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NorthStar Bison

Northstar Bison

100% grass-fed & field-harvested bison — raised as nature intended in Cameron, WI since 1994

Lee & Mary Graese, Northstar Bison

Lee and Mary grew up on farms in Wisconsin and Minnesota — and both swore they'd never go back to farming. Then Lee discovered bison, and everything changed. In October 1994, they bought their first two bison — Billy and Sarah — and started something they never planned to stop.

Today Northstar spans thousands of acres of owned and leased land, a family-run processing facility, and a network of like-minded ranchers who share their commitment to raising animals the way nature intended. Their daughter Marielle is now part of the management team, carrying on what Lee and Mary built from two bison and a whole lot of conviction.

WHAT SETS THEM APART

100% Grass-fed & finished

No antibiotics or hormones

Family-owned since 1994

Zero-stress field harvest

Regenerative ranching

IN THEIR OWN WORDS

"The way an animal is raised is important, but the way an animal is harvested is more important. We don't believe 'efficiency' has a place at the table in harvesting. An animal's quality of life, down to the final millisecond, is nonnegotiable."

— Lee & Mary Graese, Northstar Bison

Want to know more about how they raise their animals?

100% GRASS-FED, LIFELONG

Bison graze exclusively on grass and forage from birth — no grain, no GMOs, no corn, ever. Their sworn affidavit is on file with the Wisconsin Dept. of Agriculture.

ZERO-STRESS FIELD HARVEST

Animals are harvested in the field, in their herd, on their pasture — the same as any other day. No transport, no feedlot, no stress-induced cortisol tainting the meat.

NO ANTIBIOTICS OR HORMONES

NorthStar does not use growth hormones or routine antibiotics. Any animal requiring treatment is sold before harvest — it never enters the food supply.

ROTATIONAL GRAZING

Herds rotate through chemical-free pastures, redistributing seed naturally and allowing land to recover — part of their regenerative approach to the land.