Programs
Pasture Tours
For the first time, the National Buffalo Museum is offering guided tours of its bison pastures, allowing visitors to experience our herds up close and personal. From the safety of our vehicle, learn about bison behavior, herd dynamics, and our herd management practices, including how we keep our animals safe and healthy. We are offering two different tours daily, from May 28th to September 5th. Participants will be required to sign a waiver and to read and understand the guidelines and expectations listed below.
3pm Tour – South Herd
Meet Rosebud, our ambassador bison, Moose, our performance-tested breeding bull, and spend some time with the other young female yearlings and two year olds. Get a hands-on walking tour of the corral system and learn how we use low stress management practices to provide care to our animals.
5pm Tour – North Herd
Join us for feeding time with this cow-calf herd. The 5 cows and 1 breeding bull are given “treats,” which serve as supplemental nutrition. Learn some bison basics, as well as why this nutritional supplementation is important for the animals this time of year. Get some inside scoop on some of the animals in the herd and ask questions.
What to bring – We recommend a hat, water bottle, sunglasses, sunscreen, and a light jacket or windbreaker.
What not to bring – Do not bring items that cannot fit comfortably on your lap. Do not bring drinks other than water. Do not bring tobacco or vapor products. Do not bring tripods, selfie sticks, drones, loud electronic or other toys, devices, or games.
What to expect – The pasture tour travels in an open-air vehicle. Participants will be getting in and out of a high-clearance vehicle, possibly more than once. Participants will be required to wear seatbelts while in the moving vehicle. Children under 8 must be properly secured in a booster seat. (You may provide your own or we will have several available to borrow.) For the South Pasture tour, the vehicle will travel for just under 3 miles on city streets and a federal highway. While in the pasture, the vehicle will travel over uneven terrain. Bumps and jostling are likely. Though our staff takes safety very seriously, participants will be in close proximity to wild animals.
Check-in at the National Buffalo Museum 15-minutes prior to the tour departure time. Same-day tickets may be purchased at least 15-minutes prior to the tour departure time. Refunds will not be available for late or no-show ticket holders. Weather may impact this excursion. Please contact us in the event of inclement weather.
For your safety, you should be in good health & free from high blood pressure, heart, neck or back problems, motion sickness, or other conditions that could be aggravated by this tour. Guests who are pregnant should not ride. This tour is not wheelchair accessible. Guests must be able to transfer from their chair on their own and navigate several stairs within the vehicle. Service animals are not permitted on the tour.
We are not responsible for damage to personal property, items fallen out of the truck will not be retrieved if it is considered too dangerous to do so.
Please leave tobacco and vapor products in your vehicle, as smoking and vaping are not permitted on the tour. Cellular phones are permitted, but must be silenced for the duration of the tour.