Oklahoma is selling about 55 buffalo on its state surplus property site.

[MacFromOK]

Wow! They brought $88k! Seems pretty high compared to what I've seen a few head at a time bring.

Actually a lot less than I expected.

 

[rawhide]

That is the absolute truth. ^^^ We had a bison herd just west of me. One cowboy was killed when a bull charged the horse he was riding.
You learn to respect their power as a wild animal.

Puts in perspective those guys on the prairie that used to kill them with a lance or bow from the back of a running horse. Gilcrease has the Remington sculpture illustrating a hunter that didn't fair to well. Life on the prairie wasn't for the weak.

 

[TerryMiller]

Puts in perspective those guys on the prairie that used to kill them with a lance or bow from the back of a running horse. Gilcrease has the Remington sculpture illustrating a hunter that didn't fair to well. Life on the prairie wasn't for the weak.

This one?

 

[rawhide]

This one?

That's the one. IIRC, the bronze and the original illustration are both at Gilcrease.

 

[tRidiot]

Yes, a lot of people call it a buffalo irregardless.

I see what you did there... lol.

 

[druryj]

Most outfits that have and work buffalo, usually don't like to hire folks with a lot of cattle experience because they tend to treat them and trust them like cattle, and that gets them trampled, smashed, killed or all of the above lol.

Well I’ll tell you one thing for sure; they don’t even need to bother interviewing me! Nope. Not gonna do it. Too old, too slow, and too smart.

 

[dennishoddy]

Puts in perspective those guys on the prairie that used to kill them with a lance or bow from the back of a running horse. Gilcrease has the Remington sculpture illustrating a hunter that didn't fair to well. Life on the prairie wasn't for the weak.

There is a bluff overlooking the North end of Kaw lake. Back when they first opened it up to public land when the lake was being built, there were many bison skulls and bones found. It appeared they stampeded them over the bluff and then butchered what was killed.
A buddy and I were in my canoe going up the creek where that bluff is located and found a couple of skulls in a sandbar three years ago. They were in really bad shape, but still recognizable.

 

[rawhide]

There is a bluff overlooking the North end of Kaw lake. Back when they first opened it up to public land when the lake was being built, there were many bison skulls and bones found. It appeared they stampeded them over the bluff and then butchered what was killed.
A buddy and I were in my canoe going up the creek where that bluff is located and found a couple of skulls in a sandbar three years ago. They were in really bad shape, but still recognizable.

Herding them over cliffs was common but I suspect it wasn't as safe as it sounds.

 

[dennishoddy]

Herding them over cliffs was common but I suspect it wasn't as safe as it sounds.

According to historical reports the native americans using self bows and lances sometimes had to follow the bison for days at times before they expired, but 1500 lbs of meat was worth the wait. Tough animals.

 

[MacFromOK]

I have a great respect for the Native Americans' ability to take down large animals with primitive weapons such as a lance and/or bow.

Not to mention surviving 24/7/365 with no other amenities than what was provided by nature.