Not quite as advertised Tatonka

[SveinD]

Originally posted by swp:
I will take part of the blame for not getting things in writing but I specifically asked when I talked to the booking agent if this was I high fenced hunt and he said no

I do not agree. People need to keep their word! Oral agreements should be just as good as in writing, or it should be known to others, so they do not make the same mistake. IMO  
But giving them the opportunity to do right is a nice gesture none the less. Hope you get it settled!

[swp]

Bowshot,

I would be tempted to go cut the fence and haze a few more out.    That sounds like a LOT of fun other than getting all of that meat out.
Svein,
Used to be your word was all you had between you and being run out of the country. "The times they are a changing."

[Smallwood]

Scott,
if you do the european mount yourself, you might want to seal the horns with something to keep them from feathering apart on you. You might talk to some taxidermists and find out a little more about it. Also, I think you have to pop the sheaths off and clean out from under the horns and then put them back on or they will stink.

[swp]

Thanks Sammy,

I will look into it and see what I need to do.

[Bowshot]

We are just waiting for some more escapees. I boiled the skulls after removing the horns, similiar to bighorn sheep, turn the skull upside down and cut the cartilige up into the horns, keep them moist with wet towelling for a day , smack them with a rubber mallet and they should pop off. The taxidermist sprayed the horns with something, not sure what it was.

Terry

[jerry r baker]

you did nothing wrong because you respeced the animal first
nice kill
and i would bet you will use all the meat

[akdd]

Congratulations on the buffalo.

[Ethan Grotheer]

Very nice.
The meat alone would be worth it to me.
That stuff is GOOOD!

[swp]

The meat is AWESOME!

[Pinecone]

Very pretty animal.  Sure beats buying your meat at the grocery store!

Claudia

[swp]

That it does Claudia!

[tkytrac]

Was told that a farmer lost some steers the same way and couldn't get a few back. He told the neighbors to shoot on sight for fear of crop damage or being hit by a car. During deer season one strolled in front of me, but I couldn't bring myself to shoot. These things go wild very quickly! I can image that a buffalo would be so much more so.