Wild Idea Buffalo Company

Wild Idea Buffalo Company operates at 16345 Lower Spring Creek Road in Hermosa, South Dakota, in Custer County, and appears in the USDA FSIS directory under establishment number V46601A. The federal record lists voluntary slaughter and voluntary processing for both meat and poultry, the categories used for species such as bison that fall outside mandatory inspection. The grant of inspection date on file is 2026-08-26. FSIS size class and species detail are not reported, and no custom-exempt activity is reported.

According to its website, the company was founded by Dan O'Brien, whose work began in 1997 on a 1,000-acre ranch with the return of bison to native rangeland. The stated mission is regenerating prairie grasslands while producing grass-fed buffalo meat as an alternative to the industrialized food system. The site says all of its buffalo are field harvested on the prairie using a mobile harvest unit rather than being transported to a slaughter plant, and that the animals are 100 percent grass-fed and finished with no grain, antibiotics, or hormones. The company reports affiliations with other ranchers, tribal herds, and the Regenerative Organic Alliance covering more than 300,000 acres of grassland.

The website functions as a direct-to-consumer store selling buffalo cuts and bundles with shipping, and lists free shipping on orders over 300 dollars as of the fetched text. Two phone numbers appear across sources: (605) 787-3373 in the federal record and 605-215-1244 on the website. A separate listing gives the address as 16425 Lower Spring Creek Road, while FSIS lists 16345. Details on custom processing for outside livestock owners, hours, and on-site retail are not on file.

Households can order directly through the company website, which lists individual cuts such as filet, ribeye, ground buffalo, and hot dogs, along with bundles and a subscribe and save option. Prices shown in the fetched text include ground buffalo at 22.50 dollars per pound, ribeye at 42 dollars, filet at 50 dollars, and hot dogs at 34 dollars. Orders ship, with free shipping stated on orders over 300 dollars and a September bundle discount noted at the time of the fetch. An on-site retail counter, halves or quarters, and local pickup are not mentioned in the sources.

If you are buying a half or quarter animal, the plant is where the animal is processed; the farm sells you the animal. Read how to buy a half cow for the sequence and the math.