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A lone bison facing the storm, the Stampede Distribution brand image.

The Herd

Built for the stampede. Named for the herd.

The American bison nearly vanished, then came back. Here is where the herd roams today.

By the Numbers

The herd, by the numbers

From tens of millions, to fewer than a thousand, to a living comeback.

24,209

Sightings mapped

38

States with sightings

1,876

Logged this year

36,433

Research-grade photos

Conservation statusNear ThreatenedIUCN Red List

Sightings Map

Where the herd roams today

300 recent bison sightings plotted across 16 U.S. states and territories.

1 sighting in Utah1 sighting in Montana1 sighting in Oklahoma1 sighting in Wyoming1 sighting in Florida1 sighting in Wyoming1 sighting in Florida1 sighting in Wyoming1 sighting in California1 sighting in Utah1 sighting in Wyoming1 sighting in South Dakota1 sighting in California1 sighting in Wyoming1 sighting in South Dakota1 sighting in Texas1 sighting in Utah1 sighting in Florida1 sighting in Wyoming1 sighting in Oklahoma1 sighting in Wyoming1 sighting in Wyoming1 sighting in Wyoming1 sighting in Wyoming1 sighting in Utah1 sighting in Oklahoma1 sighting in Utah1 sighting in Wyoming1 sighting in Wyoming1 sighting in Wyoming1 sighting in Oklahoma1 sighting in Utah1 sighting in Oklahoma1 sighting in Wyoming1 sighting in Texas1 sighting in Colorado1 sighting in Iowa1 sighting in Oklahoma1 sighting in Wyoming1 sighting in Montana1 sighting in Oklahoma1 sighting in Utah1 sighting in Wyoming1 sighting in Wyoming1 sighting in Utah1 sighting in Wyoming1 sighting in Oklahoma1 sighting in Utah1 sighting in Texas1 sighting in Oklahoma1 sighting in Utah1 sighting in Utah1 sighting in Utah1 sighting in Utah1 sighting in Texas1 sighting in Utah1 sighting in Florida1 sighting in South Dakota1 sighting in Utah1 sighting in Florida1 sighting in Utah1 sighting in Wyoming1 sighting in Wyoming1 sighting in Utah1 sighting in Florida1 sighting in Oklahoma1 sighting in Wyoming1 sighting in South Dakota1 sighting in Wyoming1 sighting in Utah1 sighting in California1 sighting in Utah1 sighting in Wyoming1 sighting in Texas1 sighting in Wyoming1 sighting in Wyoming1 sighting in Montana1 sighting in Wyoming1 sighting in Wyoming1 sighting in Oklahoma1 sighting in Wyoming1 sighting in Texas1 sighting in Oklahoma1 sighting in Colorado1 sighting in Colorado1 sighting in Colorado1 sighting in Colorado1 sighting in Colorado1 sighting in Colorado1 sighting in Colorado1 sighting in Utah1 sighting in Utah1 sighting in California1 sighting in Wyoming1 sighting in Texas1 sighting in California1 sighting in Wyoming1 sighting in Oklahoma1 sighting in South Dakota1 sighting in North Dakota1 sighting in North Dakota1 sighting in Oklahoma1 sighting in California1 sighting in Utah1 sighting in Wyoming1 sighting in Wyoming1 sighting in Arizona1 sighting in Oklahoma1 sighting in Utah1 sighting in Utah1 sighting in Oklahoma1 sighting in Utah1 sighting in Montana1 sighting in North Dakota1 sighting in Wyoming1 sighting in South Dakota1 sighting in Utah1 sighting in Colorado1 sighting in Utah1 sighting in Wyoming1 sighting in Texas1 sighting in North Dakota1 sighting in Wyoming1 sighting in California1 sighting in North Dakota1 sighting in North Dakota1 sighting in South Dakota1 sighting in Utah1 sighting in Wyoming1 sighting in Wyoming1 sighting in California1 sighting in South Dakota1 sighting in Texas1 sighting in Oklahoma1 sighting in Arizona1 sighting in Oklahoma1 sighting in South Dakota1 sighting in Texas1 sighting in Nebraska1 sighting in Wyoming1 sighting in Colorado1 sighting in Colorado1 sighting in Colorado1 sighting in California1 sighting in Wyoming1 sighting in South Dakota1 sighting in Kansas1 sighting in Wyoming1 sighting in Utah1 sighting in Colorado1 sighting in Wyoming1 sighting in California1 sighting in South Dakota1 sighting in Texas1 sighting in Oklahoma1 sighting in Oklahoma1 sighting in North Dakota2 sightings at this location2 sightings in Illinois2 sightings at this location2 sightings in Florida2 sightings at this location2 sightings in Colorado2 sightings at this location2 sightings in Wyoming2 sightings at this location2 sightings in Texas2 sightings at this location2 sightings in Utah2 sightings at this location2 sightings in South Dakota2 sightings at this location2 sightings in California2 sightings at this location2 sightings in Oklahoma2 sightings at this location2 sightings in Texas2 sightings at this location2 sightings in Texas2 sightings at this location2 sightings in Wyoming2 sightings at this location2 sightings in Wyoming2 sightings at this location2 sightings in Colorado2 sightings at this location2 sightings in Utah2 sightings at this location2 sightings in Utah2 sightings at this location2 sightings in Wyoming2 sightings at this location2 sightings in Colorado3 sightings at this location3 sightings in Florida3 sightings at this location3 sightings in Colorado3 sightings at this location3 sightings in Florida3 sightings at this location3 sightings in Utah3 sightings at this location3 sightings in Utah3 sightings at this location3 sightings in Utah3 sightings at this location3 sightings in Utah4 sightings at this location4 sightings in Florida5 sightings at this location5 sightings in Wyoming5 sightings at this location5 sightings in Texas6 sightings at this location6 sightings in Colorado7 sightings at this location7 sightings in Colorado20 sightings at this location20 sightings in Florida39 sightings at this location39 sightings in Utah
  • Recent research-grade sighting

189 locations, sized by how many sightings share them. Sightings updated September 6, 2026. Source: GBIF.

From the Field

Recent sightings, photographed

Research-grade, CC-licensed observations from iNaturalist. Every photo links to its source and credits the photographer.

Sources and Credits

Sighting counts and map points come from GBIF. Photographs are research-grade, CC-licensed observations from iNaturalist, credited to each photographer. Historical and biological facts are linked to their original sources below.

Built for the Stampede

That is how the gear moves. In a stampede.

The bison nearly vanished and came back. We took the name because that is the standard we stock to and ship to, for the teams that never back down.

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