Finding that for Shaw: Purple Bison Traditional Cache

The first in the first a series that I will be placing in the Shaw area.

This is: Finding that for Shaw: Purple Bison

But how do we know if we are using a Bison tube or a Buffalo tube? Or simply, what is the difference between a bison and a buffalo? According to northforkbison.com

The difference between bison and buffalo is nothing or a whole lot depending on what you mean. Let us explain: The animal that we've come to know and love in this country as the buffalo is the same as the bison. People refer to them as both names. And that's OK. There are 2 subspecies of bison in North America: the Plains Bison (mainly in the U.S. and Canada) and the Wood Bison (mainly in Canada.) There is also a European Bison called the Wisent (pronounced wee'sent). All 3 look a little bit different from each other. The scientific name of the bison is "Bison bison" (Genus species). However, the bison is not a "true" buffalo scientifically speaking. There are at least 2 true buffalo which include the African Cape Buffalo and the Asian Water Buffalo.

Many people in the bison industry package the meat they sell as "bison" so customers know for sure they are getting bison and not water buffalo.

Now specifically, you are looking for a purple bison.

Oh and depending which way you came to this cache, you either drove by a herd of buffalo, or bison. Or if you keep going on Waldo Hills Rd. you will see them. They however, are not purple.