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Author Topic: Interesting thought on bison  (Read 158 times)

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Interesting thought on bison
« on: November 06, 2024, 04:38:03 PM »
14. The American bison’s ancestors can be traced to southern Asia thousands of years ago. Bison made their way to America by crossing the ancient land bridge that once connected Asia with North America during the Pliocene Epoch, some 400,000 years ago. These ancient animals were much larger than the iconic bison we love today. Fossil records show that one prehistoric bison, Bison latiforns, had horns measuring 9 feet from tip to tip.

From:  https://www.doi.gov/blog/15-facts-about-our-national-mammal-american-bison?utm_source=Newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_content=Unleash%20Your%20Wild%20Side%20with%20these%20Bison%20Experiences&utm_campaign=2024%20Oct%2031%20-%20National%20Bison%20Day

Hey all you horners, how would you like to make a powder horn out of them horns?   :applaud

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Re: Interesting thought on bison
« Reply #1 on: November 06, 2024, 05:53:24 PM »
Thats a lot of rum horns, spoons, combs barrettes etc, I had 1 3 foot Texas long horn once, yielded all kinds of goodies!
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Re: Interesting thought on bison
« Reply #2 on: November 06, 2024, 08:00:01 PM »
I had a 30" +/- long horn that I made into a powder horn.
I thought it kinda went with the 8 bore and the 4 bore rifles.
At least I could get more than 4 or 5 shots out of it.
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