Failure of the North American Model of Conservation

[Aperventure]

I have thought about this before, OP. I don't so much consider it a failure of the North American model. I think it's more the logistics of it.

What I have wondered to myself is this: How would bison have fared over the last 50-75 years if there was an established bison hunting culture? And what would a bison hunting culture look like? I can imagine bison hunting Instagram posts, magazine articles about the bison rut, bison skulls on the wall in the den in your grandfather's house. It would be really cool.

I don't know enough to make a prediction. I think if APR has some success perhaps we will see a few bison herds grow in the west, maybe one day enough that folks can hunt them once every 5 or 10 years. Hard to say but thanks for the thought provoking post!

The thing with a bison hunt is success makes a guy want a forklift and one ton pickup to take the thing home! You’d be able to provide meat for the whole block and then some.