our herd
Our bison have roamed wild and free on our property since 2014, when we started with just 10 animals.
Over the past few years we have grown our herd to more than two hundred.
The history of bison in North America is long and noteworthy.
These iconic mammals of the plains were at one point almost eliminated by settlers and hunters. These days it’s more common to find them on ranches as livestock.
Bison are North America’s largest land animals. Males can be as big as 8.2 ft tall and 9 feet long and can weigh up to 2000 pounds! This means they need to eat a large amount.
They graze through brush and grass, fertilizing as they go – keeping the ground irrigated just by walking, thanks to the shape of their hooves.
Fresh water on our property ensures they get the water they require each day.
They range over the land on their own accord, calves following mothers and being weaned naturally and the cows and bulls mating in their season.
Unlike cattle, bison are adapted to find their own food even in winter, using their large heads to bury through snow to find the grass on which to feed.
Despite their size, bison are very fast creatures, able to run up to 55 kilometres per hour.
So we believe in giving them the freedom to do just that.
To graze the vast plains with the herd…
Or enjoy some quality alone time.
It’s clear to us that bison are very special animals and we’re thrilled to introduce one of the newest members of our herd – Irene.
She is a white bison, born May 2018.
The National Bison Association estimate that they only occur in approximately 1 in 10 million births – in other words, extremely rare.
A white bison is considered sacred or spiritually significant in several Native American beliefs; therefore, such bison are often visited for prayer and other religious rituals.