Day Trips: Texas State Bison Herd, Caprock Canyons State Park, Quitaque

Where the bison roam

"...The Texas state bison herd roams around Caprock Canyons State Park outside of..."

Feb. 18, 2022 Column by Gerald E. McLeod

Austin's Most Wanted Bison Killer

Local businessman may pay high price for Colorado bison killings

"...two centuries on the verge of extinction, the Ameri­can bison appears to have a bright future, with the animal..."

May 23, 2008 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

Cave of Forgotten Dreams

Ever-intrepid Werner Herzog guides us through a cave in southern France that holds the oldest drawings known to humanity.

"...Directed by: Werner Herzog. Lions and bison and bears! Oh my! Such images join galloping horses,..."

May 20, 2011 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Day Trips: San Angelo State Park

Desert playground is home to state bison and longhorn herds

"...wide range of animals besides portions of the state bison and longhorn herds. Two bird blinds offer a chance..."

Jan. 8, 2016 Column by Gerald E. McLeod

Day Trips

The Wichita Mountains Wildlife Refuge encompasses a rare island of native grassland and its natural occupants

"...drives the two-lane blacktop through the park, herds of bison and longhorns graze in the meadows alongside the road..."

June 10, 2005 Column by Gerald E. McLeod

Farmers' Market Report: March 15-16, 2014

Asparagus, green garlic, dandelion greens, and milkweed for Monarchs

"...I also forgot to mention Thunderheart Bison, the very first bison supplier in Austin. Oops! Thunderheart..."

March 14, 2014 Food Post by Kate Thornberry

Farmers’ Market Report: Nov. 30-Dec. 1, 2013

Greens and winter squash, frozen custard, finishing salt, and basil

"...you. You know what else is good for you? Bison. Bison meat has more omerga-3 fatty acids, less fat,..."

Nov. 29, 2013 Food Post by Kate Thornberry

The Farmer and The Grill: A Guide to Grilling, Barbecuing and Spit-Roasting Grassfed Meat and for Saving the Planet One Bite at a Time

Farmer Shannon Hayes shares grass-fed knowledge, and all your local meat is here

"...and the beef-rich areas of Argentina. (She doesn't cover bison in this book because it wasn't available near her..."

July 4, 2008 Food Review by Virginia B. Wood

Day Trips: The Bonfire Shelter

Take a hike into an ancient time capsule

"...known places where Paleo-Indians stampeded an ancient species of bison off the cliff in a mass kill. The site..."

Jan. 17, 2020 Column by Gerald E. McLeod

Street Fighter: The Legend of Chun-Li

The director of Doom takes on another video-game franchise, this time one about a female martial artist seeking justice.

"...is abducted by Thai crime kingpin and real-estate developer Bison (McDonough). Tutored in the finer points of fucking shit..."

March 6, 2009 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Beyond City Limits

"...is facing criminal charges over the slaughter of 32 bison in Colorado, after the privately owned animals wandered onto..."

May 16, 2008 News Feature

The Comics (Artist) Panel

Five Austinites on the state of the sequential art, from comics to comix to manga and beyond

"...But in what White describes as "my other persona, Bison Bill," he's also working on a Western novel, drawing..."

Dec. 22, 2006 Arts Feature by Joey Seiler

Day Trips

"...the most unusual items in the shop is the bison sausage and jerky that is made on the property..."

Sept. 19, 1997 Column by Gerald E. McLeod

Street Fighter

"...mayhem-crammed game to the screen intact. Julia is General Bison, a scenery-chewing demagogue who's taken a group of U.N...."

Jan. 6, 1995 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

This Thanksgiving, Consider Native American-Inspired Dishes

Cooking with Indigenous ingredients

"...at the grocery store or farmers' market can seek bison, of course, which is an essential component (and no,..."

Nov. 18, 2022 Food Feature by Jessi Cape

OroBianco Italian Creamery Makes Magic With Water Buffalo Milk

Making mozzarella from white gold

"...think I'm out here milking one of those big bison from the Great Plains, but it's a very different..."

Dec. 11, 2020 Food Feature by Jessi Cape

Food-o-File

Chinatown chef worth writing (by hand) about

"...dining scene boasts two new food trailers. Thunder Heart Bison: Ranch to Trailer (1104 E. Sixth) has recently relocated..."

July 13, 2012 Food Column by Virginia B. Wood

Food-o-File

The peaches are sweeter, the markets are fruitful, and the grass is greener on Jessie Street

"...for fruit-based refrescos from Fête Accompli paired with spicy bison tacos from Tacodeli and a marvelous slice of peach..."

July 29, 2011 Food Column by Virginia B. Wood

Jade Leaves TeaHouse

Given a greater business flow, Jade Leaves can overcome some bumps with the shoots

"...All was forgiven with the first bite of Thai bison salad ($12.95). Each slice of bison was perfectly marinated..."

Sept. 5, 2008 Food Review by Kate Thornberry

Dreaming of Buffalo

Prairie preservationists want to turn Austin's eyes – and energies – eastward

"...in the suburbs. Now, however, the fires and the bison that kept the prairie in balance are gone, and..."

Dec. 23, 2005 News Feature by Rachel Proctor May

Deep in the Heart

Texas' diverse and precious wildlife gets the documentary it deserves

"...Caprock Canyons State Park in the Panhandle, where snow-crusted Bison are coming back from near-extinction, to Flower Garden Banks,..."

June 3, 2022 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Free Will Astrology

Your weekly horoscope, April 22-28

"...government collaborated with professional hunters to kill millions of bison living in America's Great Plains. Why? It was an..."

April 22, 2022 Column by Rob Brezsny

Escape from Extinction

The important issue of global eco collapse becomes a PR push for zoos

"...While Hornaday is praised for preventing the extinction of bison populations in North America, the film chooses to sidestep..."

Oct. 16, 2020 Movie Review by Matthew Monagle

Day Trips: Caprock Canyons State Park, Quitaque

Where the High Plains drop into the rolling hills and the buffalo play all day

"...seeing an uptick in visitation. The Official Texas State Bison Herd has nearly free range of the park's 15,313..."

Aug. 19, 2016 Column by Gerald E. McLeod

Mixed Metaphors

These craft cocktails are for the books

"...in Italian. It's bright, lemony, and herbaceous. Then a bison-grass vodka represents Meg and her earthling friends. A few..."

June 17, 2016 Food Feature by Brandon Watson

Lived in Bars

EPIC owners write a new chapter

"...changed philosophy. They snuck in a throwaway line about bison jerky into Thunderbird's "about" page. Words like vegetarian and..."

May 29, 2015 Food Feature by Alisha McDarris

The Farmers’ Market Report: March 8-9, 2014

Pastured meats, beets, and treats

"...pastured pork, pastured turkey, and grass-fed beef; High Country Bison sells amazing grass-fed bison meat, including hot dogs and..."

March 7, 2014 Food Post by Kate Thornberry

Day Trips

Goodnight Historical Center opens cowboy palace to visitors

"...Ranch to saving the last herd of the southern bison. He was a man of uncommon stature and accomplishment...."

Dec. 20, 2013 Column by Gerald E. McLeod

To the Wonder

Terrence Malick makes a swift return to our screens with this evocative story about the stages of love.

"...Neil seems almost as entranced with her ranch and bison as he is with her. Upon her return, Neil..."

April 12, 2013 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

For Those Late-Night, All-Night Cravings

"...Thunder Heart Bison Trailer (1104 E. Sixth) This East Austin ranch-to-trailer spot..."

March 15, 2013 Food Feature by Jessi Cape

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