| Saturday,
November 1, 2025:
Our first stop was Meade Locker in Meade, Kansas. When we arrived, it appeared
closed, but it was just the meat processing office which was closed. The
retail store is in a different building, across the parking lot and shares
the entrance with a liquor store which dominates the sign at the door.
In
addition to selling fresh meat, Meade Locker makes several flavors of their
own jerky and sells various protein bars and other items. The coolest thing
may be the cooler filled with about 40 different types of brats and other
sausages. We bought several items, but have only tried the Teriyaki Jerky
so far.
Driving
east from Meade, we returned to Big Basin Prairie Preserve Wildlife Area,
south of Minneola, Kansas. I have been here 3 times before, but never seen
the bison herd. Pulling in we still didn't see them and we drove back to
St. Jacob's Well.
The
parking area is above the Little Basin when the well is located and it
is a fairly steep irregular trail down to the spring.
Although
I have driven much farther through the Wildlife Area in the past, at this
time, the roadway is marked for authorized vehicles only. So we headed
back toward the entrance, stopping again when we reach the cliff looking
down on the Big Basin. This time we spotted the bison herd, about a half
mile away.
I
was photographing the bison as another vehicle came up the road. They saw
me taking photos and backed up to see what was happening. The driver of
the vehicle honked his horn and the bison thought that meant we had food
for them. They can move fast! A third vehicle pulled up as they were charging
across the Basin and I warned the passenger who got out to take photos
that she didn't want to get far from her vehicle.
More
to come...
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Meade Locker
St. Jacob's Well
Bison Stampede
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