Joe's 2011 Henry Mt. Buffalo Hunt

Joe Gonzales' 2011 Henry Mt. Bison

Joe was fortunate to win a raffle tag at the Western Expo in Salt Lake City, UT for a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to hunt the rugged Henry Mt.s for buffalo. This truly was an experience that we won't soon forget. Beautiful and rugged country, jaw-dropping animals, and great company made for a fantastic hunt. Even though we were novices at buffalo hunting, we made the best of it seeing many great bulls. Joe even videoed one we dubbed the "Musk ox" bull. This bull had both horns dropping downward, a sight even the game warden have never seen. On the first day of the hunt, Joe was able to drop the hammer on this mountain of a bull. THAT WAS ONLY THE START... Then we had to figure out how to get this beast out. Being just shy of 2 miles from the trail head didn't sound to bad, until you throw in the fact that is was up hill through rugged country, with near a foot of snow, and at 9500 ft!!!! NEED I SAY MORE... We had some cowboys bring in horses but with the snow and difficulty of the terrain, we still had to pack the buffalo 3/4 of a mile to the horses. They sure proved to be worth there wait in gold.. Not to mention the cowboys' heroic effort in riding 10 miles on horseback in blizzard conditions since the weather did not allow us to get their trucks any closer. We would probably still be out there right now if they hadn't come in to help. Here are some great photos and a video that we put together capturing Joe's hunt. Joe passed on a bull that may have been bigger if not as big in order to get his hunt on video. It paid off. Enjoy the pics and video.