House Rock Buffalo Winter Grounds

[Rharris]

I drew the long spring hunt that is currently going on. I was wondering if anyone knew where the buffalo wintered? Are they on the park or off. I realize it would probably take snow mobiles to get down there. Just curious. I will most likely wait until the latter part of the hunt.

 

Thanks

Rharris

[azslim]

I cooked for a camp about 10 years back, the buffalo were hanging out by Timp Point. The hunters rented snowmobiles in Kanab otherwise they wouldn't have been able to get around.

[8OWHUNT247]

On the park....

 

My buddy drew the same tag. If you have a west side tag, they are in there just outside of the park. It is just a pain in the butt to get back there.

 

10 years ago they still migrated to and from house rock, those days are over.

[8OWHUNT247]

Congrats on the tag!

[Heat]

Bison_Range_in_Grand_Canyon_National_Park-050714.pdf

[Little Creek Calls]

G&F has started moving some back to House Rock ranch but I don't think they are huntable yet. There was a segment on AZ Wildlife Views about it this year.

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RgDVCV5HoAY

[8OWHUNT247]

^{Nice.. Where did you get this?}

[Little Creek Calls]

I Watched the TV show. It is on the game and fish you-tube channel.

[8OWHUNT247]

G&F has started moving some back to House Rock ranch but I don't think they are huntable yet. There was a segment on AZ Wildlife Views about it this year.

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RgDVCV5HoAY

 

Not sure if this is the same attempt or not, but last summer they had like 50 buff fenced in @ House Rock.. They opened the fence and within 24 hours they back in the park..

[218buck]

That was a good film by the game and fish on the buffalo

[AzHuntAtty]

I drew the tag last year and wasted a long weekend on the west side in March. Never cut a track. The vast majority winter in the park and will start crossing when it warms up. The majority of the animals cross between the park entrance and Fire Point.