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

[@kevinvega78]

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

[@thelastjohnwayne]

As a Rancher I would like to see many more Ranches starting to raise Bison. They are amazing to see

[@NormanSilver]

Greetings from Enterprise, OR.

[@kevincage1641]

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

[@brianjones6500]

Soil science is amazing!!

[@animalsVisiting]

Nice beautifully mountain

[@highwayhyenas6084]

Truly amazing!

[@effiemooney8477]

Thank You!!!

[@frankmuno]

Such a beautiful story!!

[@AustinSPTD1996]

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

[@stangelbisonranch638]

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

[@deanfirnatine7814]

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

[@Robrites]

Excellent. Thank You.

[@stevemccoy8138]

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

[@guyh.4553]

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]

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]

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]

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]

@@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]

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.

[@deanfirnatine7814]

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

[@rcnyoplait]

❤

[@ritamclaughlin9681]

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

[@kevincage1641]

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.

[@Orang315]

🤔I wonder if they sell bison tongue ? I’m always looking for that

[@Orang315]

I call it Americans Woolly Mammoth 🦣🦣🦣🦣🦬🦬🦬

[@Livoirienyvoitrien]

How much you sell a kilo of steak cut for?

[@Jeremyho439]

I can’t find any bison steak in Oregon.

[@jred5153]

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

[@Interglacial_optimist]

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

[@user-if4df7lk1z]

Bison are not nearly as easy to kill as cows.

[@MistressOP]

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

[@mochiebellina8190]

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

[@tahoeclay]

Ok Karen

[@stevewalston7089]

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

[@MattCookOregon]

Yo

[@FeelItRising]

Boooo! Let's raise wild animals to eat!

[@silversoozookee2839]

Go milk an almond hippy

[@robertneven7563]

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

[@6by6by6]

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]

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

[@6by6by6]

@@robertoneven2803 illiterate much ..

[@patrickforget5088]

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]

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.

[@Orang315]

I call it Americans Woolly Mammoth 🦣🦣🦣🦬🦬🦣🦬🦬🦬🦬🦬