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Every year, the Ho Chunk Nation of Wisconsin gathers up its bison herd. With trucks, bullhorns, and cattle prods, volunteers brave the cold to corral these huge, burly beasts through a long passage called 'the Alley", which then leads into a series of chutes. Here the bisons are weighed, innoculated, tagged, and given a microchip ID for tracking. The Ho Chunk prize the bison for its lean, healthy meat and warm hides, and the tribe hopes to eventually expand its herd from its current 122 head, to more than 300 some day.
This audio postcard captures the sounds of voices of the yearly event, complete with a few runaways.
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Every year, the Ho Chunk Nation of Wisconsin gathers up its bison herd. With trucks, bullhorns, and cattle prods, volunteers brave the cold to corral these huge, burly beasts through a long passage called 'the Alley", which then leads into a series of chutes. Here the bisons are weighed, innoculated, tagged, and given a microchip ID for tracking. The Ho Chunk prize the bison for its lean, healthy meat and warm hides, and the tribe hopes to eventually expand its herd from its current 122 head, to more than 300 some day.
This audio postcard captures the sounds of voices of the yearly event, complete with a few runaways.
Broadcast History
Aired on local Morning Edition C-segment, Wisconsin Public Radio on 12/31/08.
Transcript
Ho Chunk Bison Round-Up Audio Postcard
BBULL
Length 2:55
INTRO :26
“Many ranching operations round up their cattle herds in the winter, and the Ho Chunk Nation is no exception. Every year, a group of volunteers brave the cold to round-up the tribe’s bison herd in the Richland County town of Eagle. Using trucks, bullhorns, and cattle prods, they run the huge, burly animals through a penned-in trail called “The Alley”, which leads to several chutes where the bison are weighed, inoculated, and tagged with microchips for tracking.
“Brian Bull attended this winter’s round-up, and has this audio postcard…..”
IC: "I'm Clayton Winnishiek...."
OC: "...benefits the tribe." (RUMBLE OF HOOVES)
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OUTRO :10
“Sounds of the Ho Chunk Nation’s wintertime round-up of its bison herd, which the tribe prizes for its lean, healthy meat and warm hides. This audio...
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Timing and Cues
2:55 duration, with a short ambi tail at the end of stampeding bison.
Intro and Outro
INTRO:INTRO :26
“Many ranching operations round up their cattle herds in the winter, and the Ho Chunk Nation (of Wisconsin) is no exception. Every year, a group of volunteers brave the cold to round-up the tribe’s bison herd in the Richland County town of Eagle. Using trucks, bullhorns, and cattle prods, they run the huge, burly animals through a penned-in trail called “The Alley”, which leads to several chutes where the bison are weighed, inoculated, and tagged with microchips for tracking.
“Brian Bull attended this winter’s round-up, and has this audio postcard…..”
IC: "I'm Clayton Winnishiek...."
OC: "...benefits the tribe." (RUMBLE OF HOOVES)
OUTRO :10
“Sounds of the Ho Chunk Nation’s wintertime round-up of its bison herd, which the tribe prizes for its lean, healthy meat and warm hides. This audio postcard was produced by Brian Bull.”
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Christina Clarkson, assistant producer.
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