The Bison Range is only a short drive from our home and a place we frequent, hoping for some good wildlife photo ops. Up until a couple of years ago it was called the National Bison Range, but was then turned over to our local Native American tribes to maintain and administer access to. It's somewhat pricey for a one-day entry pass; but, living as nearby as we do, we purchase a year's pass for the same cost as three day's pass. Haven't done that yet this calendar year but will do so soon. Looking forward to our next drive through there!
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@happypat Yes, the Bison are good-sized animals, for sure. Other wildlife we often see there are deer, antelope, and elk. Once in awhile we have seen a coyote but they are very elusive. I've only managed one photo of a coyote, and that, at a distance. There are two roads through the bison range. One road travels fairly high and takes several hours to drive. It is closed in the wintertime. The lower road follows Mission Creek for part of the way and can be covered in about an hour and a half. Those are driving times and doesn't take into account stopping for photos. Lol
@bjywamer Thank you for that link! Whenever I hear of herds of bison, I think of those movie scenes (maybe in Dances with Wolves?) where White hunters killed hundreds of bison just for sport. So glad that Native people are preserving the species and opening the ranges so people can see them.
When my son and daughter-in-law lived in Denver, we saw a small herd of bison. I had never seen them outside of a zoo!
@eudora We also have a friend nearby (he actually lives along the road to the Bison Range) who raises bison ( have no idea how many in his herd...). And we know of another person who raises them, a bit further from us. That person gifted us a bison roast for our Christmas meal (fed seven of us) a few years ago. :-) It was delicious!
March 20th, 2025
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When my son and daughter-in-law lived in Denver, we saw a small herd of bison. I had never seen them outside of a zoo!