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Vore Buffalo Jump Foundation P.O. Box 369 Sundance, WY 82729 Telephone: (307) 266-9530Contact Information
Vore Buffalo Jump Foundation
P.O. Box 369
Sundance, WY 82729
Telephone: (307) 266-9530
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No, don't pet the red dogs!Can I pet that dawg?
No. Bison calves tend to be born from late March through May and are orange-red in color, earning them the nickname "red dogs." After a few months, their hair starts to change to dark brown and their characteristic shoulder hump and horns begin to grow. Like all wild animals, bison can be dangerous and unpredictable. They are capable of charging and bringing pain who approach too closely. An indicator that a bison may be about to charge is the position of its tail: if it's standing straight up, it's a serious watch-out situation. As with all wildlife, it's important to observe them from a distance. And don’t pet that dawg.
Find more wildlife tips at www.nps.gov/subjects/watchingwildlife
Image: An adult bison surrounded by three calves “red dogs” standing in the grass at Yellowstone National Park. NPS
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red dawg is a really rude and ignorant term. they are the next generation, so vital to the survival of the bison. show some respect
I was just talking about this place to friends who are heading west in their RV. I visited in 2014.
The VBJF Board would like to thank area archaeologists for volunteering their time on Saturday to clean up the bone bed at the Vore Site. Looks great! Special thanks to our advisory board member Jena Rizzi for organizing. ... See MoreSee Less
This is Molly Herron's final post before she is off on a dig for the summer. The VBJF Board extends our thanks to Molly for all her hard work this semester and for sharing with us all! Here is Molly's post:
My how the time flies when you are trying to catalog the remains of around 22,000 bison! The spring semester at the University of Wyoming has finished, and the curation technicians who were working on the Vore collection have all run off to different survey and excavation projects around Wyoming and Alaska! (Unfortunately, I forgot to get a picture of the crew together before we scattered to the wind!) Although the summer means that work on the Vore collection is coming to a pause, we are excited to be bringing on more technicians and interns for the fall semester!
This semester, we cleaned, cataloged, and curated enough bison bones to fill fifty new boxes! We have entirely cataloged everything collected from 1996 and on into the 2000s. We are officially working on bones collected in the 1970s and the early 1990s! We have also cleaned, consolidated, and curated twenty bison crania (not all pictured). Additionally, we learned how to make 3D photogrammetry models and custom curation quality boxes for permanent storage. Finally, we are working on rectifying our database with the original lab files field and lab files.
After the work this semester, we have completely cataloged and curated about 15-20% of the whole of the Vore collection, and with additional help in the fall, we should continue plugging along to ensure that this unique legacy collection is preserved and available for researchers and interested members of the public alike!
I want to extend a special thank you to all of the followers of the Vore Buffalo Jump Facebook page, the members of the Vore Buffalo Jump Foundation (especially Jacqueline Wyatt), the members of the Office of the Wyoming State Archaeologist (OWSA), and everyone who is interested in this site and the amazing collection that accompanies it!
Research of the Vore collection is funded in part by a grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) and in part by donations from supporters to the Vore Buffalo Jump Foundation.
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I have appreciated Molly and her team's sharing so many interesting aspects of her studies. I am certain we have all gained a new respect for the hard work. Thank you !
Great work, a big thank you to Molly and team
I visited the Vore site approximately twenty years ago when a colleague and I participated in the excavation of the Donovan Site led by Professor Charles Reher. I follow your research with the bison bones with joy.
Great job Molly and co.
We visited the site last week from East Tennessee. Absolutely amazing.
Incredible!! What an amazing contribution to the documentation of the Vore site!!
We are coming to the site in August.
Thank you!
Wow I just posted something here about a buffalo lower jawbone I believe I found eroding out of the side of the bank of chugwater Creek right below the cliffs. I was looking for something to do with it or someone who would I have a use for it rather than me just letting it right away and never doing nothing with it would it be something that you're interested in? Obviously I would be just donating it I'm not looking for anything for it I just would like to help out the cause
Time for another interesting post from Molly Herron! This week the topic is spinal fusion. In humans, spinal fusion is a medical procedure in which two or more vertebrae are permanently fused together to prevent movement and increase chances of healing. Vertebrae fusion in animals is not the result of a medical operation but typically of a healed injury that became arthritic and caused the bony protrusions to weave together, permanently fusing the bones. This is the case in these two bison lumbar vertebrae (L4 and L5) that were found during excavations of the Vore sinkhole. Due to the location of these two vertebrae in the body, this bison likely would have still moved around fairly normally (albeit stiffly), although it likely had issues lying down and may have suffered some pain. The arthritis on these vertebrae can best be seen between the spinous processes and around the bodies of the vertebra. Finds like this in the Vore assemblage are just another reminder that in a mass kill, the hunters had very little discretion of which animals are taken. Thus, mass kill sites offer one of the best ways to analyze the health and biological variation in a herd. Research of the Vore collection is funded in part by a grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS). ... See MoreSee Less
That is interesting, I have a deer bone that evidently healed itself. Neatest bone I have found.
Thanks to Leniegh Schrinar for sharing this with us. Make sure you listen to the sound! ... See MoreSee Less
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No, don't pet the red dogs!Can I pet that dawg?
No. Bison calves tend to be born from late March through May and are orange-red in color, earning them the nickname "red dogs." After a few months, their hair starts to change to dark brown and their characteristic shoulder hump and horns begin to grow. Like all wild animals, bison can be dangerous and unpredictable. They are capable of charging and bringing pain who approach too closely. An indicator that a bison may be about to charge is the position of its tail: if it's standing straight up, it's a serious watch-out situation. As with all wildlife, it's important to observe them from a distance. And don’t pet that dawg.
Find more wildlife tips at www.nps.gov/subjects/watchingwildlife
Image: An adult bison surrounded by three calves “red dogs” standing in the grass at Yellowstone National Park. NPS
... See MoreSee Less
red dawg is a really rude and ignorant term. they are the next generation, so vital to the survival of the bison. show some respect
I was just talking about this place to friends who are heading west in their RV. I visited in 2014.
The VBJF Board would like to thank area archaeologists for volunteering their time on Saturday to clean up the bone bed at the Vore Site. Looks great! Special thanks to our advisory board member Jena Rizzi for organizing. ... See MoreSee Less
This is Molly Herron's final post before she is off on a dig for the summer. The VBJF Board extends our thanks to Molly for all her hard work this semester and for sharing with us all! Here is Molly's post:
My how the time flies when you are trying to catalog the remains of around 22,000 bison! The spring semester at the University of Wyoming has finished, and the curation technicians who were working on the Vore collection have all run off to different survey and excavation projects around Wyoming and Alaska! (Unfortunately, I forgot to get a picture of the crew together before we scattered to the wind!) Although the summer means that work on the Vore collection is coming to a pause, we are excited to be bringing on more technicians and interns for the fall semester!
This semester, we cleaned, cataloged, and curated enough bison bones to fill fifty new boxes! We have entirely cataloged everything collected from 1996 and on into the 2000s. We are officially working on bones collected in the 1970s and the early 1990s! We have also cleaned, consolidated, and curated twenty bison crania (not all pictured). Additionally, we learned how to make 3D photogrammetry models and custom curation quality boxes for permanent storage. Finally, we are working on rectifying our database with the original lab files field and lab files.
After the work this semester, we have completely cataloged and curated about 15-20% of the whole of the Vore collection, and with additional help in the fall, we should continue plugging along to ensure that this unique legacy collection is preserved and available for researchers and interested members of the public alike!
I want to extend a special thank you to all of the followers of the Vore Buffalo Jump Facebook page, the members of the Vore Buffalo Jump Foundation (especially Jacqueline Wyatt), the members of the Office of the Wyoming State Archaeologist (OWSA), and everyone who is interested in this site and the amazing collection that accompanies it!
Research of the Vore collection is funded in part by a grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) and in part by donations from supporters to the Vore Buffalo Jump Foundation.
... See MoreSee Less
I have appreciated Molly and her team's sharing so many interesting aspects of her studies. I am certain we have all gained a new respect for the hard work. Thank you !
Great work, a big thank you to Molly and team
I visited the Vore site approximately twenty years ago when a colleague and I participated in the excavation of the Donovan Site led by Professor Charles Reher. I follow your research with the bison bones with joy.
Great job Molly and co.
We visited the site last week from East Tennessee. Absolutely amazing.
Incredible!! What an amazing contribution to the documentation of the Vore site!!
We are coming to the site in August.
Thank you!
Wow I just posted something here about a buffalo lower jawbone I believe I found eroding out of the side of the bank of chugwater Creek right below the cliffs. I was looking for something to do with it or someone who would I have a use for it rather than me just letting it right away and never doing nothing with it would it be something that you're interested in? Obviously I would be just donating it I'm not looking for anything for it I just would like to help out the cause
Time for another interesting post from Molly Herron! This week the topic is spinal fusion. In humans, spinal fusion is a medical procedure in which two or more vertebrae are permanently fused together to prevent movement and increase chances of healing. Vertebrae fusion in animals is not the result of a medical operation but typically of a healed injury that became arthritic and caused the bony protrusions to weave together, permanently fusing the bones. This is the case in these two bison lumbar vertebrae (L4 and L5) that were found during excavations of the Vore sinkhole. Due to the location of these two vertebrae in the body, this bison likely would have still moved around fairly normally (albeit stiffly), although it likely had issues lying down and may have suffered some pain. The arthritis on these vertebrae can best be seen between the spinous processes and around the bodies of the vertebra. Finds like this in the Vore assemblage are just another reminder that in a mass kill, the hunters had very little discretion of which animals are taken. Thus, mass kill sites offer one of the best ways to analyze the health and biological variation in a herd. Research of the Vore collection is funded in part by a grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS). ... See MoreSee Less
That is interesting, I have a deer bone that evidently healed itself. Neatest bone I have found.
Thanks to Leniegh Schrinar for sharing this with us. Make sure you listen to the sound! ... See MoreSee Less