. The bison of Yellowstone National Park. American bison; Mammals. General Characteristics 39. Fig. 14. Clipped appearance of a mature bull. Photo by Beal, Yellowstone Na- tional Park. weight records) than they would in the fall. Estimates of maximum bull weights of 2000 pounds were made by experienced observers. Most adult cows weighed between 800 and 1100 pounds. Yearlings of both sexes usually weighed be- tween 500 and 700 pounds, calves (8-9 months old), between 300 and 400 pounds. Weights at birth have not been recorded here; Park (1969) gives a range of 30-70 pounds. No record was m
. The bison of Yellowstone National Park. American bison; Mammals. General Characteristics 39. Fig. 14. Clipped appearance of a mature bull. Photo by Beal, Yellowstone Na- tional Park. weight records) than they would in the fall. Estimates of maximum bull weights of 2000 pounds were made by experienced observers. Most adult cows weighed between 800 and 1100 pounds. Yearlings of both sexes usually weighed be- tween 500 and 700 pounds, calves (8-9 months old), between 300 and 400 pounds. Weights at birth have not been recorded here; Park (1969) gives a range of 30-70 pounds. No record was made of the weight of the Yellowstone bull (Fig. 23) whose skull is still the largest listed in the records of the Boone and Crockett Club (1964). This animal, a member of the Buffalo Ranch herd (see History) was shot in 1925 after he became too dangerous for the semiranch- ing operation of the time. Old park files indicate he was the off- spring of one of the plains bison cows which was pregnant when brought to Yellowstone in 1902. Hence this bull was of plains bison stock, rather than a hybrid off- spring of plains and mountain bi- Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Meagher, Margaret Mary; United States. National Park Service. [Washington] : U. S. Dept. of the Interior, National Park Service
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