10 year old June took this photo of me at Tangles-we had so much fun camping!
10 year old June took this photo of me at Tangles-we had so much fun camping!

This will be a business oriented blog pertaining to items that affect operations of a game ranch and like businesses around the state, nation and world.  We will also include some personal photographs of our weekly duties and lifestyle in our business.


A little more personal blog is done by me, the matriarch, Ruby.  Check it out if you so choose: www.alaskaicequeen.blogspot.com  It's called " Tundra Talk"....nothing grand, just stuff about living in Alaska and the daily encounters, viewings and occurances. I do like to add a few photos though.


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August 14, 2010

Always in Motion
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 Bison are elusive in July as breeding happens and they have no reason to stick around as they have the grass and willows to eat.  

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May 5, 2010

4th GRADE Field Trip
Checking out the hay barn
Checking out the hay barn
 Mr. Johnson's 4th Grade Class came out to the farm to celebrate Alaska Agriculture Day.  They asked lots of questions.  We had our bison regalia out, grass & grain seed baby chicks to view.  They walked through the shop and we talked about Agriculture in Alaska.  We strolled down to the barn where they played on the hay bales.  I passed out bandannas, wrist bands and sheriff badges. They ate lunch on the log pile and in the bed of the truck.

Scott fed the bison hay and asked us to follow him out while he drove the 4-wheeler and we were in trucks and vans.  We spent 30 minutes in the middle of the bison herd while they ran around and ate ate hay plus guarded their calves.

It was sunny (it had rained 4 days prior) and overall, a great experience I think for them to get the feel of a farm and ranch.

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January 27, 2010

Frosty Calf
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It's been a good winter thus far.  Scott's going out to feed the bison at the homeplace some hay.  Here's a frosty pic of last year's calf with some other bison last week at the lower game ranch. 

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January 22, 2010

Bison ARTWORK from Ruby featured in Bison Handbook
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A photo of one of Ruby's mosaic bison skulls is featured in the new Bison Producers' Handbook under the chapter featuring the Value Added chapter.  The handbook can be ordered for $40 plus shipping for non-National Bison Association members and for $20 for Life, Active and Allied members.  Inquire at Bison World, 8690 Wolff Court, #200 Westminster, CO 80031 or call (303) 292-2833.


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November 10, 2009

It's Winter
Photo of bison with snow on face
Photo of bison with snow on face
It's winter but it was a great spring and fall. We had a dry summer and not good for hay ground but spring came about 3 weeks early and fall extended through October.  It was very nice. 

We began taking some biosn cows out of our herd early and now are taking the remainder 1/3 of hunts and harvests off the bison herd.

Hoping for a mild winter and early spring.

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October 7, 2009

Fall Means Beautiful Colors with the Beautiful Bison in Foreground
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The bison are healthy and had a good summer.  It was very hot for a month, no rain for 30 days plus.  We managed and watered them regularly, sometimes even turning on the irrigation pivot to cool them off.  Busy with customers, clients and visitors.  It's been a very busy fall.  Moose season has ended in the interior and those who didn't pull a bison permit or get a moose, are ready to put red meat in their freezer so they call us.

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September 9, 2009

Driving South, A World of Colors
Fall in Alaska
Fall in Alaska
Driving this time of year means color, everywhere.  The snow-tipped mountains against a blue sky with clouds surrounded by the fall colors of just the hint of winter, gives a breath-taking adventure-even from the road.

Watching out for moose.  We have warm weather, its time to cut the hay.  We've had several frosts since the first week of August.

Time to get ready for winter.

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June 15, 2009

Global Food Alaska 2009
Grandson Colton working the booth at Global Food Alaska 2009 in Soldotna..
Grandson Colton working the booth at Global Food Alaska 2009 in Soldotna..
What a busy week we had.  I traveled 1,000 miles round trip  to Soldotna with Alaska Diviersified Livestock Association information to attend the Global Food Alaska 2009 Conference.

Packed full of information, networking and new ideas..it was an exciting time.  We had a great dinner with 350 at Kenai Landing. 

See www.globalfoodcollaborative.com for more details.

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May 10, 2009

Happy Mother's Day
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Happy Happy Mother's Day from us in the interior of Alaska

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May 10, 2009

First Come First Serve for Hunts
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It's that time to book your hunts/harvests for the 2009/2010 Winter Season. 
This is a first come first serve basis with a deposit in advance. 

We are also having a few selective field trips to our place.

Last Thursday, we had the Delta Elementary Kindergarten class.  With snow in the early morning, by 9 AM sunshine started peeking out of the clouds.  It turned out to be a gorgeous day.

Monday, we have the University of Alaska Natural Resource Management class. This tour is organized by the UAF CES office.  They will be heading to Rika's Road House and State Park (USDA NRCS River bank stabilization and NRCS activity, Center for Environmental Management of Military Lands Issues, Agronomy Specialist, Meghan Lene and SDSWCD) , Delta Clearwater River Campground (Fisheries Management), Northern Lights Dairy, R & R Bison and Woods Elk Ranch, Clearwater River Flood Control Project, Alaska Interior Game Ranch, Inc., Kaspari Farms (yak production), SDSWCD Weed Management and the Alaska Department of Forestry - Forest Fire Management. 

They'll have a full plate.

Tuesday we will have the Healy Elementary students attending a filed trip.

Here is a picture of the K-class from Delta.  Our grandson is in the class and we made it extra special with cowboy/girl hats, bandanas and buckets/shovels/rakes.

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