Buffalo Dan's Bison

A European bison bull on the left and American bison bull on the right. European bison photograph courtesy of Rewilding Europe ( www.rewildingeurope.com ). Many people in the United States think of bison ( Bison bison ) or "buffalo" as an animal unique to North America like the wild turkey.  In fact, there is a very rare species of bison native to Europe and Asia called the European bison ( Bison bonasus ) currently living in several European countries. While the two species have many similar features, I have read that there are some differences.  A good general description of the differences between the two species can be found on page 621 of the 1889 Annual Report of the Board of Regents of the Smithsonian Institution : The European bison, or zubr ( Bison bonassus ), bears very close resemblance to its American relative, but is a little taller, not so heavily built at the fore quarters, and lack the shaggy hair about the head and neck that give the American bison

 Since we started fencing the perimeter of our ranch in 2014, I've strove to increase the rate at which I am able to fence an area.  Among the most recent improvements has been a t-post pusher which is mounted to our tractor's front-end loader bucket.  This device is very simple, but has already saved us countless hours of work. The following photographs illustrate how I use the post pusher.  Aiming: The loader is first positioned with the end of the pusher is close to the ground.  I then maneuver the tractor until the end of the pusher is in alignment with the marked post location.  This is how the lined up pusher looks from the driver's seat of the tractor.  Yes, I know the loader has an issue with the hydraulics cover. Loading:  Once the pusher is aligned, I place the tractor in park, raise the loader arm and insert a t-post into the open end of the pusher.  Tilting:  Correct placement of the t-post is dependent aligning the post along three axises,

Since the number of submitted bison jokes has thus far been only two, I've held off on posting anything new in order to stretch things out.  Shortly after my initial call for bison jokes , one individual referred me to the following joke originally posted on http://www.jokes4us.com/animaljokes/buffalojokes.html : Q: What did the grape say when the buffalo stood on it? A: Nothing, it just let out a little wine!