Buffalo Stampede

Buffalo Stampede, what I think of as a stampede is a wild, out-of-control run.  Do bison really stampede? I have searched through old journals, books, and articles of the first explorers and have yet to find an instance of a stampede. Once a great herd was encountered by a small group and they remarked how they had to wait for it to pass in fear of being attacked. (no mention of them running) Despite speaking with numerous ranchers, producers, tribes, and even government herds, only one instance of a bison stampede has been witnessed. Interestingly, the cause of this stampede … Read more