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Bison vs. Buffalo
Although widely accepted as interchangeable names for the same
animal, buffalo and bison aren't the same thing. Buffalo are found
in Africa and Asia, while bison live in North America. European
settlers first saw the American bison and mistakenly called them
buffalo because of their familiarity with the African and Asian
animals and the similarities in appearance, and the name stuck.
BISON

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Hairy fur coat
Very sharp horns
Huge hump on back
Thick beard that circles
around rib cage
May grow to 6 ft.

BUFFALO

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Fur is not thick
Horns are not sharp but are
longer than a bison's
No hump
No thick beard
May grow to 5 ft.

to taste, Carter found the general public to be
wary at first.
"They were a little suspicious about the
taste because they'd never taken a bite," Carter
says. "We found that once people take their
first bite of bison, and find out how good it
tastes, they start looking for some more. From
that aspect we see that the consumer demand
is going to increase.
"Our main challenge now is to keep up with
the production. Whereas a decade ago, I was
spending 90 percent of my time talking to the
consuming public or the general public about
eating bison, I'm now spending 90 percent of
my time talking to folks about building the
herds or getting into the bison business so that
we can keep up with that demand," he adds.
Lee Graese, founder and co-owner of North
Star Bison, Rice Lake, Wisconsin, agrees with
Carter. From the second quarter of 2015 to
the second quarter of 2016, Graese and North
Star have seen about 50 percent growth and a
lot had to be left on the table. "We could sell

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