Bison hunter becomes the hunted

Slamfire

Slamfire

CGN Ultra frequent flyer
EE Expired
Rating - 100%
4   0   0
Location
In the shadows of the Rockies
"...Pilgrim knelt down, steadied his .338 Remington Ultra Magnum rifle and shot his prey.
The bison didn’t even flinch..."

"It was just, bang!” he said. “He took me right out. I just seen a big flash of white!”
When he regained consciousness a few seconds later, Pilgrim said he was pinned underneath the bison as it tried to strike him with its horns..."

"I ran for a tree because I heard if you ever get attacked run for a tree because they can’t go around a tree very well,” he explained. “He was right behind me. His horns were almost up my rear.”

"So Pilgrim and the bison ran in circles around the tree for what seemed like an “eternity,” until the animal gave up the chase.

:eek:

http://www.ctvnews.ca/canada/i-deserved-it-yukon-hunter-becomes-the-hunted-1.3671809
 
Last edited:
There was a story a number of years ago in BC Outdoors where a couple who had a LEH Draw near Pink Mountain for late Buffalo.
The trip was going great, fresh snow and loots of fresh sign.
The wife spotted a Buffalo within her range and comfort level ( i actually dont recall distance ) and she takes aim and fires, hits said Buffalo who then decides to turn and run over the shooter.
The snow was fresh and deep and soft of course.
This buffalo ran her over and compressed her into the snow.
She survived not so lucky for the Buffalo.
Rob
 
A friend's brother in law got off lucky then. One shot in the heart with a 7mm RM, then they just hid for a while until it went to sleep and died. He said the hardest part was tipping it over when it went down on all fours. haha. It was huge.
 
Hearing about these predicaments I wonder if these guys wouldn't have benefited from going through a formal risk assessment or JSA (job safety analysis) beforehand like what is done on construction projects?
 
I have taken 2 Of those Pink Mountain Bison over the years...used a 338 Win Mag in both cases.
I shot each with a Nosler Partition, and they were down and out for the count within about 45 seconds
Problem with these animals, the inclination is to shoot them too high up in the body, which is rarely
fatal quickly. Lower 1/3 of the body, tucked in tight against the front leg is best. D.
 
Eagleye nailed it. And don’t shoot them in the head.
Bison were one of the first ways to diversify an ailing ag economy. Besides farmers they attracted a lot of speculative investors as prices spiked. Had a neighbor jump on board and when the market collapsed he lost all interest in feeding,working etc and ultimately fencing. His herd went feral and were wild as deer, but a lot harder on my fence and hay stacks. Caught 4 cows going back to cover one winter morning and made a loop to where I had them 50 yards in front of me. Had my wife’s little Ruger ultralight .270 with 140 partitions. Smacked the lead cow between the lookers and WOW she didn’t like that. Was blowing blood all over and the little herd was tails straight up and on the hunt. I was concealed but suddenly very aware that I had 4 rounds left and an angry mob between me and my truck. Next 4 bullets went through lungs with the expected outcome.
 
Holeee Carp! Dangerous or what?? Glad you did what it took to get out of that situation!

Don't see why a bullet with sufficient integrity to penetrate clear through the skull wouldn't work instantly.
 
... “And then you know what I did? I threw my gun down on the ground and I went over and gave him a big hug,” he said. “Poor guy. He was only trying to defend himself. He knew I was going to kill him so he was going to let me have it. I deserved it.” ...

that sums up the story for who know the local guy and i wont say anything else even under torture. at least i had a good laugh ...
 
To put this all in perspective, Wood bison are the largest terrestrial animal in North America, considerably larger than their plains cousins down south. The males easily weigh over 2,000 lb. My lovely wife killed one in 1999 that put just under 1100 pound of boneless meat into freezers here. It measured just under seven 7 ft at the withers, and 10 ft 4 in from the nose to the root of the tail. Estimated live weight was 2300-2500 lbs. We skinned it out for a life-size mount, and the head, hide, and hooves weighed over 300 pounds green.

She killed it with two offhand shots from her 30-06 with 180 gr bonded cores at something over 100 yd. We have it on video.

The vertebrae from that animal had spinal processes that measure 27" long over the hump. They are presented during the bison hunting workshops here, so hunters can actually understand how low one must shoot to be in the vitals. That is what Eagleye is speaking about in his post above when he says the shots are often too high.

The head is huge, while the brain is small and surrounded by several inches of bone, in some places as much as six inches. There are many accounts up here of bison shaking off multiple hits to the head, and this is the second actual charge by a wounded bison I know of. The first was a fellow using Nosler partitions in a 300 Win Mag. I saw the two bullet holes in the skull of that animal, and the track of another one that skidded off. Three shots and his rifle was empty. Both the guy and the bison were running hard, seriously, when his buddy put the bison down with a 270 gr partition from something than 30 feet.

Personally have only ever hunted them with 375 H&H and 9.3X62. Both do very well.
Ted
 
Here's what the Wyoming Game & Fish Commission recommends for shot placement on Bison -

"...the traditional shot in the heart/lung area. This shot
is used by most hunters and can be placed by locating the area slightly above the animal’s knee. The advantage to this shot
is the lethal area is larger and easier to hit. The disadvantage is a bison can often take several shots in this area before
going down, particularly bulls...

...The second recommended shot is in the neck vertebrae. This shot should be made
approximately six inches straight back from the bottom/base of the horn..."

https://wgfd.wyo.gov/WGFD/media/content/PDF/Hunting/Bison/BISON_KNOWDIFFERENCE.pdf

Circles are where WG&FC recommends. Broadside I favor taking out the shoulders and the spinal chord as shown, or a brain hit would work also - both locations shown in red. Frontal shot, aim for the brain. No issues.

Leave the poodle shooters at home. Go high speed double extra mojo .40+ caliber solids. :cool:

(Disclaimer: not a recommendation, individual results may vary :p ).

26543080779_fa2b37849f_z.jpg
 
You must log in or register to reply here.
Back
Top Bottom