Look at the size of this brute.

Vince · Posted: Wed Dec 22, 2021 12:30 am Post subject: Look at the size of this brute.

Bison Tagging and blood tests for bison. Just to give you an idea of how big they are, this male weighs around 3,000 lbs.

Elvis

yeah nah...stuff the stick n string... the .45/70 would be minimum I would want to put one of them down...

Vince

Elvis wrote:

yeah nah...stuff the stick n string... the .45/70 would be minimum I would want to put one of them down...

I’m not sure I would shoot this fella mate…he has magnificent bloodlines and has plenty of good breeding left in him. He would be the father of a great crop of calves and ultimately a very strong herd. But you are right, a bent stick and string wouldn’t be my choice either.

Elvis

I wouldnt want to shoot em either bud.....but I guess ultimately they must head off to freezing works somewhere,or be done home kill butcher style....
that boy is massive,unless the man is small.

Pumpkinslinger

Vince, you got me wondering about the size of bison, found this:

"The heaviest wild bull ever recorded weighed 2,800 pounds (1,270 kg) and, in captivity, the largest bison weighed 3,801 pounds (1,724 kg). They can stand at 6 feet to the hump. Despite their massive size, they are incredibly agile able to run at speeds up to 40 mpg and jump 6 feet high from a standing position."

Deleted_User_13284 · Member Joined: Oct 10, 2021 Posts: 127

What a beautiful looking animal.

DallanC · Site Admin Joined: Jan 18, 2005 Posts: 3572 Location: Utah

I've seen alot of bison... that picture while really cool... looks really strange. There is some perspective tricks going on here I think.

-DallanC

gelandangan

WOW...

slimjim

That "boy" is for real and is only standing there because he wants to. I'm sure he could move that pen if he desired. We were up close and personal with a couple of bull bison in Wind Caves National Park, South Dakota, last year. While on a hiking trail down a canyon, a bull came up the canyon our way so we retreated. Then coming out of the canyon we ran into another that grazed slowly back up by our truck. In the process, we came upon one of their "Dust Baths" where they roll in the grass to create a dust bowl to take care of flies bothering them. Huge!!!