In 2023, around 85,000 bison were processed for meat consumption in the U.S., compared to the 36 million head of cattle. It’s not a lot compared to cattle, but some producers see buffalo as an ...

Around 8 million buffalo were in the United States in 1870, and then in the span of 20 years there were less than 500. Today, in North America there are roughly 20,000 wild plains bison — like the ...