A hunter from Fort Smith believes the highest scoring bison trophy may not belong to Yellowstone and is questioning whether ...

Buffalo are an icon of the American wild. They have been honored in song ("Home on the Range"), athletic teams (the University of Colorado Buffaloes), famous people (Buffalo Bill Cody), entire cities ...

A new exhibit at Head-Smashed-In Buffalo Jump is bringing fresh attention to the ancient tradition of the buffalo hunt, ...

Size: Most buffalo species are larger than bison species—1,900 to 2,600 pounds versus 1,600 to 2,000 pounds. Horns: Bison have short and stubby horns whereas buffalo's are long and curvy. Beard ...

The American bison is an incredibly interesting critter. Sometimes called buffalo, this name is a misnomer and suggests that the American bison is somehow related to the buffalo of the Old World.

Utah’s bison are roaming into places where they aren’t wanted. One lawmaker is proposing year-round hunting to keep bison off rangeland used by ranchers.

The American bison, or American buffalo as they are commonly called, were once close to extinction. Their numbers dropped from 30-60 million to around 500 because of overhunting in the 19th century.

Bison origins and sacred places. Indigenous people continued to remember and revere bison in rituals and ceremonies. Every tribe on the Great Plains has its own “deep individual connection to ...

Bison graze along Soda Butte Creek in Yellowstone National Park. When the animals migrate out of the park they are killed by hunters, sent to slaughter and kept in quarantine for transfer after ...

In the U.S., the terms ‘bison’ and ‘buffalo’ are used interchangeably—but they’re actually two different animals. Here’s how to tell them apart.

Bison have a massive hump and larger head than the University of Colorado mascot that is also supposedly depicted on the back of your buffalo nickel (though the animal depicted on the coins ...