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I want to start by saying this is not a high fence hunt. The property is fenced with a 4 ft. woven wire cattle fence. This is a 4000 acre property that has approximately 200 bison on it. I was there to hunt, and aloud to take 1 of the 8 cow bison that had broken one of their horns. It took me a little while to get my head around that 1 of 8 animals on 4000 acres. A hunt indeed, and just what I had been longing for. A bison hunt, that was just that a hunt. This is the nearest thing possible to hunting the herds of days gone.
-------------------- Zipper Bows TGMM FAMILY OF THE BOW Posts: 2367 | From: P.O. Box 275 Mt. Orab, OH 45154 | Registered: Jan 2008
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Great pictures, and looking foward to reading and seeing how this adventure turns out. Thanks for posting Zip,
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HUMMM, Bison hunting how do you choose your equipment for a bison? It has to be special, because to me this was a very special hunt. The choice was actually quite easy. My buddy Benjy had given me a dozen or so cane arrows over the last couple of years, all of which were fletched with 2 turkey and 1 goose feather. Some of the turkey feathers came from turkeys I had killed. One of these special arrows shot very well from my newly completed longbow. Now all I needed was a good sturdy broad head. Not just any broad head one with some real mojo. Again that was easy. All I had to do is steel an Abowyer Brown bear off of one of Tracy’s arrows that she had taken game with. For my bow I chose my newly designed 3 piece longbow. It is special, not only because it is a super performer but also because it is the sister woods to Tom Jenkin’s new SXT recurve.Even the knives I took on this hunt had mojo to spare. One was given to me by Danny Rowen, another by Bill Kissner, the third was given to me by my grandfather nearly 30 years ago.
-------------------- Zipper Bows TGMM FAMILY OF THE BOW Posts: 2367 | From: P.O. Box 275 Mt. Orab, OH 45154 | Registered: Jan 2008
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TGMM Family Of The Bow Posts: 15028 | From: Fibber McGee's Closet, VA | Registered: Mar 2003
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Wayne is an experienced guide who had been in on nearly 50 bow hunts for bison. This was however, only the third with traditional gear. He was confident that we could get within longbow range of one of these great animals. Despite the fact that many of them will be in the herd and have hundreds of eyes and noses watching their backs, Wayne would later explain that not all of the bison would be within the main herd. Only those that needed the protection of the family group would be with the rest of the herd. Since this was the tail end of the breeding season the main herd would consist of those cows with calves and the main breeding bulls. Outside of this main herd would be several smaller satellite groups with the same make up. There are also some lone animals. As I mentioned, these are animals that have no need for the protection or socialization of the herd. Old bulls that have been kicked out by younger breeding bulls and dry cows will all be on their own or in small groups.
-------------------- Zipper Bows TGMM FAMILY OF THE BOW Posts: 2367 | From: P.O. Box 275 Mt. Orab, OH 45154 | Registered: Jan 2008
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Where does your adventure take place?? That don't look like Ohio to me but I could be wrong. Can't wait for the rest of the story.
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