NATIONAL BISON ASSOCIATION 2019 GOLD TROPHY SHOW & SALE

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1 NATIONAL BISON ASSOCIATION 2019 GOLD TROPHY SHOW & SALE SATURDAY, JANUARY 26, 2019 NATIONAL WESTERN STOCK SHOW SALE BARN MARKET CLASS SALE: 10:00 AM LIVE ANIMAL SALE: 10:30 AM

2 Home on the Power Plant Range for Over 36 Years Platte River s Rawhide Energy Station is consistently ranked as one of the cleanest and best utilized coal-fired power plants in the U.S. The award-winning bison herds at Rawhide testify to the success of our efforts to protect the environment as we provide electricity to our northern Colorado communities. Our commitment extends to maintaining top quality animals with outstanding bloodlines. See our animals at the National Bison Association Gold Trophy Show & Sale For herd information contact Platte River Power Authority E. Horsetooth Rd., Fort Collins, CO 80525

3 WELCOME TO THE 2019 GTSS! Gaining Ground. That s the theme for this year s National Bison Association conference, and a perfect description of today s bison business. We ve gained a lot of ground over the past two decades, and are now standing solidly on stability and profitability. We ve gained that ground because ranchers and marketers have worked together to introduce a growing segment of the public to deliciously healthy meat from quality animals. Gaining Ground also implies that we have heights yet to achieve. Continued commitment to quality will be key to that advancement. We need to continue building quality herds at the same time that we build more demand for deliciously healthy bison meat. If you re coming to the 39th Anniversary Gold Trophy Show and Sale, you are in the right spot to buy quality animals that will build those profits for years to come. This year, we are pleased to offer more than 100 live animals in our show classes and 20 carcasses in our Market Class competition. The animals coming into the sale arena at Gold Trophy exemplify the top stock from around the country. This is definitely the time to look at getting into the bison business, or for expanding your existing herd with quality animals from the Gold Trophy Sale. Please join us in Denver for the auction on January 20th, or online via Here s to continued gaining more ground through growth and profitability in the bison business. Dave Carter National Bison Association Executive Director 2019 GTSS Grand Champion & Other Top Award Sponsors Producer of the Year Heim Buffalo Ranch Grand Champion Male Rawhide Energy Station/Platte River Power Authority Grand Champion Female Heim Ranch Reserve Grand Champion Male Adams Natural Meats Reserve Grand Champion Female Adams Natural Meats Live Animal Rookie of the Year Eagle s Wing Ranch Top Market Producer Adams Natural Meats * Class trophy sponsors are listed with classes. On behalf of the National Bison Association membership and staff, along with the GTSS consignors, we thank the Buffaleros and Yard Crew. John Graves Devon Ailts Clara Chaffin Tom Chaffin Billy Joe Dilley Bob Dineen Laurie Dineen Colter Klemm Ryan Mahlandt April Paulsen LiveAuctions. Real time bidding will be available on the National Bison Association s Gold Trophy Show and Sale via the internet. Live audio and live video will allow buyers to bid on lots just as if they were present at the auction. Please register early, as a buyer must create an account prior to the auction. Got to liveauctions.tv to set up your account and for more information National Bison Association Gold Trophy Show & Sale 1

4 BIG BEAR Another Cold Creek Performance Tested Herd Sire YOUNG GUNS Tag # Weaning Wt To Grass Off Grass Sale Wt Sire Dam Other Big Bear 2634 Cold Creek Cow Big Bear Y-19 Ed Cow Romeo 2669 Cold Creek Cow Big Bear 2779 Cold Creek Cow Canadian Champion R-8 Ed Cow Young Guns bull videos: GIRLZ GOING WILD Tag # Weaning Wt To Grass Off Grass Sale Wt Sire Dam Other Goliath X B R-16 Ed X 7036 Skull Creek Hfr W-112 CBC Cow Girlz Going Wild videos: (Heifers placed 1st, 2nd & 3rd) CALL TO INQUIRE ABOUT PREFORMANCE TESTED BULLS FOR SALE Owners: Boyd & Allison Meyer Manager: Dave Schroth The above animals will be sold at the DTBA sale on February 1st. COLD CREEK TESTED ADVANTAGE Cold Creek Buffalo Company Superior Performance Tested Genetics P.O. Box 82 Windsor, CO 80550

5 Ranch Ready & Range Proven Quality Replacement Bulls and Heifers DEEP CREEK RANCH Choteau, MT Jeremy Laisnez Manager l

6 METHOD OF PAYMENT: Acceptable forms of payment include: cash, cashier s check, money order, personal check, credit cards (Visa, MasterCard, American Express, Discover). There will be a 4% buyer s premium charged to all transactions. Buyers paying with cash or checks will then receive a 4% discount. BID NUMBERS: Bidder numbers will be issued at 9:00 am on Saturday, January 26 at the Livestock Center Auction Arena (LCAA) office. First time buyers will be required to present a valid and irrevocable bank letter of credit that states a specific dollar amount the bank will guarantee on a check written by the purchaser at the 2019 GTSS. HEALTH: Interstate health papers will be furnished for each animal. All animals auctioned have tested negative within 30 days of sale for T.B., brucellosis and BVD (Bovine Virus Diarrhea). All yearling and two-year-old bulls have tested negative for Trichomoniasis and satisfactorily passed a semen test. All yearling females have tested not pregnant. Two-year-old and older females have tested pregnant. All animals have been injected with Ivermectin (dewormer) 1-10 days prior to sale date. All optional tests must be in accordance with federal regulations and must have been administered within 30 days of sale date. In addition, all consignors confirm that all administered health care products on GTSS entries meet NWSS requirements. Market class consignors confirm that to their knowledge consigned animals have never been administered antibiotics or growth hormones throughout the animal s lifetime. ANNOUNCEMENTS: Announcements made on sale day will take precedence over any printed material in the catalog or advertisements. GUARANTEE: All animals are guaranteed as represented by the owners. All females vet checked with calf will be announced sale day. The NBA, auctioneer, and sale management act only as agents. All guarantees are strictly between the consignor and the purchaser. LIABILITIES: The NBA acts only as agent and will assume NO RESPONSIBILITY in the event of injury or death to an animal or of a discrepancy between the buyer and the consignor. The NBA assumes NO RESPONSIBILITY for any animal before, during or after the Gold Trophy Show or Sale. Consignor bears all risk of injury or loss for each bison until the auctioneer announces it is sold. Thereafter, the bison is the property of the purchaser, and the purchaser thereafter bears all risk of injury or loss. Every precaution will be taken to safeguard the welfare of the bison sold. All persons who attend the sale do so at their own risk. The NBA, the auctioneer, and the National Western Stock Show assume NO RESPONSIBILITY for accidents or losses that may occur. LOAD OUT TIMES: Saturday, Jan Immediately following the sale until dark, or Sunday, Jan. 27-7:30 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.(noon). NO ANIMALS WILL BE LOADED AFTER DARK or BEFORE DAYBREAK. Market Class Judges Darrell Dowd has assisted with the GTSS market class for six years and this will be his third year as the official judge. He is the Assistant National Supervisor with the USDA, Agricultural Marketing Service, Livestock, Poultry and Seed Program, Quality Assessment Division. Started his career in 1995 as a Commodity Meat Grader in Franconia, Pennsylvania. In his current position in Brighton, CO, he assist in the administration of the national school lunch programs as well as other federal feeding programs. Darrell is a graduate of Oklahoma Panhandle State University in Goodwell, Oklahoma with a degree in Agri-Business. Leonard A. Woody began with Meat Grading and Certification Branch in Worked as a grader in Denver, CO, Bell, CA, and Roswell, NM. He resigned in 1981 due to plant closure and entered `retail meat market. Meat market manager until 2000, at which time I returned to MGCB. Worked as a grader in Garden City and Dodge City KS. In 2007, transferred to Denver, CO. Currently, SAMS for JBS Greeley-Beef, JBS Greeley-Lamb (Mountain States Rosen), JBS Hyrum, Superior Lamb, and Cargill, FT. Morgan. Live Animal Judges You could say she has an eye for a good bison, having set a few records since 1984 when Susan Maass attended her first Gold Trophy Show and Sale (GTSS). The Maass purchased their first animals in Colorado Bison Co. animals were single sired, leading them to earn Producer of the Year three times in 1994, 2000, and 2010; highest selling bull twice; Grand Champion Female five times and Grand Champion bull four times. Susan served as GTSS show chairperson for five years, ending her stint in Susan was the first woman to judge the GTSS, serving as a judge in 1996 and 1997, also the first woman to judge the Canadian National Show, also in 1996 and She has also judged for NWBA, WBPA, and Quebec. Form following function is basic to evaluating animals, which includes that a bison is a survivor and a meat animal, remarks Susan. I am honored to be invited back to the GTSS and look forward to working with Jeremy Alleman. Jeremy Allemann and his brother, Jeff, of Double J AUCTION TERMS AND CONDITIONS Bison in Eleva, WI, run a cow/calf and custom grazing operation. Jeremy and his family have been in the business since He has judged the Minnesota Legends of the Fall Show and Sale as well as the Eastern Bison Association Show and Sale. Jeremy has a strong passion for bison genetics and conformation. Auctioneers Ron Bradeen and Jud Seaman of Bradeen Auctions, Inc., Custer, S.D., are returning to conduct the GTSS Auction. As active members of the National Bison Association, as well as state and regional trade associations, Bradeen Auctions has become acquainted with and known by the vast majority of bison producers in North America.Jud Seaman served on the NBA Board from 2008 to Bradeen Auctions has successfully mar keted almost 100,000 head of North American bison at public auctions over nearly four decades, as it continues to promote the growing buffalo industry. The GTSS is one of many auctions nationwide to be conducted by the firm this season. Ron and Jud are proud to return to the National Bison Association s Gold Trophy Show & Sale for another year and wish to thank the NBA Board, consignors and buyers for placing their confidence in Bradeen Auctions National Bison Association Gold Trophy Show & Sale

7 2019 CONSIGNORS 101 BUFFALO RANCH John Davis Valley View Ct., Elizabeth, Colorado Buffalo Ranch is based in Elizabeth, CO and has been raising bison since We decided to show our animals in 2016 and won two gold as well as Rookie of the Year. Our herd consists of all past GTSS champions and our sire is Big Jake (grandson of Mr. Big, North America s leading sire) and our cows are from Snyder Land & Development and Wolverine Bison Company. 2 J BISON Joe & Bonnie Brown and Walter Brown PO Box 96, Terreton, ID We have a small herd of quality animals, with the genetics originating with animals from Red Canyon Ranch, Thermopolis, Wyo. We feed our bison herd only grass and hay. This is our fifth year to consign to the GTSS, where we were first time winners the first year we entered. We have showed and won at the Western Bison Association. ARICKAREE BUFFALO CO. Josiah Higgins County Rd 3T, Genoa, CO Arickaree Buffalo Co., owned by Josiah Higgins, bought the first two bison in 2007 at the Kansas Buffalo Association Sale. He bought two more bulls at the Rocky Mountain Buffalo Association Peak to Peak Sale in 2008, one more at the Genesee sale in 2008, and two bull calves at the Kansas Buffalo Association Sale in This Junior NBA member operates a herd with his parents at Heart Rock Bison Ranch. In 2009 and again in 2010, Arickaree Buffalo Co. won the Gold Trophy in the Heifer Market Class. In 2012, Josiah took fifth in the Heifer Market class and Bronze in the Bull Market Class. BADGER BASIN RANCH Frank Wolthuis Highway 9, Hartsel, CO Badger Basin Ranch is a 3,000 acre ranch located in central Colorado with the South Platte River and Four Mile Creek running through the property and several year round springs. Our bison enjoy life on the range, are all natural grass fed, and are rounded up once a year. The ranch offers lodging, horseback riding, fishing and is located just 45 minutes south of Breckenridge. BELDON BISON RANCH Nathan & Amanda Scott Box 2044, Nipawin, Saskatchewan, Canada SOE 1EO Beldon Bison Ranch has been a family run operation for over 30 years. Started in 1987 by Don and Paulette Scott, the ranch has grown significantly and is now run by their son Nathan. BIG SANDY BISON Aaron Thieman PO Box 482, Simla, CO Aaron began his operation in 2006, when he was 10 with a Farm Service Agency youth loan. He purchased four beef cows with this loan and has continued to expand to his present 22 beef cows. In 2010, he purchased his first buffalo, a heifer, at the NBA Gold Trophy Sale. He currently owns two buffalo cows. He has entered the GTSS carcass contest since 2011 when he received a fourth place and Rookie of the year award. He has since received silver in 2013 and gold in 2014 in the carcass contest. Aaron is looking forward to a bright and exciting future in the bison business. BISON SPIRIT RANCH Trevor & Jodie Gompf Box 149, Oak Lake, Manitoba, Canada R0M 1P Bison Spirit Ranch bred 170 females in five different herds this past year. Diesel, Rockstar, Bushwacker and other select sires make up the core of our breeding program. We expect our bison to have good solid conformation and weight gains from both grass in the summer and supplemented feed in the winter. We are very proud to receive the Premier Breeder Award at the Canadian National Show and Sale four times, and the Canadian Bull Draft Champion three years in a row. BORDERLAND AGRICULTURE Brooks and Jen Box 288, Pierson, Manitoba Canada R0M 1S At Borderland, we focus on regenerative agriculture by incorporating bison production into a highly diverse cropping system. Our bison are the key component to our vison of improving soil health. We utilize their natural hardiness in our #graze365 program and have come to realize that healthy soil = nutrient dense food = healthy animals. With this vision, we were recently recognized in the 2018 Canada s Outstanding Young Farmers Program. Our breeding program has been successful in Canadian shows over the years and recently we were awarded the Grand Champion Bull at the Legends of the Fall in Minnesota. We are very excited to enter the Gold Trophy Show and Sale for the first time this year. These bulls are performance tested at facebook.com/bisonbootcamp. Discover our world at BRIDGER VALLEY BUFFALO CO. Ronda Snyder PO Box 298, Lyman, WY National Bison Association Gold Trophy Show & Sale 5

8 2019 CONSIGNORS BROWN S BUFFALO RANCH Garrett & K Dean Brown 720 Stephens Blvd., Nyssa, OR Brown s Buffalo Ranch is a third-generation ranch that has been raising bison since Our operation runs 175 breeding cows on four separate ranches. Our bull power is comprised of trophy winning bulls from Snyder Land and Development and Buffalo Run Ranch. BUFFALO DANCE BISON Casey Byrd Bison Road, Presho, SD Buffalo Dance Bison first purchased bison in 1990 and currently owns 60 cows, including many purchased at GTSS. Primary herd lineage includes award-winning animals purchased at GTSS and the Black Hills Buffalo Classic. Buffalo Dance Bison has consigned animals to the GTSS for the past nine years and has many trophies, including Producer of the Year. The ranch also has competed at the Black Hills Buffalo Classic. CAMMACK BUFFALO RANCH John, Melanie, Lane & Mike Cammack Old Stoneville Road Stoneville, SD The Cammack Buffalo Ranch is a fifth generation ranch located in Stoneville, South Dakota. John manages the ranch with his Uncle Lane while his dad, Mike, lives in Alaska acting as the not-so-silent partner. John and Melanie s four kids work alongside learning how to take over in the future. We bought our first 30 buffalo in 1999 and have slowly built our herd to 420 cows by buying the top genetics that fit our program. One of the great cow herds that we purchased was the Colorado Bison Company s complete herd dispersal. We have purchased bulls from around the country, searching out top performance animals to continue to build a strong and functional herd. We improve our herd as we go through a strict culling program while allowing the buffalo to do their thing on the rolling western South Dakota prairie. We have our own performance tests we do on the ranch to help with the culling process. For more information, or John at bowhunter4life@goldenwest.net. CB BISON Cannan Bennett CR 201, Limon, CO / Cannan began his operation in 2009 with the purchase of the champion female calf from the Kansas Buffalo Association sale. His bull calf in 2014 received an honorable mention and her heifer calf in 2015 received a third place. This is her third calf to be shown at GTSS. In 2013, Cannan obtained a Farm Service Agency Youth loan and expanded his operation to include three beef cows and five buffalo cows. This will be Cannan s third year at GTSS. He also has a yearling bull in the carcass contest. Cannan is looking forward to a long and prosperous future in the bison business. COLD CREEK BUFFALO COMPANY Boyd & Allison Meyer PO Box 82, Windsor, CO Cold Creek Buffalo Co. first purchased bison in 2002, and now has 850 bison cows. The primary herd lineage is Iron Mountain, LeeGrande, Comanche Buffalo and Red Canyon Ranch. Genetics have been upgraded over the years by purchasing many top animals from GTSS and regional shows. Cold Creek has joined with Diamond Tail Ranch to offer Performance Tested Bulls at an annual Power Genetics sale. Cold Creek Buffalo Co. has exhibited animals at GTSS since In 2012, Cold Creek earned Bronze for a Two-Year-Old Heifer, Bronze for a Pen of Five Ranch Ready Yearling Heifers, Fifth in the Performance Bull Class, Bronze in the Heifer Market Class, and Gold in the Bull Market Class. In 2011, GTSS awards included Market Producer of the Year, Silver and Fifth for Two-Year-Old Heifers, Fourth for a Yearling Heifer, Bronze for a Pen of Ranch Ready Yearling Heifers, Gold and Bronze in the Heifer Market Class, and Silver in the Bull Market Class. Earlier awards include the 2010 People s Choice Bull and the 2009 Gold Trophy for Market Class Male. Other awards include the 2008 Gold Trophy for the Heifer Calf Class, the Pen of Two Heifer Calves, and the Heifer Market Class; and the Silver Trophy for Pen of Two Yearling Heifers and the Bull Market Class, as well as the Bronze Trophy for the Bull Calf Class. In 2006, the ranch s Market Bison entry took Bronze. Cold Creek Buffalo Co. also has shown at the Rocky Mountain Bison Association Peak to Peak Show and Sale, winning Gold in the yearling heifer class in 2004 and earning Producer of the Year honors for three consecutive years 2005, 2006 and Cold Creek Buffalo Co. was 2013 Market Producer of the Year. Join the National Bison Association Today! National Bison Association, 8690 Wolff Ct., Ste. 200, Westminster, CO info@bisoncentral.com National Bison Association Gold Trophy Show & Sale

9 2019 CONSIGNORS DIAMOND TAIL RANCH Mike, Jackson & Jeremy Duncan Scott Butcher, Mgr NCR 103, Jelm, WY Diamond Tail Ranch first purchased bison in In addition to its cow-calf operation, the ranch has its own 1,000- head feedlot on the ranch. It has consigned both live and market animals to the GTSS for more than a decade. Some of its historical placings include: Gold in 2001, 2003, 2005, 2006, and 2010 and Silver in 2000 and In addition, GTSS champions include 2004 Reserve Grand Champion Bull, 2005 Grand Champion Female, 2006 Reserve Grand Champion Female. In 2013, Diamond Tail took Gold and Fourth in the Bull Market class. At the 2006 Western Bison Association show, the ranch won Gold for a Yearling Bull, and in 2004, it won Gold and Reserve Grand Champion with a Yearling Heifer, as well as Silver for a Yearling Bull. DOMINO S FARM CORPORATION Tom Monaghan, Owner Todd Crocker, Mgr. 24 Frank Lloyd Wright Drive, Ann Arbor, MI The Domino s Farms bison represent a unique herd of bison incorporated on the grounds of a landmark, Frank Lloyd Wright-design inspired suburban office park, with nearly one hundred acres dedicated to pasture land. The herd was started in 1993 with foundation stock from Lee Grande Ranch. Over the years herd lineage has been expanded with stock from Cook s Bison Ranch, Coyote Trail Buffalo Ranch and Hollow Hill Farms. Domino s Farms currently owns 37 bison cows. Since first showing the herd regionally at the Eastern Bison Association s Bison Show and Sale in 2010, Domino s Farms has captured Grand Champion Female and Reserve Grand Champion Female, among numerous other placings, a testament to the quality of the breeding. HEART ROCK BISON Larry & Jacki Higgins CR 3T, Genoa, CO Heart Rock Bison first purchased bison in 2000 and currently has 25 cows with primary herd lineage from Custer State Park. The ranch is a long-term GTSS consignor, winning fifth in the 2012 Bull Market Class, Gold in the 2010 Bull Market Class and Bronze in the Heifer Market Class, 2008 Silver in the Heifer Market Class, 2004 and 2005 Silver in the Market Bison Carcass Class, and Gold in the 2002 Market Bison Carcass Class. We also won Silver for our Bull Calf at the Rocky Mountain Buffalo Association Peak-to-Peak Show in MEDICINE WHEEL RANCH Vance Forepaugh and Jill Crotty Elbert Road, Elbert, CO We started our foundation herd with twelve cows all first class. Many were trophy winners at GTSS or the Rocky Mountain Buffalo Association sale. Over the years, we crossed these cows and their heifer off-spring with numerous superior bulls with pedigrees from great bulls like Ten Bears and Mr. Ed. The herd has broad genetic diversity confirmed by DNA testing. These genetics have given us large breeding cows weighing 1200 to 1400 pounds. They have consistently produced slaughter bulls weighing over 1000 pounds at 24 to 26 months right off pasture. Our buffalo are products of our breeding program and their natural environment. They are raised on grass only and are not pushed with excess feed and supplementation. In past years our GTSS entries have been awarded Grand Champion and Reserve Grand Champion. MONTOSO BISON CO. John Painter PO Box 90, Tres Piedras, NM OUTLAW LIVESTOCK Tobin & Julia Arnold 5 N Virginia St, Conrad, MT Outlaw Livestock is a second- generation bison ranch, with the fifth generation of the Arnold family now helping with the day-to-day operations of the ranch. All animals are raised on the short prairie grass of Montana. We specialize in both the cow/calf operation and market animals. Bison have been raised on the ranch since 1989 when the first cows were purchased from the National Bison Range and bulls from Custer State Park; their genetics run strong within the operation. Throughout the years, top quality breeding animals have been purchased from such places as GTSS and the Western Bison Association Show and Sale to produce calves that are full bodied, large framed, muscular animals with exceptional length and depth. Likewise, we have specialized in Market Class Animals. Outlaw Livestock won the 2016 Market Producer of the Year Award with both bulls and heifers placing first and second in both classes respectively. PLATTE RIVER POWER AUTHORITY - RAWHIDE ENERGY STATION Charles Rogers 2000 E. Horsetooth Rd, Ft. Collins, CO Platte River Power Authority first purchased bison in 1983 to occupy the rangeland surrounding the Rawhide Energy Station in Northern Colorado. These majestic animals play a very important role in our commitment to be good stewards of the land. Its primary herd lineage came from Custer State Park, M-Line and Colorado Bison Co - Ft. Peck. Rawhide has been a GTSS consignor since 1986 and has seen its bison win numerous awards over the years. The operation continues striving to maintain top quality animals with an emphasis on herd health and vitality National Bison Association Gold Trophy Show & Sale 7

10 2019 CONSIGNORS PRAIRIE RIDGE BUFFALO RANCH Ray & Debbie Thieman CR 201, Limon, CO Prairie Ridge Buffalo Ranch started its business in 1999 with the purchase of 29 head of buffalo. The herd has steadily grown and current numbers are 300 producing cows. Total numbers will range from 800 to 1,000 head on an annual basis. The ranch has a very active, direct meat market, selling buffalo carcasses and hunts. Any excess animals are distributed through the wholesale market. Prairie Ridge Buffalo Ranch has consigned animals to the GTSS for many years and has received several awards including the Gold Trophy Carcass Bull in Many of our breeding bulls have been purchased from the GTSS representing numerous top breeders in the country. Purchasing quality bulls has enabled this operation to develop an outstanding production herd. SILVER CREEK BISON Nolan & Nicole Miller (The Miller Family) Box 355, Binscarth, Manitoba, Canada RJ0 0G Silver Creek Bison first purchased bison in 1988 and currently run 1500 head consisting of 400 breeding females in seven segregated groups. All of our offspring go through a strict culling process, at weaning, 12 months of age and again at 18 months of age. This process is done on weight gain followed by a visual culling on conformation. We strive to raise top quality breeding stock as natural as possible. Silver Creek Bison is proud to have three grand champion bulls and numerous reserve grand champions and other placings at the GTSS in past years. We are also very proud to be a multi-year winner of the prestigious Premier Breeder award at the Canadian National Show and Sale. If you are ever up our way, stop in. We would love to show you around. STRATEGY BISON Dave & Liz Schroth PO Box 1634, Cheyenne, WY Strategy Bison has been involved with the bison industry for the last 13 years, buying our first animals five years ago. Strategy Bison works to identify excellent performance traits in our animals to continue to produce strong, efficient, and well balanced bison that perform at a high level. Strategy Bison won the DTBA Girlz Gone Wild Performance Tested Heifer Class in 2016, and again in 2017 as well as having the third place bull in the Young Guns Performance Tested Class and were named DTBA Producer of the Year, which is a testament to our established program. TATONKA RANCH Trent Schweitzer PO Box 3639, Melville, Saskatchewan, Canada S0A 2P TH BISON Tyler Higgins Country Road 35, Genoa, CO TORCH RIVER BISON Greg Pagen Box 118, Snowden, Saskatchewan, Canada S0J 2K Torch River Bison began in 2000 with the purchase of 50 Durham heifers and presently runs about 200 cows in thre different groups consisting of the original bloodlines and many top additions over the years. The breeding bulls are all from top award winning ranches that help produce an early finishing animal. I have been fortunate enough to win awards at Canadian National Show & Sale, Great Spirit Show & Sale, SBA Premium Show & Sale and the Canadian Bison Bull Draft. Recent awards are 2nd place Two Year Old Bull and 2nd place Bred Heifer at the Canadian National Show and Sale; 3rd place Two Year Old Bull and 1st place/reserve Champion Yearling Bull at the 2018 GTSS. TRAILS END RIVER BISON Dixie Byrd Bison Road, Presho, SD Trails End River Bison first purchased bison in Its primary herd lineage is from some GTSS animals but mostly home-raised. The Byrds have been consignors to the GTSS every year since 1986, making 2019 the 34th consecutive show! Since 1990, they have won 158 Gold trophies and eight Producer of the Year awards. They have several GTSS-purchased animals in their herd, as well. Trails End River Bison also has shown and placed at the Black Hills Buffalo Classic, including winning its Producer of the Year Award. Some of its animals are registered or certified with the North American Bison Registry. WILDMAN BISON RANCH Gary Kozicky, Elk Point, Alberta Canada National Bison Association Gold Trophy Show & Sale

11 2019 CONSIGNORS WINDY HILLS BISON FARM, INC. Carl & Kyle Brasseur th Ave., Tustin, MI Windy Hills Bison Farm first purchased bison in Currently run 60 cows and have always strived to raise the highest quality bison. Our 2018 calving rate exceeded 97%. Our quality herd is comprised of several animals from the GTSS. This includes the 2017 Grand Champion bull from Bison Spirit Ranch, Trevor & Jodie Gompf. Other top breeding animals are from Nolan Miller, Silver Creek Bison, Corey Snyder, North Slope Buffalo Co.; Larry & Dixie Byrd, Trails End River Bison; Ted Turner, Bad River Ranch and others. Our latest purchase is 12 awesome two year old bred heifers from the Flying H Buffalo Ranch, Curt and Marcie Hepper. WOLVERINE BISON COMPANY Mark Silzer and Cec Stumborg Box 2773, Humboldt, SK Canada S0K 2A (Mark); (Cec) Wolverine Bison was founded in 1994 by partners Jane and Cec Stumborg and Denise and Mark Silzer and is located in central Saskatchewan near Humboldt. The current herd originated from a Plains Bison genetic base that was imported from the United States in The original group provided a strong foundation from which to build. The herd continues to be built on exclusive Plains Bison genetics and is part of the Conservation Herd Registry in Canada and the United States. Meticulous record keeping, attention to detail along with a discerning selection process has developed into an award winning herd. Replacement animals finding their way into the herd are selected for performance with particular attention given to length, width and muscling. Wolverine Bison has won numerous awards for their stock over the past twenty three years. In addition to the individual awards, the company has also received the Producer of the year Award at the National Show in Canada as well as the Gold Trophy Show and Sale in Denver. Aside from the awards, the greatest testament to the quality of the animals comes from standing purchase orders for stock and a repeat customer base that continues to add Wolverine Bison genetics to their breeding programs. Whether being used to complement and strengthen Plains Bison genetics in an existing herd or making a strong contribution in a Woods/Plains Cross program, Wolverine Bison stock has something to offer. BAR 33 RANCH DONATES PROCEEDS FROM SALE OF BULL TO SUPPORT THE NATIONAL WESTERN STOCK SHOW S HONORING THE LEGACY...BUILDING THE FUTURE CAMPAIGN National Bison Association members, Ernie and Beverly Fischer of North Dakota, are donating a three-year-old bull from their Bar 33 Ranch for auction in conjunction with the 2019 Gold Trophy Sale on January 26th. The proceeds from the sale of the bull will go to support the extensive expansion of the National Western Stock Show facilities in the Denver area. Fischer is a former yards maintenance manager at the National Western Stock Show. He and Beverly were married on the stock show grounds in Fischer s bull will be auctioned immediately prior to the GTSS live animal auction on January 26. All proceeds will go to support The National Western s Honoring the Legacy...Building the Future Campaign, which aims to raise $100 million from donors across the country and around the world. The campaign will help build four major new facilities and provide a new home for the incomparable National Western Stock Show in Denver. Those facilities include a new Livestock Center, an Equestrian Center, new-and-improved stockyards, and the Legacy Building, which will serve as the new National Western Stock Show World Headquarters National Bison Association Gold Trophy Show & Sale 9

12 BULL MARKET CLASS Sponsor of Class Trophies: Deep Creek Ranch LOT RANCH & OWNER PLACE WEIGHT PRICE/LB A B C D E F G H J K L M CB Bison Cannan Bennett, Limon, CO Diamond Tail Ranch Mike Duncan, Owner; Scott Butcher, Mgr., Jelm, WY Diamond Tail Ranch Mike Duncan, Owner; Scott Butcher, Mgr., Jelm, WY Heart Rock Bison Larry Higgins, Genoa, CO Heart Rock Bison Larry Higgins, Genoa, CO Arickaree Buffalo Co. Josiah Higgins, Genoa, CO Arickaree Buffalo Co. Josiah Higgins, Genoa, CO TH Bison. Tyler Higgins, Genoa, CO Big Sandy Bison Aaron Thieman, Simla, CO Prairie Ridge Buffalo Ranch Ray & Debbie Thieman, Limon, CO Cold Creek Buffalo Company Boyd Meyer, Windsor, CO Cold Creek Buffalo Company Boyd Meyer, Windsor, CO No Growth Hormones or Antibiotics By consigning animals in the Market Class, consignors confirm that to their knowledge consigned animals have never been administered antibiotics or growth hormones throughout the animal s lifetime. ATTENTION MARKET ANIMAL BUYERS: Brush Meat Processors in Brush, Colorado is proud to be the host of the NBA Gold Trophy Show and Sale Market Bison competition. All carcasses receive the rinse and chill procedure which has been donated by MPSC. Following harvest, the GTSS buffalo carcasses are transferred to Innovative Foods in Evans, Colorado for cutting and packaging. The fee to cut and wrap, which is paid by the buyer, is 85 cents per pound on the hot carcass weight. An additional 50 cents per pound will be charged for burger patties. The GTSS Market Class entry fee includes the per-animal harvest charge. Those purchasing market carcasses should give cutting instructions to Innovative Foods at the week of February National Bison Association Gold Trophy Show & Sale

13 HEIFER MARKET CLASS LOT RANCH & OWNER PLACE WEIGHT PRICE/LB N O P Q R S T U V Sponsor of Class Trophies: North American Bison, LLC Prairie Ridge Buffalo Ray & Deb Thieman, Limon, CO Heart Rock Bison Larry Higgins, Genoa, CO Heart Rock Bison Larry Higgins, Genoa, CO Arickaree Buffalo Co. Josiah Higgins, Genoa, CO Arickaree Buffalo Co. Josiah Higgins, Genoa, CO 101 Bison Ranch John Davis, Elizabeth, CO TH Bison Tyler Higgins, Genoa, CO Cold Creek Buffalo Company Boyd Meyer, Windsor, CO Cold Creek Buffalo Company Boyd Meyer, Windsor, CO TWO YEAR OLD BRED HEIFERS Sponsor of Class Trophies: Domino s Farms, Inc. LOT RANCH & OWNER PLACE WEIGHT PRICE Brown s Buffalo Ranch - Garrett & K Dean Brown, Nyssa, OR Heifer recieved Ivomec wormer, 8-way, Virashield 6vl5 and Mycolplasma vaccinations. Her weight on 4/10/18, going out to grass, was 850 lbs. Weight on 11/15/18 was 1,130 lbs. The heifer has been on grass only from April until November with alfalfa hay during the winter. Strategy Bison - Dave & Liz Schroth, Cheyenne, WY Brown s Buffalo Ranch - Garrett & K Dean Brown, Nyssa, OR Heifer recieved Ivomec wormer, 8-way, Virashield 6vl5 and Mycolplasma vaccinations. Her weight on 4/10/18, going out to grass, was 945 lbs. Weight on 11/15/18 was 1,080 lbs. The heifer has been on grass only from April until November with alfalfa hay during the winter. Bridger Valley Buffalo Co. - Ronda Snyder, Lyman, WY Trails End River Bison - Dixie Byrd, Presho, SD Bridger Valley Buffalo Co. - Ronda Snyder, Lyman, WY National Bison Association Gold Trophy Show & Sale 11

14 TWO YEAR OLD BULLS Sponsor of Class Trophies: Platte River Power Authority, Rawhide Energy Station LOT RANCH & OWNER PLACE WEIGHT PRICE Borderland Agriculture - Brooks & Jen, Pierson, Manitoba Bull has had Safeguard wormer and 8-way vaccination. Weight on 1/26/18 was 1,295 lbs. Weight on 12/14/18 was 1,740 lbs. Bull was on summer pasture only and hay and low energy screening pellets since November. Outlaw Livestock - Tobin & Julia Arnold, Conrad, MT This bull was born on the short grasses in north central Montana and weaned on 12/1/16 weighing 510 lbs. He was put on a free choice high protein complete ration and free choice grass hay. On 12/20/17 he weighed 1,250 lbs. He was then put on only hay. On 6/1/18 he was turned out as a breeding bull and brought back in October 1. He went back on a free choice high protein complete ration and free choice grass hay. This bull s sire was a Buffalo Run Ranch bull purchased at the GTSS in 2016 and the dam is a NebraskaBison.com cow that was part of the 1st place pen of five heifer class in 2013 at the GTSS. Cammack Buffalo Ranch - John, Melanie, Lane & Mike Cammack, Stoneville, SD Bull was sired by Big N Rich from Cold Creek Buffalo Company. He has received Virashield 6vl5, 7-way, Presponse HM, and injectible Cydectin. Weaning weight on 12/23/16 was 450 lbs. Off grass weight on 9/1/17 was 856 lbs. with a 1.47 lb. ADG. Bull was off feed on 1/5/18 at 1,108 lbs with an ADG of 2.0. Weight on 12/18/18 was 1,530 lbs. Bull was on free choice grass hay, DDG pellets and soy hull pellets from weaning until grass turnout. No feed supplements while on pasture. Bull was put back on free choice grass hay, DDG pellets and soy hull pellets for the feed gain period. Torch River Bison - Greg Pagen, Snowden, Saskatchewan Sire is 311 Silver. Bull received Ivermectin on 1/2/19. Weight in Feb. of 2017 was 610 lbs., Nov. of 2017 was 1,160 lbs and Nov. of 2018 was 1,622 lbs. Bull was on pasture during the summer and a 12% pellet and hay. 311 is a long, deep and heavy framed bull that produces a quick, easy-finishing animal. Dam is from a Durham Ranch background. Silver Creek Bison - Nolan Miller, Binscarth, Manitoba Sire is Cooler or two other Crusher sons. Dam is 610 yellow, a Silver Creek cow that weighs 1,256 lbs. Montoso Bison Co. - John Painter, Tres Piedras, NM Beldon Bison Ranch - Nathan Scott, Nipawin, Saskatchewan Sire is Winchester. Bull received Normectin and meets all other GTSS health requirements. Weaning weight on 2/1/17 was 560 lbs. Bull weighed 1,350 lbs. on 2/2/18 and 1,765 lbs. on 12/19/18. Bull has been on a low energy pellet, summer grass and thrashed grass in the fall and winter. This is an all-around great bull with exceptional length. Silver Creek Bison - Nolan Miller, Binscarth, Manitoba Bull was sired by the Silver Creek bull battery. Dam is a Silver Creek Cow. 229 Wolverine Bison Company - Cec Stumborg & Mark Silzer, Humboldt, Sask. Sire is 339 Wolverine Bull. Bull received Ivomec in the fall and Safeguard in the spring. Weaning weight on 1/2/17 was 550 lbs.; 6/17 weight was 855 lbs.; 3/18 weight was 1,135 lbs. and 12/18 weight was 1,685 lbs. Bull was on pasture until Sept. of 2018 and on hay and low energy pellet since then. DOB was 5/1/16. Bull was with the breeding herd of 45 cows for the 2018 season. Sire is DNA confirmed and this bull is a pure Plains bison National Bison Association Gold Trophy Show & Sale

15 TWO YEAR OLD BULLS - CONTINUED LOT RANCH & OWNER PLACE WEIGHT PRICE Sponsor of Class Trophies: Platte River Power Authority, Rawhide Energy Station Beldon Bison Ranch - Nathan Scott, Nipawin, Saskatchewan Sire is a ranch raised Beldon bull. Bull received Normectin and meets all other GTSS health requirements. Weaning weight on 2/14/17 was 548 lbs. Bull weighed 1,350 lbs. on 1/24/18 and 1,825 lbs. on 12/19/18. Bull has been on a low energy pellet, summer grass and thrashed grass in the fall and winter. The width and depth of this bull is outstanding. Buffalo Dance Bison - Casey Byrd, Presho, SD YEARLING HEIFERS Sponsor of Class Trophies: Owl Creek Ranch LOT RANCH & OWNER PLACE WEIGHT PRICE Brown s Buffalo Ranch - Garrett & K Dean Brown, Nyssa, OR Heifer received Ivomec wormer and 8-way, Virashield 6 and Mycoplasma vaccinations. Weight going to grass on 5/6/18 was 755 lbs. Weight coming off grass on 11/2/18 was 940 lbs. Strategy Bison - Dave & Liz Schroth, Cheyenne, WY 2 J Bison - Joe & Bonnie Brown, Walter Brown, Terreton, ID Carr Community Church/Dave & Liz Schroth, Cheyenne, WY Brown s Buffalo Ranch - Garrett & K Dean Brown, Nyssa, OR Heifer received Ivomec wormer and 8-way, Virashield 6 and Mycoplasma vaccinations. Weight going to grass on 5/18/18 was 700 lbs. Weight coming off grass on 11/2/18 was 830 lbs. 2 J Bison - Joe & Bonnie Brown, Walter Brown, Terreton, ID Trails End River Bison - Dixie Byrd, Presho, SD Buffalo Dance Bison - Casey Byrd, Presho, SD 2019 National Bison Association Gold Trophy Show & Sale 13

16 PEN OF FIVE RANCH READY YEARLING HEIFERS Sponsor of Class Trophies: Intermountain Bison LOT RANCH & OWNER PLACE WEIGHT PRICE 71 A-E 73 A-E 74 A-E 75 A-E Trails End River Bison - Dixie Byrd, Presho, SD Domino s Farms - Tom Monaghan, Owner Todd Crocker, Mgr., Ann Arbor, MI Medicine Wheel Ranch - Vance Forepaugh & Jill Crotty, Elbert, CO These heifers were born during calving season which ran from April 8 to June 30, Born on open pasture with no record of when their births occurred. Current weights vary as there can be as much as four months difference in age. Pasture raised. Not pushed on extra feed. Sep 31, Ear tagged, OCV, average weight 444 lbs. Back on pasture. Nov 1, Cut from main herd, but still on pasture. Additional feed: free choice hay and a ration of one cup per day of half beet pulp pellets and half grain mixture. Through November the ration was increased to 5 lbs. each. Dec 15 - Started reducing ration so that in January they were weaned off the ration. The beet and grain ration was not fed to put on fat. It was to enhance the heifers excellent qualities that would not have been apparent if feed was limited to winter pasture. Brown s Buffalo Ranch - Garrett & K Dean Brown, Nyssa, OR Heifers were weaned on 2/21/18 and put on alfalfa hay. Turned out to pasture from 5/18 to 12/18. Alfalfa and teff grass hay from 12/18 until the sale. They have received Ivomec, 8-way, Virashield 6 and Mycoplasma vaccinations National Bison Association Gold Trophy Show & Sale

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18 YEARLING BULLS Sponsor of Class Trophies: Windy Hills Bison Farm LOT RANCH & OWNER PLACE WEIGHT PRICE Buffalo Dance Bison - Casey Byrd, Presho, SD Borderland Agriculture - Brooks & Jen, Pierson, Manitoba Bull has received Safeguard wormer and 8-way vaccine. Weight on 6/12/18 was 990 lbs. Weight on 9/28/18 was 1,125 lbs. Weight on 12/14/18 was 1,330 lbs. Bull was pastured in the summer and and on hay and low energy screening pellets in the winter. Peformance test data available at facebook.com/ bisonbootcamp. Wildman Bison Ranch - Gary Kozicky, Elk Point, Alberta Sire is a pure Woods bull from Wildman. Bull received Normectin on 1/16/19. Weight on 5/31/18 was 794 lbs. Weight on 9/28/18 was 1,080 lbs. Weight on 12/14/18 was 1,235 lbs. Bull was on low energy pellets, summer grass, thrashed grass in fall and winter. Nicely put together wood cross bull out of a Bison Spirit Ranch cow. Borderland Agriculture - Brooks & Jen, Pierson, Manitoba Bull has received Safeguard wormer and 8-way vaccine. Weight on 6/12/18 was 962 lbs. Weight on 9/28/18 was 1,115 lbs. Weight on 12/14/18 was 1,355 lbs. Bull was pastured in the summer and and on hay and low energy screening pellets in the winter. Peformance test data available at facebook.com/ bisonbootcamp. Cammack Buffalo Ranch - John, Melanie, Lane & Mike Cammack, Stoneville, SD Sire is Seabass. Bull has had Virashield 6vl5, 7-way, Presponse HM and injectible Cydectin. Weaning weight on 11/25/17 was 540 lbs. Off grass on 8/20/18 weight was 976 lbs. with a 1.33 ADG. Off grain weight on 12/18/18 was 1,300 lbs. with a 2.72 ADG. Bull was on free choice grass hay, DDG pellets and soy hull pellets from weaning until grass turnout. No feed supplements while on pasture. Bull was put back on free choice grass hay, DDG pellets and soy hull pellets for the feed gain period. Bison Spirit Ranch - Trevor & Jodie Gompf, Oak Lake, Manitoba Sire is Diesel. Dam is 956 yellow (Playboy daughter out of a Grand Champion cow at GTSS). Bull has received an 8-way vaccination, Safeguard in the fall and Long Range in January. Bull weighed 1345 lbs on 1/3/19. He weighed 1,222 lbs. on 10/25/18 and 908 lbs. on 6/5/18. This bull is a full brother to the bull that Dave and Gail Griffin purchased at the GTSS in This bull s sire, Diesel, has produced the most top gainers of all bulls at the Canadian Bison Bull Draft and the 2nd place and heaviest bull at this year s Young Guns. This bull s dam also comes from a line of champions as her dam was grand champion at the Great Spirit Show and Sale. Silver Creek Bison - Nolan Miller, Binscarth, Manitoba Sire is Cooler or two other Crusher sons. Dam is 714 yellow, a Silver Creek cow that weighs 1,298 lbs. Bull received Long Range in the spring and Ivomec in the fall and had an 8-way vaccination as a calf. Cammack Buffalo Ranch - John, Melanie, Lane & Mike Cammack, Stoneville, SD Sire is WAM from Jumpoff Buffalo Ranch. Bull has had Virashield 6vl5, 7-way, Presponse HM and injectible Cydectin. Weaning weight on 11/25/17 was 544 lbs. Off grass on 8/20/18 weight was 946 lbs. with a 1.5 ADG. Off grain weight on 12/18/18 was 1,232 lbs. with a 2.4 ADG. Bull was on free choice grass hay, DDG pellets and soy hull pellets from weaning until grass turnout. No feed supplements while on pasture. Bull was put back on free choice grass hay, DDG pellets and soy hull pellets for the feed gain period National Bison Association Gold Trophy Show & Sale

19 YEARLING BULLS - CONTINUED Sponsor of Class Trophies: Windy Hills Bison Farm LOT RANCH & OWNER PLACE WEIGHT PRICE Bison Spirit Ranch - Trevor & Jodie Gompf, Oak Lake, Manitoba Sire is 302 pink homegrown. Dam is 021 yellow. Bull has received an 8-way vaccination, Safeguard in the fall and Long Range in January. Bull weighed 1,386 lbs. on 1/3/19. He weighed 1,274 lbs. on 10/25/18 and 979 lbs. on 6/5/18. His sire, 302 pink, was the highest gaining yearling bull we had in 2014 and is sired by a bull we had called Gunsmoke. His length and disposition is a great addition to the Bison Spirit Ranch program. Silver Creek Bison - Nolan Miller, Binscarth, Manitoba Sire is Cooler or two other Crusher sons. Dam is 383, a Silver Creek cow that weighs 1,320 lbs. Torch River Bison - Greg Pagen, Snowden, Saskatchewan Sire is #5 Bison Spirit Ranch. Bull received Ivermectin on 1/2/19. Weight in 2/18 was 625 lbs. Weight in 11/18 was 1,250 lbs. Bull was on pasture in the summer and hay and 12% pellet over the winter. #5 was the 2nd place Two Year Old Bull at the Canadian National Show. One of his sons came in 2nd at the 2018 Canadian National Show. Dam is from a Durham Ranch background. Beldon Bison Ranch - Nathan Scott, Nipawin, Saskatchewan Sire is a Beldon bull. Bull received Normectin on 1/16/19. Weaning weight on 11/15/17 was 460 lbs. Weight off grass on 9/28/18 was 1,175 lbs. Weight on 12/14/18 was 1,395 lbs. Bull has been on a low energy pellet, summer grass and thrashed grass in the fall and winter. Registered in Bison Boot Camp. Great width, depth and length on this bull with big bone structure. Tatonka Ranch - Trent Schweitzer, Melville, Saskatchewan Beldon Bison Ranch - Nathan Scott, Nipawin, Saskatchewan Bull is sired by Winchester. Bull received Normectin on 1/16/19. Weaning weight on 11/24/17 was 642 lbs. Weight off grass on 9/28/18 was 1,130 lbs. Weight on 12/19/18 was 1,355 lbs. Bull has been on a low energy pellet, summer grass and thrashed grass in the fall and winter. Registered in Bison Boot Camp. Flashy bull that stands out in the pen. Wolverine Bison Company - Cec Stumborg & Mark Silzer, Humboldt, Sask. Born 4/21/17. Sire is 7 white. Bull received Ivomec in the fall and Safeguard in the spring. Weaning weight on 2/8/18 was 685 lbs. Weight in 6/18 was 920 lbs., 1,145 lbs. in 9/18 and 1,260 lbs in 12/18. Bull has been on hay and a low energy pellet. Sire has been DNA confirmed and this bull is pure Plains bison. Wolverine Bison Company - Cec Stumborg & Mark Silzer, Humboldt, Sask. Born 5/7/17. Sire is 417 white (Renegade). Bull received Ivomec in the fall and Safeguard in the spring. Weaning weight on 1/27/18 was 670 lbs. Weight in 6/18 was 975 lbs., 1,205 lbs. in 9/18 and 1,280 lbs in 12/18. Bull has been on hay and a low energy pellet. Sire has been DNA confirmed and this bull is pure Plains bison National Bison Association Gold Trophy Show & Sale 17

20 HEIFER CALVES Sponsor of Class Trophies: 777 Ranch LOT RANCH & OWNER PLACE WEIGHT PRICE PRPA - Rawhide Energy Station - Charles Rogers, Ft. Collins, CO Sire is Sarge. All calves are current with vaccinations. Our heifer calves averaged 536 lbs. on 12/5/18. Calves were on natural prairie grass until early December, then north park hay with access to calf creep feed. This calf s sire is from Bridger Valley Buffalo, a GTSS award winning two year old bull. Over the years, Rawhide calves have been earned numerous gold, silver and bronze awards from both the GTSS and Peak to Peak shows. 101 Buffalo Ranch - John Davis, Elizabeth, CO Heifer has been on grass and grain the past 60 days. Sire and dam are both past GTSS silver champions and have produced a Gold trophy winning calf. Outlaw Livestock - Tobin & Julia Arnold, Conrad, MT Heifer was born on 4/29/18. She is out of an Indian Pass cow that was raised on the short prairie grasses of north central Montana. The cow weighed 1,075 lbs. when preg. checked on 11/22/18. Sire was a Buffalo Run Ranch bull. This heifer weighed 450 lbs. when weaned on 11/3/18. After she was weaned, she went on grass hay for 30 days and then received 2.5 lbs. of high protein cake and free choice grass hay. A nice deep, long and quiet heifer from a cow with excellent maternal instincts. Domino s Farms - Tom Monaghan, Owner Todd Crocker, Mgr., Ann Arbor, MI PRPA - Rawhide Energy Station - Charles Rogers, Ft. Collins, CO Sire is Sarge. All calves are current with vaccinations. Our heifer calves averaged 536 lbs. on 12/5/18. Calves were on natural prairie grass until early December, then north park hay with access to calf creep feed. This calf s sire is from Bridger Valley Buffalo, a GTSS award winning two year old bull. Over the years, Rawhide calves have been earned numerous gold, silver and bronze awards from both the GTSS and Peak to Peak shows. Outlaw Livestock - Tobin & Julia Arnold, Conrad, MT Heifer was born on 4/25/18. She is out of a Moiese/Custer cow that was raised on the short prairie grasses of north central Montana. The cow weighed 1,075 lbs. when preg. checked on 11/22/18. Sire was an Indian Pass Ranch bull. This calf weighed 460 lbs. when weaned on 11/3/18. After she was weaned, she went on grass hay for 30 days and then received 2.5 lbs. of high protein cake and free choice grass hay. A nice deep, long and quiet heifer from a cow with excellent maternal instincts. PRPA - Rawhide Energy Station - Charles Rogers, Ft. Collins, CO Sire is Sarge. All calves are current with vaccinations. Our heifer calves averaged 536 lbs. on 12/5/18. Calves were on natural prairie grass until early December, then north park hay with access to calf creep feed. This calf s sire is from Bridger Valley Buffalo, a GTSS award winning two year old bull. Over the years, Rawhide calves have been earned numerous gold, silver and bronze awards from both the GTSS and Peak to Peak shows. Domino s Farms - Tom Monaghan, Owner Todd Crocker, Mgr., Ann Arbor, MI Windy Hills Bison Farm - Carl & Kyle Brasseur - Tustin, MI Sire is Zeus, the 2017 GTSS Grand Champion bull. Dam is the 2017 Eastern Bison Assn. show Grand Champion Heifer. Heifer was born 5/14/18 with a weaning weight of 525 lbs. on 11/2/18. This calf has been TB tested, is OCV with RB51, wormed with Cydectin and given Ultrabac 7 and Bovi Shield Gold vaccinations. She is off pasture and supplementted with 16% pellet National Bison Association Gold Trophy Show & Sale

21 HEIFER CALVES - CONTINUED Sponsor of Class Trophies: 777 Ranch LOT RANCH & OWNER PLACE WEIGHT PRICE Badger Basin Ranch - Frank Wolthuis, Hartsel, CO Sired by Diamond Tail and GTSS bulls. Heifer was weaned on 12/29/18 and weighed 391 lbs. Heifer has received Ivermectin on 1/11/19. She was grass range fed until weaned. Has been on grass hay for 25 days. Badger Basin has won GTSS Pen of 5 Silver, Bronze and Bronze Bull Calf in the past few years. Windy Hills Bison Farm - Carl & Kyle Brasseur - Tustin, MI Sire is Zeus, the 2017 GTSS Grand Champion bull. Dam is the 2017 GTSS first place Bred Heifer from North Slope Buffalo Ranch. Heifer was born 5/13/18 with a weaning weight of 500 lbs. on 11/2/18. This calf has been TB tested, is OCV with RB51, wormed with Cydectin and given Ultrabac 7 and Bovi Shield Gold vaccinations. She is off pasture and supplementted with 16% pellet. PEN OF FIVE HEIFER CALVES Sponsor of Class Trophies: Jud Seaman LOT RANCH & OWNER PLACE WEIGHT PRICE 51A-E Strategy Bison - Dave & Liz Schroth, Cheyenne, WY 53A-E 54A-E 72 A-E Badger Basin Ranch - Frank Wolthuis, Hartsel, CO Sires are Diamond Tail and GTSS bulls. Heifers have received Ivermectin on 1/11/19. They were weaned on 12/29/18. Tag 52A weighed 386 lbs.; Tag 52B was 384 lbs.; Tag 52C was 382 lbs.; Tag 52D was 376 lbs. and Tag 52E was 373 lbs. Heifers were grass range fed until weaned and have been on grass hay for 25 days. Badger Basin has won GTSS Pen of 5 Silver, Bronze and Bronze Bull Calf in the past few years. Windy Hills Bison Farm - Carl & Kyle Brasseur - Tustin, MI This group of heifers comes from two separate herds. Three of the calves are from a Thor bull, purchased from North Slope Buffalo Ranch and two are from Zeus, the 2017 GTSS Grand Champion bull. The average weaning weight on 11/2/18 was 479 lbs. These calves has been TB tested, are OCV with RB51, wormed with Cydectin and given Ultrabac 7 and Bovi Shield Gold vaccinations. They are off pasture and supplementted with 16% pellet. Outlaw Livestock - Tobin & Julia Arnold, Conrad, MT These heifer calves all came out of Moiese/Custer cows that were raised on the short priarie grasses of north central Montana. The cows averaged 1,100 lbs. when preg. cheched on 11/22/18. The sire is a Two Medicine Ranch bull. This group of heifers averaged 415 lbs. at weaning on 11/3/18. After these heifers were weaned they went on a grass hay for 30 days. After that, they received 2.5 lbs. of a high protein cake and free choice grass hay. A nice even pen of deep, long and quiet heifers from cows with excellent maternal instincts National Bison Association Gold Trophy Show & Sale 19

22 BULL CALVES Sponsor of Class Trophies: InterTribal Buffalo Council LOT RANCH & OWNER PLACE WEIGHT PRICE Badger Basin Ranch - Frank Wolthuis, Hartsel, CO Sired by Diamond Tail and GTSS bulls. Bull was weaned on 12/29/18 and weighed 448 lbs. Bull has received Ivermectin on 1/11/19. He was grass range fed until weaned. Has been on grass hay for 25 days. Badger Basin has won GTSS Pen of 5 Silver, Bronze and Bronze Bull Calf in the past few years. PRPA - Rawhide Energy Station - Charles Rogers, Ft. Collins, CO Sire is Sarge. All calves are current with vaccinations. Our bull calves averaged 566 lbs. on 12/5/18. Calves were on natural prairie grass until early December, then north park hay with access to calf creep feed. This calf s sire is from Bridger Valley Buffalo, a GTSS award winning two year old bull. Over the years, Rawhide calves have been earned numerous gold, silver and bronze awards from both the GTSS and Peak to Peak shows. PRPA - Rawhide Energy Station - Charles Rogers, Ft. Collins, CO Sire is Sarge. All calves are current with vaccinations. Our bull calves averaged 566 lbs. on 12/5/18. Calves were on natural prairie grass until early December, then north park hay with access to calf creep feed. This calf s sire is from Bridger Valley Buffalo, a GTSS award winning two year old bull. Over the years, Rawhide calves have been earned numerous gold, silver and bronze awards from both the GTSS and Peak to Peak shows. 2 J Bison - Joe & Bonnie Brown, Walter Brown, Terreton, ID Domino s Farms - Tom Monaghan, Owner Todd Crocker, Mgr., Ann Arbor, MI PRPA - Rawhide Energy Station - Charles Rogers, Ft. Collins, CO Sire is Sarge. All calves are current with vaccinations. Our bull calves averaged 566 lbs. on 12/5/18. Calves were on natural prairie grass until early December, then north park hay with access to calf creep feed. This calf s sire is from Bridger Valley Buffalo, a GTSS award winning two year old bull. Over the years, Rawhide calves have been earned numerous gold, silver and bronze awards from both the GTSS and Peak to Peak shows. 2 J Bison - Joe & Bonnie Brown, Walter Brown, Terreton, ID 2 J Bison - Joe & Bonnie Brown, Walter Brown, Terreton, ID 101 Buffalo Ranch - John Davis, Elizabeth, CO Calf was sired by Big Jake. He has been on grass and grain for the past 60 days. Sire and dam are both past GTSS silver champions and have produced a Gold trophy winning calf National Bison Association Gold Trophy Show & Sale

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