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Reservation hunts are behind a fence, that's not free range.It's not a high fence but still they keep them in very large pastures. Prices are very high also.
If you want a chance at a "book" bison you'll have to get a state tag, Utah, Wyoming or Montana, might have missed a state.
A Wyoming cow tag DIY is very affordable comparably. Lodging can be had for fairly cheap, Tag and Drag costs are less than $200 and you can process yourself, we did.
Our resident prices are much cheaper for tags but my cow bison hunt cost us $850 all in, that is tag, lodging, Tag and Drag, and processing for some of the burger.
A state bull tag will get you a monster B&C bull if that's what you want.
The hide was less than $500 to get tanned on top of the hunt cost.

Make sure if you book a hunt ask what you get to keep included in the price, some charge extra for the meat, you're just hunting a hide and head at some ranches. Go late in winter also, best hides.

No judgement here, I would do a ranch hunt if they were cheaper.
Good luck!! Which reservation are you going on? Some I looked at were very expensive.

Bison raffle going this morning from BOW, bowhunters of Wyoming. $50 ticket and almost sold out. Get's you a Governor's bison tag, no cost to you.

I'm hunting on the Crow Reservation.

The hunting area is actually up pretty high in elevation and not accessible until mid to late May is what I've been told so my hunt is in June. I'm not all the concerned with hide quality or anything like that.

There was a hunt report on another forum from a guy who was bow hunting and that is what really piqued my interest. I was going to provide the link here but for the life of me I can't find the damn thing.

And you're right, I think the trophy bull hunts are more than twice what I'm paying. If the hunt goes well and is a quality experience I'm planning on doing a bull hunt (but non-trophy sized) the next year after my cow hunt.

Edited to add link to Bowsite hunt report:

http://forums.bowsite.com/tf/bgforums/thread.cfm?threadid=469914&messages=150&forum=12

4 aces ranch and outfitter in Oregon. Their price starts at $3,400. I've hunted there four times and will go again next week.

I work on the crow rez. The area where they do the buffalo hunts is down toward the big horns and is pretty remote and country. You will not feel like your shooting one in a pen.

Can someone tell me if the road into the 4 Aces Ranch is paved or gravel?

Thanks

4 aces ranch and outfitter in Oregon. Their price starts at $3,400. I've hunted there four times and will go again next week.

The only bison meat I have eaten was in resturants. Not that impressed. Like resturant trout. Don't bother (or fish of any kindif you are used to self-caught.). DIY bison free-range is likely to taste better.

We have free-range permit bison hunts in Alaska.

40 years of applying for a permit, and NADA!!

Nice that I like I like caribou and moose!

Good luck for your bison hunt!

I'm hunting on the Crow Reservation.

The hunting area is actually up pretty high in elevation and not accessible until mid to late May is what I've been told so my hunt is in June. I'm not all the concerned with hide quality or anything like that.

There was a hunt report on another forum from a guy who was bow hunting and that is what really piqued my interest. I was going to provide the link here but for the life of me I can't find the damn thing.

And you're right, I think the trophy bull hunts are more than twice what I'm paying. If the hunt goes well and is a quality experience I'm planning on doing a bull hunt (but non-trophy sized) the next year after my cow hunt.

Edited to add link to Bowsite hunt report:

http://forums.bowsite.com/tf/bgforums/thread.cfm?threadid=469914&messages=150&forum=12

4 aces ranch and outfitter in Oregon. Their price starts at $3,400. I've hunted there four times and will go again next week.