In a Race to Save This Bison Calf! 

You can tell you really care about these animals and their well being- a part of your family for sure.

Thank you Dusty and Marissa for doing everything you could possibly do to save your red dog. Thank you Doc Parsons for always being available with your professional advice. And thank you Jared and Joelle for being there to help Dusty, Marissa, and their red dog. God bless all of you and the bison. 💜🦬🦬🙏🏻

Thanks for sharing the story about your Red Dog. The Momma was very attentive. She will be good for the herd.

So sorry for your loss. You all did everything you could. You and Marisa care so much for these beautiful animals. I'm glad you had extra hands there to help.

I'm so sorry for your loss. You all did your best trying to save him. Prayers to you all and the Momma.

You gave 110% to try to save the little one. Don't beat yourself up. You did your best like you always do. Raising animals is an adventure no matter what they are. We have raised rabbits, chickens, hogs and steers. We've had them do well and had to make decisions when things went wrong. Goes with the territory. You guys are wonderful with your animals. Take care and hope you have better day tomorrow. God bless!

You worked so hard to try and save that calf. Sadly, it didn't live. To lose three in the same year after having so many healthy babies, this year and in previous years helps all of us realize how amazing the miracle of birth really is. And how things can go wrong. I'm glad you had help from the other couple and Marrissa. Thanks for keeping us updated on the good and hard parts of bison ranching.

So sorry you lost this beautiful baby. 🐾❤️🐾 You definitely did all you could possibly do. Don’t beat yourself up! Love your videos and your transparency. 💖❤️💝

Dusty, you and Marissa care so much for your animals. Prayers for rain and a healthy family and bison.

You're doing a great job Dusty. It's what every rancher goes through w/their animals. I helped my Dad pull a calf that just wouldn't be born. Dad did artificial insemination & I know he spent quite a bit on this calf. The vet finally came & did a c-section & it was too late. But I also remember a terrible late March blizzard that lasted for several days. Dad took the tractor up to feed & came back w/his first Charlois calf thru AI.The calf had gotten trampled as the whole herd & their babies had gotten backed into a fence corner trying to get away from the wind & driving snow. (Opposite temp issue from you but just as deadly.) Much to my mother's chagrin, he brought this muddy half dead calf into the house where he put him in the bathtub & we kept adding warm water & holding his head above water. (We had no electricity so the propane water heater was the only source of heat.) Getting this beautiful pure white calf out of the water & treated it to probably the best rubdown of its life. Then we heated some milk on the camp stove while Dad gave him a shot of antibiotic (We always had one-half of one shelf dedicated to all Dad's animal drugs.). We fed the calf the warm milk dosed w/some whiskey & left it sleeping on the bathroom rug covered w/towels & blankets. We were home for a visit at the time & my daughter was pretty little & fascinated by a calf in the bathroom. She got up on her tiptoes & opened the door. She got quite a surprise when the calf got up & bawled at her. The calf of course, peed on the floor at which point Mum said that was it & it had to go so out to the barn it went till strong enough to make it on it's own. I can't remember what happened to that calf but I know Dad told me once that he had kept the hide. So anytime you're dealing w/animals, you're always doing what you think is best given the information you have available at the time. Hang in there & I'm sending blessings for rain & some cooler temps. Have you thought about a rain dance?

Makes me especially sad for the mama….thank you for working so hard to save this beautiful little calf ♥️♥️♥️

I am so so sorry that the little guy didn't make it. You are awesome with your care and love of your bisons. Thank you for all you do and for sharing it with us.

absolutely love hearing u tell these stories about ur bison, be it good or bad!! this is life!!! seeing the way u & who ever u might have helping u atm taking care of these animals is absolutely awesome!! keep them stories coming!! and I'm sorry u lost this lil red dog💔

How lucky these animals are to have you and Marissa to take such compassionate care of them. ❤

Having raised horses I know that feeling. You did everything you could. It was breaking my heart watching that valiant cow, bless her heart. I respect and admire you and your family’s commitment to your animals. ❤

So sorry for your loss. You did everything you could to save him. Farm life is really hard sometimes.

You really showed your awareness when you explained the difference between your bison and bison in Yellowstone. As a retired teacher, i am aware of your willingness to teach us. Sometimes people at church ask me how my bison are doing 😊

Oh Dusty, so sorry to hear of yet another tragedy at CTB. Hang in there! Thank you for keeping us in the loop! It’s sad, but we thank you for letting us share the experiences! ♥️🙏🦬

I’m so sorry for your loss. I do dog, cat and rabbit rescue and I understand your loss. I describe my heart as being Swiss cheese, lots of holes from the loss of innocent ones, especially the babies. The holes never go away, but your heart grows larger to care for more and more. Hugs to you both!

Here's a big virtual hug for you all! Also, prayers of comfort for your heavy hearts. It's always hard when you love your animals and have such a passion for raising them. It's not hard to see how much you tried to do all you could do. Bless you all! ❤️🙏😥

So sorry Dusty to hear about the lost of another red dog. Thank you and Marisa for sharing your bison with us. I look forward to your videos and have learned a lot. I have always loved the beautiful bison. Sending prayers that y’all get rain soon. 🙏🏼🌻❤️

God bless you all. You certainly did everything you could do to help that little calf. I’m so sorry you lost him.

Dusty , you are an amazing rancher ❤I have followed you from day one and know you do everything for your animals. I am so sorry you lost the red dog 😢god bless you and I pray no more loss for you all🙏🏻❤️great job Marisa as always. Team work is amazing !!

So sorry for the loss. You did everything possible. Love how you try to rotect and do the best for your animals. Stay strong.

amazing how protective they are.

Oh Dusty .. so sorry, my heart aches with and for you all ! I thank god you had extra hands to help in getting momma and baby to the coral. Done ever feel you can’t show the ups and downs you go through ! We are all here as a part of your life with these Bison and care about every thing involved in it ! You all do a great job taking care of them and they respect you for that ! I’m glad you at least tried .. Blessings to you all and again thanks to your visitors for their experience and help ! ❤️🙏

Watching from rural South Africa, how heartbreaking for all of you. All four of you showed amazing bravery and commitment to the Bison. My greatest respect to you all!

I’m so sorry for your loss. It is sad; but what makes you different than some other ranchers is that it is heart felt as a living thing. That a momma bison is losing her baby. You’re not seeing it as just money out of your pocket. You really care about the animals and you look at it as a living creature you’re trying to save. Thankfully you made it through safely. God bless you.

Thank you Dusty for being a straight shooter telling it like it is. You and Marissa and everybody else there with you did all you could. Maybe it just wasn’t meant to be. Please don’t beat yourself up about it. I know you will. I would to it’s hard to lose an animal. Take care and God bless.❤

I'm at a loss for words.... I never thought I would get emotional over an animal we eat. Dusty... you and your family are ABSOLUTE beautiful souls that love what GOD has blessed you what to do . Thank you so much for all you do ,GOD BLESS YOU AND.YOUR BISON FAMILY !!!!!❤❤❤

Sorry for the loss Dusty. You did what you had to to save the life of that calf. Hats off to you all

I'm so sorry for your loss. You did so well try to save him. You're a great ranchers. Sending prayers for you all and praying for rain for you all

WOW! You guys did a great job trying to save the red dog. There's always a new adventure/ situation with the bisons. Sorry for another loss but you will definitely have more at a later time. Thanks for sharing Dusty

You tried and that is what counts. It shows how much you care for these bison. Raising animals that are not tame is a difficult task. You can't get hands on like other farm animals. Don't apologize for showing your feelings, we are right there with you, shedding tears and feeling sad also. I feel I'm an extension of your family, albeit distant, and am on the journey with you and your immediate family. May God bless you all and we'll keep praying for rain. Thank you for taking, us on the journey ❤

💜ugh, I can see the pain in your eyes. I'm so sorry for the loss this year. It must be hard to tell these stories to us. Thank you for sharing 💜

Young man, I was stressed just watching this! God bless you for your courage but man..😬 We can tell you love these beautiful creatures and give your all for them! Sorry it wasn't in the cards for a win this time 😢 That couple will sure have a story to tell for sure! God bless y'all ❤

You 4 are amazing. God bless you for trying to save that calf.

I'm sorry you had to go through that loss. You need to keep colostrum on hand and some large bottles. Awesome job you are doing. I honor you and yours for what you are doing. THANK YOU. From a native woman.

I'm sorry for you guys' loss of that beautiful red dog. I commend you two, your family and friends for you fortitude, courage and commitment to these marvelous animals. God bless you all❤️

So so sorry for the loss of the little reddog and thank you and jarred n the girls for doing everything you could do to help that baby😢 you are amazing and like you have said there are good times and then the bad ones it’s so sad it happened. You are always right there when one needs help and you do your best in every situation. Sending you all love and prayers keep up doin what you do ❤

Thanks for telling the true stories about Bison, farming and animals in general.

It's so hard to lose an animal. I'm just wondering how much this extreme heat might be playing a part?

What a difficult situation to try and resolve ….. the lengths you go to in trying your absolute best to save your animals is amazing ! Also scary to watch when the Mama gets aggressive! I’m sorry your efforts didn’t save the calf. Hopefully, while this isn’t a regular occurrence , it doesn’t deter that couple from trying bison ranching. Dusty, as always, you and Marissa,family and friends , show how dedicated you are to raising these awesome animals !

Wow that was quite the adventure for you and your three bison hands. I am sorry that the outcome wasn't what you all had hoped to avoid, but nature had other plans as she sometimes throws at us. These are things that happen and those of us that have animals should understand that and help others that are not familiar with farm/ranch and animal management can involve. What you are doing here is helping so many people from all walks of life, how to understand that this is part of it. Hugs for the loss and a high five for the importance of knowledge you are sharing.

DUSTY and Melissa so sorry about your loss of the red dog, my heart goes out to you both. Bless both of you in your efforts to save this wonderful animal. May you be blessed with some rain really soon. Thanks for the ride along, glad that you were able to have some help from future bisons owners. David B.,Utah. 🌧🌧🌧😂😂❤❤❤.

You and Marissa are so wonderful to your Bison. I love watching your channel and how raw you are with us. . I fell in love with Bison after my first visit to Caprock State Park here in Texas. They are truly some of the most amazing animals. Thank you for caring for them and working to bring them backto us. God bless

You are a man/family of deep feeling and we thank you for allowing us to experience even some of your toughest moments. To see the tears stinging your eyes after the good counsel you sought and the effort and danger you risked shows who you are. Question for you: I realize that they are naturally wild by nature, but they clearly have feelings, deep instinct and intelligence. Can you calm them at all with human speech? I am a city girl, but look forward to being much closer to animals in the future and love learning about them. I believe in God’s original edict that we were meant to be animals’ caretakers under very different conditions, tho he made some wild and some domestic. 😊 You have managed to harness a wild animal as stock. Amazing.

I'm so very sorry for the loss of your new calf. I think ya'll did a great job trying your best to help him or her. Did great help keeping mom ok too. As you said it's been a rough summer for ya'll. Prayers it's looking up from here.

So sorry you lost another one. Hope momma is doing okay. Thanks to Jared for his help.

Thank you Dusty and crew for at least trying. Their little life is very delicate. Hope mama is ok

Im so sorry for your loss i was hoping that the little would survive and please be safe while these storms go through your area

That was intense and very impressive at the extent you guys tried to save that Red Dog! It happens! You just happened to be lucky enough to find him while he was still alive. Blessing to you guys! It has been a rough year!

Thanks for sharing your experience Mr. B. Just from watching the whole ordeal unfold, anyone can see you and all involved gave your best efforts out there in the trenches with those wild bison. Your guests got the real deal and tufted it out right along with you and all y'all did well given the circumstances. What better true on the job training could they have gotten than this. Now if they still want to care for bison after this experience then I say good on 'em because they'll be just as fine a pair of caretakers as you and your family. My heart was riveted the whole telling and viewing of this unfortunate event but too sad and too bad things turned out the way they did. Y'all gave it your best and kept a safe level head and heart throughout the whole situation. You indeed showed your expertise. I applaud your valiant efforts. With all that is said and done the humane thing was that that poor animal didn't lay and suffer in the sun but fell asleep in death in a more cooler environment. Thanks again for sharing and to coin your own words, "just bison ranching."

So Sorry you lost the baby. I pray you can save more. I know you guys are good people. Your new friend, Donna from Pa..

So sorry to hear that news. Just knowing you did everything within your power to save that little guy.

Oh no Dusty. Not again😢 So sorry you guys are going through this. God Bless you and your Bison for the next calving season. Love you guys.

I'm so sorry, my heart goes out to you and your family!! I'm praying for your Bison Family...

Oh Dusty and Marisa I am so sorry. That poor mama was just beside herself. You did all you could do. This is what you worried about with too young of a mama. Such a difficult summer for you and Marisa. You really did all you could. It was a heart pounding moment on video. I can’t imagine it in person. The mama not having the herd support was hard for her for sure. She really wanted her baby. Dang it. I know that’s ranching, but that’s the hardest part for sure. You all are 1000% on top of your game and you did all you could for all 3 mamas that have lost their calves. Praying for you both and the herd.

I know how much you love your bison and I feel bad for you losing another red dog. I watched you do everything you possibly could for that baby, 😢and we all know how your feeling, so sorry guys are hearts are hurting with you both❤

I am so sorry for the loss of the red dog. I’ve been in Dachshund rescue my whole life! These heartbreaking things happen. But it never gets easy! Every single time it’s always hard! You guys did a fantastic job trying to save her!

I'm sorry for this loss. We live outside of Yellowstone NP, where we see many calves each year, both bison and elk. In the wild, when a calf is in trouble or rejected, you are forced to allow nature to take its course, and not intervene. But it's different when it's your own herd. You made the right decision, but ultimately, nature decided this one. But it wasn't because you didn't do everything you could for a different outcome, even risking your own safety. Kudos to all involved, you did a fine job!

I'm sorry the calf didn't make it! You did everything you could. Good idea to have a "rescue plan" and closer facilities! The back barn and/or even in each field a little storage shed with w a small water jug and a small tub, some hay and cubes, critical medical supplies (obviously not colostrum)and some cattle panel... It's good you had extra help for this adventure, esp with cattle experience if not bisin. I admire that you raise these close-to wild animals! Much different from cows or horses. I also enjoy watching your sense of how to handle them. Thanks for sharing. God Bless.

So sorry! 😢 You and everyone did the best with what you had! Great job!! At least the calf was in a cool place and not the heat with so much love around him!

Sorry about the red dog, y'all did your best! It was meant to be!!❤

So sorry for the loss of the calf. I helped my father-in law with his dairy cows. I remember we had a similar situation. It was only 100 acres of pasture. I drove a hay wagon out to the calf . My father-in law put the calf in the wagon. Mom was upset as you’d expect. We made it to the barn, mom followed. Father- in law had some colostrum, started to feed the calf. Mom was trying to push him away from her calf. Said a few cuss words to mom, didn’t do any good. After about an hour the calf stood up and started suckling. That was an experience I will never forget

My sister and her husband raised buffalo (they maintained about 80 head) out west for a number of years. A premature bison was born and abandoned by its mother so my sister (employed as a nurse) rescued the little fellow and started an IV to hydrate him while gathering resources to save him. My sister became the surrogate mom to the young calf and stayed bruised for several years as young ones love to butt. His name was Wobble (jokingly, after he was neutered, they called him Wobsteer behind his back). He was very tame and traveled to the State Fair a number of years to promote bison raising and the health benefits of eating bison. He never got back with the herd and remained a pet until his early death at 22 (I think). I know that she really enjoys this channel and watches it often, but they still have their land and many animals to tend. I will call her to let her know about this episode and perhaps she can add to the story.

I am so sorry for your loss of this bull calf....momma sure had good protective momma insticts. This summer's heat has been hard on all animals...I once saw a dairy calf drop to the hard ground during birth and it died from the fall.(it was sad but unpreventable at the time) I know this is much more than just the loss of 1 red dog, but we know you did your best...maybe it was an odd situation with visitors, but thank goodness for their past farm experiences and the extra help so quickly... thanks for an honest farm video...❤️🙏✝️ For those non farmers...even a dairy cow momma that is handled at least 2 times a day EVERY day can get dangerous and agressive protecting their babies...❤️❤️

So sorry for your loss😭 so sad prayers everything gets better for your family I'm coming to Oklahoma this weekend hope I can catch a glimpse of your beautiful bison ❤you got rain coming and a cool front ❤

A mothers love has no boundaries!💕💕

Sooo very touching regarding the love the Momma bison had for her baby. A quicker way to get the fluid the little red dog needed needs to be explored. God Bless ❤️

This was so heartbreaking, but a tragic reminder of how nature stays in control no matter what man might try to do to intervene. You always do your best but sometimes it’s just not enough. Don’t be too hard on yourselves, just stay present and wait for your next miracle! Ranching with Bison is such an adventure.

Thank you for sharing with us your adventures raising bison!

🙏❤️rip little red dog 😢I’m sorry you lost the baby but y’all are very brave in the attempt to save it thank you

So sorry you had another episode that didn’t end well. blessings to you and your family.

Racing to save a bison calf and mama cow running behind her young red dog so bummed

So sorry that you had to another loss this year. I've ever read dog. It's so sad. I just feel the pain that mama is going through. I can't imagine how she must feel. You did a valiant effort to save him. Again, I'm very sorry😢

Your such an awesome Rancher Dusty, so sorry for the loss

Not many people would have done what you did I commend you for all the love that you give your have a wonderful week and God bless

So sorry about the little red dog. They are amazing animals and you do a terrific job DP.

You guys did an amazing job trying to save the red dog! Don’t beat yourself up! You guys are amazing how you care for the bison. Love watching you guys! Amazing videos but more amazing the care you give them.

You could have done nothing more. You are a stockman. When things go right none of us appreciate just what a miracle, successful birth really is. All deaths leave a scar, especially with youngsters. We were working with an endangered sheep breed and we knew every loss was another nail in the breed’s coffin, so to speak. It pushes you to work harder but in general our annual figures went up and eventually the breed increased nationally. I think we payed a small part in that improved status but some years I felt that the failures in raising healthy stock were a mountain too high to overcome. Others were doing the same. In the end we succeeded in saving this rare breed and the numbers and status is much safer now. I still think that the births that succeeded were miraculous. So much can go wrong but it took years for me to appreciate success for what it was and, like you, failure s weighed heavily on us.

Maybe you should talk to your supplier about getting them to deliver what you need in future emergency situations. Don’t you have a veterinarian close to your ranch that could deliver to you in emergency situations. I’m very sorry that your calf died but you all did what you could to save this calf in a very dangerous situation. When you have pregnant Bison maybe keeping them closer to your barn is something you should think about in the future. Great job at trying to save this beautiful animal you all should be proud of what you did. 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻. I’m Australian and have had a love of bison since watching the great Americans Westerns on a television my Dad would hire for us to watch over the school holidays. Thank you for what you are doing for these magnificent animals. ❤️

Awwww 😢😢 that's sad he didn't make it but You tried to save him and that's what counts in the end !!!! You do a great job caring for them all and you should satisfied knowing that you gave it your all !!! I love learning about them and seeing how they react to things you do 😊 Bless you and your family and your Bison herds too .... Give Big Joe ❤ ... I hope his eye heals up good I'm surely a fan of yours !!!! P.S. I absolutely love your horse ... it seems very interested in what your doing lol

It is sad news and you did what you could to save him. This was a learning experience you had to go through to try to save the next one. You also had to deal with the mother having just lost a baby, that can't have been easy either. Good job to all of you and take care.😢❤‍🩹🦬

Aww Dusty so sorry this red dog didn't make it, glad you had some help, you done the best you could do to save it 😢

I was so heart broken to hear about that little fella. I can tell you were torn up. You had to Try to give the little guy a chance.😢❤

So sorry for your lost praying for rain. . understand about the weather i am in Oklahoma too.

It’s breathing so hard…what a harrowing experience for you all. I just caught up with video..somehow I missed it. So sad after all you tried to do. You had to do something and you did it…a great job but just wasn’t meant to be. Thanks for sharing this Dusty. I’ve learned more because of your videos. ❤️

You should get all those 2 yr olds up close to the barn so it's easier to keep an eye on these mamas and babies. Keep colostrum on hand, along with any other medications that might be needed. Always be prepared for catastrophies....You've had your share this year.😢😢😢 You and Marissa are amazing buson iwners. Bless you and keep up the good eork. I was praying for a miracle at the end.😢

Sorry Dusty and Marissa 😢😢, but I agree with your Vet. You have to count your blessings, you sure have a lot of healthy babies.

You are an amazing owner. Pregnancy is not a normal state even as breeders most seems normal you did the right thing to try but probably something was wrong that could be seen god now has him we should count the blessings we’ve recieved and understand the losses we are handed and know you are supported. The losses are rough I can tell you about every child I lost in the ER over the past 40 years when you do all you can you must accept there is some else making those decisions and pray for their souls and turn to helping the family. My prayers are with you.

I’m so sorry to hear this.. you gave 100% into trying to save this one

I'm so sorry for your loss of the baby bison

When you have things happen, as harsh as they are, you learn from each experience. I'm so sorry you had to go thru this. I'm glad you tried your best. I had a scare this yr myself so I have colostrum n milk replacer on hand. If you have it you may not need it. God bless you. Please we need rain.too

So sorry for loss of Red Bull … you did everything you could to safe it’s life

Happy anniversary to you both hope you had a wonderful day an more years to come

I’m so sorry to see this video and everything you and your wife tried to do to save it, and it didn’t work out for you. My heart goes out to you and your family and of course the mama bison that lost her baby 😢💔

WOW, that was intense! So sad, I love Bison I always say they are beautiful majestic animals. My heart breaks for that Mama and for you and Marissa 💔🥲

Dusty, life is not always fair. You have experienced the good but unfortunately, the bad happens as well. For a while, the bad overshadows the good. Sometimes. You and Marissa, and Kevin, your mother, Doc Parsons, Brooks, and even Maya and Thor have done exceptionally well. You continue to do what you do, Dusty. Some things are in God's plan and we don't understand, but the red dog could have had a serious illness which would have caused it to suffer. Hang in there, all of you! The good will come again! ❤ Praying for you and the family!

Wow, this was something else. So glad you all could save the red dog. Goodness, that was a long way. So very sad, I'm so very sorry! He looked like he might make it. They sure did, I was wondering if they changed their mind. This was a very real situation. Have the feed on hand with all necessary equipment.