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[Barrister]

Might see more purchases of misting equipment and heat-resistant breeds though.

If I were interested in ramping up a livestock living, bison would be it.  Hardier than cattle, and bison beef is a premium meat.

Some of my wife's family is into bison ranching.  Trouble is it takes a lot longer to get to market and the premium isn't really worthwhile.

But we really do need to get a chest freezer so we can go in on a 1/4 buffalo from one of her uncles.

[Admiral Yi]

It's a premium meat that no one eats except school kids forced to by Ted Turner's bribing of the USDA.

[Ed Anger]

Everybody says Bison is wonderful. I just can't pull the trigger on it. It isn't a bean burrito w/o onions. 

[CountDeMoney]

Well, one of the benefits of bison is that they are such a hardy beast, they don't require the sheltering that your average moo cow requires. They can withstand temperatures of -40F, and don't require as much water as cattle.

[Barrister]

It's a premium meat that no one eats except school kids forced to by Ted Turner's bribing of the USDA.

I eat bison all the time.  Hell I had bison burgers for supper last night.

I do miss the Yukon supermarket I used to go to that had bison right there.  Now I get it at a farmer's market, and it's very expensive.

[CountDeMoney]

I eat bison all the time.  Hell I had bison burgers for supper last night.

Yeah, it's the only red meat I ever eat anymore.   Lean as hell.  Expensive as hell.

[derspiess]

Everybody says Bison is wonderful. I just can't pull the trigger on it. It isn't a bean burrito w/o onions. 

Best steak I've ever had outside of Argentina was a buffalo steak I ate in Jackson Hole, WY.  Had it medium-rare and paired it with a nice Cabernet.  But I was also fitshaced at the time, so my memory is a slight bit foggy.

Just wish it was as cheap here as it is out west.

[Tonitrus]

I eat bison all the time.  Hell I had bison burgers for supper last night.

Yeah, it's the only red meat I ever eat anymore.   Lean as hell.  Expensive as hell.

America's original red meat.

[Barrister]

Everybody says Bison is wonderful. I just can't pull the trigger on it. It isn't a bean burrito w/o onions. 

Best steak I've ever had outside of Argentina was a buffalo steak I ate in Jackson Hole, WY.  Had it medium-rare and paired it with a nice Cabernet.  But I was also fitshaced at the time, so my memory is a slight bit foggy.

Just wish it was as cheap here as it is out west.

Not actually a fan of bison as a steak.  It's so lean it seems rather dry.  It needs some moisture (a sauce, perhaps).  I used to get a wonderful bison steak with blueberry sauce up in a restaurant in Whitehorse.

[Admiral Yi]

I eat bison all the time.  Hell I had bison burgers for supper last night.

You and not many other people.  80% of the US consumption goes to school lunches.

[katmai]

There is nowhere to hide today, folks.

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[katmai]

I eat bison all the time.  Hell I had bison burgers for supper last night.

You and not many other people.  80% of the US consumption goes to school lunches.

It is popular up here, just got to get away from all your cows in Hicksville, Iowa.

[Maximus]

Well, one of the benefits of bison is that they are such a hardy beast, they don't require the sheltering that your average moo cow requires. They can withstand temperatures of -40F, and don't require as much water as cattle.

They're also a bloody pain in the ass to handle. They require much more expensive fencing, ordinary barbed wire does nothing. They can outrun most horses and are as likely to charge as to flee. I've helped out on a couple roundups and we used pickups to herd them. Even then one cow decided to go over a pickup and smashed the hell out of it. Fortunately she didn't break a leg, but if they get too worked up there's a good chance of heart failure.

[Eddie Teach]

It is popular up here, just got to get away from all your cows in Hicksville, Iowa.

Yeah, clearly nearby bison ranges is one of the signs of high civilization.

[CountDeMoney]

Well, one of the benefits of bison is that they are such a hardy beast, they don't require the sheltering that your average moo cow requires. They can withstand temperatures of -40F, and don't require as much water as cattle.

They're also a bloody pain in the ass to handle. They require much more expensive fencing, ordinary barbed wire does nothing. They can outrun most horses and are as likely to charge as to flee. I've helped out on a couple roundups and we used pickups to herd them. Even then one cow decided to go over a pickup and smashed the hell out of it. Fortunately she didn't break a leg, but if they get too worked up there's a good chance of heart failure.

You know, when I was writing earlier I thought, "Gee, I bet they're motherfuckers to go get and bring back if you have need to do it", but then I thought, naaaaah.