Once hunted to near-extinction and brought back from the brink, bison are protected as wildlife in some parts of the United States, but their legal status varies by state and land ownership, with some ...

The Shoshone-Bannock Tribes would become the third Indian group in modern times to exercise their 19th century treaty rights by sponsoring an off-reservation bison hunt. Tribal leaders have been in ...

To Tom McDonald, chairman of the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes, buffalo hunting by tribes outside Yellowstone National Park is often misunderstood. Buffalo are hunted by tribes in a ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The American bison, or American buffalo as they are commonly called, were once close to extinction. Their numbers dropped from ...

Hunters killed more wild bison migrating from Yellowstone National Park this season than they have in decades, with the numbers driven by strong participation from American Indians who harvest the ...

On a daily basis, Tyler Dodson turns the “magical moments” of hunting on Potawatomi tribal lands into meals for his family. “There’s nothing better than waking up, the decoys are all set, and all the ...

With a new classification for bison as wildlife in Colorado, wildlife managers expect to spend the next year or two crafting a plan for a herd that has long been wandering from Utah over to the Book ...

BOZEMAN, Mont. (AP) - Members of the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes plan to hunt bison near Yellowstone National Park this winter, which is legal under a 19th century treaty, state officials ...

Christen Falcon, a Blackfeet hunter and entrepreneur, crouched on a snow- and sage-covered hillside in southwest Montana, slicing rubbery orange fat from bright red hunks of buffalo meat. Her fingers ...

Colorado Parks and Wildlife has begun implementation of a new law aimed at protecting wild bison that migrate to Colorado. The law — which originated as a priority bill in the American Indian Affairs ...