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Matt Skoglund

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The MeatEater Podcast
Ep. 874: How To Start A Bison Ranch

Got it.

The MeatEater Podcast
Ep. 874: How To Start A Bison Ranch

And so when I heard that, and then this had this bull that left the

The MeatEater Podcast
Ep. 874: How To Start A Bison Ranch

uh, last Memorial day weekend, I was like, we're done with breeding bulls.

The MeatEater Podcast
Ep. 874: How To Start A Bison Ranch

And I just, I'm all about having our ranch and our herd be as natural as possible.

The MeatEater Podcast
Ep. 874: How To Start A Bison Ranch

And so that really appealed to me.

The MeatEater Podcast
Ep. 874: How To Start A Bison Ranch

And so last summer was our first experiment with it.

The MeatEater Podcast
Ep. 874: How To Start A Bison Ranch

And it was so cool because in June, you've got all these two-year-old bulls running around and it's like kind of whatever.

The MeatEater Podcast
Ep. 874: How To Start A Bison Ranch

And then by late July, there was one guy who I was like, Oh, you're the man.

The MeatEater Podcast
Ep. 874: How To Start A Bison Ranch

Like he was fighting off other bulls.

The MeatEater Podcast
Ep. 874: How To Start A Bison Ranch

Like he clearly was the guy.

The MeatEater Podcast
Ep. 874: How To Start A Bison Ranch

And then, uh, and then we work our animals once a year in the winter where we move them into corral and, you know, ear tag the calves and we preg check the females.

The MeatEater Podcast
Ep. 874: How To Start A Bison Ranch

So I was kind of curious to see what this experiment would do.

The MeatEater Podcast
Ep. 874: How To Start A Bison Ranch

And last year was our, our highest breed up rate ever.

The MeatEater Podcast
Ep. 874: How To Start A Bison Ranch

So all of our cows that were supposed to be bred, only one wasn't.

The MeatEater Podcast
Ep. 874: How To Start A Bison Ranch

And, and so now this, you know, letting, letting a bunch of two-year-olds take care of it is our path going forward.

The MeatEater Podcast
Ep. 874: How To Start A Bison Ranch

Yeah.

The MeatEater Podcast
Ep. 874: How To Start A Bison Ranch

It's kind of cool.

The MeatEater Podcast
Ep. 874: How To Start A Bison Ranch

It's random.

The MeatEater Podcast
Ep. 874: How To Start A Bison Ranch

It is.

The MeatEater Podcast
Ep. 874: How To Start A Bison Ranch

It's totally random.