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"The plains bison, sometimes called "buffalo", is one of the two subspecies of the American bison, the biggest land mammal of North America. Compared to their forest-dwelling European cousins, plains bison are heavier, stronger, and more territorial. Plains bison are massive animals with mature adults measuring up to 185.00 m at the shoulder and weighing on average between 400.00 kg and 1000.00 kg. Their massive size, strength, and gregarious lifestyle protects mature bison from most predators, but wolves and bears sometimes hunt young, isolated or weakened individuals. It is not uncommon to see a bison stand its ground against predators. As such, hunters should be especially cautious when hunting one."
― In-Game Description

The Plains Bison is a class 9 bovine. It can be hunted in Yukon Valley and in the Silver Ridge Peaks Reserve. The Plains Bison is one of three species of bison in the game, the other ones being the European Bison and the Wood Bison.

Features[]

Description
Behavior Calm, confident, but aggressive when threatened
Habitat Grassland, wetland, shrubland, sparse woods
Senses Poor eyesight but excellent sense of smell
Social Cows and young live in large herds, mature bulls live on their own or in small bachelor herds
Active Morning and evening
Recommended Equipment Class 9 Ammo
Species Bison bison bison
Difficulty Very Hard


Need Zone Times[]

  • Silver Ridge Peaks
    Times Activity
    00:00 - 04:00 Resting
    04:00 - 08:00 Feeding
    08:00 - 12:00 Drinking
    12:00 - 16:00 Resting
    16:00 - 20:00 Feeding
    20:00 – 00:00 Resting
  • Shot scheme[]

    Color code
    Red - Kills almost immediately
    Blue - Kills very quick
    Orange - Kills slowly
    No Color - Unlikely to kill

    Tips[]

    Bison are notoriously slow in game and therefore are relatively easy to hunt. If you have the resources, unlock the Endurance skill, and then chase herds of Bison until you have a clear shot, picking them off one by one. Chasing them has an added benefit of preventing hunting pressure, since the Bison will run away from the last place you shot.

    Fur Variants[]

    Male[]

    Female[]

    Fur Variant Rarity[]

    Sex Common Uncommon Rare Very Rare
    Male/Female Light Brown (28.55%)
    Light Grey< (28.55%)
    Brown (21.41%)
    Dark (21.41%)
    X X Albino (0.03%)
    Leucistic (0.03%)
    Melanistic (0.03%)

    Trivia[]

    • 'Buffalo' get their name from the French fur trappers of America who called them "boeuf" meaning beef.
    • The Lakota People share a unique relationship with the Plains Bison. So much so, that they are sometimes called "pte oyate" or 'Buffalo Nation'.[1]
    • The American Buffalo has become one of the many Icons of the country, being integrated into the culture of the US. An example of this is The University of Colorado's "Ralphie"; a live Bison Mascot who rushes into Folsom Field at the beginning of every Football Game.
    • The Plains Bison is also the official State Animal of Kansas, Oklahoma, and Wyoming.
    • A "red dog" refers to a baby Plains Bison.
    • The scientific name of the Plains Bison (Bison bison bison) along with the Harlequin Duck (Histrionicus histrionicus), Fallow Deer (Dama dama), Roe Deer (Capreolus capreolus), Red Fox (Vulpes vulpes), Axis Deer (Axis axis), Moose (Acles acles), Greylag Goose (Anser anser), Willow Ptarmigan (Lagopus lagopus), and the Eurasian Lynx (Lynx lynx) is a tautonym: a scientific name in which both parts of the name have the same spelling.

    References[]

    Animals
    Class 1 Antelope Jackrabbit Black Grouse Bobwhite Quail Canada Goose Cinnamon Teal Dusky Grouse Eurasian Teal Eurasian Wigeon Eastern Cottontail Rabbit Eastern Wild Turkey European Hare European Rabbit Ferruginous Duck Gadwall Goldeneye Green Winged Teal Greylag Goose Harlequin Duck Hazel Grouse Magpie Goose Mallard Merriam Turkey Mountain Hare Northern Pintail Rock Ptarmigan Ring-Necked Pheasant Rio Grande Turkey Scrub Hare Snow Goose Stubble Quail Tufted Duck Tundra Bean Goose Western Capercaillie Willow Ptarmigan White-tailed Jackrabbit Wood Duck Woolly Hare
    Class 2 Bobcat Common Raccoon Coyote Gray Fox Mexican Bobcat Northern Red Muntjac North American Beaver Raccoon Dog Red Fox Siberian Musk Deer Side-Striped Jackal Tibetan Fox
    Class 3 Axis Deer Blackbuck Chamois Collared Peccary Eurasian Lynx Feral Goat Hog Deer Pronghorn Roe Deer Springbok
    Class 4 Beceite Ibex Blacktail Deer Blue Sheep Eastern Gray Kangaroo Fallow Deer Gredos Ibex Iberian Mouflon Lesser Kudu Mountain Goat Ronda Ibex Sika Deer Snow Leopard Southeastern Spanish Ibex Tahr Warthog Whitetail Deer
    Class 5 Bighorn Sheep Feral Pig Javan Rusa Mountain Lion Mule DeerPuma Puma Wild Boar Wild Hog
    Class 6 Barasingha Blue Wildebeest Grant Caribou Gemsbok Gray Wolf Iberian Wolf Nilgai Red Deer Mountain Reindeer Woodland Caribou
    Class 7 American Alligator Manitoban Elk Rocky Mountain Elk Roosevelt Elk Sambar
    Class 8 Grizzly Bear Moose Saltwater Crocodile
    Class 9 Banteng Bengal Tiger Cape Buffalo European Bison Lion Plains Bison Water Buffalo Wild Yak Wood Bison