buffalo hunts
Prairie bison chases
Buffalo hunts were organized expeditions to kill American bison, particularly on the Great Plains during the 19th century.
For Indigenous peoples, buffalo hunts were central to survival and culture.
For white settlers and commercial hunters, they became campaigns of mass slaughter that nearly drove the species to extinction: The railroad brought tourists for buffalo hunts from moving trains.
- bow and arrowRanged weapon using tension
- bison herdsCongregations of shaggy prairie cattle
- Great PlainsCentral North American grassland
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- spearsPointed pole weapons
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buffalo huntsfarming
Cultivating land for food
ranching · animal husbandry · wildlife preservation · fishing trips · foraging
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Preserving wild animals, habitats
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Raising bovines commercially
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