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‘Housetrained’ bison with ‘great personality’ sold

By Associated Press
Published: May 20, 2016, 5:30am
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Karen Schoeve pets Bullet, her bison, May 13 at her home in Argyle, Texas. Bullet has been sold and was transported Saturday from Schoeve's home to her new home, a pasture that she will share with two cows, 15 miles away in Flower Mound.
Karen Schoeve pets Bullet, her bison, May 13 at her home in Argyle, Texas. Bullet has been sold and was transported Saturday from Schoeve's home to her new home, a pasture that she will share with two cows, 15 miles away in Flower Mound. (Vernon Bryant) Photo Gallery

ARGYLE, Texas — A 1,000-pound “domesticated” bison has moved on to new pastures. Bullet the bison was transported Saturday from Karen Schoeve’s home in Argyle to her new home 15 miles away in Flower Mound.

Schoeve said she was struggling to balance work, and looking after Bullet and her two ponies, so she sold the horses and advertised Bullet on Craigslist for $5,960. She tells The Dallas Morning News she received several offers. Schoeve said Bullet is housetrained and has “a great personality.”

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