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Robert Magnan, director
of the Fort Peck Tribes fish and game department, as
well as its buffalo program, searched for buffalo from the
cab of his truck.
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The cultural
herd of buffalo descends from animals that were killed to
near-extinction in the late 19th century.
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Dana Buckles took aim
at a buffalo that will feed the extended family of Larry Beauchamp,
a tribal elder, through the winter. Mr. Magnan is at his side.
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Mr. Beauchamp placed
sage grass in the fallen buffalos mouth.
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Mr. Magnan cleaned and
butchered the buffalo in a nearby hayfield.
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Mr. Buckles, right, and
his stepson, Roger White Jr., ate a piece of the buffalos
liver.
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Mr. Magnan used an electric
saw to quarter the buffalo.
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A member of the hunting
team pulled the bisons hide onto a truck.
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Bison hair and blood
on the snow near where the buffalo was cleaned.
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