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I am eagerly awaiting the Limited Entry Hunting results that are due out very soon. I hope to get a draw for a Bison in northern BC, afterall, I have only been putting in for the draw forever. :} I have my 86 Winchester 45-70 waiting for the chance. :}} Free speech has been executed on the altar of political correctness. | ||
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Good luck...we got our season back in Alberta this year so fingers are crossed here too! | |||
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I am on year 8 of applying in Utah. I suspect another 8 or so should get me in the running! Good luck to you! | |||
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Good luck on the draws guys. I apply for a bison tag every year and am terrified that I'll actually get drawn! The logistics are daunting. Dean ...I say that hunters go into Paradise when they die, and live in this world more joyfully than any other men. -Edward, Duke of York | |||
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Here is couple of pics of part of the alberta herd at Assumption   Of course they are right at the reserve in the no hunting zone and stay close to the roads in winter. Pretty easy to track when theres 2 ft of snow on the ground. For those also wondering these are plains bison and not wood bison although they most likely have some percentage of wood bison genetics in them. If you have that much to fight for, then you should be fighting. The sentiment that modern day ordinary Canadians do not need firearms for protection is pleasant but unrealistic. To discourage responsible deserving Canadians from possessing firearms for lawful self-defence and other legitimate purposes is to risk sacrificing them at the altar of political correctness." - Alberta Provincial Court Judge Demetrick    | |||
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Best o' luck gents. I hope to content myself someday with a ranched bison meat harvest. You guys get to sneak up on the real thing! There is hope, even when your brain tells you there isn’t. – John Green, author | |||
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Don't underestimate the Hunt. Gonna be -30 in Jan with a couple of feet of snow and you just shot a 1200 lb. bull 400 yds off the road. Better bring a friend or two.  Grizz Indeed, no human being has yet lived under conditions which, considering the prevailing climates of the past, can be regarded as normal. John E Pfeiffer, The Emergence of Man Those who can't skin, can hold a leg. Abraham Lincoln Only one war at a time. Abe Again. | |||
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Yeah, that is the part that worries me. I'm not sure I've got enough friends that dumb. Dean ...I say that hunters go into Paradise when they die, and live in this world more joyfully than any other men. -Edward, Duke of York | |||
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I thought the Assumption (Zama/Hay) herd is pure Wood bison. The introduction of this herd was to establish a free ranging Wood bison herd isolated from the potentially diseased Wood/Plains herds to the east. | |||
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My first Wood Bison was shot in Yukon sheep country...HIGH up on a mountain top about 5 miles from the cabin and probably another three miles from the road. It took us four days to skin, quarter, and shuttle that meat/head/hide on two ski-doos down the mountain, to the cabin, and finally to the vehicle. Loved every minute of it. | |||
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That was my understanding as well. Same goes for the FT. Liard herd in NE BC. The bison on draw in the Pink Mtn./Sikanni River are of BC are plains. ______________________________________________ The power of accurate observation is frequently called cynicism by those who are bereft of that gift. | |||
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We were down tomucho lake last week. Lots of bison between Lower Post B.C. and the park... Watson Lake. | |||
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There are lots of bison up there. Oil and gas guys I know say they are doing well in that area. ______________________________________________ The power of accurate observation is frequently called cynicism by those who are bereft of that gift. | |||
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As far as being plains or wood bison, here's an excerpt from the AB government in a 2011-2012 progress report. "The Hay-Zama wood bison re-introduction program was started in 1983 to re-establish a healthy population of wood bison in northwestern Alberta". http://esrd.alberta.ca/fish-wi...ssReport-Aug2012.pdf | |||
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They can try and call them wood bison but the reality is they are plains bison with some wood mixed in, just like the majority the bison that are on farms today. The plains bison are shorter and wider build than the woods who are longer, taller more pronounced hump and thinner at the hind quarters. Having raised buffalo for 35+ plus years and having had some pure woods bison bulls and cows in our herd, not to mention shooting my dads prized woods bull one day (not a good day for me), when you see them its quite easy to distinguish the difference on the hoof. If you have that much to fight for, then you should be fighting. The sentiment that modern day ordinary Canadians do not need firearms for protection is pleasant but unrealistic. To discourage responsible deserving Canadians from possessing firearms for lawful self-defence and other legitimate purposes is to risk sacrificing them at the altar of political correctness." - Alberta Provincial Court Judge Demetrick | |||
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Didn't know they were that easy to tell apart.... "not to mention shooting my dads prized woods bull one day (not a good day for me)" Did it piss you off ??? | |||
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Actually they are very easy to tell apart. I have guided for them in the NWT. So are you saying the Hay/Zama herd is the same as the buff in and around WBNP? Arre you saying the bison released for that group and the ones in FT Liard are hybrids? Are you saying all of them in the NWT/Yukon/BC/AB are hybrids? What about the bison about to do their thing in AK? I think they came from the herd in the AB park we are all familiar with. Are they hybrids? Please fill me in on this as I may have not been in the loop for a few years. ______________________________________________ The power of accurate observation is frequently called cynicism by those who are bereft of that gift. | |||
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Make sure you pack in a reasonable saw and very good fire starter If you shoot your bison at anytime in the afternoon expect to be working into the dark. You will want a good fire to help you. Sure you can say well I will just come back in the morning but now you are working on something that is frozen. Skinning a bison is like sinning a Volkswagon. I was a knuckle dragger on 1 of tendrams hunts. Tore my supraspinatus helping him. Mike Legistine actu? Quid scripsi? Never under estimate the internet community's ability to reply to your post with their personal rant about their tangentially related, single occurrence issue.  What I have learned on AR, since 2001: 1. The proper answer to: Where is the best place in town to get a steak dinner? is…You should go to Mel's Diner and get the fried chicken. 2. Big game animals can tell the difference between .015 of an inch in diameter, 15 grains of bullet weight, and 150 fps. 3. There is a difference in the performance of two identical projectiles launched at the same velocity if they came from different cartridges. 4. While a double rifle is the perfect DGR, every 375HH bolt gun needs to be modified to carry at least 5 down. 5. While a floor plate and detachable box magazine both use a mechanical latch, only the floor plate latch is reliable. Disregard the fact that every modern military rifle uses a detachable box magazine. 6. The Remington 700 is unreliable regardless of the fact it is the basis of the USMC M40 sniper rifle for 40+ years with no changes to the receiver or extractor and is the choice of more military and law enforcement sniper units than any other rifle. 7. PF actions are not suitable for a DGR and it is irrelevant that the M1, M14, M16, & AK47 which were designed for hunting men that can shoot back are all PF actions. 8. 95 deg F in Africa is different than 95 deg F in TX or CA and that is why you must worry about ammunition temperature in Africa (even though most safaris take place in winter) but not in TX or in CA. 9. The size of a ding in a gun's finish doesn't matter, what matters is whether it’s a safe ding or not. 10. 1 in a row is a trend, 2 in a row is statistically significant, and 3 in a row is an irrefutable fact. 11. Never buy a WSM or RCM cartridge for a safari rifle or your go to rifle in the USA because if they lose your ammo you can't find replacement ammo but don't worry 280 Rem, 338-06, 35 Whelen, and all Weatherby cartridges abound in Africa and back country stores. 12. A well hit animal can run 75 yds. in the open and suddenly drop with no initial blood trail, but the one I shot from 200 yds. away that ran 10 yds. and disappeared into a thicket and was not found was lost because the bullet penciled thru. I am 100% certain of this even though I have no physical evidence. 13. A 300 Win Mag is a 500 yard elk cartridge but a 308 Win is not a 300 yard elk cartridge even though the same bullet is travelling at the same velocity at those respective distances. | |||
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Indeed……… bison are big and a lot of work. If you are in the middle of nowhere and not a ranch, they are a HUGE amount of work. Moose and elk are a cakewalk compared to bison in the sticks during the winter months. ______________________________________________ The power of accurate observation is frequently called cynicism by those who are bereft of that gift. | |||
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Bitch, bitch, bitch.  Seriously, they are a lot of work. It is also important to note that, while Wood and Plains Bison do generally look different, there is no guarantee that even a 100% PURE Wood Bison will have all the morphological characteristics that Wood Bison generally possess. | |||
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