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Blue Mounds bison get a checkup

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Corralling bison
Dave Banck uses a four-wheeler to corral a herd of bison into a large system of holding pens, where the animals receive medical testing and treatment.
Jackson Forderer / For MPR News

The bison herd at Blue Mounds State Park were rounded up on Tuesday, Sept. 23, 2014 for their annual physicals — blood tests, branding, and checkup. It's a physically challenging day for everyone involved.

• Story: Bison could help restore Minnesota prairie

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A bison rubs against a boulder.
A bison rubs against a well-worn boulder of Sioux quartzite on the prairie at Blue Mounds State Park.
Jim Brandenburg / Courtesy Minnesota Conservation Volunteer magazine
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Corralling bison
Dave Banck uses a four-wheeler to corral a herd of bison into a large system of holding pens, where the animals receive medical testing and treatment.
Jackson Forderer / For MPR News
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Holding pens
A fraction of the park's roughly 95 bison are herded into holding pens for treatment and testing.
Jackson Forderer / For MPR News