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The episode details Josiah Wright Mooar's experiences as a buffalo hunter in the 1870s, focusing on the challenges of preparing for an expedition.

Send us Fan Mail Part Three of Buffalo Days details Josiah Wright Mooar's transition into the life of a buffalo hunter on the American Great Plains during the 1870s. Mooar recounts the arduous process of outfitting an expedition, highlighting the logistical challenges of securing reliable teams, specialized rifles like the Sharps, and enough supplies to sustain a hunting party for months in the wilderness. He emphasizes that the work was brutal, characterized by extreme weather, isolation, an...

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Hosts: Michael King, Brad Smalley

Topics covered

• buffalo hunting
• American history
• logistical challenges
• expedition outfitting
• life on the Great Plains

Keywords

• buffalo hunter
• expedition
• logistics
• Sharps rifle
• Great Plains
• Fort Hays
• 1870s

Mentioned in this episode

Products: Sharps

Places: American Great Plains, Fort Hays

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