Posted on 01/26/2022 12:46:30 PM PST by SJackson
Billy, the runaway bison who became an unlikely social media star in suburban Cary this fall, is being lured home with the help of molasses-sweetened feed, according to one of her co-owners.
Scott Comstock of Milk & Honey Farmstead in Wauconda said that the bison, dubbed Billy by some of her fans, has been staying close to the farm in a forest preserve, and he has been able to see her daily, sometimes from as close as 10 feet away. Using food, he is encouraging the wily 950-pound bovine to walk in and out of an enclosure he built for her capture.
The plan is to make Billy comfortable with the enclosure, so that when Comstock does close the gate behind her, she doesn’t try to break out.
“I’m hoping within the next week or so, we can get her contained and get her home,” Comstock said.
Billy escaped when she and her sister were delivered to Milk & Honey Farmstead on Sept. 18, and she was soon seen galloping along a local road. Citizens posted photos and videos of her on Facebook, along with jokes and statements of support. A local artist painted her portrait, and the Island Lake police posted video of an officer’s encounter with “our beloved Island Lake bison” who has proved “as elusive as Sasquatch.”
As the owners’ search for their bison proceeded through farms and forest preserves, with the McHenry County Conservation District at one point even deploying a drone, Billy’s legend grew. Fans marvel at her feats — she appears to have crossed the Fox River — as well as her outlaw spirit, her love of freedom and her penchant for surprise appearances in parks and yards.
(Excerpt) Read more at chicagotribune.com ...
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Trying to read the article and so many popups moving the page around and finally the whole thing is shifted to another page completely. A page for the chicago tribune or something.
I feel your pain, Billy...
Yes, that’s the Tribune site. Couldn’t find any other articles on Billy.
Cute story though ❤️
Billy, don’t be a hero...
Ah, when Bison roamed the plains. Hope he finds a mate.
Don’t pet the bison.
The plan is to make Billy comfortable with the enclosure, so that when Comstock does close the gate behind her, she doesn’t try to break out.
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Sounds like what governments have been doing with the lockdowns.
Dey was indeed big, and shoe less too.........
Must be rural cops, urban cops would have shot her on sight.
They have to go slow. She won’t be buffaloed into this.
Prime steak on the hoof.
I had a “robust” great-uncle that could be lured from about anywhere with a slice of my grandma’s almond butter cake!
Video at source
No, your eyes aren't deceiving you: Those are paniolo wrangling bison in Kauai floodwaters
Bison roaming along Kauai coastlines — even wading through floodwaters — after the weekend's unprecedented rains.
Images of the bison free in spots around Kauai's north shore have gone viral on social media.
The large animals, which are definitely not native to Hawaii, got loose in severe flooding that hit the island and paniolo have spent the last several days trying to bring them back in.
The animals are reportedly from Hanalei Bison Ranch, which apparently had 200 of the animals.
Kyle Schumacher, who was helping to wrangle the bison in, said many of the bison got swept up in floodwaters and could be seen swimming downstream.
Bison can weigh up to 1,400 pounds fully grown.
She’s got good genes...
Billy is a boy’s name.
Billy is a cow. Wrong Pronoun Alert. /s
Could be her sister was named Pat, Sam, or Bobby
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