Buffalo hunting is no walk in the park with a Bow. The terraine is mostly open & rolling hills where we hunted. Kinda reminded me of the 2 Caribou hunts I have been on. get to a high spot-glass, move & glass till you spot them. Then wait & see direction they are traveling-check the wind & locate your ambush spot-then, get to it without being seen-they have VERY good eyes. get there, set up & wait, hoping they pass close for a bow shot. We averaged getting set up 5-6 times each day & they either spotted us or angled off to far away for a shot. IF you manage to shoot one-the other Buffalo will mill arounf the down animal & seem to be pushing & prodding the down animal-they will do this from a few min. to 15-20 min. IF you get one down & another hunter is there he will be able to get in close for a bow shot. No wonder they were such easy pickins in the old days-every time one goes down, they just mingle around. Now I understand how the old Buff hunters would kill so many in a stand.
It is a fun time & for you younger fellas a excellent hunt with the stalking, crawling, running & getting busted. It is just exciting all the time trying to outsmart your quarry. I must say-at my age-the 2 days took it's toll on me. If i had not tagged mine late that 2nd day I would have had to pass on the 3rd morning-I was DONE IN. Yes, I would do it all over. In fact, as we ate Buffalo Roast last evening my wife said-I may "LET YOU GO AGAIN" this meat is so good. Their price is very good & the staff is great. My total hunt cost ( 4 days lodging, guiding-License-cut & wrap & frozen-skinning) was $1130 & I got 300 plus pounds of meat. So, thats about $3.00 a pound & an excellent buy at todays meat prices. "IF" you can see it in your budget, go for it. I hope all have an excellent 2004 Bowhunting season-mine has started out great.