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"Improving Our Lot" - Planned Holistic Grazing, for starters..
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<blockquote data-quote="Blaithin" data-source="post: 5970896" data-attributes="member: 5764"><p>Here the bison went into the foothills. They overwintered on fescue, snow and springs. But they had the ability to go wherever. Since they went east and south for summer, that left the entire growing season for the fescue to grow and flourish then die back for the winter so when the bison came back into the area they had plenty of food. But you need the right kind of forage that holds nutrients above ground when dormant, and the right kind of animal that can dig it out of the snow. While they did, and cattle do as well, eat snow as a water source, having actual water as an option is much better. There are a number of natural springs here and a wild herd would have historically been able to come and go to them as they please.</p><p></p><p>What you're more likely to run into is, like you said, forage that doesn't have adequate nutrition. What an animal needs at -10 and at -40 is different. Some would struggle to even eat enough feed if it's too poor of quality, to meet their needs in such cold. So yes, we supply them with help. I'm sure there are still herds out swath grazing right now, but they'll be getting watched closely and they'll be getting supplemented in this cold if they need to be.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Blaithin, post: 5970896, member: 5764"] Here the bison went into the foothills. They overwintered on fescue, snow and springs. But they had the ability to go wherever. Since they went east and south for summer, that left the entire growing season for the fescue to grow and flourish then die back for the winter so when the bison came back into the area they had plenty of food. But you need the right kind of forage that holds nutrients above ground when dormant, and the right kind of animal that can dig it out of the snow. While they did, and cattle do as well, eat snow as a water source, having actual water as an option is much better. There are a number of natural springs here and a wild herd would have historically been able to come and go to them as they please. What you're more likely to run into is, like you said, forage that doesn't have adequate nutrition. What an animal needs at -10 and at -40 is different. Some would struggle to even eat enough feed if it's too poor of quality, to meet their needs in such cold. So yes, we supply them with help. I'm sure there are still herds out swath grazing right now, but they'll be getting watched closely and they'll be getting supplemented in this cold if they need to be. [/QUOTE]
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