Remember, you have drawn a "Priority Number", not a license. The appication states:
[align=left]You are reminded that this Application is only for a ranking on the Wild Bison Priority Listing. If applicant is notified for a hunt a license[/align][align=left]must still be purchased. The license fee is $2,502.00. The hunt time period and hunt area may be designated by the[/align][align=left]Department at the time of notification of hunting opportunity.[/align][align=left]A random computer selection will place hunters on a priority list and you will be notified by mail or telephone in order of priority ranking[/align]when the Department determines a wild bison recreational opportunity exists.
So, you don't really know if you got a license or not, just a high priority number. Our G&F has yet to determine IF there is a bison hunt and IF there are 7 or more licenses issued, then your dad still has to buy the $2500.00 license. Kind of a scam, but that's the way you do bison here.
I've yet to get the opportunity at a bison, but it is my understanding that there is little "hunting" to them. You drive around (or have a local or game warden drive you to them), get out, and drop him. Kind of like shooting your neighbor's dog. But a lot more meat! And good meat too.
You know, for about $2500.00, there are many private bison ranches out in this country that will let you shoot one any time you want!
So October for lopes is dicey because they will have been hunted, shot at, and educated for several weeks before. My antelope archery starts the 15th of August for instance. And rifle on Sept 20th. It can be done because there are no shortages of them here, but does present you with a more challenging hunt.
You might go to the G&F home page and link into "license draw results" to see if you got anything. http://gf.state.wy.us/index.asp