Since I was bow-hunting, my biggest concern was making a poor shot, knowing that bison have the reputation for being very tough to put down (even by rifle). So I wanted to get in close for a chance at perfect shot placement.

I saw no animals on the first 3 days, even though I was hunting from dawn to dusk. I had one close call on the morning of day 4.

On the 5th day, I was able to stalk to within 20 yards of a small herd that was standing about 50 yards away from the park boundary. Had a bull get turned broadside and was able to make a good-looking shot tight to the shoulder. The broad-head passed through the heart and broke the far foreleg, and he only went about 15 yards before tipping over. It was a relief to know I'd made a clean kill.

First impression walking up was that these things are b-i-g!