You say bison, I say buffalo.

We took a little family trip to Cook's Bison Ranch which is about 40 minutes away from Fort Wayne in a little town called Wolcottville.

We were told by our tour guide that in Indiana they call them bison because "that is what they are." In Kansas, we call them buffalo because it's our state we can do what we want. The lady on the ranch did acknowledge that because nobody eats bison burgers, they raise bison, but sell buffalo. 

The ranch was really fun. For a nominal fee they loaded you up on a wagon and took you out into the middle of the bison grazing area.  Then they let you feed them special treats. 

Sophia had just woken up from a little nap when we arrived, so it took her a while to warm up to the idea of being out in the middle of a field. 

Connor warmed up a little more quickly and was especially interested in the baby bison that you can see here.  

Although, he did feed some of the grown up bison, Connor seemed a little less intimidated by the baby bison. This one was born in March. They start to get their horns pretty early. 

If you are ever in the Fort Wayne area and looking to get slobbered on by a bunch of dirty buffalo, I highly recommend Cook's Bison Ranch. They were really nice, let us stay out in the grazing area for about half an hour, answered a ton of questions, and didn't mock us too much for repeatedly calling the bison buffalos.