The most delicate portion of the animal is the hump which gives the peculiar appearance to his back.

That and the tongue and marrow bones are frequently the only portions made use of by the hunter.
The hide answers many useful purposes.

All know how much a "buffalo robe" is appreciated in wintry weather by those exposed to cold.

It serves to form the Indian's tents, his bed, parts of his dress and is sometimes made into a shield which will turn aside a rifle ball that does not strike it fairly.
Hundreds of thousands of bisons are killed annually--myriads of them in pure wantonness--and yet enormous droves may be encountered today in many portions of the west, where it is hard for the experienced hunters to detect any decrease in their numbers.
Some of the methods employed to slay bisons are cruel in the extreme.
Many a time a large herd has been stampeded in the direction of some precipice.

When the leaders found themselves on the edge, they have endeavored to recoil; but there was no stemming the tide behind them.
The terrified animals literally pushed the leaders over the rocks and then tumbled upon them.