American buffalo
in search of a lost icon
by Steven Rinella · first published 2008
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A hunt for the American buffalo--an adventurous, fascinating examination of an animal that has haunted the American imagination.In 2005, Steven Rinella won a lottery permit to hunt for a wild buffalo, or American bison, in the Alaskan wilderness. Despite the odds--there's only a 2 percent chance of drawing the permit, and fewer than 20 percent of those hunters are successful--Rinella managed to kill a buffalo on a snow-covered mountainside and then raft the meat back to civilization while being trailed by grizzly bears and suffering from hypothermia. Throughout these adventures, Rinella found
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On a related note, Steven Rinella's book "American Buffalo: In Search of a Lost Icon" is mandatory reading for anyone interested in the history of these magnificent beasts.
on “Bison rangers wanted to oversee U.K. herd” ↗A plug for Steve Rinella's excellent book, "American Buffalo: In Search of a Lost Icon".[0] He recounts his grueling trip in the Copper River Basin in Alaska on a hunt for a bison, and every other chapter continues a parallel telling of the history of the species…
on “Ken Burns chronicles the sad fate of the American buffalo” ↗I was told when I worked at Philmont Scout Ranch that they had a pure herd. Other than that, I know Steven Rinella listed a few pure herds in his (excellent) book [1] on the American Buffalo, but I'd have to dig it out to find them for you. [1] https://www.amazon.com/American-Buffalo-Search-Lost-Icon/dp/...
on “Bison return to Illinois' Kane County after 200 years” ↗I've added this to my reading list, thanks for sharing. In another thread earlier today I was talking about the book American Buffalo by Steven Rinella. He has a whole section dedicated to the demise of bison in water, mud, floods, and swamps. In one bit he mentions that an entire herd was killed when they ran into a river too deep…
on “The Lakota: A Human Story” ↗