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The guy next to me has been raising Buffalos ever since I've owned the place; 30 + years. They've never been a problem. They're just real big and eat a lot.
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Boy, if I say "sic em", you'd better look for something to bite. Sam Shelley Rancher and Farmer Muleshoe Texas 1892-1985 RIP
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Yes but is he raising Puerto Rician Buffalos?
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When I lived up north, bison were plentifull, lots of them were basically wild left to fend for themselves in the bush. I had a few close calls that got my heart pumping. Bison jerky by far is the best. As for bear meat, after seeing one some years ago with a diaper hanging out of it's arse, lets just say I'll pass.
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Nope, not gonna ask.
Once again, BRETTSKI?!?!
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This is a new one on me. Was it disposable or cotton?
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Well, once again not exactly the response I was expecting but I suppose it is a reasonable question.
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The town where the stick lives has a Buffalo Days Celebration with a buffalo chip throwing contest.
The buffalo chip is full of fiber, but is quite dry when french fried.
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quote by AP I've been told bear meat tastes like crap, but I never have tried it JHAP?
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Bison and domestic cattle can hybridize, and they produce viable offspring. This cross is called Beefalo and is also a pretty popular meat. Technically, a "true" beefalo is 3/8 bison, 5/8 domestic bovine, but most people consider 1/2 and 1/2 crosses to be beefalo as well. They are more laid back and considered to be easier to handle on the farm/ranch than pure bison. They retain many of the benefits (lower fat and so forth) of the pure bison as well. They also tend to be less prone to diseases than either of the parents. There are actually very few bison herds still in existance that are considered to be free of any domestic bovine genetics, the herd of Plains Bison (Bison bison bison) in Yellowstone being one of them. There is also a herd of the slightly larger subspecies, the Wood Bison (Bison bison athabascae), in Canada that is considered "pure". More info on Beefalo can be found here: http://americanbeefalo.org/
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Bison and domestic cattle can hybridize, and they produce viable offspring. This cross is called Beefalo and is also a pretty popular meat. Technically, a "true" beefalo is 3/8 bison, 5/8 domestic bovine, but most people consider 1/2 and 1/2 crosses to be beefalo as well. They are more laid back and considered to be easier to handle on the farm/ranch than pure bison. They retain many of the benefits (lower fat and so forth) of the pure bison as well. They also tend to be less prone to diseases than either of the parents. There are actually very few bison herds still in existance that are considered to be free of any domestic bovine genetics, the herd of Plains Bison (Bison bison bison) in Yellowstone being one of them. There is also a herd of the slightly larger subspecies, the Wood Bison (Bison bison athabascae), in Canada that is considered "pure". More info on Beefalo can be found here: http://americanbeefalo.org/ There was a beefalo farm auctioned off not more than 15 miles from here. They did a start-up, looked good for a bit with all the press, then the auction. Don't know what really happened. Banks were falling apart at that time.
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When I lived up north, bison were plentifull, lots of them were basically wild left to fend for themselves in the bush. I had a few close calls that got my heart pumping. Bison jerky by far is the best. As for bear meat, after seeing one some years ago with a diaper hanging out of it's arse, lets just say I'll pass. Wood - thanks - I was having a really crappy day until I read that. So that's what my laughter sounds like....?
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TJ, I also haven't stopped laughing about that one.
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Boy, if I say "sic em", you'd better look for something to bite. Sam Shelley Rancher and Farmer Muleshoe Texas 1892-1985 RIP
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quote by AP I've been told bear meat tastes like crap, but I never have tried it And why Ric would you assume that I would know the answer to that? I've never had bear meat.
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As for bear meat, after seeing one some years ago with a diaper hanging out of it's arse, lets just say I'll pass. It's probably hard to find a diaper big enough.
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LOL, AP, I see what you did there.
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As for bear meat, after seeing one some years ago with a diaper hanging out of it's arse, lets just say I'll pass. So, are you saying that a bear doesn't poop in the woods?
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I've been told bear meat tastes like crap, but I never have tried it, maybe I shouldn't believe everything I'm told. But then I'm not a real steak lover, and I don't drink beer. That ought to shock most of ya'll. I'm the other way around. I like steak but don't care for beer much. Kind of strange considering half my family is German and my grandfather and cousin on that side were and are alcoholics.
If pigs could fly bacon would be harder to come by and there would be a lot of damaged trees.
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Brettski:
There are species of buffalo that grow in warmer climates. Look up "water buffalo".
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Bison Burger from North Dakota. (no this photo was not taken with my new camera glasses) Excerpt from my blog about the bison burgers: Anyhow road trip with Dad, Justin and Chef Todd was smooth sailing all the way until we stopped at the Big Chief in Fergus Falls for Buffalo Burgers. They tasted amazing.... ...For the last two hours up to Grand Forks occasionally someone would dramatically say ‘aahh man’, someone else would then smirk or chuckle to themselves a bit uncontrollably and then all the windows would rapidly go up and down to exchange the air in the vehicle. You do have to realize that we were traveling in -10 degree weather and you better have a darn good reason for rolling down the window traveling 75 mph in that kind of weather!! At times we had no choice but to choose to freeze in order to breathe! Very funny Nate. Now I see why you do blogs. You're a very good writer!
If pigs could fly bacon would be harder to come by and there would be a lot of damaged trees.
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[quote=Wood] As for bear meat, after seeing one some years ago with a diaper hanging out of it's arse, lets just say I'll pass. Anyone seen Wilfed Brinley lately?
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As for bear meat, after seeing one some years ago with a diaper hanging out of it's arse, lets just say I'll pass. It's probably hard to find a diaper big enough. I believe you misunderstood. He said, "hanging out of it's arse," not the arse hanging out of the diaper. Of course you knew that. You funny funny man!
If pigs could fly bacon would be harder to come by and there would be a lot of damaged trees.
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Bison and domestic cattle can hybridize, and they produce viable offspring. This cross is called Beefalo and is also a pretty popular meat. Technically, a "true" beefalo is 3/8 bison, 5/8 domestic bovine, but most people consider 1/2 and 1/2 crosses to be beefalo as well. They are more laid back and considered to be easier to handle on the farm/ranch than pure bison. They retain many of the benefits (lower fat and so forth) of the pure bison as well. They also tend to be less prone to diseases than either of the parents. There are actually very few bison herds still in existance that are considered to be free of any domestic bovine genetics, the herd of Plains Bison (Bison bison bison) in Yellowstone being one of them. There is also a herd of the slightly larger subspecies, the Wood Bison (Bison bison athabascae), in Canada that is considered "pure". More info on Beefalo can be found here: http://americanbeefalo.org/ There was a beefalo farm auctioned off not more than 15 miles from here. They did a start-up, looked good for a bit with all the press, then the auction. Don't know what really happened. Banks were falling apart at that time. They were promoted down here too but for some reason you don't hear about them much anymore. Maybe just a fad? Maybe with some of the disease problems with bison it's hard to find a clean herd to cross with the beef? Our state gave up tiger muskies because it was a pain to keep on hand northern pike broodstock. I've got to say I'm surprised that offspring don't look more like bison.
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If pigs could fly bacon would be harder to come by and there would be a lot of damaged trees.
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Speaking of fish, when are you gonna stop foolin around and throw some BG in that basement tank, to heck with the nitrites. Might as well cover this subject, we've just about covered everything else.
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As for bear meat, after seeing one some years ago with a diaper hanging out of it's arse, lets just say I'll pass. So, are you saying that a bear doesn't poop in the woods? Nope I think you've got the bear mixed up with the Pope.
If pigs could fly bacon would be harder to come by and there would be a lot of damaged trees.
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