Free Range

Luke and I drove out to one of the ends of the roads the other day. What we saw gives a whole new meaning to the words "free range". We literally saw horses and a few miles further down the road bison, just out wondering around, seemingly miles from any humanly created establishment or fences. I wonder how the owners corralled them. I'm almost positive the bison are butchered periodically. I found a website advertising beef and bison here on Kodiak. It claimed that the animals have been "native" subsiding on grass only for the past 70 years. It was only recently that they began receiving care from humans.
It was surprising to see animals being treated like living creatures instead of a commodity to be bought sold or produced. Even though Kodiak is the 3rd largest commercial fishing port in the U.S. I noticed a similar attitude amongst some of the fisherman. They know the fish and practice sustainable harvesting.