Ron > wrote in
:

> Actually, a lot of us like buffalo (disclaimer - in the
> U.S. it's probably bison meat). ;-) It is hard to find
> and there seems to be a difference in meat flavor depending
> on where the herd is being fed. I don't know if there are
> any "feed lots" for bison, but I suspect not.
> Interestingly, a quick web search on bison meat turns up
> quite a few sources for mail order. It's relatively
> expensive... about $5.00 a pound for bison burger and
> $10.00 a pound for bison steaks. Part of that is due to
> the demand for bison meat far outstripping the supply.
> (According to one of the sites).

there is the supply/demand part of the equation.
bison require much different fencing than regular cattle
(min.6' 8 wire high tensile electric fencing vs 2 wire 4'
fence) & they can't be stuck in a feedlot. grain feeding bison
will throw their rumen into fits. bison eat grasses, not
grains.
bison are highly excitable & tend to stampede with little
provocation. beef cattle are pretty dim & it takes quite a lot
to get them to stampede, hence the different fencing methods.
i knew of a person in NY who decided to cash in on the bison
meat craze without updating his fencing. the farm is for sale
less than a year later. he's bankrupt & you'll need to replace
all the fences...
yes, the meat will taste different depending on the types of
grasses & the soil composition where those grasses grow.
lee