Joe, I am interested as to where you are going and I would like your feedback when you get done. Trying to get good information with regards to doing this with trad equipment is hard to come by. Ben

Nice bull! Glad you had a great hunt and the setup worked.

Wow Terry! That pedestal mount really puts the size of these beasts in perspective.

If you get ever have a chance to hunt Buffalo in Wyoming, wear your running shoes.
Once spooked they can get across country like no animal I have ever hunted.
We spooked a heard of 4 giant bulls right off the bat. They ran up the side of a hill and out of sight. Figuring them to stop on the other side we took off after them only to discover they had crossed the valley on the other side plowed threw a 5 strand bobwire fence and were topping out on the hill a mile away still loping along like we were shooting at them.





3 hour's and a couple of mile's later, we thought we had them cornered as we watched them feed into a deep canyon. As I made my way to the mouth, the guide circled to the top, hoping they would catch his scent and turn back past me. It worked kind of, except for the fact they came loping down the trail I was laying on instead of the one 20 yards below me.



I'm not sure who was scared the most when they popped up out of the canyon right on top of me but there was never a chance for a shot as they spun and ran up the hill.
My feet were raw and my chest throbbing 2 hours later as we lay on top a hill and watched the Buffalo cross a deep cut in a valley floor below. The plan was made for me to drop down into the 10' deep cut as the guide circled back and tried to reverse the Buffalo.



The only hitch to our plan was the Buffalo came pouring into the ditch  at a full gallop. As the giant beast crashed down into the cut I was on full auto pilot drawing my bow and swinging on the closes one as he started up the bank. There was a loud crack as the Razor Cap tipped shaft smacked into his side. We watched as they galloped out of sight over the next hill the bright yellow fletching shinning in the sunlight. It took us about 2 hours to hike back to the truck and another to locate my buffalo. When I got to him I was amazed at the size. I have seen lots of them standing out at a distance but the sheer size of one on the ground is overwhelming.

 

Yes they are bigger than a bread box lol.  Congrats guys on some fine Buffs. They are big, it must be like having a Moose walk by you (which I have many times) when huntin lol.

So who has shot one while ridding a horse, just like the native Americans did.

Some great Bison there guys!

Terry, thats quite a bull mate! wow    

Those are some realy nice pics.What ever set-up you do.Remember,"PICK A SPOT".And it should all work out for you.

Joe, yours being a younger one, how many pounds of meat did he yield?

We had about 250 lbs of meat That I took with me home I Donated the rest. We could have got another 50-60 rib and sholder meat but just didn't have the cooler space.  If anyone has tried to fly with coolers full of meat lately they need to know the price is big.  Make sure you are ready. You can only have 100 lbs per cooler no flex on that.  No Ice unless Dry.

Cool, thanks for the info. Hoping for a cow or young bull hunt in the future and was just curious as to how much meat one yields. Besides the coolers for transport I'm worried about freezer space once I would get home.

Congrats to Terry, Walt and anyone else who has had the good fortune of harvesting a buff with archery tackle. I would love to do just that with my longbow. Would enjoy the meat no doubt, but to get up close and personal to a buff with longbow in hand would be a memorable experience.  

i shot one from horseback with a friends "grandfathers" bow, what looked like a rosebriar arrow shaft with an agate heard on it.
don't know what kind of feathers as they were'nt all there.
the buffalo was one they waqnted to kill for senior nutrition and diabetes diet purposes, in an 80 acre pasture.
the bow was so old and fragile looking i was afraid to pull it back very far. maybe 35-40 draw weight.
got him galloping along and kneed my horse into him, leaned down and shot from about 8-10 inches. the arrow penetrated about 9" total. got both lungs deflated and cut the big artery. he went about 120 yards and turned back towards us, stood for three or four minutes, wobbled and fell dead when he tried to move.
the tribe gave him the head and hide and he has a half head mount with the hide attached on his wall along with grandpas bow and arrow.
according to custom i got one side. (first helper). i'm fortunate in that i've had to deal with buffalo since i was little and having killed, "herded", trucked, roped, and eaten buffalo most of my life i'm pretty much used to them.

should add that i was riding one of my ranch horses with a good hamley saddle and bridle. not your mental image of n/a riding bareback etc.

From my meager experience, go with a heavy arrow, high FOC and a heavy single bevel SHARP broadhead.  For your bow, I would try for 700 gn minimum.  You won't regret it.