Man, we really used to love killing shit. What a fucking disgrace.
20 to 30 million bison in north america down to 1000 at one point in time. Nowadays were back up to 500k
jgjl
These guys seem to be proud on their genocidal achievement.
blueskyfire
Thank god. Think of the global warming that was avoided by killing all these methane factories. These guys were environmentalists before it was cool.
/s for those who can’t read in sarcasm.
ccbiloxi
It’s kinda psycho to stand on a mountain of skulls
cold_open
I read somewhere that this wasn’t entirely the result of people shooting them for sport or fun. Killing bison en masse like this also starved out Native Americans, and was therefore a deliberate strategy practiced by the government.
IncurableAdventurer
I remember seeing this in my high school history book.
CaptainTrappin
Man, we really used to love killing shit. What a fucking disgrace.
20 to 30 million bison in north america down to 1000 at one point in time. Nowadays were back up to 500k
jgjl
These guys seem to be proud on their genocidal achievement.
blueskyfire
Thank god. Think of the global warming that was avoided by killing all these methane factories. These guys were environmentalists before it was cool.
/s for those who can’t read in sarcasm.
ccbiloxi
It’s kinda psycho to stand on a mountain of skulls
cold_open
I read somewhere that this wasn’t entirely the result of people shooting them for sport or fun. Killing bison en masse like this also starved out Native Americans, and was therefore a deliberate strategy practiced by the government.
IncurableAdventurer
I remember seeing this in my high school history book.
Pancheel
” Bison bones were used in refining sugar, and in making fertilizer and fine bone china.” [https://rarehistoricalphotos.com/bison-skulls-pile-used-fertilizer-1870/](https://rarehistoricalphotos.com/bison-skulls-pile-used-fertilizer-1870/)
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TIL sugar is not necessarily vegan.
PanzerKommander
Skulls for the Skull Throne!
Wait: wrong sub…
CarRamRob
Pile o bones. Former name of Regina Saskatchewan.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_Regina,_Saskatchewan
sirfafer
Pretty assholish to pose next to thousands of skulls.
Bisons and Passenger Pigeons took big Ls. Wish I could see the natural wildlife before