The Bison Range is a nature reserve on the Flathead Indian Reservation in western Montana. The range was established for the conservation of American bison. It was formerly called the National Bison Range until Congress restored it to federal trust ownership for the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes (CSKT).
In 1908, the federal government established the National Bison Range in the middle of our treaty-reserved home, the Flathead Indian Reservation, on land taken without our consent. The bison herd there descends from a free-ranging Reservation herd started by Tribal members in the 1800’s when plains bison were near extinction.
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Through Public Law 116-260, Congress has now restored the Bison Range to federal trust ownership for the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes (CSKT) so that our award-winning natural resource managers can take over as stewards of the Range’s buffalo, wildlife and land.
We are working with the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service to transition from federal to Tribal management.
It was a chilly day with scattered rain. Between the wildlife and the scenery, I found the drive through the reservation amazing!
Bison on the Range
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Hiking in the Bison Range
There was a short hike at the top of the drive. Although it was a bit chilly, the hike with my cousins was very enjoyable and the scenery was amazing. We brought our bear spray with us!
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Other wildlife
| We were treated to some other wildlife as we drove through the Bison range. There was a herd of elk and off in the distance, a large elk with a huge set of antlers. My cousins had been here a few times prior but never saw as much wildlife as we saw that day. We live in an amazing world. |  |
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