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Big Game Hunting => Out Of State Hunting => Topic started by: GotMyTag on August 25, 2014, 05:20:50 PM

Title: Utah buffalo once in a lifetime tag
Post by: GotMyTag on August 25, 2014, 05:20:50 PM: I thought some of you might like to see a picture of the skull of my buffalo I was able to harvest. I drew after 18 years of applying in Utah. size 14 shoe for size reference. This is truly a hunt where you have to find the buffalo. They are much bigger than I ever dreamed. I was able to get 1325 lbs of meat back from the butcher from this animal. And it is so good. Some of us think it better than beef.
300 WSM 180 grain bullet. Took 2 shots one in each shoulder as the first shot just turned him around. We snuck to 108 yards and just bellied over a ridge.
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Post by: go4steelhd on August 25, 2014, 07:41:02 PM: That's really cool congrats on your hunt.
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Post by: Bigshooter on August 25, 2014, 07:47:55 PM: Congrats. I would love to kill a wild buffalo someday.
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Post by: Halo on August 25, 2014, 08:09:09 PM: Congrats, awesome bull. I have 16 Utah bison points and it just seems like that illusive Henry's tag just gets further and further away, but I can't complain too much because I drew Wyoming bison my first try. There is nothing like hunting wild bison.
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Post by: GotMyTag on August 28, 2014, 11:18:44 AM: 16 points is great. Keep applying. never miss and you will get your chance.
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Post by: shootem on August 28, 2014, 07:57:19 PM: Bet it was a lot of fun. Great looking animal. Cant wait to get one too, Might take another 20 years but I am in the game.
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Post by: cedarriver on August 28, 2014, 08:25:28 PM: Great bull. Congrats, awesome hunt I'm sure
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Post by: ridgefire on August 30, 2014, 08:46:18 PM: wow. that would be awesome to have a animal that big on the ground. congrats
Title: Re: Utah buffalo once in a lifetime tag
Post by: GotMyTag on September 08, 2014, 12:05:17 PM: Thanks for the compliments and yes it was really fun to get it down and taken care of.
I love DIY hunts. I love it that we have the opportunity in America where we really can do this kind of hunting. We are blessed. I hope you all get to take your kids someday on a buffalo hunt. It made a difference in my mind of what happened in America a long time ago and that we can save these animals for all of us to enjoy.
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Post by: HUNTINCOUPLE on September 08, 2014, 12:44:41 PM: Real cool. That's a lot of meat!!!!! :tup:
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Post by: elkoholic1 on September 08, 2014, 03:07:54 PM: :tup: