Community Buffalo Hunts
In the early years of Manzano, food sources for the communities in the area were limited. Of all the natural resources eaten, buffalo meat was the most important. During the Mexican period and well into the time of American occupation the Spanish-Americans in the Rio Grande Valley and in villages to the east hunted buffalo in the fall.
About October they started out in ox carts for the plains of west Texas. The length of the hunt varied, depending upon the distance traveled, success of the kill and weather. Sometimes the hunt took two months, lasting into winter. Surplus meat brought to Manzano was generally sold in Albuquerque, Santa Fe and Las Vegas. After 1876 bison became too scarce and the community hunts were discontinued.
On Demand Performance - KXNM archives Archaeology In Your Backyard as MP3 files, allowing you to listen to your favorite shows on demand, whenever you choose. Click on the audio file below to hear the story about the Community Buffalo Hunts, or click on the Download File to read the whole story.
In the early years of Manzano, food sources for the communities in the area were limited. Of all the natural resources eaten, buffalo meat was the most important. During the Mexican period and well into the time of American occupation the Spanish-Americans in the Rio Grande Valley and in villages to the east hunted buffalo in the fall.
About October they started out in ox carts for the plains of west Texas. The length of the hunt varied, depending upon the distance traveled, success of the kill and weather. Sometimes the hunt took two months, lasting into winter. Surplus meat brought to Manzano was generally sold in Albuquerque, Santa Fe and Las Vegas. After 1876 bison became too scarce and the community hunts were discontinued.
On Demand Performance - KXNM archives Archaeology In Your Backyard as MP3 files, allowing you to listen to your favorite shows on demand, whenever you choose. Click on the audio file below to hear the story about the Community Buffalo Hunts, or click on the Download File to read the whole story.
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