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#Post#: 1911--------------------------------------------------
OK we did it Bison cow down
By: Prairie blaster Date: February 3, 2013, 4:30 pm
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OK
We did it. My boy and I put together a "go now or miss out"
hunt for a Bison,Cow/calf. He got the call from the Fish and
game on Thursday and Saturday Morning at 3:00 am we headed to
Gardner Mt. The area we could hunt is Very small and the bison
have to come out of Yellowstone park AND get on Public land for
IT to be able to hunt them. There is also a No Hunt zone a half
mile around the Town of Gardner. We borrowed a snowmobile and
trailer,a come along. He bought a Saws all and we had a bunch of
asst ropes,cables and knifes,and sharping stuff. The plan was to
use My 45/70 with a New load he came up with but he only had a
chance to shoot 4 shells to sight in the gun,he took his CZ 375
too. As lick would have it we hunted all the areas we could
scope with out seeing a bison, as we started to turn around we
saw something that looked like Bison in the snow. YUP there they
were . They Had to be 100 yards off a road, and 1/4 mile away
from any buildings. The No hunt zone line was the road we where
on ,they where on the open side. I grabbed the range finder and
put it on the closest one 102 yards... There are some forest
service out buildings right at 800 yards,good enough.We even had
a turn around and a place to park with a small rocky ridge
between us and the bison, PERFECT. Talk about the perfect storm.
The only thing, a car load of Greenie bison people had followed
us to the bison and where all out watching us. We stopped and RE
checked all aspects in the regulations and determined we were
GOOD to go. But he decided to use his tried and true 375. We
walked over the ridge and started to examine the bison, it HAD
to be a cow or calf... As luck would have it the close one was
indeed a cow and still at 102 yards from the road and the same
from us. After VERY careful aim he shot. A long silence and we
had a cow bison on the ground WOW. Now what.?The FWP recommends
5 Big guys to handle a bison we say pooh on that ,two well
equipped small guys can do a bison in only 3 hours. We started
with skinning The top half down past the back bone, then cutting
off the front and rear quarters. Then the back strap . We then
gutted her out pulling the pile out of the way then we took the
tenderloin out and used the saws all to cut the ribs off. We
tucked the hide up close to the bison and flipped her over and
continued to skin leaving it attached to the head. Took all the
meat on this side the same way and finished out the neck and cut
off the head rolled up the hide and there, we finished. the only
thing left was the back bone and lower legs. The snow was about
2 feet deep and it took snow shoes to really get around well. We
loaded ALL of it in to the big black sled and started the 102
yard trek to the road,got about 25 yards and said NOPE. Back and
get the truck . I strung all out all our rope,straps and cables
together and it just reached the trailer. With the help from the
6.0 V8 we drug the sled and beast to the road.There is also a No
over the snow ban in the area we had to hunt. A little come a
long action and we had her loaded in the sled on the trailed in
just 3 hours, How cool is that. All that was left was the 4 hour
trip back home, well not counting the flat we had on the trailer
in Gardner. It was truly an adventure. how wonderful is it to be
with you son when he gets his first of many Bison !!!!
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Here is a link to the Vid!!!
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#Post#: 1912--------------------------------------------------
Re: OK we did it Bison cow down
By: MasterBlaster Date: February 3, 2013, 4:46 pm
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Great story and pics PB. Congrats to you and your son on an
awesome hunt. I'm soooooo jealous. ;)
#Post#: 1913--------------------------------------------------
Re: OK we did it Bison cow down
By: Bwana J Date: February 3, 2013, 5:02 pm
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Outstanding job guys, Congrats! Proof positive that were theres
a will, theres a way.
#Post#: 1914--------------------------------------------------
Re: OK we did it Bison cow down
By: Yote59 Date: February 3, 2013, 9:42 pm
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What a fantastic story. Life long memories also....congrats to
both. Thank for sharing. Great picks.
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Re: OK we did it Bison cow down
By: USARMORER Date: February 3, 2013, 10:09 pm
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Great take, keep hustling out there....... :)
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