The Bison Haze: A Yellowstone Controversy

May 11, 2008 — Ralph Maughan

I found this documentary (The Bison Haze) linked to the Buffalo Field Campaign blog.

Posted in Bison, Yellowstone, Yellowstone National Park, politics.

5 Responses to “The Bison Haze: A Yellowstone Controversy”

  1. jjordan Says:
    May 11, 2008 at 8:22 pm

    Thanks Ralph, Just watched all three parts, Not Real impressed, No depth, and a lot of footage that could have been left out.

  2. dbaileyhill Says:
    May 12, 2008 at 1:43 am

    I also watched all three parts. The people who filmed this said it an “art film” , a different kind of art genre. I have seen many art films/videos, live video installations, all over the world, and some really far-out work but in my professional opinion it fell short. They claimed to show all sides of the controversy and i do not agree that they did. I was very disappointed. There was an interesting discussion of the “film” on the New West web-site.
    jjordan’s comment reflects that of the posts at New West.
    I read the discussion then watched each part first without sound and then with sound. In my opinion, the film is not effective in conveying what is happening to the bison.
    I posted after i read the comments, but decided not to post again after watching, as I don’t have anything positive to say about it and my impression of the comments written by a couple of people involved with the film, is that they don’t seem to want to have a “real” discussion about the “film”.

  3. Tom Rice Says:
    May 12, 2008 at 7:29 am

    There’s a fourth film on that site titled “Bison Bison.” It’s about the latest buffalo hunt at Yellowstone, and both hunters and Buffalo Field Campaign volunteers are interviewed.

  4. Tom Rice Says:
    May 12, 2008 at 8:04 am

    Sorry, that film I mention above is footage from last year’s hunt.

  5. jjordan Says:
    May 14, 2008 at 8:52 am

    Time arrives for captured bison to return to park
    http://billingsgazette.net/articles/2008/05/14/news/state/41-bison.txt

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