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The American Buffalo

For newcomers,Frank Mayer said, "Shooting from the backof a running horse was always...

Narrator: For newcomers,
Frank Mayer said, "Shooting from the back
of a running horse was always uncertain." It meant
too many wasted shots, too many wounded buffalo, too many carcasses of whatever
bison he managed to kill scattered
across greater distances

Full Transcript

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Narrator: For newcomers, Frank Mayer said,
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"Shooting from the back of a running horse
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was always uncertain."
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It meant too many wasted shots,
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too many wounded buffalo,
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too many carcasses of whatever bison he managed to kill
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scattered across greater distances.
Duration
20 seconds
Views
29
Timestamp in Movie
01:04:47
Uploaded
Apr 22, 2025
Season
1
Episode
1
Genres
documentary, history

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Movie Summary

A journey through more than 10,000 years of North American history and across some of the continent's most iconic landscapes, tracing the mammal's evolution.
S01 • E02 He was also a leading proponent of a new - The American Buffalo 00:08
He was also a leading proponent of a new
S01 • E02 It falsely claimed, with no evidence, - The American Buffalo 00:17
It falsely claimed, with no evidence,
S01 • E01 And the rifles they used often required - The American Buffalo 00:08
And the rifles they used often required
S01 • E01 "I wanted efficiency." - The American Buffalo 00:14
"I wanted efficiency."
S01 • E02 At the top were certain tall, blue-eyed white Protestants-- - The American Buffalo 00:13
At the top were certain tall, blue-eyed white Protestants--
S01 • E01 Sharps responded with a series of new models, - The American Buffalo 00:09
Sharps responded with a series of new models,
S01 • E02 Everyone else was catalogued in a descending order - The American Buffalo 00:07
Everyone else was catalogued in a descending order
S01 • E01 The rifles weighed 12 to 16 pounds, - The American Buffalo 00:22
The rifles weighed 12 to 16 pounds,
S01 • E02 Madison Grant would eventually put his racist theories - The American Buffalo 00:16
Madison Grant would eventually put his racist theories
S01 • E02 Nijhuis: Hornaday was stridently anti-Catholic, - The American Buffalo 00:07
Nijhuis: Hornaday was stridently anti-Catholic,
S01 • E01 [Gunshot echoes] - The American Buffalo 00:17
[Gunshot echoes]
S01 • E02 He blamed Italian Americans and African Americans, - The American Buffalo 00:10
He blamed Italian Americans and African Americans,
S01 • E02 West: These racists, these White supremacists, - The American Buffalo 00:09
West: These racists, these White supremacists,
S01 • E01 Then he picked out a lead buffalo, - The American Buffalo 00:10
Then he picked out a lead buffalo,
S01 • E02 But they were sure there. They were sure there. - The American Buffalo 00:06
But they were sure there. They were sure there.
S01 • E02 Narrator: More than 1,500 miles west of the Bronx Zoo, - The American Buffalo 00:15
Narrator: More than 1,500 miles west of the Bronx Zoo,
S01 • E01 [Gunshot] - The American Buffalo 00:05
[Gunshot]
S01 • E01 It would stand there, get woozy, fall over dead. - The American Buffalo 00:07
It would stand there, get woozy, fall over dead.
S01 • E01 The other animals see the lead animal laying there, - The American Buffalo 00:06
The other animals see the lead animal laying there,
S01 • E02 In South Dakota, Frederick Dupuis, - The American Buffalo 00:17
In South Dakota, Frederick Dupuis,