text: This is the moment police in Texas turn ranchers as they determinedly try to herd a stray buffalo. Dashcam footage shows the officers using their patrol vehicles to steer the one ton bison off the road and back to his farm near the city of Round Rock. As they beep their horns the animal, named Big Boy, continues to run along the sidewalk but at one point he veers in front of the police car and over to the other side of the road. Despite the detour, the buffalo made it home safely free of injury. His owner, 79-year-old Joe Don Kotrla-Chipps, told Fox News that Big Boy has got into bad habits recently and has taken to jumping over his fence. 'It's been plenty adequate for 25 years with all my other buffalo, but this one is a jumper,' the rancher said. Apparently Big Boy made it past electric fence and a barbed wire barrier to escape his pen last Friday morning around 7am. Police say they gave his owner a citation for violating the 'open range act' with inadequate fencing. On the run: This is the moment police in Texas turn ranchers as they determinedly try and herd a buffalo . High-speed chase: Dashcam footage shows the officers using their patrol vehicles to steer the one ton bison off the road and back to his farm near the city of Round Rock . Lights, camera, action: As they beep their horns the animal, named Big Boy, continues to run along the sidewalk but at one point he veers in front of the police car and over to the other side of the road . As a result, Kotrla-Chipps is reportedly getting a higher boundary installed. In the meantime Big Boy, aged five, has been relocated to another patch of land. It was a local resident who reported the animal's break for freedom  after spotting him on the highway. Police said officers and an Animal Control unit responded  to a 'loose livestock' report and they were able to lure the bison to a secure area. Athletic abilities: His owner, 79-year-old Joe Don Kotrla-Chipps, told Fox News that Big Boy has got into bad habits recently and has taken to jumping over his fence . Bid for freedom: Apparently Big Boy made it past electric fence and a barbed wire fence to escape his pen last Friday morning around 7am . Fortunately no one was hurt during the incident. Authorities later highlighted the dangers of the situation. 'These animals are large, quick, and could do harm if encountered in the wrong circumstances,' they noted. Along with buffalo, Kotrla-Chipps keeps a range of animals on his ranch including pigs, dogs and peacock. Touching in the recent drama he concluded: '[Big Boy's] an exceptional buffalo. And that's why I want to keep him you know. There's something there that's over and above all my other ones.'
target: Dashcam footage shows the officers using their patrol vehicles to steer the one ton bison off the road and back to his farm near the city of Round Rock .
  As they beep their horns the animal, named Big Boy, continues to run along the sidewalk .
  However, at one point he veers in front of the police car and on to the other side of the road .
  Despite the detour, the buffalo made it home safely free of injury.