You’ll literally drive into the middle of the bison herd to learn more about them. Take a 1.5-2-hour tour on board an 18-passenger bus and learn how the Flocchinis holistically manage their herd. “They raise the bison holistically, and a lot of area restaurants serve their bison meat, which is outstanding,” says Jessica Seders, executive director of Visit Gillette & Wright. John Flocchini has run the ranch since 1985 and works with his wife Gaylynn Flocchini.

purchased the ranch in 1965 after working as a butcher at and then owner of Durham Meat Co., in San Francisco. Why go:This 55,000-acre ranch populated with 3,000 bison has been in the Flocchini family for three generations and is one of the largest bison operations in the world.Īrmando Flocchini Sr.

Tour Durham Bison Ranch Bison herd at the Durham Bison Ranch near Wright, Wyo. Here are the top six things to do in the Gillette and Wright area that’s home to an award winning craft brewery, Wyoming’s first meadery and an ever-evolving, eclectic culinary scene. Between Mount Rushmore and Yellowstone lies Gillette and Wright, Wyoming, dubbed the “Energy Capital of the Nation” and a close drive to Devils Tower National Monument.

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