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Owner of bison that escaped from Nebraska feedlot is bringing in help from Kansas

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Get the latest local business news delivered FREE to your inbox weekly.Please subscribe to keep reading. You can cancel at any time.Loading&amp;hellp;{{title}}{{description}}{{banner}}(renews at {{format_dollars}}{{start_price}}{{format_cents}}/month + tax){{tagline}}{{special_title}}{{html}}You have permission to edit this article.© 2022 Lee EnterprisesShare ThisOwner of bison that escaped from Nebraska feedlot is bringing in help from KansasShare thisThe owner of the 125 bison that escaped Wednesday from a feedlot south of Overton has hired a Kansas company to help wrangle them.Five of the bison were hit and killed by vehicles Wednesday, the Phelps County Sheriff’s Office said Thursday. A county resident also shot one of the animals, Sheriff Gene Samuelson said. The county attorney will decide whether to file charges against the person.The bison escaped about 5 a.m. Wednesday from Valley View Feeders, which is south of Interstate 80 and the Platte River. Officials were alerted to the escape when a semitrailer truck hit a bison.A person in the office at Valley View Feeders said Thursday that the animals headed south from the feedlot after they broke down a gate. She said feedlot workers were out Thursday morning trying to corral the animals, which had broken into many small groups.The feedlot has handled bison since the early 2000s, the worker said, but never have so many gotten out.Samuelson said he understands that area farmers are concerned about crop damage, but he urged farmers to let insurance companies deal with those problems and asked people “not to grab firearms and take action.”The Kansas company, which specializes in the handling of bison, was scheduled to arrive Thursday, the Valley View worker said.Samuelson said in a prepared statement that it’s important that Phelps County residents and, possibly, the residents of other counties “let this company do what they were hired to do. They will not need any assistance, so please refrain from forming search parties and taking any action.”Deputies said a few of the animals had wandered into neighboring Gosper County.Overton is about 25 miles west of Kearney and a little over 10 miles east of Lexington in south-central Nebraska., 402-444-1109Get the latest local business news delivered FREE to your inbox weekly.Cowboys with horses helped with the roundup of a large bison herd in Phelps County on Wednesday.Bison escaped from a feedlot early Wednesday in Phelps County.{{title}}{{summary}}You don't have any notifications.Get up-to-the-minute news sent straight to your device.Topics

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