Welcome from Big Sky Bison
Our hunts are a one-day bison hunt/harvest event. After a quick hunt briefing, we will have the hunter check their rifle at our shooting range. Hunters should be able to consistently hit a 4-inch target at 100 yards. Once the hunter is confident that their rifle is sighted in, accurate and they are able to hit the target representative of the aim point on a bison, the hunt will begin. Our hunts are 100% opportunity, and 100% success. Success depends upon the hunter's ability to shoot accurately. It is important that all hunters understand that compared to an elk or deer hunt a guided bison hunt is more of a field harvest than what many would consider a true hunt. Bison are massive herd animals, that stand out easily in the native grass prairie. Finding the bison herd by vehicle is comparatively easy, we will get the hunter within 75-150 yards. While finding the bison and getting in position is relatively easy, the real challenge is on the hunter to make a precision one shot kill without injuring any of the herd mates standing nearby. This is how bison hunting has always been and is no different from the challenge faced by the very first western buffalo hunters. Buffalo are unpredictable and do sometimes charge humans and vehicles, so hunters need to stay in the vehicle for their own safety. When we are within range you will get out to shoot the animal. We urge all hunters to take a shot 2-3” behind the ear. This shot severs the spinal cord directly below the base of the skull and is the most humane shot. The shot will kill the bison instantly, prevents waste and allows for a fast bleed. Once the buffalo is down, we move in with a bail bed truck or tractor to load out the buffalo for pictures and field dressing. After the bison has been field dressed, we will load the carcass onto hunters’ truck, or we will deliver the carcass to the hunter’s choice of taxidermist and processor in Great Falls, MT.
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