DIXON- What is black and white and black, weighs about a ton, and tastes delicious? If you ever drove on Highway 200 near the National Bison Range, chances are you know exactly what I'm talking about. Even from a distance, they catch your eye. And apparently, they even stop traffic. "I get a lot of traffic on the road," said rancher Jerry Hamel. "They stop and take pictures, especially in the summer time," BueLingo Cattle Rancher Jerry Hamel said.." They're called BueLingos, but most people call them something else. "Oreos because they can't remember Buelingo," said Hamel. "Everyone can remember Oreo cookies." And when Jerry Hamel tosses Dixon's famous melons their way, they come bounding for joy. The Buelingo is a relatively new breed--created in the late 1950s by a rancher and his son-in-law, a professor at North Dakota State. It has a belting gene that features its unique oreo-like pattern, but it's what's inside that really counts. "The high butter fat in the milk makes calves grow. You get a 600-pound calf in a short period of time and they keep growing," said Hamel. "The cutability is really good, grading, really juicy, tender, flavorful meat on them." They are a mixture of several breeds, including Dutch Belt, Durham, Black Angus, and Chianina. "Most are docile. It's all how you handle them." And Jerry knows exactly how to do that, thanks a certain sweet-tasting Dixon fruit. "That tames them down a bit--the melons," said a chuckling Hamel. "You get a closer relationship with them." Jerry has about 150 head of cattle right now. He will send about 100 of them to slaughter that includes clients in in Pocatello, Ronan and Missoula.

DIXON- What is black and white and black, weighs about a ton, and tastes delicious? If you ever drove on Highway 200 near the National Bison Range, chances are you know exactly what I'm talking about. 

Even from a distance, they catch your eye. And apparently, they even stop traffic.

"I get a lot of traffic on the road," said rancher Jerry Hamel. "They stop and take pictures, especially in the summer time," BueLingo Cattle Rancher Jerry Hamel said.."

They're called BueLingos, but most people call them something else. "Oreos because they can't remember Buelingo," said Hamel. "Everyone can remember Oreo cookies."

And when Jerry Hamel tosses Dixon's famous melons their way, they come bounding for joy.

The Buelingo is a relatively new breed--created in the late 1950s by a rancher and his son-in-law, a professor at North Dakota State. It has a belting gene that features its unique oreo-like pattern, but it's what's inside that really counts.

"The high butter fat in the milk makes calves grow. You get a 600-pound calf in a short period of time and they keep growing," said Hamel. "The cutability is really good, grading, really juicy, tender, flavorful meat on them."

They are a mixture of several breeds, including Dutch Belt, Durham, Black Angus, and Chianina.

"Most are docile. It's all how you handle them."

And Jerry knows exactly how to do that, thanks a certain sweet-tasting Dixon fruit.

"That tames them down a bit--the melons," said a chuckling Hamel. "You get a closer relationship with them."

Jerry has about 150 head of cattle right now. He will send about 100 of them to slaughter that includes clients in in Pocatello, Ronan and Missoula.