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Hunt Alberta BuffaloFree Ranging Wild BisonFree ranging wild bison are one of North America's most unique and impressive trophies. Alberta offers one of the very few opportunities to hunt these magnificent animals in a truly fair chase situation. Past and PresentWhen bison populations were driven to the point of extinction in the late 1800's, one of their last strongholds was an area of boreal forest, parkland and open wetlands along the Peace, Athabasca and Slave Rivers in northern Alberta. These bison, at the northern limits of their range were designated as a separate subspecies, based on several perceived characteristics such as larger size and darker coloration. A huge park was created which encompassed most of the best bison habitat. Bison from central Alberta were also transplanted there. Today, Wood Buffalo National Park is still a vast, almost roadless wilderness where the bison herd thrives. Outside the park, bison utilize scattered pockets of grass/sedge habitat along beaver ponds, sloughs and bog lakes. Bison may be hunted anywhere they are found in northern Alberta, except within the national park and within a new Bison Protection Area in northwestern Alberta, where they have been recently re-introduced. Bison HuntContrary to the popular perception of a bison hunt, this may be one of the toughest hunting experiences on the continent! Most of this region can only be traveled in winter when the creeks and muskegs are frozen. A tent camp in temperatures as low as -30 is the norm. Hunters may travel up to 100 miles in a day by snowmobile searching for fresh tracks, which if found must be followed up on foot. The rewards for the dedicated hunter can be great however. Studies have shown that many of the bulls in this area are positively ancient, and trophy potential very high. As well there is the satisfaction of having hunted one of the rarest and most awesome trophies, a true free ranging bison on its northern range! Home Elk Moose Mule Deer Whitetail Bear Wolf Coyote Buffalo Geography |
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