Random Tuesday Post


Been seeing a lot of press lately concerning the animal and there is still some discussion over what the proper term is for this iconic Bovine.


Do you subscribe to the once popular term "Buffalo" or do you prefer the more politically correct term "Bison"?


I personally prefer Buffalo. We all know it's not a true Buffalo like a Cape Buffalo or a Water Buffalo, but that matters little in real world terms.

If you do prefer the phrase Bison, do you also refer to Elk as a "Wapiti"?


Lets discuss

I prefer Tatonka. 😁

If Bison is politically correct terminology, then it will forever be Buffalo to me.

Buffalo, buff, buffler or tatonka

Buffalo, elk, and pronghorn antelopes

Bison, it's shorter and actually the correct name , true buffalo do not live in North America.
Nothing politically correct about it, just the scientific name.


Sorry what little of my education that stuck comes out sometimes.

Woolly Cow.

Hold up!
I gotta load my "clip" to hunt those "Buffaloes".

American Bison is the correct common name.

But people can call a screen a scream if they wish. Or maybe call them Big Shaggys.

Bison bison is the scientific name.

Do you call largemouth bass a green perch? Cause it isn’t really a bass

Bison, or buff if being lazy.

I thought I read that scientist haven’t found the bison thermal limit on the bottom end yet and it’s believed to be lower then Muskox, but muskox have evolved for the extreme cold better.

I can’t say if it’s lower than a musk ox ( which I doubt, but could be possible ) but they did a study in which they took a Yak, a Angus Cow, and a Scottish highland cow and put them in a freezer to measure stress.

I can’t remember the exact temps the cattle stressed at but the Yak showed stress at -20*. They never could get it cold enough to produce stress signals in the buffalo

Pretty remarkable animals.

They are also dumb. About 10% of the population would succumb every year to things like drowning, falling off cliffs, etc.


I researched Buffalo a ton before I went on my hunt. Learned a lot about them.

I would love to see them become a staple of the western landscape once again

I prefer to hunt my buffalo in shorts and warm weather. Our here are Bison, and love it in the snow!

Y’all ever heard of Bison Bill Cody?

I know the correct term is bison I frequently use both and feel like both are acceptable.

I pretty sure it was Rinella, think podcast about his book and research.

I found it interesting. I put in for them every year except in Alaska and South Dakota . I really want to draw the brooks tag, seems like a fun hunt

I’d refer to Texas Parks & Wildlife.

https://tpwd.texas.gov/huntwild/wild/species/lmb/

Just a few hours ago I axed this one just outside the East entrance to Yellowstone and he didn’t seem to care.

I call them buffalo just because that's what they were always called when I was growing up. Same with Turkey Vultures. I grew up calling them buzzards and I still do sometimes. Old habits are hard to break.

Y’all call them what you want. I’ve hunted them and I call them dumb.

This is me. Right or wrong, it was always the term we used. If it becomes completely normal to call them Bison then I may change.

I pulled a horn off sheath trying to load one in a trailer with a come along, they are interesting

Buffalo=Bison
Buzzard=vulture
Crawfish=Crayfish=Mudbug
Antlers are sometimes referred to as horns, even though horns and Antlers are two different things. Certain incorrect words are so ingrained in the English language that they become correct.

Buffalo is more poetic, better for cowboy songs and such. Bison is better as a technical term for culinary and scientific clarity. I took an oath to always order bison whenever I see it on the menu. When I was in Germany as a kid I was thrilled to see a Wisent in the Berlin Zoo.

you bring up a good point

What taste better, Bison or Buffalo

I would not say that they are correct, but are commonly understood, at least within limited areas or communities. Many individual species can have numerous common names that often vary by region and language and the problem with that is that some individual common names get applied multiple species. Take "wildcat." In the US, this term has been applied to mountain lions (one of its 40 or so common names) and to bobcats. Of course, there are 'wildcats' from all over the world (20 or so) and none of them are the same species.