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Picture of the Day: The Elk & Bison Prairie (LBL)

December 13, 2013 by Joi Sigers Leave a Comment

Elk & Bison Prairie (Land Between the Lakes)

Bison enjoying their home: The Elk & Bison Prairie in the Land Between the Lakes

Bison remind me of big teddy bears with horns – of course, I wouldn’t suggest approaching them as such. Heck, I wouldn’t even suggest telling them that. They’re one of my favorite animals in the world, but I wouldn’t want to get in one’s path.

I took the picture above on a trip to the Land Between the Lakes magnificent Elk & Bison Prairie a few summers ago.

The ridiculously beautiful picture below is from the LBL. It was in a recent newsletter and when I saw it, I though, “Well, hello gorgeous!” I’m sorry for getting on my soap box for a second but… come on… how can anyone hunt?!?!  Just look at this beautiful animal.

Wow.

I’m of the mind that the only thing Bison, deer, bears, wolves, elk, squirrels, and rabbits should be “shot” with is a camera.  Unless it’s to fee yourself or defend yourself, there are too many other undeadly sports to enjoy.

And dove hunting… don’t even get me started.

Okay. Stepping down from the soapbox…. You know how we animal lovers are!

You can visit our Elk & Bison Prairie page on Genuine Kentucky for more pictures and information.  Also be sure to check out the LBL’s official website for updates, information, and upcoming events.

Elk (Elk & Bison Prairie, LBL)

Gorgeous Elk Photo Credit: LBL

Don’t forget the prairie during the winter! As you can see with the Elk pictured above, visibility is even better with the absence of lush green leaves!  The Prairie is open year round and is only $5 a vehicle – you can ride around the park (per visit) as many times as you’d like. My husband has learned, over the years, that his animal-loving wife requires him to always go with a full tank.

Seriously, I never want to leave.

Elk & Bison Prairie December Hours

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Bison at LBL’s Elk & Bison Prairie: Large, Majestic, and SO Beautiful!

August 20, 2012 by Joi Sigers Leave a Comment

Bison at LBL's Elk and Bison Prairie

 

Today’s picture(s) of the day show you some beautifully furry reasons I don’t eat bison. They’re much more beautiful on land than they are on a plate. They also happen to be one of my personal favorite animals. I once had a woman offer to send me frozen bison to eat and review.

I told her to feel free to send me a live one for my yard, but I had less than zero intention of ever eating one.

My pet never arrived. My heart’s broken but my cats thank God daily. 

 I just added a page to our photo album: The Elk & Bison Prairie in Kentucky’s beautiful Land Between the Lakes. My husband Michael, one of our friends, and I spent Saturday in the Land Between the Lakes area (golfing at Kentucky Dam Village State Resort Park‘s Golf Course, supper at Calvert City’s Willow Pond, Dessert at Kenlake State Resort Park, and an exciting trip to the amazing Elk & Bison Prairie). 

 We visited the prairie at dusk, which proved to be wonderful timing. We saw turkeys (A LOT of them) when we made the first turn into the prairie. I only snapped one picture. If we had been working with more time, I’d have gotten more pictures of these wonderful birds. They’re bigger in person than you expect them to be.

We also saw elk on several occasions.  If we had parked and waited it out, they’d have come closer, but… again… daylight was precious.

Bison at LBL's Elk & Bison Prairie

As we wound around the last curve in the prairie, we saw many…. and I mean MANY… bison just behind a row of trees (pictured above). Michael pulled the car over, to see if they were going to do what we expected them to do – make their way from behind the trees (where they’d been sleeping), across the field between the trees and the road, and past us to the huge watering hole on the other side of the road.

As you can see, in the picture below, they did just that.

Bison

And they kept coming! All in all, between 35 and 45 bison grazed right in front of us, then walked right in front of and behind our car. They walked so close, it’s a wonder we don’t have bison fur on the car.  There were quite a few young bison who, like all kids, played like it was their job. The gentleness these large, majestic animals have with their young is a beautiful thing.

It’s almost surreal as you’re sitting there watching these big beauties – animals you rarely have the chance to watch, photograph, and enjoy.

Bison, LBL's Elk & Bison Prairie

See Elk & Bison Prairie for more pictures. The closer they got to us, the fewer pictures I took.  For one thing, I just wanted to admire them and, for another, I didn’t want to spook them. When 35+ bison are, literally, within reach, I prefer for them to remain content.

The elk will be bugling next month (September) and I can’t wait to go back. Make a special trip, yourself, as soon as possible to this one of a kind place.

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