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how do you own a herd

by foolfoolz 4mo ago

jihadjihad 4mo ago
One head of bison at a time.
DANmode 4mo ago
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- TheGrassyKnoll 4mo ago
  Our illustrious president doesn't want any bison. https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/04/us/politics/trump-buffalos-montana.html https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/04/us/politics/trump-buffalo...
  - DANmode 4mo ago
    That’s not why the person I’m replying to doesn’t understand the relationship between humans and herds of animals.
cman1444 4mo ago
The same way you own anything. You buy it or make (breed) it.
Fordec 4mo ago
The same way every beef farmer does.
geodel 4mo ago
First thing one need is herd mentality.
MyHonestOpinon 4mo ago
By owning (or renting) the land where it is kept ?
mekdoonggi 4mo ago
This comment is low-effort, but in the case you are genuinely confused, the herd refers to the animals on a given ranch. As in, you have a ranch of 100 acres and 100 bison on it. The owner of the ranch owns a herd of 100. The bison aren't roaming free on the land. It would be nice if they were, and there are efforts to restore wild bison herds, but these are commercial herds. Far better than cows and CAFOs.
- andyjohnson0 4mo ago
  I don't know, but I wonder if your parent commenter is making a philosophical point about the potentially illusory nature of owning a group of semi-wild animals. Like, if the only way you have of asserting your ownership is to use them as a food source, then do you really "own" them? Or do they exist outside and apart from human ideas of property? Or like owning a mountain or a centuries-old tree. Does that even mean anything?
  - maxerickson 4mo ago
    Owning is, like, a human construct man. If you can slaughter a herd of animals without facing any human imposed consequences, it's probably fair within the bounds of language and meaning to say that you own them.
    - andyjohnson0 4mo ago
      Owning might be a human construct; but, arguably, a herd or a mountain or a tree is not. Which I guess was the point I was trying to suggest. See also: Is it possible to own a cat?
      - maxerickson 4mo ago
        I'm very open to the possibility that I am missing your point, but my point was that you are playing word games. Do I own this T-shirt if it can burn? Do I own this stick or am I just carrying it for a while? Is this my banana, or does everything belong to the universe?
Biganon 4mo ago
In order to own your herd, you need to herd your own
Lammy 4mo ago
Here's some good slice of life for you: https://www.youtube.com/@CrossTimbersBison https://www.youtube.com/@CrossTimbersBison

how do you own a herd

jihadjihad 4mo ago

One head of bison at a time.

DANmode 4mo ago

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TheGrassyKnoll 4mo ago
Our illustrious president doesn't want any bison. https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/04/us/politics/trump-buffalos-montana.html https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/04/us/politics/trump-buffalo...
- DANmode 4mo ago
  That’s not why the person I’m replying to doesn’t understand the relationship between humans and herds of animals.

cman1444 4mo ago

The same way you own anything. You buy it or make (breed) it.

Fordec 4mo ago

The same way every beef farmer does.

geodel 4mo ago

First thing one need is herd mentality.

MyHonestOpinon 4mo ago

By owning (or renting) the land where it is kept ?

mekdoonggi 4mo ago

This comment is low-effort, but in the case you are genuinely confused, the herd refers to the animals on a given ranch. As in, you have a ranch of 100 acres and 100 bison on it. The owner of the ranch owns a herd of 100. The bison aren't roaming free on the land. It would be nice if they were, and there are efforts to restore wild bison herds, but these are commercial herds. Far better than cows and CAFOs.

andyjohnson0 4mo ago
I don't know, but I wonder if your parent commenter is making a philosophical point about the potentially illusory nature of owning a group of semi-wild animals. Like, if the only way you have of asserting your ownership is to use them as a food source, then do you really "own" them? Or do they exist outside and apart from human ideas of property? Or like owning a mountain or a centuries-old tree. Does that even mean anything?
- maxerickson 4mo ago
  Owning is, like, a human construct man. If you can slaughter a herd of animals without facing any human imposed consequences, it's probably fair within the bounds of language and meaning to say that you own them.
  - andyjohnson0 4mo ago
    Owning might be a human construct; but, arguably, a herd or a mountain or a tree is not. Which I guess was the point I was trying to suggest. See also: Is it possible to own a cat?
    - maxerickson 4mo ago
      I'm very open to the possibility that I am missing your point, but my point was that you are playing word games. Do I own this T-shirt if it can burn? Do I own this stick or am I just carrying it for a while? Is this my banana, or does everything belong to the universe?

Biganon 4mo ago

In order to own your herd, you need to herd your own

Lammy 4mo ago

Here's some good slice of life for you: https://www.youtube.com/@CrossTimbersBison https://www.youtube.com/@CrossTimbersBison