Look Out Montana Fisherman!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Fatman]

Reading a news story this morning about Ted Turner wanting to take some bison onto his land for 5 yrs' of their quarantine in exchange for keeping 90 percent of their offspring to offset his cost!!!!!

Can you see the sneaky here??? If he gets them and their in quarantine he could effectively get fishing cut-off around his ranch.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091203/...d_turner_bison

Keep a sharp eye folks!!!!!!

Fatman

[JohnScott]

I can't see the connection ?? Maybe you can be a bit more specific ??

[joe cool]

I think what he means is that if someone has quarantined animals on their property, that can make a case to deny all public access to their property to protect the wildlife. That would mean no public access to any of the water on Turner's land, which I'm guessing is currently available, based on what I read of Montana's access laws.

[LadyFisher]

Turner has been quite successful at keeping his land 'private' he doesn't need these buffs to help him. Actually he offered to take the buffs after being asked to submit a proposal by the Governor of Montana. It appears they are successfully raising buffs since they have 50,000 of them. That's a LOT of big animals. No wonder Jane left.

[JohnScott]

Turner has been quite successful at keeping his land 'private' he doesn't need these buffs to help him. Actually he offered to take the buffs after being asked to submit a proposal by the Governor of Montana. It appears they are successfully raising buffs since they have 50,000 of them. That's a LOT of big animals. No wonder Jane left.

Pretty much what I was thinking - except the part about Jane.

Also, it strikes me that this is about Turner getting his hands on some buffalo with superior genetics to improve his existing herds, and the marketability of his burgers.

Can't see how this relates to fly fishing in any way.

John

[Big Bad Wulff]

Yup. Ted Turner is one of "those" environmentalists. Watch your access to land carefully!!

[Betty Hiner]

Only place I know of that you can get pure bison, is Wind Cave in South Dakota. All the other herds have cattle genes inbred. WC does have auctions of the rounded up bison each November.

[CaseyP]

at the moment there is one, and only one, legal access point to turner's section of the Ruby riber. there is room, maybe, for one car. it's not a very good place to fish, in any case. turner's neighbors think the world of him because he takes care of local needs. the local guides go to other private and public water and everyone has a good time.

as we were told aout it, when he dies, the land will go to the state and then we can fish. right now he values his privacy. and those animals are some picturesque, let me tell you! tastey, too.

[flyfishfairwx]

Only place I know of that you can get pure bison, is Wind Cave in South Dakota. All the other herds have cattle genes inbred. WC does have auctions of the rounded up bison each November.

We have a couple or three up north here, my Dear...

In Nat Parks mind you, so not for sale. CFB Wainwright, does a cull every once in a while and the meat is cut and wrapped and sold to the troops.. very tasty and a good price, for the young families...