Buffalo in my pool 10.23.10 in the North GA Mtns

Sat morning Oct 23,2010 we saw 2 huge holes in our pool cover. I looked in and saw nothing. As I walked around to the shallow side the cover started jumping VIOLENTLY and scared me to death!! I called 2 friends and we SLOWLY removed the cover to discover a BUFFALO! A fella 2 miles away said his buffalo escaped and he couldn't find it. We held it for him! See our other video on How to remove a buffalo from your pool!

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Pets & Animals

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• Buffalo
• pool
• cover
• hole
• Georgia

[faithilicious08]

I live in White County GA and I didn't hear about this. I hate that they put him down. They could have released him into the wild out west. I thought they were a protected species?

[chrismaker0510]

@faithilicious08 this was in the WC News plus WSBTV, CNN, Today Show, GMA, the Early Show and many other stations around the. The American Bison is not endangered and is commonly raised for meat just like cattle. I hate that they put it down too!

[valax300]

...its a Water Buffalo :)

[chrismaker0510]

@valax300 Boy I haven't heard that one!!! (at least not in the past 5 minutes!)

Thanks for your comments

[mjswrites]

Why put put the poor thing down. If the owners wanted a buffalo then they should have made sure it was secure. It is cruel to kill an animal just because you cant keep it on your property. What about giving it away to someone who can take better care. 

[chrismaker0510]

@mjswrites I agree...unfortunately I am not the owner

[wwdirk]

It was being raised for meat. It was "put down a little ahead of schedule. Everyone who is whining about it I assume is a vegetarian.

[pscoelho]

why kill him?

[tmwimbrow]

is it poopin or peein in your pool its tail is up



[dancingbuffaloranch]

Once a bison realizes how to escape a ranch, he/she teaches the rest; their very smart!! You repair the area & they come back again and again leaping over the repaired area. Some things you gotta do, didn't wanna do it... but you do what you have to do. Had 12 bisons myself and their my babies. Had to cull 1 or 2 because being troublemaker & filled freezer, tanned hide & more. We did it Native American blessings & all. Her hide now used for teaching & show & tell.

[faithilicious08]

@maryljo I've never heard of Buffalo being "harvested". They are supposed to be a protected species and should have never been put down.