Bison, also known as buffalo, walk in a herd inside a corral at Badlands National Park, on Oct. 13, 2022, near Wall, S.D.

In Oklahoma, the Cherokee Nation, one of the largest Native American tribes with 437,000 registered members, had a few bison on its land in the 1970s. But they disappeared.

There’s a misperception that bison has a “gamey” taste, Riebel says. “In fact, I find it to have a more minerally and richer flavor than beef.” Some people like it for health reasons, too.

HARVESTING A BULL The day after the bison transfer from the Badlands, Heinert’s son T.J. sprawled flat on the ground, his rifle scope fixed on a large bull bison at the Wolakota Buffalo Range.

Published: Nov. 24, 2022, 9:03 a.m. 17 1/17 Bison spread as Native American tribes reclaim stewardship By The Associated Press ...

Bison facts Calves are born at 40 pounds. Bison bull is 2,500 to 2,800 pounds. Bison at 1,200 pounds is suitable weight for slaughter. Cow can stay fertile until age 30.

Bison roam its 2.2 million acres, an area nearly as big as Rhode Island and Delaware combined. But little about scale impresses America’s largest land animal -- a mature bison stands bull six ...

Native American News Bison spread as Native American tribes reclaim stewardship Published: Nov. 24, 2022, 9:03 a.m.

Bison, also known as buffalo, walk in a herd inside a corral at Badlands National Park, on Oct. 13, 2022, near Wall, S.D. The wild animals were corralled for transfer to Native American tribes ...

Oct. 9—The annual bison roundup at Custer State Park in the Black Hills, held just over a week ago, gives a glimpse of what the prairies in the American West looked like 150 years ago. It's ...