Why Is Horse Butte Play An Important Part In Saving The Buffalo?
Some of you wanted to know why Horse Butte is important in saving the Yellowstone Buffalo. I will be happy to answer that question for you. First of all, Horse Butte is a very important part of the historic mirgratory bison range for the Yellowstone bison. These migratory patterns have been known to exist for at least 10,00 years. The Yellowstone bison migrate into the Park during the mid to late spring for the summer season, because they would prefer to stay in the Park. A few never do leave the park, but a sizable number of the herd do prefer to leave the park in the late fall and winter seasons because the snow is too deep in the Park to get at the grasses and forage that the buffalo need to survive the long winter seasons in Yellowstone National Park. Most of the bison would prefer to save their energy they need to get food by obtaining it more easily outside the Park. North of West Yellowstone, Montana and on the Church Universal and Triumphant property (CUT) is a lower elevation
