Main Discussion Area > Arrows
Buffalo arrows
adb:
2 square miles is a big area. I hunt deer in a 1 square mile parcel of land, and they NEVER leave. It is unfenced, however, and they could if need be.
To each his own. If you feel the hunt is ethical, it's you that looks back from the mirror in the morning. Primitive bow vs Buff... sounds like even odds to me. It's not just gonna stand around.
Your bow? If it was me, I'd use something else. I have a 62" NTN, hickory backed osage, 70#@27", tillered bendy handle. I'd use heavy wood shafts, probably fir or ash, and a 2 blade broahead, probably a 190gn Grizzly. You want PENETRATION, not speed. At <20 yards, tragectory won't matter.
I think I'd take a clean pair of shorts, if you go without back-up!!
Little John:
I am with Jamie and Billy. A buffaloe hunt excites me a lot and since the chances and expense of a truly fair chase hunt lets me out, then I have no problem with ranch raised animals. There is an outfit here close to my home that puts some animals in a 320 acre fenced in patch of brush and thick forrest and, I undrestand it is challenging even for rifle hunters, as the bison never lose their wildness and act just like deer (leave in a hurry at the first sound, smell or sight of a hunter). Three hundred and twenty acres don't sound like much, but it is one mile by one half mile and can hide a bunch of buffaloe and they always have the option to leave. The only thing holding me back is the 1400 dollars. I also found a ranch in North Dakota that does hunts on fairly large tracts of fenced in native grasslands, would love to go. I would try to set up a blind at the water and get a good shot opportunity or try stalking, I bet there would still be tons of adrenalyn running and you cant argue with the good eating. You might want to read the article in the latest edition of traditional Bowhunter on arrow penetration and lethality and make sure you have arrows that are well tuned to your bow and that are going to perform and penetrate deeply, not some traded for arrows that might not work well in your marginal weight bow. Good luck, have fun, and let us know how it turns out. Kenneth
mullet:
If it was me, I'd use a stronger bow and heavier arrows. I don't think the gear you have will do the job. If I was going to hunt it, I couldn't bring myself to do it with a backup shooter. Kinda takes the Primitive out of it. Like ol' Tred hunting in every episode with a pistol on his hip.
Little John:
I hear ya Eddie, on the back up and pistol on hip. Oh by the way I finally got your feathers off yesterday. Sorry for being so slow. Kenneth
Badger:
I sold a bow to a guy a few years ago who killed a 600# cow buff with it on a penned type hunt. 55# bow shooting in the high 160's with 550 grain arrows, 1st shot was high and penetration was only a few inches with no damage to the animal, second shot was in the bread basket and got both lungs. A 55# primitive bow will not shoot through a rib so you have to hit the animal going away or just hope you hit inbetween the ribs. Steve
Navigation
[0] Message Index
[#] Next page
[*] Previous page
Go to full version