[Fat Elvis]

Originally Posted by Buehler445

This. They are ****ing wild. Strong ass wild cows. And they jump like bastards.



OK, well, a couple things here. If you as the landowner are responsible for fence maintenance, don't do it. It will take a significant capital outlay to get it ready for buffalo.

As far as the feedlot thing, unless they're marketing them as grass fed, there is a pretty good chance they end up at a feedlot being treated like beef cows (grain fed, antibiotics, medications for sickies). There was a feedlot down the road that did just that, and I believe it is a 30,000 head lot. Maybe they still feed them out there, I haven't been by there in awhile. So if you are wanting to do it for warm fuzziess, you may not gain anything.

As far as rent, you can call the ag-econ department at KSU and they can give you a rough estimation of what your grass is worth for free. They're pretty familiar with flinthills grass.

You can probably talk to your county extension agent for a visit to discuss overgrazing.

I'm not a livestock guy, but if you have any specific questions, feel free to PM me.

There seems to be quite a range of opinion on what types of fence you need. I know it needs to be at least 6 ft high; can't quite figure out what it needs to be made of. Any idea on what should be used and how much ~7000 yards would cost? Some people seem to think you need a fortress, some seem to think you need next to nothing-reality is somwhere in between.