Buffalo Dan's Bison

A zoomed-in photo taken during my previous break period. Spent much of yesterday resting after dealing with the outcome of eating some bad chili.  It was good chili that went bad when I kept it in my lunch bag unrefrigerated for about ten hours.   During recovery I watched James Garner in episodes of The Rockford Files on Netflix, but, eventually, I became bored enough to finish constructing a duplicate surveillance system. It is essentially the exact same system that I have working at the ranch except that, rather than being housed in a weather-proof box, it is neatly glued to a piece of plywood with each part labeled. The science fair looking duplicate system with a Wi-Fi "dongle" in place of a mobile broadband device.  The dongle connects to my home Wi-Fi router. This system allows me to test any hardware and software modifications to the system before deploying  to the field. To explain the duplicate system, I will need to briefly explain the deployed syste

I am on a night schedule again and an unable to take very many photos at night worth posting.  However, to satisfy the ongoing demand for MORE PHOTOS, here is a photo of an old bison bull I took in South Dakota: Right now there isn't much to report.  Progress on fencing has been miserable the last two times I've been at the ranch.  The first time I was out there the ground was too frozen to auger any holes and now the ground is too wet.  Basically, after a couple seconds of augering, the soil turns into something the consistency of cow diarrhea and the hole fills with water.  Under these conditions it would be impossible to tamp the soil in place after the post was dropped in the hole.  This has meant that the majority of my time has been spent brush cutting to clear the way for later fencing. While I'm taking a break from brush cutting, I'll take a moment to recommend a useful and free technology that the modern farmer might find useful.  Specifically, I am refer

The bison tongue is a serious piece of equipment.  I haven't seen one up close, but, based on the photographs I've taken, it has to be capable of extending at least six inches out of the mouth.  A long tongue has all kinds of uses and is especially good for reaching areas not accessible to the average hoof.  I've posted this photo before, but it still has to be my favorite thus far.