Volunteer shooters to help thin Grand Canyon bison herds

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Re: Volunteer shooters to help thin Grand Canyon bison herds

Postby hammAR on Wed Sep 13, 2017 4:29 pm

Squirrels will shoot back....
buffalo's not so much.................

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Re: Volunteer shooters to help thin Grand Canyon bison herds

Postby FJ540 on Wed Sep 13, 2017 4:43 pm

Rodentman wrote:I think squirrels are majestic and people shoot them all the time.


I wouldn't call them majestic, but they're mighty tasty. Have you ever tried cooking one before you shot it? That sounds hard! :rotf:
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Re: Volunteer shooters to help thin Grand Canyon bison herds

Postby Rodentman on Wed Sep 13, 2017 4:47 pm

I'll get you!

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Re: Volunteer shooters to help thin Grand Canyon bison herds

Postby FJ540 on Wed Sep 13, 2017 4:53 pm

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Any relation? :D
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Re: Volunteer shooters to help thin Grand Canyon bison herds

Postby crbutler on Wed Sep 13, 2017 8:33 pm

Dunno rodentman.... sometimes I don't get you.

A squwil

majestic?

I think I've heard it all... :-p
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Re: Volunteer shooters to help thin Grand Canyon bison herds

Postby OldmanFCSA on Wed Sep 13, 2017 9:14 pm

crbutler wrote:Looks like most of the questions folks placed were answered in the article.
Bison just are not that wary most of the time. No need for extreme range. I've seen them killed with .270s to .45-70s. If I went, it would be fun to use a sharps replica, or an 1886 in an old buffalo caliber.


I admit I did not read the article.

My asking about shooting at distance was only due to my current knee issue.
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Re: Volunteer shooters to help thin Grand Canyon bison herds

Postby Holland&Holland on Wed Sep 13, 2017 9:17 pm

I would like to take one with my 1895 in .405 win. Teddy style.
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Re: Volunteer shooters to help thin Grand Canyon bison herds

Postby Rodentman on Thu Sep 14, 2017 6:06 am

Isn't this a majestic creature?

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Re: Volunteer shooters to help thin Grand Canyon bison herds

Postby BigDog58 on Thu Sep 14, 2017 9:55 am

Rodentman wrote:Isn't this a majestic creature?

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They are most majestic when Fried and served with a good Southern Milk Gravy over them :lol: :P
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Re: Volunteer shooters to help thin Grand Canyon bison herds

Postby FJ540 on Thu Sep 14, 2017 10:22 am

Rodentman wrote:Isn't this a majestic creature?

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Looks like a $3 tail and a good butterflied side of meat for some heavily buttered mashed potatoes to me.

Bob, you're making me hungry! Saturday (small game opener) is so close I can almost taste it. :lol:
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Re: Volunteer shooters to help thin Grand Canyon bison herds

Postby OldmanFCSA on Thu Sep 14, 2017 3:02 pm

Rodentman wrote:Isn't this a majestic creature?

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MURPHY T considers them as Tree Rats.
Extermination by Bassett Hound becomes quite comical while watching the chase.
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Re: Volunteer shooters to help thin Grand Canyon bison herds

Postby Bearcatrp on Thu Sep 14, 2017 4:21 pm

yukonjasper wrote:So what calibers at what max distances?

338 Lapua Magnum up to 1000 yards. That's as far as I am proficient at shooting. Rifle could do more with a more expirienced shooter than me.
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Re: Volunteer shooters to help thin Grand Canyon bison herds

Postby yukonjasper on Thu Sep 14, 2017 5:42 pm

I wonder why they wouldn't make more of an effort to round up and auction the animals to ranchers who want to start herds of their own. I know nothing about whether they are difficult to raise, but I assume there would be some interest. I have seen herds sporadically in Minnesota on fenced property. It is tasty meat although I have only eaten in restaurants.
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Re: Volunteer shooters to help thin Grand Canyon bison herds

Postby Ghost on Thu Sep 14, 2017 6:39 pm

yukonjasper wrote:I wonder why they wouldn't make more of an effort to round up and auction the animals to ranchers who want to start herds of their own. I know nothing about whether they are difficult to raise, but I assume there would be some interest. I have seen herds sporadically in Minnesota on fenced property. It is tasty meat although I have only eaten in restaurants.

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Re: Volunteer shooters to help thin Grand Canyon bison herds

Postby crbutler on Thu Sep 14, 2017 6:45 pm

They don't herd well unless they have been brought up with it. They will charge a pickup or guy on a horse.

They are also out in hard to reach areas, thus the lookout for reasonably fit folks.

From the article it looks like they will round up what they can, and shoot the rest to meet targets.
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