Where’s the beef?

A herd of about 75 bison is on the lam in upstate New York — and they’re terrorizing local farmers by chewing through their tasty crops.

The wayward animals escaped from Bison Island farm in the village of Sharon Springs last week after busting through a gate, according to State Police.

Police warned the public not to approach the beasts — which are mistakenly called buffaloes — if spotted, since “they are a wild animal and can be unpredictable.”

The owner of the bison herd, Brian Grubb, is working with State Police and the Department of Environmental Conservation to wrangle the animals.

Grubb said he fears that people are taunting the creatures.

“I’m seeing signs someone is chasing them with a four-wheeler,” Grubb told the Albany Times Union. “Those animals are being scattered. We need that to stop … otherwise the outcome is going to be extremely negative for the animals.”

“I think we can round them up, but if someone is harassing them, they’ve got to stop,” Grubb told the news outlet.

The herd broke free from Grubb’s farm on Thursday, cops said.

There are at least 30 adult bison, including three bulls, and 45 calves on the run, according to State Police, who noted that about half the calves are bulls. The population accounts for about a third of Grubb’s stock.

Authorities learned that the herd had escaped after officers responded to a call in the town of Roseboom on Thursday after it was reported that several bison were eating a hay crop in fields.

Officials and Grubb worked to “devise a plan in an attempt to corral and funnel the bison” last week, but it’s believed that the herd has already moved from the area, according to authorities.

Reports of the bison sightings have been on Mill Pond Road in the town of Schoharie and Pleasant Brook in the town of Roseboom.

According to local farmer Frank Proper, the animals have been chewing through crops at farms along the border of Schoharie and Ostego counties.

“They showed up one day and they’ve been tearing everything up and eating everything up,” Proper told the Albany Times Union on Monday, adding that he believes the bison have cost him up to $8,000 in hay.

“All my second cutting is gone,” he said.

On Monday evening, an Albany Times Union photographer witnessed Grubb trying to wrangle a group of the bison near the Proper farm, but Grubb could not corral them because, he said, they were not hungry.

State Police are asking the public to contact Grubb at 518-588-1402 or troopers at 315-858-1122 if any of the bison are spotted.

Additional reporting by Stephanie Pagones