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Morning Star Bison Ranch

Buffalo Bob Wilson

Home Office: 1185 Spruston Road

Tourist Centre: 965 Spruston Road

Nanaimo, BC V9X 1S9

Local Calls: 250-713-3111
Email: buffalobob@m-star.ca

Background on Morning Star Bison Ranch

Located on Southern Vancouver Island, just over an hours drive from Victoria and located south of Nanaimo in the rural Cassidy area, is the Morning Star Bison Ranch.

Bob Wilson, long time area resident and owner of the Bison Ranch has a reputation for working with nature in a natural way.

Just like the pioneers of yester-year, Bob took a piece of what was essentially, raw land and with his own two bare hands, and the help of a box of dynamite and a D-8 Cat Bulldozer turned this property into the Bison Ranch that it is today. With sprawling hay fields and grass-lands ~ Creeks feeding ponds and wetlands ~ Forested areas with huge Cedar trees provide shelter and a natural environment for raising Bison here on Vancouver Island. Herds of wild Elk and Deer are also a common sight here on the Bison Ranch. "If you build it they will come".

Bison require different handling than cattle and other livestock. Bison are much more excitable in close quarters and they need to be raised calmly, in a low stress, natural environment. Our Buffalo are pasture raised, feeding primarily on natural grasses and sometimes finished with the addition of a small ration of sprouted malted barley in their diet. Fresh clean water is always available. Sub therapeutic antibiotics and growth stimulants are never used!!!

Bison Herd

In Canada, domestic herds now number in the hundreds of thousands of animals. Here at the Morning Star Bison Ranch, we are proud to be a part of this historic come-back and be able to supply our fellow British Columbians and Vancouver Island neighbours with this all natural, low fat, gourmet health food.

Nature's Very Best ~ is Back !

Ranch Tours

Give your health and taste buds a treat, and eat BUFFALO, North America's Original Health Food.
Today, doctors all over the country are recommending bison meat as the healthy meat for you.
Buffalo meat is lean and has what diet-conscious women want -- lots of iron and less fat than most cuts of beef.
Native Indians did not have heart disease or cancer,
their diet consisted of Buffalo or Bison - - Shouldn’t yours?
Bison meat is versatile and satisfying, easy to prepare, and can be used in any recipe requiring beef.
Our Bison meat is raised without the use of growth hormones, sub-therapeutic antibiotics.
Our all Natural Bison meat contains no MSG, Nitrates, Nitrites, Sodium Benzoate, Hydrogenated Oils, Artificial Sweeteners nor Artificial Preservatives.
Today, more than ever before, a growing number of people are experiencing the sweet richness of bison meat.
Buffalo is increasingly more popular in restaurants and dinner tables, bison is regularly part of a memorable eating experience.
Bison are raised naturally without the use of growth hormones, stimulants, antibiotics or animal by-products.
Scientifically, the true name for the North American Buffalo is "Bison"
Bison is a healthy choice. No Growth Stimulants. No Growth Hormones. No Antibiotics in Feeds.
“The iron content is about 3 milligrams in a 3 1/2-ounce uncooked portion" says Marty Marchello, Ph.D., at North Dakota State University.
Buffalo meat is very similar to beef in flavour, but with a richer taste. Buffalo meat is not gamey and is dense so you will feel full faster.
The key to cooking Bison properly is LOW & SLOW! Buffalo meat is best cooked rare to medium
Use lower cooking temperature for cooking Buffalo because Bison meat is extra lean.
Buffalo meat is not full of drugs, antibiotics, nitrites, or chemicals.
Many people who have problems eating other red meats, can often eat buffalo without any problems. Buffalo don't get cancer.
Since there is no marbling and less fat in buffalo, it has a tendency to cook more rapidly.
Native American prophecy says that the birth of a white buffalo will herald a new era of peace and prosperity in the world.
Bison meat is a highly nutrient dense food because of the proportion of protein, fat, mineral, and fatty acids to its caloric value.
Comparisons to other meat sources have shown that bison meat has a greater concentration of iron, zinc and essential fatty acids.
Bison meat contains the “essential fatty acids”, linoleic (omega - 3) and linoleic (omega - 6) fatty acids.