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NY Rancher Says Bison Are Back Home After A Month On The Lam

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An upstate New York rancher who lost about 100 bison last month says he believes the last stragglers are back in their pen.

Rancher Brian Grubb posted a short Facebook clip of two bison running back into their pen Tuesday. Grubb tells the Post-Standard of Syracuse he is "pretty confident" that his entire herd has now rejoined the fold.

Grubb says a bull knocked over a gate at his ranch in the Schoharie County Village of Sharon Springs on July 23rd. The whole herd escaped and caused mayhem by eating neighbors' hay.

Grubb used a combination of sweet treats and tranquilizer guns to get the animals back to his ranch. He says the bison that escaped were worth about $250,000.

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Dave Lucas is WAMC’s Capital Region Bureau Chief. Born and raised in Albany, he’s been involved in nearly every aspect of local radio since 1981. Before joining WAMC, Dave was a reporter and anchor at WGY in Schenectady. Prior to that he hosted talk shows on WYJB and WROW, including the 1999 series of overnight radio broadcasts tracking the JonBenet Ramsey murder case with a cast of callers and characters from all over the world via the internet. In 2012, Dave received a Communicator Award of Distinction for his WAMC news story "Fail: The NYS Flood Panel," which explores whether the damage from Hurricane Irene and Tropical Storm Lee could have been prevented or at least curbed. Dave began his radio career as a “morning personality” at WABY in Albany.
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