Free range Buffalo

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If there are some Buffalo that got off a reserve (in Sask) and are wandering around off the reserve, are they fair game? A buddy of mine saw some wandering around in a canola field today.
 
I would have to say no on this one. If they are owned by someone,private or otherwise, and they get out off of their property this doesn't mean they are no longer the owners animals. However, Maybe I am missing something here because I am not sure of your situation in Sask.

We have had folks(poachers) shoot animals from our herd right in our fields and claim they thought they were wild(this has happened numerous times and mostly on crown leases we own). Sad sad sad.

Are there any wild herds of Buffalo even left in Canada that you could hunt?

I should also add that free range Buffalo is not very tasty compared to a properly finished animal. I would never pick a grass finished animal over a grain finished animal. Just me, but free range is gross.
 
Cammy7s said:
I should also add that free range Buffalo is not very tasty compared to a properly finished animal. I would never pick a grass finished animal over a grain finished animal. Just me, but free range is gross.
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Same goes for cattle IMO, but I prefer grass fed for the health benefits. DOn't know if this applies to buffalo though
 
If they are wild buffalo they aren't permitted game in Saskatchewan. If they are somebody's herd I would think they are governed by the same rules as cattle, and I don't think you are allowed to shoot someone's cattle even if they are on your land without permission and causing damage. The remedy for that would be a claim for compensation from the owner.
 
Apparently this happened in Manitoba near Swan River-ish area a couple of years ago and they were a bit of a nuisance (getting hit bit vehicles), So MNR declared them fair game, no license required.

Or so I have heard.

If I owned them and they got loose, if there was a way to catch them, I would be pissed if people shot them.
 
Plenty of free ranging bison in Alberta. There is a resident hunt (draw only) near rainbow lake, and east of high level it is open season ( no tag required 365 days a year) on anything that wanders out of wood buffalo national park. Pretty tough country to hunt in though....
 
There was a herd of about 30 of so bison that showed up near Alder Flats in Alberta about 6 or 7 years ago. A couple of buddies of mine tried to figure out if they could shoot them. By the time they got the OK, the local Cree in the area shot them all.

The bison in the canola field are probably local. Find the farm they escaped from, the farmer might give you permission to shoot them. They are pretty tough to corral.
 
Us aboriginal folk hunt wild buffalo north of the beaver river up here in northern sask and those are free range and let me tell you I would put that meat up against any farm raised animal.
 
Cammy7s said:
I should also add that free range Buffalo is not very tasty compared to a properly finished animal. I would never pick a grass finished animal over a grain finished animal. Just me, but free range is gross.
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Dude, respectfully, you're high. My bison, and he was an old one and decidedly free-range, was quite tasty. I'm sure that you can make bison as tasty as feedlot beef with tailored food designed to make them fat, btu to me the benefits of wild game and the satisfaction of handling it from start to finish is more important than a bit of marbling.
 
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