The North American Conservation Model worked for the American Bison. Both the Woodland and Plains subspecies are no longer endangered, and legal bison hunts now takes place in a number of states and provinces. We have several bison hunts available in many locations and multiple options.
Outdoors International offers free range bison hunting, as well as hunts on private ranches. Non-trophy meat hunts are almost always fairly limited, so don’t wait to book.
We can help you choose a good, vetted outfitter with a proven track record of putting hunters on good bulls. Our service does not cost you more than booking directly with an outfitter!
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A traditional bison hunt will take you back to a bygone era.
There aren’t many wild bison herds left, but you can find them free range in Alaska, Arizona, Montana, South Dakota, Utah, Wyoming, the Crow Reservation in Montana, Mexico and Canada.
Boone and Crockett and Pope and Young only recognize the wild herds, but Super Slam and SCI accept all bison, regardless of where you hunt them.
The minimum score for a Boone and Crockett bison is 115″. The Pope and Young minimum score for a bison is 100″.
If you can’t get a tag, you can also choose to hunt your bull on one of our bison hunting ranches.
The odds of drawing a bison tag in Alaska are very low, but they have no point system, so you’ll have a random chance of drawing, just like everybody else.
Be sure to do your homework prior to applying because many of the units are comprised almost completely of private land. Other units will have only fly-in access.
Arizona has the most complicated draw process of any other state, but you can accumulate more than one point per year for your bison hunt. Draw odds for the any bison tag usually run between 1% and 10% and cow hunts run between 10% and 20%.
Arizona also offers a raffle tag and a Governor’s tag.
In addition to some great privately owned bison hunting ranches, South Dakota has a point system in place for bison tags.
Utah bison tags are issued through draw, raffle tags, Governor’s tags and Commissioner tags. You can apply for either a bull or cow hunt, but be prepared…if you don’t have 20 points, your chances are under 1%.
Wyoming has a random drawing for their bison tags, and you can apply for either an either-sex, or a cow/calf permit. Bull hunts (either-sex) are about 1% to 2% depending on the year, but the cow/calf hunts have better odds at 15% to 20%.
Canada has a number of great hunting for free range bulls.
When you’re ready to start looking at bison hunts, just contact us. Let us know what you have in mind. We’ll do our best to help you find the perfect outfitter and get it booked.
My long awaited trip to northern Alberta to hunt free range bison was a resounding success. What a hunt!
For anyone looking for a different kind of adventure I would highly recommend this wood buffalo hunt! My father and I hunted in May, and we both connected on our trophies! Another awesome opportunity that you have in this hunt to kill a wolf!
It was a wonderful experience, and had a great opportunity to shoot a beautiful, almost white timber wolf, and on the last morning of the last day, a massive wood-bison bull.
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