Has anyone hunted with Monte Fastnacht who has LaMont's Wild West Buffalo in New Mexico. Looks like a decent hunt. Any info appreciated.

Just found that Web site myself, Impala. Curious to see some comments.

A friend of mine and I hunted with him in 2006. It was a fun hunt. With all that tall Juniper in the hunting area, you could ride by the bison within 50 yards and not see them.

Thanks for the info. May look into it a little more seriously.

If Im not mistaken this outfit at one time did horse back hunts for Bison..That would interest me..

The hunt I mentioned above was on horseback

Horse back Bison hunts would be the very best,sure beats any other method for my part, but I hunt deer, bear, and elk horseback most of the time, realizing some are not inclined for such a hunt, so they surely will prefer another option and this outfit has those options of spot and stalk, walk them up, all good options. Bison being what they are (sorta dumb) its hard to come up with a real fair chase hunt, I have only had one fair chase outfit that I booked for that had truly wild Bison, it was rough country and the Bison were hunted hard and that makes them wild as deer. But they went broke.. This Lamont Company gives one the best of options it seems..

Everyone that can should go shoot at least one Bison, its an American heritage, and a ton of good meat, a nice robe, or mount. A Bison skull painted in Indian style is beautiful, again lots of options.

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Everyone that can should go shoot at least one Bison, its an American heritage, and a ton of good meat, a nice robe, or mount. A Bison skull painted in Indian style is beautiful, again lots of options.

That is the reason I am working out a deal with my boss to shoot one of the 2 or 3 year old bulls that was born in the herd I help take care of. My plan is to shoot it with my Chief Crazyhorse Model 94 Commemorative, in .38-55.

That is all it will be, a shoot, but I will do it in early to mid January when the robe is in prime condition.

I've been considering a bison "shoot" as well. It would be primarily a meat hunt for me, and a nice robe... hadn't thought about the Indian painted skull, but I like the idea..

I've been looking for places that "do it all" the lodging, the "shoot", skinning and most importantly the butchering. Most of the places I looked at send the critter off to a local cutter.. you know what your getting from the outfitter, but the local cutters are always a crapshoot..

Any info on all inclusive outfits welcome!

http://yukonsheep.com/

Worth it.

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http://yukonsheep.com/

Worth it.

Have you done this wood bison hunt? If so I'd like to hear the details.

Frank, that's the kind of hunt I am looking for, too. A nice, tender yearling or two-year-old taken in early winter for a decent robe would fit my pistol.
Randall, if you can humanely dispatch a bison with a .38-55, more power to you!

I'd prefer my 50-90 Sharps :-)

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I'd prefer my 50-90 Sharps :-)

The first hunt of my life was a bison,I used my Shiloh Sharps 45-90,480 grs soft lead bullet,bore riding design,one shot mid neck ahead of the shoulders & it was bang flop,dust in the air where she stood,it was quite a surprise to me & the guide he did not have much respect for the Sharps before that experience

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Randall, if you can humanely dispatch a bison with a .38-55, more power to you!

Bill, if a 255 grain Barnes Original .377 diameter bullet going at close to 1800 fps., between the eyes of a buffalo at 50 yards or so doesn't kill it humanely, I do not know what will.

When I shoot mine it will be feeding on a line feed and I will be resting the gun on the pick up bed sidewall.

We recommend our hunters not to shoot them in the skull just because we have heard the skull is so tough it can actually ricochet the bullet making it glance off. I don't know this for a fact as we have never tried it. A shot in the lungs will get it done but they are so tough they keep going quite a while. If you can find the heart that is the best bet, but you better study the location of the heart and the anatomy of Buffalo closely. It is lower in the body and a Buffalo with a good coat can have several inches of hair hanging below the body making it tricky.We don't shoot them and 50 yards while they are eating though.

At the range I will be shooting and the construction of the Barnes Bullet, I do not believe there will be any problems.

I have been working with and around buffalo for over 25 years now, and while I do appreciate your comments, I have faith in my knowledge of buffalo anatomy and the rifle and bullet I will be using.

If the range was going to be over 50 yards I would choose a different caliber, but most likely my shot will be 30 yards or less. This is nothing more than a meat hunt and to get a good robe to have tanned and a good looking skull mount.

I shot my first Bison with my 450-400 double rifle at 150 yards through the shoulders..He ran about 30 0r 40 yards..Took 45 minutes for the herd to leave him, they usually run off twice then return and run off again and that's it..This bunch didn't leave at all, but when they left they never returned..

I used to book where Dances with wolves was made, they had over 800 head, I sent some AR folks there. The owners retired and sold the ranch and all the animals.

I think you have the best hunt with Lamonts, there in New Mexico. unless you can hunt Canada and that's a hard hunt Ive been told, but it is a real fair chase wild buffalo hunt. also expensive I suspect.