![]() Many residents in the North Fork area do not like the buffalo because they can destroy fences and be a road hazard.Īt a meeting at Big Horn Federal Savings Bank on March 24, WGF biologist Tony Mong from Cody Region, said when a vehicle hits a 1500-pound bison, “it’s a mess.” The buffalo on the North Fork are older males “who got tired of the fast pace of living in Yellowstone.” According to Mong, “they’re older bulls kind of living on their own.” This will be the first time “in recent memory” people will be able to hunt bison in the North Fork. The bison season will run from September 1 to November 1, 2018. “The second Wyoming has just a few animals over their ‘goal,’ they start killing,” said Bethany Cotton, Wildlife Program Director at WildEarth Guardians (Guardians), in an email to EnviroNews. The state’s preferred number of bison for the area is 15. ![]() ![]() There will be two tags available for resident hunters and one tag for non-residents, making a grand total of three animals to be culled. (EnviroNews Wyoming) - The Wyoming Game and Fish Department (WGF) has sanctioned an upcoming bison hunt on the North Fork because the area’s population has skyrocketed to a whopping 18 animals.
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