> Bison is very much like beef - but  probably a little more lean... very
> good!!

Bison meat is incredibly lean when compared to conventional meats. Here are
the total fat comparisons for various meats...

Conventional ground beef: 15-30% fat (30% fat ground beef splatters lots of
hot oil on you and burns if you fry it)
Grass-fed ground beef: 15% fat
Ground bison: 4-10% fat (no noticeable hot oil splatter and doesn't burn
easily if you fry it--mostly water comes out and your kitchen stays clean;
grilling and other cooking methods are presumably healthier)

Based on 100 grams of cooked lean meat:

Meat Fat grams Calories Cholesterol (mg)
Bison 2.42 143 82
Beef 9.28 211 86
Pork 9.66 212 86
Skinless chicken 7.41 190 89

Source: "Bison: The other red meat,"
http://www.startribune.com/lifestyle/11491756.html

> > Where on earth do you buy half a bison from? I've never actually
> > gotten to try Bison, so I'm real curious as to how it tastes.

If you just want to sample it, it's available at most (but not all)
supermarkets in New England and Florida. It's in the
"organic/specialty/game" meat sections. I'm going to be buying it in a 10
lb. bulk package from a food distributor soon (I know someone who works for
one) at about half the supermarket price.

Bison has a very slightly gamey flavor, but I got used to it fairly quickly
and now love it. I now prefer somewhat gamey meats like bison and venison
(probably my favorite meat so far) to commercial meats. Moose and bear are
still a bit too gamey for my taste (but quite edible).