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FRANK FORESTER’S FIELD SPORTS. 
“ Of all the parts of the Bison that are eaten, the hump is the 
most famed for its peculiar richness and delicacy; because when 
cooked ’tis said very much to resemble marrow. 
“ The tongues and marrow-bones are also highly esteemed 
by the hunters. 
“ During the months of August and September the flesh of 
the Bison bull is poor and disagreeably flavored; they are, 
however, much more easily killed, as they are not so vigilant as 
the cows, and sometimes allow the hunters to come up to them 
without much difficulty. Lewis and Clark relate, that once 
approaching a large herd, the bulls would scarcely move out 
of their way, and as they came near, the .animals would merely 
look at them for a moment, as at something new, and then qui¬ 
etly resume their grazing. 
“ The general appearance of the Bison is by no means at¬ 
tractive or prepossessing. His huge and shapeless form being 
altogether devoid of grace and beauty. His gait is awkward 
and cumbrous, although his great strength enables him to run 
with very considerable speed over plains in summer, or in 
winter to plunge expeditiously through the snow. 
“ The sense of smelling is remarkably acute in this animal, and 
it is remarked by the hunters that the odor of the white man is 
far more terrifying to them than that of the Indian. From the 
neighborhood of white settlements they speedily disappear; 
this, however, is very justly accounted for by Mr. Long, who 
attributes it to the impolitic and exterminating warfare which 
the white man wages against all unsubdued animals within his 
reach. 
“ The herds of Bison wander over the country in search of food, 
usually led by a bull most remarkable for strength and fierce¬ 
ness. While feeding, they are often scattered over a great ex¬ 
tent of country, but when they move in mass, they form a dense, 
almost impenetrable column, which, once in motion, is scarcely 
to be impeded. Their line of march is seldom interrupted even 
by considerable rivers, across which they swim without fear or 
hesitation, nearly in the order they traverse the plains. When 
