On a related note, Steven Rinella's book "American Buffalo: In Search of a Lost Icon" is mandatory reading for anyone interested in the history of these magnificent beasts.
While we're at it, The Meat Eater podcast (no affiliation) is a fantastic resource for all things nature, ecology, natural history. IOW it's not dedicated exclusively to hunting, guns, cooking wild game meat (~50%).
~50% of the content is a undergrad-level education on nature: conservation, cultural & natural history of Earth (principally North America).
A few seasons of the Meat Eater show are on Netflix as well. I have been very impressed with the production quality - filming a hunt in extreme terrain and weather conditions has to be such a challenge, but every show is fantastic.
I'm on page 104 right now and I cannot put it down. Highly recommended to everyone, but especially those who are into the natural history of North America. My wife is probably so tired of me talking about random bison facts, but its her own fault for getting it for me for Christmas...
