▁re int roduction ▁of ▁the ▁buff alo ▁to ▁trib al ▁lands ▁will ▁help ▁he al ▁the ▁spirit ▁of ▁both ▁the ▁Indian ▁people ▁and ▁the ▁buff alo . ▁To ▁re est ab lish ▁health y ▁buff alo ▁populations ▁is ▁to ▁re est ab lish ▁hope ▁for ▁Indian ▁people ." ▁▁ 2 1 st ▁century ▁hunting ▁▁ ▁Hun ting ▁of ▁wild ▁b ison ▁is ▁legal ▁in ▁some ▁states ▁and ▁provinces ▁where ▁public ▁her ds ▁require ▁c ull ing ▁to ▁maintain ▁a ▁target ▁population . ▁In ▁Al berta , ▁where ▁one ▁of ▁only ▁two ▁continu ously ▁wild ▁her ds ▁of ▁b ison ▁exist ▁in ▁North ▁America ▁at ▁Wood ▁Buff alo ▁National ▁Park , ▁b ison ▁are ▁h unted ▁to ▁protect ▁disease - free ▁public ▁( re int rodu ced ) ▁and ▁private ▁her ds ▁of ▁b ison . ▁ ▁Mont ana ▁In ▁Mont ana , ▁a ▁public ▁h unt ▁was ▁re est ab lished ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 5 , ▁with ▁ 5 0 ▁perm its ▁being ▁issued . ▁The ▁Mont ana ▁Fish , ▁Wild life , ▁and ▁Park s ▁Commission ▁increased ▁the ▁number ▁of ▁tags ▁to ▁ 1 4 0 ▁for ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 6 / 2 0 0 7 ▁season . ▁Adv oc acy ▁groups ▁claim ▁that ▁it ▁is ▁prem ature ▁to ▁re est ab lish ▁the ▁h unt , ▁given ▁the ▁b ison ' s ▁lack ▁of ▁habitat ▁and ▁wild life ▁status ▁in ▁Mont ana . ▁ ▁Though ▁the ▁number ▁is ▁usually ▁several ▁hundred , ▁up ▁to ▁more ▁than ▁a