Buffalo hunts in N.M.
No license required, considered livestock.
Folks I've been killing buffalo off this ranch for 10 years.
My friend the rancher has contracted a fatal
sickness and asked me to liquidate the herd
as he can no longer get out of the house.
3 day hunt includes lodging and meals.
Cost of processing is the hunters responsibility
Meat cow-2250.00
Meat Bull-3000.00 (Meat bulls are SOLD)
Trophy Bull- 6000.00
ravenr 307-899-7435

Where is it at? Logistics with meat to southern California would be pretty hard.

17 miles from Folsom.
Processor will freeze solid.
Lon Paul hauled one back to Palm Springs in june and came thru ok.
Would think Nov.-Dec travel would be do-able

How big is the ranch and how hard/easy to egt within range of the Buffalo?

ravenr- sorry to hear about the health status of your rancher friend... but so glad you can help him.
The hunt sounds like a great opportunity!

The ranch is 8K acres and I have killed buffalo here with bow, rifle, and pistol.

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Originally posted by Big Wonderful Wyoming:
Where is it at? Logistics with meat to southern California would be pretty hard.

Just stick a freezer or two on a trailer. Fill with the frozen cut and wrapped bison. Plug it in at night at the motel. You can also take a small generator and plug in to that if needed. I know moose hunters who travel from the southern US to Canada that have been doing this for years. No big deal NM to the land of fruits and nuts.

Ravenr, Can it be done in mid dec? I and a buddy are coming back from New Mex cow elk hunt and possibly could swing by

Yes and is a great month to kill them.
Their hides are in GREAT shape then.
This year the area has received great rains.
The range and animals are fat and shiny.

And the land is gorgeous...the guide not so much. But he can cook, talk a good story, and overall ain't too bad to be around. Accommodations are very nice. The buff herd is very healthy and if you are looking for a nice buff, this would be a good place to go.

Gary

Thanks Gary

What is the criteria to separate a meat bull from a trophy bull? I'd like a bull for my trophy room, but am also interested in some great meat.

Folsum is a great area-

My ex-wife has my ex-ranch not far from there-Des Moines--can you tell me which Ranch it is?

If we take a meat bull do we keep the hide?

SBT
age mostly but an easy way to tell...
Horn tips goes straight up, 3-5 yrs/ meat bull.
Horn tips curling back into head - Trophy bull.
Luckily BOTH are made out of meat.
meat bull 500+ Lbs of finished meat
Trophy bull 650-700 Lbs of finished meat.
Head,hide and meat belong to hunter.

Hey Wyoming, sending you a PM...

Any chance this could be done over the Thanksgiving weekend? Arrive late Friday...hunt Saturday...process Sunday and head home?

I'm looking for meat.

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Originally posted by Sean Russell:
Folsum is a great area-

My ex-wife has my ex-ranch not far from there-Des Moines--can you tell me which Ranch it is?

If we take a meat bull do we keep the hide?

Damn, that almost sounds like a country song. Sorry.

The difference between the meat bull and trophy bull is how good your teeth are ( or are not )
Burgers will do on both

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Originally posted by DCS Member:

quote:

Originally posted by Sean Russell:
Folsum is a great area-

My ex-wife has my ex-ranch not far from there-Des Moines--can you tell me which Ranch it is?

If we take a meat bull do we keep the hide?

Damn, that almost sounds like a country song. Sorry.

I try to not think about it--------

Ok guys, I'm headed out from SoCal over the Thanksgiving weekend, leaving Friday and coming back probably Monday-Tuesday.

If anyone is interested in joining in the fun, PM me. We can easily transport two buff in the back of the truck...

Thanks Robert
Looking forward to our hunt.

Lots of interest, Thanks
40+ head left.

rnovi-

I am sure ravenr knows this, but you should be able to get all the dry ice you want at the Ranch Market in Clayton Nm.

Raton surely has a source also--just ask for it.

What's the avg cut and wrap cost?

thanks
Brad

.66 cents an Lb for the finished product

Interested in cow meat hunt first week on Dec.
907 903 5649
Thanks!

39 left
If you are thinking about it
Call 307-899-7435

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Originally posted by Skyline:

quote:

Originally posted by Big Wonderful Wyoming:
Where is it at? Logistics with meat to southern California would be pretty hard.

Just stick a freezer or two on a trailer. Fill with the frozen cut and wrapped bison. Plug it in at night at the motel. You can also take a small generator and plug in to that if needed. I know moose hunters who travel from the southern US to Canada that have been doing this for years. No big deal NM to the land of fruits and nuts.

The fruits and Nuts have been over run by the Illegals..

What's a cow process out in wt?
Bulls 500+- ok, cows are usually some smaller.
No idea around buffs.

How about shoot 'em load 'em and leave?
Is there help on hand to load 'em without having to hire them?

Am close enough to get home in good shape especially with this weather moving in.
Thanks,
George

Guys,

I shot a meat bull on this ranch and the whole thing works fine plus the meat is excellent. The guide on the other hand is a cranky, skinny, ugly fuck but he will get the job done regardless of his short comings.

George,

They can drop the whole carcass in your truck with a loader. No sweat.

Mark

georgeld
I haven't killed a bunch of cows off of this ranch. We kept them to grow the herd.
I would guess nearly 300# of finished
packaged buffalo meat.
I will kill a couple cows and will post the results.

Mark, Welcome back from Africa. Once again the denizens of bush have failed to put the chomp on your old slow fatass?

JR/Sean:

Off topic some but, maybe you're local enough to have known some good friends from the late 60's mid '75.

Cliff and his wife Ramona that had the roadside bar at Grenville. I used to haul pipe to Odessa for about 5 yrs and some of us would stop in there to visit at times. I was thru there in '04 and saw the place had caved in, tree growing out thru the roof. I figure Cliff died as he was hitting the juice quite a bit, but, what has happened to the lovely lady? She was several years younger than Cliff.

Would either or both of you know? Last I saw them was in mid '75. I gave up trucking that Dec and had never been back til April '04, nor since.

Another place that's in the same shape now that used to be one hell of an active party house eatery: Watonga OK. Broke my heart to see these two places gone to hell.

Thank you,
George

The 1st round of Buffalo fell this past week.
Enjoy and safe travels.

Would the animals in those photos be considered "meat bulls"?

Photo #1,#4 are of meat bulls. The others are cows.
Meat bulls @ 500+/-
Meat cows @ 350 +/-
These weights are from these buff and are
the finished packaged #'s