A pile of bison and antlered deer skulls sit bleaching in the sun in Albany County, Wyoming, 1870. Skulls were often kept as trophies or for decoration by hunters. Daily Mail
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A herd of American bison drinking at a lake in Yellowstone National Park, 1905. Library of Congress
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Skins hung up to dry in 1926, The Hides were the most prized body parts of the hunted bison and quite often the only parts commercial hunters took. Daily Mail
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Geronimo skinning a buffalo after a hunt, circa 1900. Photo- Keystone View Co., Museum Of New Mexico, Neg. No. 89405. magazine.wildlife.state.nm
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A man holds a rifle on top of a dead bison in an 1897 print titled Glory enough for one day’s hunt. Library of Congress
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Buffalo Skinners at work. Glenbow Archives, Calgary, Alberta
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Bison hunting in Yellowstone, date unspecified. New York Public Library
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A Teton Native American performs the Hu Kalowa Pi ceremony with a bison skull, 1907. Edward Curtis
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Buffalo hunt south of Hays, Kansas in 1869 includes George Armstrong Custer, Hill P. Wilson, Captain Tom Custer, and General Samuel D. Sturgis, 1869. legendsofkansas
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A herd in Montana, 1909. Library of Congress
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South Dakota, 1911. New York Public Library
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Today, because of aggressive conservation efforts, the American bison population has rebounded to approximately 500,000. Pictured- Bison roam the Black Hills of South Dakota in 2001. David McNew: Getty Images
