Wo kann mna Bison jagen?
Das „Bison“ kann sich auf eine der beiden eng verwandten Rinderarten beziehen: dem amerikanischen Bison (Büffel) und dem europäischen Bison (Wisent). Beide Arten waren im frühen 20. Jahrhundert vom Aussterben bedroht. Das „North American Conservation“ Model hat sich für den amerikanischen Bison bewährt, und sowohl die Unterarten wie der größere „Woodland Bison“ als auch der kleinere „Plains Bison“ sind nicht mehr gefährdet. In einigen Bundesstaaten wie Alaska, Missouri und South Dakota sowie in den kanadischen Provinzen Saskatchewan und Alberta ist nun die Jagd legal. Der Europäische Bison schnitt nicht so gut ab, was zum Teil darauf zurückzuführen war, dass beide Weltkriege mitten in seinem Lebensraum tobten. Es gibt jedoch sehr begrenzte Jagdmöglichkeiten in Weißrussland, da diese Einnahmen für den Naturschutz verwendet werden.
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Bison hunting in North America will cost about $4,000 to $7,000, depending on the area and the size of the trophy. Combination hunts with species such as wolf are possible in Canada. Bison hunting in Europe has always been an exclusive affair, and hunts are typically priced at about $14,000-15,000.
When to hunt Bison?
Seasons for limited draw hunts may run in October-November to February-March (in Alaska), while hunting privately owned hunts are possible year round. However, outfitters recommend to come in late autumn or winter if the hunter wishes to harvest a coat in its prime. Hunting in Belarus is possible all year round, but the outfitters recommend to come in December or January for the same year.
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On most Bison hunts the hunter is accompanied by a guide, to make sure that only an old, mature bull that’s past reproductive age is harvested. Spot-and-stalk is by far the preferred method, especially for plains populations that dwell in the open. Woodland bison may not be too easy to locate and stalk. An alternative method is hunting from high seats over food sources.
Why hunt Bison?
Most stories of the Bison have it that the species have been “exterminated by hunting”. This is an oversimplification. A lot of factors contributed to decimation of the American Bison numbers, including habitat loss, competition with domestic cattles and disease transmitted by it, and conscious extermination effort for political reasons. Would the Bison’s decimation be as dramatic by hunting alone? Nobody knows, but it’s a fact that the recovery of huntable species unter the North American Conservation Model was more successful than those that, like Bison, weren’t legal to hunt. Likewise in Europe, in the Romanoff’s hunting preserves the Wisent thrived; after the Bolshevik Revolution it took only a few years before the animals went extinct, in spite of a total hunting ban. Consumptive use, with a lot of money raised by hunting a few individuals, often makes a more successful conservation tool. Bison hunting today is strictly controlled, and works for preservation of the species. Join this effort by booking a Bison hunt.
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