Meat buffalo hunting?

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Encountered this based on a recommendation on another forum. Has anyone here hunted meat buffalo before? Would this classify as anything near fair chase? or canned?

As an example, take a look a this place: http://sdbisonhunt.com/

600 buffalo over several thousand acres doesn't sound particularly canned but then if they are 'weaning' calves that sounds like direct human interaction in raising the animals (more so than just planting a food plot).

I'm not criticizing, just wondering
 
Lots and lots of bison ranches in Sask. They are livestock here. My cousin has a bunch. However, Northern B.C., yukon and NWT bison are as wild as they get. Don't know about the Dakotas, but suspect its harvesting meat, not real hunting on those ranches. Good meat, just not a real hunt.
 
There’s this video on their website FAQ showing what I assume is the average buffalo hunt.
Looks to be pretty much a stroll in and pick one sort of deal.

On a side note, near the end of the video watch a buffalo take a chest hit from an old black powder cartridge rifle and only lurch a bit, barely even lifts its head up to stop eating grass. Says something about their inherent toughness.

 
I know a fellow who raises buffalo on his ranch. He''ll sell you one on the hoof and take you out to the pasture on his tractor for you to choose one and shoot it. He doesn't call it hunting and neither do I. It's very good meat.
 
Norton said:
On a side note, near the end of the video watch a buffalo take a chest hit from an old black powder cartridge rifle and only lurch a bit, barely even lifts its head up to stop eating grass. Says something about their inherent toughness.
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Wild Wood Bison bulls are tough on a level few other things are. I tracked and put one down for the conservation officers up here that had been hit by three cup and core 7mm mag bullets, one was even placed well. It was on its feet and covering ground, and pissed, hours and hours later. They are on their own level for tough, a substantial departure and level up from the rest of North American game. This said, a good bullet, in the right place from a .30-06 will drop them in their tracks, been there too. But a little amiss, and man can they cover ground like nothing else. The wounded one I mentioned was still stopping and grazing, whether this is a nervous behaviour or they just are that dumb and tough, couldn't tell you. But they can be tanks.
 
I don't know whether you would consider it hunting; that's a decision you would have make for yourself. I will say there's nothing wrong with buying and shooting farm animals either, so it isn't a right or wrong issue. Call it more a "want to" or "don't want to" issue.

If in the process of killing your own meat you happened to notice that you were standing on virgin prairie with a herd of bison on it what's the harm? If you squinted just right and tried a bit you might even be able to re-create something for a day that has been gone for years. Throw in a black powder cartridge rifle, period costume and a walk on some rolling prairie it might even be fun.

I'll let you in on a secret; the wild ones aren't that wild. Also, if you crowded them a bit too much you might find out that all the tame ones aren't all that tame.
 
Dogleg said:
I'll let you in on a secret; the wild ones aren't that wild. Also, if you crowded them a bit too much you might find out that all the tame ones aren't all that tame.
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Truth there, they are afraid of nothing, whether that's from brains or braun is tough to say. It's the only animal that has put in a charge it was determined to finish on me, and they have my respect. Good friend ranches Bison as well, and he's been caught off guard a couple times, and one was very close to getting the job done.
 
I have a few and have worked with many of them over the years and they are all wild to an extent. You are perfectly safe until you see one lift its tail. When they do it means charge or discharge and you always hope for the latter.
 
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