Author Topic: I'm Jelious (Read 833 times)

Sourdough · « **on:** October 09, 2010, 10:51:34 AM »

Had a friend that lived up on the 40 mile river. He met and married a woman from across the border. They got married and bought a big chunk of land down river. They built a cabin and moved. Now they live in Canada, just a few miles down river from where he used to live, but across the border. Now for $50.00 he can get a permit to hunt Bison every year. Here in Alaska it's a drawing hunt. I have been putting in for this hunt for 39 Years, and have yet to be drawn. The Bison he hunts are differant, they are the Wood Bison. Bigger than the Plans Bison we have here in Alaska.

Tommyt · « **Reply #1 on:** October 09, 2010, 11:49:51 AM »

Talk him into adopting you
as his son you should get the same deal

Tom

Pat/Rick · « **Reply #2 on:** October 09, 2010, 05:32:48 PM »

Does he like a big family? LOL!

The Hermit · « **Reply #3 on:** October 09, 2010, 06:21:20 PM »

Maybe she's got a sister.

What some guys will go through just to hunt a bison is amazing.

The Hermit

BBF · « **Reply #4 on:** October 09, 2010, 07:59:22 PM »

Just to clear this up for me. The 50 bucks allows him to hunt in Canada or can he get back into Alska to hunt.

powderman · « **Reply #5 on:** October 10, 2010, 06:02:28 PM »

Never heard of woods bison. Several folks around here raise them and I know these get to be over 2,000 lbs. POWDERMAN.

MGMorden · « **Reply #6 on:** October 11, 2010, 05:55:42 AM »

Quote from: The Hermit on October 09, 2010, 06:21:20 PM

Maybe she's got a sister.
What some guys will go through just to hunt a bison is amazing.

I don't think it's just bison. Shortly after he got out of high school, my brother started dating a very rich girl. Her family owned a few hundred acres of wooded land outside of a local town. Now, looking back, the gal was EXTREMELEY good looking. I'm talking supermodel level looks . . . and the only thing my brother talked about was how much hunting land he'd have if he ever settled down with her.

Sadly, it didn't work out.

Sourdough · « **Reply #7 on:** October 11, 2010, 10:11:02 AM »

Powderman: The Bison you see in the US are Plaines Bison. We think they are big, as they are the only Bison we have ever seen. Wood Bison are one third again bigger than the Bison we have in Yellowstone. There was not a lot of the Woods Bison in the US, and they were hunted out a long time age. The Bison we see on the old Buffalo Nickels is a Woods Bison. Wood Bison was the only Bison in Alaska. They were hunted out by indiginous peoples about 150 years ago. Alaska and the Federal Government transplanted a herd of Plains Bison to Alaska in the 1940s I believe. Anyway that is the main Bison herd everyone in Alaska wants to hunt. It is located in Delta Junction, south of Fairbanks.

Several Herds of Woods Bison survived up in North Western Canada. They have been the basis for many reintroduction programs in Canada, and we are currently in the process of reintroducing them to Alaska. We have a Small Herd we imported three years ago, being closely watched and used as a breeding population. They are down in the Portage area. From this herd we are planning on releasing them in the Mento Flats area. They are so large they have no natural preditors. Wolves and Bears could handle a baby, but Mama is too big and aggressive to mess with. And Babies are usually kept within the close confines of the herd. They can reach a shoulder height of over five feet and 2500 lbs. They are the largest mammel in Canada and as far as I know in both North and South America.

Here are some Photos of Wood Bison I made last time I was in Canada:

slim rem 7 · « **Reply #8 on:** October 12, 2010, 03:49:15 AM »

amazing..id never heard of these bison..check one for learned something ,from this post. thanks.

wreckhog · « **Reply #9 on:** October 12, 2010, 05:02:01 AM »

Why not buy a cheap house in Canada and establish residency?

powderman · « **Reply #10 on:** October 12, 2010, 11:47:18 AM »

SOURDOUGH. Thanks friend, I learned something today. One local farmer who raises them was badly gored several years ago. He had a small herd and was walking accross the feedlot when the bull took him. He was gored in the upper shoulder and the thigh. He said the bull tossed him so high in the air he didn't think he'd ever come down. he lost a lot of muscle tissue in his arm, shoulder, and thigh. He finally got away and out of the lot to safety. When EMS and police got there the first thing he said was, don't you touch my bull. He had done a very stupid thing. The bull had never been hostile before. That morning he had helped his son clean and butcher a deer, he went in the lot, bull smelled blood, the rest is history. Thanks for the education. POWDERMAN.

BBF · « **Reply #11 on:** October 13, 2010, 09:06:42 AM »

Quote from: wreckhog on October 12, 2010, 05:02:01 AM

Why not buy a cheap house in Canada and establish residency?

HEY !! We got standards and qualification here. Not everybody is welcome

Sourdough · « **Reply #12 on:** October 13, 2010, 09:38:24 AM »

Have often thought about moving to Canada. I like the area around Calgary, Lethbridge, and Fort MacCloud. Yes, I've been there during the winter. Many of the people living in Alaska are from Canada. They come here and work for years then retire back to Canada. My neighbor's wife is a Canadian. She is a nurse, she says she gets paid better in Fairbanks than she got paid in Windsor.

My son Skyler has spent so much time in Canada he has gotten to know the people. He even talks like they do. Sky has said numerous times he would like to move to Comox, on Vancouver Island. I told him "Yes", I'll come to visit and we can go hunting togeather. He then says "No Dad I'm not moving there just so you can go hunting in Canada". Spoiled Brat!

SHOOTALL · « **Reply #13 on:** October 13, 2010, 09:47:53 AM »

I go to Canada to goose and duck hunt . We see the buffs and other critters like tall deer , bears , moose and elk . Its a great place to visit but I would not care to live there.

BBF · « **Reply #14 on:** October 13, 2010, 09:49:41 AM »

Ahhh, Vancouver Island.........................sigh

Spanky · « **Reply #15 on:** October 13, 2010, 09:58:31 AM »

Nice pics Roger... they're some pretty stout looking animals. How big is the current herd?

Spanky

Tommyt · « **Reply #16 on:** October 13, 2010, 10:32:48 AM »

Quote from: Sourdough on October 13, 2010, 09:38:24 AM

. He then says "No Dad I'm not moving there just so you can go hunting in Canada". Spoiled Brat!

Some Kids !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! the Nerve

Sorry Bout the Boy SD
he may get Better

powderman · « **Reply #17 on:** October 13, 2010, 01:15:07 PM »

SOURDOUGH. my Dad used to say he wanted us kids to live in different states so he could hunt and fish all year round. Didn't happen though. POWDERMAN.

Sourdough · « **Reply #18 on:** October 13, 2010, 05:57:28 PM »

Powderman: I have brothers and relatives in Tennessee who owns farms. Another brother in Texas, and a close friend that owns a big ranch. And close friends living in Florida that owns farm land. So after I hunt in Alaska I usually go to Tennessee, then to Texas, then to Florida, then back to Texas. hunting after each move. Then back to Alaska for Spring Bear, and Beaver trapping. Rog

BBF · « **Reply #19 on:** October 14, 2010, 07:05:36 AM »

OK, let us all ignore any more complaints from him.

Tommyt · « **Reply #20 on:** October 14, 2010, 08:34:56 AM »

Quote from: scatterbrain on October 14, 2010, 07:05:36 AM

OK, let us all ignore any more complaints from him.

WithOUT DOUBT