Art Eatman
Moderator In Memoriam
In the late 1800s, early 1900s, various individuals tried to "save" the remnants of the nearly-extinct bison herds. (Try a Google search on "Buffalo Jones".)
I grant that they tried to tame and domesticate the bison--at least to some degree. A problem with free-ranging buffalo is that if they want to go through a fence, they go through. An article I read on this in the long-defunct "Argosy" magazine claimed that most of these individuals were eventually killed by their "pets".
In the FWIW department, there are feral cattle in the canebrakes of the lower parts of the Rio Grande. Bulls have been known to attack men on horseback and also pickup trucks. There has been some hunting, using rifles suitable for African buffalo.
Art
I grant that they tried to tame and domesticate the bison--at least to some degree. A problem with free-ranging buffalo is that if they want to go through a fence, they go through. An article I read on this in the long-defunct "Argosy" magazine claimed that most of these individuals were eventually killed by their "pets".
In the FWIW department, there are feral cattle in the canebrakes of the lower parts of the Rio Grande. Bulls have been known to attack men on horseback and also pickup trucks. There has been some hunting, using rifles suitable for African buffalo.
Art