T Bone
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I had a couple friends come out this last week to hunt bison. Everything I've heard up to this point is that bison hunting here is a canned hunt. This place they went was a definate exception.
Both were using archery gear. They were hunting a bachelor group of old bulls in a 3000 acre area with rolling grasslands with treed creek bottoms. These buff are smart as any wild game. Very tough to put a sneak on. Fences mean nothing to the buff, if they want to go somewhere else they simply put the head down and walk through it.
One guy got a shot the first day and hit it badly. He trailed it the entire next day, they broke through 3 different fences before putting it down with a rifle. The 2nd guy never got a shot so at the 11th hour decided to take one of the breeding stock bulls out of the petting zoo pasture.
I have no affiliation with the ranch. Just passing on the info for those with an few extra $ in their pocket.
Here is their website: www.sdbisonhunt.com
Both were using archery gear. They were hunting a bachelor group of old bulls in a 3000 acre area with rolling grasslands with treed creek bottoms. These buff are smart as any wild game. Very tough to put a sneak on. Fences mean nothing to the buff, if they want to go somewhere else they simply put the head down and walk through it.
One guy got a shot the first day and hit it badly. He trailed it the entire next day, they broke through 3 different fences before putting it down with a rifle. The 2nd guy never got a shot so at the 11th hour decided to take one of the breeding stock bulls out of the petting zoo pasture.
I have no affiliation with the ranch. Just passing on the info for those with an few extra $ in their pocket.
Here is their website: www.sdbisonhunt.com
