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When the one ton giant bull rounded the sagebrush-covered hill in front of us, our hearts pounded as he headed straight for us on a dead run! This exciting January day actually began a month earlier, when I won a trophy bison hunt from Thousand Hills Bison Ranch and Mt. Blanca Gamebird & Trout Lodge of Blanca, Colorado. Thousand Hills Bison sponsors sporting clay tournaments throughout the country in which they give a trophy hunt away. Although I did not win any of the shooting prizes, I did get drawn for the grand prize! As morning dawned, the temperature hovered at a balmy -14 degrees. Our kind hosts, John and Michele Ray of Thousand Hills Bison, served hot, homemade cinnamon rolls during our pre-hunt briefing. The hunt takes place in the Brown Hills of the San Luis Valley of Colorado. Located at 7,894 feet above sea level, the hunting area covers over 62,000 acres of prime, native bison habitat. The valley floor is dotted with sage, rabbit brush and blue gramma grass while the rolling hills consist of large lava rocks. Setting out in a four-wheel drive pickup truck, we stopped periodically to glass the valleys and hillsides for our quarry. We spotted a band of wild horses with majestic Mt. Blanca in the distance. It was a sight I'll never forget. As we proceeded deeper into the hunting area, a small herd of pronghorn antelope made a guest appearance. What a great way to begin this hunt of a lifetime! Our intense glassing finally paid off. "There he is!" John declared...

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