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Tours
 My name is “Buffalo Dan” Koman, owner of the Wooden Nickel
Buffalo Farm. I will be your guide along with my assistant “Blue” the
farm dog on a wonderful adventure back in time viewing wild American
Bison in their natural habitat just as the settlers encountered
them over 100 years ago. Upon your arrival, you and your group will
be seated in our Dining Room for an introduction to our facility. A
short video will be played showing Buffalo (American Bison) being
handled. This also reveals how wild these beasts still are. To view this
live would be too dangerous. After the video, I will give you an
informative talk on Bison, past and present, and explain how our
family, third generation dairy farmers, transitioned into Bison farming.
We’ll have a brief discussion on the relationship between the Native
Americans and the Bison including how the Native people utilized
these animals to the fullest for their survival. After the discussion,
we’ll give your group some “hands on” with different parts of the
Buffalo such as rib bones, horn caps, hair, and skulls. We will then take
a short trip through our Gift Shop where you will get a chance to see
and feel a real full-grown Bison male that has been stuffed and
preserved. I will then “herd” the group outside for the walking portion
of the tour and try to get closer to some of our 50-plus Bison here on
our farm. Our Buffalo graze the entire farm of 150-acres so they may
or may not be close for viewing. We do have a “tame” Bison female
named Sierra that will almost always come close to the fence. I bottle
raised her from birth and she is our pet. She is separate from the main
herd, but is not alone. We have pet goats that keep her company. They
all hang out and live together. Every person in the group will receive
one of our newsletters and a Wooden Nickel as a souvenir.
Before leaving, every person in the group will receive one of our newsletters
and a Wooden Nickel as a souvenier.
The tour fee is $4.00 per person with a minimum of
$20.00.
We also offer a lunch/tour combo at a great discount. It
includes the above tour as well as one of our meal platters.
Pre-ordering is required for these rates because we must be
certain to have enough on hand.
• Bison Burger, French fries, drink, tax, & gratuity
$8.50 (save $3.75)
• Bison Cheeseburger, fries, drink, tax, & gratuity $9.00
(save $3.62)
• Bison Hotdog, fries, drink, tax, & gratuity $8.00
(save $3.03)
• Chicken tenders, fries, drink, tax, & gratuity
$9.25 (save $3.60)
For a group of 20 or more, expect to spend around
an hour for the tour and give yourself an extra hour for
lunch and shopping in the Gift Shop. Groups of any
size will be accommodated to the best of our ability.
All tours are scheduled and must be arranged in
advance. If you would like to schedule a tour or
lunch/tour combo for your family or group,
please call or email me to discuss the
details 814-734-BUFF(ALO) or 434-6212,
email buffalo@dishmail.net
We look forward to your visit! Thank
you for your interest.
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