by QH's Paw » Sun Dec 22, 2013 10:22 am
I agree with Quackhead, totally different type of hunting. Actually, similar to antelope but, at a slower pace and several other people hunting the herd(s) at the same time. Considering how many different people there were trying to fill tags, it actually was not too bad. There were a few times that a dumbass would interject themselves into the mix and, shoot at moving animals and/or in a tight group but, for the most part, everyone realized early on that working together would get it done.
That we know of, there were 4 people that shot bulls with cow tags, The game cop would check there shit and, as long as it wasn't a trophy bull, they were allowed to keep the entire animal and received a ticket for around $200. It is difficult to tell the young bulls from mature cows. Quackhead and his wife passed on a questionable one they were positive on because it was just not worth the risk with so many animals inside the hunt area. The buffalo ended up being shot by another hunter and they were right, it was a cow. Worked out great just the same.
As for skinning the animal, it was fairly tough and yes knifes were sharpened quite a bit. We were being extra careful too. Don't want a bunch of nicks in the rug.
It is crazy how thick their hide and, even more so, their fur is. It's thicker than bear. When animals were shot, often there was no visible blood. The one exception I saw was Jenny's buffalo. Jenny saw enough of the big guns shooting multiple times and made the decision to take a heart shot. Her cow stumbled a bit and tipped over.