We just returned from a trophy bull bison hunt in Montana booked with Arnoud Outfitters through Keith Atcheson of Jack Atcheson and Sons Hunting Consultants in Butte, MT.

Holly and I had a great time and recommend the experience to anyone who wants a bison trophy and lots of great meat.

The hunt took place on Ted Turner's, Flying D Ranch outside of Bozeman, MT. I shot an 1800 pound bull with my Marlin 1895 .45/70 using the Garrett Hammerhead 530 grain hard cast, solid lead bullets at 1650 fps.

They offer trophy bulls for $1500 and cows and yearlings for lower prices. My cousin shot a yearling bull that weighed around 700 pounds for $600.

I'm having a skull mount done with the head, and the entire hide is being tanned to use a bedspread. The hide from a big bull can measure 40-50 square feet! The meat is being processed into steaks, roasts, sausage, salami, pepperoni, bisonburger and jerky. It should yield 600-700 pounds of meat.

Give Keith a call and go shoot your winter meat supply!

Sounds like fun. Too bad it's Ted Turners Ranch, that a-- hole will never see a dime of my money.

Mark

Congrats on a freezer full O meat. Got any photos?

Jim B.

just out of curiosity, what does something like that cost to process??

Bill,

From my vast ................
$350 to $700 depending on weight and that is not getting fancy