A livestock official says a pregnancy check should be one of the top requirements for producers who are buying bred cows, particularly when it comes to bison. While cattle typically show physical signs of pregnancy about halfway through their gestation period, bison often don’t show until the end of the third trimester.  |  File photo

Bison hunt incident in Manitoba called a cautionary tale

A producer lost several bison to an authorized hunt in mid-October that has been linked to a business deal gone wrong


Glacier FarmMedia – The president of the Manitoba Bison Association says producers can take lessons from a recent incident that culminated in an unauthorized bison hunt on a Binscarth-area ranch without the landowner’s knowledge. In mid-October, rancher Brendan Liske reported to police that several of his bison had been shot, ranch locks had been changed […] Read more

A still shot from one of Brendan Liske’s trail cameras captures a black truck hauling the carcass of a bison.  |  Brendan Liske/Facebook photo

Police lay charges in connection with illegal bison hunt

Six bison were killed as the result of a fraudulent hunt that took place on a farming operation in northwestern Manitoba

Glacier FarmMedia – A Portage la Prairie man is facing charges after an illegal bison hunt on another man’s ranch near Binscarth, Man., in which six of the farmer’s bison were killed. Brendan Liske is the farmer and owner of the six animals. The Parkland area producer reported the crime on Oct. 14, but says […] Read more