Buffalo Hunting - What a Joke

[Rhino]

Maybe it's the dangerous animal part of it. Remember a few years ago a video was being shown with this poor (dumb) tree hugger guy that got way too close to one taking some pics. That buffalo was tossing him around like a rag doll. They are supposed to be very unpredictable. Other than that, you got me. Bagging a buffalo is not on my "I want to hunt for that before I die" list. If you put the word "cape" in front of that, now we are getting into my list.

[Ritzer]

i think you would have to pay me to hunt a buffalo noy me pay someone

[Ritzer]

you would have to pay me to hunt buffalo, not me pay someone

[Wisconsinboy]

my friends own a farm with buffalo on it and they have about 300. they are pretty easy to shoot with a rifle cause there kind of stupid. there curisoty can get the best of them. there really no afarid of anything. but bow hunting them would be something that i wouldnt want to do cause i have seen some of the damage that these animals can do. its not pretty. last year the biggest bull that they have almost knocked over a grain silo when we had to give them all the shots for the year. he busted out of the holding gate and the rest is history.

[archerjg]

Being that close with an animal that dangerous to make a killing shot with a bow. I don't think I would do that. I have been around cows and bulls all of my life and I have learned to keep a weary eye on them, but you add that weight plus more in some cases plus their nasty streak and you could be in for trouble real quick.

Archerjg

[Pinwheel5]

Ever notice how easy deer hunting looks on tv? Think about it, it may be harder than it looks.

[Canuck2]

I saw this same post on another forum and felt compelled to answer it there too. Sometimes (usually?) our opinions of things are only as accurate as our limited experiences, which is fair enough.

In northern British Columbia, there is a substantial wild herd of buffaloes. Under these circumstances, the hunt is a real challenge. First of all, it is a limited entry draw and attracts the people who are ready and willing to put the effort into it. Second, the animals range far and wide and are as crazy as ticks. Third, it's a late season hunt and the temperatures are generally frigid, accompanying snow and wind. There is a high failure rate in obtaining an animal; definitely this is a challenging hunt.

Neither would I be interested in shooting a fish-in-a-barrel buffalo, but I feel a lot more capable of bagging a mountain elk or desert mule deer than withstanding one of the northern B.C. buffalo hunts.

[Jeramie]

I know quite a bit about buffalo. Many people around here raise them like beef cattle. There is a reserve that I have been to several times, not far from Tulsa, and I also got a complete lesson on them from a worker at Yellowstone a couple of months ago.

They are amazingly dangerous animals. They are the largest land mammal in America. They can spring more than twice the speed of any human alive. They are very agile and VERY VERY temperamental. The danger factor is amazing. As far as the "wild" aspect of the hunt, I have yet to see a "wild" buffalo. I cant see, in todays times, where a true "wild" buffalo could exist. Todays demand for livestock has fenced the buffalo in one way or another. Im sure they all get their fair share of human interaction. Truthfully I would like to hunt one but only if it was truly wild, which probably doesn't exist. The only way I could ever see a buffalo "wild" would be to be born in a fenced hunting area without certain levels of human interaction. Then maybe 3 generations down, their offspring could be considered "wild."

[brad dryden]

I wouldent hunt one. I just dont see it being hard all they are are giant cows pretty much.

[Canuck2]

jeramie, I talked about a wild buffaloes population 2 posts above yours. Have a look. [img]/forums/images/graemlins/smile.gif[/img]

[VtBowhunter]

Well said, RLA.

Time to stop attacking other's hunting methods, and to start sticking together like hunters should.

[Tominator]

well, i really have no idea, but i would agree, from what i've seen buffalo don't look too challenging.

[Jeramie]

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jeramie, I talked about a wild buffaloes population 2 posts above yours. Have a look. <img src="/forums/images/graemlins/smile.gif" alt="" />

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I must have missed your post! I never took into consideration some of the remote lands in Canada. Around here it would be basically impossible. From what Ive seen in the temperament, the size of the animals, and the damage they do to landmarks I would probably have a little reserve about hunting true "wild" buffalo. Im sure I would but again, the ones that are getting interaction are a little less likely to attack. All I can say is if they are truly "Wild" my hat is off to those who dare to take the challenge on foot.

[buckee]

Not too many animals even know your there, when your shooting from 400 yrds, whether your hunting deer, elk, moose or whatever.
Try getting up close to these critters for a well placed bow shot ....better hope your not shaking too hard..and ...you'd also better hope he doesn't know where the shot came from..LOL [img]/forums/images/graemlins/tongue.gif[/img]

Here's a good link http://www.westernimprints.de/data/w...isonfacts.html

As far as I'm concerned, buffalo aren't any easier than moose are to hunt, but a heck of a lot more dangerous. [img]/forums/images/graemlins/shocked.gif[/img]

[Rhino]

But you only have to be a couple of steps faster than the guide buckee. [img]/forums/images/graemlins/wink.gif[/img]