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Buffalo Meat in the USA: A Guide to Healthier Eating

Buffalo Meat in the USA: A Guide to Healthier Eating with Grande Natural Meats 2Buffalo meat, often referred to as bison meat in the United States, has seen a resurgence... Read more...

The Ethical Choice: Why Regeneratively Raised Meat Is Better for You and the Planet

In today’s society, the food we choose to eat often reflects our values, such as health, environmental impact, and ethical treatment of animals. While factory-farmed meats are the easy, default... Read more...

Unveiling the Wonders of Antlers: Nature’s Marvel for Health and Vitality

Welcome to Elk USA, where today we’re taking a deep dive into one of nature’s most fascinating phenomena: antlers. These remarkable structures, found on members of the deer family (family... Read more...

The Benefits of Game Meats for Keto and Paleo Diets – Keto Friendly Meats

The ketogenic (keto) and Paleolithic (paleo) diets emphasize high-fat, moderate-protein, and low-carbohydrate consumption to encourage the body’s metabolic shift from burning carbs to burning fat for energy. While these diets... Read more...

Heart-Healthy and Delicious: Discover the Benefits of Bison Meat

In the spirit of Heart Health Awareness Month, it’s time to shine a spotlight on a meat that’s not only rich in history but also in nutrients and flavor—bison (aka... Read more...

Llama and Reindeer

Llama and reindeer June, 2022. A shot from June, 2022 when the reindeer still had velvet on them. The faithful llama keeps and eye out. Read more...

September hay

Picking up second cutting 2022. Cutting the west field, 2022. We are working on getting the last of the hay in, taking advantage of some beautiful late summer days. Read more...

New Cows

We got 35 new cows for max from a ranch in Montana. These cows have come from some very high scoring bulls. It was a long trailer ride but they all made it safe and sound. 4 cows in trailer. 9/10/22 Read more...

Max waiting for his herd.

To increase the size and genetic diversity of our heard we are brining in some new cows to be with Max. Here here is enjoying the late summer waiting for... Read more...

Why choose antler chews for your pet?

By Rich Forrest, general manager of ElkUSA ElkUSA is America’s Dog Antler Chew expert. Located in the Central Colorado Rocky Mountains, we are surrounded by both farmed elk and deer, and literally hundreds of wild elk and deer, all these beautiful critters are shedding thousands of pounds of antler each year. Antler is well suited for human health products, decoration or crafting furniture and, of course, making great dog chews. Antlers come from a genus of herbivore mammals known as cervidea. Only cervids produce antler and they can come in... Read more...