Description: An interesting group of original engravings published in The Graphic magazine of London dated February 10, 1877 and entitled as follows: "A Day's "Still Hunting" After North American Buffalo 1 Dying Game 2. A Buffalo Hunter's Camp 3. "My Meat" - see below Good condition - see scans. Page size 11 x 16 inches. Unrelated text to the reverse - see scan. These are original engravings and not reproductions. Great collectors item for the historian - see more of these in Seller's Other Items which can be combined for mailing Note: International mailing in a tube is expensive ($18). The quoted international rate assumes the page is lightly folded and mailed in a reinforced envelope Modern buffalo hunting is a nostalgic pursuit. Hunters who get an opportunity to chase these giants find it impossible to do so without pondering the historical significance of this animal on the lives of the Plains Indians and the Euro American explorers who first traveled the American West.Just as it’s difficult to comprehend the past abundance of these animals, hunters reported massive herds that took days to pass, numbering in the hundreds of thousands, it’s difficult to comprehend how quickly they vanished.An estimated 15 million buffalo lived on the Great Plains at the end of the Civil War, thirty years later, there were fewer than a thousand left in all of the United States and Canada.Today, we have a healthy and growing population of approximately 500,000 buffalo on the continent. The vast majority of these buffalo are semi-domesticated animals living on private property. On many large ranches, these animals can be purchased and then “hunted.” While such activities might certainly give a hunter an idea of what it was like when our ancestors tangled with these massive beasts, the lack of challenge is noteworthy. Most hunts for private herds offer guaranteed success.Thankfully, there are fair-chase, public-land buffalo hunting opportunities in a handful of states, including Alaska, Arizona, Montana, Utah, and Wyoming, all of which award their tags through lottery drawings. By showing interest in these hunts, the hunter is actually helping buffalo conservation. The primary impediment to buffalo recovery is a lack of political will, and nothing shapes politics quite like an economic incentive.
Price: 12 USD
Location: Los Angeles, California
End Time: 2024-08-23T23:12:50.000Z
Shipping Cost: 6 USD
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Restocking Fee: No
Return shipping will be paid by: Buyer
All returns accepted: Returns Accepted
Item must be returned within: 14 Days
Refund will be given as: Money Back
Type: antique engraving
Print Type: Engraving
