Rare white bison joins herd in Burnet County

  • Untsi, a rare white bison, and his mom strolled back into the cedar on April 24. Untsi was born on Earth Day, April 22, at Wagon Springs Ranch, just off CR 200. Photos by Martelle Luedecke/ Luedecke Photography
    Untsi, a rare white bison, and his mom strolled back into the cedar on April 24. Untsi was born on Earth Day, April 22, at Wagon Springs Ranch, just off CR 200. Photos by Martelle Luedecke/ Luedecke Photography
  • On April 24, Carl Chambers petted Untsi's blonde cousin hours after it was born, at Wagon Springs Ranch in Burnet County. Photos by Martelle Luedecke/ Luedecke Photography
    On April 24, Carl Chambers petted Untsi's blonde cousin hours after it was born, at Wagon Springs Ranch in Burnet County. Photos by Martelle Luedecke/ Luedecke Photography
  • Blanco, a blonde bison bull (father of a newborn white buffalo) thundered out from the brush for feed pellets April 24 at Wagon Springs Ranch, just off CR 200 in Burnet County.
    Blanco, a blonde bison bull (father of a newborn white buffalo) thundered out from the brush for feed pellets April 24 at Wagon Springs Ranch, just off CR 200 in Burnet County.
  • Untsi, a rare white bison, was born on Earth Day, April 22, at Wagon Springs Ranch in Burnet County.
    Untsi, a rare white bison, was born on Earth Day, April 22, at Wagon Springs Ranch in Burnet County.
A recent birth on his Burnet County ranch took on a more special meaning for Carl Chambers, who holds dual citizenship with the Cherokee Nation through his grandmother.Chambers, a breeder, has tried several combinations of mates amongst his herd of buffalo and this year, his work paid off with a rare white buffalo.Untsi was born on Earth Day, April 22.On April 24, after checking on the newborn,…

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