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Five bulls are delivered from Fort Peck.

Five bulls are delivered from Fort Peck.

Amid a drum circle welcome, bulls arrived in Wind River from the Fort Peck Indian Reservation in Montana. These animals were purchased to bring more genetics into the Buffalo herd started in 2016, increasing their numbers to 33.
18 Buffalo are transported to the Henry Mountains in Utah.

18 Buffalo are transported to the Henry Mountains in Utah.

The Carbon Emery Wildlife Federation, the Utah State Department of Fish and Game, and the National Park Service transferred three bulls and 15 cows from Yellowstone. Today the herd is approximately 340 adults and calves. The Ute Indian Tribe reintroduced Buffalo near...
Actors hunt Buffalo on horseback in Yellowstone.

Actors hunt Buffalo on horseback in Yellowstone.

During the 1924 filming of The Thundering Herd, what was probably the last “old-time” Indian Buffalo hunt took place in Wyoming. The actors all stayed in a tipi camp into the winter months, and Arapaho actors in the film included several family members...