▁to ▁be ▁sold ▁for ▁fert il izer . ▁It ▁was ▁an ▁important ▁source ▁of ▁supp lement al ▁income ▁for ▁poor er ▁far mers ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 8 8 0 s ▁and ▁early ▁ 1 8 9 0 s . ▁ ▁The ▁last ▁hun ts ▁of ▁the ▁Indians ▁During ▁the ▁ 1 8 7 0 s ▁and ▁ 1 8 8 0 s , ▁more ▁and ▁more ▁tribes ▁went ▁on ▁their ▁last ▁great ▁b ison ▁h unt . ▁ ▁Led ▁by ▁Chief ▁W ash ak ie , ▁around ▁ 1 , 8 0 0 ▁Sh osh ones ▁in ▁the ▁Wind ▁River ▁Indian ▁Res ervation ▁in ▁Wy oming ▁started ▁out ▁in ▁October ▁ 1 8 7 4 . ▁Go ing ▁north , ▁the ▁men , ▁women ▁and ▁children ▁crossed ▁the ▁border ▁of ▁the ▁res ervation . ▁Sc outs ▁came ▁back ▁with ▁news ▁of ▁buff alo ▁near ▁Go ose berry ▁Creek . ▁The ▁hun ters ▁got ▁around ▁ 1 2 5 ▁b ison . ▁Fe wer ▁hun ters ▁left ▁the ▁res ervation ▁the ▁next ▁two ▁years ▁and ▁those ▁who ▁went ▁focused ▁on ▁el k , ▁de er ▁and ▁other ▁game . ▁ ▁The ▁final ▁h unt ▁of ▁the ▁O ma ha ▁Indians ▁in ▁Neb r aska ▁took ▁place ▁in ▁December ▁ 1 8 7 6 . ▁ ▁H id ats a ▁re bel ▁Crow ▁F lies ▁High ▁and ▁his ▁group ▁established ▁themselves ▁on ▁the ▁Fort ▁B uf ord ▁Military ▁Res ervation , ▁North ▁Dak ota , ▁in ▁the ▁start ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 8 7