Matt Skoglund

So they all avoid the fence.

But I say it's a psychological barrier because if, if they wanted to run through it,

they could run through it.

Like, like we put our arm through a, through a spider web, you know, it would take nothing.

So I always say like, if you, if you really want a Buffalo proof fence, you need like a 14 foot brick wall because any, even if it's barbed wire, woven wire, like they could bust through it.

But the great thing you have going for you with bison is their herd instinct is so is still so strong.

You know, it's tens of thousands of years, hundreds of thousands of years of evolution, but

have programmed into them safeties with the herd.

They always want to be together.

And so it ultimately comes down to your management.

As long as they've got plenty of grass and water, they're not looking over the fence line and they want to be together.

And it's funny because this time of year is when we have issues because the grass is starting to grow.

They're excited about that.

And the youngsters like yearlings, they'll periodically get on the wrong side of the fence.

And I would think that they were like, when I was 16, it's like, woohoo, I'm going to raise hell and go explore.

And it's the opposite.

You can, you can feel their stress.

They're, they're walking the fence.

Like why back in, how do I get back to the herd?

Cause I'm, I'm, I'm, I'm vulnerable by myself.