Over the past 7 days I have seen three Scissor-tailed Fly Catchers while making my rounds and on Friday, March 31 when feeding the boss's buffalo herd I saw the first brand new buffalo calf of 2017, appears to be a little heifer calf and she is the prettiest site I have seen this year.

I know there is a God, and I am so Thankful that I have been given the opportunity to work with animals that are so special, that our country, this world would be a much poorer place had they went extinct.

Seems to me, buffalo cows come into heat only a couple of months a year, unlike domestic cattle which can breed most of the year, so the calves are all born in the Spring. True or not?

Grizz

It used to be that way. Normally for the majority of the cows they go into heat about the end of July thru the middle of September with calves being born mid April until middle or end of June.

That has changed somewhat as from my research, buffalo calves have been recorded being born in every month of the year around the country.

The natural physiology was that the breeding season took place at such a time so that when the calves started dropping the prairies would have freshened up and there would be plenty of grazing of tender grass for the calves.

This time of year I always enjoy pulling into to the pasture and tracking down the herd, checking for new calves.

As for the Scissortails in this area it is a fair indicator that winter is over, I have seen 3 in the past 3 days around the area.