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2013 National Bison Association Gold Trophy Show & Sale

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2012 Grand Champion Female High Country Bison

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Saturday, January 26, 2013 Market Class Sale: 11:00 am Live Animal Sale: 12:00 pm

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Welcome Dear 2013 GTSS Participant,

The future is definitely very bright, as prices for bison meat prices as well as breeding stock hold strong.

New markets are emerging every day as more people incorporate bison as a regular part of their diet. This is definitely the time to look at getting into the bison business, or expanding your existing herd with quality animals from the Gold Trophy Show & Sale.

Thank 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.

Our business today has changed dramatically since the first buffalo charged into the National Western sale arena in 1980. The consignors and buyers at that first Gold Trophy Show and Sale were blazing a trail into unknown territory, guided only by their passion for the animal, and the confidence that consumers would someday discover the fantastic taste and nutritional qualities of bison meat.

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

Another change we introduce in 2013 is the introduction of online auction bidding through the services 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 This sale will be broadcast live at: animals. Our market WWW.CATTLEINMOTION.COM is growing because our To view and bid on this sale live, simply log on to customers appreciate the fact that bison ranchers www.cattleinmotion.com and click on the sale that will be refuse to compromise listed on the right hand side of the screen. If you have on the integrity of the never been to the CIM site, you must first create an animals. This year, we account (24 hours in advance) to view and bid on a sale. are pleased to have consigned 120 live animals Then pay your $1 lifetime verification if you wish to bid. and 22 meat carcasses.

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Table of Contents 1

Cattle in Motion Online Bidding

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Auction Terms & Conditions

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Meet the Consignors

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Judges

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Market Classes Host & Judging Criteria

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Market Class Consignments

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Acknowledgments

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Live Animals Consignments

The NBA Consignors, Members & Staff wish to THANK: 2013 GTSS Committee: Boyd Meyer, Chairman Paul Lyman Nolan Miller Wayne Cook Lance Kuck Dave Griffin Scott Butcher John Painter Dixie Byrd Scott Peterson

2013 GTSS Buffaleros & Yard Crew: Devon Ailts Lisa Ailts Scott Butcher Bobbi Butcher Cane Butcher Bailey Butcher April Chaffin Tom Chaffin Billy Joe Dilley Bob Dineen Laurie Dineen Owen Dineen John Graves Dean Powers 2

Bison Bus Blue Valley Ranch Bradeen Auctions Colorado Bison Co./Merlin Maass Colorado Buffalo Grill Eagle’s Wing Ranch Heart Rock Bison KenMar Buffalo Ranch/ Cook’s Bison Ranch Power Genetics Rawhide Energy Station Western Bison Association Wichita Buffalo Company Wolverine Bison Co.

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Auction Terms & Conditions METHOD OF PAYMENT:

GUARANTEE:

the Auctioneer announces it is sold.

Thereafter the buffalo is the property Acceptable forms of payment All animals are guaranteed as include: cash, cashier’s check, money represented by the owners. All females of the purchaser, and the purchaser order, personal check, credit cards vet checked with calf will be announced thereafter bears all risk of injury or loss.

(Visa, MasterCard, American Express, sale day. The NBA, Auctioneer, and Every precaution will be taken for Discover). There will be a 4% buyer’s Sale Management act only as agents. premium charged to all transactions.

All guarantees are strictly between the the welfare of the buffalo sold. All persons who attend the sale do so at their Buyers paying with cash or checks will consignor and the purchaser. own risk. The NBA, the Auctioneer, then receive a 4% discount. and the National Western Stock Show LIABILITIES: The NBA acts only as agent and will assume NO RESPONSIBILITY for acBID NUMBERS: cidents or losses that may occur. assume NO RESPONSIBILITY in the Bidder numbers will be issued at event of injury or death to an animal 9:00 am on Saturday at the Livestock LOAD OUT TIMES: or of a discrepancy between the buyer Center Auction Arena (LCAA) office.

Saturday, Jan. 26 - Immediand the consignor. The NBA assumes ately following the sale until dark, or NO RESPONSIBILITY for any animal HEALTH: before, during or after the Gold Trophy Sunday, Jan. 27 - 7:30 a.m. - 12:00 Interstate health papers will be p.m.(noon). NO ANIMALS WILL BE furnished for each animal. All animals Show or Sale. Consignor bears all risk LOADED AFTER DARK or BEFORE auctioned have tested negative within of injury or loss for each buffalo until DAYBREAK. 30 days of sale for; T.B., brucellosis and BVD (Bovine Virus Diarrhea). All yearling and 2-year-old bulls have tested negative for Trichomoniasis and satisfactorily passed a semen test. All yearling females have tested not pregnant.

Today’s Auctioneers Two-year-old and older females have Bradeen Real Estate & Auctions tested pregnant. All animals have been injected with Ivermectin (dewormer) North American Ron Bradeen and Jud Seaman of 1-10 days prior to sale date. All opbison at public tional tests must be in accordance with Bradeen Auctions, Inc., Custer, S.D., auction nearly federal regulations and must have been are returning to conduct the 2013 four decades, as it GTSS Auction. administered within 30 days of sale continues to proAs active date. In addition, all consignors conmembers of the mote the growing firm that all administered health care buffalo industry.

National Bison products on GTSS entries meet NWSS The GTSS is one Association, as requirements. well as state and of many auctions Ron Bradeen Market class consignors connationwide to be regional trade firm that to their knowledge consigned conducted by the associations, animals have never been adminisfirm this season.

Bradeen Auctered antibiotics or growth hormones Ron and Jud are proud to return tions has become throughout the animal’s lifetime.

Jud Seaman acquainted with to the National Bison Association’s Gold Trophy Show & Sale for another and known by ANNOUNCEMENTS: the vast majority of bison producers in year and wish to thank the NBA Board, Announcements made on the consignors and buyers for placing their North America. Jud Seaman served sale date will take precedence over on the NBA Board from 2008 to 2012. confidence in Bradeen Auctions to aucany printed material in the catalog or Bradeen Auctions has successfully tion these top animals. advertisements. marketed approaching 100,000 head of

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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. james@sandyspringsfarms.com 28580 Highway 37 - Hinton, OK 73047 Office: 405 542-6015 Cell: 405 850-4156

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

ARICKAREE BUFFALO CO. Josiah Higgins 719-763-2439 36285 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 BISON Aaron Thieman 719-541-2046 / 719-659-7674 P. O. Box 482, Simla, CO 80835 Aaron began his operation in 2006, when he was 10 with a Farm Service Agency youth loan. He purchased 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, receiving 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 RANCH Trevor and Jodie Gompf 204-855-2707 or 204-724-0523 Oak 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 champion and the reserve grand champion bull, which earned Bison Spirit Ranch 2012 GTSS Rookie of the Year honors.

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BLACK KETTLE BUFFALO Dick Gehring 620-345-8199 or 620-345-6526 13009 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. Approximately 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 605-895-2119 30356 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 lineage 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

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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.com 5645 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 Duncan 303-759-3303 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 RANCH Jim Beauprez/Bob & Claudia Beauprez 970-723-8582 6742 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 championship Herefords and Belgian draft horses, his father had Grand Champion steer in 1936, and a brother had Reserve 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 purchased 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 Yearling 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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Meet the 2013 Consignors-continued * Look for this ranch’s advertising in the GTSS Catalog.

*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 consignor, 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 BISON John Russell 512-750-4092 602 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 RANCH Peter Cook & Ryan Homelvig 701-652-5977 f: 701-947-5951 58374 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 different 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 continue 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.

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INTERMOUNTAIN BISON Roger Ball Idaho Fall, ID 83402 208-227-9000 Intermountain Bison began purchasing bull calves and yearlings in 2008. Our meat snack company “Intermountain 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 separate 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 aggressive 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 BISON Randy & Jane Miller www.NebraskaBison.com 15431 Firth Road, Adams, NE 68301 www.MillerBisonAtElkheadRanch.com HC 66 Box 204, Bruner, MO 65620 402-430-7058 / 402-782-2500 The Nebraska Bison ranch and business started in1995 with the purchase of 20 Custer State Park heifers. 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 Rogers 2000 E. Horsetooth Rd., Ft. Collins, CO 80525 970-229-5616 - Fax: 970/207-4256 rogersc@prpa.org www.PRPA.ORG Platte River Power Authority first purchased bison in 1983 to occupy the rangeland surrounding the

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Rawhide Energy Station in Northern Colorado. These majestic animals play a very important role in our commitment 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 numerous awards over the years. The operation continues striving to maintain top quality animals with an emphasis on herd health and vitality.

PRAIRIE RIDGE BUFFALO RANCH Ray & Debbie Thieman 719-775-8742 23001 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 animals 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 major breeders. Purchasing top quality animals has enabled this operation to develop an outstanding production herd.

RJ GAME FARM Ryan and Roberta Clark/Robert and Rebecca Johnson 306-646-4974 306-646-7743 (cell) Box 51, Fairlight, SK, S0G 1M0 rjgamefarm@gmail.com 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 superior producing animals. By utilizing a breeding program crossing animals of superior genetic traits, we have developed 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 BISON Randy & Milissa Linz 24612 County Road 23 Richmond, MN 56368 320-597-3196 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 bringing 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 handpicked 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 purchased as yearling bull.

SILVER CREEK BISON Nolan & Nicole Miller (The Miller Family) 204-532-2350 or 204-773-6725 Box 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 coowned herd in Wyoming. The Miller family is looking forward 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.

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SNYDER LAND & DEVELOPMENT LLC Charly Shahan 307-786-4001 39955 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 Stormo 605-785-3727 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 several 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 BISON Jim Bush jimbushwyoming@msn.com 307-467-5205 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 10

cows, two-thirds of which are home raised and the remaining 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 water requirements for the buffalo. Calves are weaned after the first of the year. * WICHITA BUFFALO COMPANY AT SANDY SPRINGS FARMS James Stepp 405-542-6015 28580 Highway 37, Hinton, OK 73047 www.sandyspringsfarms.com james@sandyspringsfarms.com Wichita Buffalo Company at Sandy Springs Farms has suffered through the worst drought and hottest summer 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 heifers 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 COMPANY Mark 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.

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Judges Live Animal Judges Ken Klemm has been in the buffalo industry since 1987. After working 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 Chicago, 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 freshman 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 diversified 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 Association. 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 rangeland and is home to approximately 3500 head of buffalo. The Obornys operate Blue Creek Ranch primarily as a cow/calf production operation.

Alan recently was elected to the board of directors of the Nebraska Grazing Land Coalition, an organization that promotes rangeland education, conservation 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 company. The business began in 1994 when she was just a little girl. Not long after raising their first calves to finish they began marketing their 100 percent grassfed meat. The overwhelming demand for their product grew rapidly into what now has become possibly the nation’s largest

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Judges-continued 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 winning 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 committee.

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 Marketing Service, Livestock, Poultry and Seed Program, Grading and Verification Division. He is a 35+ year veteran with USDA, having started his career in 1977 as a USDA Meat Grader 12

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. Wiggins. In his current position as product verification branch chief at the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Meat Grading Verfication Division, Paul manages 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.

2013 National Bison Association Gold Trophy Show & Sale

Market Classes-Host & Judging Criteria The National Bison Association is pleased to again host its 2013 market classes in partnership 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 focusing on premium natural beef and bison, both growth industries, 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, acknowledged the importance of partnerships with industry groups such as the NBA. “We are proud to serve the bison industry and its association by hosting the Market Class for the sixth consecutive 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.

Bison Market Classes-Judging Criteria of Carcasses Hot (Hanging) Weight Bulls Pounds Points under 575 -5 575-605 5 606-640 7 641-695 11 696-725 7 726-750 5 over 750 -5

65.5-66.4 over 66.4

Heifers Pounds under 475 475-505 506-540 541-595 596-625 626-650 over 650

Ribeye Index Ribeye area in square inches divided by hot carcass weight Bulls & Heifers Inches Points less than 1.2 0 1.2-1.4 3 1.4.-1.6 5 1.6-1.8 7 over 1.8 11

Points -5 5 7 11 7 5 -5

Dressing Percentage Percentage of Live Weight Bulls & Heifers Percentage Points under 58.5 1 58.5-59.4 2 59.5-60.4 3 60.5-61.4 4 61.5-62.4 5 62.5-63.4 6 63.5-64.4 7 64.5-65.4 8

Ossification Bulls & Heifers Percentage less than 25 25-49 50-99 more than 99

Fat Cover Bulls Inches less than .1 .1-.2 .2-.4 .4-.6 .6-.8 .8-1.0 more than1.0

9 11

Points 11 7 5 -5

Points 0 5 7 11 7 5 0

Heifers Inches less than .1 .1-.2 .2-.4 .4-.6 .6-.8 .8-1.0 1.0-1.2 1.2-1.4 more than 1.4 Fat Color Bulls & Heifers Color White

Yellow Muscle Color Bulls & Heifers Color Bright Red

Pale Red Dark Cutter

Points 0 3 5 7 11 7 5 3 0

Points 11 7 5 3 1

Points 11 7 5 3 1 0

**All carcasses go through the Rinse and Chill process.

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Defects (bruises, abscesses, injection site damage) Bulls & Heifers On this Cut Points Loin or Ribeye -4 Round -2 Chuck -2 Neck, Shank, Plate or Flank -1 Tenderness (measured by the Warner-Bratzier Shear Force Test) Bulls & Heifers Kilograms Points less than 5.51 11 5.51-6.00 9 6.01-6.50 8 6.51-7.00 7 7.01-7.50 6 7.51-8.00 5 8.01-8.50 4 8.51-9.00 3 9.01-9.50 2 9.51-10.00 1 more than 10.00 0

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

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Consignments

by Class-MARKET Proven Breeding Stock Built on Strong Genetics Heifer Market Class Sponsor of Class Trophies: Western Buffalo Company Price

Lot#

Ranch & Owner

B

Diamond Tail Ranch Mike Duncan Jelm, WY

BB

Diamond Tail Ranch Mike Duncan Jelm, WY

Black Kettle Buffalo Dick Gehring Moundridge, KS DD Black Kettle Buffalo Dick Gehring Cec StumborgKS(306) 682-3987 Moundridge, Heart Rock Bison F cec.janestumborg@sasktel.net Larry Higgins Genoa, CO

Early Finishers for a

Growing Meat Industry

D

FF

Mark Silzer (306) 682-4933 marksilzer@sasktel.net Humboldt, SK S0K 2A0

Heart Rock Bison Larry Higgins Genoa, CO

Home on the Power Plant Range for 30 Years

Arickaree Buffalo Co. Platte River’s Rawhide Energy Station is consistently ranked as one Josiah Higgins Genoa,ofCO the cleanest and best utilized coal-fired power plants in the U.S. Buffalo Co. HHTheArickaree award-winning bison herds at Rawhide testify to the success of our efforts to Josiah Higgins protectGenoa, the environment as we provide electricity to our northern Colorado communities.

CO Our to maintaining top quality animals with outstanding bloodlines.

Cold Creekextends Buffalo Co. J commitment Boyd Meyer Windsor, CO Cold Creek Buffalo Co. JJ Boyd Meyer Windsor, CO H

See our animals at GTSS & the Peak-to-Pea k Please note: No Growth Hormones or Antibiotics – By consigning animals in the Market Class, consignors Show & Saconfirm le. that to their knowledge consigned animals have never been administered antibiotics or growth hormones throughout For herd information contact Platte River Power Authority thePanimal’s L A T T Elifetime.

R I V E RDouble J Meat Packing, Pierce, Colo., is the Market Class processor. The standard processing 970.226.4000 www.prpa.org 2000 E. Horsetooth COthe 80525 P O WMarket ER AUTH O R I T carcass Y fee for Class animals is 70 •cents per pound on• the hanging weight. Rd., The Fort NBACollins, picks up per-animal harvest charge. Those purchasing market carcasses should give cutting instructions to Double J at 970-834-1388.

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Market Classes-Host & Judging Criteria The National Bison Association is pleased to again host its 2013 market classes in partnership 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 focusing on premium natural beef and bison, both growth industries, 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, acknowledged the importance of partnerships with industry groups such as the NBA. “We are proud to serve the bison industry and its association by hosting the Market Class for the sixth consecutive 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.

Bison Market Classes-Judging Criteria of Carcasses Hot (Hanging) Weight Bulls Pounds Points under 575 -5 575-605 5 606-640 7 641-695 11 696-725 7 726-750 5 over 750 -5

65.5-66.4 over 66.4

Heifers Pounds under 475 475-505 506-540 541-595 596-625 626-650 over 650

Ribeye Index Ribeye area in square inches divided by hot carcass weight Bulls & Heifers Inches Points less than 1.2 0 1.2-1.4 3 1.4.-1.6 5 1.6-1.8 7 over 1.8 11

Points -5 5 7 11 7 5 -5

Dressing Percentage Percentage of Live Weight Bulls & Heifers Percentage Points under 58.5 1 58.5-59.4 2 59.5-60.4 3 60.5-61.4 4 61.5-62.4 5 62.5-63.4 6 63.5-64.4 7 64.5-65.4 8

Ossification Bulls & Heifers Percentage less than 25 25-49 50-99 more than 99

Fat Cover Bulls Inches less than .1 .1-.2 .2-.4 .4-.6 .6-.8 .8-1.0 more than1.0

9 11

Points 11 7 5 -5

Points 0 5 7 11 7 5 0

Heifers Inches less than .1 .1-.2 .2-.4 .4-.6 .6-.8 .8-1.0 1.0-1.2 1.2-1.4 more than 1.4 Fat Color Bulls & Heifers Color White

Yellow Muscle Color Bulls & Heifers Color Bright Red

Pale Red Dark Cutter

Points 0 3 5 7 11 7 5 3 0

Points 11 7 5 3 1

Points 11 7 5 3 1 0

**All carcasses go through the Rinse and Chill process.

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Defects (bruises, abscesses, injection site damage) Bulls & Heifers On this Cut Points Loin or Ribeye -4 Round -2 Chuck -2 Neck, Shank, Plate or Flank -1 Tenderness (measured by the Warner-Bratzier Shear Force Test) Bulls & Heifers Kilograms Points less than 5.51 11 5.51-6.00 9 6.01-6.50 8 6.51-7.00 7 7.01-7.50 6 7.51-8.00 5 8.01-8.50 4 8.51-9.00 3 9.01-9.50 2 9.51-10.00 1 more than 10.00 0

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

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Consignments by Class-MARKET Heifer Market Class Sponsor of Class Trophies: Western Buffalo Company Price

Lot#

Ranch & Owner

B

Diamond Tail Ranch Mike Duncan Jelm, WY

BB

Diamond Tail Ranch Mike Duncan Jelm, WY

D

Black Kettle Buffalo Dick Gehring Moundridge, KS Black Kettle Buffalo Dick Gehring Moundridge, KS Heart Rock Bison Larry Higgins Genoa, CO

DD

F

FF

Heart Rock Bison Larry Higgins Genoa, CO

H

Arickaree Buffalo Co. Josiah Higgins Genoa, CO Arickaree Buffalo Co. Josiah Higgins Genoa, CO Cold Creek Buffalo Co. Boyd Meyer Windsor, CO Cold Creek Buffalo Co. Boyd Meyer Windsor, CO

HH J

JJ

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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Consignments by Class-MARKET Bull Market Class Sponsor of Class Trophies: Price

North American Bison Company & Mosquito Park

Lot# Ranch & Owner

A AA C CC E EE G GG I II K L

Diamond Tail Ranch Mike Duncan Jelm, WY Diamond Tail Ranch Mike Duncan Jelm, WY Black Kettle Buffalo Dick Gehring Moundridge, KS Black Kettle Buffalo Dick Gehring Moundridge, KS Heart Rock Bison Larry Higgins Genoa, CO Heart Rock Bison Larry Higgins Genoa, CO Arickaree Buffalo Co. Josiah Higgins Genoa, CO Arickaree Buffalo Co. Josiah Higgins Genoa, CO Cold Creek Buffalo Co. Boyd Meyer Windsor, CO Cold Creek Buffalo Co. Boyd Meyer Windsor, CO Big Sandy Bison Aaron Thieman Limon, CO Prairie Ridge Buffalo Ranch Ray Thieman Limon, CO

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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Acknowledgements 2013 GTSS Grand Champion & Other Special Award Sponsors Producer of the Year Rocky Mountain Natural Meats, Cook’s Bison Ranch, Power Genetics Sale Grand Champion Male Trophy Wichita Buffalo Co., LLC Grand Champion Female Trophy H&S Trucking & Bison Ranch Reserve Grand Champion Male Trophy RJ Game Farm

Reserve Grand Champion Female Trophy RJ Game Farm Live Animal Rookie of the Year Trophy Rawhide Energy Station Judges Gifts Canadian River Bison Top Market Producer Memphis Meats, Kentucky Bison Co. * Class trophy sponsors are listed with classes.

2013 National Bison Association Winter Conference Sponsors • Colorado Buffalo Grill

• Kentucky Bison Co.

• Cook’s Bison Ranch

• Lone Star Bison

• Durham Ranch

• National Buffalo Foundation

• Golden Bison

• Rocky Mountain Natural Meats

• Intermountain Bison

• Throlson American Bison Foundation

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Consignments by Class Two-Year-Old Bred Heifers Sponsor of Class Trophies: Price

Lot# 201 White 202 White 203 White 204 White 206 White 207 White 209 White 210 White

Merlin H. Maass

Ranch & Owner KenMar Buffalo Ranch Pete Cook & Ryan Homelvig New Rockford, ND Trails End River Bison Larry & Dixie Byrd Presho, SD Snyder Land & Development Charly Shahan Lyman, WY High Country Bison John Russell Dripping Springs, TX Snyder Land & Development Charly Shahan Lyman, WY KenMar Buffalo Ranch Pete Cook & Ryan Homelvig New Rockford, ND High Country Bison John Russell Dripping Springs, TX Wichita Buffalo Co., LLC James Stepp Hinton, OK

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Consignments by Class Two-Year-Old Bulls Sponsor of Class Trophies: Merlin H. Maass Price

Lot# 221 Yellow 222 Yellow 225 Yellow 226 Yellow 227 Yellow 228 Yellow 229 Yellow 230 Yellow 232 Yellow 233 Yellow 234 Yellow 235 Yellow 236 Yellow 238 Yellow

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Ranch & Owner

Notes

Trails End River Bison Larry & Dixie Byrd Presho, SD Tatanka Hills Kevin Stormo Lake Norden, SD Bison Spirit Ranch Tevor & Jodie Gompf Oak Lake, Manitoba, CANADA Buffalo Dance Bison Casey Byrd Presho, SD Silver Creek Bison Nolan Miller Binscarth, MB CANADA Wolverine Bison Company Mark Silzer Humboldt, SK, CANADA Trails End River Bison Larry & Dixie Byrd Presho, SD Snyder Land & Development Charly Shahan Lyman, WY Silver Creek Bison Nolan Miller Binscarth, MB CANADA Tatanka Hills Kevin Stormo Lake Norden, SD Bison Spirit Ranch Tevor & Jodie Gompf Oak Lake, Manitoba, CANADA Snyder Land & Development Charly Shahan Lyman, WY RJ Game Farm Ryan Clark Fairlight, SK, CANADA RJ Game Farm Ryan Clark Fairlight, SK, CANADA

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Consignments by Class Yearling Heifers Sponsor of Class Trophies: Price

Lot# 102 White 103 White 104 White 105 White 106 White 107 White

H&S Trucking & Bison Ranch (Findlay)

Ranch & Owner Cook’s Bison Ranch Pete & Wayne Cook New Rockford, ND Snyder Land & Development Charly Shahan Lyman, WY Black Kettle Buffalo Dick Gehring Moundridge, KS Black Kettle Buffalo Dick Gehring Moundridge, KS Trails End River Bison Larry & Dixie Byrd Presho, SD Snyder Land & Development Charly Shahan Lyman, WY

108 White

Shady Creek Bison Randy & Milissa Linz Richmond, MN

109 White

Trails End River Bison Larry & Dixie Byrd Presho, SD

110 White

Tatanka Hills Kevin Stormo Lake Norden, SD

111 White

Shady Creek Bison Randy & Milissa Linz Richmond, MN

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Consignments by Class Ranch Ready Pen of Five Yearling Heifers Sponsor of Class Trophies: Price

Lot#

777 Ranch

Ranch & Owner

73 A-E White 75A-E White

Notes

KenMar Buffalo Ranch Pete Cook & Ryan Homelvig New Rockford, ND Eagle’s Wing Ranch Jim & Bob Beauprez Coalmont, CO

PLEASE JOIN US WHEN YOU ARE DOWN IN THE YARDS

PLEASE JOIN US WHEN YOU ARE BREAKFAST FROM 6:30 AM TO 10:00 AM LUNCH FROM 10:00 AM TO 5:00 PM DOWN IN THE YARDS LOCATED ON THE ALLEY ON, EAST SIDE OF THE AUCTION ARENA BREAKFAST FROM 6:30 AM TO 10:00 AM Rob & LeeAnn Trynoski 720-427-2664 LUNCH FROM 10:00 AM TO 5:00 PM Featuring all Natural Grass fed Buffalo ON THE ALLEY ON, EAST SIDE OF THE AUCTION ARENA

Rob & LeeAnn Trynoski BREAKFAST

720-427-2664

Featuring all NaturalRoast Grass Buffalo fed Buffalo Sandwich; w/ Served with homemade horserad-

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

BREAKFAST

ish sauce, lettuce and tomato

Buffalocheese, BBQeggs, Brisket Sandwich;w/ Slow cooked – delicious Buffalo Breakfast Burrito; w/ Buffalo breakfast sausage, potato In asausage whole wheat tortilla.

Fresh Biscuits and Buffalo Gravy w/ Buffalo breakfast Buffalo Beer Bratwurst; w/ Served on a whole wheat hoagie Fresh Biscuits and Buffalo Gravy w/ Buffalo breakfast sausage gravy gravy

Fresh Fried Donuts

Fresh Fried Donuts Coffee, Hot Chocolate,

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

Juice, Sodas & Water

LUNCH

Coffee, Hot Chocolate, Juice, Sodas & Water

*All sandwiches All American Burger; w/ American cheese, lettuce & tomato served on all natural potato rosemary bakery buns.

Unless otherwise Cowboy Burger; w/ Swiss cheese, grilled onions & Buffalo Bacon noted.

LUNCH All American Burger;w/ American cheese, lettuce tomato Buffalo Tenderloin Steak Sandwich; w/& Your choice of lettuce, tomato or grilled onions SIDES Fries andserved Cheese Fries BuffaloBurger; Phillyw/Cheese Steak; w/ Buffalo Grilled bell peppersFrench & onions, cheese, Cowboy Swiss cheese, grilled onions & Bacon

Roast Buffalo Sandwich;

on a whole wheat hoagie Sweet Potato Fries

Fried Green Beans w/ Served with homemade horseradish sauce, lettuce and tomato Fried Okra Buffalo Tenderloin Steak Sandwich; w/ Your choice of lettuce,

Buffalo tomato or BBQ grilled Brisket onions

Sandwich; w/ Slow cooked – delicious Fried Mac & Cheese Bites Onion Rings Buffalo Beer Bratwurst; w/ Served on a whole wheat hoagie Kettle Corn Buffalo Philly Cheese Steak; w/ dog; Grilled bell peppers & onions, All Natural Buffalo Hot w/ Served on a whole wheat hoagie – Jerky – Candy – Funnel Cakes cheese, served on a whole wheat hoagie

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

SIDES

We wouldFries like toand put aCheese big thankFries you out to NewSweet Producers; GregFries Ruter of Owl Creek Bison (Ohio) and Keith Mann of Three French Potato Suns Ranch (Florida) For Purchasing all of our Breeding Stock the last couple of years. Good Luck on the Bison Trail.

Fried Green Beans Fried Okra

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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

Consignments by Class Yearling Bulls Sponsor of Class Trophies: Morand Industries Price

Lot# 122 Yellow 123 Yellow 124 Yellow 125 Yellow 126 Yellow 127 Yellow 128 Yellow 129 Yellow 130 Yellow 131 Yellow 132 Yellow 133 Yellow 134 Yellow 135 Yellow

Ranch & Owner

Notes

Black Kettle Buffalo Dick Gehring Moundridge, KS Wolverine Bison Company Mark Silzer Humboldt, SK, CANADA Wolverine Bison Company Mark Silzer Humboldt, SK, CANADA RJ Game Farm Ryan Clark Fairlight, SK, CANADA Trails End River Bison Larry & Dixie Byrd Presho, SD Tatanka Hills Kevin Stormo Lake Norden, SD Bison Spirit Ranch Tevor & Jodie Gompf Oak Lake, Manitoba, CANADA Intermountain Bison Roger Ball Idaho Falls, ID Silver Creek Bison Nolan Miller Binscarth, MB CANADA Cook’s Bison Ranch Pete & Wayne Cook Wolcottville, IN Intermountain Bison Roger Ball Idaho Falls, ID RJ Game Farm Ryan Clark Fairlight, SK, CANADA Trails End River Bison Larry & Dixie Byrd Presho, SD Black Kettle Buffalo Dick Gehring Moundridge, KS

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Consignments by Class Yearling Bulls-continued from previous page Sponsor of Class Trophies: Morand Industries Price

Lot# 136 Yellow 137 Yellow 138 Yellow 139 Yellow 140 Yellow

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Notes

Shady Creek Bison Randy & Milissa Linz Richmond, MN Snyder Land & Development Charly Shahan Lyman, WY Shady Creek Bison Randy & Milissa Linz Richmond, MN Tatanka Hills Kevin Stormo Lake Norden, SD Snyder Land & Development Charly Shahan Lyman, WY

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Consignments by Class Heifer Calves Sponsor of Class Trophies: Diamond Tail Ranch Price

Lot#

Ranch & Owner

1 White

Tatanka Hills Kevin Stormo Lake Norden, SD Eagle’s Wing Ranch Jim & Bob Beauprez Coalmont, CO Evergreen Memorial Park (Big E Game Ranch) Ron Lewis Evergreen, CO Intermountain Bison Roger Ball Idaho Falls, ID NebraskaBison.com Randy Miller Bennet, NE Rawhide Energy Station Charles Rogers Ft. Collins, CO Wichita Buffalo Co., LLC James Stepp Hinton, OK Intermountain Bison Roger Ball Idaho Falls, ID Cook’s Bison Ranch Pete & Wayne Cook Wolcottville, IN Walking Circle Bison Jim Bush Hulett, WY Cook’s Bison Ranch Pete & Wayne Cook Wolcottville, IN Rawhide Energy Station Charles Rogers Ft. Collins, CO

2 White 3 White 4 White 5 White 6 White 7 White 8 White 9 White 10 White 11 White 12 White

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Consignments by Class Pen of Five Heifer Calves Sponsor of Class Trophies: Price

Lot# 41 A-E 42 A-E White 43 A-E

46 A-E White 48 A-E White

777 Ranch

Ranch & Owner

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Intermountain Bison Roger Ball Idaho Falls, ID NebraskaBison.com Randy Miller Bennet, NE Evergreen Memorial Park (Big E Game Ranch) Ron Lewis Evergreen, CO Wichita Buffalo Co., LLC James Stepp Hinton, OK Walking Circle Bison Jim Bush Hulett, WY

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Consignments by Class Bull Calves Sponsor of Class Trophies: Price

Lot# 21 Yellow 22 Yellow 23 Yellow 24 Yellow 25 Yellow 26 Yellow 27 Yellow 28 Yellow 29 Yellow 30 Yellow

North American Bison Co-op & Mosquito Park

Ranch & Owner

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Intermountain Bison Roger Ball Idaho Falls, ID Cook’s Bison Ranch Pete & Wayne Cook Wolcottville, IN Rawhide Energy Station Charles Rogers Ft. Collins, CO Eagle’s Wing Ranch Jim & Bob Beauprez Coalmont, CO Walking Circle Bison Jim Bush Hulett, WY NebraskaBison.com Randy Miller Bennet, NE Intermountain Bison Roger Ball Idaho Falls, ID Trails End River Bison Larry & Dixie Byrd Presho, SD Cook’s Bison Ranch Pete & Wayne Cook Wolcottville, IN Rawhide Energy Station Charles Rogers Ft. Collins, CO

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Consignments by Class Pen of Three Bull Calves Sponsor of Class Trophies: Price

Lot# 51 A-C Yellow 52 A-C Yellow 54 A-C Yellow 56 A-C Yellow

Rawhide Energy Station

Ranch & Owner

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Walking Circle Bison Jim Bush Hulett, WY Intermountain Bison Roger Ball Idaho Falls, ID NebraskaBison.com Randy Miller Bennet, NE Intermountain Bison Roger Ball Idaho Falls, ID

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OIL ON CANVAS BY REID CHRISTIE, CODY, WY

The Story of the Legendary American Bison known as BJR Ten Bears 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 throughout the United States.

COLORADO BISON CO. LLC Merlin H. Maass Platteville, CO • 970.535.4200

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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...