If you've not seen Fin's Bison hunt, do yourself a favor and watch it! If you've seen it already, watch it again! A serious congrats to Fin and all who were involved!
http://www.carbontv.com/videos/ZsZjR5bjq3uyX0GXshHoCcp_PHySd392
If the episode isn't enough for you (as it wasn't for me) read the thread by Fin following the hunt. Always so much interesting info that's unfortunately left out of the episode, the time lapse of butchering the bull at the end is incredible!
http://onyourownadventures.com/hunttalk/showthread.php?t=253677
I think the professionalism, restraint, respect and even the decoying are most impressive, especially with a less than supportive audience at times. The hunt could have ended so many times before it actually did, but it culminated in the best possible outcome for all parties involved.
The reason I bring this up now is because as a poor grad student with no TV I'm limited to the internet - luckily I have the OYOA site and CarbonTV (which FINALLY posted Fin's Bison hunt). The episode, like all Fresh Tracks episodes, is amazing and definitely my favorite.
After going through the thread once again, I looked into the Buffalo Field Campaign (BFC) group. While I think a lot of their goals and reasons for doing what they do might align with hunters like us, there is (maybe luckily) little substance or results from what they claim. They recently posted a documentary dealing with the Bison's annual migration out of the park and the Interagency Bison Management Plan (IBMP).
https://vimeo.com/104296498
It's an interesting watch and includes impressive footage (if nothing else than to see Bison in Yellowstone), but is full of inaccuracies and relies heavily on anthropomorphism and pathos-style arguments/imagery. They erroneously tout the Yellowstone herd as the only free-roaming pure strain of Bison and infer a close relationship with the local Native American tribes implying them to be on the same page as BFC. I also think those BFC members featured could be found oversimplifying both the problem and the solution, as well as offering some logical solutions which they conveniently haven't done anything to bring about. Like I say, an interesting watch if you have the time.
Lastly, since a friend of mine and I will be hunting Bison on the Elk Refuge in Wyoming this winter (he drew the tag, not me), has anyone encountered these BFC folks on the Elk refuge or do they work only in Montana? The WY Game and Fish are more than supportive of sportsman being successful in harvesting Bison on the refuge, just curious if we're going to have similar company as Fin and his crew.
http://www.carbontv.com/videos/ZsZjR5bjq3uyX0GXshHoCcp_PHySd392
If the episode isn't enough for you (as it wasn't for me) read the thread by Fin following the hunt. Always so much interesting info that's unfortunately left out of the episode, the time lapse of butchering the bull at the end is incredible!
http://onyourownadventures.com/hunttalk/showthread.php?t=253677
I think the professionalism, restraint, respect and even the decoying are most impressive, especially with a less than supportive audience at times. The hunt could have ended so many times before it actually did, but it culminated in the best possible outcome for all parties involved.
The reason I bring this up now is because as a poor grad student with no TV I'm limited to the internet - luckily I have the OYOA site and CarbonTV (which FINALLY posted Fin's Bison hunt). The episode, like all Fresh Tracks episodes, is amazing and definitely my favorite.
After going through the thread once again, I looked into the Buffalo Field Campaign (BFC) group. While I think a lot of their goals and reasons for doing what they do might align with hunters like us, there is (maybe luckily) little substance or results from what they claim. They recently posted a documentary dealing with the Bison's annual migration out of the park and the Interagency Bison Management Plan (IBMP).
https://vimeo.com/104296498
It's an interesting watch and includes impressive footage (if nothing else than to see Bison in Yellowstone), but is full of inaccuracies and relies heavily on anthropomorphism and pathos-style arguments/imagery. They erroneously tout the Yellowstone herd as the only free-roaming pure strain of Bison and infer a close relationship with the local Native American tribes implying them to be on the same page as BFC. I also think those BFC members featured could be found oversimplifying both the problem and the solution, as well as offering some logical solutions which they conveniently haven't done anything to bring about. Like I say, an interesting watch if you have the time.
Lastly, since a friend of mine and I will be hunting Bison on the Elk Refuge in Wyoming this winter (he drew the tag, not me), has anyone encountered these BFC folks on the Elk refuge or do they work only in Montana? The WY Game and Fish are more than supportive of sportsman being successful in harvesting Bison on the refuge, just curious if we're going to have similar company as Fin and his crew.
