Home on the range

Steve and Bev Oberg's Powell Butte neighbors like to gather for a little libation at the Bison Bar, where they share camaraderie while looking out over the pastures which are home to the bar's namesakes. And the bison often cooperate by coming up to feed on the other side of the fence.

The Obergs have been breeding and raising bison for 18 years on their Powell Butte Bison Ranch. At one point they had close to 100 head, but that proved too large for their acreage to sustain in a natural state. They currently have about 40 in the herd plus this year's 12 calves, called Redd Doggs, because of th...