The 2010 Gold Trophy Bison Show and Sale (judging on January 22, 2010 and sale on January 23, 2010) is sanctioned by the National Bison Association and is the only bison show of this type in the world.

Although commonly called buffalo, the American Bison is not a true buffalo. Its closest relatives are the European Bison (Wisent) and the Canadian Woods Bison, not the buffalo of Asia or Africa, such as the Cape Buffalo or Water Buffalo.

Bison were the center of life for the Plains Indians, providing them with food, clothing, shelter, and spiritual aspirations.