The buffalo were used for a variety of uses and the Native Americans made sure nothing went to waste. Unfortunately, there was a time when some cowboys only used the skins of the buffalo to trade, but many were wise and chose to utilize the entire buffalo not only for trade, but to make clothing, have an overabundance of meat, and use the bones as fertilizer.
This is a good reminder to preppers today to use what they have and don't allow anything to go to waste. The wilderness is a place with many natural and free supplies for the taking (that is where we are allowed to take from it).
Skinning a Buffalo
Buffalo ranged the North American plains in their millions before the West became fully settled. During this time buffalo were hunted by the Native Americans every part of the animal being used for something.
The hides had a multitude of uses, including, teepee covers, clothing and moccasins. The horns were used to make cups and ladles and to form headdresses. The bones for knives, arrowheads and even dice, the fat used to make soap and to cook with and even buffalo dung could be used for fuel. The whole animal was made use of, there was little or no waste.
Once the settlers arrived they too hunted the buffalo, but they didn’t make use of the animal in the same way. The new settlers mainly hunted the animal for the meat and hide. Occasionally the cowboys would use the bones for fertilizer too. But the hide was used for many purposes including making drive belts for machinery. The cowboys of old did make use of the buffalo hide, using it for clothes and bedding against the harsh winters.
Buffalo tastes good; A little like lean beef. They were such a popular food source that by the end of the 19th century, they ended up being hunted to almost extinction, with only 300 individuals in the wild by 1900 – something that has happened to many species throughout human history. The herd size of today is back up to around 500,000 across the USA and Canada. Only because they were such a useful resource, North American Buffalo was once very close to extinction.
Many of the rope hacks today are because of — you guessed it — the cowboys. Without their knowledge and time managing their cattle and horses with rope, we perhaps wouldn't understand how to tie a lasso and perform other pertinent ranching type skills quite the same way today.
Next, check out just how important their lasso, aka rope, was back in the day and how it ultimately resulted in how we effectively get tasks done today.
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That just tels us how good we have it i didnt see any tips
7. Don’t wear leather pants
Unless it’s Friday…….
Or your a hot chic
And it started in Florida not the west, but they forgot to mention that’s as usual.
There is so much wrong with that article it’s not even funny
Carry a gun number 1 !
You have said Nothing about firearms before 1873. One of my ancestors had a Muzzleloading rifle and pistol and knife.
Rick Joy
Lol forget native Americans right lol stfu
Hokey page
If you think you’re in danger, Put a slug in a stranger, Before he puts one into YOU…”It’s the Code of The West!”
This author is weak, at best. Trying to get his name out there? Couldn’t get past his first pg. what an idiot
Didn’t read, do they tell you to wear your holster correctly?
Anytime the page loads slow I pretty much know it is a next page read, which defeats the purpose, so I bailout my time wasted looking.
I now feel dumber after reading this
It’s silly story.
Cross draw is bullshit. If you’re going to carry on your hip, don’t cross draw, it decreases your draw speed…
Interesting read.
The fur trappers did it seventy years earlier with single shot rifles and a knife. We can learn more survival skills from them.
Today thier call homeless!
This story was about cowboys. They roamed town to town. Or cattle drives.
I read the article. 🙂
When the SHTF, I’m not going town to town….
Article mistakes early settlers of the west with cowboys.
Nope not a single word about it.
Rhonda Leggett
Chuck Leggett
HAHAHA an entertaining read any how.
Cross draw has it place it obvious you never sat at a desk or drove a car where you might need to reach a firearm if you think its useless.
“After this break”…should say, “let’s break up this story as many times as we can to get more ad revenue”. Sorry, lost me on the second page.
IT WAS THE GUN THAT SETTLED THE WEST..NOTHING ELSE WOULD OF DONE IT..
Amie Butterfield. Alice Renae Burrough. Dad? Or what
What a writer. Takes forever to get to the point with all the b.s. in between it. In fact, I quit on page 5. Who knows how long the article really is. It’s a friggin encyclopedia.