Thursday, January 11, 2007

Nice Shot, Kid. You Just Killed an American Icon

This isn't right. Buffaloes of the large herd at Yellowstone National Park are subject to seasonal hunting once they leave park grounds and wander into Montana. Here a 12-year-old boy and his father focus on a shot, which hits a bull. The boy discharges a closeup shot into the buffalo and then stands with his trophy. Yellowstone buffalo are descendants of a wild herd and represent a valuable wildlife heritage. Although the present-day herd is considered wild, it is restricted in some of its movements. Besides hunting, hazing by snowmobiles and helicopters often steer the bison into capture pens. The State of Montana has been given the power to deal with errant buffalo, whose natural instincts are to migrate to find grass to eat. Details of the plight of the Yellowstone buffalo can be found at the website of the Buffalo Field Campaign.

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