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Big Game Hunting => Out Of State Hunting => Topic started by: Dirtnap on November 27, 2024, 11:12:40 AM

Title: Montana Buffalo hunt
Post by: Dirtnap on November 27, 2024, 11:12:40 AM: This was my first buffalo hunt. What an amazing animal and they don’t taste half bad. Nothing is easy when dealing with one of these beast.
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Post by: Fletch on November 27, 2024, 11:15:44 AM: Congratulations, I would like to hear more detail about how it went down... whats the story?
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Post by: Ridgeratt on November 27, 2024, 11:33:17 AM: Congratulations.
I see that you shot it with a single lever action. :tup: :tup:
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Post by: 3boys on November 27, 2024, 12:40:34 PM: Quote from: Fletch on November 27, 2024, 11:15:44 AM
Congratulations, I would like to hear more detail about how it went down... whats the story?
:yeah:
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Post by: Pathfinder101 on November 27, 2024, 12:44:19 PM: :yeah:
Some of the best met on the planet IMHO
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Post by: NorseNW on November 27, 2024, 03:53:08 PM: Great pic and love that rifle! I too would be interested in your hunt experience. I've been debating a buffalo hunt as my next guided hunt. I'm doing very poorly finding animals on my own here in WA.
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Post by: Dirtnap on November 27, 2024, 07:34:55 PM: The hunt was spot and stalk. This particular bull cost $2500, a friend and I went in half ($1250) each, I got to shoot and I got the head. Next time it’s my buddies turn. This was a cool experience. Hunt was on a reservation in north central Montana.

Shoulder mount and euro mount currently in progress.
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Post by: Dirtnap on November 27, 2024, 07:36:34 PM: These animals are tough and can take some lead.
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Post by: Dirtnap on November 27, 2024, 11:16:41 PM: Elkhunter00. I tried to respond to you. Your inbox is full
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Post by: elkhunter00 on November 28, 2024, 09:27:07 AM: Thanks, I'll clean it
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Post by: Taco280AI on November 28, 2024, 10:10:04 AM: That's pretty cool, how much meat?
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Post by: Dirtnap on November 28, 2024, 08:21:09 PM: For quality meat, I wouldn’t shoot one over 4 years old.
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Post by: Dirtnap on November 28, 2024, 08:59:28 PM: Having shoulder and euro mount done
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Post by: Dirtnap on November 28, 2024, 09:05:32 PM: Here is some contact info off of my permit. My guide and program manager was Bronk
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Post by: Dirtnap on November 28, 2024, 09:06:19 PM: Bronk 406-399-4939
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Post by: Dirtnap on November 28, 2024, 09:11:53 PM: 👍
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Post by: sjhgraysage on December 02, 2024, 10:40:16 AM: Love the photos! Iconic animal of North America!
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Post by: jrebel on December 02, 2024, 10:43:24 AM: Thanks for sharing.....looks like you had a great hunt.
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Post by: Fletch on December 02, 2024, 11:26:15 AM: Thanks for sharing, looks like quite the experience for sure.
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Post by: dvolmer on December 02, 2024, 12:46:34 PM: Quote from: Dirtnap on November 28, 2024, 08:59:28 PM
Having shoulder and euro mount done

How do you do a shoulder and Euro mount? You only have one set of horns from the animal. Do you get some reproductions made for the Shoulder mount? Really cool Buffalo! I bet its great eating too!!!
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Post by: Dirtnap on December 02, 2024, 09:16:31 PM: Yes replicas on the shoulder mount. The meat is fantastic. My family loves it
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Post by: follow maggie on December 03, 2024, 03:41:29 PM: Awesome. I’d love to do that, one day
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Post by: buckhorn2 on December 03, 2024, 05:02:42 PM: Bearpaw has some great bison hunts
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Post by: TeacherMan on December 03, 2024, 05:15:06 PM: Did you butcher it? $2500 seems pretty darn cheap honestly. I spend more than that on gas deer hunting in a season 😂
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Post by: passman65 on December 03, 2024, 06:31:20 PM: Quote from: TeacherMan on December 03, 2024, 05:15:06 PM
Did you butcher it? $2500 seems pretty darn cheap honestly. I spend more than that on gas deer hunting in a season 😂

Had mine butcherd, it ran aout $410 if I remember correctly
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Post by: Boss .300 winmag on December 03, 2024, 06:40:12 PM: Quote from: passman65 on December 03, 2024, 06:31:20 PM
Quote from: TeacherMan on December 03, 2024, 05:15:06 PM
Did you butcher it? $2500 seems pretty darn cheap honestly. I spend more than that on gas deer hunting in a season 😂

Had mine butcherd, it ran aout $450 if I remember correctly

That’s really reasonable.
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Post by: JJJ on December 03, 2024, 06:52:20 PM: What did it weigh hanging on the hook?
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Post by: Stein on December 03, 2024, 06:55:49 PM: Was $2,500 the all in cost? I haven't looked at that one, but other ones add extra fees. Looks like a cool experience and I'm unlikely to get to hunt one on a normal tag. Not much cooler than a bison skull on the wall in my book.
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Post by: passman65 on December 03, 2024, 07:09:36 PM: Quote from: Stein on December 03, 2024, 06:55:49 PM
Was $2,500 the all in cost? I haven't looked at that one, but other ones add extra fees. Looks like a cool experience and I'm unlikely to get to hunt one on a normal tag. Not much cooler than a bison skull on the wall in my book.

Mine was $2,500 (yearling) plus $409 to butcher it (I looked up the amount) no extra fees.
This was through Bearpaw Outfitters 16 months ago.