Tatonka to remember

[cohoho]

Awesome-  I like all Buffalo pic's....  If you really want an exciting hunt - put in for the AK draw for wild Bison (cheaper than any far/fenced hunt if drawn, except for gas maybe), they are about as good as it gets for hunting.  Try stalking one with 50-100 sets of eyes covering a very large field....  Right now trying to set up a trip here real soon for a meat hunt, can't beat good Buffalo meat... Wonder if they'll let me take out a yearling?

[dbllunger]

So what does it cost? 

[groundhog]

So how were the old bulls as far as eatin goes? Were they a bit chewy? My kids shot a young bull and cow and my nephew shot a 12 year old cow. We aged the meat for two weeks but the old cow was pretty tough. The young animals were great. If we ever do it again (from our limited experience) I would only be interested in young animals.

[MLBowhunting]

Very cool pics and a great family trip sounds like.  My buddy is going on a hunt for a cow buff an i going with i cant wait it will be fun.

[@RCHER]

Sorry I lost this one. Thanks again, All.

dbllunger, cost varies, depending on the ranch and your relationship - I've found. Generally, $800 - $1200 for cows and $2000 - $4000 for bulls. Some higher and some lower. But if you butcher it yourself, it's hard to beat the price for what you get.

groundhog, 2 year old or younger is the best eating. Older animals are definitely tough and heavy grain. Mostly burger, sausage, and jerky for this bull and older cows.

What I think is great about bison...the meat is high quality, and high quantity. The tanned hides are huge , awesome and surprisingly soft. Every western hunter needs a bison skull. And (Hey!) they're BISON and just cool to watch, photograph and be close to.

BTW, a big cow bison will go about 40 square feet of hide. This bull was measured out by the tannery at over 70 feet! No kidding. Keep that in mind if you go for a big bull. For those interested, for grins I measured the skull at 106 B&C. Here's a pic showing this bull next to a large cow with an elk skull in the middle.