Delta Bison Bull

31 October 2018, 22:55

Frostbit

Delta Bison Bull

Heading to Delta Junction tomorrow. Joyce is legal starting Saturday. Temps are dropping. Should be interesting.

Have gotten a lot of intel. I'll throw up an update when we get back.

She's using her Ruger Hawkeye African in 9.3 x 62.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G7vieA694oY

Jim

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31 October 2018, 23:17

surefire7

Good luck Jim & Joyce!

GREAT choice of both caliber and rifle.

01 November 2018, 02:29

Alaska Hunter

Good luck Jim.
I have no doubt you and Joyce will enjoy the experience.
Delta Meats for process your buffalo and make sure you get a case or two of the pepper sticks.
If you get to wander too far and end up in Fairbanks, give me a call.
Mike

01 November 2018, 02:53

Frostbit

quote:
Originally posted by Alaska Hunter:
Good luck Jim.
I have no doubt you and Joyce will enjoy the experience.
Delta Meats for process your buffalo and make sure you get a case or two of the pepper sticks.
If you get to wander too far and end up in Fairbanks, give me a call.
Mike

Thanks Mike,

Joyce would love to see your beautiful home for sure. Might not have a chance after her Bison hunt but we likely will go aurora hunting up the Dalton this winter as well and will pass through FBX then.

Cheers
Jim

01 November 2018, 05:30

BrettAKSCI

Good luck guys!!! Don't get gored on the bikes!!!

Brett

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01 November 2018, 05:36

Frostbit

quote:
Originally posted by BrettAKSCI:
Good luck guys!!! Don't get gored on the bikes!!!

Brett

Geez Dude!! Juju, you are screwing up the Juju.

01 November 2018, 16:20

p dog shooter

Good luck.

I have friend that lives in Delta Junction he works at the base there.

01 November 2018, 21:09

nopride2

Good luck. That's a lot of meat. Gave most of mine away.

Dave

01 November 2018, 21:36

Frostbit

quote:
Originally posted by nopride2:
Good luck. That's a lot of meat. Gave most of mine away.

Dave

We generally share most everything we hunt as do the households we mostly share with.

According to the AK F&G website a mature Bull may yield 680 pounds of net meat. That would be over 10 pounds of meat a week to eat for year.

Sharing rocks!!

Cheers
J&J

01 November 2018, 21:51

p dog shooter

quote:
That would be over 10 pounds of meat a week to eat for year.

If all one ate for meat was Bison for a family of two that is 13 pounds a week 1.8 pounds per day or .62 pounds per meal.

Add two more people .31 pounds per meal or about 5ozs per person.

Have a family of 6 one bison is not enough.

If one had a tribal group of 40 would be just over 2 weeks with no waste no feeding dogs.

Yes for a modern family with a good freezer one bison represents a lot of meat.

If one has lots of friends you could be looking at running out shortly.

01 November 2018, 23:36

BaxterB

Woo hoo!!

02 November 2018, 05:17

surefire7

Interesting. In Colorado, we cannot share meat from wild game, unless that person has a like license.

Is that the same in Alaska, or can you share with anyone you want?

02 November 2018, 07:21

Poyntman

quote:
Originally posted by surefire7:
Interesting. In Colorado, we cannot share meat from wild game, unless that person has a like license.

Is that the same in Alaska, or can you share with anyone you want?

No way CO enforces that...an obscure law like that is there so you don't catch a guy with a freshly butchered elk or deer in their cooler saying he didn't kill it...some dude gave it to me....as an excuse for poaching.

If you have legally taken and processed game meat at home you can absolutely share it.

02 November 2018, 14:11

boarkiller

Technically MT has similar law
Too many laws
Step out of your house and you break some kinda law
So there are two kinda people in this world
Lawmakers and lawbreakers

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When I'm ready to go, pack a bag of gunpowder up my ass and strike a fire to my pecker, until I squeal like a boar.
Yours truly , Milan The Boarkiller - World according to Milan
PS I have big boar on my floor...but it ain't dead, just scared to move...

Man should be happy and in good humor until the day he dies...
Only fools hope to live forever
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02 November 2018, 18:46

nopride2

quote:
Too many laws

Agreed.

Dave

02 November 2018, 23:44

Alaska Hunter

In Alaska we can legally give meat away.
There is form on the back page of the game law book that you just fill out and keep with the meat. You don't have to send it in or notify anyone, it's just a "note" that travels with the meat to state that the hunter was licensed to take the meat and you are lawfully transferring it. That form stays with the meat until it's processed. After that, eat it up.
Really though, I take meat and fish over to my neighbor all the time and he's an Alaska State Trooper, he hasn't arrested me yet. I might add, I don't give my hard won meat and fish to just anyone, he's a great neighbor.

03 November 2018, 01:19

DesertRam

quote:
Originally posted by surefire7:
Interesting. In Colorado, we cannot share meat from wild game, unless that person has a like license.

Is that the same in Alaska, or can you share with anyone you want?

You mean CO doesn't have something like this?

quote:
New Mexico Hunting Regulations

Possession, Donation or Sale of Game

It is unlawful to possess game without a properly notched carcass tag or evidence the game has been taken legally. Carcasses, meat and internal organs of game mammals and game birds may not be sold or bartered, but can be donated. However, the skins, head, antlers, horns and claws of legally taken protected species and the feathers of nonmigratory game birds may be sold, bartered or donated.

Any person giving items to another person must supply the recipient with a written description which states: the parts (skin, head, antlers, horns, claws, feathers, etc.) and/or the kind and number of game; the date when and county where game was taken; the conveyor’s name, address and hunting license number used to take the game; and the date and place of the transaction or donation.

03 November 2018, 01:20

DesertRam

Crap, double tap.

04 November 2018, 20:29

Bud Meadows

Good luck to Joyce on her Bison Bull hunt. I volunteered for the Artic Warfare School at Fort Greely back in the 1970’s while in the Army, but we ran out of travel funds before I could go. Are you driving fron Anchorage or flying? That’s a pretty long drive, but it makes hauling all that meat back more econot.

05 November 2018, 05:08

medved

all the best for your hunting trip.

11 November 2018, 09:57

Frostbit

Interesting hunt with lots of fun moments but no Bison for us ——- yet. We will be back up for another try or two since Joyce’s Tag is good till March 31.

If you are on Facebook here is a public link to some daily details. All I have is my phone and can’t put up pics here.

https://www.facebook.com/14087...ts/1908820562547357/

11 November 2018, 20:05

Crazyhorseconsulting

Texas is pretty much the same as NM on donating game meat to others.

12 November 2018, 17:50

AnotherAZWriter

quote:
Originally posted by Bud Meadows:
GI volunteered for the Artic Warfare School at Fort Greely back in the 1970’s while in the Army

When I was at Rich it was mandatory for all officers who were taking a company command to attend that school. What a blast. Two weeks of snowshoeing, skiing, building snow caves, learning how to assess avalanche dangers, etc, all taught by NCOs who took great pride in their knowledge of arctic fieldcraft.

And the little O Club they had was a real treat.

25 November 2018, 10:46

Frostbit

Heading back up to Delta Junction on Monday.

25 November 2018, 11:13

Cougarz

Good luck and have fun.

25 November 2018, 13:41

fairgame

quote:
Originally posted by Frostbit:
Interesting hunt with lots of fun moments but no Bison for us ——- yet. We will be back up for another try or two since Joyce’s Tag is good till March 31.

If you are on Facebook here is a public link to some daily details. All I have is my phone and can’t put up pics here.

https://www.facebook.com/14087...ts/1908820562547357/

Nice journal mate.

30 November 2018, 20:30

Frostbit

Any one that puts in for this Tag we recommend the “either sex” Tag. Still after a bull and could have dropped Bison the last two days easily.

01 December 2018, 00:35

Alaska Hunter

Jim & Joyce,
These hunts are not near as easy/successful as they were 20 years ago. These herds have all been hunted and the bison are wise to our ways. When I got mine a few years back I heard the success rate was only 36% overall.
I know you two put the effort in, all that's needed is a bit of luck. I have confidence you guys are going to be eating buffalo steaks soon.
Mike

01 December 2018, 17:12

Skip Nantz

Wish you guys the luck you need!

03 December 2018, 04:27

erict

Good luck The success rate from last year is at the link below, but you have to choose the "drawing" dropdown:
2017 Bison drawing hunt success rate

03 December 2018, 07:13

Frostbit

quote:
Originally posted by erict:
Good luck The success rate from last year is at the link below, but you have to choose the "drawing" dropdown:
2017 Bison drawing hunt success rate

I think all the permits were “either sex” that year, thus the high percentage of success.

If you go back through the years and they list DI404 separately, that is either sex and DI403 is bull only. If Joyce had either sex we would be home by now.

03 December 2018, 07:25

LeonardC

What is the foot ware? Looks nice and warm!

04 December 2018, 06:51

Frostbit

quote:
Originally posted by LeonardC:
What is the foot ware? Looks nice and warm!

Northern Outfitters for Joyce.
Bunny Boots for me.

04 December 2018, 22:39

LeonardC

Thank you. I need to check out a pair for the Wife.

05 December 2018, 08:51

Frostbit

quote:
Originally posted by LeonardC:
Thank you. I need to check out a pair for the Wife.

No longer available sadly. They were really popular with Iditarod mushers in the day. If you check out EBay or Alaskalist you might get lucky on a used pair.