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Pat B:
Walt, With 60 to 80 mph winds blowing I'm surprised you didn't have more than 4" of wobble. Says a lot about you and your set up. The archer, the bow and the arrow have a lot to do with it but without proper placement all you have is a pissed off bull.  Nice shooting under extreme conditions!  8)    Pat

Wolf Watcher:
Walt great job.  Tough enough to kill a big bull like yours, but under those conditions you need to be commended!!  I live on a buffalo ranch south of the park.  There are about 2000 head on the ranch and most of them are presently in a pasture in front of our house.  I have seen the griz/buffalo pictures before and if you take a good look you can see that the buffalo chasing the griz is a COW!!  The real unusual thing about this whole sequence is that only one cow gave chase the whole time.  What usually happens is one cow gives chase and the rest take up the chase.  My wife and I have had them make a charge at us on our ATV two different times and its all you can do to out run them. They are especially mean around this time of year.  We have old bulls that live by themselves in the mountains with the wolves and grizzlies and we have yet to lose one to a bear or wolf pack!!  Wolf Watcher

Sidewinder:
Yeah buffalo are tough. It took three shots in the neck with a 30/30 and she just walked around (albeit a lot slower) and then she gave me a quarteting away shot and I took her right behind the ear and she dropped like a rock. I am in absolute awe of these animals. Next year with the bow I am sure that an ambush is in order if I hope to take one iwth the bow. Here are a couple photos of some of the animals I saw including the one that we shall enjoy as our sustanance.

huntertrapper:
so you didnt use a bow?

Sidewinder:
No unfortunatley I did not have enough time to get my arrow setup and shot in before it was time. None the less it was an enriching experiene and I am planning as we speak to make sure that next year "God wililin" we will have the proper equiptment and experience with shooting it that it will be possible.   Danny

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