Videos
Patagonia Introduces Wild Idea Work Boots
For the past twenty-three years, Wild Idea and affiliated ranch partners have had their boots on the ground - working hard to regenerate and preserve the American Great Plains, by bringing back the bison. Introducing the Wild Idea Work Boot!
Videography 101
Aspiring videographer and spirited 6-year-old Eleanna shares her rave review along with mom and dad in this sweet testimonial on our Premium Ground Buffalo Bundles - give it a watch!
A Tour In Our Bison Herd
In celebration of National Bison Month, Jill takes you on an "almost 360 degree" tour of our Buffalo herd. Have a watch and be transported to the prairie!
Large Landscape Grazing
Wild Idea Buffalo Co. and the sourcing partners that we work with, all practice large landscape grazing, collectively impacting over 300,000 acres of prairie grasslands.
Meet Dan O'Brien
In Part II of our “Meet the Family” video series, Founder and Carbon Cowboy of Wild Idea Buffalo Company, Dan O'Brien shares how he got started in bison ranching, and how he was doing “regenerative agriculture before it was cool.”
Ghosts of the Great Plains
The Cheyenne River Ranch is located between the Black Hills National Forest and Badlands National Park. This area was a Native stronghold. In "Ghosts of the Great Plains", Dan looks back and explains the history of our area and the Native Americans, and how we are moving forward to heal the land and rebuild relationships by bringing back the buffalo.
Meet Jilian Jones
Many of you are aware that the founder of Wild Idea Buffalo Company is Dan O'Brien. But, over the past 21 years (Yes, it's really been 21 years!), more of the family has become integrated into the business and have vital roles that continue to move our greater mission of regenerating and conserving the American Great Plains Prairie forward.
Rut on the Prairie
It’s the rut (breeding season that is), which stirs up a lot of action and noise on the prairie! You could say that it is the beginning cycle of the regeneration process.
Where Our Buffalo Roam & How They Are Raised
Did you know that 90% of the bison raised for food in this country and in Canada are raised in the cattle feed-lot model?
Imagining the World in Your Hands
Imagine. Imagine a fine china bowl, hand painted with an image of the world, embellished with forests, grasslands and mountains. The oceans, flowing rivers and streams are brushed with detail and the bowl is adorned with fluttering birds that look as if they are flying overhead. It has been in your family for generations and you love it for its beauty and the history it holds. Somehow, unaware, it slips from your hands, falls to the floor and lies broken. What do you do?
Tenacity Through The Storms
Once again, Mother Nature has shown its unpredictability with a late winter snowstorm and relentless rainfall. Last weekend, after a couple of days of nice weather, the clouds rolled in. It dumped two to three feet of snow in the Black Hills, dusted the prairie with a light white coating and then continued to rain for days.
The Return of the American Bison
You are going to love this short film, "The Return of the American Bison," produced by Nebraska Educational Television. It features our very own Dan O'Brien, with the majority of the bison footage filmed on our ranch. The drone shots are spectacular, and they will give you a better idea of where your buffalo meat comes from and how it is raised. You don’t want to miss it!