Recommendations for an alberta outfitter for a bison hunt

[V45 sabre]

Wondering who any would suggest for an alberta bison hunt this winter for an alberta resident?

[eric-kam]

I would give Byron Wolf a shout.

https://www.wolfhuntinadventures.com/aboutus

[AB2506]

Kevin McNeil

https://blueskyoutfitting.com

[Carts27]

X2 for Byron


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[Dean2]

You understand that in 90% of the animals you will get on one of these hunts all that will be usable is the hide and head. Almost all of them test positive for TB. Not trying to put you off the idea, just trying to make sure you understand what you are actually getting in these hunts.

[Dean2]

For those who might be interested in a Bison hunt that isn't farmed animals like so many in Sask and the States: The TB problem is why the Provincial Gov never put the Wood Buffalo herd on draw like it did the one over by Rainbow lake, which is pretty much TB free. You may want to check out hunting the Pink Mountain herd in B.C. or the ones up by Hay River NWT. I don't know what the current regs are or their TB status but at least a few years back it was fairly easy to track down a tag to hunt them and they were TB free.

[35 whelen]

Originally Posted by Dean2

For those who might be interested in a Bison hunt that isn't farmed animals like so many in Sask and the States: The TB problem is why the Provincial Gov never put the Wood Buffalo herd on draw like it did the one over by Rainbow lake, which is pretty much TB free. You may want to check out hunting the Pink Mountain herd in B.C. or the ones up by Hay River NWT. I don't know what the current regs are or their TB status but at least a few years back it was fairly easy to track down a tag to hunt them and they were TB free.

See lots of them along the highway driving to camp in the winter time up at pink mountain

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[Drewski Canuck]

The wood bison at Rainbow came from Elk Island National Park and where anthrax, TB, and Brucelosis free before being moved.

All the heads up to 2014 tested TB free and at that point it was a few hundred tested.

As for the wild herd outside Wood Buffalo north of Fort Vermilion, the TB issue is why its open season.

There is a herd at Charlie Lake, which is now protected, and has also tested disease free.

The BC herd near Fort St. John originated from escaped ranch animals, and also were disease free. The BC Government made a deal with the rancher, and split the roaming animals with the rancher, with the rest left wild.

I hope some day the bison put in by Nordegg / Banff National Park become a sustaining herd.

These things sure are tasty.

Drewski