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Dr. Gerald Hauer joins Wes Olson and I to discuss the most common diseases in bison herds and how to manage them. Our new book "Guardians of the Buffalo: The Essential Guide to Bison Care" is now available for purchase: https://buffalorelations.land/guardians-of-the-buffalo/ For anyone looking to connect with me for consulting, drop me a line: 403-632-7159 [email protected]

Katira Crow Shoe is a member of the Kainai Nation, a part of the Blackfoot Confederacy in Southern Alberta. She works in many realms of buffalo, through the International Buffalo Relations Institute - www.buffalorelations.land - and through her own herd, which she and her family started on her land in 2025. Our new book "Guardians of the Buffalo: The Essential Guide to Bison Care" is now available for purchase: https://buffalorelations.land/guardians-of-the-buffalo/ For anyone looking to connect with me for consulting, drop me a line: 403-632-7159 [email protected]

I sit down with my wife Julia to explore her life and our journey together. We talk about our new land, and our aspirations for building our life together while raising our boys and bison. For anyone looking to connect with me for consulting, drop me a line: 403-632-7159 [email protected]

We check in with our friend Ty Stubblefield of Wild Bison Ranch near Bridger, MT on his plans on how to grow the ranch to replace his off-ranch job, by acquiring lease land for bison. For anyone looking to connect with me for consulting, drop me a line: 403-632-7159 ⁠[email protected]⁠

In this episode, I give an update on our bison virtual fencing trial with friend of the show, Shawn Catherwood. For anyone looking to connect with me for consulting, drop me a line: 403-632-7159 ⁠[email protected]⁠

Liz Haney is the founder of Soil Regen, a consultancy that helps farmers and ranchers transition to regenerative practices. She and her husband Rick are the developers of the Haney Soil Test, a globally recognized soil test focused on microbial processes and a more holistic approach to analyzing soil. You can find her at www.soilregen.com For anyone looking to connect with me for consulting, drop me a line: 403-632-7159

Wes and I talk about the big topic of water and how to develop sources and systems for bison herds based on a chapter of our new book: "Guardians of the Buffalo: The Essential Guide to Bison Care" which will be available for preorder summer 2026 and released September 15th, 2026: www.buffalorelations.land/guardians-of-the-buffalo/ For anyone looking to connect with me for consulting, drop me a line: 403-632-7159 [email protected]

Larissa is the owner/operator of Thundering Ground Bison Ranch, near Edmonton, Alberta. She is a producer of 100% plains bison, and recently sold us a nice group of heifers. www.thunderinggroundbisonranch.ca For anyone looking to connect with me for consulting, drop me a line: 403-632-7159 [email protected]

Derrick, Ronni and Gage Adrian are the proud stewards of 1937 Bison Ranch near Binford, North Dakota. They have just received their first bison, 60 head of heifers, and I was on-site at their ranch consulting with them as they get their herd going. You can follow along on their journey on IG: @1937bisonranch For anyone looking to connect with me for consulting, drop me a line: 403-632-7159 [email protected]

Wes Olson and I explore all aspects of bison health and what managers need to consider with their own herds. Our new book "Guardians of the Buffalo: The Essential Guide to Bison Care" will be released in summer of 2026.g For anyone looking to connect with me for consulting, drop me a line: 403-632-7159 [email protected]

Alejandro Carrillo is one the world's leading regenerative ranchers and consultants. On his Las Damas Ranch in the deserts of Chihuahua, Mexico, Alejandro and his team have transformed a degrading, desertifying landscape into a grasslands oasis and restored profitability in his business. We talk about how we as bison managers can apply these same principles to restore landscapes, productivity and profitability to our own systems. You can find him on Facebook and LinkedIn, or connect with him through his website www.desertgrasslands.com

Wes Olson and I dive into chapter 2 of our upcoming book, "Guardians of the Buffalo" to talk bison herd establishment and the considerations you need to take when sourcing animals for a production or conservation herd. We talk about the history of buffalo populations as they moved through the great slaughter bottleneck, who saved the bison and how individuals today can play a role in conserving the plains bison subspecies. For anyone looking to connect with me for consulting, drop me a line: 403-632-7159 [email protected]

Shawn Catherwood is a 5th generation grain farmer and soon to be bison rancher from Ceylon, Saskatchewan. He is a leader in the regenerative farming world, actively pioneering new ways to farm using cover crops and integrating animals to improve soil health and profitability. You can connect with Shawn at: [email protected] For anyone looking to connect with me for consulting, drop me a line: 403-632-7159 [email protected]

Wes Olson joins me to talk about our new book, "Guardians of the Buffalo: The Essential Guide to Bison Care". This book is the definitive resource on all things raising bison. Release date is scheduled for June 2026. We will have a preorder page live in the coming weeks - stay tuned! For anyone looking to connect with me for consulting, drop me a line: 403-632-7159 [email protected]

Brandon Arpan is a rancher from Southeast Montana. He is one of the leaders in Virtual Fencing in North America and is seeing massive success on his ranch through this revolutionary technology. He has a Youtube channel called "The Box X Ranch - Virtual Fencing Cowboy" where he educates other producers on how to use Virtual Fencing. For anyone looking to connect with me for consulting, drop me a line: 403-632-7159 [email protected]