The Buffalo Bills are one of the most iconic teams in the NFL, but the origins of their name stretch far beyond the gridiron. Rooted in American history, the nickname pays homage to a larger-than-life ...

He can be reached at [email protected]. Today’s essay is about the Sharps Rifle and its use by buffalo hunters on the South Plains was written by Austin Allison, Assistant Librarian and ...

Buffalo runners, as the pioneer hunters were romantically called, at first had to ride up to shoot the buffalo at close range, but with the invention of a more powerful gun, they could instead set ...

A pest to ranchers, a prize to hunters, and a temperamental tank to anything that bothers it, African buffalo roam by the thousands in sub-Saharan Africa. Cape buffalo, one of four distinct ...

The other advancement was the development of the repeating rifle, allowing hunters to kill buffalo in huge numbers. Beyond the technology, the United States government also encouraged the ...

Early Hunters, 1575, National Archives of Canada C-99345 The people believed the buffalo were a gift from their god. In a Blackfoot hunting story, Old Man creates mankind out of clay blowing life ...