Bison Quest is a window on a vanished world.

We may be the only place on earth where, along with internationally known wildlife biologists, guests can live among a buffalo herd and experience the awe and mystery of the largest land animal in North America.

Wild Echo Bison Herd

We are often asked the difference between "bison" and "buffalo". Although you will often hear our North American bison called "buffalo", the proper term is bison. During your visit, remember to ask us what the difference is - and how it happened!

Perhaps no other animal symbolizes the West as dramatically as the American bison. In prehistoric times millions of these animals roamed the North American Continent from the Great Slave Lake in northern Canada, south into Mexico and from coast to coast.

No one knows how many bison there were, but the naturalist, Ernest Thompson Seton, estimated their numbers at sixty million when Columbus landed. They were part of the largest community of wild animals that the world has ever known.

To a casual observer, a grazing bison appears slow and clumsy, but in rough terrain they can outrun and out turn even the fleetest horse.

Our Magnificent "Wooly Bully" Photo by guest Stacy Camba

Bison can move at speeds of up to thirty-five miles per hour and cover long distances at a lumbering gallop. Males can stand six feet from hoof to shoulder and weigh up to 2000 pounds.

Our Bison Interaction is a once in a lifetime experience. Our guests have called it "magical", "spiritual", "unforgettable", "a memory that will last a lifetime" as they make personal contact with American bison of the Wild Echo herd.

The bison move freely on the Wild Echo Reserve so you will join them in their natural environment.

"Wooly Bully"

 

All Animal and Nature Activities Led By Internationally Known Wildlife Biologists