decimated, they started with 23 animals that came from a conservation ranch in Wyoming 10 yrs ago now they have around 130. I like the big effort a lot of ranchers are doing to bring this species back to its old habitat!!
Many bison farms in the east as well. Kentucky, Tennessee, NC.
I personally feel a connection to bison, can't explain it, but I do. I would love to see their numbers return to the 40-60M bison.
Brucelllosis?
30 million good enough. Jurassic Park style of revival from recovered Bison DNA on bones or other examples like mosquito's where you can extract 100% pure samples of Buffalo to recreate them.
I thank you for this beautiful information.
Jo Jo in VT
Another great video! Thanks PBS!
Thanks and respect !
Great video! Bison is treated like wildlife in some parts of Wyoming. Just look on the Wyoming Game and Fish dept. License for hunting. We get to apply for a bison tag. Just like elk, moose, antelope and deer. I'm proud of my state. I have hunted all of them.
Great show ! The bison was way before the horse . Magnificent animal .
I don't ever see them replacing cattle but I sure hope these guy's keep at it. Not only do I love eating them but I have a great respect for these magnificent wild beast🙏
Very interesting.Thank you.
Wyoming looks super cool
Buffalo is wildlife in Utah. Two areas have wild herds on public lands roam free, only state to do so.
We have a heard near Chicago
Ghastly_Grinner can’t hunt in fermilab
So happy to see " more than just a few ". Always dreamed of seeing a real herd . Thank you.
what? there are wild herds in many other states like nebraska, wyoming, colorado among others
There are bison preserves in much of the country. There’s a herd of bison and wild horses at Payne’s Prairie State Park outside of Gainesville, Florida. North Florida is considered the southernmost extent of where bison once ranged naturally. It amazes me how adaptable and vast bison are as animals to have once range from the high country of the Rockies all the way to subtropical North Florida.
Truly enjoyed it.
Excellent Documentary
Ground bison in chili is awesome!
so is elk!
This is fascinating! I’ve been watching a lot of Greg Judy vids. His cattle meat is high marbled fat but grass fed (in the field) and grass finished.
This video was incredible and made me smile
The American government certainly was wrong in ordering the slaughter of the Buffalo all that time ago. So thrilled to see their come back... It's such a crying shame governments don't put as much importance in sustainability of all indigenous, four legged ones and two... Could have learned alot about their survival and traditions before the Europeans took over...istead of working together, governments take a heavy hand, with that, not alot has changed unfortunately. ..
Loved this documentary, valuable information, congratulations !
They are not buffaloes. Documentaries like this make my job difficult. When people know that I am a buffalo farmer and I run a buffalo dairy they start asking how do you milk a buffalo?
Killing the bison was a crule way of taking the American Indian peoples food clothing and shelter away then their land ,why do you think that they don't trust our government?
@@elhombredeoro955 that's funny, lol how do you milk a buffalo, lol!
@@randallcrawford4141 EXACTLY!!!!
@@randallcrawford4141 CUSTER got his come uppence didn't he, he deserved it!!
Thank you. I enjoyed this. Very informative. Wyoming PBS does some good programming. I live in Virginia. Don't see bison here.
Got 5 of these beautiful animals willed to me by my friend eagle feather r.i.p. my friend your babies are safe with us.
Having once nearly extinct animals willed to you is definitely baller.
💚💚💚💚
@Naught Guile ...was...rip~
A very interesting, educational and well made documentary. 🐂
Thank you👏
I love you Wyoming :)
One of my TOP 3 favorite states❤
Thank you! I love my state too.
Predators are what moved them daily or weekly
as well as Grass/ food changes due to season cycles.
😋 dinner on the hoof. I like the taste of bison and beefalo.
Thanks for the info.
Bison are so beautiful let them roam free.
Devon A not being rude. But let people do what they want
Most don't roam free, they are just another cow like the Gentleman from Windriver said. Marketed like cattle and used the same way. I agree with the Windriver Tribal member, treat them like Elk, deer etc.
There are hundreds of free roaming bisons
and there are bisons on US and Canada ranches.
I like both. Bison meat taste good.
Cheers.
I agree. But unfortunately we have ranches with fences. So it won't happen.
I agree with your premise of a fear of commoditization of these special animals. To me they are very special and they were shown to me in a vision as the key to revitalizing the lands where they once roamed freely. I would love to have a huge ranch and raise them just to allow them to grow in number and for others to realize the benefits to the land, I would refuse to treat hem like cattle.
@Colin Walsh It's all a balance, predators have a place as well.
Beautiful
Great educational film. I always thought the army had paid for the buffalo hunters to wipe out the herds as a way to starve the Indians. I did not know the diseases from cows going north killed more than hunters. It was still a result of the white man, but maybe not intentional. Its hard to talk about the bison with out talking about the Indians. I am glad to see the bison coming back. Even it is slow, I personally like the wild game more than beef. If I want fat flavor in the meat I can add sausage to it as I do deer for burgers. I saw the meat being processed and sold, but have not seen a market for it here in Texas. Doesn't mean its not here, I just haven't seen it. Today I learned the roast beef I was buying has 500 mg of sodium per 4 slices. Wild meat don't have all that or steroids. I will see what I can find on the market for bison. Thank all of you who have a hand in bringing them back. I have done nothing to help, if I can in some way, I would be honored to help.
Excellent!
Great video
What magnificent beasts the bison are! We've beautiful herds in our badlands areas of North Dakota, in the North and South Units of Theodore Roosevelt National Park, which allow the public to observe them closely. They are such an important, fascinating part of our heritage, culture, and ecosystem in the northern Great Plains. Of course, we love to photograph and film and write about them. wp.me/p8zmWn-1hb
Am so happy that the range is being given back to the biason. Now if we can remove the cattle plants, planted bt tge cattle industry. Returning the land back to the prarie Precattle. This will help build the prarie chickens and other now endangeredin species. Plus the prarie water shed is being rebuilt by the wallows. Thank you.
This showed us, differing butchering methods in the shop, but didn't explain those. The only "cuts" of Bison, that I've been able to find in my California supermarkets, is just Grounds and Jerkies. I'd looove to sink my teeth into, and enjoy the spectacular flavors of a big Bison Ribeye. Might anybody out there know about those, Sirloins, Fillets, etc.? It was enjoyable watching that big bull in Yellowstone(?) I presume, having a GOOD wallow, and he looked mighty proud with himself, when he finished! He must have felt so much better after his wallow, too.
I buy some bison meat from Kroger's and it's my favourite next to venison beef isn't consistant, sometimes getting tough but expensive i haven't had a tough piece of bison yet!
I live right across the street from caddie herds, here in Hereford, AZ.. I don't eat stake much, But I do eat buggers about 4 times monthly. Not everyone can live on salads and veggies only...
Great video, learned so much about these majestic animals
Bison, wolves, bears all are native to the prairies. Man tried to get rid of them. We need them. I'm White and would love to see the land get back to normal. Cattle don't belong here, bison do. But now with cars and all the movement would need to be managed. Around Banff they have bridges that the animals can use to cross the road safely.
well said, regards
I thought this video would be a goldmine for butthurt vegan comments. I'm surprised to find actual thoughtful conversations. Good job, intersection of UA-cam and PBS!
Nmethyltransferase - a pretty sectarian comment!
I'm a vegan and this is no butthurt comment.
@@valeriantakashi vegan for how long and if you find out its bad for you what ya going to do eat meat . many a traveler had beef jerky only to eat, but much luck on vegan diet
If vegans are able to survive as vegans over generations maybe over time they would develop by mutations with teeth made for grazing, or long arms for climbing trees to gather fruit easier. LIke a fork in future evolution.
I am Alkaline Vegan and Bison meat would be the only meat I would eat!
Why are we farming cows when Bison do just fine on their own?
because they are simply not domesticated and will stomp the shit out of you if given chance. Try to milk a bison and you will know why.
Allan Hegyes cow milk is poisonous anyhow!
Whisperingpine1 that would be perfect!
For everyone!
But mainly for human beings who would be materially more healthy! (Read „How not to die“ and „the Chinese study“)
And for the climate!
Fencing for cattle is cheaper and the are an easier animal to deal with. You can have 20 acres in East Texas and have about 5 cows without buying to much ha for winter.
Fred politics plain and simple, cattle farmers have more money to give to campaigns and in turn get favors back
Thanks a lot.
What ! A liberal saying something positive about the free market economy? Thank you for your honesty, that brightened my entire day and gives me hope for the future.
I know right???
Beautiful animals in the world
I wish this was how we managed cattle and all animals, we use for consumption. I'm not a vegan or vegetarian. But, I think consumers need to change their meat eating habits. I'm not going to suggest boycotting fast food. Because they provide jobs. But, I believe we should reduce how often we eat at fast food and chain restaurants. The next step is for local stores to sell locally produced meats. My fiance and I made a choice a while back, to buy all our meats from a small local store in our town. It''s a small store. But, it is quality meat, that's raised less then 2hrs drive from where we live. So, we know the families who raise the cattle and we know the local people who work at the market.
I believe the biggest factor is young people are intimidated by cooking. Let's be fare though. Many people have been intimidated by cooking. Many just didn't have anyone to show them. What young people today need, are simple recipes and they need it in away that interest them. It also has to appeal to their budget. You may not know this. But, two gaming companies put out cook books with in the last two years. Suddenly, I am watching young men and women, trying out recipes and cooking for their families. People resist when you preach them down. They are motivated when it is interesting, approachable, they see their peers doing it and it is fun.
Best comment in here. So true. To much fast food. I know families who live on that alone.
I think as long as they do grass finished bison and don't put them on CAFOs, they will keep the interest of the paleo crowd and the heart smart crowd. I think that will stay with the interest of the guy who is worried about the commodification of them. There is a method of intense grazing spelled out in "Omnivore's Dilema" that would work great for this.
Craig Johnson and Walt Longmire brought me here...
Wat een prachtige dieren, die leven in een nog mooier landschap. Wees er zuinig op.
QUALITY meat right there!
Bravo Wyoming, and Bravo Wind River!
South Park in Bethel Park PA just a few miles south of Pittsburgh has had s small resident bison herd since the 1920s ! I grew up with bison less than 2 miles from my home! Google the Pittsburgh bison herd.
Its Cartmans favorite red meat.😅
God bless the beautiful Indian people...🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆
I known people who had beefaloe and they live longer and birth better and for longer than regular cattle. Using rare beeeds like RANDALL cattle with unique genetics have been used to help against disease and a healthier bovine. So using bison to and hardier genetics should be encouraged to help cattle farmers have healthier more productive heards and product for consumers. If you ever get a chance to eat some bison stake please do , i use a rub and balsamic vinegar and virgin olive oil, broil it at 400° quater pound one inch thick for about 45 minutes to a hour depending on how you like your stake, bison tends to be a bit leaner and bloodier! But soooo good !
How long are they eating grain during the finishing process and does it include corn, soy and molasses?
Don't know where my local stores get their buffalo from. We do have relatively small farms/ranches here in western NY. The thing that keeps me from buying more of it is the price. As for cooking it: no issues. Do it lightly and fast, no need to cook it to death or it turns tso shoe leather. Would also like to see more than just ground buffalo or small cuts of skirt steaks.
At first I thought this would be just a commercial for some large ranchers, but there is a lot of information about the buffalo themselves. As for the meat, it seems to come down to grain-feeding (cattle) vs grass-feeding (buffalo). See 20:40
Great sane vid
Good people doing good things for MOTHER EARTH
Great to know about… I’m a vegetarian mostly vegan but if this helps the die hard meat-eaters move in a more eco-friendly direction that also helps restore historic American landscape then awesome
I'll bet bison are proud of their healthy eating status.
Bison meat has a much more pleasant taste than cattle, and You don't have to worry about high fat content
A fattened beef produces almost double the meat.
That’s a pretty ignorant statement. The only way to get cattle that big is by feeding them crap like corn, which is all GMO garbage. I really good grass fed, grass finished cow won’t even come close.
everyone should watch this
The people here used every bit of the beast. White Europeans forgot this knowledge 15000 years ago. It is important to remind people that we may need these old food sources as weather conditions change. Thanks for presenting this story.
Gosh, besides being absolutely right with everything she says and having an admirable attitude towards land stewardship, I'm not going to lie: Kathleen is wildly attractive...!
Bisons should be preserved as wildlife. That’s what they are!!
So were all other animals, including dogs and cats.
So are the deer and elk I hunt and eat lol
The Problem with bison is they don't just get out, they want to migrate. Montana in the spring and Texas in the winter.
And to say,Thank You for my Native Brothers!!Even thou i am "White asshole" I do recognize the fight!!
Keep the fight alive,sooner,than later You WILL WIN.Mark my words!!
nice my brothers
Lewis and Clark were nothing more than scouts for the europeans to report on the nations general wealth and worth, and to gage the strength of the native american tribes. They were hero's , they were the footsteps of doom.
I keep watching this
I agree with this young man.
Great , Fantastic...Great market 4 it 2...🖐🏽🖐🏽🖐🏽🎖🎖🎖🎖🎖
beautiful site
Native Americans, know all about buffalo, they are sacred to them, the buffalo was a staple in winter, they used every part so nothing went to waste. Try taking to the Lakota Sue.
Mr gear ... what this the biologic's & disease risk for bison and cattle in the north west
1850's -1960's little Ice Age: W. Michael Gear WOW, I'm calling a Spade on that!
7:43 Oh that's interesting, the gun didn't work? Impressive. Haven't heard of an animal outlasting us since the Emu wars.
wow, that woman looks like an Elf she's beautiful.
You need to get out more.
Many illnesses need protein from meat, for many reasons, and also some jobs, living places a body must eat meat, this is a delicious meat, so so good tasting.Anyone who sees the kill era, never forgets.
i ate grass fed grass finished for 6 months now,, did so much research im now buying my firat 12 pounds of bison beef... its got more good in it... so im gonna try it for a healthier me
Awesome video. I would love to eat bison if only I could afford it....
It’s not as expensive as you think
Bison are cool
Northstar Bison out of Wisconsin, The absolute best and healthiest ......
The gentleman remarked that it was somewhat disconcerting about the commodification of the Buffalo, and that he didn’t want them to become as a cow. That’s a valid concern, most especially if they begin to feed lot them. That would be heartbreaking to see such a majestic animal having to lie on a hill made of their own manure.
As long as they graze the buffalo, a larger commercial number of buffalo may be necessary to get the numbers up for them to be more naturally represented. I read where wagon trains had to wait a week for a herd half a mile wide to finally end before they could continue. That had to be billions of buffalo. That’s the animal that built the ten foot deep topsoil that fed this growing country, and that poor farming practices allowed to blow away in the 1930’s. This is the animal that created the Great Plains, and the Tall And Short Grass Prairies. This animal is one of the most important parts of America, and we need much more numbers for the land to get back what it once was. I for one would love to see a really large herd again.
I believe the government should buy out the farms in a corridor from inside Canada down to Texas, and build large afire over passes like they do for wild game so we could have a herd that would actually migrate. A buffalos life is a life running, constantly.
YUP! to me the Bison is the last living testament to the old west. i wasn't aware that there were any pure genetic bison still around. all the mixing with cattle, the almost extinction of the ''buffalo to try and starve the american indian population"" YUP! to me the bison is the most majestic, knarley, beautiful on the plains. of course the antelope, mule deer, white tail i guess what i am trying to say is the west is gorgeous with wide open space, and beautiful wildlife. thank you for saving and working WITH the BISON.
I would love to be able to buy some visen jerky I think it should be in all the grocery stores and United States
Just order some lol
Said that they like to eat Yucca plants . Could you raise Bison in Desert regions say I n California because they also say that Buffalo can withstand any kinds of Weather Hot or Cold Thanks ? ?
So where is the fork part??