KHunter AZ Kaibab bison

[Elmacho]

Man, thats a tough pill. You did all you could. Way to keep after it!

 

[cfree]

Its strange how a hunt can be so weather dependent for an animal so weather resistant. Every time it snowed on the early hunt things would come to a complete halt for 3-5 days. Tough hunt for sure but sounds like you put in a monumental effort.

Just in case anyone else is looking to hunt bison on the Kaibab. The driest period is typically the last 2-3 weeks of May and most of June.

 

[rustednuts]

That’s a rough one. I wonder if the herd reduction that the park itself did this fall had an impact.

 

[NVDesertHunter]

@Khunter 's tent after the first storm

The view we had for 12 days

Size 14 boot versus bull bison track

 

[NVDesertHunter]

Great getting to know you as well @Khunter...we certainly were some of the most stubborn hunters on the Kaibab during that hunt.

and your to blame for reigniting my passion to bow hunt exclusively next season.

 

[RoamingBison]

@NVDesertHunter brought some homemde hooch to a dinner we had with a couple that both had tags

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@NVDesertHunter. on a da we did a lot of still hunting trying to conjure up bison.
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Me and @NVDesertHunter sharing a blind in a spot where tleast some bison had frequented (at night)

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The whole of the hunt consists of trying to catch bison wandering outside the Grand Canyon National Park into the Kaibab Nat Forest. The bison livein the Park so it is a crap shoot at best. ost hunters get skunked on average. I hoped to beat the average but did not.
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Man seeing those pics gets me excited! And that is a stud muley as well. Is this your personal camera or an outfitters?

 

[RoamingBison]

@Khunter 's tent after the first storm

The view we had for 12 days

Size 14 boot versus bull bison track


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Quite the storm! Bummer you guys didn't have a shot opportunity.

 

[RoamingBison]

Its strange how a hunt can be so weather dependent for an animal so weather resistant. Every time it snowed on the early hunt things would come to a complete halt for 3-5 days. Tough hunt for sure but sounds like you put in a monumental effort.

Just in case anyone else is looking to hunt bison on the Kaibab. The driest period is typically the last 2-3 weeks of May and most of June.

I have the June hunt. I hope it pans out. Would you say being that is the driest period, it is the best hunting?

 

[Matt Dworak]

Bummer you didn’t connect Kirby. Sounds like you gave it all you had, no regrets there! Thanks for sharing.