JohnCushman
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I am still putting kids through collegeso it will be a savings thing for me too.....we should start planning though, maybe get a couple others to go with!!
Ship them off to the Army and they can get the GI Bill lol
Custer State Park SD Bison Hunt
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Ship them off to the Army and they can get the GI Bill lol
JohnCushman
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SFC B
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I am still putting kids through college
I may be interested, but like you and Cush, I will need to start saving up for a year or two.
SFC B
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I talked on email with them...seem pretty straight forward and accommodating.
Well heck I'm sitting on 2 points but man the price is getting high. Might have to check a ranch hunt myself. I was hoping to go in 2 years and take my son along. Heck I even bought a 45/70 when Walmart was giving them away
The Taxidermist sent me a couple cell phone pics of the finished product. It should arrive here on Tuesday. I used David Hale out of Whitewood South Dakota for the taxidermy. I had him do a shoulder mount and the skull and tan the back half of the hide. Shipped to my door it was $2315 for everything. I cant wait to see it.
Nice looking mount and not a bad price considering to your door.
I was going to do a European mount and get the hide tanned, but the wife wants me to get a shoulder mount to go with the rest of the critters in the "room of death" as she calls it.
I should receive my hunt date and other information in the next few days. I can't wait. I hope that I can get my requested date (a Monday) because I'm trying to make the buffalo trip then return to WV to partake in the Whitetail rut
I was going to do a European mount and get the hide tanned, but the wife wants me to get a shoulder mount to go with the rest of the critters in the "room of death" as she calls it.
I should receive my hunt date and other information in the next few days. I can't wait. I hope that I can get my requested date (a Monday) because I'm trying to make the buffalo trip then return to WV to partake in the Whitetail rut
Just a heads up for anyone wanting to tan the hide. I'm going to send mine to sebring tanning in Fl (http://www.sebringcustomtanning.com/). They did my gator and do a fantastic job. They said a buffalo with hair on will cost around $200-$250. You have to clean it and salt it before you ship it.
Most people wanted around 700-1500 for this.
Has anyone checked their meat on the plane? I'm weighing my options vs renting a car and driving it home. I was told to plan for about 250lbs of boned out meat. Then another 50lbs for hide/skull. I'm looking at $460 in checked bag fees if I ship my muzzle-loader home UPS.
Most people wanted around 700-1500 for this.
Has anyone checked their meat on the plane? I'm weighing my options vs renting a car and driving it home. I was told to plan for about 250lbs of boned out meat. Then another 50lbs for hide/skull. I'm looking at $460 in checked bag fees if I ship my muzzle-loader home UPS.
TimeOnTarget
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for those that don't know, If you draw this you better be ready to drop some cash.... to the tune of about 6k if I recall right for the trophy and about half that for the non-trophy.
I send all of my clients to David Hale as well for their mounts and have never had a complaint with the finished product. I do recommend him.
warmer
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I have been here since Sunday evening and am staying until Friday afternoon or Saturday morning. The wife and I are staying at creek side lodge in the park for a mini vacation.it is the park off season so we have it basically to ourselves. We have seen a ton of derr, bison, antelope, and turkeys.
It has been pretty cold with a feels like temp of 6 degrees this morning.
CSP roadblock yesterday morning
Lone Bull yesterday evening before dark
It has been pretty cold with a feels like temp of 6 degrees this morning.
CSP roadblock yesterday morning
Lone Bull yesterday evening before dark
mevertsen
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Congrats on that bull! How !any points and years did it take to draw? I am trying to convince my wife that the non trophy hunt would be funner than moose. Haha.
gutshootem
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That thing looks delicious.
I had max points I believe 4 years. I hunted moose in Maine 5 years ago and I would go moose hunting again hands down over the non-trophy bison. The bison meat may better but the moose meat is excellent as well.
My buddy and I were going to start putting in for points for this "hunt" this spring just as an excuse to do a trip together and hang out. A little research showed me that starting 3 points behind would mean many, many years before we drew and probably multiple tag price increases. So, we decided to stick to turkeys instead. I'm jealous of those with a freezer full of bison meat, that's for sure!
