Trivia: Texas State Bison Herd

On the Road, Trivia
on May 31, 2009

In the 1870s, at the urging of his wife, Molly, Charles Goodnight captured a few bison and bred them on the JA Ranch in the Palo Duro Canyon in the Texas Panhandle. Today, the historic herd comprises the official Texas State Bison Herd and roams Caprock Canyons State Park near Quitaque (pop. 432).

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