Hi, I have only recently joined you all on here, but, I am as keen as mustard to get into it all, however, I keep coming up against the differences between our nations. One in particular that I hold close to my heart for some reason or other is......
I was searching through the threads on here as I do quite a bit, and I came across a 'Random Picture' thread that showed a Bull Bison in all his glory. Up until a few years ago, despite my age, I had never actually seen a 'live' Bison, even in a zoo or whatever. I used to be into Muzzle Loading as far as a Brit could be, and invested in a Hawken .50cal smoothbore for my sins.... I picked up a spare gun magazine at a gun club range a few miles away from here, and when I read through it, I found an advert for a Bed & Breakfast place near a town called Melton Mowbray. It was sited on a farm that specialised in Bison, and Red Deer. This is where the differences showed up. My wife and I stayed there for a couple of nights, and although they were all behind serious fencing, I was inches away from huge Bulls, and about 180 females and young. From never seeing one live, and then placed in an entire herd was a special thrill for me. I follow a few Bison farms over there in America on the web, and enjoy them tremendously. I envy you the thrill of seeing them romping around 'live', I guess a similar thrill could be Kangaroo's though, but just saying'.......!!!! :zap:
I was searching through the threads on here as I do quite a bit, and I came across a 'Random Picture' thread that showed a Bull Bison in all his glory. Up until a few years ago, despite my age, I had never actually seen a 'live' Bison, even in a zoo or whatever. I used to be into Muzzle Loading as far as a Brit could be, and invested in a Hawken .50cal smoothbore for my sins.... I picked up a spare gun magazine at a gun club range a few miles away from here, and when I read through it, I found an advert for a Bed & Breakfast place near a town called Melton Mowbray. It was sited on a farm that specialised in Bison, and Red Deer. This is where the differences showed up. My wife and I stayed there for a couple of nights, and although they were all behind serious fencing, I was inches away from huge Bulls, and about 180 females and young. From never seeing one live, and then placed in an entire herd was a special thrill for me. I follow a few Bison farms over there in America on the web, and enjoy them tremendously. I envy you the thrill of seeing them romping around 'live', I guess a similar thrill could be Kangaroo's though, but just saying'.......!!!! :zap:
