DAVID JOLES � djoles@startribune.com Kilkenny, MN - Sept. 30, 2008- Buffalo farmer Ernie Symmes hops up on the fence when breeding bull "Buck," who weighs in at between 2500 and 2700 pounds, gets a little too close. Symmes wife Kathy Crooks is a member of the Sioux Community in Scott County and is raising buffalo on their 74 acre farm in KilKenny -- far from tribal lands -- and then selling it to the tribe for use on things like the dinner buffet at Mystic Lake. The couple currently has 58 buffalo. "I can't keep up," with demand for buffalo meat, said Symmes, explaining that beyond the demand for the meat at Mystic Lake, more people are becoming health conscious and wanting buffalo for its lean meat.
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