National Gold Trophy Bison Sale

2013 National Bison AssociationGold Trophy Show & Sale

Saturday, January 26, 2013

Market Class Sale: 11:00 am

Live Animal Sale: 12:00 pm

Online biddingthrough Cattle in Motion

now available.See inside for details.

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Don't Miss The Bison Health, Nutrition and Genetics Educational Program on

Friday, March 1

For Information About Performance Tested Bulls Contact:Cold Creek Buffalo Company, Boyd Meyer: 970-396-2249

Diamond Tail Ranch, Scott Butcher: 970-435-5775

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Dear 2013 GTSS Participant,

Our business today has changed dramatically since the fi rst buff alo charged into the National Western sale arena in 1980. Th e consignors and buyers at that fi rst Gold Trophy Show and Sale were blazing a trail into unknown territory, guided only by their passion for the animal, and the confi dence that consumers would some-day discover the fantastic taste and nutritional qualities of bison meat.

We weathered signifi cant setbacks when production preceded demand. Today, as in other times, many of our producers are experiencing diminished capacity due to drought and other economic diffi culties. We are grateful that the dedication and vision of our industry pioneers have been rewarded in recent years as customers have discovered the outstanding quality of meat produced on bison ranches throughout the United States and Canada.

Another change we introduce in 2013 is the introduc-tion of online auction bidding through the ser-vices of Cattle in Motion. See details on how to bid online on this page.

Some things remain unchanged. As always, it all begins with the right animals. Our market is growing because our customers appreciate the fact that bison ranchers refuse to compromise on the integrity of the animals. Th is year, we are pleased to have con-signed 120 live animals and 22 meat carcasses. Th e animals coming into the sale arena at Gold Trophy exemplify the top stock from around the country.

Welcome Th e future is defi nitely very bright, as prices for

bison meat prices as well as breeding stock hold strong. New markets are emerging every day as more people incor-porate bison as a regular part of their diet. Th is is defi nitely the time to look at getting into the bison business, or ex-panding your existing herd with quality animals from the Gold Trophy Show & Sale.

Th ank you for attending the 33rd Anniversary Gold Trophy Show and Sale. Please remember to thank sponsors of the class trophies, grand champion awards, and winter conference, as well as the catalog advertisers.

Dave CarterNational Bison Association Executive Director

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www.cattleinmotion.com and click on the sale that will be listed on the right hand side of the screen. If you have

never been to the CIM site, you must first create an account (24 hours in advance) to view and bid on a sale. Then pay your $1 lifetime verification if you wish to bid.

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Table of Contents1 Cattle in Motion Online Bidding

3 Auction Terms & Conditions

6-10 Meet the Consignors

11-12 Judges

13 Market Classes Host & Judging Criteria

16-17 Market Class Consignments

18 Acknowledgments

19-28 Live Animals Consignments

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The NBA Consignors, Members & Staff wish to THANK:2013 GTSS Committee: Boyd Meyer, ChairmanPaul LymanNolan MillerWayne CookLance KuckDave GriffinScott ButcherJohn PainterDixie ByrdScott Peterson

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2 2013 National Bison Association Gold Trophy Show & Sale

Ron Bradeen and Jud Seaman of Bradeen Auctions, Inc., Custer, S.D., are returning to conduct the 2013

GTSS Auction.As active

members of the National Bison Association, as well as state and regional trade associations, Bradeen Auc-tions has become acquainted with and known by

the vast majority of bison producers in North America. Jud Seaman served on the NBA Board from 2008 to 2012.

Bradeen Auctions has successfully mar keted approaching 100,000 head of

North American bison at public auction nearly four decades, as it continues to pro-mote the growing buffalo industry. The GTSS is one of many auctions nationwide to be conducted by the firm this season.

Ron and Jud are proud to return to the National Bison Association’s Gold Trophy Show & Sale for another year and wish to thank the NBA Board, consignors and buyers for placing their confidence in Bradeen Auctions to auc-tion these top animals.

Today’s Auctioneers - Bradeen Real Estate & Auctions

Ron Bradeen

Jud Seaman

Auction Terms & ConditionsMETHOD OF PAYMENT:

Acceptable forms of payment include: cash, cashier’s check, money order, personal check, credit cards (Visa, MasterCard, American Express, Discover). There will be a 4% buyer’s premium charged to all transactions. Buyers paying with cash or checks will then receive a 4% discount.

BID NUMBERS: Bidder numbers will be issued at

9:00 am on Saturday at the Livestock Center Auction Arena (LCAA) office.

HEALTH: Interstate health papers will be

furnished for each animal. All animals auctioned have tested negative within 30 days of sale for; T.B., brucellosis and BVD (Bovine Virus Diarrhea). All year-ling and 2-year-old bulls have tested negative for Trichomoniasis and satis-factorily passed a semen test. All year-ling females have tested not pregnant. Two-year-old and older females have tested pregnant. All animals have been injected with Ivermectin (dewormer) 1-10 days prior to sale date. All op-tional tests must be in accordance with federal regulations and must have been administered within 30 days of sale date. In addition, all consignors con-firm that all administered health care products on GTSS entries meet NWSS require ments.

Market class consignors con-firm that to their knowledge consigned animals have never been adminis-tered antibiotics or growth hormones throughout the animal’s lifetime.

ANNOUNCEMENTS: Announcements made on the

sale date will take precedence over any printed material in the catalog or advertisements.

GUARANTEE: All animals are guaranteed as

represented by the owners. All females vet checked with calf will be announced sale day. The NBA, Auctioneer, and Sale Management act only as agents. All guarantees are strictly between the consignor and the purchaser.

LIABILITIES: The NBA acts only as agent and will

assume NO RESPONSIBILITY in the event of injury or death to an animal or of a discrepancy between the buyer and the consignor. The NBA assumes NO RESPONSIBILITY for any animal before, during or after the Gold Trophy Show or Sale. Consignor bears all risk of injury or loss for each buffalo until

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the Auctioneer announces it is sold. Thereafter the buffalo is the property of the purchaser, and the purchaser thereafter bears all risk of injury or loss.

Every precaution will be taken for the welfare of the buffalo sold. All per-sons who attend the sale do so at their own risk. The NBA, the Auctioneer, and the National Western Stock Show assume NO RESPONSIBILITY for ac-cidents or losses that may occur.

LOAD OUT TIMES: Saturday, Jan. 26 - Immedi-

ately following the sale until dark, or Sunday, Jan. 27 - 7:30 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.(noon). NO ANIMALS WILL BE LOADED AFTER DARK or BEFORE DAYBREAK.


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Wichita Buffalo Company at Sandy Springs Farms

….raising premier breeding Bulls and Heifers GTSS 2007 Gold Trophy Bull Calf & Rookie of the Year GTSS 2011 Reserve Grand Champion Female, Gold 2 yr. Bred Heifer, Silver Yearling Heifer, Bronze Bull Calf, two 4th places, & 1 5th place. GTSS 2012 Reserve Grand Champion Female, Gold Yearling Heifer, Silver Yearling Heifer and

Heifer Calf, Bronze Bull Calf and Heifer Calf, & two 4th place.

We believe we offer some of the finest breeding animals in the nation. Over the last 13 years, we have strived to raise the finest animals that are acclimated to our area. Look for our 2 year old bred heifer, heifer calf and pen of five heifer calves at this year’s GTSS Sale.

[email protected] 28580 Highway 37 - Hinton, OK 73047

Office: 405 542-6015 Cell: 405 850-4156

Meet the 2013 Consignors


* Look for this ranch’s advertising in the GTSS Catalog.

ARICKAREE BUFFALO CO.Josiah Higgins 719-763-243936285 County Rd 3T, Genoa, CO 80818

Arickaree Buffalo Co., owned by Josiah Higgins, bought the first two bison in 2007 at the Kansas Buffalo Association Sale. He bought two more bulls at the Rocky Mountain Buffalo Association Peak to Peak Sale in 2008, one more at the Genesee sale in 2008, and two bull calves at the Kansas Buffalo Association Sale in 2008. This Junior NBA member operates a herd with his parents at Heart Rock Bison Ranch. In 2009 and again in 2010, Arickaree Buffalo Co. won the Gold Trophy in the Heifer Market Class. In 2012, Josiah took fifth in the Heifer Market class and Bronze in the Bull Market Class.

BIG SANDY BISONAaron Thieman719-541-2046 / 719-659-7674P. O. Box 482, Simla, CO 80835 Aaron began his operation in 2006, when he was 10 with a Farm Service Agency youth loan. He pur-chased four beef cows with this loan and has continued to expand to his present number of 11 cows. In 2010 he purchased his first buffalo, a heifer calf, at the NBA Gold Trophy Sale and is expecting his first calf this spring. He also entered a bull in the carcass contest in 2011, receiv-ing a fourth place and Rookie of the Year for the carcass contest. Aaron is currently 17 and looking forward to a bright future in the bison business.

BISON SPIRIT RANCHTrevor and Jodie Gompf204-855-2707 or 204-724-0523Oak Lake, Manitoba, Canada

Bison Spirit Ranch purchased its first bison in 1997. By keeping and buying top replacements we have built a herd that we are proud to own. The cows weigh from 1200 to 1450 lbs. in the fall. The ranch presently runs 150 mother cows in three different herds and is soon adding a fourth single sire herd. The Gompfs have been showing their bison across Canada for the past six years and have been successful enough to win a top placing every time they have shown (including Canadian National Show and Sale 2009 premier breeder award, which was shared with Wolverine Bison). In 2012, as first-time GTSS consignors, Bison Spirit Ranch had the grand cham-pion and the reserve grand champion bull, which earned Bison Spirit Ranch 2012 GTSS Rookie of the Year honors.

BLACK KETTLE BUFFALODick Gehring620-345-8199 or 620-345-652613009 NW 96th St, Moundridge, KS 67101 Gehring Feeders started in the meat business in the early 1980s, buying its first buffalo in 1988. We now run 150 cows and 300 to 400 feeders animals a year. Ap-proximately 60 head of our cows and bulls come from the GTSS, Peak to Peak, and the Black Hills Classic. The rest were raised on the operation or have been selected from the many herds of other ranchers. We recently re-named the operation Black Kettle Buffalo. We return for a fourth year to the GTSS, after winning 2010 and 2012 GTSS Market Producer of the Year, 2011 First Place Market Bull, 2012 Gold and Silver Market Heifer, 2012 Silver Market Bull and other Market awards.

BUFFALO DANCE BISON Casey Byrd 605-895-211930356 Bison Rd , Presho, SD 57568 Buffalo Dance Bison first purchased bison in 1990 and currently owns 60 cows, including many purchased at GTSS. Primary herd lineage includes award-winning animals purchased at GTSS and the Black Hills Buffalo Classic. Buffalo Dance Bison has consigned animals to the GTSS for the past eight years and has many trophies, including Producer of the Year. The ranch also has competed at the Black Hills Buffalo Classic.

*COLD CREEK BUFFALO CO. Boyd & Allison Meyer 970-396-2249 P.O. Box 82, Windsor, CO 80550

Cold Creek Buffalo Co. first purchased bison in 2002, and now has 850 bison cows. The primary herd lin-eage is Iron Mountain, LeeGrande, Comanche Buffalo and Red Canyon Ranch. Genetics have been upgraded over the years by purchasing many top animals from GTSS and regional shows. Cold Creek has joined with Diamond Tail Ranch to offer Performance Tested Bulls at an annual Power Genetics sale. Cold Creek Buffalo Co. has exhibited animals at GTSS since 2005. In 2012, Cold Creek earned Bronze for a Two-Year-Old Heifer, Bronze for a Pen of Five Ranch Ready Yearling Heifers, Fifth in the Performance Bull Class, Bronze in the Heifer Market Class, and Gold in the Bull Market Class.

In 2011, GTSS awards included Market Producer of the Year, Silver and fifth for Two-Year-Old Heifers, Fourth for a Yearling Heifer, Bronze for a Pen of Ranch


Ready Yearling Heifers, Gold and Bronze in the Heifer Market Class, and Silver in the Bull Market Class. Earlier awards include the 2010 People’s Choice Bull and the 2009 Gold Trophy for Market Class Male. Other awards include the 2008 Gold Trophy for the Heifer Calf Class, the Pen of Two Heifer Calves, and the Heifer Market Class; and the Silver Trophy for Pen of Two Yearling Heifers and the Bull Market Class, as well as the Bronze Trophy for the Bull Calf Class. In 2006, the ranch’s Market Bison entry took Bronze. Cold Creek Buffalo Co. also has shown at the Rocky Mountain Bison Association Peak to Peak Show and Sale, winning Gold in the yearling heifer class in 2004 and earning Producer of the Year honors for three consecutive years—2005, 2006 and 2007.

*COOK’S BISON RANCH/CBR NATURAL MEATS Wayne Cook/Peter & Erica Cook/Jason Moore/Jamison Moore 260/854-3297 f: 260-854-9354 www.cooksbisonranch.com5645 E 600 S - Wolcottville, IN 46795 Cook’s Bison Ranch was established in 1998 and has been buying and selling animals at the GTSS since 2000. All of its consignments today are from M-Line bulls and its best cows. Cook’s Bison Ranch won Grand Champion Bull and Reserve Champion Heifer at the Minnesota Bison Association Legends of the Fall Show in November 2010. Please consider Cook’s Bison Ranch consignments here today!

*DIAMOND TAIL RANCH Mike Duncan/Jackson & Jeremy Duncan303-759-3303 f: 303-757-0252 Scott Butcher, Manager 970-435-5775 20579 NCR 103, Jelm, WY 82063 Diamond Tail Ranch first purchased bison in 1986. In addition to its cow-calf operation, the ranch has its own 1,000-head feedlot on the ranch. It has consigned both live and market animals to the GTSS for more than a decade. Some of its historical placings include: Gold in 2001, 2003, 2005, 2006, and 2010 and Silver in 2000 and 2011. In addition, GTSS champions include 2004 Reserve Grand Champion Bull, 2005 Grand Champion Female, 2006 Reserve Grand Champion Female. At the 2006 Western Bison Association show, the ranch won Gold for a Yearling Bull, and in 2004, it won Gold and Reserve Grand Champion with a Yearling Heifer, as well as Silver for a Yearling Bull.

* EAGLE’S WING RANCHJim Beauprez/Bob & Claudia Beauprez970-723-85826742 Jackson County Ranch Rd. 24, Coalmont, CO 80430 Our herd was established in 2008 with purchases from Diamond Tail Ranch and Cold Creek Buffalo Co. We can’t thank Boyd Meyer and Scott Butcher enough for making some of their finest animals available to us and mentoring us so well every step of the way. Our 150 cow herd thrives on the legendary quality high mountain grass of North Park. We participated in the GTSS for the first time in 2011 and were honored to be selected Rookie of the Year, and take home a silver and bronze trophy. In 2012, our Ranch Ready Pen of 5 Yearling Heifers won the Gold Trophy. Bob and his son, Jim, complete four generations of the family to participate at the National Western in Denver (Bob’s grandfather had champion-ship Herefords and Belgian draft horses, his father had Grand Champion steer in 1936, and a brother had Re-serve Champion in 1952). So, we are especially proud to exhibit and sell our buffalo in the GTSS. Our emphasis on top genetics and the right environment for our herd have paid great dividends, and we are proud to make available some of our very best to you through the GTSS as well as private treaty sales.

EVERGREEN MEMORIAL PARK (BIG E GAME RANCH)Ron & Carol Lewis 303-674-7777 f: 303-674-9052 26624 N Turkey Cr Rd., Evergreen, CO 80439 Big E Game Ranch purchased bison in 1977 and currently owns 34 bison cows, with primary herd lineage of Rainmaker, the 1999 GTSS Grand Champion Male pur-chased from CBC. It has seven GTSS animals in its herd. Big E Game Ranch has consigned animals to the GTSS since 1982 and has participated in 14 show and sales, consistently receiving awards, including 1982 Reserve Champion Yearling Heifer, 1983 Reserve Champion Year-ling and Reserve Champion Mature Cow, 1986 Bronze Heifer Calf, 1987 Silver Heifer Calf, 1994 Silver Yearling Heifer, 1995 Gold Bull Calf, 1995 Grand Champion Male, 1997 Bronze Heifer Calf, 2005 Gold and Silver Heifer Calves. Big E Game Ranch also has shown at the Rocky Mountain Buffalo Association Peak to Peak Show, and in 2006 received Reserve Champion Heifer, Bronze Pen of 2 Heifer Calves and Gold Heifer Calf.

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*HEART ROCK BISON Larry & Jacki Higgins 719-763-2439 36285 CR 3T, Genoa, CO 80818 Heart Rock Bison first purchased bison in 2000 and currently has 25 cows with primary herd lineage from Custer State Park. The ranch is a long-term GTSS con-signor, winning fifth in the 2012 Bull Market Class, Gold in the 2010 Bull Market Class and Bronze in the Heifer Market Class, 2008 Silver in the Heifer Market Class, 2004 and 2005 Silver in the Market Bison Carcass Class, and Gold in the 2002 Market Bison Carcass Class. It also won Silver for its Bull Calf at the Rocky Mountain Buffalo Association Peak-to-Peak Show in 2004.

HIGH COUNTRY BISONJohn Russell512-750-4092602 Winchester Dr. Dripping Springs, TX 78620 High Country Bison was started in January 2002 with the purchase of a bred heifer at the GTSS. Starting out in Texas, the operation was later moved to ranches in New Mexico and Colorado. Today the operation runs approximately 200 animals. There are several GTSS and Western Bison Association show & sale animals in the two herds. The cows have a high percentage of CBC and Montoso background with the bulls having mostly Snyder and Antelope Creek heritage. *KENMAR BUFFALO RANCHPeter Cook & Ryan Homelvig701-652-5977 f: 701-947-595158374 1397 65th Ave. NE, New Rockford, ND 58356

KenMar Buffalo Ranch was established in 1973. Doc Ken and Marlys Throlson built the herd to about 300 cows. With Doc’s extensive knowledge he developed six different herds on the ranch. The herds consist of differ-ent bloodlines such as, M-Line, Big C, Teddy Roosevelt and Homburg. All of these animals have been personally hand selected by Doc for the past 38 years to produce the best quality possible. Doc Ken and Marlys have put many years into building and promoting the buffalo business into what it is today. In December 2010, Doc Ken and Marlys sold their ranch to Ryan Homelvig, Wayne Cook and Peter Cook. The goal of the new owners is to con-tinue to produce quality animals up to his standards and build the buffalo business with Doc Ken’s watchful eye as a consultant. Please consider KenMar Buffalo Ranch consignments in the auction today.

INTERMOUNTAIN BISONRoger BallIdaho Fall, ID 83402208-227-9000 Intermountain Bison began purchasing bull calves and yearlings in 2008. Our meat snack company “Inter-mountain Natural” was beginning to experience difficulty finding enough lean meat to support our growing bison jerky line. We soon realized the profit potential in starting a cow calf operation and went to work making it happen. We purchased heifer calves, yearlings, and bred heifers from northern Canada to Oklahoma. Within two years we had accumulated near 1400 heifers to place on four sepa-rate ranches and found ourselves in the fencing business. Our breeding bulls came primarily from Canada with a few purchased at the premier bull sales in the United States. This is our first year bringing animals to GTSS and we hope they will serve well. We have implemented an ag-gressive selective breeding program in hopes of building a productive and profitable herd. The heifer calves shown at GTSS are from bred heifers sold to us by Doug Griller. They were sired by pure wood bulls from females with a heavy wood background. The bull calves are a product of our own breeding program.

NEBRASKA BISONRandy & Jane Millerwww.NebraskaBison.com15431 Firth Road, Adams, NE 68301www.MillerBisonAtElkheadRanch.comHC 66 Box 204, Bruner, MO 65620402-430-7058 / 402-782-2500 The Nebraska Bison ranch and business started in1995 with the purchase of 20 Custer State Park heif-ers. The herd has steadily grown and is genetically diverse deriving from the original breeding stock. Today, Randy and Jane run 100 cows while growing another 300 to 400 calves, and finishing 500 to 600 head, annually at their Nebraska and Missouri ranching operations. The calves at GTSS are selected for today’s performance and production needs.

* PLATTE RIVER POWER AUTHORITY – RAWHIDE ENERGY STATION Contact: Charles Rogers2000 E. Horsetooth Rd., Ft. Collins, CO 80525 970-229-5616 - Fax: 970/207-4256 [email protected] www.PRPA.ORG Platte River Power Authority first purchased bison in 1983 to occupy the rangeland surrounding the

* Look for this ranch’s advertising in the GTSS Catalog.

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Rawhide Energy Station in Northern Colorado. These majestic animals play a very important role in our com-mitment to be good stewards of the land. Its primary herd lineage came from Custer State Park, M-Line and Colorado Bison Co - Ft. Peck. Rawhide has been a GTSS consignor since 1986 and has seen its bison win numer-ous awards over the years. The operation continues striv-ing to maintain top quality animals with an emphasis on herd health and vitality.

PRAIRIE RIDGE BUFFALO RANCHRay & Debbie Thieman719-775-874223001 CR 201 - Limon, CO 80828

Prairie Ridge Buffalo Ranch started its business in 1999 with the purchase of 28 buffalo. The herd has steadily grown and currently numbers 300 production cows. The total herd ranges from 1,000 to 1,200 animals on an annual basis. The ranch has a very active, direct meat market, selling buffalo as carcasses or for hunts. Any excess animals are distributed through the wholesale market. Prairie Ridge Buffalo Ranch has consigned ani-mals to the GTSS Market Class for several years, winning a Silver in 2010 for Heifer Market Class, as well as two Bronze awards, a 4th place, and the Gold Trophy in 2004. Many of its breeding bulls are purchased from GTSS, and the ranch currently has 25 bulls, representing all the ma-jor breeders. Purchasing top quality animals has enabled this operation to develop an outstanding production herd.

RJ GAME FARMRyan and Roberta Clark/Robert and Rebecca Johnson 306-646-4974 306-646-7743 (cell) Box 51, Fairlight, SK, S0G [email protected]

RJ Game Farm usually calves 400-500 cows and finishes approximately 1000 animals. We have spent the last decade acquiring several different gene pools of supe-rior producing animals. By utilizing a breeding program crossing animals of superior genetic traits, we have de-veloped an excellent producing animal bred with fertility, daily weight gains, early maturity, and high carcass yields as our main goals. This is the first time we have consigned to the NBA’s GTSS, and we look forward to showcasing the results of our breeding program.

SHADY CREEK BISONRandy & Milissa Linz24612 County Road 23Richmond, MN 56368320-597-3196 Shady Creek Bison (SCB) was established in 1993. Our initial herd began with four animals. Purchased from Dan & Theresa Meyer’s Hidden Bison Ranch were three heifers and a bull that carried the Roosevelt bloodline. We then built our herd purchasing animals from Sand Lake Bison in Wisconsin, as well as animals from Salina, Kan., North Dakota and many other states. Through the years we have culled and replaced our original herd with our best offspring. New bloodlines were introduced by bring-ing in new breeder bulls every two or three years. Breeder bulls have been purchased throughout the nation from state sales and private ranches. SCB is still home to three descedents of our Roosevelt bull along with 57 hand-picked herd mates. Over the years SCB has had numerous placings at the MnBA’s Legends of the Fall Show and Sale, including 1999 DTBA, Gold Trophy - Pen of 3 Heifer Calves; 2001 GTSS, Honorable Mention - Yearling Heifer and a Yearling Bull. Consigned this year are two yearling heifers and two yearling bulls. These buffalo come from Shady Creek Bison cows and are sired by a Corn Husker bull that was pur-chased as yearling bull.

SILVER CREEK BISONNolan & Nicole Miller (The Miller Family)204-532-2350 or 204-773-6725Box 355, Binscarth, MB, Canada R0J0G0 Silver Creek Bison was established by Lorne and Louise Miller in 1988 with the purchase of six bison. Nolan entered the bison business in 1992 and partnered with his parents in 1994. Since then they have increased their bison numbers to 1800. The Millers run a cow calf through to finishing program. With close record keeping they select for their breeding program. They have shown at GTSS in the past and are proud recipients of Grand Champion Bull three times. They have purchased animals at GTSS in previous years, some which have made it back to their ranch in Canada the others going to their co-owned herd in Wyoming. The Miller family is looking for-ward to many more bright years in this exciting industry, and if you are ever in the Great White North, please feel free to stop by; we would love to show you around.


SNYDER LAND & DEVELOPMENT LLCCharly Shahan307-786-400139955 Business Loop I-80, Lyman, WY 82937

I am a first-time GTSS consignor. My herd lineage is of award-winning stock from my grandparents Rex & Ronda Snyder, SL&D, and my uncle and aunt Corey & Whitney Snyder, North Slope Buffalo Company. I began consigning animals at the Western Bison Association Show & Sale in 2010 and have won eight awards.

TATANKA HILLS Kevin and Joan Stormo605-785-3727 19123 US HWY 81 Lake Norden, SD 57248

We have a small ranch in eastern South Dakota. Tatanka Hills began with the purchase of seven animals in 1988 from Custer State Park. Our original breeding bulls were from the M-line (Doc Ken) and Trails End (Byrd) herds. Over the years, we have purchased more trophy animals from GTSS and DTBA. We have consigned and won trophies in the past from GTSS, as well as numerous trophies over the years at DTBA, including its “Producer of the Year” award in 1999.

TRAILS END RIVER BISON Larry & Dixie Byrd 605-895-2119 HC 80, Box 106, Presho, SD 57568

Trails End River Bison first purchased bison in 1976. Its primary herd lineage is from some GTSS animals but mostly home-raised. The Byrds have been consignors to the GTSS every year since 1986 and have won 146 Gold Trophy Show awards and seven Producer of the Year awards (Tony Heim) since 1990. They have sev-eral GTSS animals in the herd. Trails End River Bison also has shown and placed at the Black Hills Buffalo Classic, including winning its Producer of the Year Award. Some of its animals are registered or certified with the North American Bison Registry.

WALKING CIRCLE BISONJim [email protected] or 307-752-0867

Walking Circle Bison is located in northeastern Wyoming about 30 miles from Hulett. Jim Bush has been raising buffalo since 1998. Currently, there are about 100

cows, two-thirds of which are home raised and the re-maining third from picking “quality” bison on the auction trail the first few years of operation. Bulls have come from Budd, Gear, State of Wyoming, Diamond Tail, and some are home raised. The herd gets cake in the winter and in a few winters, they have been fed hay. This year was an extreme drought and we began feeding cake in July. Most of the calves have been eating cake since October. If snow is available during the winter months, it provides the wa-ter requirements for the buffalo. Calves are weaned after the first of the year.

* WICHITA BUFFALO COMPANY AT SANDY SPRINGS FARMSJames Stepp405-542-601528580 Highway 37, Hinton, OK 73047www.sandyspringsfarms.com [email protected] Wichita Buffalo Company at Sandy Springs Farms has suffered through the worst drought and hottest sum-mer in Oklahoma history. And that is saying a lot since we were the center of the Dust Bowl era in the 1930s. We have fed hay every day of 2012. In spite of that, our heif-ers have turned out beautifully. We are bringing our best of the best to the Gold Trophy Show and Sale. Wichita Buffalo focuses on the restaurant and health food industry within Oklahoma. We would expand, but the demand always outstrips supply. We have expanded our herd, but we intensively focus on raising only the very best. The very best means animals that grow well, offer great cuts and are easy to handle. The past two years we have won GTSS Reserve Grand Champion Female. We come with high hopes again this year and look forward to meeting all of our buffalo friends again this year.. *WOLVERINE BISON COMPANYMark Silzer and Cec Stumborg(306) 682-4933 (Mark); (306) 682-3987 (Cec)Box 2773 Humboldt, SK Canada S0K 2A0 Wolverine Bison Company began raising bison in 1994. We’ve built our herd on good, solid plains animals that have proven to be early finishers with exceptional yield. We believe in keeping detailed records on all of our animals and have operated a closed herd on the female side for 14 years. We’ve been rewarded many times at both the GTSS and Canadian Western Agribition shows and sales since 1998 and are excited to be returning to the GTSS in 2013. We feel privileged to be a part of this great industry.

Meet the 2013 Consignors-continued* Look for this ranch’s advertising in the GTSS Catalog.


Live Animal JudgesKen Klemm has been

in the buffalo industry since 1987. After work-ing for two large Colorado buffalo operations, he and his family moved their own herd to a plot of land they purchased in northwestern Kansas. This ranch has grown to approximately 3500 acres and currently is home to some 550 buffalo

and 125 cattle. In 2000, Ken teamed up with a fellow buffalo

producer to form a simple company with which to market the quality meat from their ranches. This small company has grown and is now known as The Buffalo Guys. Its meat, hot dogs, sausages, jerky and seasonings can be found in over 1100 natural/gourmet groceries coast-to-coast. The Buffalo Guys also have a large presence on the internet and ship to homes and restaurants in all 50 states.

A first generation American and native of Chica-go, Ken also worked as a trapper and a licensed guide in the Yellowstone region.

Alan Oborny and his wife Sheila live in rural Garden County, Neb. Their daughter Chelsea is a junior at Cornell College and son Justin is a fresh-man at the University of Wyoming. Alan and Sheila married in 1986 and began operating their family-owned farming and

ranching operation in western Kansas. Over the next 19 years, they became owner/operators of a diversi-fied agricultural operation including farming, Black Angus cattle and buffalo production. They purchased

their first ten head of buffalo in the spring of 1990 and eventually grew the herd to approximately 130 head.

Alan is a current and charter member of the Kansas Buffalo Association and has served in many capacities, including a three-year term as president of the KBA. The Obornys have been members of the National Buffalo/Bison Association since 1989 and were also members of the American Bison Associa-tion. Over the years, Alan’s agricultural interests gravitated toward the buffalo, and in the fall of 2005 he was offered a position as manager of Blue Creek Ranch for Turner Enterprises, Inc. Blue Creek Ranch is 86,000 acres of mainly of native sandhills range-land and is home to approximately 3500 head of buf-falo. The Obornys operate Blue Creek Ranch primar-ily as a cow/calf production operation.

Alan recently was elected to the board of direc-tors of the Nebraska Grazing Land Coalition, an orga-nization that promotes rangeland education, con-servation and stewardship programs on a state level and is affiliated with the Grazing Land Conservation Initiative on a national level. Alan’s most recent and “ highest” accolade, much to his wife’s delight, is that he is one of the newest inductees of AARP.

“I am honored to be a judge for the GTSS and look forward to the opportunity,” said Alan.

Marielle Graese, 23, lives in Rice Lake, Wisc., where her family owns and operates Northstar Bison, a vertically integrated com-pany. The business began in 1994 when she was just a little girl. Not long after raising their first calves to finish they began mar-keting their 100 percent grassfed meat. The over-

whelming demand for their product grew rapidly into what now has become possibly the nation’s largest

Judges



in Omaha, Neb. In his current position in Golden, Colo., he manages the federal grading of carcass beef, lamb and veal and calf throughout the United States, ensuring nationwide accuracy and uniformity of grading.

Cave also assists in the administration of the national school lunch and other federal feeding programs for red meats, including bison purchases for Indian reservations. This is his 14th consecutive year to judge bison carcasses for the National Bison Association’s annual GTSS contest.

Cave is a graduate of Kansas State University with a degree in animal science.

Assisting Cave in judging the GTSS market classes is Paul A. Wig-gins. In his current posi-tion as product verification branch chief at the U.S. Department of Agricul-ture’s Meat Grading Verfi-cation Division, Paul man-ages the federal grading of carcass beef, lamb, veal

and calf throughout the United States and Puerto Rico, ensuring accuracy and uniformity of grading in his area of responsibility. He is also responsible for the production of commodity meat items that are eventually further processed into final school lunch items. Other areas of responsibility include grading items traded on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange and the certification of certain branded products such as Certified Angus Beef.

grassfed bison company. They purchased their own processing facility in 2005, completing the vertical integration. Continued demand for the product has caused them to outgrow their current facility, leading to the purchase of a second processing facility.

Early on Marielle could be found outside working with the animals with her father, Lee Graese, and can still be found there today. She has now become the herdsman overseeing the health of their 700 head herd. She has developed a keen eye for judging live animals for soundness and carcass quality. She has accompanied her father during much of his show and sale judging in the United States and Canada. She was a youth judge at the 2009 MNBA sale and has competed and placed in the junior judging events at the Gold Trophy in Denver. She judged the Western Bison Association show the last two years as well.

Marielle and her three siblings recently started selling breeding stock from their award win-ning cow herd, which is proving to be a sustainable venture. She currently serves as secretary/treasurer for the Dakota Territories Buffalo Association, is a member of the NBA youth committee, and youth representative on GTSS Winter Conference commit-tee.

Market Class Judges

Stephen H. Cave has judged the GTSS market division since its inception in 2000. He is assistant director with the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), Agricultural Mar-keting Service, Livestock, Poultry and Seed Program, Grading and Verification Division. He is a 35+ year veteran with USDA, hav-

ing started his career in 1977 as a USDA Meat Grader


Judges-continued

The National Bison Asso-ciation is pleased to again host its 2013 market classes in part-nership with Double J Meat Packing, Inc. of Pierce, Colo.

Double J Meat Packing, Inc. is an 11-year-old business, owned and operated by the Hasbrouck family. Over the past seven years, Double J has experienced steady growth and profitability by expanding in niche markets. By focus-ing on premium natural beef and bison, both growth in-dustries, Double J has proven itself as the leader in custom slaughter and fabrication along the front range. Several of the leading bison marketers currently utilize Double J Meat Packing.

With extensive experience, Toy Archer, director of operations, and Phil Wicke, plant manager, have spear-

headed the growth of Double J Meat Packing. Additional fabrication and coolers have facilitated supplementary key accounts to provide the stability and longevity essential to the meat industry. Additionally, Double J houses the “Rinse and Chill” system to enhance the quality, yields and shelf life of the products distributed by this business.

Kelli (Hasbrouck) Crider, president since 2002, ac-knowledged the importance of partnerships with industry groups such as the NBA.

“We are proud to serve the bison industry and its as-sociation by hosting the Market Class for the sixth con-secutive year. It’s through programs such as this that we can give back to the industry that has provided so much for us.”

Double J Meat Packing is located on Main Street in Pierce, Colo., and can be reached at 970-834-1388.


Market Classes-Host & Judging Criteria

Hot (Hanging) Weight BullsPounds Pointsunder 575 -5575-605 5606-640 7641-695 11696-725 7726-750 5over 750 -5

HeifersPounds Pointsunder 475 -5475-505 5506-540 7541-595 11596-625 7626-650 5over 650 -5

Dressing PercentagePercentage of Live WeightBulls & HeifersPercentage Pointsunder 58.5 158.5-59.4 259.5-60.4 360.5-61.4 461.5-62.4 562.5-63.4 663.5-64.4 764.5-65.4 8

Bison Market Classes-Judging Criteria of Carcasses65.5-66.4 9over 66.4 11

OssificationBulls & HeifersPercentage Pointsless than 25 1125-49 750-99 5more than 99 -5

Ribeye IndexRibeye area in square inches divided by hot carcass weightBulls & HeifersInches Pointsless than 1.2 01.2-1.4 31.4.-1.6 51.6-1.8 7over 1.8 11

Fat CoverBullsInches Pointsless than .1 0.1-.2 5.2-.4 7.4-.6 11.6-.8 7.8-1.0 5more than1.0 0

HeifersInches Pointsless than .1 0.1-.2 3.2-.4 5.4-.6 7.6-.8 11.8-1.0 71.0-1.2 51.2-1.4 3more than 1.4 0

Fat ColorBulls & HeifersColor PointsWhite 11

753

Yellow 1

Muscle ColorBulls & HeifersColor PointsBright Red 11

753

Pale Red 1Dark Cutter 0

Defects(bruises, abscesses, injection site damage)Bulls & HeifersOn this Cut PointsLoin or Ribeye -4Round -2Chuck -2Neck, Shank, Plate or Flank -1

Tenderness(measured by the Warner-Bratzi-er Shear Force Test)Bulls & HeifersKilograms Pointsless than 5.51 11 5.51-6.00 96.01-6.50 86.51-7.00 77.01-7.50 67.51-8.00 58.01-8.50 48.51-9.00 39.01-9.50 29.51-10.00 1more than 10.00 0

*Modification may be made to this scoring criteria based on data not yet received.**All carcasses go through

the Rinse and Chill process.

Home on the Power Plant Range for 30 Years

For herd information contact Platte River Power Authority970.226.4000 • www.prpa.org • 2000 E. Horsetooth Rd., Fort Collins, CO 80525

See our animals atGTSS & the Peak-to-Peak

Show & Sale.

See our animals atGTSS & the Peak-to-Peak

Show & Sale.

P L A T T E R I V E RP O W E R A U T H O R I T Y

Platte River’s Rawhide Energy Station is consistently ranked as one

of the cleanest and best utilized coal-fi red power plants in the U.S.

The award-winning bison herds at Rawhide testify to the success of our efforts to

protect the environment as we provide electricity to our northern Colorado communities.

Our commitment extends to maintaining top quality animals with outstanding bloodlines.

EarlyFinishers

for aGrowing

Meat Industry

Cec Stumborg (306) [email protected]

Mark Silzer (306) [email protected], SK S0K 2A0

Proven Breeding Stock Built on Strong Genetics


B Diamond Tail RanchMike DuncanJelm, WY

BB Diamond Tail RanchMike DuncanJelm, WY

D Black Kettle BuffaloDick GehringMoundridge, KS

DD Black Kettle BuffaloDick GehringMoundridge, KS

F Heart Rock BisonLarry HigginsGenoa, CO

FF Heart Rock BisonLarry HigginsGenoa, CO

H Arickaree Buffalo Co.Josiah HigginsGenoa, CO

HH Arickaree Buffalo Co.Josiah HigginsGenoa, CO

J Cold Creek Buffalo Co.Boyd MeyerWindsor, CO

JJ Cold Creek Buffalo Co.Boyd MeyerWindsor, CO

Price Lot# Ranch & Owner

Heifer Market Class

Consignments by Class-MARKET

Sponsor of Class Trophies: Western Buffalo Company

Please note: No Growth Hormones or Antibiotics – By consigning animals in the Market Class, consignors confirm that to their knowledge consigned animals have never been administered antibiotics or growth hormones throughout the animal’s lifetime. Double J Meat Packing, Pierce, Colo., is the Market Class processor. The standard processing fee for Market Class carcass animals is 70 cents per pound on the hanging weight. The NBA picks up the per-animal harvest charge. Those purchasing market carcasses should give cutting instructions to Double J at 970-834-1388.

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The National Bison Asso-ciation is pleased to again host its 2013 market classes in part-nership with Double J Meat Packing, Inc. of Pierce, Colo.

Double J Meat Packing, Inc. is an 11-year-old business, owned and operated by the Hasbrouck family. Over the past seven years, Double J has experienced steady growth and profitability by expanding in niche markets. By focus-ing on premium natural beef and bison, both growth in-dustries, Double J has proven itself as the leader in custom slaughter and fabrication along the front range. Several of the leading bison marketers currently utilize Double J Meat Packing.

With extensive experience, Toy Archer, director of operations, and Phil Wicke, plant manager, have spear-

headed the growth of Double J Meat Packing. Additional fabrication and coolers have facilitated supplementary key accounts to provide the stability and longevity essential to the meat industry. Additionally, Double J houses the “Rinse and Chill” system to enhance the quality, yields and shelf life of the products distributed by this business.

Kelli (Hasbrouck) Crider, president since 2002, ac-knowledged the importance of partnerships with industry groups such as the NBA.

“We are proud to serve the bison industry and its as-sociation by hosting the Market Class for the sixth con-secutive year. It’s through programs such as this that we can give back to the industry that has provided so much for us.”

Double J Meat Packing is located on Main Street in Pierce, Colo., and can be reached at 970-834-1388.


Market Classes-Host & Judging Criteria

Hot (Hanging) Weight BullsPounds Pointsunder 575 -5575-605 5606-640 7641-695 11696-725 7726-750 5over 750 -5

HeifersPounds Pointsunder 475 -5475-505 5506-540 7541-595 11596-625 7626-650 5over 650 -5

Dressing PercentagePercentage of Live WeightBulls & HeifersPercentage Pointsunder 58.5 158.5-59.4 259.5-60.4 360.5-61.4 461.5-62.4 562.5-63.4 663.5-64.4 764.5-65.4 8

Bison Market Classes-Judging Criteria of Carcasses65.5-66.4 9over 66.4 11

OssificationBulls & HeifersPercentage Pointsless than 25 1125-49 750-99 5more than 99 -5

Ribeye IndexRibeye area in square inches divided by hot carcass weightBulls & HeifersInches Pointsless than 1.2 01.2-1.4 31.4.-1.6 51.6-1.8 7over 1.8 11

Fat CoverBullsInches Pointsless than .1 0.1-.2 5.2-.4 7.4-.6 11.6-.8 7.8-1.0 5more than1.0 0

HeifersInches Pointsless than .1 0.1-.2 3.2-.4 5.4-.6 7.6-.8 11.8-1.0 71.0-1.2 51.2-1.4 3more than 1.4 0

Fat ColorBulls & HeifersColor PointsWhite 11 7 5 3Yellow 1

Muscle ColorBulls & HeifersColor PointsBright Red 11 7 5 3Pale Red 1Dark Cutter 0

Defects(bruises, abscesses, injection site damage)Bulls & HeifersOn this Cut PointsLoin or Ribeye -4Round -2Chuck -2Neck, Shank, Plate or Flank -1

Tenderness(measured by the Warner-Bratzi-er Shear Force Test)Bulls & HeifersKilograms Pointsless than 5.51 11 5.51-6.00 96.01-6.50 86.51-7.00 77.01-7.50 67.51-8.00 58.01-8.50 48.51-9.00 39.01-9.50 29.51-10.00 1more than 10.00 0

*Modification may be made to this scoring criteria based on data not yet received.**All carcasses go through

the Rinse and Chill process.

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B Diamond Tail RanchMike DuncanJelm, WY

BB Diamond Tail RanchMike DuncanJelm, WY

D Black Kettle BuffaloDick GehringMoundridge, KS

DD Black Kettle BuffaloDick GehringMoundridge, KS

F Heart Rock BisonLarry HigginsGenoa, CO

FF Heart Rock BisonLarry HigginsGenoa, CO

H Arickaree Buffalo Co.Josiah HigginsGenoa, CO

HH Arickaree Buffalo Co.Josiah HigginsGenoa, CO

J Cold Creek Buffalo Co.Boyd MeyerWindsor, CO

JJ Cold Creek Buffalo Co.Boyd MeyerWindsor, CO


Heifer Market Class


Sponsor of Class Trophies: Western Buffalo Company



A Diamond Tail RanchMike DuncanJelm, WY

AA Diamond Tail RanchMike DuncanJelm, WY

C Black Kettle BuffaloDick GehringMoundridge, KS

CC Black Kettle BuffaloDick GehringMoundridge, KS

E Heart Rock BisonLarry HigginsGenoa, CO

EE Heart Rock BisonLarry HigginsGenoa, CO

G Arickaree Buffalo Co.Josiah HigginsGenoa, CO

GG Arickaree Buffalo Co.Josiah HigginsGenoa, CO

I Cold Creek Buffalo Co.Boyd MeyerWindsor, CO

II Cold Creek Buffalo Co.Boyd MeyerWindsor, CO

K Big Sandy BisonAaron ThiemanLimon, CO

L Prairie Ridge Buffalo RanchRay ThiemanLimon, CO


Bull Market Class


Sponsor of Class Trophies: North American Bison Company & Mosquito Park



Producer of the YearRocky Mountain Natural Meats, Cook’s Bison Ranch, Power Genetics Sale

Grand Champion Male TrophyWichita Buffalo Co., LLC

Grand Champion Female TrophyH&S Trucking & Bison Ranch

Reserve Grand Champion Male TrophyRJ Game Farm

2013 GTSS Grand Champion & Other Special Award Sponsors

Reserve Grand Champion Female TrophyRJ Game Farm Live Animal Rookie of the Year TrophyRawhide Energy Station

Judges Gifts Canadian River Bison

Top Market ProducerMemphis Meats, Kentucky Bison Co.

* Class trophy sponsors are listed with classes.

Acknowledgements

2013 National Bison Association Winter Conference Sponsors

• Colorado Buffalo Grill

• Cook’s Bison Ranch

• Durham Ranch

• Golden Bison

• Intermountain Bison

• Kentucky Bison Co.

• Lone Star Bison

• National Buffalo Foundation

• Rocky Mountain Natural Meats

• Throlson American Bison Foundation

Two-Year-Old Bred Heifers


201White

KenMar Buffalo RanchPete Cook & Ryan HomelvigNew Rockford, ND

202 White

Trails End River BisonLarry & Dixie ByrdPresho, SD

203White

Snyder Land & DevelopmentCharly ShahanLyman, WY

204White

High Country BisonJohn RussellDripping Springs, TX

206White


207White


209White

High Country BisonJohn RussellDripping Springs, TX

210 White

Wichita Buffalo Co., LLCJames SteppHinton, OK

Sponsor of Class Trophies: Merlin H. Maass

Consignments by Class



Two-Year-Old Bulls

Price Lot# Ranch & Owner Notes

221 Yellow


222 Yellow

Tatanka HillsKevin StormoLake Norden, SD

225 Yellow

Bison Spirit RanchTevor & Jodie GompfOak Lake, Manitoba, CANADA

226 Yellow

Buffalo Dance BisonCasey ByrdPresho, SD

227 Yellow

Silver Creek BisonNolan MillerBinscarth, MB CANADA

228 Yellow

Wolverine Bison CompanyMark SilzerHumboldt, SK, CANADA

229 Yellow


230 Yellow


232 Yellow


233 Yellow


234 Yellow


235 Yellow


236 Yellow

RJ Game FarmRyan ClarkFairlight, SK, CANADA

238 Yellow


Sponsor of Class Trophies: Merlin H. Maass


Yearling Heifers


102 White

Cook’s Bison RanchPete & Wayne CookNew Rockford, ND

103 White


104 White

Black Kettle BuffaloDick GehringMoundridge, KS

105 White


106 White


107 White


108 White

Shady Creek BisonRandy & Milissa LinzRichmond, MN

109 White


110 White


111 White


Sponsor of Class Trophies: H&S Trucking & Bison Ranch (Findlay)





Ranch Ready Pen of Five Yearling Heifers

73 A-EWhite


75A-E White

Eagle’s Wing RanchJim & Bob BeauprezCoalmont, CO

Sponsor of Class Trophies: 777 Ranch


PLEASE JOIN US WHEN YOU ARE DOWN IN THE YARDS

BREAKFAST FROM 6:30 AM TO 10:00 AM LUNCH FROM 10:00 AM TO 5:00 PM ON THE ALLEY ON, EAST SIDE OF THE

AUCTION ARENA

BREAKFAST Buffalo Breakfast Burrito; w/ Buffalo breakfast sausage, cheese, eggs, potato In a whole wheat tortilla. Fresh Biscuits and Buffalo Gravy w/ Buffalo breakfast sausage gravy

Fresh Fried Donuts Coffee, Hot Chocolate, Juice, Sodas & Water

LUNCH All American Burger; w/ American cheese, lettuce & tomato

Cowboy Burger; w/ Swiss cheese, grilled onions & Buffalo Bacon

Buffalo Tenderloin Steak Sandwich; w/ Your choice of lettuce, tomato or grilled onions

Buffalo Philly Cheese Steak; w/ Grilled bell peppers & onions, cheese, served on a whole wheat hoagie Roast Buffalo Sandwich; w/ Served with homemade horseradish sauce, lettuce and tomato Buffalo BBQ Brisket Sandwich; w/ Slow cooked – delicious

Buffalo Beer Bratwurst; w/ Served on a whole wheat hoagie

All Natural Buffalo Hot dog; w/ Served on a whole wheat hoagie All sandwiches served on all natural potato rosemary bakery buns. Unless otherwise noted

SIDES French Fries and Cheese Fries Sweet Potato Fries Fried Green Beans Fried Okra Fried Mac & Cheese Bites Onion Rings Kettle Corn – Jerky – Candy – Funnel Cakes

Rob & LeeAnn Trynoski 720-427-2664 Featuring all Natural Grass fed Buffalo

We would like to put a big thank you out to New Producers; Greg Ruter of Owl Creek Bison (Ohio) and Keith Mann of Three Suns Ranch (Florida) For Purchasing all of our Breeding Stock the last couple of years. Good Luck on the Bison Trail.

PLEASE JOIN US WHEN YOU ARE DOWN IN THE YARDS BREAKFAST FROM 6:30 AM TO 10:00 AM LUNCH FROM 10:00 AM TO 5:00 PM

LOCATED ON THE ALLEY ON, EAST SIDE OF THE AUCTION ARENA

Rob & LeeAnn Trynoski 720-427-2664 Featuring all Natural Grass fed Buffalo

BREAKFASTBuffalo Breakfast Burrito; w/ Buffalo breakfast sausage, cheese, eggs, potato in a whole wheat tortilla.

Fresh Biscuits and Buffalo Gravy w/ Buffalo breakfast sausage gravy

Fresh Fried Donuts

Coffee, Hot Chocolate, Juice, Sodas & Water

LUNCHAll American Burger; w/ American cheese, lettuce & tomato

Cowboy Burger; w/ Swiss cheese, grilled onions & Buffalo Bacon

Buffalo Tenderloin Steak Sandwich; w/ Your choice of lettuce, tomato or grilled onions

Buffalo Philly Cheese Steak; w/ Grilled bell peppers & onions, cheese, served on a whole wheat hoagie

We would like to put a big thank you out to New Producers; Greg Ruter of Owl Creek Bison (Ohio) and Keith Mann of Three Suns Ranch (Florida) For Purchasing all of our Breeding Stock the last couple of years. Good Luck on the Bison Trail.

Roast Buffalo Sandwich; w/ Served with homemade horserad-ish sauce, lettuce and tomato

Buffalo BBQ Brisket Sandwich;w/ Slow cooked – delicious

Buffalo Beer Bratwurst; w/ Served on a whole wheat hoagie

All Natural Buffalo Hotdog; w/ Served on a whole wheat hoagie

*All sandwiches served on all natural potato rosemary bakery buns. Unless otherwise noted.

SIDESFrench Fries and Cheese Fries Sweet Potato FriesFried Green Beans Fried OkraFried Mac & Cheese Bites Onion RingsKettle Corn – Jerky – Candy – Funnel Cakes


122 Yellow


123 Yellow


124 Yellow


125Yellow


126 Yellow


127Yellow


128 Yellow


129 Yellow

Intermountain BisonRoger BallIdaho Falls, ID

130 Yellow


131Yellow

Cook’s Bison RanchPete & Wayne Cook Wolcottville, IN

132Yellow


133 Yellow


134 Yellow


135 Yellow



Yearling BullsSponsor of Class Trophies: Morand Industries

Yearling Bulls continued on next page



Yearling Bulls-continued from previous pageSponsor of Class Trophies: Morand Industries


136 Yellow


137 Yellow


138 Yellow


139Yellow


140 Yellow




Heifer Calves

1White


2White


3White

Evergreen Memorial Park (Big E Game Ranch)Ron LewisEvergreen, CO

4White


5White

NebraskaBison.comRandy MillerBennet, NE

6White

Rawhide Energy StationCharles RogersFt. Collins, CO

7White


8White


9White


10White

Walking Circle BisonJim Bush Hulett, WY

11White


12White




Sponsor of Class Trophies: Diamond Tail Ranch

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Pen of Five Heifer Calves

41 A-E Intermountain BisonRoger BallIdaho Falls, ID

42 A-E White


43 A-E Evergreen Memorial Park (Big E Game Ranch)Ron LewisEvergreen, CO

46 A-EWhite


48 A-EWhite



Sponsor of Class Trophies: 777 Ranch




Bull Calves


21 Yellow


22 Yellow


23 Yellow


24 Yellow


25 Yellow


26 Yellow


27 Yellow


28 Yellow


29 Yellow


30 Yellow


Sponsor of Class Trophies: North American Bison Co-op & Mosquito Park

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Pen of Three Bull Calves

Sponsor of Class Trophies: Rawhide Energy Station

51 A-C Yellow


52 A-CYellow


54 A-CYellow


56 A-C Yellow



In the fall of 1984 Merlin Maass visited Dennis Rowe of Buffalo Jump Ranch

located near Bozeman, Montana. While viewing Rowe’s bison, Merlin noticed one

bull calf that stood out. He was exceptionally wide and deep bodied even for a calf.

The calf always presented himself out in front of the herd, showing he was already

the leader, protective of his mom and the other calves and their moms.

The following spring Merlin purchased this bull calf and several other bison and

moved them to Colorado. This calf, BJR Ten Bears grew into an exceptional bison bull.

He was shown at the National Bison Association’s Gold Trophy Show and Sale and won

Gold in his class each year: Yearling Bull-1986, 2-Year-Old Bull- 1987 and Mature

Bull-1988. He is the only bull in the history of GTSS to win Gold three times.

BJR Ten Bears became the nucleus of Colorado Bison Co.’s award winning herd.

His offspring inherited his superior genetics and are also recipients of many GTSS

trophies. His greatness lives on in these descendants which are dispersed through-

out the United States.

Late in age at his passing, BJR Ten Bears was laid to rest facing west between

two pine trees in the sunset shadow of Rocky Mountain National Park near the

residence of Merlin Maass. Maass and his best friend, a standard poodle named Ms.

Fancy Pants, take daily walks in the BJR Ten Bears Park in Buffalo Highlands which

is dedicated to the memory of this magnificent bison bull.

And so, The Legend Lives On...Merlin H. MaassPlatteville, CO • 970.535.4200

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