ThinkMOTION loaded up their cameras.  VisionAer Cinematics their drone.  And they took their Midwest Video Production team to South Dakota.  They off roaded it to a spot indicated only by a GPS pin.  What they got was movie-worthy video footage of nature and beasts and a mud splattered SUV.

For millennia, the rugged mammoth bison swept across the Great Plains of the Midwest.  The bison, erroneously called buffalo, had all but had vanished until modern times. Many factors are to blame for this including westward expansion, farming and straight up hunting-them-to-the-point-of-extinction.

Fortunately, they are making a comeback due to dedicated ranchers, like this week’s featured client Dakota Pure.  Once again the Great Plains are alive with the thunderous herds of these native creatures.  Since it is springtime there were lots of bison babies to bring the cute.  The bison were slightly curious of the camera at first but a bit skittish when it made any moves. They were concerned about the drone, that is until the treat truck showed up.

To get the sweeping aerial shots, VisionAer Cinematics and thinkMOTION worked with the Dakota Pure rancher.  He drove his pickup truck full of their favorite mineral treats to lure the bison around the field.  The bison know this pickup contains their desirous treats and came running after it a bit like a big trained dog will sit for a biscuit.

In the process of following the truck to get a goodie, the bison created some aerial shots that looked straight out of a movie.  Natures natural actors.  The shaggy Great Plains bison also help to keep the prairie healthy.  They aerate the ground with their hooves which keeps native prairie grasses vibrant for generations to come.  It also makes it healthy for their grass-fed grazing. Which is what they do on their off time when they aren’t being movie stars being filmed by thinkMOTION Midwest Video Production.   www.dakotapurebison.com