Below
are collections from various hazing operations conducted under
the Interagency Bison Management Plan, and also photos from
Montana's canned bison hunt.
WARNING: "Some images may be disturbing".
Bison
Trek 03/08
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These
19 bison were originally part of a group
that bedded down on the frozen shorelines of
Hebgen Lake not far from BFC headquarters. Photo credit: Darrell Geist,
Buffalo Field Campaign
These
seven bison were leading the group of 19 back to Horse
Butte. The six bison trailing behind were the six bison
that made it to Horse Butte.
The female leading the seven bison returned to pick up
the other group of six that was a
half hour behind them. Photo credit: Darrell Geist,
Buffalo Field Campaign
These
seven bison climbed the snow embankment
at the Happy Hour parking lot onto HWY 287. Photo credit: Darrell Geist,
Buffalo Field Campaign
The
seven bison, and the six that were showing up to join
them (seen in the far distance). These 13 bison were hazed
for two hours and 20 minutes from HWY 287, across HWY
191 and into the Duck Creek Trap on March 5, 2008. They
were shipped to slaughter the next morning. Photo credit: Darrell Geist,
Buffalo Field Campaign