My Nonprofit Reviews

As a life long resident of the Horse Butte, my grandfather homesteaded (Before Hebgen Lake was a Lake) what is now Hebgen Lake Estates, and my Father worked on the Ranch that is now the Yellowstone Ranch Preserve, (former Munns Ranch) Breaking horses in the 30's and 40's. I still live in the homestead cabin they built in 1938(the second cabin on the original homestead). At the moment I'm living with my mother next door in 'our' family cabin, because she lost her sight and has developed dementia. We have witnessed the atrocities put forth against the Bison from the beginning. We have seen the carelessness of the 'Gvt.' officials first hand. My father pretty much told them all to keep off this road and property or else, and they pretty much have. That does not stop them from using the power-line behind our house that is on forest service, and public access. We support the BFC in their endeavors. They are some of the most dedicated, caring people you could ever meet. If it weren't for them and their help not only would the Bison be exterminated from the Horse Butte Peninsula, but I'm afraid, so would my mother and I. If we need anything, they are the first to respond. Even when a stupid neighbor started a fire in the afternoon just as the wind was coming up which spread the fire fast a furiously. One call to the BFC, (they were in the middle of documenting a haze) and they scrambled people over to our area. Of course the Department of Livestock Agents tried to stop the BFC from helping us put out the fire, but with some persistence from the BFC and my mother, father and I, they then let the BFC come fight the fire while the deputies and DoL agents sat on their behinds and watched. All this while waiting for the Fire dept. to show up. Needless to say the BFC volunteers were able to stop the fire from exploding a propane tank of a Member of the Livestock communities home, they were able to stop the spread before it hit the timber. at NO Thanks to any other State or Gvt. agency that was there. When the Fire trucks finally arrived, the BFC went back and caught up with the rest of the volunteers, and the muddled mess of the haze. The Fire Dept. told me later that had the BFC not done what they had when they had we could possibly have lost EVERYTHING. The Buffalo Field Campaign is out in the field no matter what the weather, protecting the Bison to the best of their ability, and protecting the 'humans' that aren't smart enough to know that a Bison can do serious damage to a motor vehicle, along with it's occupants. You won't see anybody BUT the Buffalo Field Campaign out there all hours of the day and night in all increments of weather, warning drivers of Bison that are right along and sometimes ON the highway. I have many stories of how and what has happened out here in this battle for the Bison. But I won't take any more of any one's time right now.

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