Colorado Experience | Return of the Buffalo, Part 2

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As the national mammal return to their homelands across the U.S., tribes like the Southern Ute are using their bison herds to feed tribal members. Behind every sacrifice of a buffalo is a cultural learning moment for all who eat bison. At the same time, several groups work to keep this incredible animal thriving into the future.
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[@JD-gj2rj]

Right on! My wife and her family were born in Colorado. 1 of my 3 kids was born here. We moved here in 1985 to start a family. I was from Wisconsin. I grew up hunting, fishing and loved being in the woods. After I served in the USN I got married and moved to Denver. My kids all went to school and College in Colorado. Ofcourse I love to fish and hunt and camp. I was fortunate I had a 3 night work week and was off for 4. I was in the mountains every other week teaching my kids to fish,hunt and camp. They respect the land and thier elders. Campsites are cleaner when we leave. The idea of bringing Buffalo back to the plains is amazing to us. One day maybe my grandkids might be able to hunt them respectably again. I'm 61 now and things are so different than when I caught my first trout with my dad 55years ago or shot my first partridge 53 years ago. I pray that people will respect the land and animals in the future for many generations to come.

[@cdotzenroth]

First one to comment! I live in Teton County, bring ‘em back!! Bison are awesome!

[@rockymtnpbs]

thanks for watching!

[@marg22az]

❤ the Buffalo 🐃 Bisons

[@marg22az]

Thank You

[@illusionisms]

It is wonderful to see that there is a real effort being made to secure the Bison ‘s presence once again in the United States. 🧐😉❤️

[@velvetreynolds5458]

Love the story Lear something new every day 😍 ❤️

[@rockymtnpbs]

thanks for your support!

[@khaleelkhan4556]

I am a die hard fan of buffalo ❤

[@oakmaiden2133]

If you really were you would call it bison.

[@eddieonmelrose]

You have my support!!!

[@missmarya747]

Yes Indian country and still is.

[@rpmcmurphy2348]

Great video!

[@geraldofabianoartes3074]

Incrível parabens. Grande abraço Brasil

[@marg22az]

Need to save them

[@russellkeeling4387]

I was born and raised in Southern Colorado. My family and our neighbor owned property near Lathrop State Park where the state used to have a small herd of buffalo. The beasts learned a fence would not contain them so they left the state park. The herd moved to our neighbors property to a pasture that was about 15000 acres. My friend went and located the herd and the state came and set up a portable coral to capture the buffalo. The state used a helicopter to herd the beasts into the corral and right through the other side. By the time the state stopped messing with the buffalo the beasts had become quite aggressive. The state ended up selling the buffalo to a Vet. doctor from Longmont who brought a bunch of semi trucks and a bunch of cowboys to capture them. My friend Duncan led them to the beasts and they gently herded them into corrals. At one point one cow got mean and attacked a cowboys horse and the buffalo had to be dispatched. I was at Duncan's table eating some of that buffalo as he told of its demise. It was very tasty.

[@johngreen5233]

The ghost dance worked then ?

[@larryok8156]

These are not wild bison folks. These are ranch raised for profits period. As I'm for saving the species I believe there are better ways

[@carolbenson6524]

What a shame we did to the buffalo 😢

[@oakmaiden2133]

Bison bison bison.... not buffalo

[@robothat]

stop building houses

[@gateway8833]

5 whole Pounds a month.

[@darrencormier1154]

oklahoma was indian territory til white man wanted more no slice of the pie is big enough

[@Orang315]

🤔 The bison 🦬 , is actually a living prehistoric mammal that was supposed to die off with the Woolly Mammoth 🦣 so it’s not really an Indian mammal or anybody’s .

[@jaymzgaetz2006]

News flash farmers...bison don't need you.

[@SimpleThoughts-kc6gh]

You’re part of the problem. City slicker…

[@oakmaiden2133]

Neither of you offer a solution. So........

[@jaymzgaetz2006]

Coexistence with bison and a sustainable supply of meat are the solution. Turns out native Americans had the solution all along. Thinning a massive bison herd is simple and practical. Having a cow farm that relies on a hay farm, a corn farm, and workers run into the ground like a farmers donkey are not practical. We need to radically downsize meat farming. I have ideas about how human settlements should be made so bison herds can recover and flourish along with the rest of nature. If you know an architect, and an investor that will hear my ideas I may already have a solution. Until then all i have to offer are ideas. If they wont work i can think of more. We should always have a solution minded approach to dealing with problems. Nothing makes a man think more than toiling in the fields. So what do you think?... can 4 sequoia sempervirens sustain the weight of a skyscraper?

[@seanmclain6987]

Watch out democrats, one of your democrat advocates A.O.C. claims their farts impact the climate in a negative way 😂.

[@oakmaiden2133]

Wow, such an informative and educational remark! What other pearls of wisdom will you drop at our feet? Hhhhm republican?

[@jeffreybloom5017]

The natives also killed and left the meat to rot. They became hide hunter for money

[@1ndn1074]

You're lying. Show everybody your proof. The only greedy ignorant fools responsible for the near extinction of the buffalo and the people who depended on them are the invasive species of white immigrants and their left over anchor baby offspring, like you.

[@1ndn1074]

You're lying.