Where the Buffalo roam: Maxwell Wildlife Preserve near McPherson, Kansas. Approximately 2800 acres of pristine land takes you back to earlier times (if you don't see the fence). A few...

Frank 2012 Loc: Olathe, Kansas

Maxwell Wildlife Preserve near McPherson, Kansas. Approximately 2800 acres of pristine land takes you back to earlier times (if you don't see the fence). A few came close to check me out.

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Lorima Loc: Colorado

Frank 2012 wrote:

Maxwell Wildlife Preserve near McPherson, Kansas. Approximately 2800 acres of pristine land takes you back to earlier times (if you don't see the fence). A few came close to check me out.

Nice photo's Frank.

Here near Denver, Colorado we have the Rocky Mountain Arsenal wildlife refuge which sits on 1,000's of acres. They have a large herd of Buffalo, whitetail and mule deer, coyote and so much other wildlife. I love going there in the winter to photograph the Bison in the snow. Lori.

Frank 2012 Loc: Olathe, Kansas

Lorima wrote:

Nice photo's Frank.

Here near Denver, Colorado we have the Rocky Mountain Arsenal wildlife refuge which sits on 1,000's of acres. They have a large herd of Buffalo, whitetail and mule deer, coyote and so much other wildlife. I love going there in the winter to photograph the Bison in the snow. Lori.

Thanks for the info. The next time I go to Colorado Springs I will take a day to go visit the RM Arsenal W.R.

gawler Loc: rural south australia

Frank 2012 wrote:

Maxwell Wildlife Preserve near McPherson, Kansas. Approximately 2800 acres of pristine land takes you back to earlier times (if you don't see the fence). A few came close to check me out.

seems like such a small area for such a mighty beast that once roamed for hundreds of miles Frank
cattle will do that to come to the fence to see what you are up to
thanks for posting. photos like yours make me want to come over for a look lol

GeneM Loc: Upstate PA

Frank 2012 wrote:

Maxwell Wildlife Preserve near McPherson, Kansas. Approximately 2800 acres of pristine land takes you back to earlier times (if you don't see the fence). A few came close to check me out.

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DrWilk Loc: .

If you wish to see buffalo in the wild, take a drive up the Alaska Highway (Alcan, to our U.S. neighbours)There's a couple of herds of several hundred in Northern B.C. and the Yukon just roaming around and are often close to, across and on the road.

Frank 2012 Loc: Olathe, Kansas

gawler wrote:

seems like such a small area for such a mighty beast that once roamed for hundreds of miles Frank
cattle will do that to come to the fence to see what you are up to
thanks for posting. photos like yours make me want to come over for a look lol

It is a rather small area for Buffalo/Bison, but for Kansas it is "well done" considering how much land in our State is planted in wheat, corn, milo and other food crops. The Bison herd at the Maxwell Refuge numbers about 250 and there are about 50 Elk

Linda From Maine Loc: Yakima, Washington

Neat shots!

Frank 2012 Loc: Olathe, Kansas

DrWilk wrote:

If you wish to see buffalo in the wild, take a drive up the Alaska Highway (Alcan, to our U.S. neighbours)There's a couple of herds of several hundred in Northern B.C. and the Yukon just roaming around and are often close to, across and on the road.

I would like to see the area you are referring to. My wife and I visited Alaska in June. That State is really, really big!
B.C. and the Yukon must be the same.

Frank 2012 Loc: Olathe, Kansas

Linda From Maine wrote:

Neat shots!

Thank you Linda. I had some little white spots in my pictures but I think it is dry grass debris collecting on the Bison. It was 80 degrees F, dry and a variable wind from the south at 15 t0 25 mph.

gemlenz Loc: Gilbert Arizona

Frank 2012 wrote:

Maxwell Wildlife Preserve near McPherson, Kansas. Approximately 2800 acres of pristine land takes you back to earlier times (if you don't see the fence). A few came close to check me out.

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sb Loc: Florida's East Coast

Amazing to see also how the prairie regenerates in these places - lots of variety of grasses and wildflowers (normally called "weeds" ).

Frank 2012 Loc: Olathe, Kansas

sb wrote:

Amazing to see also how the prairie regenerates in these places - lots of variety of grasses and wildflowers (normally called "weeds" ).

Some of the grass is Big Bluestem grass which grows 7 to 9 feet tall and little Bluestem grass that grows 4 to 8 feet tall (if not grazed by cattle, bison, etc.) Little Bluestem grass has roots that go 5 to 7 feet deep. Bluestem grass is quite nutritious for cattle and bison. Then there is a variety of Buffalo grasses that thrive in areas of low rainfall. And, of course, weeds. However, the land is managed carefully to prevent over grazing which kills out
the important grasses. Over grazing allows the weeds to take over and really ruins good pasture land. The Flint Hills of Kansas extend from Oklahoma to Nebraska, about 70 to 100 miles wide and the grass there is mostly Bluestem grass (so I have been told). Large herds of cattle graze there most of the summer. Beautiful Flint Hills scenery except when it is subject to controlled burn off before the new grass sprouts. The burn off is quite interesting to watch, especially at night