Not everything we write has to be deadly serious. I've got a fun read for you, courtesy of Inside Hook. A dude with aspirations to at least know some real cowboys writes about the annual buffalo roundup at Custer State Park in South Dakota.
No animals are harmed in this exercise, the purpose is to manage the size of the herd and give the animals shots to ward off various bovine diseases. Sounds like surplus animals are sold to people who want their own mini-herd, these are scattered across the wide-open parts of the mountain west.
In fact a small herd, a few animals, exists maybe 3 miles down the road from our WY place. Hobbyists keep bison (or long horn cattle) just for the fun of having them.
Lets be clear, the bison as the buffalo is correctly termed is North America's wild cow, adapted to survive our challenging climatic conditions. You'd have to be a veterinarian or a cattleman to tell a bison calf from a regular calf. Bison can in fact interbreed with domestic cattle, producing something called a "beefalo."
The author's narrative of the roundup is partly cowboy humor and partly Americana, it's a hoot. Hat tip to Lucianne.com for the link.
