Wild free range Buffalo (Utah)

Free range herd

Nice

Henry Mountains?

Book Cliffs

That hill behind then has been burned. Grass is one of the first plants to grow back after burns. Buffalo like grass!

That hill behind them looks like there won't be any bootprints on it for a long time

cool pic. thanks for sharing

Cool.

And looks like it needs burnt again.

For $2,000 you can hunt them here resident or non- resident can draw for a tag.

Ouch on $$ tag. Here in Wis you can go to buff farmer and for approximately 500-800 you can shoot yr own or have farmer take care of it. Processing yourself or processing plant.

Somehow they claim they qualify these as free range and they qualify as trophy animals if a guy wants to get in the “books” is the big deal.

I would hope Not^^^

After a corner of a big game preserve up in Kansas had a small corner burn off, I was surprised to learn they like ash too. As soon as the fire had moved past they ran (ran!) over to the ashes and rolled in them. They did that until there was a good rain and the grass sprang up and after that they refused to go anywhere prefering instead to each the new shoots and ignore the rest of the place. Cattle do the same thing so I should have seen the 2nd part coming.


To the OP- that looks like a great place- thanks for sharing.

I've seen elk and mule deer walking around where they burnt slash piles when they are so fresh there is still smoke coming up from some of the still smoldering parts and I could feel the heat through the soles of my boots walking there. They are licking the ash for the salt and stuff.

I remember guiding elk hunters who were not very impressed about me leading them out into a smoky, smoldering cut. . . at least until a breeze kicked up and blew the smoke away enough for them to see a herd of elk licking up fresh ash. Then they decided maybe I did know what I was doing. lol