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Greetings DTBA Members! Please take a moment to review the latest issue of the “TERRITORY BUFFALO NEWS“. The spring issue provides an update on the North Dakota Buffalo Association merger and features the winners of the 2021 Girlz Going Wild performance class competition. A huge THANK YOU! to everyone who worked so hard to make […]

The Young Guns Competition will continue in 2021-2022 with a similar format to previous years. The notable changes are outlined below and are in addition to the already established testing requirements for participation in the class. These changes include; limited entry, strict payment/delivery schedules, a rigid vaccination protocol, and bulls will be brought to Rapid […]

The Gold Trophy Show & Sale and Girlz Going Wild Yearling Heifer Challenge are coming up this weekend! The 2021 Show & Sale Catalog is now available for review ahead of the Show and Sale this Saturday, February 20th, 2021 at 6pm at the Ramkota Hotel & Convention Center in Rapid City, SD. The National […]

Please join your fellow Dakota Territory Buffalo Association members for our 2020 Annual Winter Conference and the Black Hills Buffalo Classic Show and Sale! Please join us on February 6-8th at the Ramkota Hotel in Rapid City. This year, the conference features a great program of expert speakers addressing issues of succession and estate planning. […]

The Black Hills Buffalo Classic Show & Sale is coming up in just over a week! The Black Hills Buffalo Classic Sale Catalog is now available for review ahead of the Show and Sale next week! Also, be sure to view the sale lineup videos below when you have a moment. Also note that there […]

Here they are! Check out the sale lineup for the DTBA Black Hills Buffalo Classic! The videos and photos of the 2020 Performance Classes are all ready to make a statement. Take a look at this year’s performance tested yearling bulls and heifers, and join us for the Black Hills Buffalo Classic Show & Sale […]

Hi DTBA Members, While most everyone I talk to is having a pretty green summer, Heartland Bison Ranch has been dealing with moderate drought conditions again. After 3 summers of this I guess it seems to be a bit normal now. Anyways, I have been closely watching the 2020 Class of Young Guns Breeding Bulls […]

Heartland Bison Ranch welcomes the NBA Summer Conference Bison Tour! This summer marks the 6th year in a row that Heartland Bison Ranch has hosted a performance class for the Dakota Territory Buffalo Association. Looking back, Heartland Bison Ranch has hosted three years of heifers, two years of both heifers and bulls, and this year […]

The 2019/2020 DTBA Performance Classes are out to pasture packin’ on the green pounds! Cody Kloeckl, Manager of Jumpoff Buffalo Ranch, reports that the 54 entries of The Girlz Going Wild Class hit the grass running on May 14th and are off to a great start! Cody says “The Girlz” have over 990 acres to […]