Most of the bison that wandered into Camrose Aug. 24 have been rounded up or wandered back to the farm.
Thirty to 40 bison from a farm northeast of the city walked through an open gate the previous day. About a dozen wandered into city limits, giving residents an early morning surprise.
Some of the bison stopped to graze in a schoolyard, some were seen by the downtown courthouse and on the golf course and others wandered onto the Nordic ski trails or set up camp at the Big Valley Jamboree campground.
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Camrose city police insp. Lee Forman said the bison entered on the north side of Camrose and went straight through to the south.
Police tried to keep the bison at the edge of the city, but the animals became scared when they crossed the busy highway and scattered through town, he said.
A group of four bison broke off from the main herd and ran east and eventually back to the farm. The main group ended up at the land-fill site on the south side of Camrose, where most were rounded up and returned to the farm.
