Bison Transport

[Kodiak Cowboy]

After sitting on anchor for three days aboard my buddies landing craft. Waiting on some bison to be loaded aboard to be transferred to another part of the island. It's finally happening this afternoon!

 

[KillerFord1977]

Very cool !

 

[Keystone19250]

Really very cool to be involved in something positive. Awesome.

 

[Sld1959]

 

[mikep]

After sitting on anchor for three days aboard my buddies landing craft. Waiting on some bison to be loaded aboard to be transferred to another part of the island. It's finally happening this afternoon!View attachment 26600View attachment 26601

Sounds like a big undertaking. Why are they being transported to a different part of the island? Just curious.

 

[Recusant]

Won't the bears eat them?

 

[Kodiak Cowboy]

Sounds like a big undertaking. Why are they being transported to a different part of the island? Just curious.

Sold to a native corp.

 

[Kodiak Cowboy]

Won't the bears eat them?

They might try. Bison are pretty tough survivors

 

[Bassbob]

They might try. Bison are pretty tough survivors

And if they're full grown the bear won't stand a chance.

 

[Recusant]

They might try. Bison are pretty tough survivors

You are 100% correct.

Here's the rest of the story:

MSN

 

[jmcd]

That's not something you see every day. Interesting.

 

[Old_Me]

After sitting on anchor for three days aboard my buddies landing craft. Waiting on some bison to be loaded aboard to be transferred to another part of the island. It's finally happening this afternoon!View attachment 26600View attachment 26601

i can't help it, it's the 48 years of driving, in me..

Bison Transport

 

[Kodiak Cowboy]

You are 100% correct.

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Here's the rest of the story:

MSN

Keep one important fact in mind. Coastal Brown Bear and interior Grizzlies are basically the same species of Ursa. However, Coastal Bruins get much larger then their inland cousins due to a extremely abundant food source provided from the sea! Spawning Salmon that return from sea to breed and die in the coastal rivers. Clams they dig and other marine life at low tide and even the occasional and actually fairly common beached whale. Coastal Bears can get almost twice as big and grow almost twice as fast as an inland bear. A 1200 to 1500 lb Kodiak Bear can and have killed Bison on the Island before and more than once! They go for smaller Bison like cow's and calf's before they try to take on an 1800lb Mature bull Bison of course. However, they pursue and kill Cattle on the Island much more often than Bison! Bison are tuff tuff tuff no doubt!