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Sidewinder:
Just wanted to let everyone know I have a line on a a bison herd that is going thru the cull season and there are several large older males 2000lb plus that are available for the next 2-3wks for about 1250.00 if anyone is interested. I am going to take one of the cows 900-1000lb = 750.00 for meat and hide purpose and their are some of those available as well. You can harvest it in which ever manner you prefer or pick up with a trailer live and haul it home. PM me if there is an interest. I must warn you the window of opportunity is small 2-3 wks and I recently found out about it myself, otherwise there would be more time to plan. The ranch is in Kansas. It is an excellent value on the meat and the experience sounds like it will be very worthwhile.   Danny

Little John:
Danny, sounds like a good deal. How does the hunt go? You said in the arrow post the hunt peen was two miles. Two miles square? What is the cover like? I would think grasslands by being in Kansas. Do you get several days to hunt? Don't think I could make it this year but maybe next time. Do they only do this in Feb.? Or maybe at other times as well? Any and all info apreciated.   Kenneth

Justin Snyder:
Ask them if I can do a horseback hunt.  Chase the buff and shoot from the horse.  Justin

Sidewinder:
Little John, I have not been there yet to see the hunting pen. The ranch Mgr said there is some hills, good grass and trees in that area. It sounds as if I may be able to find some ambush cover. I thought he said that it was L shaped and 2.7 miles but I didn't bother to clarify in our first conversasion.

As I understand it is Ted Turners herd and they are doing the pre spring round up and cull I think that is what makes it such a great deal. I will have more info next week and of course hope to post the outcome. I am currently putting together my 4 man team for the event. Me,  the back up shooter, the videographer and the distractor/driver. My 20yr old son said he wanted to go so I told him he is the one that gets to crawl up into the carcas and pull out the guts. Lol. It sucks to be the low man on the totem pole but I guess thats just paying yer dues.



Justin, If I were a horseman, which I'm not, that is the way I would prefer to do it. I am certain if you brought your own horses it would be a slam dunk. My thing is I have riden a few times and liked it but just no experience with a good cuttin horse and don't really know anyone I feel comfortable asking to use their horses so I can ride down a buffalo, but that would definitely be the way to go. Get a little plains short bow. Say 65lbs with a short 20" draw maybe even have a lancer in the mix. If they do this seasonally I may try and take advantage of the great meat price and make it something I schedule annaully.

Little John:
Hunting from horseback would be the ultimate, but complicates everything. I am deeply into horsesand have shot targets from my running horse. but buffaloe are very fast and younneed a very fast horse that is trained to follow the beast with out fear and with stamina for the long run,, you need an ambush to get a jump on the animals before they see or smell you. Also I don't think the average rancher would allow you to chouse the whole heard and probably run it thru fences. There is an article in P.A. a couple of years ago where Souix man got to hunt them from horseback, would be awsome if you could put it together. Howard Hill also killed a big bull from horseback and the story is in his book, hunting the hard way.    Kenneth

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